Best Progressive Metal Bands

330 bands

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
51	Adagio 2000, France Progressive Symphonic Metal, Power Metal	Underworld (2003) #660 Sanctus Ignis (2001) #1597 A Band in Upperworld (2004) [Live] #2494
52	Voivod 1981, Canada Progressive Metal, Thrash Metal, Technical Thrash Metal	Dimension Hatröss (1988) #1179 Target Earth (2013) #1494 Killing Technology (1987) #2257
53	Ihsahn Norway Progressive Metal, Avant-garde Metal	Arktis. (2016) #1450 angL (2008) #2463 After (2010) #3861
54	Pagan's Mind 2000, Norway Progressive Metal, Power Metal	Celestial Entrance (2002) #496 Enigmatic: Calling (2005) #957 God's Equation (2007) #1301
55	Trans-Siberian Orchestra 1993, United States Symphonic Rock, Symphonic Metal, Rock Opera	The Christmas Attic (1998) #1730 Christmas Eve & Other Stories (1996) #1930 Letters From the Labyrinth (2015) #2409
56	John Petrucci United States Progressive Metal	Terminal Velocity (2020) #321 Suspended Animation (2005) #1223 An Evening With John Petrucci & Jordan Rudess (2000) [Live] #1240
57	Kiko Loureiro Brazil Power Metal, Jazz Fusion, Progressive Metal	Open Source (2020) #443 No Gravity (2005) #2161 Sounds of Innocence (2012) #2313
58	A.C.T 1994, Sweden Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock	Last Epic (2003) #1298 Today's Report (1999) #1413 Circus Pandemonium (2014) #1495
59	Redemption 2001, United States Progressive Metal, Power Metal	Snowfall on Judgment Day (2009) #819 The Origins of Ruin (2007) #1625 Alive in Color (2020) [Live]
60	Edge of Sanity 1989, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal	Crimson (1996) #308 Unorthodox (1992) #1963 The Spectral Sorrows (1993) #3101
61	Devil Doll 1987, Slovenia Avant-garde Metal, Symphonic Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock & Roll	The Girl Who Was...Death (1989) #1360 Dies Irae (1996) #1465 Devil Doll 5 CD Box (2008) [Boxed set]
62	Shaman 2001, Brazil Power Metal, Progressive Metal	Ritual (2002) #668 Reason (2005) #4579 Origins (2010) #5304
63	TesseracT 2003, United Kingdom Djent, Progressive Metal	War of Being (2023) #1470 War of Being (2023) [Single] Altered State (2013) #2608
64	Barren Earth 2007, Finland Progressive Metal, Melodic Death Metal	Curse of the Red River (2010) #1083 A Complex of Cages (2018) #2037 The Devil's Resolve (2012) #5327
65	The Ocean 2000, Germany Atmospheric Sludge Metal, Progressive Metal	Pelagial (2013) #378 Anthropocentric (2010) Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic \| Cenozoic (2020) #2428
66	Atheist 1988, United States Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal	Unquestionable Presence (1991) #390 Piece of Time (1990) #1055 Elements (1993) #3506
67	Katatonia 1991, Sweden Death Doom Metal, Alternative Metal, Gothic Metal	Dead End Kings (2012) #1051 Last Fair Deal Gone Down (2001) #1950 The Great Cold Distance (2006) #2004
68	Blind Guardian 1986, Germany Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Speed Metal	Nightfall in Middle-Earth (1998) #159 Imaginations from the Other Side (1995) #199 Somewhere Far Beyond (1992) #337
69	Nevermore 1992, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal	Dead Heart, In a Dead World (2000) #470 This Godless Endeavor (2005) #821 Dreaming Neon Black (1999) #1217
70	Michael Romeo United States Progressive Metal, Neoclassical Metal	War of the Worlds // Pt. 1 (2018) #639 War of the Worlds // Pt. 2 (2022) #1134 The Dark Chapter (1994) #1488
71	Caligula's Horse 2011, Australia Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock	Charcoal Grace (2024) #858 In Contact (2017) #1652 Bloom (2015) #1763
72	Jason Becker United States Neoclassical Metal, Progressive Metal	Perpetual Burn (1988) #300 Collection (2008) [Compilation] Triumphant Hearts (2018) #5859
73	Myrath 2006, Tunisia Progressive Metal, Folk Metal	Desert Call (2010) #1862 Tales of the Sands (2011) #2009 Legacy (2016) #2034
74	X Japan 1982, Japan Visual Kei, Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal, Power Metal	Blue Blood (1989) #126 Jealousy (1991) #480 Art of Life (1993) #1357
75	Necrophagist 1992, Germany Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal	Epitaph (2004) #793 Onset of Putrefaction (1999) #1110 Requiems of Festered Gore (1992) [Demo]
76	Vinnie Moore United States Neoclassical Metal, Progressive Metal, Hard Rock	Mind's Eye (1986) #1337 Time Odyssey (1988) #1379 Meltdown (1991) #2780
77	Enslaved 1991, Norway Black Metal, Viking Metal, Progressive Metal	Vikingligr veldi (1994) #412 Eld (1997) #1274 Ruun (2006)
78	Fallujah 2007, United States Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Deathcore	The Harvest Wombs (2011) #923 Nomadic (2013) [EP] #1073 The Flesh Prevails (2014) #1480
79	Conception 1989, Norway Progressive Metal, Power Metal	Re:Conception (2018) [Single] The Last Sunset (1991) #4240 Flow (1997) #5084
80	Marty Friedman United States Heavy Metal, Neoclassical Metal, Progressive Metal	Dragon's Kiss (1988) #1635 Scenes (1992) #1701 Loudspeaker (2006) #2807
81	Andromeda 1999, Sweden Progressive Metal	Extension of the Wish (2001) #1135 Playing Off the Board (2007) [Video] Playing Off the Board (2009) [Live]
82	Protest the Hero 2001, Canada Progressive Metal, Melodic Metalcore	Volition (2013) #1457 Fortress (2008) #3683 Palimpsest (2020) #5444
83	Avenged Sevenfold 1999, United States Heavy Metal, Metalcore, Hard Rock	City of Evil (2005) #679 Nightmare (2010) #817 Avenged Sevenfold (2007) #1225
84	Plini 2011, Australia Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Jazz Fusion	Impulse Voices (2020) Handmade Cities (2016) #2530 Sweet Nothings (2013) [EP] #3397
85	Vitalij Kuprij Ukraine Neoclassical Metal, Progressive Metal	Extreme Measures (1998) #1088 High Definition (1997) #2242 VK3 (1999) #2678
86	Mekong Delta 1985, Germany Technical Thrash Metal, Progressive Metal	Dances of Death (And Other Walking Shadows) (1990) #2049 Kaleidoscope (1992) #4901 Visions Fugitives (1994)
87	Secret Sphere 1997, Italy Power Metal, Progressive Metal	A Time Nevercome (2001) #1314 Lifeblood (2021) #1385 Portrait of a Dying Heart (2012) #1924
88	Erra 2009, United States Progressive Metalcore	Erra (2021) #2267 Augment (2013) #3044 Vanish Canvas (feat. Courtney LaPlante) (2021) [Single]
89	Sithu Aye 2010, United Kingdom Djent, Progressive Metal, Jazz Fusion	Set Course for Andromeda (2016) #1229 Invent the Universe (2012) #2609 Senpai EP II: The Noticing「先輩EPII：ザ・ノーティシング」 (2017) [EP] #4180
90	Eldritch 1991, Italy Progressive Metal, Power Metal	El Niño (1998) #1617 Innervoid (2023) #2493 EOS (2021) #2620
91	Sigh 1990, Japan Black Metal, Avant-garde Metal	Imaginary Sonicscape (2001) #420 Scenes From Hell (2010) #1044 In Somniphobia (2012) #1503
92	Emperor 1991, Norway Symphonic Black Metal	In the Nightside Eclipse (1994) #51 Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk (1997) #309 IX Equilibrium (1999) #1430
93	Sunburst 2010, Greece Progressive Metal	Fragments of Creation (2016) #607 Manifesto (2024) #1482 Hollow Lies (2024) [Single]
94	Jeff Loomis United States Progressive Metal	Zero Order Phase (2008) #1878 Plains of Oblivion (2012) #4137 Requiem for the Living (2013) [EP]
95	Transatlantic 1999, United States Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal	SMPTe (2000) #1875 Live in Europe (2003) [Live] Bridge Across Forever (2001) #3720
96	Waltari Finland Progressive Metal	Space Avenue (1997) Big Bang (1995) Radium Round (1999) #4954
97	Blood Incantation 2011, United States Death Metal	Absolute Elsewhere (2024) #392 Starspawn (2016) #1047 Hidden History of the Human Race (2019) #1437
98	Pyramaze 2001, Denmark Power Metal, Progressive Metal	IV: Disciples of the Sun (2015) #912 Contingent (2017) #990 Bloodlines (2023) #1187
99	Darkwater 2003, Sweden Progressive Metal	Human (2019) #456 Calling the Earth to Witness (2007) #3039 Where Stories End (2010) #4705
100	Baroness 2003, United States Sludge Metal, Progressive Metal	Red Album (2007) #2150 Stone (2023) #2434 Yellow & Green (2012) #3124

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