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Best ‘90s Instrumental Prog Metal Albums Ranked


Here are the five best ‘90s instrumental prog metal albums (ranked!)

These days, there’s no shortage of instrumental progressive metal acts, as the subcategory is saturated by superb artists creating typically tricky and imaginative tracks without singing along the way. For example, there’s Liquid Tension Experiment, Animals as Leaders, Scale the Summit, Intervals and Plini (just to name some of the bigger names).

That wasn’t the situation in the 1990s, though, which probably isn’t surprising given that prog metal started a few years earlier. However, there were at least a handful of outstanding releases that we still love blasting several decades later.

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Specifically, the few we’re breaking down below – which may not even be from artists typically associated with prog metal – are the finest early examples of how inventive, alluring and challenging instrumental progressive metal can be.

Since we’ve got only a few spots to give away, we’ve restricted ourselves to one album per band, and although there may be limited amounts of vocals spread across their runtimes (in the form of spoken passages, background noises, etc.), there’s zero focus on singing. So, for all intents and purposes, they’re instrumental albums.

Whether you’re an expert or novice in the style, you’d be smart to keep scrolling and see our ranking of the five best ‘90s instrumental prog metal albums!

Be sure to let us know if we missed any great records or got our ranking wrong!

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Galeria Zdjęć: Jordan Blum

Dan Briggs z Between the Buried and Me: Moje 5 Ulubionych Albumów Prog Metalu Wszech Czasów

Bassista Between the Buried and Me Dan Briggs wymienia swoje pięć ulubionych albumów prog metalu, wyjaśniając ich wpływ i znaczenie dla niego jako muzyka.

O swojej młodości Briggs mówi:

“Dorastałem w latach ’80 z rodzicami słuchającymi wszystkiego od Phantom of the Opera po Tears For Fears, Genesis, The Fixx i Annie Lennox. Ale były też mixy na przejażdżkach z tatą, które miały dźwięki jakich nigdy wcześniej nie słyszałem (takie jak fuga wokalna w “On Reflection” Gentle Giant), które nigdy nie zapomnę.

Kiedy byłem w liceum, zespoły takie jak Pink Floyd i King Crimson zaczynały kształtować moją muzyczną etykę, ale Dream Theater całkowicie połączyło moje zainteresowania cięższą muzyką i długimi dynamicznymi utworami, które kochałem.

A potem wejście w żywe nagrania Zappy na studiach praktycznie wprowadziło mnie w całkowicie nową przestrzeń, przenosząc to co kochałem w klasycznych kompozytorach do totalnego bizarro — tylko poszerzając to co myślałem o granicach ‘tego co można zrobić.’

Galeria Zdjęć: Dan Briggs (Between the Buried and Me)

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Sarah Parker is a research analyst and content contributor with a strong interest in business strategy, organizational behavior, and social development. With a background in sociology and public policy, she focuses on exploring the intersection between research and real-world application. Sarah regularly contributes articles that bridge academic insights and practical relevance, aiming to foster critical thinking and innovation across sectors.