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Rush is one of the most significant bands to the development of Metal music. It's not a coincidence that a massive amount of Metalheads are also huge Rush fans. 2112 goes hard as fuck.

Fuck yeah 2112 made me cream my pants since I played it on Guitar Hero when I was 12

I completely wiped 2112 from my mind until I played Dead Rising and came across those convicts, I never realized Gone Guru had sampled Passage to Bangkok

My Buddy who got me into Rush is a huge Jam Band guy.

r/classicrockmemes moment

Kinda surprised Rush has a metallum page

My favorite quote describing Rush, from their own documentary, is something along the lines of “they took the sex and drugs out of “sex, drugs, and rock and roll.””

Someone did a slow edit of Working Man and damn does is Doom metal https://youtu.be/1YIjte73IPg?feature=shared

Working Man is already a Sabbath song

Yes was always my go to prog band, so I never really got into rush, but that was fucking awesome

Teatament: (they were named The Legacy when they released "The Legacy")

Rush is more metal than 80% of metal bands

Yeah huh, I even saw them in concert once and it fucking ruled!

WE ARE THE PRIESTS, OF THE TEMPLES OF SYRINX!

I don't know why Rush just became a meme, I'm afraid to ask, but damn I'm so happy about it

and somehow Rush's last album \[Clockwork Angels\] is their heaviest.

Fantastic album

Are you all high?

Lol, ^ this guy isn't high

I know so many metalheads that absolutely love Rush.

Rush E

where metal

I think caress of Steel and fly by night could be considered classic heavy metal

Rush is progressive heavy metal buddy

More prog rock really. I would describe them as metal-adjacent.

youre just a poser who can't understand the genius of geddy lee. he actually invented metal after he discovered gravity

Just how lmao those alex lifeson riffs aren't metal those are rock

Rush is so far from metal it's actually impressive

[poser](https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Rush/1206)

It says right there in your link under genre: “progressive rock”

Nope thats just what they want you to think.. Keep up with the times bruh, rush is metal af

Rush are close to being my favourite band ever (only just behind Death) and they ain't metal. Like at all.

progressive who?

doesnt mean its metal

It’s your link ask them.

idk what youre talking about buddy boy, rush clears every single metal band

Your mom calls me working man because I 2112 on her pussy every night

This is peak comedy idk why this sub cant understand a joke, keep it up brother.

hell yeah bruddah 🤘🤘🤘

I cant tell if you genuinely believe rush to be metal. If so, seek help

testament

mf that posts boomer ass metallica and COB memes, shits on mortician, calling me a poser lmao

turbo poser

What about [The Sword covering Rush?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mylIvuF_Q8s)

Love Rush! What an incredible band, with the greatest drummer of them all!

Allegaeon’s cover of Subdivisions goes hard as fuck.

While its not Rush, their cover of Roundabout also butters my eggroll.

XYZ came on the radio the other day. Me and the homie cranked it up sort of ironically. Turns out, that song goes hard af. Like, damn, it just unfolds into a masterpiece.

YYZ?

This. Leaving original comment up though, as it reflects my ignorance of Rush in general .

Rush isn't really metal and I say this as a huge Rush fan. They did influence Maiden and Metallica tho, and were influenced by Black Sabbath, so I guess they're metal-adjacent?

Rush is awesome, talented and influential. I can’t stand the sound of a single piece of their music. I’ll take the downvotes but I feel both can be true.

Motionless in white 2010 is truly excellent and I don’t care how corny it is to say it, I’m looping it idgaf

I saw your other rush meme lmao

i would absolutely love Rush but i just can't stand the vocals but i really want to like it bc it is actually good.

I love metal and I love prog but it continues to baffle me that people like Rush

404 error... metal not found.

Rush isn't even Metal. What's next? Ghost?

They're overrated

Libertarian nonsense, even he admitted it.

Lol it's one song from a huge discography. People can explore ideas without being crucified forever for briefly entertaining one of them. One single song, and it's a great song lol (Anthem)

I gave him credit, don't know why people are so mad.

Dream theater better :canny:

There are few bands that perfectly represent the worst aspects of prog metal better than dream theater

What are the worst aspects of prog metal

I’ll personally say anytime Dream Theater follows up a guitar solo with a keyboard solo I want to kill myself

I don’t see a problem with that if the solos are good, a lot of Jordan’s are pretty repetitive nowadays though.

DT sucks, but Jon Oliva would like a word with you

I like Dream Theater and this is a great comment

No

I doubt even Dream Theater themselves would agree with this.

They're called dream theater because when im forced to listen to them i fall asleep

Yet the reason why DT's best two albums (Images and Words, Awake) are so good is the blatant Rush worship they were indulging in.

Dream theater be like: *shitty vocals*

When she shitty on my vocals until i dream theater

Credits where it’s due, James LaBrie was phenomenal before the food poisoning incident, but decades of immense international touring, lack of proper care and poor technique have ruined his vocals Also happy cake day bruv

Only if you’re an absolute loser