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The greatest progressive metal artists of all time

69 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Dream Theater

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · progressive metal
94.083
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49 Jinjer Ukraine flagUkraine · 2009– · metalcore 0.880
50 Sleep Token United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2016– · alternative metal 0.876
51 Voivod Canada flagCanada · 1982– · heavy metal 0.840
52 The Mars Volta United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · rock 0.837
53 Sonata Arctica Finland flagFinland · 1999– · rock 0.780
54 Mercyful Fate Denmark flagDenmark · 1981– · heavy metal 0.760
55 Scar Symmetry Sweden flagSweden · 2004– · death metal 0.669
56 Star One The Netherlands flagThe Netherlands · 2002– · rock 0.600
57 Mr. Bungle United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · experimental rock 0.576
58 Avatar Sweden flagSweden · 2001– · melodic death metal 0.575
59 Emperor Norway flagNorway · 1991– · black metal 0.560
60 Rhapsody of Fire Italy flagItaly · 1995– · power metal 0.550
61 Blind Guardian Germany flagGermany · 1984– · power metal 0.435
62 Megadeth United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1983– · heavy metal 0.403
63 Edguy Germany flagGermany · 1992– · heavy metal 0.400
64 Atheist United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1984– · death metal 0.400
65 Sepultura Brazil flagBrazil · 1984– · metal 0.381
66 Car Bomb United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2002– · mathcore 0.378
67 Isis United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1997–2010 · post-metal 0.300
68 10 Years United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1999– · alternative metal 0.270
69 The Dillinger Escape Plan United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1997–2017 · mathcore 0.180