METAL MORNING 8 - PROGRESSIVE METAL

[@OlaEnglund]

Have a great Sunday everyone!

[@Jimb1264]

School starts tomorrow Ola 😔😔😔

[@alexanderandersson3415]

You too Ola

[@kayzP-rr]

@@Jimb1264 yeah,what you are in?

[@myopicautisticmetal9035]

Unexpect would have made a good place on the list.

[@nbs-spike5822]

Happy Sunday to you too, maybe now you'll get her a pupper bed

[@trevinormatt]

Opeth is probably the most important band for me as a player. My rhythms, leads, chord voicings and arrangments have been forever impacted after hearing Still Life for the first time.

[@t3e_e]

@Prince Imrahil Please, continue

[@rdm7770]

Completely understandable my dude. Can relate a lot on this.

[@KaldDodeGitarist]

Check out black crown initiate

[@rdm7770]

@@KaldDodeGitarist That's a great suggestion and band

[@2smart871]

@Prince Imrahil You didn't need to describe yourself in 3 words. He was talking about Opeth.

[@wilfbiffherb]

The first I ever heard of Symohony X was when I went to see Dream Theater live and they were the support band. I walked in mid set and there was a Malmsteen looking guy shredding guitar and the singer wailing about Babylon. Next day I bought the Paradise Lost album and spent the rest of the week screaming "WAAAARHAAAAMER OF THE GOOOOOODS BRIIIIING DOWN THE WALLS OF BAAAABYYYYLOOOOOONNNN". Never looked back.

[@MykeOwns]

Idea for future MM's; when you get bored of doing sub genres, just do it by year, and talk about all the cool shit that came out in 92, 88, etc

[@9885712635]

That is actually a good idea sir , OP

[@hakancarlsson2881]

Very good idea! It would be very interesting to hear about totally different types of metal that still made impressions and why!

[@nickyounger1368]

Really good idea

[@marcos.7705]

Excelent idea!

[@BartHennephof]

Thanx 4 the shout-out brother 🤘🏻 glad to see people still like our music 😄 great episode once again 🤘🏻

[@janneranta7373]

So many insanely talented bands from Sweden. And this was just prog metal. OPETH!!

[@Mark.13.]

Sweden gave birth to some best musicians ever bands like Abba, Roxette and many many others who sold millions of records all over the globe. I always say that to my friend if you looking for great music start with Sweden.

[@TheHeadown]

Yeah, we are quite spoiled with that. (:

[@clairemarie4621]

@@Mark.13. Amaranthe ❤

[@joeyvanostrand3655]

Not exactly swedish but close - Denmark(ian?) band Pretty Maids - check out the song "Future World". Let me know what you think.

[@xbmpr]

Swedes have always had the minds for the best melodies

[@dissonantpulse]

I agree that Symphony X are very underrated. They deserve so much more. Love Textures also.

[@ZethKeeper]

Sail away on the winds of Charoooon!

[@Beyond-Antares]

What a phenomenal band. Michael Romeo doesn't get enough recognition.

[@Ignore14]

Michael Romeo is like Yngwie if he actually sounded good

[@dimitriid]

Yes Death is absolutely a progressive metal band. Starting with Human it was clear Chuck was interested in playing around with musical concepts and wasn't doing a straight Death Metal continuation to their first 3 albums and embraced more and more of the experimenting side. I mean he invited half of Cynic to the band and Cynic was already a legend as a jazz fusion death metal band. While Sound of Perseverance and Control Denied were undeniably prog metal albums, most of the building blocks came through ideas Chuck developed in Death through most of the 90s.

[@thepagnaet6361]

Florida prog/tech death and thrash scene is probably the best thing from that state. Flippin amazing.

[@joelcprice]

Chuck was into Jazz himself. It's all over his leads.

[@joeschmidt676]

"Protest the Hero" gets overlooked a lot bc they are from Canada but check out their "Volition" album. They're a modern prog metal band that isn't Djent. Loving these every other week switch-ups. Thanks for the Sunday morning metal entertainment!

[@dissonantstyle]

And their vocals I can actually appreciate. Most prog vocals are not for me.

[@bam3666]

palimpsest was the best metal album released in 2020. exceptional music accompanied by a worthwhile lyrical concept, for a refreshing change these days

[@joeschmidt676]

@@bam3666 I do agree that Palimpsest was the best album of 2020. I recommended Volition because it's my personal favorite still, and, in my opinion, it is the easiest of their albums to get into if you've never heard their music before. It is also their heaviest album with the most bite in regards to the metal genre. Idk if it's bc Chris Adler was on drums for that one, but the thing I like about PTH is each one of their albums holds a little bit different of a flavor. Palimpsest is their highest production value and best written to date, but from a metal standpoint, I believe Volition holds up better out of the gate.

[@LyvTube]

I really love those metal mornings, because of you 2 of course, but also because i hear so much good stuff that i don't know about or that i've only heard of but never really listened to .... thanks a lot for all these little gold nuggets ! \m/

[@garethsmith300]

Cynic was the single largest influence on me as a musician back in the early 90's. Thanks for including them in this discussion...I love seeing them mentioned as much as possible!

[@dapksp25]

Found your channel..cool stuff man..any Dream Theater stuff is always great in my book..love it

[@adammotter7430]

Not mentioning Devin Townsend makes my body hurt. But I still love both of you.

[@MilitantOldLady]

Because he’s not prog.

[@xxxfallenseraphxx]

@@MilitantOldLady I'd consider him prog / experimental. He's all over the place. What would you classify him as in terms of genres?

[@MilitantOldLady]

@@xxxfallenseraphxx He does whatever he likes to do but his musical vocabulary is pretty set in it's place. SYL is modern industrial tinged with a new wave of death metal, it's full of blast beats and growls but also MInistry-like samples. His solo stuff is just straight up pop rock, clean sung, not challenging. Then he does those off beat projects like an opera or whatever. It's definitely not prog because it doesn't do anything new or unique. Nobody listened to him and took it from there. No new genre came from him. He does what he does and it's good enough.

[@xxxfallenseraphxx]

@@MilitantOldLady that's an excellent explanation and thanks for sharing your thoughts. I feel like there's not alot of good convo on YT comments and appreciate your elaboration. I'd have to say my understanding was that prog metal was metal that didn't strictly follow traditional song structures / genre devices. I know he does whatever he wants and that's why I always thought of him as a progressive musician, because he's so all over the place and you never know what to expect. I agree that not all of his releases are prog metal (example being the ghost album, which is incredible btw) but I always thought of his heavier material like deconstruction as prog metal. I haven't been up to speed on him in a bit so might need to check out his latest releases.

[@MilitantOldLady]

@@xxxfallenseraphxx Seeking a standard definition for prog undoes the very definition of what prog is. I wouldn't even call it a genre per-say. Every iconic prog band has developed their unique sound so you can in a way say someone like Nirvana is prog because they sounded like themselves. The moment you set prog in a formula it stops being what the term means, it doesn't progress anymore, it just sets a template to replicate. Devin had the balls to do a lot of different things. The most unfortunate thing with him was what i call "after the fact" fans. People who claim they were there for SYL and loved it SO MUCH and then even he himself said "if everyone loved it so much, how come i made no money?

[@timothymckane6362]

Katatonia, who had played some death/doom metal back then (their first album had a mixture of death metal, doom metal, and black metal), had been playing progressive metal themes that have some melodic stuff in it. "The Great Cold Distance" is one of my favorite albums that they have.

[@LyricalSteeler]

The Great Cold Distanc is an genius album. One of my favorites!

[@Beyond-Antares]

The Great Cold Distance was amazing and their more recent tracks are incredible. Ashen is one of my favourite songs in recent times.

[@Mini1124]

Shoulda mentioned Edge of Sanity! Purgatory Afterglow and Crimson were two of the best prog death metal albums of the 90s, and it has Dan Swano the swede!

[@TheDrogich]

I was waiting for EoS, to me one of all time favorite bands, in my opinion Crimson is the masterpiece of not only prog death and death metal, but metal in general

[@Beyond-Antares]

@@TheDrogich So is Crimson II. That album is a masterpiece and so is everything by Dan Swano. I've been spamming comments on Ola's channel begging him to get Dan Swano on his show. Guy needs more recognition.

[@L0wPressure]

Yeah, those two are one of my favourites. Also, if you guys are into this kind of prog-death with ayreonish influences - try Kalisia - Cybion, this shit is amazing. Also it features Arjen Lucassen on vocals :) And if we talk about more like opethy prog death, there was Another Perfect Day band with The Gothenburg Postscriptum. Both this bands are not really known by anyone, but they are amazing.

[@ChuckNastyMoreBlood]

Dan Swano needs his own episode! It would be great to see Ola do an interview with him.

[@DomicidalCovers]

So happy you included Still Life here man. I've actually been on an Opeth binge recently because I never really checked out enough of their older stuff, but the first album I heard back in the early 00's was Still Life which is my favourite and will probably remain my favourite. I don't think it gets enough recognition personally.

[@scarem84604]

Metal Morning with Louise is my favorite series you put out now. Love watching the two of you interact. Thanks for all of the content you have put together!

[@greers7j]

Hi guys! This was a pleasure to watch you both so deeply reminisce over your love for the same genre. It's nice to see the connection you have. This isn't a genre suggestion but a potential for a future metal morning; Talk about the creation and full journey involved in Solar guitars, from both your perspectives? It's been inspiring to see it grow but would be really nice to see how it all became the way it is through the whole journey. Seeing how you both were involved in it's inception, all in one place, would be a very interesting watch I'd say having been a subscriber from almost the start but never really seeing all the behind the scenes stuff. Thanks!

[@unaby_unaby]

Thanks Ola and Louise. I want to to say 15:23 the Death band definitely HAD a lot of progressive metal features in their music, even more - Control Denied (as a side project of Death) was a real progressive metal band in my opinion. p.s. Australian band Karnivool should probably mentioned as a great part of new (post 2000x) progressive metal scene, they're incredible, thank you.

[@pabloriverafernandez7799]

Couple of bands everyone forgets, and are quite amazing: Andromeda (Sweden) and Circus Maximus (Norway)... I've noticed some people talking about Dominici O2 and O3, which are part of my top 10 from all time. Thanks Ola, great content!

[@markom.8250]

UK's Threshold, albums with their late singer "Mac" are pure gold.

[@ZethKeeper]

Cool band in general.

[@ZethKeeper]

And although not with Mac (my favorite albums are ones with Wilson), but man, that drop on "The Rubycon" song!...

[@Simonize41]

Blood Incantation (and especially their recent album ‘Hidden History of the Human Race’) are an outstanding band. Progressive Death Metal at its absolute finest. Love them.🤘🏻😎

[@benjaminjohnson6936]

IIRC they covered Blood Incantation in the death metal episode!

[@kramersurfer5280]

Every time under a glass moon starts .....instant goosebumps.

[@vovindequasahi]

Thanks for introducing me to Psychotic Waltz and Caligula's Horse... Pass right over my head these bands, but they sound great! You have to check out Haken if you haven't already, since you didn't mention them. They are a freaking AWESOME Progressive Metal band!

[@yatsenkoanton]

2 nice musically educated people talking about metal is what I need for my sunday morning. I really enjoy this chill content!

[@clairemarie4621]

SYMPHONY X!!!! OBSESSED 😍😍😍 just love Russell Allen ❤

[@joerogers7011]

Seeing Pain of Salvation mentioned was awesome! I’ve seen them play live in the states 3 times. Venues were half full but the shows were amazing!

[@thecult3220]

Really surprised that you didn't say much about Fates Warning. The album you showed for them is really early and doesn't show how diverse and awesome there discography is. I thought you might be more of a Fates Warning fan. They have always been underrated I guess they always will be. One of my all time favorites.

[@jamieperdue8663]

Fates Warning is in my top 5 bands of all time. People tend to overlook them when talking prog metal (especially on review and reaction channels). Don't forget Watchtower.

[@brucehanby2156]

Hell yeah! Watchtower's Control and Resistance blew my mind back in the day.

[@TheVermifuge]

The drummer rules! Bobby Jarzombek - Peppered Cancer, check it out.

[@jamieperdue8663]

@@TheVermifuge this is my favorite line up. I'll put theories of flight against all the classics.

[@majipon7747]

also worth mentioning that out of the OGs of Prog metal Fates Warning is the band releasing the best music nowadays imho, incredibly underrated

[@VatroCramer]

I was missing Pagan's Mind. Best guitar soloing tone and solos to me ever!

[@TheHeadown]

My friend listened to Dream Theater a lot and he, I guess a lot like you Ola always said that he needed to practice for several hours to Dream Theaters albums every single day. The results were insane and he got really really good. Technically I could not get anywhere near him in that regard. 🤘 Edit: I was happy to hear "Operation Mindcrime" mentioned. I loved that album.

[@thisiselkomy]

I can't believe he flew past Tool like that 😂

[@robblazik7185]

A prog metal conversation without Devin Townsend or one of his projects??? The dog is freaking adorable btw ;-)

[@gandalf8216]

Oh no, there's also Ayreon. The Dutch progressive metal scene is surprisingly often overlooked.

[@StormdriverOne]

Ayreon is the best rabbit hole I ever fell into. It leads to so much more than one could ever imagine.

[@ZethKeeper]

@@StormdriverOne, agreed. For me though such a rabbit hole (and they even have an intro named "Down The Rabbit Hole") was Star One, that's how I came across Arjen and the rest of the musicians involved in this.

[@Niamorg1007]

So happy that you mentioned Psychotic Waltz, definitely important forefathers to the genre.

[@RolandDeschain1]

I only just recently got into Symphony X and they are amazing. I knew Russell Allen from his work with Arjen Lucassen and he has to be one of the top five best singers in metal.

[@nissenilsson9158]

Check out Allen Lande, Russell’s project with Jorn lande

[@greymatters6015]

Prog is probably my favorite sub genre of metal and you guys touched on a bunch of my favorites. Leprous is one that I have only recently gotten in to. Really enjoy them.

[@rejiluz3465]

Louise is really getting more comfortable with this... Maybe you can feature how it is to live in Sweden next time... Hehehe... Kudos guys!...

[@paulocsreis]

As you guys tell a story with Steve Vai, I would suggest an episode about solo guitar players... Cheers

[@panagiotisexplorer213]

3 progressive power metal albums worth mentioning: Conception - Parallel minds, Stratovarius - Visions and Labyrinth - Return to Heaven denied.

[@Ashaliel]

Ooh, I havent thought abotu Stratovarius in ages.

[@mrcusrurlyus6942]

Dream Theater was such a big influence on me back in the 00s, love this vid because there are so many bands from my generation that I just wasn't aware of that you guys brought to my attention. Being from Canada so I wasnt directly exposed Swedish metal prog. Most of this is new, and right up my alley, love it because I remember listening to Opeth and In Flames and a few other Swedish prog metal band back in the 00s. Good shit!

[@TinkMcGathy]

I'm actually glad that you mentioned Death. I'm not really into death metal as a whole but there is something about Death the band that just really resonates with me. I think you're right, it's their progressive style of doing death metal that just gets me.

[@jamescross9692]

Big prog metal fan big Dream Theater fan. I also really dig Symphony X, Between and Buried and Me, Haken, and Pain of Salvation. Though Dream Theater since I was 15 (27 now), have been my favorite band, and the way they play music really pushed me as a guitar player to learn different techniques, and stuff outside of metal. You both did good describing progressive metal I might check out A.C.T now

[@epiClaro]

Soen :D ZAJEBISTE! You mentioned almost all my favorite

[@keithbeef]

So nice to see Caligula's Horse, I just started listening to those guys. I love the new album.

[@ricopaxton]

Somewhere a third into it, I recognized Louise, just nodding and occasionally saying "yes" and smiling to Ola's praisings of Dreamtheater plus one time even singing to it. This girl knows how to pleasure you in fields that matter!

[@miladsoufi]

So happy you finally mentioned soen as a swedish band! They're so awesome 🔥🤘

[@BrodieCapel]

Super cool that you talk about Caligula's Horse from my home town here in Australia. That last band reminded me a lot of Mastadon.

[@Crusader1099]

Progressive Metal , My nr 1 genre! Dream Theater , Symphony X , Meshuggah , Texture definitive!

[@scheimedia3320]

Pain of Salvation is one of my favorite bands of all time, Daniel is an amazing singer/guitarist/songwriter.

[@JimDewdGuitars]

Between the buried and me is the epitome of progressive metal in my book. It doesn't get any better than them. They're all amazing musicians and the journey their albums take you on is unlike anything out there today. They recently released colors ll a sequel to their colors album and its a prog metal masterpiece!!! Highly recommend checking them out!

[@davidegiancane282]

Another very underrated band is Blotted Science. They're not active anymore I think, but they really had a huge influence on lot of people. Check It out if you didn't man!

[@t3e_e]

100%! Not to speak for my Canadian brethren, but I don’t think you’d have modern tech bands like Archspire w/o Ron Jarzombek. It’s funny, I heard his work in Spastic Ink before Blotted Science. As soon as I heard Webster was on board playing bass with Ron in Blotted Science I got very, very torqued (a lot of people did).

[@KitchenAppliance]

they're soo good and sadly i've only heard of them in the last few years

[@MatthiasBuesing]

Charlie Dominici was soooo good! If you don't know be sure to check out his "solo" project (Dominici) and especially the two releases of O3 (especially part 2 and 3). Love it so much!

[@guillermorios3183]

I love those albums. Prog metal at its best

[@MatthiasBuesing]

@@guillermorios3183 Yeah man, absolutely! Unfortunately they split up :-(

[@AJPMUSIC_OFFICIAL]

Thank you for mentioning this! I've been listening all morning, great music. Almost like if 90s DT didnt evolve after SFAM

[@MatthiasBuesing]

@@AJPMUSIC_OFFICIAL Finally someone with musical taste :-)

[@guypolson]

There was a band called Shadow Gallery back in the days that was also really good.

[@zoltarwizdom6708]

We’re just gonna pretend Devin Townsend doesn’t exist or Strapping Young Lad??? Shout out to Carbomb they’re a chaotic masterpiece.

[@MilitantOldLady]

None of SYL or Devin is prog.

[@AJPMUSIC_OFFICIAL]

@@MilitantOldLady Deconstruction is Devins answer for everyone asking him to do a prog album

[@MilitantOldLady]

@@AJPMUSIC_OFFICIAL one album out of an entire career doesn’t make him prog though.

[@alphaenemyplus8376]

@@MilitantOldLady That's something that would necessitate a lot of argument.

[@MilitantOldLady]

@@alphaenemyplus8376 what’s to argue about? It’s plain and simple. He’s not prog. He can do prog but he isn’t by definition.

[@TheRealWanderingMan]

Evergrey's The Atlantic is an incredible album.

[@timrussellguitar1516]

Ola and Louise, I really enjoy you 2. You are awesome together. Plus 2 Dream Theater fans, and yes Ola you are one lucky guy. Louise is adorable. Long live progressive metal!!

[@TheOGzTwIsTeR]

You should check out Circus Maximus from Norway. Way too unrecognized in my opinion. The drummer Truls Haugen has also worked with Leo from Frogleap Studios.

[@svengoetze215]

Fates Warning "a pleasant shade of gray" the best Album.....

[@thelonegunmanRJM]

Kinda partial to No Exit myself, kicking off the Ray Alder-era.

[@tinkerwithstuff]

@@thelonegunmanRJM Awaken the guardian is still great, though. There are 2 concerts from 2016 where they played this again with partly old lineup, including John Arch. Pretty good for his age.

[@williammanns9927]

@@thelonegunmanRJM No Exit is great... also dig Inside Out... very moody album and Monument is just a great prog song.

[@soloridertv]

Symphonic meal would be a good category to go to next. Epica, Nightwish, Ayreon, Delain, Within Temptation, Sirenia, Xandria are some of the bands.

[@jameslucas1137]

So Ola , not only your are a Prog Metal guy that his first favorite band is DT and the second one is Symphony X ( so happy to learn that ) but your girl for life smiles when she listens the debut release of Labrie with DT and also knows the lyrics of DT and Symphony X songs ! So happy for the life you've built man! Honestly! This personally was my favorite episode of these series , since prog metal is my favorite genre since 1994. One question thought, where do Mastodon fit in? Personally I think that they are one of the best prog metal bands out there, making their own mark . Great episode and happy Sunday to you too!

[@vasotoe]

Happy Sunday everybody!!! 🤘😄

[@sevenity2677]

You won with LOL 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@soapfoam]

I'd never have guessed I was more like Louise than Ola when it comes to prog. I also found Death recently and it's fantastic. My favorite band right now is Edge of Sanity. Absolutely killer stuff and especially great when you've listened to Opeth, etc. on repeat so many times that it's lost its impact.

[@LyricalSteeler]

Dan Swanö is a great songwriter and yeah it is a great band for anyone who really enjoys Opeth.. Crimson II is one of my favorite albums across all genres. Swanö for the win.

[@shicolugo]

Ola, I share your feelings about Textures: release something!! and I love all the bands that you show this time. Great choices for a prog metal "showcase".

[@panagiotisexplorer213]

About a Fates Warning’s drummer Mark Zonder. Check his other band Warlord, epic metal from the early 80s. I’m pretty sure most of you don’t know Warlord but it’s worth listening. Magical melodies and atmosphere out of this world. They’re a hidden gem. Unfortunately a few months ago the songwriter and guitarist died but I believe his music needs to be discovered by more people out there. Also Steve Vai’s bass player was on their final lineup. Start with their album Deliver us from evil and the EP Lost and lonely days and you can thank me later!

[@thomasalderman2399]

I remember the very first time I ever heard Dream Theater. A friend of mine back in 92 brought Images and Words over to my house and she said play this Thomas. You will love it. She was right. It was so fresh and new. You had soft sounding beautiful songs to rip your ears off heavier stuff. At that time it was Pearl Jam and Nirvana. I loved Soundgarden and A.I.C. But Pantera and Dream Theater that year changed me. Music is a time capsule to my past. Thats how I can remember past events in my life. Some good. Some not. That Is Whats So Wonderful About Music. Thank You Brother. You put stuff on KZbin Im watching and Squashing that like button.

[@hamidbabaali10]

I don’t know what he means by Swedish progressive metal isn’t known. They’re like the most influential metal country. Evergrey is one of the best progressive metal bands that exist. Truly amazing

[@nikthomas-le7915]

THE best of the Metal genres 🤘😎🤘 Another great show. You guys rock! After the sub-genres.... most influential musicians?

[@aonewitheld9593]

Maybe before your time, but Crimson Glory, Savatage & Kings X; all criminally underrated where huge influences in the Progressive Metal genre.

[@alanjayreed457]

Pain of Salvation...great band...Daniel was playing as a backing guitar player with Transatlantic

[@pablosantos4185]

Some contenders Riverside, Porcupine Tree, x Japan. Are we closer to my favorite sub genre Power Metal?

[@OthiOthi]

X Japan!

[@markototev]

Fates Warning released 2 of their best albums 30 years into their career. If you haven't heard of those, it's something that you have to hear.

[@Mister_Greg]

Arch/Matheos Sympathetic Resonance may be one of the best Fates Warning albums out. 😉

[@ledhendrix5054]

I remember years ago the guitar magazine "Guitar Techniques " put bands on the attached CD , near the end of the CD I think . Im going to dig those old CDs out and find out if any of them made it in the music scene, or any of the band members made it in a different band. Back then the internet was nothing like it is today. Opeth Live in The Royal Albert Hall is one of my favourite music Vid Gigs .

[@SpyZ86]

I know it’s impossible to cover every band in this video format but I think you did a great job covering some major stuff! I would give a special mention to Crimson Glory which I believe were a major “old” prog band and as a personal metion I would also suggest Ark which are a really lovely group!

[@carlashdown6580]

Evergrey, Wow! Never heard of them before 👍

[@AlexRG8]

Lost in the sky, clouds roll by and I roll with them. Arrows fly, seas increase and then fall again… 🔥🤘💀🤘🔥

[@kristoffer5771]

Bästa avsnittet någonsin. Kul att du tipsar om Pain Of Salvation, ACT och Opeth!

[@tomasolsson6493]

Svenska band dominerar som vanligt :^)

[@piptyson5512]

Agreed about Symphony X being so underrated. Hope they drop something new soon. But also, Romeo's own side project is awesome as well.

[@chrisdimis91]

Circus Maximus, Vanden Plas, Pagans Mind deserve more recognition. They are so underrated prog bands

[@denverrandy7143]

Whats cool is Louise started singing Symphony X when you put them on,so that means she listened to the Mp3s you gave her.🤘👍

[@SkarnTheFarCon]

only just found your chanel and i must say i really dig your content keep it up

[@deathkeapers]

I’m almost half way through and just waiting to hear about Cynic, that was one of my favorites back in the day

[@stevehawthorn8733]

Check out Pagan's Mind starting with 'Into the aftermath'', and 'Eyes of fire' in fact the whole 'Heavenly Ecstasy' album

[@stevehawthorn8733]

@Rener Abano fantastic band, Nils's vocals alone are outstanding, plus Jorn's guitar tone and playing, Stian's drums, Stienar's bass and Ronny's keys, superb.

[@patrickkelley6605]

Hi Ola and Louise! Suggestion for shows after you are done with sub genres. You could pick iconic albums in metal and dedicate 30 minute to talking about it. Discuss the lineup of the band, who wrote the bulk of lyrics, etc. Just a thought. Whatever you do, I will be watching! 🖤🤘🖤🤘

[@elftetimmen]

Just having a A.C.T period in my life now. Absolutly love them. Saw them once at SRF-04. Kudos, Ola for mentioning them.

[@julianlasut1520]

Yesss thank you Louise for mentioning Caligula's Horse and Soen! Two of my favorite modern progressive bands

[@CamdenBoggio]

Haken has an incredible sound. Super technical and melodic with big inspiration from Dream Theater. Love their music!

[@skepticalbystander]

There's newer Intronaut stuff?? I haven't heard them in a minute! Excited to listen :) I gotta listen to a lot from this video, thanks guys!!

[@jgltd]

Metal mourning is the best way to wake up on Sundays !! Greetings from Chile!

[@byrontanner6436]

Great episode! My current favs- rivers of nihil, black crown initiate, fallujah, and beyond creation.

[@gauzed7556]

Fellow prog nut here :) DT and Symphony X are my top 2. Surprised you didn't give a shout out to Devy. Post SYL...definitely Prog. As for little known bands, highly recommend Collibus out of the UK and Voyager out of Auzzieland.

[@replicant-5961]

You could've spread this over a couple of shows... IMO you should include Voivod in a Prog-Metal breakdown.

[@PariahEarth]

i fuckin love that evergrey album. brings me back to high school!

[@mgs1170]

I'd throw Helloween into one of the first prog bands discussion as well.

[@whiphid437Official]

That chromatic scale you play at 7:00 I posted me playing on tik tok and it got a lot of views for some reason. All those old guitar videos are a knowledge gold mine.

[@witheredonesound9094]

Pretty cool that you brought up Fates Warning I live in Hartford and I met one of the guitarists from that group while running sound for his new band called Entierro you should check them out he was a super nice dude

[@PaizenCakes]

I love when doggo goes covert ops at 5:49 LOL

[@dam7ri]

I would like to know what goes into creating a new Solar guitar model, and what level of involvement you both have in that process.

[@rustycage-]

Fuck yes, shoutout to Ola for mentioning Textures!

[@_Erendis]

You guys talking about progressive metal and it being the way you basically got together is like my own relationship! Crazy! Dream Theater was our favourite band (my husband and me) for a LONG time. All the Swedish ones you mentioned are hugely important to us too.. and Soen has dethroned Dream Tjheater as the favourite band around here...