Originally Posted by: loner92No, you're WAAAAYYYY off on that one. The stuff you're talking about is "nu-metal". Nu-metal defined=commercial rock, MTV crap, pop-rock, rap-rock, trendy bullsh*t, garbage, false metal, or my personal favorite term for it, SH*T.

Progressive metal is stuff like Dream Theatre, Blind Guardian, Symphony X and Fates Warning.

:mad: DEATH TO FALSE METAL :mad:

[Edited by loner92 on 03-29-2001 at 07:31 PM]

Your absolutely right, the progressive metal scene is the one that tries to push the boundaries on technical playing and generally has power metal type vocals. To play the like of Dream Theatre and Symphony X you would want to be an accomplished guitarist. These guys play any technique you can imagine plus a hell of a lot more. Only way to get to that level is to practice until you are fluent in all of the basics, then work on speed. Theory helps some pleyrs, other work on feel. A good ear is probably the most important thing of all though.

To play Limp Bizkit etc.... get a guitar, practrice power chords for about a week, then you are as talented! The tight crunch and thick sounds they achieve are 100% ProTools and editing in the studio.