Best Progressive Metal Bands

257 bands

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
1	Dream Theater 1986, United States Progressive Metal	Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From a Memory (1999) #3 Images and Words (1992) #4 Awake (1994) #14
2	Opeth 1990, Sweden Progressive Metal, Death Metal, Progressive Rock	Blackwater Park (2001) #9 Damnation (2003) #76 Ghost Reveries (2005) #77
3	Kamelot 1991, United States Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Progressive Metal	The Black Halo (2005) #23 Karma (2001) #87 One Cold Winter's Night (2006) [Live] #159
4	Angra 1991, Brazil Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Symphonic Metal	Temple of Shadows (2004) #19 Rebirth (2001) #91 Holy Land (1996) #438
5	Galneryus 2001, Japan Power Metal, Neoclassical Metal, Progressive Metal	Resurrection (2010) #124 Angel of Salvation (2012) #370 Beyond the End of Despair... (2006) #490
6	Death 1984, United States Death Metal, Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal	Symbolic (1995) #33 Human (1991) #57 Leprosy (1988) #82
7	Symphony X 1994, United States Progressive Metal, Power Metal, Neoclassical Metal	V: The New Mythology Suite (2000) #70 Iconoclast (2011) #130 The Divine Wings of Tragedy (1997) #136
8	Royal Hunt 1989, Denmark Progressive Metal, Heavy Metal, Neoclassical Metal, Symphonic Metal	Paradox (1997) #59 Show Me How to Live (2011) #239 1996 (1996) [Live] #397
9	Ne Obliviscaris 2003, Australia Progressive Metal, Extreme Metal	Portal of I (2012) #51 The Aurora Veil (2007) [Demo] Citadel (2014) #479
10	X Japan 1982, Japan Visual Kei, Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal, Power Metal	Blue Blood (1989) #118 Jealousy (1991) #512 Endless Rain (1989) [Single]
11	N.EX.T 1992, Korea Progressive Metal, Hard Rock, Pop Rock	The Return of N.EX.T Part 1 - The Being (1994) #126 Lazenca: A Space Rock Opera (1997) #216 The Return of N.EX.T Part 2 - World (1995) #332
12	Between the Buried and Me 2000, United States Progressive Metal, Metalcore	Colors (2007) #211 The Great Misdirect (2009) #317 Colors Live (2008) [Live] #335
13	Epica 2003, Netherlands Symphonic Metal, Progressive Metal	Design Your Universe (2009) #199 The Quantum Enigma (2014) #446 Kingdom Of Heaven (A New Age Dawns Part, V) (2019) [Single]
14	Vektor 2003, United States Technical Thrash Metal, Progressive Metal	Terminal Redux (2016) #12 Black Future (2009) #162 Outer Isolation (2011) #256
15	Amorphis 1990, Finland Progressive Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Rock	Silent Waters (2007) #359 Queen of Time (2018) #558 Skyforger (2009) #593
16	Savatage 1983, United States Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal, Hard Rock	Gutter Ballet (1989) #259 Streets: A Rock Opera (1991) #364 Dead Winter Dead (1995) #631
17	Queensrÿche 1982, United States Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal	Operation: Mindcrime (1988) #21 The Verdict (2019) #875 Empire (1990) #884
18	Pain of Salvation 1984, Sweden Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock	The Perfect Element I (2000) #144 BE (2004) #412 Be Live (2005) [Video]
19	Persefone 2001, Andorra Progressive Metal, Melodic Death Metal	Aathma (2017) #109 Spiritual Migration (2013) #171 Shin-Ken (2009) #324
20	Tool 1990, United States Alternative Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock	Lateralus (2001) #140 Ænima (1996) #148 10,000 Days (2006) #273
21	Mastodon 2000, United States Progressive Metal, Sludge Metal, Progressive Rock	Crack the Skye (2009) #345 Blood Mountain (2006) #611 Leviathan (2004) #792
22	Crimson Glory 1983, United States Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal	Transcendence (1988) #92 Crimson Glory (1986) #184 Astronomica (1999) #5314
23	Seventh Wonder 2000, Sweden Progressive Metal	The Great Escape (2010) #67 Tiara (2018) #205 Mercy Falls (2008) #320
24	Shadow Gallery 1985, United States Progressive Metal	Legacy (2001) #137 Room V (2005) #509 Tyranny (1998) #617
25	Theocracy 2002, United States Power Metal, Progressive Metal	Ghost Ship (2016) #233 Mirror of Souls (2008) #248 As the World Bleeds (2011) #424
26	Lost Horizon 1990, Sweden Power Metal, Progressive Metal	A Flame to the Ground Beneath (2003) #141 Awakening the World (2001) #638 Cry of a Restless Soul (2003) [Single]
27	Vanden Plas 1986, Germany Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock	Christ.0 (2006) #221 The Seraphic Clockwork (2010) #1031 Chronicles of the Immortals: Netherworld II (2015) #1782
28	Cynic 1987, United States Progressive Metal, Technical Death Metal, Progressive Rock	Focus (1993) #227 Traced in Air (2008) #692 Uroboric Forms - The Complete Demo Recordings (2017) [Compilation]
29	Vision Divine 1998, Italy Power Metal, Progressive Metal	Stream of Consciousness (2004) #276 Stage of Consciousness (2005) [Video] The Perfect Machine (2005) #1135
30	Meshuggah 1987, Sweden Djent, Progressive Metal, Technical Thrash Metal	The Violent Sleep of Reason (2016) #2117 Destroy Erase Improve (1995) #2827 Nothing (2006) #3001
31	Ayreon 1994, Netherlands Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Rock Opera	The Human Equation (2004) #132 The Theory of Everything (2013) #470 Into the Electric Castle: A Space Opera (1998) #548
32	Periphery 2005, United States Progressive Metal, Djent	Periphery II: This Time It's Personal (2012) #651 Periphery III: Select Difficulty (2016) #1743 Periphery (2010) #2432
33	Arcturus 1991, Norway Progressive Metal, Avant-garde Metal, Symphonic Black Metal	The Sham Mirrors (2002) #213 Aspera Hiems Symfonia (1996) #386 La masquerade infernale (1997) #1020
34	Circus Maximus 2000, Norway Progressive Metal	Nine (2012) #147 Isolate (2007) #1145 The 1st Chapter (2005) #1735
35	DGM 1994, Italy Progressive Metal, Power Metal	FrAme (2009) #365 The Passage (2016) #1456 Momentum (2013) #2252
36	Liquid Tension Experiment 1997, United States Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal	Liquid Tension Experiment 2 (1999) #71 Liquid Tension Experiment (1998) #168 Live in NYC (2009) [Video]
37	Fates Warning 1984, United States Progressive Metal, Heavy Metal	The Spectre Within (1985) #588 Awaken the Guardian (1986) #862 Perfect Symmetry (1989) #898
38	Jeremy 1996, Korea Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock	Exodus Part ll (2001) [EP] #523 Edge on the History (2002) #826 Flying of Eagle (2000) #1138
39	Obscura 2002, Germany Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal	Akróasis (2016) #178 Omnivium (2011) #803 Cosmogenesis (2009) #883
40	In Mourning 2000, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal	The Weight of Oceans (2012) #341 Monolith (2010) #517 Shrouded Divine (2008) #522

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