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Progressive metal

Progressive metal (whiles kent as prog metal or prog-metal) is a subgenre o hivy metal oreeginatin in the Unitit Kinrick an North Americae in the late 1980s. Progressive metal blendit elements o hivy metal an progressive rock, takin the loud "aggression",[1] amplifeed electric guitar-driven soond o the umwhile, wi the mair experimental, complex an "pseudo-classical" compositions o the latter.[1] Progressive metal aften kept the conceptual themes associatit wi progressive rock. Throughoot the years, progressive metal haes borraed influences frae several ither genres, includin classical an jazz fusion muisic.

Whilst the genre emerged towards the late-1980s, it wis no till the 1990s that progressive metal achievit some commercial success.[1] Dream Theater, Queensrÿche an Fates Warning are examples o progressive metal baunds who achievit a degree o popularity an success; additionally, hivy metal baunds sic as Metallica incorporatit elements o progressive muisic in thair wirk.[1]

  1. a b c d "Progressive Metal". Allmusic. Archived from the original on November 24, 2011.

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