Best Progressive Metal Bands
328 bands
Rank | Image | Band / Formed / Genres | Albums |
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1 | 1986, United States Progressive Metal | ||
2 | 1990, Sweden Progressive Death Metal, Progressive Rock | ||
3 | 1989, Denmark Progressive Metal, Heavy Metal, Neoclassical Metal, Symphonic Metal | ||
4 | 1994, United States Progressive Metal, Power Metal, Neoclassical Metal | ||
5 | 1983, United States Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal, Hard Rock | ||
6 | 2003, Australia Extreme Progressive Metal | ||
7 | 2000, United States Progressive Metal, Metalcore | ||
8 | 1982, United States Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal | ||
9 | 2001, Andorra Progressive Metal, Melodic Death Metal | ||
10 | 2000, United States Progressive Metal, Sludge Metal, Progressive Rock | ||
11 | 1990, Finland Progressive Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Rock | ||
12 | 2003, United States Technical Thrash Metal, Progressive Metal | ||
13 | 1984, Sweden Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock | ||
14 | 2001, Japan Power Metal, Neoclassical Metal, Progressive Metal | ||
15 | 2000, Sweden Progressive Metal | ||
16 | 1987, Sweden Djent, Progressive Metal, Technical Thrash Metal | ||
17 | 1990, United States Alternative Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock | ||
18 | 1985, United States Progressive Metal | ||
19 | 1986, Germany Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock | Christ 0 (2006) #249 The Empyrean Equation of the long lost Things (2024) #1155 The Seraphic Clockwork (2010) #1657 | |
20 | 1992, Korea Progressive Metal, Hard Rock, Pop Rock | The Return of N.EX.T Part 1 - The Being (1994) #122 Lazenca: A Space Rock Opera (1997) #258 The Return of N.EX.T Part 2 - World (1995) #469 | |
21 | 2001, France Progressive Metal, Death Metal, Groove Metal | ||
22 | 1984, United States Progressive Metal, Heavy Metal | ||
23 | 1991, Brazil Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Symphonic Metal | ||
24 | 1990, Sweden Power Metal, Progressive Metal | A Flame to the Ground Beneath (2003) #167 Awakening the World (2001) #540 Cry of a Restless Soul (2003) [Single] | |
25 | 1988, United Kingdom Progressive Metal, Acoustic Rock | ||
26 | 1997, United States Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal | Liquid Tension Experiment 2 (1999) #75 Liquid Tension Experiment (1998) #210 Liquid Tension Experiment 3 (2021) #1646 | |
27 | 2004, Australia Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Gothic Metal | ||
28 | 2000, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal | ||
29 | 1994, Italy Progressive Metal, Power Metal | ||
30 | 1991, United States Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Progressive Metal | ||
31 | 2005, United States Progressive Metal, Djent | Periphery II: This Time It's Personal (2012) #621 Periphery III: Select Difficulty (2016) #1569 Periphery IV: Hail Stan (2019) #1682 | |
32 | 2000, Norway Progressive Metal | ||
33 | 1994, Netherlands Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Rock Opera | The Human Equation (2004) #135 The Theory of Everything (2013) #474 Into the Electric Castle: A Space Opera (1998) #589 | |
34 | 1987, United Kingdom Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal, Psychedelic Rock | ||
35 | 1987, United States Progressive Metal, Technical Death Metal, Progressive Rock | Focus (1993) #363 Traced in Air (2008) #1164 Uroboric Forms - The Complete Demo Recordings (2017) [Compilation] | |
36 | 1996, Korea Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock | ||
37 | 1984, United States Death Metal, Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal | ||
38 | 2002, Germany Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal | ||
39 | 2001, Poland Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock | ||
40 | 1995, Sweden Progressive Metal, Power Metal | ||
41 | 1991, Italy Power Metal, Progressive Metal | Return to Heaven Denied (1998) #1148 Welcome to the Absurd Circus (2021) #1645 | |
42 | 2001, Norway Progressive Metal | ||
43 | 1991, Norway Progressive Metal, Avant-garde Metal, Symphonic Black Metal | ||
44 | 2007, United Kingdom Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock | ||
45 | 2007, United States Progressive Metal, Djent | ||
46 | Canada Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal, Ambient | ||
47 | 2002, United States Power Metal, Progressive Metal | ||
48 | 1986, United States Progressive Metal | ||
49 | 1998, Italy Power Metal, Progressive Metal | Stream of Consciousness (2004) #271 When All the Heroes Are Dead (2019) #1206 Stage of Consciousness (2005) [Video] | |
50 | 2008, Canada Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Ambient | Addicted (2009) #592 Transcendence (2016) #875 Devin Townsend Presents: Ziltoid Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2015) [Live] #1708 |
▶ Best Progressive Metal Bands | ||