| Progressive metal or sometimes known as prog | | | | to come out and make a name for them. Their music |
| metal is another subgenre of the heavy metal | | | | all had different features and elements that kept |
| community. It has some elements of progressive | | | | them from becoming "like the other guy." |
| rock and jazz with complex structures and powerful | | | | More Progressive Music |
| guitar distortion from metal. Jazz and Classical music | | | | More and more bands started to go with this trend. |
| inspires a lot of bands. Progressive metal uses these | | | | Bands like Dark Suns, Conscience and Disillusion were |
| genres of music to build on and create a more | | | | entering the metal words by being influenced from |
| complex sound. This small metal genre has less fans | | | | the earlier bands in this genre. Tool, Anathema, Pain |
| and popularity than other metal genres. With more | | | | of Salvation, Green Carnation and Opeth are the |
| bands entering in, it could find its way to the | | | | most influential bands of progressive music. |
| mainstream of the community. | | | | Rock, Metal, Jazz and Classical Needs some |
| Where Progressive Metal Came From | | | | Progressive |
| This metal genre traces back to the 1960's and 70's. | | | | With some heavy metal, elements of rock, jazz and |
| High Tide was one of the first metal bands to start | | | | classical music will give you the building block of |
| mixing some of these other elements into their music. | | | | progressive metal. You can branch down more |
| Other bands started to follow the trend. Rush and | | | | genres within this genre. The most popular bands in |
| King Crimson was another band to take some of the | | | | progressive metal are King's X and Opeth. These two |
| features of other music genres and mix them. There | | | | bands could even be considered to be progressive |
| was three bands that could really push progressive | | | | death metal bands. There is also traditional |
| metal to what it has become today. Dream Theater, | | | | progressive metal, like Devin Townsend, Symphony |
| Queensryche and Fates Warning all had the same | | | | X and Shadown Gallery. Jazz / Fusion Death Metal |
| type of expertise in metal music. Each of these | | | | has bands like Pestilence, Between the Buried and Me |
| bands brought something new to the table for | | | | and Meshuggah. |
| progressive metal. These three bands really had | | | | New Age of Progressive Metal Bands |
| some progressive rock influences that gave them a | | | | With new bands emerging in the genre there are |
| more edgy and extreme metal sound. | | | | certain styles that will come with them. With some |
| Just Open the Door | | | | staying with tradition and some changing it will be |
| This started to breakout in the community in the | | | | interesting what will happen. The experimentation of |
| early 1990s. When there was a release from | | | | this genre has been influenced by jazz, thrash, |
| Queensryche called Silent Lucidity that became very | | | | classical and even its own music and will continue to |
| popular on MTV and on the radio. And because of its | | | | change. The metal community will also have |
| wide popularity it increased other bands to be | | | | progressive metal, giving the community some type |
| exposed. Band like Pain of Salvation, Ayreon, | | | | of new and exciting genre of music. |
| Symphony X, Tool, Opeth and Threshold all started | | | | |