Progressive Metal

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    Shadow of the Moon
     
    Sangreal
    An experiment in melodic, guitar-driven metal-plated music with a lyrical focus on free thought.
    Metal/Punk: Progressive Metal
     
     
    First Signs Of Frost
     
    Atlantic
    A YEAR & A HALF IN THE MAKING, FSOF'S FIRST FULL LENGTH DEBUT ALBUM INCLUDING 12 OUTSTANDING TRACKS - THIS IS MELODIC PROGRESSIVE METAL AT ITS BEST!
    Metal/Punk: Progressive Metal
     
     
    Turrigenous
     
    A Slight Amplification
    Turrigenous brings to you on this EP, Dynamic Metal. A style that expresses a range of human emotion through music that employs both abrasive dissonance and accessible consonance.
    Metal/Punk: Progressive Metal
     
     
    Napalm Baptism
     
    Religion is Hate
    Intense heavy music from Wisconsin
    Metal/Punk: Progressive Metal
     
     
    The Angle Obscure
     
    Silence Is Our Canvas
    For fans of Between the Buried and Me, Protest the Hero, and Avenged Sevenfold.
    Metal/Punk: Progressive Metal
     
     
    Dan Johansen
     
    The Tablets Of Gilgamesh
    Bringing story-telling in music to a new level, the ancient aura of Gilgamesh is brought to life in a modern adaption using the art of Progressive Metal with Symphonic Elements and Emotional Piano. You are in for a memorable and emotional journey...
    Metal/Punk: Progressive Metal
     
     
    7 Months
     
    In Time
    Modern Progressive Hard Rock. This album rocks. It combines commercial melodies with a touch of complexity in it's theories and timings, it has integrity which we believe is missing in Rock 'n' Roll today....you'll love it!
    Metal/Punk: Progressive Metal
     
     
    Jacobs Dream
     
    Beneath The Shadows
    Progressive power metal titans return in 2009 with their Retroactive Records debut release (after three Metal Blade Records classics)!
    Metal/Punk: Progressive Metal
     
     
    As Sick As Us
     
    As Sick As Us
    A viral new sound infecting the progressive metal scene. Tribal beats with rhythms & melodies that will snap your head back and steal your mind for the moment...
    Metal/Punk: Progressive Metal
     
     
    Fight Juice
     
    Crack One Open
    Rock-Metal-Blues fusion guitar instrumental tunes for driving, loving, drinking, working and LIVING!
    Metal/Punk: Progressive Metal
     

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    Diablo Swing Orchestra
    The Butcher's Ballroom
    Soprano-swing with a heavy twist.
    The Diablo Swing Orchestra dates back to 1501 in Sweden, where history tells the tale of an orchestra that played like no other. With music so seductive and divine that the ensemble overwhelmed audiences all over the country, and people from all social classes took them to their hearts. Their performances rapidly earned a reputation of being feral and vigorous and gained the orchestra a devoted crowd that followed them around. During the later half of the 15'th century the criticism against the church dictatorial ruling had intensified. Gifts and tenancies had made the church extremely wealthy, and since the money merely was used to strengthen their power the discontent among the people was growing. To many people the orchestra presented them to a new view upon things and a way to cope with everyday life. The church witnessed how their influence over the people decreased and began to depict the orchestra as treacherous, saying their intentions were anything but righteous. The orchestras extensive use of the prohibited tritonus interval in their music as well as their excessive lifestyles was facts that were not looked mildly upon. During church services priests slandered the music saying it was an insult to Christ himself. However, when this attempt to reduce the orchestras popularity failed, the church began to use more desperate measures in order to regain its former power. The Devils orchestra became the slogan they used and the members were accused of being everything from devil worshippers to the spawn of Satan. This catchphrase eventually caught on and became the popular name of the orchestra. When even these efforts shown futile the church ultimately framed the orchestra members for a murder and a ruthless manhunt began. The following two years the orchestra lead the lives of outlaws and were forced to perform in barns and outhouses, where only a strictly limited number of people were allowed to attend. Luckily generous people provided them with food and somewhere to sleep. In order to capture the orchestra the church issued a reward to the person that could provide such information that lead to the capture of the orchestra. The sum was so large that the orchestra, tired and weary of living as fugitives, realised that it all had come to and end. They knew that sooner or later someone would reveal their whereabouts and the decided to go down in style. But before doing so they all signed a pact saying that their descendants were given the task of reuniting the orchestra in 500 years and continue their work of spreading thought-provoking music. Six envelopes were therefore sealed and given to trustees of the orchestra to pass on to family members. They announced their final concert publicly as a grandeur finale. Thousands of people showed up and even though it was almost no one who could actually hear the music, the massive sing-along of the crowd granted the performance to be the most talked about in history. Thanks to the huge amount of people the orchestra was allowed to play until their last song when armed guards finally managed to storm the stage and arrest the musicians. They were sent prison and later sentenced to death by hanging. Stockholm 2003, by mere accident two of the original orchestra descendants meet in a music shop and began to discuss music. It later shows that they both have received a strange letter from some ancient relative containing instructions on how to reunite The Devils Orchestra. They both become very excited and though some genealogy they managed to find all of the remaining successors in a period of three months. Unfortunate all of the original scores were confiscated and burned by the church back in 1503. So music-wise the new orchestra were left with no directions on what to play. After some meticulous discussions it was agreed upon that the music should be like a modern version of the old orchestra. Annlouice was chosen to front the band, her angelic yet powerful operatic voice was perfect to bring a bombastic feeling to the music. Pontus dance-influences and programming skills came in handy since the orchestra wanted the arrangements to sound a bit more futuristic. He shares guitar duties with Daniel who also is the main composer in the band. Andy brought some groove to the mix adding powerful slapping and funk-oriented bass licks, while Andreas's energetic drumming made sure the songs are driven and pulsating. Together with Andy, he lays the solid swinging foundation of the band. Johannes's theoretical knowledge and stunning technique combined with an emotive cello-playing style made him essential to the bands sound. Together they answer to the name of Diablo Swing Orchestra and are determined to honour the legacy of their ancestors.
    Metal/Punk: Progressive Metal
     
    Jacobs Dream
    Dominion Of Darkness
    Metal/Punk: Progressive Metal
     
    The Fractured Dimension
    Towards the Mysterium
    Metal/Punk: Progressive Metal
     
    Quo Vadis
    Defiant Imagination
    Metal/Punk: Progressive Metal
     
    Odd Logic
    Legends Of Monta: Part II
    Metal/Punk: Progressive Metal
     

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      Top Songs

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      1.
      Tears Of Pain
      Keith Miller
      Metal/Punk: Progressive Metal
       
       
      2.
      Serpent - Original Recording
      Darkest Heart
      Metal/Punk: Progressive Metal
       
       
      3.
      The Calm
      JAW
      Metal/Punk: Progressive Metal
       
       
      4.
      Ashes and Madness
      Avian
      Metal/Punk: Progressive Metal
       
       
      5.
      Lethal
      Nothing Stays Gold
      Metal/Punk: Progressive Metal
       
       
      6.
      Vow Of Silence
      Nothing Stays Gold
      Metal/Punk: Progressive Metal
       
       
      7.
      Into the Otherside
      Avian
      Metal/Punk: Progressive Metal
       
       
      8.
      Fields of Sound
      Motherjane
      Metal/Punk: Progressive Metal
       
       
      9.
      Fourty- Four
      JAW
      Metal/Punk: Progressive Metal
       
       
      10.
      Waiting All This Time
      Brave
      Metal/Punk: Progressive Metal