#SteppingStonesSongs, or songs that are good starters for a genre/subgenre, easing curious ears in to the particulars of that style of music is the topic, suggested by @lpl, for Kitty's #TuneTuesday.
What about #ProgMetal? The genre is diverse enough to have several entry points, based on sound alone.
The Most Accessible door:
#CoheedAndCambria: Gravity's Union
This opens to The Mars Volta, Thank You Scientist, and Closure in Moscow.
This door is dark and somber, and when you peek through the keyhole, you see your worst nightmares embodied.
#Opeth: Eternal Rains Will Come
This opens to Tool, Riverside, and Leprous.
The third door has spikes and broken bottles of gin on it and smoke of ganja is seeping through.
#Mastodon: March of the Fire Ants
This opens to Kylesa, The Ocean, and Cult of Luna.
This door is ornate beyond recognition, has a zilliion handles and you can see the cogwheels inside.
#DreamTheater: Octavarium
This opens to Pain of Salvation, Earthside, and Wintersun.
The last one is a giant calculator with lines and lines of blinking LEDs.
#Periphery: Scarlet
This opens to TesseracT, Meshuggah, and Veil of Maya.
@yourfutureex This door has a mandala subtly shifting in shape.
Cynic: The Unknown Guest
https://song.link/nl/i/573712177
It opens to Intronaut, Plini, and Rishloo
Your Future Ex
·J Mopp