Progressive metal originated in the 1970s in the UK by blending elements of heavy metal and progressive rock. It incorporated loud guitars, bass, percussion and keyboards and was influenced by genres like classical and jazz fusion. Bands like Dream Theater, Fates Warning, Yes and Genesis helped achieve commercial success for progressive metal in the 1990s, though its popularity declined later that decade. Progressive metal features heavy metal sounds but is less noisy and often deals with sinister or sorrowful topics through various instruments. Neo-classical metal was inspired by classical music and featured technical playing from both classical and heavy metal styles, being popular in the late 1970s to early 1980s. It primarily uses electric guitar, bass, drums and keyboards and sounds

1. Music project By Adriana 6W
ProgressiveMetal:
Progressive music was originated from the United Kingdom in the 1970s.
Progressive metal blended elements of heavy metal and progressive rock music,
taking the loud “aggression” and adding electric guitars, bass guitar percussion
and keyboards. This kind of music has borrowed influences from several other
genres, including classical and jazz fusion music. It was not popular until the
progressive metal achieved commercial success in the 1990s. “Dream Theater”,
“Fates Warning”, “Yes” and “Genesis” are a few examples of bands which
contributed to the commercial success of the progressive music. Towards the
end of the 1990s, the popularity of the progressive metal music started to
decline. However, it remains a largely underground genre with a committed fan
base. The progressive metal sounds like heavy metal but less noisy. It mostly
talks about sinister and sorrowful things and uses other different instruments!
Neo-Classical Metal:
Neo-classical music is heavily influenced by classical music and usually features
very technical playing which consists elements from both classical and heavy
metal! Neo-classical music was very popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
In this type of music, the electric guitar, bass, drums, and keyboards are the
typical instruments used. Neo-classical metal musicians such as Yngwie J.
Malmsteen and Joshua Perahia are inspired by this aspect of Baroque Music.
These bands are the best neo-classical metal bands: Dragon force, Symphony X,
Randy Rhoad. Here are some songs: “Once in a lifetime”, “Masquerade”,
“Evening star” and “The Eyes of Medusa”. This type of music sounds calmer
than heavy metal and uses a lot of scales. It sounds more techno and the main
instruments are the electric guitar and the drums.