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When I was a teenage progressive metal fan, these were the questions I heard ad nauseam. As much as heavy music was considered outsider art during my awkward school years, loving the bands who played ...

We spoke to one of Norway's most emotionally powerful prog metal bands about their upcoming album, their legacy and why melancholia is a key part of their music.

Here are the 11 best progressive doom metal albums of all time (ranked)! Given its emphasis on slow tempos and gloomy sounds and subjects, doom metal is as far removed from the imaginative songwriting ...

Mike Portnoy, the legendary drummer best known as a founding member of Dream Theater, has shared his personal picks for the top albums of 2025, offering fans a rare look at what inspires one of ...

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 ...

Voivod started out as naïve young noiseniks, but within four albums they’d become pioneers of the progressive metal genre. In 2017 drummer Away reflected on the rapid development demonstrated on their ...

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 ...

Once upon a time, progressive rock and metal were defined by boundary-breaking ideas, stylistic experimentation, and a refusal to play by established rules. According to Opeth mastermind Mikael ...

Don’t Miss a Moment. Join 30,000 locals who stay current on San Antonio news, culture, and events. Get our free newsletters in your inbox three times a week. Prog-metal band Tool, one of rock’s ...

Something we really appreciate is that you almost get what Sovereignty‘s about when you look at their logo. Yeah, there’s a big dose of power metal here along with the prog. Yup, there’s some ancient ...

So often, progressive metal, even progressive death metal, can feel just a little clean. It’s not about distortion, but intent, like the musical wizards behind them are only about using their powers ...