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Here are the 11 best progressive death metal bands of all time!<\/p>\n
On paper, mixing prog rock and death metal might seem like mixing oil and water.<\/p>\n
Why? Because the former subgenre is largely known for its colorful and complicated arrangements; expansive tracks lengths; and fantastical songwriting, whereas the latter is largely known for \u2013 well \u2013 the exact opposite<\/a> (horrific lyricism, demonic vocals and instrumentation that\u2019s ferocious, traditional and immediate). READ MORE: 10 Progressive Death Metal Songs All Metalheads Should Know<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Specifically, the 11 progressive death metal bands on this list have done more than enough to be crowned the best all time.<\/p>\n True, some of them are relatively new to the scene, and several of them incorporate other subgenres (such as tech-death<\/a>, prog rock, extreme metal, avant-garde metal and melodeath) into their chemistry.<\/p>\n Even so, their feet are firmly planted in the realm of progressive death metal, too, and with their unique approaches to it, they\u2019re surely the cream of the crop when it comes to\u00a0serving up\u00a0complex cataclysm.<\/p>\n These bands totally nailed combining tricky arrangements and terrifying singing!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Jordan Blum<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Keep scrolling to see 11 prog metal debut albums that proved how great their creators were from the get-go!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Jordan Blum<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Almost four decades of brutality!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Joe DiVita<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/strong>As the saying goes, though, opposites attract, and that\u2019s precisely what happened when artists such as Death<\/a> and Nocturnus<\/a> began blending the two templates around 1990. That said, just because they\u2019re the first doesn\u2019t mean they\u2019re the greatest, as dozens of other groups have emerged since then who took the style to far greater places.<\/p>\n11 Best Progressive Death Metal Bands of All Time<\/h2>\n
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