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Feedback
Gabriel Leopardi17th March 2012Crimson Glory is the most original progressive metal band!
I remember that you recommended them at the Vchat session. I have to check the band. Thanks!
Slavenko Erazer17th March 2012Crimson Glory is the most original progressive metal band!
Nick32515th June 2008awesome
Melodicintenions1st April 2008Great Lesson Gabe!
Danilo Capezzuto25th February 2008Great...I'm watching all you lessons!
- Gabriel Leopardi27th October 2007
Hi Man! I'm glad that you like it! The bass player is called Marcelo Yakko and is the co-funder (with me) of the project Digital Fear. He used a loop female girl that found in internet in that song to build it.
This project is instrumental and experimental. It's not that I preffer this kind of music it's just that we wanted to do instumental music. I also have a band called Cirse (www.cirse.com.ar) that has a female singer but it's not progressive.
Gabriel.-
pd: I'll try to get that Threshold albums. - Madrigal26th October 2007
Oh wow!
Gabriel, I listened to your songs with Digital Fear and really REALLY love it!!!!! Is there an album to buy anywhere? Simply brilliant stuff..... Do you also play bass on it? And who the hell is this AWESOME female vocalist on track two about Venus? Why don't you have her on all the tracks, do you prefer instrumental songs?
Damian Wilson, you are right, was the vocalist on the first and third - and now most likely to be again - on their ninth studio album. If album 1 and 3 you heard and liked, then you should definitely check out Threshold's more recent work with Mac, who now left the band a couple of months ago, a week (!) before the tour...... Damian, who in general is a most acclaimed vocalist in the prog world, jumped in - again.
Phew, I soooo like your stuff! Powerful, great melodies, interesting harmonies, tension, soul, spirit, groove - all I love in music. No wonder I'm into your lessons most of all on GMC. - Gabriel Leopardi25th October 2007
I know them! I like their sound and their singer... Damian Wilson.. I think that this was his name.
gabriel.- - Madrigal24th October 2007
If you like the sound of this lesson, then you will love
THReSHoLD !!!
If you don't know them, you MUST check them out here:
www.myspace.com/thresholdofficial
Try the song "Mission Profile" and you'll know what I mean.
Threshold to me are the *true* (but still hidden) Gods of progmetal. Dream Theater sound stale and sterile in comparison.
But anyway, my favourite lesson so far on GMC! 
SnakeEyes794th October 2007Very nice, even if a little bit fast for a beginner like me^^! Thanx!!!
- revenged_rocker12122nd July 2007
nice work another great lesson
Jakub Luptovec16th July 2007This is Sympony-X - Sea of lies from Divine Wings of Tragedy isn't it? Or at least inspired by its spirit:)
Anyway, I love Symphony-X => its great:)
MickeM28th June 2007It's Dream Theater and Sun Caged
- Gabriel Leopardi26th June 2007
Thanks Gustavo! No es una cancion de mi banda, solo un ejercicio de técnica inspirado en Symphony. No hay problema con que sea parecido al comienzo.
- Gustavo26th June 2007
sea of lies
muy wena gfabi 
Smikey200617th June 2007Loven this lession, im a fan of symphony haha the only thing id love to see more than good prog metal lession would be an opeth lession
Yonrak17th June 2007Very nice lesson. Definately learned something here
- Gabriel Leopardi16th June 2007
Si! Ahi estuve. Tremendo show!
- Gustavo16th June 2007
fuistes a ver a symphony x el 13? yo no pude x la plata :S XD
linda leccion - Gabriel Leopardi14th June 2007
Many of you said that Nevermore is a good band! I have never paid attention to this band but I'll listen to them and then I'll tell you!
I could do this list of top GMC prog metal bands based on your comments:
1. Dream Theater
2. Symphony X
3. Opeth
4. Nevermore 
Fsgdjv14th June 2007Great lesson! Just what I needed, a great sounding rythm guitar lesson that's in my skill range:) My favourite prog metal band is Opeth, theres really nothing that comes close in my opinion, even though Nevermore, Memfis, Nahemah etc, are great aswell.
VinceG14th June 2007dude this sounds like a Symphony X song.
M-P14th June 2007+1 for Dream Theater. Always loved their songs, but never really tried to play anything that style, thanks.
TheProof14th June 2007faveriot prog bands, dream theater, symphony x, porcupine tree, opeth, queensryche, pink floyd, the doors, kings x, equililbrium, wintersun, amorphis, rhapsody, the human abstract, priestess, megadeth, staind, stone sour, testament, the mars volta
in no particular order all for different reasons, dream theater: brilliant guitar and drums (john petrucci mike portnoy), symphony x amazing use of aletnate tuning (michael romeo), porcupine tree big fan of the singing and piano, opeth something about them i love and im too lazy to explain the rest
edguy14th June 2007Very cool lesson. I like Nevermore and Communic. They are great progressive metal bands.
And Dream Theater are gods- TheProof14th June 2007
AWESOME! prog metal is my absolute favorite absolutely wicked lesson! i really enjoyed it
JVM13th June 2007Very cool gabe! Gotta learn this one.
lefty0113th June 2007Wonderful lesson. I love the classic prog bands of the 70's too. Without bands like Genesis and Yes, there would not be the great prog bands we have today. How about a Genesis lesson?
- Gabriel Leopardi13th June 2007
I don't know, let me ask it to Kris.
- stratman3313th June 2007
oh sorry forgot to tell you my email
lol
ok mine is: [email protected]
If you can do it, that would be great! - stratman3313th June 2007
Hey Gabe, I dont know if you can do this, but the tab page wont open for me...I've tried so many times but it wont open. Is it possible for you to mail me the tab?
The Uncreator13th June 2007Great lesson, and my favorite Progressive Metal band is Nevermore, absoultely love those guys.
- Gabriel Leopardi13th June 2007
Yeah! It has been inspired in that song, and other songs of Symphony that have very similar riffs and drum work.
christian: I'm not using any effect. It's just the distortion channel of my marshall (8080).
Bjoerne: Hey, Opeth is a very interesting band! I haven't listened to Camel... - Mark Schiewe13th June 2007
The riff sounds alot like Sea of Lies
Pavel13th June 2007Nice lesson - as soon as i heard the first second of it i knew it has something to do with Symphony X!
Good job Gabriel!
christian13th June 2007What kind of effects are u using?
Thanks
chmilew13th June 2007I totally Agree, Dream Theater are The Kings...The Masters !
All the musicians are geniuses
This Lesson is Also Awesome
Gen13th June 2007Awsome! Exellent sound and composition, i really like it!
- Bjoerne13th June 2007
nice with prog metal lesson
i love bands like porcupine tree , opeth , camel etc 
Marcus Lavendell13th June 2007awesome lesson Gabriel! and I agree - Symphony X is one of the best prog metal bands.
- JOhn13th June 2007
nice sounds awesome.
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Hey! This is my first progressive metal lesson in the style of Symphony X and Dream Theater. Let’s make a bit of history. The first progressive metal bands that I know were Queensryche and Fates Warning in the end of 80’s. If you like this style you should listen to Perfect Symetry (Fates Warning) and Operation Mindcrime (Queensryche). Then it appeared Dream Theater with Images and Words album and they became the most popular of them. The best way to learn and understand a style of music is listening to it’s roots. I could say that the main roots of this style are the progressive rock bands (Yes, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Rush, etc) and the heavy metal bands (Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Metallica, etc…) Nowadays there are hundreds of progressive metalbands (like my band: www.purevolume.com/digitalfear) and I could say that Symphony X is one of the best with obviously Dream Theater that are the kings. Ok guys, I want you to tell me your favourite prog band in the comments!
The exercise is a difficult rhythm part in different meters. The first section is very in the style of Symphony X and the second section remembers me to Dream Theater’s first album.
The idea here is that you get inspired with this lesson to create your own progressive metal riffs and then songs.
Tempo: 160 bpm
Jump to start: Home or `s` , you can also click/tap the lesson part again (the numbers above player)
Go to next part: PageUP or End.
Volume: ArrowUp / ArrowDown keys
Go to any part: Number keys (combinations also possible)
Pause or play: `k` or space key
Fullscreen: `f`, esc to close
Increase / decrease speed : `+` or `-`
