I'm just getting into listening metal and wanna know the different styles. What other kinds of metal are there. And what are the differences.What genre is Behemoth, Slipknot, COF?
progresive is long complex almost improv music usually prog is only apreciated by muscians who can listen to it and go omg that is amazing progressive metal is prog with heavier riffs and beats not nesicarilly better a few xampls of prog metal are dream theater(best one) queensryiche symphony X X-Japan
The word progressive (in musical terms) refers to a way of songwriting that is diffrent from traditional songwriting. experimenting with the structure and length of the song traditional songwriting usually goes something like this: intro, verse, chorous, verse, chorous, middle bit, chorous, chorous, fade progressive is a bit like this: intro which lasts 3 minutes, 2nd intro, chorous, middle bit (which lasts 4 minutes) intro again, verse, verse, verse, etc etc
I don't know what you mean by metal other than heavy metal or just metal in general, so... Progressive in metal is differentiated from other metal by several things. You can have more than just progressive metal too, you can have progressive black metal (Klabautamann, Subarctic Heir), progressive death metal (Opeth, Death), progressive [heavy] metal (Winds (Nor)), progressive thrash metal (Turbulence (Grc))... etc. Progressive metal often has clean passages, time signatures other than your standard 4/4 or 6/4, and musically complex melodies. That's not to say that the melodies are complex from a playing standpoint, but that in music theory standpoint they're complex and/or unusual. Alternating key changes, especially ones not typical like going by 5ths, but instead changing keys to the third (I.E. instead of going from C to G (5th), going from C to E (3rd)). Often times the rhythm arrangement will be as musically complex as the melody. Progressive songs also tend to be much longer than traditional songs, where as say a regular/tradition metal song would last 3-5 minutes, an average progressive metal song may last 5-10 minutes. Progressive metal lyrics also tend to be more conceptual, and albums tend to be more conceptual, often times telling a story, with each song being a different chapter of the story. Progressive metal also tends to have a lot of shredding in its music. Mostly what sets progressive metal out is its experimentation in compositional complexity, often taking influence from classical music and jazz. This is not to be confused with avant-garde, which tends to lend its experimentation to using non-standard instruments, or using standard instruments in non-standard ways.
Progressive Metal is a sub genre of Heavy Metal. You answered your own question. Progressive metal mixes elements of progressive rock and heavy metal.
Prog is steeped in lots of scales, different time signatures throughout the song, and lyrics of more thoughtful subjects. Where as metal can have those exact same qualities, most metal songs don't last 7-10 minutes on average. Prog Metal can also be said to be pretentious at times. There can be a lot of argument regarding this subject.
