Christian Prog and classics

metaldude wrote:One of my favorite prog albums is Wake of Redemption's Earthshaker.

Temple of Blood wrote:Antithesis
Tourniquet

Superjuice wrote:Glass Hammer (lyrics heavy with a C.S. Lewis influence):



Azure Circle (Peter Gabriel-era Genesis vibe):

Verbum Lux wrote:If you want Christian progressive rock, you really need to listen to Neal Morse. One, ? (Question Mark), and Testimony 2 are all masterpieces, and he's got a lot of other great material.

He also has the Neal Morse Band, which is a bit more of a collaborative deal and is also top notch.  Their first album, the Grand Experiment, was quite good, and their second, The Similitude of a Dream, has become my favorite album of all time.

Both his solo albums (at least the prog ones) and the Neal Morse Band also have Mike Portnoy - who happens to be my favorite drummer - on them.

On a somewhat related note, Morse and Portnoy are both in the Transatlantic, and that bands songs sometimes have Christian elements in them - The Whirlwind in particular features a lot of Christian themes.

And yes, I'm something of a Neal Morse fanboy. 

As for Christian progressive metal bands, I definitely concur about Theocracy.  They're the best by far.  Other favorites would be Harmony (their second album is a power prog masterpiece), Mehida, and Majestic Vanguard.  Also, if you don't mind prog mixed with death metal, Becoming The Archetypes Celestial Completion, Dichotomy, and The Physics of Fire are very good as well - particularly Celestial Completion.

Andreas89 wrote:Prog rock is kind of a toughie, although you're lucky that Neal Morse has been really productive since he became a christian. Glass Hammer is already mentioned, and as far as I know them, they make fine music. I'd also add Flagship to that list, if you don't mind Christian Liljegren singing prog rock
Then there's also Eric Gilette (known from the Neal Morse Band).

As for my favourite christian prog metal band, I wouldn't put Theocracy in there because they are too heavily (heavenly!) set in power metal (which is a very important genre, as you can see in my title). Affector is absolutely prog, has almost exclusively Bible verses as lyrics and is very melodic.

Driven wrote:I don't know if Barnabas counts, but they definitely had a progressive edge, and they're borderline metal. Possibly one of the best bands of all time at their peak.

crusader wrote:

metaldude wrote:One of my favorite prog albums is Wake of Redemption's Earthshaker.

 can you pass me some links? I can't find anything bout them

Andreas89 wrote:I may have to mention an actual 70s prog rock band, namely Barclay James Harvest. They weren't always very explicit, but explicit enough. On their website, they give information about each album and individual song, and they don't beat around the bush when it is supposed to be "understood" as christian.