prog metal

Al Joseph may not yet be a household name, but if you were to make a list of current metal guitarists who exude a level of talent worthy of praise among the biggest names and still maintain precise control over melody and composition, he'd…

Hailing from New Jersey, Symphony X have been on the scene since '94 writing some of the most engaging melodic prog metal to grace my ears. To say they are symphonic metal may be misleading, but they do employ symphonic elements very…