Progressive metal

Progressive metal is a genre of rock music. It combines elements of progressive rock and heavy metal. A very early example is the Canadian band Rush. The late 1980s and early 1990s saw a surge of popularity for the genre, with the arrival of a number of new bands such as Queensryche, Dream Theater, and Fates Warning[?].

Terms describing similar music include melodic metal, power metal, melodic power metal, symphonic metal, space metal and so on.

Examples of progressive metal artists:

• Anacrusis[?]
• Atheist[?]
• Believer[?]
• Coroner[?]
• Cory Glover[?]
• Crimson Glory[?]
• Cynic[?]
• Dream Theater
• Fates Warning[?]
• Fifth Angel[?]
• Galactic Cowboys[?]
• The Gathering[?]
• King Diamond
• King's X
• Lacuna Coil[?]
• Last Tribe[?]
• Leviathan[?]
• Mayadome[?]
• Mekong Delta[?]
• Meshuggah[?]
• Opeth
• Queensryche
• Rammstein
• Riot[?]
• Rush
• Savatage[?]
• Skid Row
• Skyclad
• Symphony X[?]
• Therion[?]
• Thought Industry[?]
• Threshold[?]
• Tool
• Vanden Plas
• Voivod
• Watchtower[?]
• Without Warning[?]