Well well... Hello fellow prog fans!
Some fine tastes you all have.
A humorous little backstory: I've been playing (and writing music) for roughly 16 years now. I've had my own band, played in a few others, yada yada. While in recent years I have become distant with those interests, my brother on the other hand has become (over) eccentric about becoming the ultimate guitarist. So, naturally, he's constantly pushing bands and artists onto me. And as I check out his recommends, I sometimes stumble upon stuff I actually enjoy.
Dream Theater is one of my favorite groups and has been for a long time. One of my brother's favorites is Symphony X, and he has to make it a point that Sx is "better" than DT.
Anyways... this eventually got me into checking out other groups in the prog metal scene. Lately I have been really enjoying Circus Maximus. I find them extremely talented (that guitar playing... *chef's kiss*), and like a lot of other groups in the prog scene, under-appreciated.
So for you prog metal heads out there, give them a listen!
(The song I keep hitting 'repeat' on: Architect of Fortune)
Cheers \m/,