Genre
Progressive Metal
Progressive metal applies prog rock's ambition to metal's weight: extended compositions, odd time signatures, conceptual albums, and instrumental virtuosity. Dream Theater, Tool, and Opeth mark its range from technical precision to atmospheric heaviness.
Progressive Metal on Riffiter: 208 albums, 70 rated by the community, averaging 3.8/5, spanning 1984 to 2025, from 19 artists including Dream Theater, Meshuggah, Opeth.
Key artists
Albums
obZen
Meshuggah · 2008
★ 4.5 · 8
Blackwater Park
Opeth · 2001
★ 4.1 · 7
Fear Inoculum
Tool · 2019
★ 4.1 · 6
Lateralus
Tool · 2001
★ 3.9 · 4
Leviathan
Mastodon · 2004
★ 4.1 · 4
Queen of Time
Amorphis · 2018
★ 4.3 · 4
Under the Red Cloud
Amorphis · 2015
★ 3.9 · 4
Magma
Gojira · 2016
★ 4.2 · 3
Fortitude
Gojira · 2021
★ 4.3 · 3
The Way of All Flesh
Gojira · 2008
★ 3.8 · 3
Undertow
Tool · 1993
★ 3.0 · 3
Hushed and Grim
Mastodon · 2021
★ 4.0 · 3
Parasomnia
Dream Theater · 2025
★ 3.2 · 3
Crack the Skye
Mastodon · 2009
★ 4.3 · 3
Sorceress
Opeth · 2016
★ 3.5 · 3
Koloss
Meshuggah · 2012
★ 3.7 · 3
Immutable
Meshuggah · 2022
★ 4.2 · 3
Nothing
Meshuggah · 2002
★ 4.3 · 3
Automata I
Between the Buried and Me · 2018
★ 4.3 · 3
10,000 Days
Tool · 2006
★ 3.5 · 2
From Mars to Sirius
Gojira · 2005
★ 3.5 · 2
Damnation
Opeth · 2003
★ 3.0 · 2
Still Life
Opeth · 1999
★ 4.0 · 2
Periphery V: Djent Is Not a Genre
Periphery · 2023
★ 4.0 · 2
Elegy
Amorphis · 1996
★ 4.0 · 2
Bloom
Caligula's Horse · 2015
★ 3.5 · 2
Rise Radiant
Caligula's Horse · 2020
★ 4.3 · 2
In Cauda Venenum
Opeth · 2019
★ 4.0 · 2
Parrhesia
Animals as Leaders · 2022
★ 3.8 · 2
Halo
Amorphis · 2022
★ 3.8 · 2
The Madness of Many
Animals as Leaders · 2016
★ 4.0 · 2
Eclipse
Amorphis · 2005
★ 3.5 · 2
Periphery II: This Time It's Personal
Periphery · 2012
★ 3.8 · 2
Terra Incognita
Gojira · 2001
★ 3.5 · 1
Ænima
Tool · 1996
★ 4.5 · 1
Dream Theater
Dream Theater · 2013
★ 4.5 · 1
Systematic Chaos
Dream Theater · 2007
★ 2.0 · 1
Octavarium
Dream Theater · 2005
★ 2.5 · 1
Train of Thought
Dream Theater · 2003
★ 1.5 · 1
The Astonishing
Dream Theater · 2016
★ 4.5 · 1
Awake
Dream Theater · 1994
★ 2.5 · 1
Ghost Reveries
Opeth · 2005
★ 3.5 · 1
Greatest Hit (…and 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs)
Dream Theater · 2008
★ 1.0 · 1
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
Dream Theater · 2002
★ 2.5 · 1
Falling Into Infinity
Dream Theater · 1997
★ 3.5 · 1
Live at Budokan
Dream Theater · 2004
★ 3.5 · 1
Live Scenes From New York
Dream Theater · 2001
★ 2.5 · 1
Heritage
Opeth · 2011
★ 3.5 · 1
Sonder
TesseracT · 2018
★ 4.5 · 1
Animals as Leaders
Animals as Leaders · 2009
★ 4.5 · 1
Remission
Mastodon · 2002
★ 1.5 · 1
Coma Ecliptic
Between the Buried and Me · 2015
★ 4.5 · 1
Tales From the Thousand Lakes
Amorphis · 1994
★ 5.0 · 1
Colors
Between the Buried and Me · 2007
★ 4.5 · 1
The Violent Sleep of Reason
Meshuggah · 2016
★ 4.5 · 1
Target Earth
Voivod · 2013
★ 3.5 · 1
The Anatomy Of
Between the Buried and Me · 2006
★ 4.5 · 1
Terras Fames
Rishloo · 2004
★ 3.0 · 1
War and Pain
Voivod · 1984
★ 1.0 · 1
War Of Being
TesseracT · 2023
★ 4.0 · 1
FAQ
- Who is the most popular progressive metal artist?
- The most popular progressive metal artist on Riffiter is Dream Theater, rated by 29 listeners.
- What is the best progressive metal album?
- Ranked by community ratings, the best progressive metal album on Riffiter is obZen by Meshuggah (4.5/5 from 8 ratings). See the full best progressive metal albums ranking.
- How many progressive metal albums are on Riffiter?
- Riffiter has 208 albums, 70 rated by the community, averaging 3.8/5. Browse them all on the progressive metal albums page.
- When was progressive metal's most active era?
- By community ratings, the most active era for progressive metal on Riffiter is the 2000s. Its catalogue here spans 1984 to 2025.
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