250,000 before W:O:A 09!

[xforeverxmetalx]

87. When playing any gig, from the lowliest bar to the most gargantuan arena, be sure that no member of the audience will leave without having heard every lick you are able to play.

 

[xforeverxmetalx]

88. Have at least five solos during a concert.

 

[xforeverxmetalx]

89. In case you have forgotten while reading this, prog metal is intelligent music for intelligent people.

 

[xforeverxmetalx]

90. No, Marillion is not prog. I kindly refer you to rule 20.

 

[xforeverxmetalx]

91. BOOM!

 

[xforeverxmetalx]

92. Buy new albums from past prog-greats.

 

[xforeverxmetalx]

93. When they turn out to be crap and nothing like the old albums, hit yourself in the head with a hammer until you like them.

 

[xforeverxmetalx]

94. Hold that there is no bad prog, only different.

 

[xforeverxmetalx]

95. Of course, that only applies to bands you like. See rule 1.

 

[xforeverxmetalx]

96. Have side projects. Make sure that all side projects consist of pointless jamming over endless repetitions of clicheed riffs.

 

[xforeverxmetalx]

97. Make sure that at least one of your side projects feature Mike Portnoy on drums.

 

[xforeverxmetalx]

98. If you cannot get Mike Portnoy, get someone who sounds like him.

 

[xforeverxmetalx]

99. In case you've forgotten, anyone who fails to understand any of these lacks musical intelligence and isn't a true prog fan.

 

[xforeverxmetalx]

100. Rule 99 always applies. Always.

 

[xforeverxmetalx]

101. You mean you have been reading this when you could have been practicing along to Metropolis Part II or composing a sidelong epic?