Metal Album Survivor [1st Wave Black Metal Division]

TechnicLePanther · 07-15-2015, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

1. Dream Theater are just boring wank who do nothing but play rehashed prog that's only vaguely heavier than their inspirations.

2. And Top Ten List is downright useless -- I mean, come one, every prog fan I've ever heard readily agrees that Octavarium is pointless wank, and yet there it is at #4.

3. First of all, I've only heard two full Rush albums, along with the two singles from Moving Pictures that get occasional radio play, but I've never heard any of their music that actually crossed the line from hard rock to actual metal, and I can't really remember ever seeing them included on any best of prog metal lists. If you've got something to change my mind, then by all means post a Youtube vid.

4. Secondly, I'll leave it up to the current prog fans of the forum: Trollheart, Unknown Soldier, Chula, Anteater, and Plankton. If they give back you up, then I'll change it. I guess I'll have to send most of them a PM, since only Unknown Soldier ever seems to check this thread regularly.

1. You probably haven't actually heard much Dream Theater, or you're under the impression that anything that isn't extremely heavy is "wank".

2. It is actually useful if you just want to get a general idea of an artist. The reason Octavarium is at #4 is because of the title track.

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Although a lot of progressive bands before Rush got maybe even heavier sounds. For instance:

4. I totally agree with that.

**Frownland** · 07-15-2015, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by TechnicLePanther

1. You probably haven't actually heard much Dream Theater, or you're under the impression that anything that isn't extremely heavy is "wank".

I've heard several of Dream Theater's albums and can confirm the presence of outright wankery. There's wanky ass metal too though, heaviness isn't really a factor.