Metal thread \m/

[vaxoxen]

I wouldn't put Between the Buried and Me to the prog category, but Gojira definitely has some prog in it

Eh, I'd have to disagree with you and say it's the other way around. Gojira isn't overly progressive, they often lean more to tech death, but they still have enough proggy elements to justify being classed as "prog". But I'd say BTBAM is very progressive. All their releases since Colors have focused far more on prog than the metalcore they did previously. I'm not a fan of their metalcore roots, so I tend to only listen to their new stuff. But yeah, they are definitely now a very progressive band, you can tell that their newer releases are very Dream Theater inspired. If you've only heard their early stuff I'd say give them another go with Colors/TGM/TP:HD

I could never get into any Devin Townsend stuff, which is annoying, cos he's a really cool guy I've heard Sumaria before (gave it a listen cos it's got Joe Duplantier and, if I remember correctly, Paul Masvidal?). It's alright. Is there anything you'd say that is more accessible? I mean, I don't mean "non-proggy", I just mean a song/album that on a whole the fans agree is his best?

Riverside are good, and I've always wanted to try out Ayreon