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progressive metal

genre of heavy metal music
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progressive metal

Summary

progressive metal is a music genre[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,860 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • progressive metal's instance of is recorded as music genre[3].
  • progressive metal is a type of metal music[4].
  • progressive metal is a type of progressive music[5].
  • progressive metal's Commons category is recorded as Progressive metal[6].
  • progressive metal's country of origin is recorded as United States[7].
  • 1984 marks the founding of progressive metal[8].
  • progressive metal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Progressive metal[9].
  • progressive metal's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+255795'}[10].

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Definition and Type

progressive metal's instance of is recorded as music genre[3]. Recorded subclass of include metal music[4] and progressive music[5].

Origins

1984 marks the founding of progressive metal[8].

Why It Matters

progressive metal ranks in the top 6% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,860 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → United States
    Local thumb → —
    Subclass of → metal music, progressive music
    Instance of → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|11 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 38528, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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