Specifically, the few we’re breaking down below – which may not even be from artists typically associated with prog metal – are the finest early examples of how inventive, a ...

Here are 11 prog metal bands whose first album is their best! Loudwire has already looked at a ton of rock and metal bands whose second, third, fourth, fifth and final albums are their best, and we’ve ...

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Progressive metal can take on many different forms. There are bands like Canada’s Voivod that emphasize storytelling, building twists and turns through their lyrics. There are also those such as Tool ...

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A metal band may seem like an odd fit in a setting like Downtown Pittsburgh’s Benedum Center, typically home to musicals and ballets. But Dream Theater — shaped and honed by four decades of recording ...

Commit to keeping an open mind before you read our list of the best prog song by five hair metal bands. No, we’re serious. We know as well as you do that the ’80s glam metal boom was not necessarily ...

Back in the mid-1970s, progressive rock bands were roundly criticized for their excessive displays of instrumental virtuosity, shifting time signatures, banks of synthesizers and fondness for concept ...

Orlando, Florida-based prog metal group Alter Bridge has announced they’ll be on the road for a bit longer this year. Blabbermouth reports that Alter Bridge — after a series of sold-out shows and ...

Sabbath, Maiden, Metallica: the story of heavy metal contains plenty of big hitters. Lurking just outside the spotlight, ...