Post Reply - Progressive Metal Discussion Thread

This was a comment I left at a friends Fb page (Vince Levalois of Prototype, who liked the track);

"Man I'm hearing arguments already about DT.  I like what I hear but its not anything new, been a fan since

stop-go playing is becoming too uniform.

How can DT "Re-invent the wheel" when they have a sound all their own.
But, not that they sound anything like these bands; but Rush, Fates Warning and for a time Queensryche

could sound different on each album, yet still be "themselves" and be totally recognizable.

How do you do that?

I'm looking forward to hearing "Haken" too, but also more tracks from DT".

Again, I'll preface that I'm a HUGE Dream Theater fan . . .

I'll wait till final judgement after 10 listens to the album, it still sounds like Portnoy on drums to me

(which bothers me only because - then, they shouldnt have let him go, but now 'imo', HE is more

diverse with his projects), even though I like Mangini, I still wonder what Marco Minnemann or

Peter Wildoer would have added, I think it would have taken them into new territories.

From what I have heard from "Haken", this is sounding a bit more interesting . . .

Now I hear a few people say "Stop comparing them", but musically speaking Haken is

cut from the same cloth, its like DT doesnt sound like Fates Warning, but Lemur Voice

Haken doesnt sound like RUSH, but they have the same style as DT - yet are different.

REALLY looking forward to the new Fates Warning though, but it seems its a great year for Prog Metal .