Best Progressive Metal Bands

331 bands

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
51	Adagio 2000, France Progressive Symphonic Metal, Power Metal	Underworld (2003) #657 Sanctus Ignis (2001) #1595 A Band in Upperworld (2004) [Live] #2495
52	Voivod 1981, Canada Progressive Metal, Thrash Metal, Technical Thrash Metal	Dimension Hatröss (1988) #1168 Target Earth (2013) #1484 Killing Technology (1987) #2263
53	Ihsahn Norway Progressive Metal, Avant-garde Metal	Arktis. (2016) #1438 angL (2008) #2466 After (2010) #3891
54	Trans-Siberian Orchestra 1993, United States Symphonic Rock, Symphonic Metal, Rock Opera	The Christmas Attic (1998) #1729 Christmas Eve & Other Stories (1996) #1928 Letters From the Labyrinth (2015) #2416
55	Pagan's Mind 2000, Norway Progressive Metal, Power Metal	Celestial Entrance (2002) #499 Enigmatic: Calling (2005) #951 God's Equation (2007) #1294
56	John Petrucci United States Progressive Metal	Terminal Velocity (2020) #324 Suspended Animation (2005) #1210 An Evening With John Petrucci & Jordan Rudess (2000) [Live] #1227
57	Kiko Loureiro Brazil Power Metal, Jazz Fusion, Progressive Metal	Open Source (2020) #429 No Gravity (2005) #2174 Sounds of Innocence (2012) #2320
58	A.C.T 1994, Sweden Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock	Last Epic (2003) #1290 Today's Report (1999) #1409 Circus Pandemonium (2014) #1485
59	Redemption 2001, United States Progressive Metal, Power Metal	Snowfall on Judgment Day (2009) #819 The Origins of Ruin (2007) #1623 Alive in Color (2020) [Live]
60	Edge of Sanity 1989, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal	Crimson (1996) #314 Unorthodox (1992) #1961 The Spectral Sorrows (1993) #3114
61	Devil Doll 1987, Slovenia Avant-garde Metal, Symphonic Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock & Roll	The Girl Who Was...Death (1989) #1351 Dies Irae (1996) #1453 Devil Doll 5 CD Box (2008) [Boxed set]
62	Shaman 2001, Brazil Power Metal, Progressive Metal	Ritual (2002) #666 Reason (2005) #4617 Origins (2010) #5339
63	TesseracT 2003, United Kingdom Djent, Progressive Metal	War of Being (2023) #1459 War of Being (2023) [Single] Altered State (2013) #2617
64	Atheist 1988, United States Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal	Unquestionable Presence (1991) #404 Piece of Time (1990) #1071 Elements (1993) #3529
65	Barren Earth 2007, Finland Progressive Metal, Melodic Death Metal	Curse of the Red River (2010) #1074 A Complex of Cages (2018) #2042 The Devil's Resolve (2012) #5365
66	The Ocean 2000, Germany Atmospheric Sludge Metal, Progressive Metal	Pelagial (2013) #378 Anthropocentric (2010) Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic \| Cenozoic (2020) #2434
67	Katatonia 1991, Sweden Death Doom Metal, Alternative Metal, Gothic Metal	Dead End Kings (2012) #1043 The Great Cold Distance (2006) #1587 Last Fair Deal Gone Down (2001) #1948
68	Blind Guardian 1986, Germany Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Speed Metal	Nightfall in Middle-Earth (1998) #160 Imaginations from the Other Side (1995) #202 Somewhere Far Beyond (1992) #340
69	Nevermore 1992, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal	Dead Heart, In a Dead World (2000) #488 This Godless Endeavor (2005) #822 Dreaming Neon Black (1999) #1206
70	Michael Romeo United States Progressive Metal, Neoclassical Metal	War of the Worlds // Pt. 1 (2018) #637 War of the Worlds // Pt. 2 (2022) #1126 The Dark Chapter (1994) #1478
71	Caligula's Horse 2011, Australia Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock	Charcoal Grace (2024) #859 In Contact (2017) #1651 Bloom (2015) #1761
72	Necrophagist 1992, Germany Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal	Epitaph (2004) #697 Onset of Putrefaction (1999) #964 Requiems of Festered Gore (1992) [Demo]
73	Jason Becker United States Neoclassical Metal, Progressive Metal	Perpetual Burn (1988) #312 Collection (2008) [Compilation] Triumphant Hearts (2018) #5897
74	Myrath 2006, Tunisia Progressive Metal, Folk Metal	Desert Call (2010) #1864 Tales of the Sands (2011) #2011 Legacy (2016) #2039
75	Vinnie Moore United States Neoclassical Metal, Progressive Metal, Hard Rock	Mind's Eye (1986) #1332 Time Odyssey (1988) #1381 Meltdown (1991) #2801
76	X Japan 1982, Japan Visual Kei, Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal, Power Metal	Blue Blood (1989) #123 Jealousy (1991) #482 Art of Life (1993) #1353
77	Enslaved 1991, Norway Black Metal, Viking Metal, Progressive Metal	Vikingligr veldi (1994) #430 Eld (1997) #1263 Ruun (2006)
78	Fallujah 2007, United States Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Deathcore	The Harvest Wombs (2011) #919 Nomadic (2013) [EP] #1063 The Flesh Prevails (2014) #1468
79	Marty Friedman United States Heavy Metal, Neoclassical Metal, Progressive Metal	Dragon's Kiss (1988) #1634 Scenes (1992) #1700 Loudspeaker (2006) #2828
80	Conception 1989, Norway Progressive Metal, Power Metal	Re:Conception (2018) [Single] The Last Sunset (1991) #4273 Flow (1997) #5121
81	Andromeda 1999, Sweden Progressive Metal	Extension of the Wish (2001) #1127 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) #1995 Kaleidoscope (1992) #4943 Visions Fugitives (1994)
83	Protest the Hero 2001, Canada Progressive Metal, Melodic Metalcore	Volition (2013) #1445 Fortress (2008) #3708 Palimpsest (2020) #5481
84	Avenged Sevenfold 1999, United States Heavy Metal, Metalcore, Hard Rock	City of Evil (2005) #643 Nightmare (2010) #818 Avenged Sevenfold (2007) #1211
85	Plini 2011, Australia Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Jazz Fusion	Impulse Voices (2020) Handmade Cities (2016) #2536 Sweet Nothings (2013) [EP] #3414
86	Vitalij Kuprij Ukraine Neoclassical Metal, Progressive Metal	Extreme Measures (1998) #1076 High Definition (1997) #2250 VK3 (1999) #2690
87	Secret Sphere 1997, Italy Power Metal, Progressive Metal	A Time Nevercome (2001) #1307 Lifeblood (2021) #1378 Portrait of a Dying Heart (2012) #1922
88	Erra 2009, United States Progressive Metalcore	Erra (2021) #2273 Augment (2013) #3059 Vanish Canvas (feat. Courtney LaPlante) (2021) [Single]
89	Sithu Aye 2010, United Kingdom Djent, Progressive Metal, Jazz Fusion	Set Course for Andromeda (2016) #1214 Invent the Universe (2012) #2618 Senpai EP II: The Noticing「先輩EPII：ザ・ノーティシング」 (2017) [EP] #4208
90	Eldritch 1991, Italy Progressive Metal, Power Metal	El Niño (1998) #1616 Innervoid (2023) #2494 EOS (2021) #2629
91	Sigh 1990, Japan Black Metal, Avant-garde Metal	Imaginary Sonicscape (2001) #415 Scenes From Hell (2010) #1037 In Somniphobia (2012) #1284
92	Sunburst 2010, Greece Progressive Metal	Fragments of Creation (2016) #602 Manifesto (2024) #1519 Hollow Lies (2024) [Single]
93	Emperor 1991, Norway Symphonic Black Metal	In the Nightside Eclipse (1994) #50 Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk (1997) #311 Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire & Demise (2001) #1495
94	Jeff Loomis United States Progressive Metal	Zero Order Phase (2008) #1880 Plains of Oblivion (2012) #4165 Requiem for the Living (2013) [EP]
95	Transatlantic 1999, United States Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal	SMPTe (2000) #1877 Live in Europe (2003) [Live] Bridge Across Forever (2001) #3744
96	Waltari Finland Progressive Metal	Space Avenue (1997) Big Bang (1995) Radium Round (1999) #4995
97	Blood Incantation 2011, United States Death Metal	Absolute Elsewhere (2024) #418 Starspawn (2016) #1040 Hidden History of the Human Race (2019) #1428
98	Pyramaze 2001, Denmark Power Metal, Progressive Metal	IV: Disciples of the Sun (2015) #908 Contingent (2017) #983 Bloodlines (2023) #1177
99	Darkwater 2003, Sweden Progressive Metal	Human (2019) #475 Calling the Earth to Witness (2007) #2293 Where Stories End (2010) #4736
100	Baroness 2003, United States Sludge Metal, Progressive Metal	Red Album (2007) #2160 Stone (2023) #2441 Yellow & Green (2012) #3134

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