Dark Progressive Rock bands

Inuzuka Skysword · 07-31-2009, 04:10 PM

I want some really dark prog rock music. I don't want any prog metal. Evil sounding stuff would be preferable. Mysterious sounding stuff is good. I just am getting tired of the happy image that prog has been producing in my mind lately. Mellotron stuff is good, like early King Crimson. I guess that is more what I want. Do any other bands produce that feeling you get when you listen to the darker songs of the early King Crimson records?

EDIT: Oh, and I do not want stuff like Tool.

sidewinder · 07-31-2009, 06:41 PM

You need some Van der Graaf Generator. Now.

Antonio · 07-31-2009, 06:44 PM

Comus

Inuzuka Skysword · 07-31-2009, 06:51 PM

Comus is my favorite prog band. As for Van der Graaf Generator, what album should I start with?

jackhammer · 07-31-2009, 07:07 PM

Ambeon
Audience
Eldritch
Lake Of Tears

sidewinder · 07-31-2009, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inuzuka Skysword

Comus is my favorite prog band. As for Van der Graaf Generator, what album should I start with?

I would start with Pawn Hearts.

sidewinder · 07-31-2009, 11:03 PM

Also try these:

Änglagård - Hybris
Arachnoid - Arachnoid
Il Balletto di Bronzo - Ys
Morte Macabre - Symphonic Holocaust
Museo Rosenbach - Zarathustra
Ripaille - La vieille que l'on brûla
Schicke, Führs & Fröhling - Symphonic Pictures

zeppy111 · 08-01-2009, 01:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sidewinder

Also try these:

Änglagård - Hybris
Il Balletto di Bronzo - Ys

Epilog is pretty good too.
Both great albums though.

sidewinder · 08-01-2009, 03:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zeppy111

Epilog is pretty good too.
Both great albums though.

Yeah I like both, just wanted to recommend one to start.

jackhammer · 08-04-2009, 03:07 PM

It's not Progressive but Mount Eerie's latest is sombre, reflective with a hint of Black Metal but it isn't Black Metal. Just listen to the damn thing.

07-31-2009, 04:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
Inuzuka Skysword Existential Egoist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,468	Dark Progressive Rock bands I want some really dark prog rock music. I don't want any prog metal. Evil sounding stuff would be preferable. Mysterious sounding stuff is good. I just am getting tired of the happy image that prog has been producing in my mind lately. Mellotron stuff is good, like early King Crimson. I guess that is more what I want. Do any other bands produce that feeling you get when you listen to the darker songs of the early King Crimson records? EDIT: Oh, and I do not want stuff like Tool.

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sidewinder Engorged Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,536	You need some Van der Graaf Generator. Now. __________________ last.fm \| my collection on RYM \| vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.

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07-31-2009, 11:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
sidewinder Engorged Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,536	Also try these: Änglagård - Hybris Arachnoid - Arachnoid Il Balletto di Bronzo - Ys Morte Macabre - Symphonic Holocaust Museo Rosenbach - Zarathustra Ripaille - La vieille que l'on brûla Schicke, Führs & Fröhling - Symphonic Pictures __________________ last.fm \| my collection on RYM \| vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.

08-04-2009, 03:07 PM	#10 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	It's not Progressive but Mount Eerie's latest is sombre, reflective with a hint of Black Metal but it isn't Black Metal. Just listen to the damn thing. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

07-31-2009, 06:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
Inuzuka Skysword Existential Egoist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,468	Comus is my favorite prog band. As for Van der Graaf Generator, what album should I start with?