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397:. In the following years the two bands, while following different paths – more basic and simple the first, more articulate and complex the latter — explore and expand the technical refinement and sonic finesse of their music, continuing to lay the foundations of the genre with important works such as
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523:(1989). Both albums focused on keyboards and band members' instrumental skills. As for Dream Theater, their efforts resulted in two fundamental albums, which helped institutionalize classic progressive metal —
586:(2004), performed by many different members of prominent metal bands. Pain of Salvation was always working towards a more or less unusual style, demonstrated by the eclecticism and anti-conformism found on
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2493:Guitar solo
2406:Speed metal
2386:Power metal
2361:Pagan metal
2334:Progressive
2314:Latin metal
2237:Drone metal
2188:Death metal
2146:Black metal
2141:Biker metal
2108:Heavy metal
1810:December 5,
1787:December 5,
1641:December 4,
1615:December 4,
1609:MasterClass
1537:December 4,
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724:Disillusion
700:(2002) and
697:Deliverance
662:death metal
626:Fundamental
580:(1998) and
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529:(1992) and
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465:jazz fusion
457:(1985) and
443:Nothingface
374:The Warning
365:QueensrĂżche
319:heavy metal
296:QueensrĂżche
284:death metal
252:QueensrĂżche
247:subgenre.
241:syncopation
218:heavy metal
188:Scandinavia
116:Heavy metal
102:Other names
3153:Categories
3028:(magazine)
2958:Proto-prog
2842:Avant-prog
2790:Electronic
2488:Distortion
2466:Blast beat
2376:Post-metal
2371:Pornogrind
2274:Glam metal
2269:Funk metal
2252:Folk metal
2232:Doom metal
2215:Death-doom
2183:Crust punk
2050:Rocking.gr
2040:References
1859:Timeout.es
965:References
933:doom metal
907:polymeters
895:Vildhjarta
864:Blackfield
860:microtones
681:Still Life
449:Watchtower
312:Symphony X
264:Symphony X
210:prog metal
105:Prog metal
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3049:Art music
3004:Formalism
2994:Auteurism
2968:Post-punk
2943:Krautrock
2890:Psytrance
2820:Metalcore
2780:Bluegrass
2714:Hard rock
2681:Festivals
2528:Screaming
2454:Fuzz bass
2396:Rap metal
2381:Pop metal
2324:Metalcore
2289:Grindcore
2279:Goregrind
2210:Deathcore
2198:Technical
2173:Blackgaze
2156:Symphonic
1839:April 21,
1829:Djent Hub
1399:Billboard
926:rap metal
899:Meshuggah
887:Tesseract
806:classical
769:Periphery
742:metalcore
716:Meshuggah
712:Watershed
703:Damnation
634:Dan Swanö
421:Metallica
323:hard rock
233:harmonies
197:Australia
137:Subgenres
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3137:Category
2953:New wave
2913:Art rock
2852:New prog
2847:Neo-prog
2724:Category
2461:Drumming
2356:Nu metal
2319:Mathcore
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903:attack
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274:, and
226:guitar
191:Canada
3116:2010s
3111:2000s
3106:1990s
3101:1980s
3096:1970s
3091:1960s
3013:Media
2978:Zeuhl
2880:House
2815:Djent
2810:Metal
2666:Bands
2227:Djent
1684:94–98
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781:Plini
777:Haken
765:djent
642:Opeth
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556:Opeth
532:Awake
496:Cynic
492:Death
245:djent
237:meter
143:Djent
3059:List
3026:Prog
2859:Soul
2837:Rock
2832:Punk
2805:Jazz
2795:Folk
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