Mike Mangini ( Dream Theater Drummer )

 

The Best Drummers In World

1. Dave Lombardo – Slayer, Testament (Raining Blood)

2. Bill Ward – Black Sabbath (The Wizard)

3. Danny Carey- Tool (Ticks & Leeches)

4. Mike Portnoy – Dream Theater (Stream of Consciousness)

5. Cozy Powell – Rainbow, Black Sabbath (Stargazer)

6. Nicko McBrain – Iron Maiden (Where Eagles Dare)

7. Vinnie Paul – Pantera, Damageplan (Throes of Rejection)

8. Gene Hoglan – Death, Strapping Young Lad (Symbolic)

9. Lars Ulrich – Metallica (Dyer’s Eve)

10. Martin Lopez – Opeth (Deliverance)

11. Bobby Jarzombek – Spastic Ink, Demons and Wizards, Halford (Multi-Masking)

12. Hellhammer – Mayhem, Arcturus, Dimmu Borgir (For to End Yet Again)

13. Matt Cameron – Soundgarden (Jesus Christ Pose)

14. Nick Menza – Megadeth (Take no Prisoners)

15. Tommy Aldridge – Ozzy Osbourne, Vinnie Moore (Saved by a Miracle)

16. Scott Travis – Judas Priest, Racer X (Painkiller)

17. Brann Dailor – Mastodon (Capillerian Crest)

18. Clive Burr – Iron Maiden (Genghis Khan)

19. Richard Christy – Death, Iced Earth (Harvester of Human Sorrow)

20. Derek Roddy – Hate Eternal (Faceles One)

21. Mark Zonder – Fates Warning (Nothing Left to Say)

22. Tomas Haake – Meshuggah (I)

23. Phil Taylor – Motörhead (Overkill)

24. Jürgen Reil – Kreator (Terrible Certainty)

25. Virgil Donati – Planet X (Midnight Bell)

26. Gar Samuelson – Megadeth (Wake Up Dead)

27. Tommy Lee – Mötley Crüe (Use It or Lose It)

28. Sean Reinert – Cynic, Death (Secret Face)

29. Charlie Benante – Anthrax (Schism)

30. Paul Bostaph – Slayer, Testament (Killing Fields)

31. Flo Mournier – Cryptopsy (Carrionshine)

32. Scott Rockenfield – Queensrÿche (Take Hold of the Flame)

33. Vinny Appice – Dio, Heaven & Hell, Derringer (Beyond the Universe)

34. George Kollias – Nile (Burning Pits of Duat)

35. Lee Kerslake – Ozzy Osbourne (Over the Mountain)

36. Pete Sandoval – Morbid Angel (Maze of Torment)

37. Mick Harris – Napalm Death (Scum)

38. Nicholas Barker – Dimmu Borgir, Old Man’s Son (Kings of the Carnival Creation)

39. Igor Cavalera – Sepultura (Territory)

40. Mike Sus – Possessed (The Exorsist)

41. Joey Jordison – Slipknot (Disasterpiece)

42. Allen Blickle – Baroness (Rays on Pinion)

43. Ray Herrera – Fear Factory (Cyberwaste)

44. Proscriptor – Absu (She Cries the Quiet Lake)

45. Mario Duplantier – Gojira (The Art of Dying)

46. Sean Kinney – Alice In Chains (Sick Man)

47. Chris Adler – Lamb of God (Ashes of the Wake)

48. Matt McDonough – Mudvayne (World so Cold)

49. Aaron Harris – Isis (Not in Rivers but in Drops)

50. Jason Rullo – Symphony X (The Accolade)

51. Shannon Lucas – All That Remains, Black Dahlia Murder (This Calling)

52. Blake Richardson – Between the Buried and Me (Obfuscation)

53. David Silveria – Korn (Got the Life)

54. Brad Wilk – Rage Against the Machine (Snakecharmer)

55. Steve Flynn – Atheist (Mother Man)

56. Mike Smith – Suffocation (Redemption)

57. Mike Bordin – Faith No More, Ozzy Osbourne, Korn (Midlife Crisis)

58. Randy Castillo – Ozzy Osbourne, Mötley Crüe (Hellraiser)

59. Trivett Wingo – The Sword (Ebethron)

60. Yanic Bercier – Quo Vadis (Absolution)

61. John Dolmayan – System of a Down (I-E-A-I-A-I-O)

62. Des Kensel – High on Fire (Devilution)

63. Daniel Erlandsson – Arch Enemy, Carcass, In Flames (ehumanizer)

64. Kim Ruzz – Mercyful Fate (The Oath)

65. Ken Owen – Carcass (Heartwork)

66. Dave McClain – Machine Head (Imperium)

67. Ingo Schwichtenberg – Helloween (Eagle Fly Free)

68. Les Binks – Judas Priest (Exciter)

69. Ricardo Confessori – Angra (Caroline IV)

70. Jason Roeder – Neurosis (Locust Star)

71. Paul Mazurkiewicz – Cannibal Corpse, Tirant Sin (Hammer Smashed Face)

72. Tony Laureano – Nile (Sarcophagus)

73. Tony “Abaddon” Bray – Venom (Black Metal)

74. Felix Griffin – DRI (Tear it Down)

75. Daniel Svensson – In Flames, Diabolique (Brush the Dust Away)

76. Ted Kirkpatrick – Tourniquet (Ark of Suffering)

77. Frost – Satyricon, Gorgoroth (Mother North)

78. Fenriz – Immortal (Tyrants)

79. Steve Asheim – Deicide, Order of Ennead, Council of the Fallen (As if a Rose I Wither)

80. Hans Grossmann – Necrophagist (Stillborn One)

81. Scott Columbus – Manowar (Achilles, Agony & Ecstasy)

82. Dave Mackintosh – DragonForce, Bal-Sagoth (Through the Fire & the Flames)

83. Steve Zimmerman – Fates Warning (The Sorceress)

84. John Tempesta – Exodus, Testament, Helmet, White Zombie (See You Dead)

85. Nigel Glockler – Saxon (Motorcycle Man)

86. Deen Castronovo – Marty Friedman, Wild Dogs, Ozzy Osbourne (Saturation Point)

87. Shawn Drover – Megadeth, Eidolon (This Day We Fight!)

88. Travis Smith – Trivium (Falling to Gray)

89. Liam Sweeney – No Quarter Given (Falling Paradigm)

90. Mike Terrana – Rage, Masterplan (All I Want)

91. Rob Callard – Sylosis (The Blackest Skyline)

92. Tim Yeung – Divine Heresy (Bleed the Fifth)

93. Thomen Stauch – Blind Guardian, Savage Circus (When Hell Awakes)

94. Stian Kristoffersen – Pagan’s Mind (The Celestine Prophecy)

95. Jimmy Sullivan – Avenged Sevenfold (Streets)

96. Tom Hunting – Exodus (Piranha)

97. Johan Langell – Pain Of Salvation (Fandango)

98. Louie Clemente – Testament (Over The Wall)

99. Adam Dutkiewicz – Killswitch Engage (My Curse)

100. Pete Gill – Saxon, Motörhead (Denim & Leather)

The Best Alternative Album

1. The Velvet Underground & Nico – The Velvet Underground

2. Nevermind – Nirvana

3. Daydream Nation – Sonic Youth

4. The Queen is Dead – The Smiths

5. Low – David Bowie

6. Doolittle – Pixies

7. OK Computer – Radiohead

8. The Joshua Tree – U2

9. Remain in Light – Talking Heads

10. Unknown Pleasures – Joy Division

11. Closer – Joy Division

12. This Year’s Model – Elvis Costello & the Attractions

13. Marquee Moon – Television

14. The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses

15. Loveless – My Bloody Valentine

16. Murmur – R.E.M.

17. Horses – Patti Smith

18. Ten – Pearl Jam

19. Fun House – The Stooges

20. Another Green World – Brian Eno

21. White Light/White Heat – The Velvet Underground

22. The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground

23. Kid A – Radiohead

24. Zen Arcade – Hüsker Dü

25. Disintegration – The Cure

26. The Smiths – The Smiths

27. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness – Smashing Pumpkins

28. Surfer Rosa – Pixies

29. Blood Sugar Sex Magik – Red Hot Chili Peppers

30. Spiderland – Slint

31. In the Aeroplane Over the Sea – Neutral Milk Hotel

32. Superunknown – Soundgarden

33. You’re Living All Over Me – Dinosaur Jr.

34. Slanted & Enchanted – Pavement

35. Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain – Pavement

36. The Downward Spiral – Nine Inch Nails

37. For Your Pleasure – Roxy Music

38. Psychocandy – The Jesus and Mary Chain

39. Automatic for the People – R.E.M.

40. Parallel Lines – Blondie

41. The Bends – Radiohead

42. 13 Songs – Fugazi

43. Pink Flag – Wire

44. In Utero – Nirvana

45. (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? – Oasis

46. My Aim is True – Elvis Costello

47. Third/Sister Lovers – Big Star

48. Raw Power – The Stooges

49. Station to Station – David Bowie

50. Is this It? – The Strokes

51. Loaded – The Velvet Underground

52. Spirit of Eden – Talk Talk

53. Vs. – Mission of Burma

54. Odelay – Beck

55. Nothing’s Shocking – Jane’s Addiction

56. Let it Be – The Replacements

57. Metal Box/Second Edition – Public Image Ltd.

58. Technique – New Order

59. Entertainment! – Gang of Four

60. Violator – Depeche Mode

61. Here Come the Warm Jets – Brian Eno

62. Auching, Baby! – U2

63. Debut – Bjork

64. This Nation’s Saving Grace – The Fall

65. The Holy Bible – Manic Street Preachers

66. Parklife – Blur

67. Grace – Jeff Buckley

68. Hunky Dory – David Bowie

69. Real Life – Magazine

70. All Mod Cons – The Jam

71. Screamadelica – Primal Scream

72. Transformer – Lou Reed

73. Suicide – Suicide

74. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot – Wilco

75. Sister – Sonic Youth

76. Siamese Dream – The Smashing Pumpkins

77. Violent Femmes – Violent Femmes

78. Lift Your Skinny Fists, Like Antennas to Heaven – Godspeed You! Black Emperor

79. Millions Now Living Will Never Die – Tortoise

80. Funeral – Arcade Fire

81. War – U2

82. Suede – Suede

83. Young Team – Mogwai

84. Laughing Stock – Talk Talk

85. The Soft Bulletin – The Flaming Lips

86. Speaking in Tongues – Talking Heads

87. Bee Thousand – Guided By Voices

88. Country Life – Roxy Music

89. New Day Rising – Hüsker Dü

90. I Can Feel the Heart Beating as One – Yo La Tengo

91. Tim – The Replacements

92. Different Class – Pulp

93. Mellow Gold – Beck

94. Pinkerton – Weezer

95. Colossal Youth – Young Marble Giants

96. Exile in Guyville – Liz Phair

97. If You’re Feeling Sinister – Belle & Sebastian

98. The Modern Lovers – The Modern Lovers

99. To Bring You My Love – PJ Harvey

100. Moon & Antartica – Modest Mouse

101. “Heroes” – David Bowie

102. Radio City – Big Star

103. Killing Joke – Killing Joke

104. Power, Corruption & Lies – New Order

105. Kaleidoscope – Siouxie & the Banshees

106. Chairs Missing – Wire

107. Emperor Tomato Ketchup – Stereolab

108. More Songs About Buildings and Food – Talking Heads

109. Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) – David Bowie

110. In Rainbows – Radiohead

111. MTV Unplugged in New York – Nirvana

112. Definitely Maybe – Oasis

113. A Rush of Blood to the Head – Coldplay

114. The Unforgettable Fire – U2

115. Crazy Rhythms – The Feelies

116. On Fire – Galaxie 500

117. In the Flat Field – Bauhaus

118. Eat to the Beat – Blondie

119. The Modern Dance – Pere Ubu

120. The Stogees – The Stogees

121. Isn’t Anything – My Bloody Valentine

122. Hex Induction Hour – The Fall

123. Either/Or – Elliot Smith

124. Nowhere – Ride

125. Script of the Bridge – The Chameleons

126. 16 Lovers Lane – The Go-Betweens

127. Meat is Murder – The Smiths

128. Souvlaki – Slowdive

129. Urban Hymns – The Verve

130. Ocean Rain – Echo & the Bunnymen

131. Deceit – This Heat

132. Document – R.E.M.

133. Paris 1919 – John Cale

134. Abbatoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus – Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

135. Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me – The Cure

136. Repeater – Fugazi

137. My Life in the Bush of Ghosts – Brian Eno

138. EVOL – Sonic Youth

139. Superfuzz Bigmuff – Mudhoney

140. Armed Forces – Elvis Costello & the Attractions

141. Fear of Music – Talking Heads

142. Hex – Bark Psychosis

143. 154 – Wire

144. Everything Must Go – Manic Street Preachers

145. Music for the Masses – Depeche Mode

146. Songs About Fucking – Big Black

147. Argybargy – Squeeze

148. Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches – Happy Mondays

149. Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea – PJ Harvey

150. II – Meat Puppets

151. &Áacute;gaetis Byrjun – Sigur Rós

152. English Settlement – XTC

153. Sound Affects – The Jam

154. Heaven or Las Vegas – Cocteau Twins

155. Vitalogy – Pearl Jam

156. The Blue Album – Weezer

157. Easter – Patti Smith

158. Goo – Sonic Youth

159. Californication – Red Hot Chili Peppers

160. In the City – The Jam

161. First Issue/Public Image – Public Image Ltd.

162. Turn On the Bright Lights – Interpol

163. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots – The Flaming Lips

164. Illinois – Sufjan Stevens

165. Whatever They Say I am, That’s What I’m Not – Arctic Monkeys

166. Talk Talk Talk – The Psychedelic Furs

167. Freedom of Choice – Devo

168. Down Colorful Hill – Red House Painters

169. Black Holes and Revelations – Muse

170. Goat – The Jesus Lizard

171. In My Tribe – 10,000 Maniacs

172. Setting Sons – The Jam

173. Elephant – The White Stripes

174. Rid of Me – PJ Harvey

175. I Could Live in Hope – Low

176. Atomizer – Big Black

177. Pornography – The Cure

178. Music from the Unrealized Film Script, Dusk at Cubist Castle – Olivia Tremor           Control

179. Sea Change – Beck

180. Strangeways, Here We Come – The Smiths

181. The Man Who Sold the World – David Bowie

182. f#a#” – Godspeed You! Black Emperor

183. Return to Cookie Mountain – T.V. On the Radio

184. Emergency & I – The Dismemberment Plan

185. Dirty – Sonic Youth

186. Ritual de lo Habitual – Jane’s Addiction

187. Ladies and Gentlemen We are Floating in Space – Spiritualized

188. Pure Guava – Ween

189. The Mollusk – Ween

190. Let Love In – Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

191. A Picture of Nectar – Phish

192. Berlin – Lou Reed

193. Flood – They Might Be Giants

194. Children of God – Swans

195. Buy – James Chance & the Contortions

196. From Her to Eternity – Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

197. The Colour of Spring – Talk Talk

198. The Perfect Perscription – Spacemen 3

199. You Forgot it in People – Broken Social Scene

200. 69 Love Songs – The Magnetic Fields

The Best Artist Progressive In World

1. Yes

2. King Crimson

3. Genesis

4. Emerson Lake & Palmer

5. Pink Floyd

6. Rush

7. Jethro Tull

8. Mothers of Invention

9. Dream Theater

10. Kraftwerk

11. Traffic

12. Dixie Dregs

13. Gentle Giant

14. Van der Graaf Generator

15. The Moody Blues

16. Marillion

17. Frank Zappa

18. Magma

19. Gong

20. Kansas

21. Tangerine Dream

22. Caravan

23. Mahavishnu Orchestra

24. The Soft Machine

25. Family

26. Hawkwind

27. Mike Oldfield

28. Uriah Heep

29. Camel

30. Rick Wakeman

31. Peter Gabriel

32. The Flower Kings

33. Premiata Forneria Marconi

34. The Strawbs

35. Renaissance

36. Can

37. Goblin

38. Wigwam

39. Queensryche

40. Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso

41. Electric Light Orchestra

42. King’s X

43. Anglagard

44. Amon Düül

45. Procol Harum

46. Brian Eno

47. Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band

48. Eloy

49. Porcupine Tree

50. The Alan Parson’s Project

51. Bo Hansson

52. The Beatles

53. Spock’s Beard

54. Asia

55. Vangelis

56. Le Orme

57. Tool

58. Fate’s Warning

59. Ayreon

60. Baryclay James Harvest

61. Ange

62. IQ

63. Utopia

64. Opeth

65. Ozric Tentacles

66. Symphony X

67. Liquid Tension Experiment

68. Transatlantic

69. Steve Hackett

70. Aphrodite’s Child

71. Focus

72. Supertramp

73. Adrian Belew

74. California Guitar Trio

75. Anekdoten

76. Savatage

77. Area

78. Hatfield & the North

79. Styx

80. Happy The Man

81. Nektar

82. Henry Cow

83. Robert Fripp

84. Saga

85. Primus

86. Bozzio Levin Stevens

87. Niacin

88. The Nice

89. Shadow Gallery

90. UK

91. The Mars Volta

92. Atomic Rooster

93. Birth Control

94. Andromeda

95. Pain of Salvation

96. Comus

97. Roxy Music

98. Pendragon

99. Rhapsody

100. Stratovarius

101. Coloseum

102. Omega

103. Far East Family Band

104. Roger Waters

105. Kayak

106. Brand X

107. Steve Hillage

108. Egg

109. Pavlov’s Dog

110. Faust

111. Toto

112. Yngwie Malmsteen

113. Magellan

114. Spirit

115. Kraan

116. 10cc

117. Evergrey

118. Psychotic Waltz

119. Bill Bruford’s Earthworks

120. Blood, Sweat & Tears

121. Glass Hammer

122. Sky

123. Blind Guardian

124. Radiohead

125. Quiet Sun

126. A Perfect Circle

127. Novalis

128. Godspeed You Black Emperor!

129. The Move

130. Portishead

131. Chroma Key

132. Kamelot

133. Sleepytime Gorilla Museum

134. Explorer’s Club

135. Steve Morse Band

136. Anyone’s Daughter

137. Gryphon

138. Echolyn

139. Kenso

140. No-Man

141. Kate Bush

142. FM

143. 801

144. Trans-Siberian Orchestra

145. Kyuss

146. Rare Bird

147. Mullmuzzler

148. Starcastle

149. Farpoint

150. Platypus

151. Nexus

152. Deus Ex Machina

153. Guru Guru

154. Matching Mole

155. Arena

156. World Trade

157. dEUS

158. Hoelderlin

159. Blackmore’s Night

160. Giles, Giles & Fripp

161. Curved Air

162. Gordian Knot

163. Dredg

164. Pallas

165. Planet X

166. Watchtower

167. Index

168. Eternity X

169. Qwestion

170. Poegs

171. Ice Age

172. Todd Rundgren

173. Man on Fire

174. Magnitude 9

175. Sinkadus

176. Arcturus

177. Xii Alphonso

178. The Illusion

179. Ulysses

180. Under the Sun

181. Left Coast

182. Frameshift

183. Tiles

184. Divine Regale

185. Neural Mass

186. Heldon

187. Random Hold

188. The Dayjob Orchestra

189. The Tangent

190. B.L.U.E

191. Dynamic Lights

192. Rudess Morgenstien Project

193. Cario

194. Isis

195. John Paul Jones

196. Osiris

197. Ambeon

198. Emerson, Lake & Powell

199. Extol

200. Quartermass

The Best Guitarst In World !

1. Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)

2. Yngwie Malmsteen (Solo)

3. Randy Rhoads (Ozzy, Quiet Riot)

4. Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple, Rainbow)

5. Steve Vai (Dave Lee Roth, Solo, Whitesnake)

6. Michael Schenker (MSG, UFO, Scorpions)

7. Marty Friedman (Megadeth, Cacophony, Solo)

8. Uli John Roth (Scorpions, Solo)

9. Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden, Dickinson, Psycho Motel, A.S.A.P., Urchin)

10. Glenn Tipton (Judas Priest, Solo)

11. Dave Murray (Iron Maiden)

12. Dimebag Darrell (Pantera, Damageplan)

13. Chuck Schuldiner (Death, Control Denied)

14. Dave Mustaine (Megadeth) 15. Kirk Hammett (Metallica)

16. Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big, Racer X)

17. George Lynch (Dokken, Lynch Mob, Solo)

18. Alex Skolnick (Testament, Trans Siberian Orchestra, Savatage)

19. Jason Becker (Dave Lee Roth, Cacophony)

20. John Petrucci (Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Exp)

21. Tony MacAlpine (Solo, Planet X, Ring of Fire)

22. Vinnie Moore (Solo, Alice Cooper , UFO)

23. Andy LaRocque (King Diamond, Death)

24. K.K. Downing (Judas Priest)

25. James Hetfield (Metallica)

26. Wolf Hoffman (Accept, Solo)

27. Vivian Campbell (Def leppard, Dio)

28. Michael Romeo (Symphony X)

29. Jeff Hanneman (Slayer)

30. Bill Steer (Carcass)

31. Criss Oliva (Savatage)

32. Matthias Jabs (Scorpions)

33. James Murphy (Testament, Death, Obituary, Disincarnate)

34. Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine)

35. Kai Hansen (Helloween, Gamma Ray)

36. Chris Impelliteri (Impelliteri) 37. Eddie Clarke (Motorhead)

38. Chris Poland (Megadeth)

39. Kurdt Vanderhoof (Metal Church)

40. Jake E. Lee (Ozzy, Badlands)

41. Al Pitrelli (Megadeth, Trans Siberian Orchestra, Savatage)

42. Vito Bratta (White Lion)

43. Ross Friedman (Manowar)

44. Trey Azagthoth (Morbid Angel)

45. Jeff Loomis (Nevermore)

46. Jerry Cantrell (Alice In Chains)

47. Michael Amott (Arch Enemy, Carcass)

48. Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth)

49. Timo Tolkki (Stratovarius)

50. Chris Degarmo (Queensryche)

51. Zakk Wylde (Ozzy, Black Label Society)

52. Kerry King (Slayer)

53. Michael Denner (Mercyful Fate)

54. Akira Takasaki (Loudness)

55. Michael Angelo Batio (Nitro)

56. Gary Holt (Exodus)

57. Mantas (Venom)

58. Warren De Martini (Ratt)

59. Bobby Gustafson (Overkill)

60. John 5 (Rob Zombie, Marylin Manson, solo)

61. Jeff Waters (Annihilator)

62. Jesper Stromblad (In Flames)

63. Kiko Loureiro (Angra)

64. Ron Jarzombek (Spastic Ink, Watchtower)

65. Roy Z (Dickinson)

66. Scott Ian (Anthrax)

67. Luca Turilli (Rhapsody)

68. John Sykes (Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy)

69. Eric Peterson (Tetsament)

70. Brian Tatler (Diamond Head)

71. Mille Petrozza (Kreator)

72. Paul Masvidal (Cynic, Death)

73. Janick Gers (Iron Maiden, Gillan)

74. Adam Jones (Tools)

75. Alexi Laiho (Children OF Bodom)

76. Jon Schaffer (Iced Earth, Demons & Wizards)

77. Anders Björler (At The Gates, The Haunted)

78. Rudolph Schenker (Scorpions)

79. Tom Warrior (Celtic Frost)

80. Randall Shawver (Iced Earth)

81. Ritchie Kotzen (Solo, Mr. Big)

82. Rafael Bittencourt (Angra)

83. Jim Matheos (Fates Warning)

84. Reb Beach (Winger, Dokken)

85. Chris Broderick (Jag Panzer, Nevermore, Megadeth)

86. Ty Tabor (King’s X)

87. Vernon Reid (Living Colour)

88. Karl Logan (Manowar)

89. Fredrik Thorndendal (Meshuggah)

90. Thomas Youngblood (Kamelot)

91. Vincent McAllister (Pentagram)

92. Andre Olbrich (Blind Guardian)

93. Herman Li (Demoniac, DragonForce)

94. Niklas Sundin (Dark Tranquillity, HammerFall)

95. Quorthon (Bathory)

96. Insahn (Emporer)

97. Muhammed Suicmez (Necrophagist)

98. Euronymous (Mayhem)

99. Dan Spitz (Anthrax)

100. Kelly Shaefer (Atheist)

101. Stephane Forte (Adagio)

102. Jani Liimatainen (Sonata Arctica)

103. Karl Sanders (Nile)

104. Carlos Cavazo (Quiet Riot)

105. Dennis Stratton (Iron Maiden, Praying Mantis)

106. Andreas Kisser (Sepultura)

107. Justin Broadrick (Godflesh, Jesu)

108. Brad Gillis (Ozzy Osbourne, Night Ranger)

109. Nergal (Behemoth)

110. Dino Cazares (Fear Factory)

111. Kim Thayil (Soundgarden)

112. Mick Mars (Motley Crue)

113. Michael Weikath (Helloween)

114. Mitch Harris (Napalm Death)

115. Scott Weinrich (The Obsessed, St. Vitus)

116. Axel Rudi Pell 117. Jari Maenpaa (Wintersun)

118. Jeff Young (Megadeth)

119. Gary Hoey

120. Lars Johansson (Candlemass)

121. Nick Bowcott (Grim Reaper)

122. Joe Stump

123. Hank Shermann (Mercyful Fate)

124. Doug Aldrich (Dio, Lion, Hurricane)

125. Michael Wilton (Queensryche)

126. Chris Amott (Arch Enemy)

127. Jack Owen (Cannibal Corpse)

128. Craig Goldie (Dio, Rough Cutt, Giuffria)

129. Mark Briody (Jag Panzer)

130. Joey Tafolla (Jag Panzer)

131. Rusty Cooley

132. Mark Morton (Lamb of God)

133. Arie Itman (Quo Vadis)

134. Matt Pike (Sleep, High on Fire)

135. Glen Drover (Eidolon, Megadeth, King Diamond)

136. Gus G (Dream Evil, Firewind)

137. John Levasseur (Cryptopsy)

138. Allen West (Obituary)

139. CC Deville (Posion, Samantha 7, solo)

140. Larry Tarnowski (Iced Earth)

141. Terrance Hobbes (Suffocation)

142. Matt Heafy (Trivium)

143. Peter Wiwczarek (Vader)

144. Jorg Fisher (Accept)

145. Uffe Cederlund (Entombed)

146. Frank Hannon (Tesla)

147. Synyster Gates (Avenged Sevenfold)

148. John Slater (B L A Z E)

149. Klas Bergwall (Candlemass)

150. Abbath (Immortal)

151. Matthew Bachand (Shadows Fall)

152. Rob Cavestany (Death Angel)

153. Fredrick (Unleashed)

154. Paul Waggoner (Between the Buried & Me)

155. Ralph Santolla (Iced Earth, Deicide)

156. Henjo Richter (Gamma Ray)

157. Mark Reale (Riot)

158. Rick Rozz (Death, Massacre)

159. Marcel Coenen (Sun Caged)

160. Tom Englund (Evergrey)

161. Oscar Dronjak (HammerFall)

162. Jonathon Donais (Shadows Fall)

163. Bruce Bouillet (Racer X)

164. Pepper Keenan (Corrosion of Conformity, Down)

165. Fredrik Akkeson (Arch Enemy, Opeth)

166. Stephen O’Malley (Thor’s Hammer, Sunn O))))

167. Joe Duplantier (Gojira)

168. Don Donegan (Disturbed)

169. James Malone (Arsis)

170. Sam Totman (DragonForce)

171. Gary Jenkins (Cathedral)

172. Ola Frenning (Soilwork)

173. Roope Latvala (Children of Bodom)

174. Blackie Lawless (W.A.S.P.)

175. Daron Malakian (System of a Down)

176. Chet Thompson (Hellion)

177. John Nodveit (Dissection)

178. Olavi Mikkonen (Amon Amarth)

179. Jonas (Electric Wizard)

180. Jens Ludwig (Edguy)

181. George Bellas

182. Bernd Aufermann (Angel Dust)

183. Guido Wehmeyer (Axxis)

184. Nick Hipa (As I Lay Dying)

185. Erno Vuorinen (Nightwish)

186. Shannon Hamm (Death, Control Denied)

187. Gary Wehrkamp (Shadow Gallery)

188. Peter Lake (Theory in Practice)

189. Eric Hoffman (Deicide)

190. Steinar Gundersen (Spiral Architect)

191. Henrik Danhage (Evergrey)

192. Tim Millar (Protest the Hero)

193. Jimmy Bower (Eyehategod)

194. Mats Bjorkman (Candlemass)

195. Juan Garcia (Agent Steel)

196. Alan Barlam (Hellion)

197. Jarno Keskinen (Kenziner)

198. Ivar Bjornson (Enslaved)

199. Arnaud (Gorod)

200. David Valdes

The Best Power Metal And Progressive Metal In World !

Power Metal

1. Iron Maiden

2. Judas Priest

3. Helloween

4. Iced Earth

5. Rainbow

6. Yngwie J. Malmsteen’s Rising Force

7. Manowar

8. Dio

9. Accept

10. Blind Guardian

11. Stratovarius

12. Savatage

13. Gamma Ray

14. Jag Panzer

15. Armoured Saint

16. Nevermore

17. Grave Gigger

18. Hammerfall

19. Primal Fear

20. Warlock

21. Rhapsody

22. Virgin Steele

23. Nightwish

24. Running Wild

25. Demons & Wizards

26. Noctural Rites

27. Sanctuary

28. Labyrinth

29. UDO

30. Dragonforce

31. Tad Morose

32. Warrior

33. Edguy

34. Attacker

35. Lost Horizon

36. Kamelot

37. Rage

38. Dream Evil

39. Angel Dust

40. Mob Rules

41. Iron Saviour

42. Omen

43. Lefay

44. Thor

45. Falconer

46. Avantasia

47. Freedom Call

48. Jacob’s Dream

49. Jackal

50. Jack Starr

Progressive Metal

1. Dream Theater

2. Queensryche

3. Fates Warning

4. King’s X

5. Tool

6. King Diamond

7. Symphony X

8. Crimson Glory

9. Opeth

10. Liquid Tension Experiment

11. Planet X

12. Atheist

13. Royal Hunt

14. Between the Buried and Me

15. Angra

16. Psychotic Waltz

17. Adagio

18. Watchtower

19. Threshold

20. Thought Industry

21. Arena

22. Enchant

23. Shadow Gallery

24. Platypus

25. Fifth Angel

26. Vanden Plas

27. Ayreon

28. Evergrey

29. Skyclard

30. Rammstein

31. The Galactic Cowboys

32. Pain Of Salvation

33. The Black League

34. Mekong Delta

35. Sieges Even

36. Leather Wolf

37. Ice Age

38. Lethal

39. The Jelly Jam

40. Explorers Club

41. Twilight

42. Atlantis

43. Inertia

44. Osiris

45. Cynic

46. Believer

47. Alchemist

48. Mayadome

49. Elegy

50. Atomic Opera

Dream Theater

John Myung, John Petrucci, James LaBrie, Jordan Rudess, Mike Portnoy.
Biodata
Asal	Boston, Massachusetts
Genre	Progressive metal
Tahun aktif	1985 – 2010
Label	Atlantic, RoadRunner Records
Situsweb	www.dreamtheater.net
Anggota sekarang
James LaBrie John Myung John Petrucci Jordan Rudess Mike Mangini
Mantan anggota
Derek Sherinian Kevin Moore Charlie Dominici Chris Collins Mike Portnoy

Dream Theater adalah salah satu grup Progressive Metal paling terkemuka di dunia saat ini. Didirikan oleh Mike Portnoy,John Petrucci dan John Myung, mereka telah merilis delapan album studio, empat rekaman live dan satu album pendek . Album pertama mereka, When Dream And Day Unite direkam dengan Charlie Dominici sebagai vokalis dan Kevin Moore sebagai pemain keyboards. Dominici berusia jauh lebih tua daripada anggota lainnya dan ingin memainkan musik yang lain, sehingga ia kemudian keluar dari grup. Mereka kemudian mencari pengganti yang ideal selama 2 tahun sampai akhirnya bertemu dengan James LaBrie, vokalis dari Kanada melalui audisi.

Bersama LaBrie mereka merekam Images And Words yang melambungkan nama mereka ke jajaran internasional dengan hit “Pull Me Under” dan “Another Day”. Awakeadalah album terakhir mereka dengan Moore yang kemudian digantikan oleh Derek Sherinian untuk album Falling Into Infinity. Pada akhirnya Sherinian juga digantikan oleh Jordan Rudess dan formasi ini masih bertahan sampai hari ini. Namun menjelang akhir tahun 2010, sang drummer Mike Portnoy memutuskan untuk keluar dari band ini, yang kemudian digantikan oleh mike mangini setelah melalui audisi 7 drummer terhebat dunia.

Setelah Dream Theater meluncurkan album Live mereka dalam memperingati 20 tahun Dream Theater terbentuk yang berjudul Score yang direkam pada tanggal 1 April 2006 di Radio City Music Hall,US. Mereka kembali bersiap meluncurkan album ke sembilan mereka dengan membawa bendera label record baru yaitu RoadRunner Records, mereka telah merampungkan album Systematic Chaos yang berisi 8 lagu dan akan diluncurkan pada tanggal 5 Juni 2007 di US.Album Mereka yang terbaru “A Dramatic Turn of Events” yang digarap bersama drummer baru mereka, diluncurkan pada pertengahan 2011, dengan hits pertama “On The Back Of Angels”.*

Sejarah

Dream Theater dibentuk pada bulan September 1985, ketika gitaris John Petrucci dan bassis John Myung memutuskan untuk membentuk sebuah band untuk mengisi waktu luang mereka ketika bersekolah di Berklee College of Music di Boston. Mereka lalu bertemu seorang pemain drum, Mike Portnoy, di salah satu ruang latihan di Berklee, dan setelah dua hari negosiasi, mereka berhasil mengajak Mike Portnoy untuk bergabung. Setelah itu, mereka bertiga ingin mengisi dua tempat kosong di band tersebut, dan Petrucci bertanya kepada teman band, Kevin Moore, untuk menjadi pemain Keyboard. Dia setuju, dan ketika Chris Collins diajak untuk menjadi Vokalis, band tersebut sudah komplit.

Dengan lima anggota, mereka memutuskan untuk menamai band tersebut dengan nama Majesty. Menurut dokumentasi DVD Score, mereka berlima sedang mengantri tiket untuk konser Rush di Berklee Performance Center ketika mendengarkan Rush dengan boom box. Portnoy lalu berkata bahwa akhiran dari lagu tersebut (Bastille Day) terdengar sangat “majestic”. Pada saat itulah mereka memutuskan Majesty adalah nama yang bagus untuk sebuah band, dan tetap bagus sampai sekarang.

Pada saat – saat tersebut, Portnoy, Petrucci dan Myung masih berkutat dengan kuliah mereka, juga dengan kerja paruh waktu dan mengajar. Jadwal mereka menjadi kiat ketat sehingga mereka harus memutuskan antara mengejar karier di bidang musik atau mengakhiri band Majesty. Namun akhirnya Majesty menang dan mereka bertiga keluar dari Berklee untuk berkonsentrasi di karier musik. Petrucci mengomentari tentang hal ini di dokumentasi DVD Score, berkata bahwa saat tersebut sangat susah untuk meminta kepada orang tuanya untuk pergi ke sekolah musik. Dan lebih susah lagi untuk menyakinkan orang tuanya agar ia boleh keluar dari sekolah.Moore juga akhirnya keluar dari sekolahnya, SUNY Fredonia, untuk berkonsentrasi dengan band tersebut.

Karakteristik penulisan lagu

Beberapa teknik penulisan lagu yang unik telah dilakukan oleh Dream Theater, yang kebanyakan terjadi di masa – masa sekarang, ketika mereka bisa bereksperimen dengan label rekaman mereka sendiri.

Dimulai dengan Train of Thought, Dream Theater sudah memulai memasukkan elemen – elemen kecil dan tersembunyi di musik mereka, dan memuat elemen tersebut kepada peminat yang lebih fanatik. Karakteristik yang paling terkenal (yang biasa disebut “nugget”) tersembunyi di“In the Name of God”, yang merupakan sandi morse dari “eat my ass and balls” (makan pantatku dan penisku), yang merupakan kata – kata terkenal dari Mike Portnoy. Sejak saat itu, banyak peminat – peminat Dream Theater mulai berusaha menemukan hal – hal kecil yang biasanya tidak menarik bagi peminat biasa.

Beberapa dari teknik mereka yang terkenal termasuk:

• Suara dari fonograf di akhiran dari “Finally Free” di album Scenes from a Memory adalah suara yang sama di awalan “The Glass Prison” di album berikutnya, Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence. Dan akhiran kunci terakhir di “As I Am” sama dengan kunci yang digunakan di album selanjutnya, Train of Thought. Juga, not piano yang dimainkan di akhiran “In the Name of God” di ‘Train of Thought adalah not yang sama dengan pembukaan “The Root of All Evil” di album berikutnya, Octavarium.

• Tiga bagian dari “The Glass Prison” di Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, dua bagian dari “This Dying Soul” di Train of Thought dan dua bagian dari “The Root of All Evil” di Octavarium menunjukkan tujuh poin pertama dari dua belas poin – poin di program Alcoholics Anonymous oleh Bill Wilson, yang mana program itu diikuti oleh Mike Portnoy. Ia juga berkata bahwa ia akan membuat lagu – lagu lain yang memuat lima program lainnya, yang akan ditujukan untuk Wilson

• Dream Theater kadang menggunakan teknik penulisan lagu dimana bagian – bagian dari sebuah lagu dikembangkan tiap kali mereka dimainkan. Contohnya, lagu “6:00” dari Awake. Setelah awalan lagu, mereka hampir memainkan chorus, tapi mengulang lagu tersebut dari awalan lagi (di menit 1:33). Dan ketika chorus sudah seharusnya dimainkan pada saat berikutnya, mereka mengulang lagi dari awalan, di menit 2:11. Teknik ini bisa juga ditemukan di “Peruvian Skies”, “Blind Faith” dan “Endless Sacrifice”

• Penggunaan notasi yang berulang – ulang juga digunakan, yang sudah dikenal dari lagu – lagu Charles Ives, contohnya:
  • Tema lagu “Wait for Sleep” muncul di “Learning to Live” (menit 8:11) dan juga muncul dua kali di “Just Let Me Breath” (menit 3:39 dan 5:21)
  • Tema lagu “Learning to Live” muncul di “Another Day” (menit 2:53)
  • Tema lagu “Space-Dye Vest” digunakan beberapa kali di album Awake.
  • Tema pembukaan dari “Erotomania” digunakan di “Voices” di Awake (menit 4:51).
  • Satu dari melodi – melodi di “Metropolis Pt 1 (The Miracle and the Sleeper)” diulang di chorus kedua di “Home” dari Metropolis Pt 2(Scenes From A Memory), dengan cuma pengubahan satu kata. Beberapa lirik dari “Metropolis Pt 1” just digunakan di “Home”. Pada dasarnya, keseluruhan album “Scenes From A Memory” penuh dengan musikal/lirikal/konseptual variasi dari elemen – elemen musikal dari “Metropolis Pt 1” dan “The Dance of Eternity” sebenarnya dibangun dari variasi – variasi elemen musik di lagu – lagu dalam album tersebut.
  • Bagian – baguan dari tiap lagu di album “Octavarium” telah digunakan di bagian kelima dari lagu berjudul sama, “Octavarium”.

• Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, studio album ke enam mereka, memuat enam lagu dan mempunyai karakter – karakter angka enam di judul – judul lagunya. Train of Thought, studio album ke tujuh mereka, memuat tujuh lagu. Octavarium, studio album ke delapan mereka memuat delapan lagu dan judul albumnya diambil dari kata octo, yang merupakan kata Latin yang berarti delapan, berarti satu oktaf dari istilah musik, yang mana merupakan jarak dari satu not ke not lain adalah delapan not di tangga nada diatonik. Judul lagi dari CD ini adalah 24 menit, kelipatan dari 8. Halaman depan albumnya juga memuat karakter – karakter yang berhubungan dengan 5 dan 8. Contohnya, satu set dari kotak – kotak putih dan kotak – kotak hitam, mempunyai arti satu oktaf dari piano.

• Lagu “Octavarium” dulunya ingin diakhiri dengan seruling yang bergema serupa dengan awalan lagu tersebut. Namun diganti dengan not piano yang sama dari awalan album Octavarium. Mike Portnoy telah mengatakan bahwa seri awalan – akhiran album akan berhenti disini, karena album ke sembilan mendatang tidak akan diawali dengan akhiran “Octavarium”

• Analisis detail tentang “nugget” di “Octavarium” (disebut oleh Mike Portnoy sebagai “sebuah nugget raksasa”) telah dipublikasikan di sebuah situs independen.

Daftar Album Dream Theater

• The Madjesty Demos (1986)
• When Dream and Day Unite (1989)
• Images and Words (1992)
• Live at Marquee (1993)
• Images and Words Live In Tokyo (1993)
• Awake (1994)
• A Change of Season (1995)
• Falling Into Infinity (1997)
• Once in a Live Time (1998)
• 5 Years in LIVE Time (1998
• Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (1999),
• Metropolis 2000: Scenes from New York (2001),
• Scene from a Memory (1999)
• Live Scene From New York (2001)
• Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (2002)
• Train of Thought (2003)
• Live at Budokan (2004)
• Octavarium (2005)
• Score (2006)
• Systematic Chaos (2007)
• Greatest Hit (…and 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs) (2008),
• Live Chaos In Motion (2007-2008)
• Black Clouds and Silver Linings (2009)
• A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011)

Songs Terbaik Di Dunia

1. Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana

2. Love Will Tear Us Apart – Joy Division

3. Heroes – David Bowie

4. Losing My Religion – R.E.M.

5. Blue Monday – New Order

6. One – U2

7. Heroin – The Velvet Underground

8. How Soon is Now? – The Smiths

9. Teenage Riot – Sonic Youth

10. Paranoid Android – Radiohead

11. Debaser – Pixies

12. Jeremy – Pearl Jam

13. Walk on the Wild Side – Lou Reed

14. Radio Free Europe – R.E.M.

15. Space Oddity – David Bowie

16. Heart of Glass – Blondie

17. Once in a Lifetime – Talking Heads

18. Fools Gold – The Stone Roses

19. Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley

20. Life On Mars? – David Bowie

21. Under the Bridge – Red Hot Chili Peppers

22. Bittersweet Symphony – The Verve

23. Going Underground – The Jam

24. Hurt – Nine Inch Nails

25. Bela Lugosi’s Dead – Bauhaus

26. Sweet Jane – The Velvet Underground

27. Black Hole Sun – Soundgarden

28. Waiting Room – Fugazi

29. Where is My Mind – Pixies

30. Sound and Vision – David Bowie

31. With or Without You – U2

32. There is a Light that Never Goes Out – The Smiths

33. Creep – Radiohead

34. Idioteque – Radiohead

35. Tonight, Tonight – The Smashing Pumpkins

36. Closer – Nine Inch Nails

37. Common People – Pulp

38. Last Nite – The Strokes

39. September Gurls – Big Star

40. Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes

41. I Wanna Be Your Dog – The Stooges

42. Peace, Love and Understanding – Elvis Costello & the Attractions

43. Wonderwall – Oasis

44. In Exclesis Deo/Gloria – Patti Smith

45. Atmosphere – Joy Division

46. Just Like Honey – Jesus & Mary Chain

47. Loser – Beck

48. All Apologies – Nirvana

49. Whip It! – Devo

50. Under the Milky Way – The Church

51. I’m Waiting for the Man – The Velvet Underground

52. Clocks – Coldplay

53. Call Me – Blondie

54. Personal Jesus – Depeche Mode

55. Just Like Heaven – The Cure

56. Enjoy the Silence – Depeche Mode

57. Song for the Siren – This Mortal Coil

58. Do You Realize?? – The Flaming Lips

59. Come as You Are – Nirvana

60. Cut Your Hair – Pavement

61. I am the Ressurection – The Stone Roses

62. Sister Ray – The Velvet Underground

63. Blister in the Sun – Violent Femmes

64. Song 2 – Blur

65. 1979 – The Smashing Pumpkins

66. There She Goes – The La’s

67. Love is the Drug – Roxy Music

68. Linger – The Cranberries

69. Maps – Yeah Yeah Yeahs

70. She’s Lost Control – Joy Division

71. Alison – Elvis Costello & the Attractions

72. This Charming Man – The Smiths

73. Bull in the Heater – Sonic Youth

74. The Killing Moon – Echo & the Bunnymen

75. Champaigne Supernova – Oasis

76. Been Caught Stealing – Janes Addiction

77. Totaly Wired – The Fall

78. Ashes to Ashes – David Bowie

79. Freak Scene – Dinosaur Jr.

80. Touch Me I’m Sick – Mudhoney

81. Horses/Land of a Thousand Dances/La Mer (De) – Patti Smith

82. Marquee Moon – Television

83. Higher than the Sun – Primal Scream

84. Sunday Bloody Sunday – U2

85. Mr. Brightside – The Killers

86. Cherub Rock – The Smashing Pumpkins

87. Frankie Teardrop – Suicide

88. Black – Pearl Jam

89. I Bet You Look Good On the Dancefloor – Arctic Monkeys

90. This is Not a Love Song – Public Image Ltd.

91. Fake Plastic Trees – Radiohead

92. 100% – Sonic Youth

93. Take Me Out – Franz Ferdinand

94. Another Girl, Another Planet – The Only Ones

95. Boys Don’t Cry – The Cure

96. Only Shallow – My Bloody Valentine

97. The One I Love – R.E.M.

98. Karma Police – Radiohead

99. Peek-a-Boo – Siouxsie & the Banshees

100. Venus in Furs – The Velvet Undergroun