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Originally Posted by OccultHawk
Structurally complex rock music often with baroque and classical influences and thematic cycles of song writing that relies on very skilled techniques from the musicians.
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To me putting "progressive" in front of a genre just means you're taking said genre forward into new, (often more "sophisticated", for lack of better word) directions. it's often more artsy (edit: and I forgot to say complex) but I don't think more technicality is a requirement.
I'd say post-hardcore is more expirimental than it is progressive, it either emerged from or was inspired by the hardcore scene, and used hardcore as a groundwork but did whatever the **** they want with it as opposed to staying with it's many limitations. It doesn't really seem to care for bringing punk forward, but they're just using it as a template and express themselves more freely than they could if they'd stay within it's boundaries. Many post-hardcore bands are doing their own thing, while progressive rock bands are really trying to bring rock forward. I would say it shares that characteristic of often being more "sophisticated", though, and has a similar role as a subgenre.