Prog Metal Bands Tier List
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- Опубліковано 8 лип 2022
- Another tier list this time ranking progressive metal bands from worst to best
Bands included:
Dream Theater
Tool
Riverside
Opeth
and more...
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Made a goof saying the bass work is good in animals as leaders when they don’t even have one 😂 Classic Questy
guess that means there is nothing good about animals as leaders then
The best album for me to listen to by pain of salvation is road salt one and two and the one with the wierd face that I forget
Cynic, Meshuggah and BTBAM are my favorites.
When it comes to Pain of Salvation my 1st album I listened to by them was “Remedy Lane” and it’s still one of my favorite Prog albums of all time. So that’s my pick.
Cynic, hell yeah!
When you learn to love the sound of Tool, they will take you places where you've never been.
Every tier list is just an excuse to put Opeth above all...
Which i absolutely approve because it’s also my favorite band of all time hahah
i agree and opeth is my favourite band too lol
And I approve this too.
had a phase when I wanted to write a prog metal song like opeth and could not even come close to what they produce.
Then when I listen to other band.. I realized that Opeth is just on another level haha
Not to discredit other band tho… just opeth is opeth
@@sangpenikam7 opeths needs a genre just for opeth
Always appreciate it when I see Symphony X getting some much-deserved love!
Agreed
Speaking of Pain of Salvation, check out “Remedy Lane”. I adore this album
Remedy Lane is beyond amazing
Opeth is amazing. A bit weird to see cynic so low tho...
Prefer way more bands both in prog and in death metal (immolation, asphyx, bolt thrower) and loads others. Still enjoy cynic a lot though
Agree with most of the list, but I would put Haken, Leprous, Mastodon and Riverside probably in S or A+. Opeth as number 1 makes total sense to me, best band in the world.
Leprous is awesome but I don't know if their entire catalogue can support them being placed on A+ or above
@@Darkko88 I feel like some people only say this because each and every single album sounds like a completely different band which, imo, gives them bonus points. They're a progressive band that actually progresses lol
Echoing others here, but my experience is that people mostly think The Perfect Element and Remedy Lane are the two best PoS albums, and I agree with that assessment.
They're one of those bands whose sound changes a whole lot from album to album, though. Scarsick, for instance, is largely some form of nu metal. I'd also recommend the one before Panther, called In the Passing Light of Day. Very emotional band and a bit over the top at times, but they have put out some fantastic stuff.
Also, check out the song "Sisters" from the Road Salt albums. Not a well-received pair of albums, but that song is a very bright spot.
Definitely The Perfect Element and Remedy Lane.
I also happen to enjoy Be quite a bit.
As for songs I agree with you on Sisters, I've listened to it and the next one (Of Dust) on their own many times.
Also Kingdom of Loss.
The Road Salt albums are great too, only in a classic rock/grungy way. I love them.
Pain of Salvation are an interesting band because while they have a _sound_ that is unique to them, they don't really have a _style_ (they have dabbled all over the musical landscape). So their albums can be really hit and miss. I liked _Panther_ but I can see why a lot of people didn't. But it's actually fairly atypical for them (which is why a lot of fans of their from their first 4 albums really didn't like it). And honestly, if that was the only thing I'd ever heard from them - if I didn't have the context of their career - I think I probably wouldn't be a fan. So I think there are two options for where to start - an old album which is by far the fan favourite called _Remedy Lane_ and a newer album which a lot of die-hard fans of theirs (including me) just LOVED called _In the Passing Light of Day._ They're sort of two sides of the same coin as they are both really mature concept albums with lyrics based on events in Daniel Gildenlöw's actual life (all of their albums are conceptual, but these are the only two that are incredibly personal), but the amount of life experience that Gildenlöw (their main singer, songwriter, lyricist and guitarist) had when he created each is vastly different, and so the perspective taken and the musical choices that were made, are quite different too.
If it was me, I'd start with _Remedy Lane._ It's a classic for a reason, and probably the best album for a Dream Theater fan (especially a fan of _Scenes from a Memory_ ) to start with.
Big Pain of Salvation fan here, I would rank them in the A tear. I do like Panther, but it's not one of their better albums. Start with A Perfect Element, Part 1. If you liked it, listen to their debut album, Entropia, and go in chronological order from there.
I think part of Tool’s appeal is just how alien they feel to everything. Despite being an accessible band, they’re very far removed from their influences and contemporaries; you literally can’t get anything that sounds close.
I'd say Wheel and Ceterum sound pretty similar. Also great bands btw
As long as Opeth is S all is good.
I'd also put Periphery, Gojira and Leprous into S. Periphery is incredible once they click. Hail Stan is a masterpiece. Also Vektor into S, even though they're primarily considered a thrash band.
Love vektor they’d be S in the thrash tier list for me. Hope it clicks one day too
Musicianship on vektor is crazy I just vent get into the vocals. I need to listen to more Periphery I heard a song or two and I enjoyed them. Gojira rocks.
@@soakedbearrd The vocals on Vektor are an acquired taste for sure. Their latest song, Activate, has pretty normal thrash vocals instead of the high-pitched ones. Maybe try that.
@@KenoxProductions I thought they broke up? Shows how long it’s been since I listened to them.
@@soakedbearrd Kinda, but not really. 3 out of 4 members left. Only David, the founder and lead songwriter/vocalist remained. He continued to work on new stuff until the lead guitarist came back and they hired a new bassist and drummer. Now they're back full force after like 5 years.
Nice list. Opeth, Tool, Mastodon and Porcupine Tree are in my S row
It’s insane how much Evergrey is overlooked in the prog metal discussions. 25 years and going strong, with 13 albums.
I actually agree with you on everything. I may have placed DT in S tier, right behind Tool, but being at the front of A tier seems appropriate too. A Change of Seasons is also my favorite DT song. JP has been a massive influence on my guitar playing. As I'm sure he's been to many others. Excellent video!
any love for Ihsahn?
I’d love to see a power metal band tier list next
Well, they'll all be the same rating, since 2001 they all sound the same lmao.
Good video, I agree with you on most bands. Curious about where you would put Porcupine Tree if there were here…
Questy you NEED to check out Pain of Salvation, particularly the early stuff. I've been watching your channel for a long time and feel like I know your tastes and that shit is right up your alley. Kind of shocked you haven't heard them before.
I have an Idea, Questy! 😊 React to "Remedy Lane" first time & do a video of it! Since so many folks here seem to adore this album! 🙌
a riverside album ranking would be very interesting because they don‘t have a single bad album imo.
Vanden Plas always gets overlooked. Same five guys since 1986, and quality albums since album 1 (their debut album came out in 1994).
For those not knowing what Vanden Plas sounds like, kinda Symphony X-meets-Threshold. Not quite as heavy and shreddy as Symphony X, heavier and a bit shreddier than Threshold.
Vanden Plas is insanely good, The God Thing might be my favourite Prog Metal album. Might as well drop some more overlooked bands: Shadow Gallery, Royal Hunt and Conception.
@@lucadipaolo1997 Great call on Conception and Shadow Gallery. Conception is one of the best and most overlooked bands in the genre.
Nice List. Symphony X up to The Odyssey is S tier as well for me
Absolutely stellar listing here. Mostly where I'd put them, although part of me wants to put DT in S-tier just for the impact and significance they had in bringing prog metal mainstream and the caliber of musicianship they possess, and also I think BtBaM *definitely* needs to be bumped up to S-tier. Everything they do is basically elite level in my eyes, and as far as bands that began on or after the year 2000, they are pretty much the top of the heap and certainly a notch above Mastodon.
All in all though, it all comes down to opinion, and you've pretty much nailed the overall sentiment I feel about these bands. Great job! 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Fates Warning above all others for me.
For Pain of Salvation I really think their peak was their first four albums, culminating in 2002's Remedy Lane. I definitely think you should check out that album. Keep in mind that they are all concept albums too.
After Remedy Lane I thought BE was an interesting experiment (live DVD is pretty cool too), but after that I think they went downhill for a while. 2017's In The Passing Light of day was somewhat of a return to form, but it still doesn't compare to their first 4 albums IMO, and Panther was another step backwayrds (despite some cool rhythmic ideas and fantastic drumming).
Remedy Lane is probably the first album most people will recommend for Pain of Salvation. But In the Passing Light of Day is one of my favorite albums of the 2010s. Especially when you know the backstory. So I’ll submit that one.
Remedy lane is so good tho
I'd place ne Obliviscaris in S tier, hands down. Love, love, love, love them! Tapestry of the stateless abstract is a beast of a song.
Where would you put Altesia, if you know them? Also for any prog metal fans I would recommend The Old Man And The Spirit by Beyond The Bridge.
Pain of Salvation! 💖 Check out "Remedy Lane" & "In the passing light of day"! 🙌 After listening to Dream Theater's Octavarium (song) I can only put em on S.
Pain of Salvation - The Perfect Element
Pain of Salvation - Remedy Lane
You will love these.
Pain of Salvation has a lot of great albums. IMO their best (in order) are…
1. Entropia
2. One Hour By the Concrete Lake
3. Remedy Lane
4. In the Passing Light of Day
5. The Perfect Element Part I
Opeth have become my favorite band, such an unique band. Love Symphony X, DT, haken, ayreon, tool and riverside the most
Gives me a great idea for videos on my channel! Good list - Opeth and Tool, totally. Haken and Riverside are in "A". No Devin Townsend? What's wrong with this list!
Devin is in his own category just called "Devin" hahaha
Vanden Plas, Germany's best progressive metal band deserves the A tier spot and a ranking
100%
So underrated
A bit sad to see Periphery in F tier but I respect that you respect the musicians. Love 'em. I love almost any band here.
Seem popular to shit on Periphery and nobody wants to give them a fair chance in general. I love everything I have heard, and think the vocals are underrated. Need to dig into more recent albums.
@@oceanmachine1577 dude seriously, periphery is getting some shit and no one talks about em, marigold, racecar, and reptile are worthy of a platinum
Almost quit the video when you kid about Tool; then you instantly earned my like.
Agree with a lot of the comments here. I learned about Pain of Salvation when listening to bands similar to Porcupine Tree (which I’m surprised didn’t make the list even though they are sort of prog). I think the best album to start listening to for Pain of Salvation has to be 12:5 because it includes a variety of their releases songs (it’s a live unplugged album) and the intro as well as the rest of the album blew me away. Remedy Lane is also another fantastic choice (probably the best for Studio Albums) There are very few bands that make Acoustic Prog sound incredibly good and Pain of Salvation is definitely one of them. And DT should have been in S tier. It’s synonymous with Prog.
Hey man, I feel Rishloo should be at the list also - if you didn't check them, please do! They're at my top five, along with Tool, Opeth, Haken, and Leprous...
Pain of Salvation - I liked In the Passing Light of Day & Falling Home is a brilliant acoustic reworking of some previous songs,
I would also put Leprous & Haken in S Tier buy I agree with the rest of the list fo sho 👍
Opeth and Pain of Salvation are my two favorite bands. Many good POS albums, Remedy lane for instance. 10/10. Like Opeth, POS also have a lot of different sounding albums.
Wow the tool placement surprised me. I have tried so many times to like them but i just think they're so boring when i listen. Any outstanding song suggestions that may help ease my haken-obsessed brain into them?
Just listen 2 the lateralus album, but u really gotta listen , headphones r a must and u gotta listen 2 it with lyrics pulled up
Don't know if I'd call Tool prog. Imo it's Descending or The Pot.
It took a long time for me to get into Tool but since I realized how amazing they use Bass and Drums to create unique rhythms, I'm kinda obsessed by them. Danny Carey carries. 😅
Another great prog metal album is The First Chapter by Circus Maximus. Amazing vocals. Also Beyond Twilight and Zierler.
In the prog rock genre, check out The Dear Hunter. Check out the first three songs in their album Act IV: Rebirth in Reprise. They have concept albums with a single overarching story that’s currently at album 5
Please do Haken Rankings!
You definitely need to dig into Pain Of Salvation catalogue. I think they made some of the more interesting albums in the genere. The Perfect Element pt.I and Remedy Lane are two masterpieces and if you are new to them, I'd start from there...great musicianship, wonderful compositions, stellar vocals.
A lot of people miss out on Heritage because they don’t give it a shot. An amazing album!
Wilderun is next level prog from Massachusetts. The last three albums are absolutely fantastic. If you like older, death rooted prog from Opeth, check them out.
Where would u put porcupine tree if they were on this list ?
Interesting ranking. Dream Theater is easily my favorite prog metal band. Definitely A tier for them. You're probably right about Queensryche. For me I think it depends on the era of the band; albums from 1983 to 1994 would go to B, and everything afterwards would probably be at D. Fates Warning is one of the pioneers of prog metal. They're probably B tier for me. I do think they had a better discography overall than Queensryche. When it comes to Haken and Leprous, I can respect them but they're not for me. I do like a handful of songs by both though.
I discovered some good bands trough this list. On the other hand, I was expecting more comment about the music style of each band and not just how much you like them.
Remedy Lane and The Perfect Element Part 1 are the Pain of Salvation 5/5s.
Of all of these, Leprous, Ne Obliviscaris, Tool, Gojira, Meshuggah and Haken are my favorite ones.👌🏻 They would be S-Tier.
The entire 4x4 square on the far left side when they're still sitting at the bottom is S++
BIG AGREE THO THAT EVEN OUT OF THOSE 4 OPETH IS THE BEST
To get Pain of Salvation i recommend the remedy lane album
You should check out Remedy Lane and Perfect Element albums of Pain of Salvation. Cult albums of prog metal.
Can’t say much cause I haven’t listened to much pain of salvation either but I absolutely adore Remedy Lane. A prog must listen
S tier bands for me are Haken and Leprous, no question about it
Absolute best Pain of Salvation albums are Remedy Lane and The Perfect Element
Avoid Scarsick
Just listen to these 2 first, then the earlier albums.
Entropia, One Hour... and Be are also as awesome. But i also do prefer the two you mentioned.
I agree with the ranking of the first two bands, and as for the others, I'd have a really hard time calling any of them innovative or "progressive". You could even argue that Tool is heavily influenced by 80s King Crimson. But they definitely have their own sound and approach that's unique to them.
How is symphony x innovative or progressive lmao?
love that you pointed out the bass work for Animals As Leaders when they actually don’t have a bassist
Amazing haha I don’t know what or who they have I’ve only heard the albums which sounds djenty and bassy 😂 classic questy
KING CROW are incredible! They are so talented and they have been becoming more heavy prog. Metal over the years. If anyone doesn't know of them? Then you all are missing out on a great group. It's really hard to beat the great OPETH in my opinion.🤘
you should re listen to the first two gojira albums, tech death masterpieces🤘
No DTP though? anyhow, I agree with most of your ranking
I'll put:
S: Pain of Salvation
A: Riverside
The rest is fine.
You really should do reaction videos for Pain of Salvation's The Perfect Element and Remedy Lane. It would be wonderful to see your reaction to songs like Used, Reconcilliation, The Perfect Element, Fandango, Rope Ends, A Trace of Blood, Beyond the Pale etc. But don't limit yourself to just these two albums. Iter Impus from Be album, Enter Rain from Scarsick, Gone from Linoleum EP, The Physics of Gridlock from Road Salt Two, the entire In The Passing Light of Day ( yes, i can't help it to recommend the whole songs). My suggestion is keep open minded and be patience. Because most of Pain of Salvation's songs are not love at first listen. But once you get it, it's really rewarding ❤️
Gosh, how could i forgot People Passing By from Entropia, and Inside Out from One Hour by the Concrete Lake. You really should take a listen.
@@betinmeistika i would say more: just pick any song. It will be awesome anyway... 😁
@@Capitaomac1 well, some songs will give false impression of Pain of Salvation. For example: spitfall, panther, sleeping under the stars, and imago. What i can see is, he's in a quest of metal/progmetal. So give him any songs closed to his expectation 😁
Did you see Tool this year when they came to the UK? Tickets are expensive as fuck, but they put on a hell of a show.
The year that Fear Inoculum came out, the Black Album still outsold it.
They also haven’t released an album in forever, so they needed some money XD.
Saw them twice in one week, both times it was fucking awesome
Good list. I don’t know all the bands on the list but for me it’s Opeth, Mastodon, Tool . Only thing I disagree with you is their new album which I didn’t like, so tool got taken down a notch.
My list:
S: Dream theater, BTBAM, Opeth
A: Mastodon, Symphony X, Meshuggah, Riverside, Animals as leaders, Pain of salvation
B: Cynic, Ne Obliviscaris, Gojira, Haken, Ayreon, Fates warning, LTE, Tesseract
C: Leporus, Queensryche, Periphery
D: Tool
F:
lol it seems like everyone likes Tool, or has it pretty high.
It's nice to see all the PoS fans here 😊 they said everything you need to know.
Also, the placement of Periphery is insulting 😛
I don't know how familiar you're with periphery but I'm a bit sad it's low on the list. Here are some songs I think are really great:
Satellites
Stranger things
Absolomb
22 faces
Luck as a constant
Cool vid tho
My favorite Pain of Salvation album is ‘One Hour By the Concrete Lake’ brilliant concept album
What about Porcupine Tree?
Interesting tier list. Switch the A B bands and move Opeth down to b and we're good. I love bands that are masters at creating a cinematic soundscape. Fuckit Leprous and Neobliviscaris in S with Tool. I will go to an album of those bands before any on this list. Exuul 10/10 album. (Also I'm one of those Fear Inoculum down players) I personally like the effort Maynard put into Eat the Elephant a few years before alot more. Still Aenema, 10 00 days, Undertow what timeless albums
10:29 me explaining my love for metal to my friends
Pain of Salvation?
I can’t recommend one album only. They’re all so different.
Try The Perfect Element Pt1, Remedy Pane of BE. If you like neither, you don’t like them at all.
If you enjoy them, try their debut afterwards Entropia, then Scarsick and In the Passing Light of Day. Road Salt 1 and 2 are more rock than metal, but you could give those a try too.
Where's the band Threshold for you on the list? Great band!
Ya threshold is good 👍
Yep that's the first band to came to mind. Though they've been around for decades and have consistently put out great albums despite having 3 different singers, they rarely get mentioned.
Man they are so criminally underrated, it almost hurts! I bet Questy would love them! Not one mediocre album in their catalogue. Always nice to see when they get mentioned in the comments👏🏻
Interesting ranking, I tend to agree to much of the list, Opeth I definitely see their rank the same as you do. For me Haken should be S - tier, or at least on left side of DT. They are top top musicians, and the music for me is like DT next level.
Opeth, Haken and Animals as Leaders are the holy trinity of the genre for me, Meshuggah and Morglbl would fill out the Top 5
Ignored the rest of the bands, at at peace because Tool was at S where it belonged.
Pain of salvation: the perfect element, remedy lane. Early ones good too but start with above.
Opeth and TOOL as S tier? 🤤🤘🏻
My list is pretty much the same, just DT in S, Haken in A and Periphery in B
this chav's gone bloody mental. pop over to The States and queue up some proper prog like Arch Echo. Cheers mate🫖
remedy lane and the perfect element by pain of salvation are two of the best prog metal albums ever
no porcupine tree or any of wilsons band? thats sacreligious also check out caligula's horse if yall havents its just too good
ayreon is straigth up S for me... I mean guests are just let alone enough... its just too good man.. theyre also the gods of concept albums.
I prolly would've put mastodon in A but I agree with tool 100 percent
Check out Vola. They are fucking superb. Soooooo goddamn goooooooooood.
(Start with Inmazes, then Applause of a Distant Crowd, then Witness.). So many good songs:
Stray the Skies
Starburn
Owls
We Are Thin Air
Ghosts
Smartfriend
Alien Shivers
Whaler
Straight Lines
24 Light Years
Napalm
Future Bird
Thank me later.
Gimme good queensryche albums I wanted to get into them but I tried an album and immediately zoned out
I just started listening to Opeth and I'm not impressed, what am I missing? :/
Listen to ghost reveries and blackwater park (their two most famous albums) in full and if you still don’t like them then there’s always more bands out there to listen to instead
I feel with all the death metal here they should have included Rivers of Nihil on this list
My top 3 are the same, just different order DT/Tool/Opeth.
Can't agree with any tier list for those bands, all of them are exceptional S+...maybe my favorite genre of metal.
Listen to the first 5 albums by pain of salvation
Opeth is my favorite band. Gojira live on the other hand is levels above anyone I’ve seen. Even tool with all their jaw dropping visuals
1. Gojira 2. Meshuggah 3. Enslaved 4. Opeth 5. Obscura
I would argue entropia is pain of salvations best work. However, most of their early stuff is arguably nearly as good.
Entropia is my fav as well (by a hair over One Hour By the Concrete Lake).
Should've added Enslaved 😔👍
100 % agree that Tool and Opeth are the only two S tier bands. As great as the other bands are, non of them come close to how great these two bands are in terms of musicianship, song writing and impact in the genre.
welcome to derp of metal