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Progressive metal

Music genre
NameProgressive metal
Stylistic originsProgressive rock, heavy metal, jazz fusion
Cultural originsMid 1980s, United States, United Kingdom, Canada
Typical instrumentsElectric guitar - Bass guitar - Drums & Percussion - Keyboard
Mainstream popularityModerate since creation, slowly rising since the mid 1990s in the United States and Europe
Fusion genresTechnical death metal
Other topicsTimeline of heavy metal • Mathcore

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Progressive metal (sometimes shortened to prog metal) is a subgenre of heavy metal, which blends the powerful, guitar-driven sound of metal with the complex compositional structures, odd time signatures, and intricate instrumental playing of progressive rock. Many progressive metal bands are also influenced by jazz fusion and classical music. Like progressive rock songs, progressive metal songs are typically much longer than standard metal songs, and are often thematically linked in concept albums.

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Metal Mayhem WVOX's blog - Talk of the Sound (blog) Tweet this news
Talk of the Sound (blog)--Also, Matt welcomes Connecticut's legendary -progressive metal- king's Sacred Oath to the show at 7:15PM! Sacred Oath takes over Metal Mayhem again and will ... - Date : Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:52:15 GMT+00:00
Military contracts help rebuild Progressive Metal's business: Growth follows ... - Crain's Detroit Business Tweet this news
Crain's Detroit Business--Short-run parts supplier contracts with the defense industry have helped Ferndale-based -Progressive Metal- Manufacturing Co. bounce back from ... - Date : Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:56:19 GMT+00:00
Jam Central Station 10.16.10: 5 Hard Rock Bands Jam Band Fans Should Know Pt ... - 411mania.com Tweet this news
411mania.com--Part one of a Jam Central Station 5 part series takes a closer look at one of the greatest -progressive metal- bands, and tells you why you should get into ... - Date : Sat, 16 Oct 2010 04:12:37 GMT+00:00
DREAM THEATER Keyboardist Honors JOHN LENNON - Oct. 14, 2010 - Blabbermouth.net Tweet this news
Blabbermouth.net--In honor of John Lennon's 70th birthday, keyboardist Jordan Rudess of -progressive metal- giants DREAM THEATER got inspired to sit down and play "Imagine". ... - Date : Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:56:25 GMT+00:00
BORN OF OSIRIS: Second Video Report From The Studio Posted Online - Oct. 12, 2010 - Blabbermouth.net Tweet this news
Blabbermouth.net--Chicago-based -progressive metal- hybrid BORN OF OSIRIS has entered BOTA Studio in Lake In The Hills, Illinois to begin recording its third album for an early ... - Date : Tue, 12 Oct 2010 23:32:21 GMT+00:00
Coheed and Cambria's prog rock gets cosmic - Straight.com Tweet this news
Straight.com--Fans of Coheed and Cambria might find that lyrics-be-damned approach a little hard to comprehend, as the New York -prog---metal- quartet has been telling one ... - Date : Thu, 14 Oct 2010 11:01:16 GMT+00:00

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