Top 10 Most Underrated Progressive Metal Bands
Crimson Glory is an American progressive metal band that formed in 1979 under the name Pierced Arrow. They were the first Progressive Metal band ever and nobody cares! Astronomica is one of the best Prog albums ever! They came first, and Fates Warning and Queensryche followed them, they are basically the foundation of Progressive Metal.
One of the first prog metal bands with one of metal's greatest vocalists - Midnight (RIP)
Transcendence is still one of the most unique sounding albums in metal.
Voivod is a Canadian heavy metal band from Jonquière, Québec. Their musical style has changed several times since the band's origin in the early 1980s. The band's current line-up consists of Denis "Snake" Bélanger, Daniel "Chewy" Mongrain, Dominique "Rocky" Laroche and Michel "Away" Langevin.What do you know about these guys? Being on #2 without any comment proves that they are not only underrated but also somewhat unknown commodity.
The is a collective from Germany with some of their albums simply instrumental. They already have 7 albums, but the last one is my personal favourite (the one from 2018)
You should just spotify them.
Savatage is an American heavy metal band founded by the brothers Jon and Criss Oliva in 1978 at Astro Skate in Tarpon Springs, Florida.
Ne Obliviscaris (Latin for "forget not") are an extreme progressive metal band from Melbourne, Australia, formed in 2003. These guys are way too overrated for the uninspiring and artificial music that they've produced so far. I also disagree that they are unnoticed as I keep hearing metalheads rambling on about them and their so-called greatness.
They are more unnoticed than underrated but they are great, yeah.
Neurosis is a post-metal band, based in Oakland, California. They formed in 1985 as a hardcore punk band, and their sound progressed towards a doom metal style that also included influences from dark ambient and industrial music as well as incorporating elements of folk music.
Queensrÿche is an American progressive heavy metal band formed in 1982 in Bellevue, Washington, out of the local band the Mob. They released their self titled EP in 1984, but didn’t gain notoriety until the release of their critically acclaimed album Operation: Mindcrime in 1988. As of now, they have one EP, and 15 studio albums. Not really underrated. They were the Dream Theater before Dream Theater.
No, this is very well known already, In fact Queensryche is a bit overrated.
Queensryche isn't really underrated. They're quite famous like Symphony X.
Where the hell is Protest the Hero?
Fates Warning is an American progressive metal band, formed in 1982 by vocalist John Arch, guitarists Jim Matheos and Victor Arduini, bassist Joe DiBiase, and drummer Steve Zimmerman in Hartford, Connecticut.
Underrated by popularity, but at the same time a bit overpraised by critics
Fabulous prog band. They have two albums, one of which is in my top 25 of all time.
Definitely a super underrated band
Theocracy is a Christian progressive power metal band founded in 2002 by Matt Smith of Athens, Georgia. Matt Smith is simply a genius and a true dedicated musician who is committed to giving honor, yes to God the best way he knows how, but also committed to giving honor to old school metal.
Kudos Theocracy!
They are underrated and they will be underrated for that Christian thing in their lyrics.
But they are really good and consistent, and maybe one day the quality of their music will eventually win.
While some people may be turned off by the christian themed lyrics (I don't understand why but okay) This band is not something you want to skip out on.
Leprous is a Norwegian progressive metal band formed in 2001 in Notodden, Norway. The band gained prominence as the backing band for former Emperor frontman Ihsahn's live shows.
Cult of Luna is a Swedish post-metal band from Umeå founded in 1998. They often perform post-metal music similar to the contemporary bands Neurosis and Isis. Wanna introduce you girlfriend to progressive metal. Cult of Luna may do you a favor here.
Vektor is an American progressive thrash metal band from Tempe, Arizona. The band was formed under the name Locrian around June 2003, but changed their name to Vektor in 2004.
Riverside is a progressive rock/metal band from Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in 2001 by friends Mariusz Duda, Piotr Grudziński, Piotr Kozieradzki and Jacek Melnicki, who shared a love for progressive rock and heavy metal.
Haken are an English progressive metal band formed in 2007 by multi-instrumentalist Richard Henshall, guitarist Matthew Marshall, and vocalist Ross Jennings.
Anubis Gate is a progressive metal band from Denmark. Despite having formed Anubis Gate only in 2003, the members have regularly worked together since 1984. They have released six studio albums and two singles/EP's.
Edge of Sanity was a Swedish progressive death metal band that, alongside Opeth, is commonly regarded as being the first to fuse extreme metal styles like death and black metal with progressive rock. Their sound is often described as "Progressive Melodic Death Metal".
Tesseract are a British progressive metal band from Milton Keynes, England. The band, formed in 2003, consists of Daniel Tompkins, Alec "Acle" Kahney, James Monteith, Amos Williams, and Jay Postones. The band is currently signed to Kscope.
Strapping Young Lad was a Canadian extreme metal band formed by Devin Townsend in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1994. The band started as a one-man studio project; Townsend played most of the instruments on the 1995 debut album, Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing. By 1997, he had recruited permanent members; ...read more.
Agalloch was an American black/folk metal band from Portland, Oregon. They were formed in 1995 by frontman John Haughm. They released five studios albums, four EPs, two singles, one split single, two demos, four compilation albums, and one live video before disbanding in May 2016.
Pain of Salvation is a Swedish progressive rock band led by Daniel Gildenlöw, who is the band's main songwriter, lyricist, guitarist, and vocalist.