{"id":44449,"date":"2025-08-21T15:20:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T15:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/21\/most-collected-albums-by-11-big-prog-metal-bands-on-discogs\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T15:20:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T15:20:46","slug":"most-collected-albums-by-11-big-prog-metal-bands-on-discogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/21\/most-collected-albums-by-11-big-prog-metal-bands-on-discogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Collected Albums by 11 Big Prog Metal Bands (on Discogs)"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Progressive metal<\/a> can take on many different forms.<\/p>\n

There are bands like Canada’s Voivod<\/a> that emphasize storytelling, building twists and turns through their lyrics. There are also those such as\u00a0Tool<\/a> and Opeth<\/a> that use key changes and dynamic shifts in their sound to build the journey for the listener.<\/p>\n

Both approaches continue to be popular among prog metal fans.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: The Most Collected Albums By 11 Big Prog Rock Band (On Discogs)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

We recently used online music marketplace and cataloging website Discogs<\/a> to track down the most collected albums from 11 big prog metal acts. Here is a look at which titles are appearing the most in music fans’ collections.<\/p>\n

Between The Buried And Me<\/span><\/h3>\n

For their fourth album, progressive metalcore act Between the Buried and Me<\/a> arranged eight total tracks on Colors<\/em> to create one continuous song.<\/p>\n

1. Colors<\/em> (2007), 9,782 copies collected<\/h3>\n
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Victory Records<\/span><\/p>

Victory Records<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

2. Alaska<\/em> (2005), 6,223 copies<\/p>\n

3. Colors II<\/em> (2021), 5,832 copies<\/p>\n

4. The Parallax II: Future Sequence<\/em> (2012), 5,415 copies<\/p>\n

5. The Great Misdirect<\/em> (2009), 5,142 copies<\/p>\n\n

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Dream Theater<\/span><\/h3>\n

It’s no surprise that Dream Theater<\/a>‘s most commercially successful album is also the most collected among fans. The rest of the band’s releases are right up there for how often they appear in Discogs users’ collections.<\/p>\n

1. Images and Words<\/em> (1992), 29,433 copies collected<\/h3>\n

2. Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From a Memory<\/em> (1999), 22,410 copies<\/p>\n

3. Awake<\/em> (1994), 21,880 copies<\/p>\n

4. Octavarium<\/em> (2005), 15,482 copies<\/p>\n

5. Falling Into Infinity<\/em> (1997), 15,408 copies<\/p>\n\n

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Gojira<\/h3>\n

Gojira<\/a>‘s sixth studio album put more of a focus on groove and melodies compared to previous releases. The approach turned out well for the French band as they created the most popular release to date.<\/p>\n

1. Magma<\/em> (2016), 22,595 copies collected<\/h3>\n

2. Fortitude<\/em> (2021), 22,557 copies<\/p>\n

3. L\u2019Enfant Sauvage<\/em> (2012), 15,289 copies<\/p>\n

4. From Mars to Sirius<\/em> (2005), 15,032 copies<\/p>\n

5. The Way of All Flesh<\/em> (2008), 11,744 copies<\/p>\n\n

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Haken<\/span><\/h3>\n

From the design of its cover to the music on the album, Haken<\/a>‘s Affinity<\/em> is heavily influenced by the ’80s.<\/p>\n

1. Affinity<\/em> (2016), 4,941 copies<\/h3>\n
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Haken Affinity<\/span><\/p>

Inside Out Music<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

2. The Mountain<\/em> (2013), 4,892 copies<\/p>\n

3. Virus<\/em> (2020), 3,698 copies<\/p>\n

4. Fauna<\/em> (2023), 3,425 copies<\/p>\n

5. Vector<\/em> (2018), 2,967 copies<\/p>\n\n

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Mastodon<\/span><\/h3>\n

Mastodon<\/a>‘s most collected album is the band’s first studio release to feature Brann Dailor as drummer and third co-vocalist.<\/p>\n

1. Crack the Skye<\/em> (2009), 38,495 copies collected<\/h3>\n
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cover of crack the skye by mastodon<\/span><\/p>

Reprise \/ Sire \/ Relapse Records<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

2. Leviathan<\/em> (2004), 30,837 copies<\/p>\n

3. Blood Mountain<\/em> (2006), 26,970 copies<\/p>\n

4. The Hunter<\/em> (2011), 22,031 copies<\/p>\n

5. Once More \u2018Round the Sun<\/em> (2014), 19,749 copies<\/p>\n\n

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Meshuggah<\/span><\/h3>\n

Six albums in and Meshuggah<\/a> somehow found a way to be faster, heavier and even more precise on 2008’s obZen<\/em>.<\/p>\n

1. obZen<\/em> (2008), 11,767 copies<\/h3>\n
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meshuggah obzen album cover<\/span><\/p>

Nuclear Blast<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

2. Immutable<\/em> (2022), 8,180 copies<\/p>\n

3. The Violent Sleep of Reason<\/em> (2016), 8,019 copies<\/p>\n

4. Nothing<\/em> (2002), 7,853 copies<\/p>\n

5. Koloss<\/em> (2012), 7,680 copies<\/p>\n\n

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Opeth<\/span><\/h3>\n

Swedish prog metal act Opeth<\/a> have a way of letting the listener catch their breath when working through the band’s elongated songs. Blackwater Park<\/em> strikes just the right balance between subtle and heavy impact.<\/p>\n

1. Blackwater Park<\/em> (2001), 35,198 copies collected<\/h3>\n
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cover of blackwater park by opeth<\/span><\/p>

Koch \/ Music for Nations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

2. Ghost Reveries<\/em> (2005), 24,456 copies<\/p>\n

3. Damnation<\/em> (2003), 21,037 copies<\/p>\n

4. Watershed<\/em> (2008), 19,516 copies<\/p>\n

5. Still Life<\/em> (1999), 18,085 copies<\/p>\n\n

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Queensryche<\/span><\/h3>\n

Queensryche<\/a>‘s Operation: Mindcrime<\/em> continues to be popular among music collectors. The album’s sequel, which was released 18 years later, doesn’t even crack the top 5.<\/p>\n

1. Operation: Mindcrime<\/em> (1988), 38,119 copies collected<\/h3>\n
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EMI Manhattan<\/span><\/p>

EMI Manhattan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

2. Empire<\/em> (1990) 31,414 copies<\/p>\n

3. The Warning<\/em> (1984) 20,982 copies<\/p>\n

4. Rage for Order<\/em> (1986) 20,903 copies<\/p>\n

5. Promised Land<\/em> (1994) 11,643 copies<\/p>\n\n

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Symphony X<\/span><\/h3>\n

Symphony X<\/a> took a darker approach when making their seventh studio album, Paradise Lost<\/em>.\u00a0The update to the band’s sound proved to be a hit with fans who continue to snatch up this beloved release.<\/p>\n

1. Paradise Lost<\/em> (2007), 4,601 copies<\/h3>\n
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Symphony X Paradise Lost cover<\/span><\/p>

Inside Out Music<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

2. The Odyssey<\/em> (2002), 4,547 copies<\/p>\n

3. The Divine Wings of Tragedy<\/em> (1996), 3,814 copies<\/p>\n

4. Iconoclast<\/em> (2011), 3,731 copies<\/p>\n

5. Underworld<\/em> (2015), 3,453 copies<\/p>\n\n

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Tool<\/span><\/h3>\n

Going five years between releases, Tool<\/a>‘s Lateralus<\/em> ended up being worth the wait. The album sold more than 500,000 copies in just its first week.<\/p>\n

1. Lateralus<\/em> (2001), 89,036 copies collected<\/h3>\n
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tool lateralus cover<\/span><\/p>

Volcano Entertainment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

2. Undertow<\/em> (1993), 67,598 copies<\/p>\n

3. Fear Inoculum<\/em> (2019), 53,828 copies<\/p>\n

4. Aenima<\/em> (1996), 45,268 copies<\/p>\n

5. 10,000 Days<\/em> (2006), 40,143 copies<\/p>\n\n

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Voivod<\/span><\/h3>\n

There’s a cyborg and a bunch of metal songs that absolutely rip. This is all you need to know.<\/p>\n

1. Dimension Hatr\u00f6ss<\/em> (1988), 12,378 copies collected<\/h3>\n
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voivod dimension hatross art<\/span><\/p>

Noise Records<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

2. Killing Technology<\/em> (1987), 12,132 copies<\/p>\n

3. Nothingface<\/em> (1989), 11,749 copies<\/p>\n

4. War and Pain<\/em> (1984), 9,661 copies<\/p>\n

5. Rrr\u00f6\u00f6aarrr<\/em> (1986), 9,835 copies<\/p>\n

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Best Progressive Rock + Metal Album of Each Year Since 1983<\/h2>\n
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Scroll through the Best Progressive Rock + Metal Album of Each Year Since 1983<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Gallery Credit: Jordan Blum<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n