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Progressive metal is fundamentally defined by its fusion of heavy metal's aggression and amplified distorted guitar sound with the experimental and quasi-classical compositions of progressive rock.
Answer: True
Progressive metal is defined as a fusion genre combining the aggressive, distorted sound of heavy metal with the experimental and complex compositional elements of progressive rock.
A hallmark musical quality of progressive metal is its strict adherence to traditional song structures, rarely incorporating influences from other genres.
Answer: False
Progressive metal is characterized by eclecticism and often incorporates diverse influences from genres like jazz, classical, and Middle Eastern music, moving beyond traditional song structures.
Progressive metal is easy to define specifically because most bands within the genre share very similar musical influences.
Answer: False
Progressive metal is considered difficult to define specifically because bands within the genre often have considerably different musical influences, contributing to its eclectic nature.
Dream Theater was one of the earliest progressive metal bands to incorporate seven-stringed guitars into their music.
Answer: True
Dream Theater is noted as one of the earliest progressive metal bands to incorporate seven-stringed guitars into their music, alongside other artists who used extended-range guitars outside the djent movement.
The stylistic origins of progressive metal are primarily classical music and jazz fusion.
Answer: False
The stylistic origins of progressive metal are primarily heavy metal and progressive rock, although it may incorporate elements from classical music and jazz fusion.
The common shortened name for progressive metal is 'prog-rock metal'.
Answer: False
The common shortened name for progressive metal is 'prog metal', not 'prog-rock metal'.
The heavy metal component in progressive metal is characterized by a loud 'aggression' and an amplified distorted guitar-driven sound.
Answer: True
The heavy metal component in progressive metal is indeed characterized by its loud aggression and amplified distorted guitar-driven sound.
Progressive metal draws from progressive rock's more experimental, cerebral, or quasi-classical compositions.
Answer: True
Progressive metal integrates the experimental, cerebral, or quasi-classical compositional elements derived from progressive rock.
Which of the following best defines progressive metal as a music genre?
Answer: A fusion genre merging heavy metal's aggression with progressive rock's experimental compositions.
Progressive metal is fundamentally defined as a fusion genre that combines the aggressive, distorted sound of heavy metal with the experimental, cerebral, or quasi-classical compositions of progressive rock.
Which of the following is considered a hallmark musical quality of progressive metal?
Answer: Eclecticism
Eclecticism, meaning it draws from a wide range of influences, is considered a hallmark musical quality of progressive metal.
Which of the following bands, outside of the djent movement, was one of the earliest progressive metal bands to incorporate seven-stringed guitars?
Answer: Dream Theater
Dream Theater was one of the earliest progressive metal bands to incorporate seven-stringed guitars into their music, alongside other artists like Devin Townsend and Dir En Grey.
What are the primary stylistic origins of progressive metal?
Answer: Heavy metal and progressive rock
The stylistic origins of progressive metal are identified as heavy metal and progressive rock.
What is the common shortened name for progressive metal?
Answer: Prog metal
Progressive metal is commonly shortened to 'prog metal'.
Progressive metal first emerged in the early 1970s and achieved widespread commercial success by the mid-1980s.
Answer: False
Progressive metal emerged in the late 1980s and achieved widespread commercial success in the 1990s, not the 1970s or mid-1980s.
King Crimson's '21st Century Schizoid Man' is an example of their early contribution to progressive metal by incorporating dissonance and experimental tones while maintaining hard rock power chords.
Answer: True
King Crimson's '21st Century Schizoid Man' is cited as a prime example of their early contribution to the genre, demonstrating a harder approach with dissonance and experimental tones while retaining hard rock elements.
The Canadian trio Rush is noted for bridging the gap between hard rock, English progressive rock, and pure heavy metal.
Answer: True
Rush is widely recognized for bridging the gap between hard rock, English progressive rock, and pure heavy metal, evolving from Led Zeppelin influences to combine progressive techniques with blues-based power chords.
Rush's album *Moving Pictures* is highlighted for showcasing technical expertise and complex compositional skill with a heavier sound.
Answer: False
The Rush album *2112*, released in 1976, is highlighted for showcasing technical expertise and complex compositional skill with a heavier sound, not *Moving Pictures*.
Progressive metal culturally originated in the mid-1980s in North America and the United Kingdom.
Answer: True
Progressive metal culturally originated in the mid-1980s in North America and the United Kingdom.
When did progressive metal achieve widespread commercial success?
Answer: 1990s
While progressive metal emerged in the late 1980s, it achieved widespread commercial success in the 1990s.
Which King Crimson song is cited as a prime example of their early contribution to progressive metal?
Answer: 21st Century Schizoid Man
King Crimson's '21st Century Schizoid Man' is specifically cited as a prime example of their early contribution to progressive metal.
The Canadian trio Rush is recognized for bridging the gap between which genres?
Answer: Hard rock, English progressive rock, and pure heavy metal
Rush is widely recognized for bridging the gap between hard rock, English progressive rock, and pure heavy metal.
Which Rush album, released in 1976, is highlighted for showcasing technical expertise and a heavier sound?
Answer: 2112
The Rush album *2112*, released in 1976, is highlighted for showcasing technical expertise and complex compositional skill with a heavier sound.
In which regions did progressive metal culturally originate in the mid-1980s?
Answer: North America and the United Kingdom
Progressive metal culturally originated in the mid-1980s in North America and the United Kingdom.
Progressive metal as a distinct style was primarily advanced by bands from the European heavy metal scene in the mid-1980s.
Answer: False
Progressive metal as a distinct style was primarily advanced by bands from the American heavy metal scene in the mid-1980s, although it culturally originated in North America and the United Kingdom.
Queensrÿche's *The Warning* (1984) and Fates Warning's *The Spectre Within* (1985) expanded their music with progressive elements through sound experimentation and complex structures.
Answer: True
Queensrÿche's *The Warning* and Fates Warning's *The Spectre Within* are noted for expanding their music with progressive elements through sound experimentation, compositional refinement, and complex structures.
Queensrÿche's *Operation: Mindcrime* (1988) and Fates Warning's *Perfect Symmetry* (1989) were seminal works that continued to develop the progressive metal genre.
Answer: True
Queensrÿche's *Operation: Mindcrime* and Fates Warning's *Perfect Symmetry* are cited as foundational albums that continued to develop the genre in the late 1980s, exploring technical refinement and sonic finesse.
Progressive metal found a home in the U.S. thrash metal movement, with many bands incorporating progressive elements.
Answer: True
The progressive metal style found a place within the U.S. thrash metal movement, with numerous bands integrating progressive elements into their sound.
Slayer's *Reign in Blood* is noted among the 'Big Four' of thrash metal for drawing progressive elements.
Answer: False
While Slayer's *Hell Awaits* (1985) is noted for drawing progressive elements among the 'Big Four' of thrash metal, *Reign in Blood* is not specifically cited for this characteristic in the provided text.
Bay Area thrash metal bands like Exodus and Death Angel were prominent in incorporating progressive elements into their sound.
Answer: False
Bay Area thrash metal bands like Forbidden and Heathen are cited for incorporating progressive elements into their sound, not specifically Exodus or Death Angel in this context.
Canada's Voivod contributed to progressive thrash metal with a complex and experimental style, featuring psychedelic dissonances on albums like *Dimension Hatröss*.
Answer: True
Voivod is recognized for contributing to progressive thrash metal with a complex and experimental style, including psychedelic dissonances on albums such as *Dimension Hatröss*.
Watchtower, known as 'math-metal' pioneers, developed an extremely technical approach based on rhythmic deconstruction typical of jazz fusion.
Answer: True
Watchtower, pioneers of 'math-metal,' developed an extremely technical approach based on rhythmic deconstruction, drawing from jazz fusion, and advancing the concept of time-changes in progressive metal.
The Swiss band Coroner, formed by roadies of Celtic Frost, is credited as a pioneer of technical thrash metal and released influential progressive metal albums like *Mental Vortex*.
Answer: True
Coroner is credited as a pioneer of technical thrash metal and released influential progressive metal albums such as *Mental Vortex*, cementing their name in the genre's history.
Which region's heavy metal scene primarily advanced progressive metal as a distinct musical style in the mid-1980s?
Answer: American
Progressive metal as a distinct musical style was primarily advanced by bands from the American heavy metal scene in the mid-1980s.
Which two seminal progressive metal works were released in 1986 by Queensrÿche and Fates Warning?
Answer: *Rage for Order* and *Awaken the Guardian*
Queensrÿche's *Rage for Order* and Fates Warning's *Awaken the Guardian* were the two seminal progressive metal works released in 1986.
Which of the following Metallica albums is noted for drawing progressive elements?
Answer: *Ride the Lightning*
Metallica's *Ride the Lightning* (1984), *Master of Puppets* (1986), and *...And Justice for All* (1988) are noted among the 'Big Four' of thrash metal for drawing progressive elements.
Which Bay Area thrash metal band incorporated progressive elements into their sound with the album *Twisted into Form*?
Answer: Forbidden
Forbidden is cited as a Bay Area thrash metal band that incorporated progressive elements into their sound with the album *Twisted into Form* (1990).
Watchtower, known as 'math-metal' pioneers, developed an extremely technical approach based on rhythmic deconstruction typical of which genre?
Answer: Jazz fusion
Watchtower developed an extremely technical approach based on rhythmic deconstruction typical of jazz fusion, earning them the moniker 'math-metal' pioneers.
Which Swiss band, formed by roadies of Celtic Frost, is credited as a pioneer of technical thrash metal and had influential albums in the progressive metal genre?
Answer: Coroner
The Swiss band Coroner, formed by roadies of Celtic Frost, is credited as a pioneer of technical thrash metal and released influential progressive metal albums such as *Mental Vortex*.
Dream Theater, Queensrÿche, and Tool are examples of progressive metal bands that achieved significant commercial success.
Answer: True
Dream Theater, Queensrÿche, and Tool are explicitly listed among the progressive metal bands that achieved commercial success.
Psychotic Waltz and Dream Theater were two major US bands that further developed the progressive metal genre, with Dream Theater focusing on keyboards and instrumental skills.
Answer: True
Psychotic Waltz and Dream Theater are identified as two major US bands that further developed the progressive metal genre, with Dream Theater specifically noted for advancing their style by focusing on keyboards and instrumental skills.
Dream Theater's *Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory* and *Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence* are considered the two fundamental albums that institutionalized classic progressive metal.
Answer: False
Dream Theater's *Images and Words* (1992) and *Awake* (1994) are considered the two fundamental albums that institutionalized classic progressive metal, not *Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory* and *Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence*.
King's X incorporated influences from funk, soul, and bands like The Beatles and U2 on their early albums.
Answer: True
King's X is noted for incorporating diverse influences such as hard rock, metal, progressive rock, funk, soul, and bands like The Beatles and U2 on their early albums.
Bands like Europe, The Cult, and Mr. Big are mentioned as hard rock bands that experimented with progressive music influences.
Answer: True
Europe, The Cult, and Mr. Big are explicitly mentioned as hard rock bands from that era that experimented with progressive music influences in their sound.
The Dutch project Ayreon and the Swedish band Opeth were among the bands that brought innovation to the progressive metal genre in the late 1990s.
Answer: False
The Dutch project Ayreon and the Swedish band Pain of Salvation were among the bands that brought innovation to the progressive metal genre in the late 1990s, not Opeth in this specific context.
Ayreon focused on concept albums and rock operas featuring performances by many different members of prominent metal bands.
Answer: True
Ayreon is characterized by its focus on theatrical and melodramatic rock operas that feature performances by numerous members of prominent metal bands.
Pain of Salvation is known for consistently working towards a highly conventional and conformist style in progressive metal.
Answer: False
Pain of Salvation is known for consistently working towards a more unusual, eclectic, and anti-conformist style in progressive metal, not a conventional or conformist one.
Thought Industry is cited as a forerunner of a more experimental and alternative approach in progressive metal.
Answer: True
Thought Industry is cited as a forerunner of a more experimental and alternative approach in progressive metal, as demonstrated by their album *Mods Carve the Pig: Assassins, Toads and God's Flesh*.
Which of the following bands is NOT cited as having achieved commercial success in progressive metal?
Answer: Coroner
Dream Theater, Tool, and Symphony X are listed among bands that achieved commercial success, whereas Coroner is noted as a pioneer of technical thrash metal with influential albums, but not specifically for commercial success in the same context.
Which two major US bands further delineated and developed the progressive metal genre, with one focusing on keyboards and instrumental skills?
Answer: Psychotic Waltz and Dream Theater
Psychotic Waltz and Dream Theater were two major US bands that further delineated and developed the progressive metal genre, with Dream Theater specifically focusing on keyboards and instrumental skills.
What were the two fundamental albums by Dream Theater that helped institutionalize classic progressive metal?
Answer: *Images and Words* and *Awake*
Dream Theater's *Images and Words* (1992) and *Awake* (1994) are considered the two fundamental albums that institutionalized classic progressive metal.
King's X incorporated diverse influences on their early albums, including which of the following?
Answer: Hard rock, metal, progressive rock, funk, and soul
King's X incorporated diverse influences on their early albums, including hard rock, metal, progressive rock, funk, and soul, drawing from bands like The Beatles and U2.
What characterized Ayreon's contribution to progressive metal?
Answer: Theatrical and melodramatic rock operas featuring many different metal band members.
Ayreon's contribution to progressive metal is characterized by its focus on theatrical and melodramatic rock operas that feature performances by numerous members of prominent metal bands.
Which band is mentioned as a forerunner of a more experimental and alternative approach in progressive metal?
Answer: Thought Industry
Thought Industry is cited as a forerunner of a more experimental and alternative approach in progressive metal, as demonstrated by their album *Mods Carve the Pig: Assassins, Toads and God's Flesh*.
The djent subgenre of progressive metal is particularly known for its emphasis on polyrhythmic aspects and often features the use of extended-range guitars.
Answer: True
The djent style is defined by high-attack, palm-muted, syncopated riffs that often incorporate polymeters and the use of extended-range guitars.
The fusion-inspired progressive metal style was integrated into black metal by bands like Atheist and Death.
Answer: False
The fusion-inspired progressive metal style was integrated into *death metal* by bands such as Atheist and Death, leading to technical or progressive death metal, not black metal.
Dan Swanö's Edge of Sanity and Opeth were among the first Swedish bands to combine progressive rock and extreme metal influences.
Answer: True
Edge of Sanity and Opeth are recognized as among the first Swedish bands to pioneer the combination of progressive rock and extreme metal influences.
Edge of Sanity's *Crimson* was a 40-minute concept album consisting of a single track, featuring death-metal vocals and heavily distorted guitars.
Answer: True
Edge of Sanity's *Crimson* is a 40-minute concept album consisting of a single track, featuring death-metal vocals and heavily distorted guitars, and is considered a significant release in extreme progressive metal.
Opeth's *Orchid* was unique for its combination of black metal vocals, melodic guitar harmonies, and acoustic passages.
Answer: False
Opeth's *Orchid* was unique for its combination of *death metal* vocals and instrumentation, melodic guitar harmonies, and acoustic passages, not black metal vocals.
Opeth's *Blackwater Park* received critical acclaim and was co-produced by Steven Wilson and Mikael Åkerfeldt.
Answer: True
Opeth's *Blackwater Park* received critical acclaim and was indeed co-produced by Steven Wilson and Mikael Åkerfeldt.
Steven Wilson co-produced Opeth's *Blackwater Park* and *Deliverance*, but not *Damnation*.
Answer: False
Steven Wilson co-produced Opeth's *Blackwater Park*, *Deliverance*, and *Damnation*, with the latter two intended as a double album.
Opeth's *Ghost Reveries* and *Watershed* were their last 'heavy' albums before a stylistic shift to a more traditional progressive metal/rock sound.
Answer: True
Opeth's *Ghost Reveries* and *Watershed* are noted as their last 'heavy' albums before they transitioned to a more traditional progressive metal/rock style, devoid of extreme metal elements.
The style of progressive metal played by bands like Opeth and Meshuggah is often referred to as 'extreme progressive metal' or 'extreme prog'.
Answer: True
The style of progressive metal exemplified by bands such as Opeth and Meshuggah is commonly referred to as 'extreme progressive metal' or 'extreme prog'.
Between the Buried and Me started as a death metal band before incorporating progressive metal and metalcore elements.
Answer: False
Between the Buried and Me initially started as a more straightforward metalcore band before incorporating progressive metal and death metal elements into their sound.
The rapid growth of djent in the 2010s, led by bands like Periphery, contributed to an increased interest in progressive metal.
Answer: True
The rapid growth of the djent subgenre in the 2010s, spearheaded by bands like Periphery, significantly contributed to an increased interest in progressive metal.
The 'djent' style was originally developed by Periphery and popularized by bands like Meshuggah and Tesseract.
Answer: False
The 'djent' style was originally developed by Meshuggah and later popularized by bands such as Periphery, Tesseract, and Animals as Leaders.
The 'djent' style is characterized by high-attack, palm-muted, syncopated riffs, often incorporating polymeters.
Answer: True
The 'djent' style is characterized by its high-attack, palm-muted, syncopated riffs, and frequent incorporation of polymeters, often utilizing extended-range guitars.
Progressive doom is a fusion genre combining elements of progressive metal and doom metal, with bands like King Goat as examples.
Answer: True
Progressive doom is indeed a fusion genre that combines elements of progressive metal and doom metal, with King Goat cited as an example.
The primary subgenre listed under progressive metal is progressive death metal.
Answer: False
The primary subgenre listed under progressive metal in the provided information is Djent, not progressive death metal.
Progressive metalcore and technical death metal are considered fusion genres associated with progressive metal.
Answer: True
Progressive metalcore and technical death metal are explicitly listed as fusion genres associated with progressive metal.
What musical characteristic is particularly emphasized in the djent subgenre of progressive metal?
Answer: Polyrhythmic aspects.
The djent subgenre is particularly known for its emphasis on polyrhythmic aspects, along with high-attack, palm-muted, syncopated riffs and extended-range guitars.
Which two Swedish bands were among the first to pioneer the combination of progressive rock and extreme metal influences?
Answer: Edge of Sanity and Opeth
Dan Swanö's Edge of Sanity and Opeth are recognized as among the first Swedish bands to pioneer the combination of progressive rock and extreme metal influences.
What made Edge of Sanity's album *Crimson* a significant release in extreme progressive metal?
Answer: It was a 40-minute concept album consisting of a single track with death-metal vocals.
Edge of Sanity's *Crimson* is significant as a 40-minute concept album consisting of a single track, featuring death-metal vocals and heavily distorted guitars, marking an early extreme-metal foray into progressive rock-esque concept albums.
Who co-produced Opeth's hallmark record *Blackwater Park* (2001) with Mikael Åkerfeldt?
Answer: Steven Wilson
Steven Wilson, frontman of Porcupine Tree and a progressive rock icon, co-produced Opeth's hallmark record *Blackwater Park* with Mikael Åkerfeldt.
Which Opeth albums are noted for being their last 'heavy' albums before a stylistic shift?
Answer: *Ghost Reveries* and *Watershed*
Opeth's *Ghost Reveries* and *Watershed* are noted as their last 'heavy' albums before they transitioned to a more traditional progressive metal/rock style.
What term is often used to describe the style of progressive metal played by bands like Opeth and Meshuggah?
Answer: Extreme progressive metal
The style of progressive metal played by bands like Opeth and Meshuggah is commonly referred to as 'extreme progressive metal' or 'extreme prog'.
Between the Buried and Me began to incorporate progressive metal and death metal into their music on which album?
Answer: *The Silent Circus*
Between the Buried and Me began incorporating progressive metal and death metal into their music on their 2003 album *The Silent Circus*, which is considered a landmark in progressive metalcore.
What led to an increased interest in progressive metal in the 2010s?
Answer: The rapid growth of djent.
The rapid growth of the djent subgenre, led by bands like Periphery, significantly contributed to an increased interest in progressive metal in the 2010s.
Which bands popularized the 'djent' style of progressive metal in the late 2000s, a sound originally developed by Meshuggah?
Answer: Periphery, Tesseract, and Animals as Leaders
Bands such as Periphery, Tesseract, and Animals as Leaders popularized the 'djent' style of progressive metal in the late 2000s, a sound originally developed by Meshuggah.
What is a defining characteristic of the 'djent' style?
Answer: High-attack, palm-muted, syncopated riffs.
The 'djent' style is characterized by high-attack, palm-muted, syncopated riffs, often incorporating polymeters and extended-range guitars.
Which of the following is a fusion genre that combines elements of progressive metal and doom metal?
Answer: Progressive doom
Progressive doom is a fusion genre that specifically combines elements of progressive metal and doom metal.
What is the primary subgenre listed under progressive metal in the provided information?
Answer: Djent
Djent is explicitly listed as the primary subgenre under progressive metal in the provided information.
Which of the following is NOT listed as a fusion genre associated with progressive metal?
Answer: Symphonic black metal
Progressive metalcore, progressive doom, and technical death metal are listed as fusion genres associated with progressive metal, but symphonic black metal is not.
Germany's Sieges Even explored the more melodic and symphonic side of progressive metal, exemplified by their album *The Art of Navigating by the Stars*.
Answer: False
Germany's Sieges Even explored the more technical and angular side of progressive metal, not the melodic and symphonic side, as exemplified by their album *The Art of Navigating by the Stars*.
The Puerto Rican band Puya popularized a fusion of reggae, funk, and progressive metal in the late 1990s.
Answer: False
The Puerto Rican band Puya popularized an innovative fusion of jazz, salsa, and progressive metal in the late 1990s, not reggae or funk.
Dream Theater, Planet X, and Puya are progressive metal bands noted for their jazz influence, particularly in extended solo sections.
Answer: True
Dream Theater, Planet X, and Puya are recognized progressive metal bands noted for incorporating jazz influences, particularly evident in their extended solo sections featuring 'trading solos'.
Orphaned Land initially debuted as a black metal band before aiming to create 'oriental metal'.
Answer: False
Orphaned Land initially debuted as a melodic death-doom/melodic death metal band, not black metal, before aiming to create 'oriental metal'.
Orphaned Land's music was always viewed as progressive due to its Middle Eastern elements, including uncommon time signatures and microtones.
Answer: True
Orphaned Land's music was considered progressive from its inception due to its incorporation of Middle Eastern elements, such as uncommon time signatures, expansive song structures, and microtones.
Steven Wilson produced and engineered Orphaned Land's album *The Never Ending Way of ORWarriOR*.
Answer: True
Steven Wilson produced and engineered Orphaned Land's album *The Never Ending Way of ORWarriOR* after finding their music to be 'something special'.
The Spanish band Proyecto Eskhata popularized a fusion of progressive rock and industrial metal.
Answer: False
The Spanish band Proyecto Eskhata popularized a fusion of progressive rock and *rap metal*, which journalists described as 'progressive rap metal'.
Regional scenes noted for contributions to progressive metal include Australia, Japan, and South America.
Answer: False
Regional scenes noted for contributions to progressive metal include the United Kingdom, United States, Scandinavia, Canada, and Germany, not Australia, Japan, or South America.
Which progressive metal band is noted for its jazz influence, particularly in extended solo sections featuring 'trading solos'?
Answer: Dream Theater
Dream Theater, along with Planet X and Puya, is noted for its jazz influence, particularly in extended solo sections featuring 'trading solos'.
Orphaned Land from Israel initially debuted as what type of metal band?
Answer: Melodic death-doom/melodic death metal
Orphaned Land from Israel initially debuted as a melodic death-doom/melodic death metal band before aiming to create 'oriental metal'.
What unique elements made Orphaned Land's music progressive from the beginning?
Answer: Middle Eastern elements, including uncommon time signatures and microtones.
Orphaned Land's music was considered progressive from its inception due to its incorporation of Middle Eastern elements, such as uncommon time signatures, expansive song structures, and microtones.
What unique fusion genre did the Spanish band Proyecto Eskhata popularize?
Answer: Progressive rap metal
The Spanish band Proyecto Eskhata popularized a unique fusion of progressive rock and rap metal, described as 'progressive rap metal'.
Which of the following regional scenes is NOT noted for its contributions to progressive metal?
Answer: Italy
The United States, Scandinavia, and Germany are noted for their contributions to progressive metal, while Italy is not mentioned in this context.