Best Progressive Metal Bands

332 bands

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
51	Devin Townsend Project 2008, Canada Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Ambient	Addicted (2009) #596 Transcendence (2016) #883 Devin Townsend Presents: Ziltoid Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2015) [Live] #1721
52	Adagio 2000, France Progressive Symphonic Metal, Power Metal	Underworld (2003) #663 Sanctus Ignis (2001) #1602 Dominate (2006) #2465
53	Ihsahn Norway Progressive Metal, Avant-garde Metal	Arktis. (2016) #1452 angL (2008) #2360 After (2010) #3918
54	Trans-Siberian Orchestra 1993, United States Symphonic Rock, Symphonic Metal, Rock Opera	The Christmas Attic (1998) #1733 Christmas Eve & Other Stories (1996) #1889 Letters From the Labyrinth (2015) #2434
55	Pagan's Mind 2000, Norway Progressive Metal, Power Metal	Celestial Entrance (2002) #500 Enigmatic: Calling (2005) #963 God's Equation (2007) #1301
56	John Petrucci United States Progressive Metal	Terminal Velocity (2020) #328 Suspended Animation (2005) #1210 An Evening With John Petrucci & Jordan Rudess (2000) [Live] #1230
57	Kiko Loureiro Brazil Power Metal, Jazz Fusion, Progressive Metal	Open Source (2020) #432 No Gravity (2005) #2180 Theory of Mind (2024) #2253
58	Edge of Sanity 1989, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal	Crimson (1996) #257 Unorthodox (1992) #1971 Purgatory Afterglow (1994) #3021
59	A.C.T 1994, Sweden Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock	Last Epic (2003) #1297 Today's Report (1999) #1419 Circus Pandemonium (2014) #1494
60	Redemption 2001, United States Progressive Metal, Power Metal	Snowfall on Judgment Day (2009) #826 The Origins of Ruin (2007) #1633 Alive in Color (2020) [Live]
61	Devil Doll 1987, Slovenia Avant-garde Metal, Symphonic Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock & Roll	The Girl Who Was...Death (1989) #662 Dies Irae (1996) #1464 Devil Doll 5 CD Box (2008) [Boxed set]
62	Shaman 2001, Brazil Power Metal, Progressive Metal	Ritual (2002) #672 Reason (2005) #4666 Origins (2010) #5386
63	TesseracT 2003, United Kingdom Djent, Progressive Metal	War of Being (2023) #1469 War of Being (2023) [Single] Altered State (2013) #2637
64	Atheist 1988, United States Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal	Unquestionable Presence (1991) #391 Piece of Time (1990) #1027 Elements (1993) #3544
65	Barren Earth 2007, Finland Progressive Metal, Melodic Death Metal	Curse of the Red River (2010) #1079 A Complex of Cages (2018) #2051 The Devil's Resolve (2012) #5412
66	The Ocean 2000, Germany Atmospheric Sludge Metal, Progressive Metal	Pelagial (2013) #378 Anthropocentric (2010) Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic \| Cenozoic (2020) #2452
67	Katatonia 1991, Sweden Death Doom Metal, Alternative Metal, Gothic Metal	The Great Cold Distance (2006) #1578 Dead End Kings (2012) #1624 Last Fair Deal Gone Down (2001) #1953
68	Blind Guardian 1986, Germany Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Speed Metal	Nightfall in Middle-Earth (1998) #162 Imaginations from the Other Side (1995) #202 Somewhere Far Beyond (1992) #339
69	Nevermore 1992, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal	Dead Heart, In a Dead World (2000) #488 This Godless Endeavor (2005) #829 Dreaming Neon Black (1999) #1207
70	Michael Romeo United States Progressive Metal, Neoclassical Metal	War of the Worlds // Pt. 1 (2018) #640 War of the Worlds // Pt. 2 (2022) #1125 The Dark Chapter (1994) #1488
71	Caligula's Horse 2011, Australia Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock	Charcoal Grace (2024) #762 In Contact (2017) #1659 Bloom (2015) #1765
72	Necrophagist 1992, Germany Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal	Epitaph (2004) #699 Onset of Putrefaction (1999) #977 Requiems of Festered Gore (1992) [Demo]
73	Jason Becker United States Neoclassical Metal, Progressive Metal	Perpetual Burn (1988) #315 Collection (2008) [Compilation] Triumphant Hearts (2018) #5950
74	Myrath 2006, Tunisia Progressive Metal, Folk Metal	Desert Call (2010) #1869 Tales of the Sands (2011) #2018 Legacy (2016) #2048
75	Vinnie Moore United States Neoclassical Metal, Progressive Metal, Hard Rock	Mind's Eye (1986) #1341 Time Odyssey (1988) #1388 Meltdown (1991) #2823
76	X Japan 1982, Japan Visual Kei, Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal, Power Metal	Blue Blood (1989) #126 Jealousy (1991) #480 Art of Life (1993) #1360
77	Marty Friedman United States Heavy Metal, Neoclassical Metal, Progressive Metal	Dragon's Kiss (1988) #1642 Scenes (1992) #1706 Loudspeaker (2006) #2851
78	Enslaved 1991, Norway Black Metal, Viking Metal, Progressive Metal	Vikingligr veldi (1994) #433 Eld (1997) #1268 Ruun (2006)
79	Fallujah 2007, United States Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Deathcore	The Harvest Wombs (2011) #927 Nomadic (2013) [EP] #1069 The Flesh Prevails (2014) #1540
80	Conception 1989, Norway Progressive Metal, Power Metal	Re:Conception (2018) [Single] The Last Sunset (1991) #4311 Flow (1997) #5161
81	Andromeda 1999, Sweden Progressive Metal	Extension of the Wish (2001) #1038 Playing Off the Board (2007) [Video] Playing Off the Board (2009) [Live]
82	Mekong Delta 1985, Germany Technical Thrash Metal, Progressive Metal	Dances of Death (And Other Walking Shadows) (1990) #2002 Kaleidoscope (1992) #4986 Visions Fugitives (1994)
83	Protest the Hero 2001, Canada Progressive Metal, Melodic Metalcore	Volition (2013) #1457 Fortress (2008) #3727 Palimpsest (2020) #5533
84	Avenged Sevenfold 1999, United States Heavy Metal, Metalcore, Hard Rock	City of Evil (2005) #646 Nightmare (2010) #825 Avenged Sevenfold (2007) #1211
85	Plini 2011, Australia Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Jazz Fusion	Impulse Voices (2020) Handmade Cities (2016) #2555 Sweet Nothings (2013) [EP] #3429
86	Vitalij Kuprij Ukraine Neoclassical Metal, Progressive Metal	Extreme Measures (1998) #1169 High Definition (1997) #2263 VK3 (1999) #2708
87	Erra 2009, United States Progressive Metalcore	Erra (2021) #2287 Augment (2013) #3081 Vanish Canvas (feat. Courtney LaPlante) (2021) [Single]
88	Secret Sphere 1997, Italy Power Metal, Progressive Metal	A Time Nevercome (2001) #1313 Lifeblood (2021) #1385 Portrait of a Dying Heart (2012) #1927
89	Sithu Aye 2010, United Kingdom Djent, Progressive Metal, Jazz Fusion	Set Course for Andromeda (2016) #1215 Invent the Universe (2012) #2639 Senpai EP II: The Noticing「先輩EPII：ザ・ノーティシング」 (2017) [EP] #4242
90	Eldritch 1991, Italy Progressive Metal, Power Metal	El Niño (1998) #1626 Innervoid (2023) #2513 EOS (2021) #2649
91	Sigh 1990, Japan Black Metal, Avant-garde Metal	Imaginary Sonicscape (2001) #417 Scenes From Hell (2010) #1044 In Somniphobia (2012) #1290
92	Sunburst 2010, Greece Progressive Metal	Fragments of Creation (2016) #606 Manifesto (2024) #1526 Hollow Lies (2024) [Single]
93	Emperor 1991, Norway Symphonic Black Metal	In the Nightside Eclipse (1994) #50 Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk (1997) #313 IX Equilibrium (1999) #1475
94	Jeff Loomis United States Progressive Metal	Zero Order Phase (2008) #1859 Plains of Oblivion (2012) #4198 Requiem for the Living (2013) [EP]
95	Blood Incantation 2011, United States Death Metal	Absolute Elsewhere (2024) #387 Starspawn (2016) #1047 Hidden History of the Human Race (2019) #1374
96	Transatlantic 1999, United States Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal	SMPTe (2000) #1882 Live in Europe (2003) [Live] Bridge Across Forever (2001) #3764
97	Watchtower 1982, United States Technical Thrash Metal, Progressive Metal	Control and Resistance (1989) #2064 Concepts of Math: Book One (2016) [EP] #2236 Energetic Disassembly (1985) #2624
98	Waltari Finland Progressive Metal	Space Avenue (1997) Big Bang (1995) Radium Round (1999) #5039
99	Pyramaze 2001, Denmark Power Metal, Progressive Metal	IV: Disciples of the Sun (2015) #916 Contingent (2017) #991 Bloodlines (2023) #1180
100	Darkwater 2003, Sweden Progressive Metal	Human (2019) #472 Calling the Earth to Witness (2007) #2311 Where Stories End (2010) #4787

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