Despite my earlier post from a couple of years ago when I was quite into metal, I'm generally not a fan of prog metal and I find that it tends to completely miss the point of what prog rock is about. Opeth is one of the few bands that grasp it... I'd say Morningrise is my favourite of theirs.
I still have time for bands like Arcturus, Meshuggah, Pain of Salvation, Maudlin of the Well, Slough Feg and Devin Townsend who push the envelope. And the prog/tech twists on other metal genres like death/thrash tend to go down well - I've always been a fan of bands like Coroner, Mekong Delta, Voivod, Artillery, Lykathea Aflame, Gorguts and Demilich.
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