Agreed, but not me.
The other 1/2 of the Rush fanbase aren't quite metalheads, but like progressive music (Yes, Gabriel, Early Genesis, Floyd, King Crimson, etc.) and tend to be exceedingly intelligent, but slightly, nerdy engineers and such.
Ahhh...there we go! Prog-Rock Rules! (Don't forget Emerson, Lake, & Palmer to the list. Kansas, too)
Toto. Don't forget them.