The 5 Absolute Weirdest Prog Metal Bands Ever

Here are the five weirdest prog metal bands ever!

You could argue that progressive metal is inherently wacky since it often involves such unconventional instrumentation (including all sorts of sound effects alongside just about anything you might find in a high school band room). Plus, the music could shift styles at the drop of a hat, the vocals could be extremely bizarre and the lyrics could tackle the most peculiar concepts imaginable.

That said, there are certain artists who go above and beyond the rest to be as brazenly and entertainingly strange as possible. Perhaps their songwriting is lovably cartoonish or their arrangements and timbres are significantly beyond the realm of convention. At times, even their real-life personas reach levels of self-aware oddness that force you to raise an eyebrow and ask yourself, “What the hell am I listening to? What am I watching?!”

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For our money, the five progressive metal artists below go the furthest in crafting audio and visuals that’ll leave you scratching your head and smiling uncontrollably at their imaginative and irresistible zaniness.

So, leave your expectations for normalcy at the door as we dive into the five absolute weirdest prog metal bands ever!

Of course, we’d love to know how many of these weird prog metal bands you’ve heard before, too!

With that over, let's go down the road of prog metal's whackiest albums!

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