Originally posted here by 8*B@LL
it saddens me that pretty much all the votes thusfar have been for main-stream bands

are there no prog-rock fans here? no votes for Dream Theater or Rush? even Yes?

you really cant beat prog-rock for "smart" music; its lyrically solid(most of the time :-P), musically complex(with actual MUSIC as oposed to looped beats and such), and has some of the absolutly most tallented players EVER.
Dream theater is some amazing stuff...they are a great band.


Originally posted here by mrkangaroo
If you want speed metal my vote goes for Fear Factory. They are sick........
Fear factory is one of my favorites. I saw em in concert and it was the best show I have ever been to. It's a damn shame that they just recently broke up. They produced great music for 10 years and never got popular...R.I.P Fear factory