The Metal thread! muhfuck

[buckfan]

I started a Metal thread a while ago, I think it might have been on the old forums. But heres the thing, you post your favorite or newly found metal/hardcore band ,why you love the fuck out of them (and maybe even a pic) so that other people can find out about how great they are.

Sounds fun right!?


M'kay, my favorite right now is Bring me the Horizon. Their last album came out in 2006 but they're so badass its unbelievable. Their lyrics are great, the vocals are understandable for a deathmetal band, and their songs are full of brutal breakdowns.

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg168/crumblycrumbs/bringmethehorizon.jpg

[Ziggy St. Valentine]

Hardcore should not even be mentioned in the same sentence as metal.
I don't really have a favourite metal band, but lately I've been really into Machine Head's latest album "The Blackening". Definatly metal at its finest.

[buckfan]

I love them both, both genre's overlap in alot of bands.

[TheHighwaySong]

Never heard too much of Bring Me The Horizon, but alot of the scene girls in my school go crazy for them, so I will probably avoid it.

Your Favorite Band Sucks V2.0 itt :ahe:

[HappinessMan]

Hardcore is not metal, douchecock.

[Profane Methane]

Well I would have to say Hawthorne Heights and Behind Crimson Eyes are my favorite metal bands.

[Chardon07]

Well I would have to say Hawthorne Heights and Behind Crimson Eyes are my favorite metal bands.

Hawthorne Heights - Ohio Is For Lovers (http://youtube.com/watch?v=pC_YIjlH5oc)
hardly metal.

[MaxAlcolo]

I'm mostly into old metal and rock, so nothing really new I can post. I listen a lot to Slayer lately.
Hardcore gets way too often mixed up with metal. It's bad.

[Profane Methane]

Really, I mostly like Thrash Metal and Thrashcore.
Suicidal Tendencies http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=7246190&MyToken=a1a88b75-a7e6-4665-801a-eaee3635d4cc
D.R.I http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=60954206
Commen Enemy http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=3172067&MyToken=0a87c31d-ec52-4e25-81a3-8657f9bc0b88
Cut Sick http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=164618933&MyToken=464e54f2-8a1c-4d7c-b2bd-f7263f82c46d
Municipal Waste http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=12123361

I also like old metal like Black Sabbath and such.

[Random_Hero]

Lamb Of God.

[BKS]

For a pretty decent metalcore band, check out Ligeia. They are relatively local, and the free show they put on I heard was "The Shit".

http://www.myspace.com/ligeia



For some hardcore, I'm a fan of Stick To Your Guns. One of my all time favorite songs is "This Is More (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2rypbO_ELA)".

http://www.myspace.com/styg

[Sarge51]

Ten Masked Men are probably one of the coolest heavy bands I know of. They specialize in renewing older songs as Heavy Metal covers.

Covered Songs:

Justin Timberlake - Cry Me A River
Effel 65 - I'm Blue
Britney Spears - Hit Me Baby One More Time
Coolio - Gangsters Paradise
Bee Gees - Stayin Alive
Geenie In A Bottle
Message In A Bottle
Livin La Viva Loca
Play That Funky Music
White Wedding
You Spin Me Around

Just too name a few. Hilarious if you ask me.

[MaxAlcolo]

I would give it a try, but I usually really hate covers.

[P0K3M0N_MA5T3R]

I checked it out, they kind of suck, the music is ok but the singer is rubbish he just sort of growls all the lyrics at the exact same pitch and tone in every song. I don't mind singer who sort of growl the words as long as they alter it a bit so it does actually resemble singing.

[Sarge51]

Heavy Metal is all about that though. I do wish he could make it sound a little better and different. But hearing heavy guitar to those songs are priceless.

[Spiffy13]

I recently got into Slayer, and holy shit do I love em!! :rock:

I just checked out Ten Masked Men... This shit is awesome! :lol:

[DieHard]

I was actually looking around the other day for new band, I came across one band "Strapping Young Lad". God, the drums in this band are the best.

Also, if you're looking for other good metal bands, go for Metallica (Old albums like Ride the Lightning and Master of Puppets), Slayer, Dethklok, Arch Enemy (2002 and on, old singer isn't all that good), and Mercenary.

[Fraudulence_Raft]

I like Lamb of God and I guess Still Remains counts, but other than that I've never heard one that fits my fancy.

[Random_Hero]

"Strapping Young Lad".

YES! :gj:

[Derelict]

What the fuck is that picture at the top?! NOT METAL, I'LL TELL YOU THAT!

Some of you have an extremely skewed view of what is "metal".

Hawthorne Heights - Ohio Is For Lovers (http://youtube.com/watch?v=pC_YIjlH5oc)
hardly metal.

It was a joke. Profane is cool like that.

[Antisaint]

Pantera. R.I.P. Dimebag.

p.s. Does anyone else think it's wrong that some magazine named Jared Leto the "New Prince of Darkness"?

[Android]

In terms of live shows, Gwar and Dragonforce. I also love the old school stuff like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. Of course you can never go wrong with Slayer and Pantera though.

[Random_Hero]

In terms of live shows, Gwar and Dragonforce. I also love the old school stuff like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. Of course you can never go wrong with Slayer and Pantera though.

I agree with Slayer, but sometimes Panters gets a little too cock rock for me. Still enjoyable though.

[Android]

Pantera are the Van Halen of Metal.

[Sirnogbert]

I was actually looking around the other day for new band, I came across one band "Strapping Young Lad". God, the drums in this band are the best.

Also, if you're looking for other good metal bands, go for Metallica (Old albums like Ride the Lightning and Master of Puppets), Slayer, Dethklok, Arch Enemy (2002 and on, old singer isn't all that good), and Mercenary.
If you like SYL then check out one of Devin Townsends solo projects - ''Ziltoid The Omniscient''. Definitely one of the best albums I bought last year.

As for other metal,I'mlosing touch with it, I prefer post hardcore now to be honest. I can't stop liking the classics though, Iron Maiden live is somehting everyone should experience at least once.

[Sarge51]

Scum of the Earth.

If you like Rob Zombie you'll love these guys. One of their guitarists is from Rob Zombie. They released a new album not too long ago.

[TheHighwaySong]

Strapping Young Lad

My girlfriend told me about them because she said they sorta reminded her of System of a Down, my favorite band, and I'm glad she told me about them. Their drummer is definitely one of the best in metal. I think they broke up though, or their on one of those "hiatus" :ahe:

Things I have been getting into recently worth mentioning:
Decapitated-If your into drumming, Vitek definitely has alot to offer. He started in the band very young, but managed has almost more talent than some of his veterans. Unfortunately he was killed in a bus accident in Russia a few months ago :frown:
Mushroomhead-Metal mixed in with the perfect hits of Industrial music. Unlike Slipknot, they have a keyboardist, and really incorporate him to make some awesome music. Don't call them or even compare them to Slipknot. They'll throw batteries at you.
Soulfly-Former Sepultura singer Max Cavalera definitely knows how to compose, and he's definitely not afraid to do anything new. Soulfly's last album Dark Ages toys around with alot of Carribean/Reggae beats, and even some Russian on the song Molotov. But all of his album features the perfect combination of metal, and tribal beats from his native Brazil.
OOMPH!-Although Rammstein is better well known, OOMPH! is really the band that they looked up to. Their sound is very similar to Rammstein, but they toy around with the Industrial sounds alot more than Rammstein.

That's some for now.

[Quadros]

'A metal thread' is a better name for this thread. It's like a weekly thing here.

Anyway, I'm a ska Punk kid who doesn't like metal all that much, but I made an exception for Send More Paramedics. (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=4433030)

http://b1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/00490/10/16/490776101_l.jpg

They split up recently, which is a shame, but I was lucky enough to see them live before they did. Basically they dress as, act like and sing about Zombies. That's it. IT'S AWESOME.

[buckfan]

M'kay. Now that I'm unbanned I just came back to tell you guys about The human abstract.They're a neoclassical/ metalcore band that are with a sound thats pretty refreshing.
If you look up any band on this thread it should be this one for sure.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=GRA2Zv-ZvEw (the end is the best part)

[Spiffy13]

If you like SYL then check out one of Devin Townsends solo projects - ''Ziltoid The Omniscient''. Definitely one of the best albums I bought last year.

As for other metal,I'mlosing touch with it, I prefer post hardcore now to be honest. I can't stop liking the classics though, Iron Maiden live is somehting everyone should experience at least once.
I saw 'em in 2006 on the day of my birthday. Three words: best birthday ever :rock:

[Sirnogbert]

I saw 'em in 2006 on the day of my birthday. Three words: best birthday ever :rock:

No way, I saw them 2006 on my birthday too. Best part, it was my 18th.

[Ishabaal]

The newest metal band I have listened to lately is Frantic Bleep, who are along the lines of bands like Unexpect in their sheer insanity. I still enjoy the classics like Iron Maiden and Slayer. I am also in to newer acts like Akercocke, !T.O.O.H!, Nile and the like.

[DieHard]

My girlfriend told me about them because she said they sorta reminded her of System of a Down, my favorite band, and I'm glad she told me about them. Their drummer is definitely one of the best in metal. I think they broke up though, or their on one of those "hiatus" :ahe:


The drummer is also in the band Dethklok, I'd recommend you get the DethAlbum.

[yertse]

Im a big metal fan and right now ive been listening to At The Gates, Slayer, Lamb of God, and Mastodon. Mastodon's album Leviathan is prolly one of the best out there.

[SLjimbolian]

Whoa, whoa, whoa! This is one terrible thread. Bring Me The Horizon is certainly not one of the best metal bands out there, in fact, I consider them more screamo/hardcore. If you guys want excellent metal bands, here's a few from each subgenre.

Thrash
Exodus
Sodom
Kreator
Possessed
Destruction
Forbidden
Defiance
Celtic Frost (earlier)
Vio-lence
Testament
Venom
Carnivore
Metallica (earlier)
Tankard

Death
Death
Yyrkoon
Atheist
Amon Amarth
Carcass
Obituary
Dismember
Grave
Morbid Angel
Pestilence
Anaal Nathrakh
Entombed
Napalm Death
Vital Remains
Suffocation

Black
Immortal
Bathory
Emperor
Gorgoroth
Marduk
Sigh
Arcturus (earlier)
Darkthrone
Venom
Agaithodaimon
Windir
Enslaved (earlier)

Traditional/Heavy Metal
Black Sabbath
Nevermore
Iced Earth
Motorhead
King Diamond
Mercyful Fate

Doom/Stoner
Candlemass
Electric Wizard
Cathedral
Celtic Frost (later)
Baroness

Power/Speed
Blind Guardian
Angra
Sonata Arctica
Rhapsody (now known as Rhapsody Of Fire)
Symphony X
Metal Church

Industrial
Fear Factory
Strapping Young Lad
Ministry
Meshuggah
Sybreed
Scar Symmetry
Hypocrisy

Progressive
Opeth
Devin Townsend
Ayreon
Enslaved (later)
Agalloch
Into Eternity
Frantic Bleep
Mercenary

NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal)
Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
Dio (even though Ronnie James Dio is American, his music is considered very NWOBHM-influenced)
Saxon


Folk
Finntroll
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter
Tyr
Ensiferum
Korpiklaani
Turisas
Lost Horizon
Trollfest
Arcturus (later)
Ulver (earlier)

You guys got a lot to learn if this is going to be THE metal thread.

[SLjimbolian]

My girlfriend told me about them because she said they sorta reminded her of System of a Down, my favorite band, and I'm glad she told me about them. Their drummer is definitely one of the best in metal. I think they broke up though, or their on one of those "hiatus" :ahe:


I'm pretty sure they're on hiatus (thank god), they've been busy as hell for the past couple of years with releasing two albums, Alien and The New Black, and touring all over the friggin' place. They definitely needed the break. For the time being, Devin Townsend's solo stuff is very much worth checking out as Ziltoid the Omniscient has to be one of my favorite albums of 2007.

Gene Holgan's the name and yes, he is a master behind the drum kit. He actually started with another great metal band, Death.

[TheHighwaySong]

Oh, wow. I didn't know he was previously in DEATH of all bands! My friend recently gave me some of their stuff to check out. I'll give it a listen.

[Slutty McBangerton]

In terms of live shows, Gwar and Dragonforce. I also love the old school stuff like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. Of course you can never go wrong with Slayer and Pantera though.
Dragonforce are AWESOME live!

I went and it was amazing!

[SLjimbolian]

Oh, wow. I didn't know he was previously in DEATH of all bands! My friend recently gave me some of their stuff to check out. I'll give it a listen.

Yep, Gene-O got a rather extensive resume. Here's a list of the bands he has played with:

Death (1993-1995) - Played on Individual Thought Patterns and Symbolic
Dark Angel (1984-Today)
Strapping Young Lad (1997-Today) - Played on every SYL album except for Heavy As A Really Heavy Thing
Zimmer's Hole - VERY entertaining band, for fans of GWAR and SYL.
Testament - Only played on Demonic
Devin Townsend (1996-2001) - Played on Infinity, Terria, and Physicist.
Tenet - Jed Simon of SYL's solo band, album out this spring/summer.
Dethlok - I think everyone knows about the story.

Plus several other live gigs with other bands like Unearth and Old Man's Child. If you haven't seen him live, it's totally unbelievable. He drums like a fucking machine, but doesn't break a sweat at all.

[Conian]

Reading through all of this, I saw a few bands I didn't know before. Cool, most of it is great stuff. :D

I only got into the "harder" varieties of metal a few months ago, spent a few years only listening to heavy metal, powermetal and stuff like that.

Bands missing on the list that you guys should defenitally check out:

Children of Bodom. Black/Death. I can't believe this band hasn't been mentioned before. Okay, so they've commercialised somewhat, but it doesn't take away their awesomeness. Be sure to listen to "Hate me" and "Every Time I Die"!

Sabaton. Power. Great band, opened a few of the gigs on the European DragonForce tour for Inhuman Rampage (great album, by the way). I've only got their first album, which basically has a war-theme. All the songs on it are inspired by WWII, Cold War, Vietnam etc. The singer's got a really unique voice. At least worth a try! (Songs to check: "Primo Victoria", "Wolfpack" and "Panzer Battalion")

KIUAS. Heavy/Power/Prog. Now this band is kind of a weird one. They actually mix alot of genres into one blend and it sounds abnormally good. They're opening for Children of Bodom in the UK, March this year. Awesome band! Be sure to check "Warrior Soul" and "Race with the Falcons".

Stratovarius. Heavy/Power. Old band on the scene, needs no explanation. Great vocalist, awesome bassist and a legendary keyboard player: Jens Johansson. Check out "Destiny" and "Hunting High and Low"!

Kamelot. Heavy/Power/Symphonic. The only non-European band on my list. American guitarists and drummer, Norwegian singer and I THINK a Finnish keyboard player. Great live performance. Be sure to listen to "March of Mephisto" (with Shagrath of Dimmu Borgir), "When the Lights are Down", "Ghost Opera", "Descent of the Archangel" and "Lost and Damned".

[Zombie-Dave]

too cock rock for me.


There is no such thing as too cock rock! I love power metal and cheesy metal, and also enjoy thrash and NWOBHM. I particularly enjoy bands such as Helloween, Stratovarius, and the like, but Iron Maiden is easily my favourite band. I'm also a fan of heavier metal, but not too heavy, and not hardcore or any of that 'music'. Bands like Amon Amarth are about as heavy as i get.

[Assassin]

The list:

Thrash:
Metallica
Sodom
Exodus
Kreator
Death Angel
Megadeth
Slayer
Legion of the Damned

Death:
Atheist
Sepultura (Cavalera era)(also fits thrash but whatever)
Behemoth
Gojira
Children of Bodom (whatever I'm placing it under death right now)
Obituary
Kataklysm
Aborted
Cannibal Corpse

Black Metal:
Satyricon
Mayhem
Burzum

Progressive:
Cynic
Mastodon
Axamenta

Other bands that I don't want to create a whole new category for:
Pantera
Fear Factory
Celtic Frost
Black Label Society
Blind Guardian
Soulfly

I listen to a lot of other metal bands as well but I'm not going to list them as I only know a couple of their songs and don't want to look like I listen to them all the time.

Also to the first post: :blanky:

[buckfan]

Alright assholes. I don't need you to lecture posers, or give me a list of bands you've just googled.

There's a badass band called Becoming the Archetype,really good vocals and they just sound fucking great.

By the way whoever mentioned At the gates rocks, even though they're broken up I listen to them a lot.

[Bosskid]

Thrash
Exodus
Sodom
Kreator
Possessed
Destruction
Forbidden
Defiance
Celtic Frost (earlier)
Vio-lence
Testament
Venom
Carnivore
Metallica (earlier)
Tankard

Death
Death
Yyrkoon
Atheist
Amon Amarth
Carcass
Obituary
Dismember
Grave
Morbid Angel
Pestilence
Anaal Nathrakh
Entombed
Napalm Death
Vital Remains
Suffocation

Black
Immortal
Bathory
Emperor
Gorgoroth
Marduk
Sigh
Arcturus (earlier)
Darkthrone
Venom
Agaithodaimon
Windir
Enslaved (earlier)

Traditional/Heavy Metal
Black Sabbath
Nevermore
Iced Earth
Motorhead
King Diamond
Mercyful Fate

Doom/Stoner
Candlemass
Electric Wizard
Cathedral
Celtic Frost (later)
Baroness

Power/Speed
Blind Guardian
Angra
Sonata Arctica
Rhapsody (now known as Rhapsody Of Fire)
Symphony X
Metal Church

Industrial
Fear Factory
Strapping Young Lad
Ministry
Meshuggah
Sybreed
Scar Symmetry
Hypocrisy

Progressive
Opeth
Devin Townsend
Ayreon
Enslaved (later)
Agalloch
Into Eternity
Frantic Bleep
Mercenary

NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal)
Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
Dio (even though Ronnie James Dio is American, his music is considered very NWOBHM-influenced)
Saxon


Folk
Finntroll
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter
Tyr
Ensiferum
Korpiklaani
Turisas
Lost Horizon
Trollfest
Arcturus (later)
Ulver (earlier)

You guys got a lot to learn if this is going to be THE metal thread.

Awesome, I know (and listen to) at least 80% of the stuff you put. Out of there, my favorite has to be either Iced Earth or Into Eternity.

[Zettler]

My favourite Death metal Band would be Cryptopsy for sure and as for old metal it would be suicidal tendancies (only their old stuff), and Judas Priest.

[noodleman]

in flames are the best death metal band ever. anyone who doesn't agree is either a moron or deaf.

[The Bobster]

in flames are the best death metal band ever. anyone who doesn't agree is either a moron or deaf.
In Flames is my favorite band, but it isn't melodeath anymore.
The new stuff is still awesome though. I can't wait for the new album.

[Assassin]

By the way whoever mentioned At the gates rocks, even though they're broken up I listen to them a lot.
They're doing a reunion tour, I'm seeing them in July.

[Profane Methane]

I implore you all listen to Municipal Waste.

[munson]

Whoa, whoa, whoa! This is one terrible thread. Bring Me The Horizon is certainly not one of the best metal bands out there, in fact, I consider them more screamo/hardcore. If you guys want excellent metal bands, here's a few from each subgenre.

Thrash
Exodus
Sodom
Kreator
Possessed
Destruction
Forbidden
Defiance
Celtic Frost (earlier)
Vio-lence
Testament
Venom
Carnivore
Metallica (earlier)
Tankard

Death
Death
Yyrkoon
Atheist
Amon Amarth
Carcass
Obituary
Dismember
Grave
Morbid Angel
Pestilence
Anaal Nathrakh
Entombed
Napalm Death
Vital Remains
Suffocation

Black
Immortal
Bathory
Emperor
Gorgoroth
Marduk
Sigh
Arcturus (earlier)
Darkthrone
Venom
Agaithodaimon
Windir
Enslaved (earlier)

Traditional/Heavy Metal
Black Sabbath
Nevermore
Iced Earth
Motorhead
King Diamond
Mercyful Fate

Doom/Stoner
Candlemass
Electric Wizard
Cathedral
Celtic Frost (later)
Baroness

Power/Speed
Blind Guardian
Angra
Sonata Arctica
Rhapsody (now known as Rhapsody Of Fire)
Symphony X
Metal Church

Industrial
Fear Factory
Strapping Young Lad
Ministry
Meshuggah
Sybreed
Scar Symmetry
Hypocrisy

Progressive
Opeth
Devin Townsend
Ayreon
Enslaved (later)
Agalloch
Into Eternity
Frantic Bleep
Mercenary

NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal)
Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
Dio (even though Ronnie James Dio is American, his music is considered very NWOBHM-influenced)
Saxon


Folk
Finntroll
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter
Tyr
Ensiferum
Korpiklaani
Turisas
Lost Horizon
Trollfest
Arcturus (later)
Ulver (earlier)

You guys got a lot to learn if this is going to be THE metal thread.

You, sir, know your business, and I salute you for that. Personally, I can enjoy all sorts of metal, and metal-like genres. My favorite band as of late is August Burns Red. They're outrageously good. Check 'em out.

[Syzrael]

You, sir, know your business, and I salute you for that. Personally, I can enjoy all sorts of metal, and metal-like genres. My favorite band as of late is August Burns Red. They're outrageously good. Check 'em out.

How could you like the good bands listed by SLjimbolian, but yet like August Burns Red at the same time? It's one of the most meatheaded, generic Metalcore bands of all time. I'd rather listen to Avenged Sevenfold, jesus.

Anyways, the bands that are currently in my rotation are:

1. Municipal Waste (Thrash/Crossover)
2. Taake (Black Metal)
3. Anaal Nathrakh (Black/Grind)
4. Ildjarn (Raw Black Metal)
5. Exodus (Thrash)
6. Kamelot (Power Metal)
7. Avantasia (Power Metal)
8. Xystus (Prog Metal)
9. Death (Death Metal)
10. Necrophobic (Black Metal)

[beermonster256]

Check out The Acacia Strain, they're kinda half and half metal and hardcore, but I quite like them. As Blood Runs Black are a good metal band as well. Whoever mentioned Becoming the Archetype - kudos to you, sir. The only other band I can be arsed mentioning is Caliban, a German band. Some of their stuff is a bit weird, but still eminently listen-able.

Oh, and why has nobody mentioned Crowbar yet?!

[exetra]

There's a badass band called Becoming the Archetype,really good vocals and they just sound fucking great.

Probably the best Christian metal band I've ever heard. Very tight group of musicians.

If you like female fronted metal bands then check out After Forever. Not as heavy as Arch Enemy, they're more like what Nightwish would be if Nightwish didn't suck.

[Tungie]

I can't believe Sonata Arctica(Power metal to begin with then Progressive on their later albums) hasn't been said here yet

[HappinessMan]

Metallica
Megadeth
Ministry

Classics are the best. But I'm just getting into Metal, so I'll check out bands in here.

[EeK··]

In Flames
Been listening to these guys a lot lately. Really love "Take This Life" and "Embody the Invisible"

Lamb Of God
Two words. "Black Label". (+all their other songs)

Devildriver
New band I just stated listening to. Bought their album The Last Kind Words which I believe is their third.

BONUS (ahh!):
http://youtube.com/watch?v=k4iRGJeYB_M - Probably one of my top three off the album, "These Fighting Words"

Sonata Arctica
My go to band for speed/power metal.

Anthrax
Of course their on my list.

Endeverafter
Wouldn't consider them so much metal as maybe hard rock, but I'm gonna put em in anyway. Just released Kiss or Kill a while ago. If you like guitar solos EVH style then you'll like their guitarist, Michael Grant.

BONUS (yippe):
http://youtube.com/watch?v=SjrbcoedSQM - "Baby Baby Baby" off of Kiss or Kill. This is the clean version of the video. Lots. Of. (censored) Boobs. But you can find the unclean version somewhere, I saw it before.

Metallica
Don't think I need to elaborate on this one.

Slipknot
Shut up. I like them.



Maybe add more later?

[SLjimbolian]

Becoming The Archetype is pretty good, but the whole Christian metal thing is not particularly my cup of tea. There are a few exceptions though like Angra and Demons & Wizards.

Oh, and I really loathe Solid State, a Christian metal label. I had to deal with them when I worked as a metal radio DJ and they're nothing but a bunch of pricks.

I've been noticing some of you guys like most of the mainstream metal stuff like 'tallica, In Flames, and *shudders* Slipknot, but here's a few "gateway" bands if you really wanna dig deeper into metal.

Between The Buried and Me
Soilwork - I recommend their older stuff, the new album's kinda lame.
Ihsahn
Testament
Alchemist (not to be confused with the American rapper, this is a prog/industrial metal group from Australia)
Trail Of Tears
Burst
Daylight Dies

[Demoir]

Right now, I'm listening to a band called Alestorm.

It sounds ridiculous, but their music is actually quite good in my opinion.

www.myspace.com/alestorm

[Assassin]

Alchemist
Alchemist is awesome.

[exetra]

Oh, and I really loathe Solid State, a Christian metal label. I had to deal with them when I worked as a metal radio DJ and they're nothing but a bunch of pricks.


I've heard this vague story from other people. Truth is though that pretty much all labels are going to be a "bunch of pricks" and if they aren't then they'll get bigger and turn into a bunch of pricks or they'll drop of the face of the planet like most indie labels do. The only exception I can think of are labels set up by single bands in order to lease their products to other companies.

Anyone here like Evergrey? They could be considered more pop-metal and their last album screams "we're trying too hard to be edgy" but I really like their music.

[SLjimbolian]

I've heard this vague story from other people. Truth is though that pretty much all labels are going to be a "bunch of pricks" and if they aren't then they'll get bigger and turn into a bunch of pricks or they'll drop of the face of the planet like most indie labels do. The only exception I can think of are labels set up by single bands in order to lease their products to other companies.


Not necessarily. There are some semi-major and indie labels that are great to work with like Candlelight, Metal Blade, and Nuclear Blast based on my experiences with them. The whole "bunch of pricks" theory pretty much applies to major labels with wildly popular bands; or it's a label that's terribly mismanaged in the first place.

Granted I never dealt with bands like Kiss, Radiohead, or Red Hot Chili Peppers, but I've had my fair share of working with other bands like Jedi Mind Tricks, Lamb Of God, Opeth, and Vinnie Paul of Pantera/Damageplan/Hell Yeah and they've all been cool with me. I think the reason some of these label people who act like pricks to other people is that they act like pricks or retards to them as well. It's plain and simple - don't act stupid or cocky with the labels and you'll be fine.

[xkittenxsocksx]

I didn't like metal at all though I've taken to sunn o))) recently.

[Xearo]

Also to the first post: :blanky:

Seconded.

BMTH are the reason that people think all Metal is screaming. Shame on. Theres a difference between screamo that can pass as shit music, and shit noise that tries to pass as music.

Recently started listening to Daath's new album. Its pretty good, but i'll take Soil's over it any day.
In the back of a truck.

[Rui]

I didn't like metal at all though I've taken to sunn o))) recently.


Great great sound. I don't dare call what they produce "music". It'll make your speakers melt, your insides rumble and your neighbourhood wonder if they're going through a minor earthquake. Listen to it LOUD and enjoy!

Faves:
Richard from "00 Void"
My Wall (w/ Julian Cope) from "White 1"
F.W.T.B.T. - believe it or not, a Metallica cover, with DRUMS!!, from "Flight of the Behemoth"

[TheHighwaySong]

Great great sound. I don't dare call what they produce "music". It'll make your speakers melt, your insides rumble and your neighbourhood wonder if they're going through a minor earthquake. Listen to it LOUD and enjoy!

Faves:
Richard from "00 Void"
My Wall (w/ Julian Cope) from "White 1"
F.W.T.B.T. - believe it or not, a Metallica cover, with DRUMS!!, from "Flight of the Behemoth"
I didn't realize FWTBT had drums on it! They're definitely a mysterious band. They're live videos on youtube are hilarious sometimes.

[Shawman]

okay so 2 threads into these forums and i find someone saying bring me the horizon are good! don't get me wrong i appreciate everybody has different tastes but these guys are to blame for the whole "fagcore" scene

however the mood was brightened by the mention of strapping young lad soon after :)

favourite band of the moment has to be Dethklok

[draterami]

Wow, the majority of this thread fails

Anyway, recently I've been listening to the band NahemaH (http://last.fm/music/nahemah). They are a progressive death metal band, with clean vocals as well as death, and a lot of atmospherics. Get the new album, The Second Philosophy.

[Monkeyphonics]

Twiggz - you should check out the Sunn0)))/Boris colaboration album called Altar. It's pretty damn good.

[elsunchips]

Anyone like grind-core?
stuff like Napalm Death, Pungent Stench or Regurgitate?

[Kab]

I recommend for Mathcore:
The Dillinger Escape Plan (http://www.myspace.com/dillingerescapeplan)
Between The Buried And Me (http://www.myspace.com/betweentheburiedandmeband)

And for female's Grindcore Guttural Vocals:
Fuck The Facts (http://www.myspace.com/fuckthefacts)

For a good french metal band:
Gojira (http://www.myspace.com/gojira)

And there are more in my list

Edit: Elsunchips, Nasum man!! Also Rotten Sound

[xJesusx]

I tend to listen to a lot of a few bands, then move to a new group, back to the first, to another, on and on but a few I really enjoy include:
Anorexia Nervosa
Agony Scene (shut up)
At the Gates
Black Dahlia Murder
Children of Bodom
Dark Tranquility
Gwar
In Flames
Kalmah
Lamb of God
Norther
Impaled Nazarene are kind of good every now and then and I recently got into Ensiferum.

Also, to whoever said they are more into ska/punk, I don't remember who, you should check out Leftover Crack for a bit of ska/punk/metal/blah fusion (depending on song, of course.)

[Profane Methane]

Leftover Crack genre is Crack Rock steady, making a spoof of the genre Rock Steady which is similar to ska but slower. If you like Leftover Crack you will like the band Choking Victim.

[Taxes]

There's some good stuff in here, and some pretty average bands. Anyway, a few albums recommendation for you guys who don't seem to know death and black metal pretty well (copypasta of a few description I've written on other forums over the past few months, so there's no constant format).

Death Metal



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Morbid Angel - One of the first band in the scene, Morbid Angel secured their place in metal history with their highly praised album “Blessed are the Sick”. That album truly is one of the best DM album ever created : complex, harsh, and very progressive for the time. Those guys were the first death metal band to release an album on a major label, a true testament of the recognition of their talent outside of the underground metal scene. Here's "Blessed are the Sick/Leading the Rats" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvfoePd5mnk)




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Demilich – Demilich is what happens when you put together very low gurgling vocals, with complex and ever-changing riffs and a good drummer. They produced only one album before disbanding, Nespithe, but it was so good that it managed to build a cult following around the band. These guys are known for their extremely long and obtuse lyrics titles (ex: "The Planet That Once Used to Absorb Flesh in Order to Achieve Divinity and Immortality (Suffocated to the Flesh That It Desired)") and subject matter. Highly recommended band. Their album is available for free on http://www.anentity.com/demilich/ (it’s the band’s website).


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Amorphis – Those Finns produced two very good and very different albums that represent pretty well European death metal. The Karellian Ishtmus is a straight death metal album with simple but evocative lyrics and pretty tight instrumentation. If you can, try to find a version that has “The Privilege of Evil” ep attached to it as it contains some of the best songs they ever produced. No sample here as it is pretty difficult to find a song of that album streamed on the internet.

On “Tales from a Thousand Lakes” however, Amorphis creates a definitive Doom/Death album that borrows heavily from the Finnish epic, the “Kalevala” and earlier metal bands like Black Sabbath. It is more melodic, and much more sophisticated than their earlier album, but it still keeps in touch with what death metal represents (something you can’t say about their later albums). Black Winter Day (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLUhe1rT-mw)



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Atheist – Another awesome American band that has been hugely influential to the genre. They’ve managed to include jazz influences in death metal better than anyone else before or after them. “Unquestionable Presence” is the kind of album that never gets old, I’ll probably still be listening to it (if only casually) in ten years from now. Here's "Mother Man" live from wacken 2006 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNWhqyaLOJk).



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Therion – Not to be confused with the current Therion which is releasing symphonic metal album. The original Therion was a death metal band with a great sense of melody, and great compositional skills. Classical influences are obvious on quite a few songs of theirs, and you can clearly see a progression toward a more operatic style in their later years. “Beyond Sanctorum” is a great and innovative death metal album true to the genre’s root. In “ Symphony Masses: Ho Drakon Ho Megas” however, the death metal guitars are starting to leave the place for a more classical NWOBHM style of playing. It is still an ok album though. Here's a cover (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZaoF69Vquw) of "Symphony of the Dead" by a Swiss band called Messiah. It's truer to the sound of the older Therion than anything else I've been able to find (Much better than the instrumental version that they released a in "A'arab Zaraq - Lucid Dreaming").



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Gorguts - Obscura is perhaps the most complex death metal album ever created. The technical and songwriting ability of this band is just astounding, they manipulate dissonance and chaos like no others to create a powerful sonicscape full of contradictions and of different ideas that makes for a highly rewarding listen. Saying that Obscura is an intense album would be an euphemism, it leaves you mentally exhausted in a way that shouldn't be possible from a death metal record. Very impressive album.

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At The Gates - The Red In the Sky Is Ours. ATG is pretty much the father of melodic death metal, though it's not really obvious with that album. TRITSIO is a complex and weird death metal album that just sounds like nothing else with their weird song structure and instrumentation (violins?). Very good.

Demigod - Slumber of Sullen Eyes. Currently my favorite death metal album, it's a really great album that is varied rhythmically and musically. It reminds of the Swedish death metal scene at times, but it's not a Dismember/Entombed ripoff.

Immolation - Shadows in the Light, another intense somewhat technical album that is dissonant yet not disjointed.

Incantation - Onward To Golgotha, if you want to listen to a wall of sound of overwhelming guitar, this death metal album is great.

Crimson Massacre - The Luster of Pandemonium is great if you're feeling like listening to some intense technical death metal with a subtle melody. Almost reminds one of J.S. Bach at times.



Black Metal




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Burzum - Det Som En Gang Var. Not as well known as Filosofem and Hvis Lyset Tar Oss, but as good as the others (if not better). It contains probably my favorite Burzum song, "Key to the Gates", and a lot of other classic songs. Like the rest of Burzum's discography, it's some dark (though it does not really sounds evil, if that makes sense) and introspective music if you can get past the thin production and the harshness inherent to Vikernes' style.



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Gorgoroth - With their two first album, Gorgoroth mastered the art of crafting epic black metal soundscape with classics like the songs Gorgoroth or Maaneskyggens Slave. They are nearly unmatched in term of lyrical compositions where the emotions carried progress and changes along with the flow of the song.

Recommended albums : Antichrist, Pentagram

Maaneskyggens Slave (http://youtube.com/watch?v=k1zXoyc47ag) Simply amazing, there's no other words for how great this is.



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Enslaved - Once part of the black metal inner circle, Enslaved decided to explore their ancestral origins as their major theme instead of going in the direction pioneered by bands like Mayhem or Beherit. These themes thus inspired them to compose epic songs that lack the evil unddertones that are prevalent in most of black metal. Their masterful use of keyboard with their more than able technical abilities (for black metal) allowed them to creat great songs that progress slowly but that are highly effective and evocative.

Albums recommended : Emperor/Hordanes Land, Vikinglir Veldi, Frost

Slaget I Skogen Bortenfor (http://youtube.com/watch?v=lUcZpXXTXpU) (the song is cut short since it's too long for youtube. Still pretty awesome though)



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Emperor - Perhaps the band that is the most responsible of popularizing black metal outside of the underground, Emperor played a keyboard driven and highly dramatic style of black metal in their seminal "In the Nightside Eclipse". More technically able and professional than most of their contemporary, they created the sugenre known as symphonic black metal

Recommended albums : In the Nightside Eclipse, Emperor/Hordanes Land, Anthems to the Welkins at Dusk

I am the Black Wizard (http://youtube.com/watch?v=hVpq4edVRNs)



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Sacramentum - A bit like Dissection, Sacramentum existed at first in the once uncharted area betweem black metal and death metal. Their style consisted of very lyrical songs that were also highly energetic and melodic. "Far Away From the Sun" is a great representation of what well produced and complex black metal can accomplish : it is dark without becoming cliché and it is melodic without becoming annoying.

Recommended albums : Far Away From the Sun, The Coming of Chaos

Fan Myspace (http://www.myspace.com/sacramentum). It doesn't have my favorite song of them (When Night Surrounds Me), but the selection is pretty good.




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Blut Aus Nord - Black Metal band from France, Blut Aus Nord is one of those bands that has managed to substantially change their output without falling into mediocrity. The earlier albums of theirs are more traditionnal black metal, with at times a subtle nod at earlier Enslaved or Burzum, but with "The Work Which Tranforms God" they wandered in territories never explored before. While "Ultima Thulée" is a contemplative album that sometimes reminds an ambient recording (not that it doesn't have more energetic parts, like during the great "On the Way to Vigrid"), TWWTG is dark, brooding and very haunting with it's masterful use of repetitiveness and the unsettling off-beat drumming.

Ultima Thulée, The Work Which Transforms God and Fathers of the Icy Age are all great records that I recommend highly.

Fan Myspace (http://www.myspace.com/thehowlingofgod) that has two great songs from both UT and TWWTG.



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Nokturnal Mortum - Goat Horns. Nokturnal Mortum is a keyboard driven black metal band obviously inspired by their Ukrainian origins and by the great classical composers of the past. This album is simply great : it is epic, dark and full of pride and beauty. All the tracks are masterfully written and they flow one into another perfectly. The introduction and conclusion, which are both instrumental tracks, are especially worthy of attention, as they are with the title track (http://youtube.com/watch?v=XFAj8XIoT_Q) some of the best moments this band has given the world. Very good band.

And to those that might be put off by the fact that they're associated with NS ideologies, "Goat Horns" (which is their best record) makes no clear mention of them. Those themes do become more obvious in their later releases though.


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Sorcier des Glaces - Snowland. Amazing black metal band from Quebec. Snowland is an ode to the cold and the majesty of winter. The Norwegian influences can be heard throughout the record, but it stands on it's own feet nonetheless : it excels in showcasing the beauty of the winter season like no others before him. It is atmospheric and melancholic at times, violent and relentless at others, this album is bound to impress anyone that has lived through a real northern winter, or anyone that longs to do so.

I Shalt Become - Wanderings is an awesome black metal album to listen to while taking a walk. Burzum is a very clear influence, but it's original and interesting enough to prevent it from becoming a ripoff.

Rotting Christ - Thy Mighty Contract, Greek black metal, so its pretty different from the Norwegian kind. It's pretty melodic and interesting.

Primordial - A Journey's End is, as far as I'm concerned, the best Primordial album. It's black metal, but with a very celtic and pagan feel to it and It's a pretty varied album with great songs like the acoustic "Dark Song" or the powerful "Autumns Ablaze".


So, where to start with all this? Well you should start with the beginning, of course. If you want to have a good basis on either death or black metal, you have to listen to the seminal bands that were there at the beggining of both genre. You just can't get past that. Once that's done, usually you'll start to understand why "Eltist" metalheads are always telling you that what you listen to sucks, and why their bands are better than the new hip grindblackdeathsceneprogressiveindiecore band that has 1 million listen on myspace.

Here's some albums you should listen to of both genre if you want to have an ok basis (Not all of them are described above, but I don't have the time to do that now, so that will have to wait).

Death Metal

Death - Human
Atheist - Unquestionnable Presence
Suffocation - Effigy of the Forgotten
Morbid Angel - Blessed are the Sick, Altars of Madness
Dismember - Like an Everflowing Stream
Carcass - Necroticism : Descanting the Insalubrious
Deicide - Legion
At The Gates - The Red In the Sky is Ours
Therion - Beyond Sanctorum

Black Metal

Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss
Immortal - Pure Holocaust
Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger
Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse
Gorgoroth - Antichrist
Enslaved - Vikinglir Veldi
Sacramentum - Far Away from the Sun
Bathory - Blood Fire Death
Beherit - Drawing Down the Moon

Happy listening :).

[TheHighwaySong]

Jesus Christ, I was just about to ask what anyone thought of Gorgoroth, I had not heard too much of them. But thanks :indiff:

I have been listening to Mushroomhead alot recently. Anybody fans of this great Cleveland band?

[Junttipulla]

Slipknot
Shut up. I like them.
:rock:

[Monkeyphonics]

Heh - Slipknot

A few metal albums I recommend to anyone who wants to check out some good music (not Slipknot or Mushroomhead!!)

Cephalic Carnage - Xenosapian
Nasum - Helivate
Pig Destroyer - Phantom Limb
Neurosis - Times of Grace
Sunn0))) - Black 1
Despised Icon - The Ills of Modern Man
Isis - Ocianic
Jesu - Conqueror
Mastodon - Blood Mountain
Botch - We are the Romans
These arms are Snakes - Easter
Old Man Gloom - Christmas
65 Days of Static - The Fall of Maths
Mouth of the Architect - The ties that blind

[Cock_Smoker]

Nasum - Helivate

The album is called Helvete. And for me I like Shift better.

Some albums to check out:

Rotten Sound - Cycles (Grindcore)
Polkadot Cadaver - Purgatory Dance Party (Avant-garde Metal)
The Melvins - The Maggot (Doom/Stoner Metal/Post-Punk)
Fantômas - Suspended Animation (Avant-garde Metal)
Mr. Bungle - Mr. Bungle (Experimental/Avant-garde Metal)
Circle Of Dead Children - Human Harvest (Death/Grindcore)
Dog Fashion Disco - Adultery (Experimental/Avant-garde Metal)

[Dimmu]

Hey guys,
first post goes to the metal thread! I used to browse these forums but never felt like registering, UNTIL NOW! As a pre-note check out the documentary Head Banger's journey. Really good movie.

From this thread I'm now checking out Strapping Young Lad, In Flames, That Nespithe album, mushroomhead (although I am a slipknot fan so I'm kind of tainted from them), and children of bodom (loved listening to them before but Im going to get back into them).

Myself, my tastes go ALL OVER the place... Rather than knock the selection, be happy that I'm willing to listen to all types. Korn, System of a Down, Serj Tankian, Dimmu Borgir, Black Dahlia Murder, Slayer, Black label Society, Metallica, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Emperor, Celtic Frost, Enslaved, Slipknot, Trivium, RAMMSTEIN!, Puddle of Mudd, Three Days Grace, Seether, opeth, Nine Inch Nails, Mastodon, Lamb of God, Jack Off Jill (the only girl band I'll listen too), HIM (a little soft, I know), Breaking Benjamin (great local band CHECK THEM OUT! They play with Seether and Three Days Grace a lot), Cannibal Corpse, some Avenged Sevonfold (like Strength of the World), Alexisonfire (not metal at all, I know), Turbonegro (not really metal...), Sixx AM (more rock, really good album), Rise Against (a little punkish) and even Rob Zombie.

Rather than say "Metal" for my favorite music, I just say "Hard music" to avoid all the "No that's not metal" or "that's so weak" arguments.
-cheers, Dan

[Monkeyphonics]

The album is called Helvete. And for me I like Shift better.

Yeah, thanks for pointing that out - boy do I feel silly.

Anyway, shift in my opinion didn't have as many good songs in it as Helvete or Human 2.0.

[yellersamick23]

I must say Amon Amarth, Children of Bodom, and Lamb of God are my favorite metal bands right now

[Cock_Smoker]

Yeah, thanks for pointing that out - boy do I feel silly.

Anyway, shift in my opinion didn't have as many good songs in it as Helvete or Human 2.0.

Perhaps I like Shift the most, because it was my first Nasum album. But I also like its sounds and for me, the best songs from Nasum are on that album.

[Hats of!]

I only listen to early metal like Led Zeppelin or Deep Purple. Like Heavy Metal, where the name came from. But also abit Glam Metal from 80's, although, not much.

The favorite metal songs is without doubt:
1, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You - Led Zeppelin
2, Liar - Queen (from their first album. Belive it or not, this is metal).
3, Stone Cold Crazy - Queen (Metallica even made a cover of this one).
4, Child in Time - Deep Purple
5, Heartbreaker - Led Zeppelin

[Voracious32]

I've just recently began listening to a lot more music, and so far, I've found that I like System of a Down, Disturbed, and Dragonforce. Does anyone know what's like them?

[Ishabaal]

A bunch of really overly-typical(Dragonforce) and/or crappy music, why don't you try In Flames they're pretty bad. How about Slipknot while we're at it, I hear they suck so you should like them just fine. However if you want some good metal well my friend I have a treat for you.

- Meshuggah - Thrash/Prog Metal
- Wolves in The Throne Room - Black Metal
- Ayreon - Prog. Power Metal
- Dream Theater - Prog. Metal
- Falconer - Old Fashioned Power Metal
- Helloween - Power Metal
- Life at Zero - Awesome!
- My Dying Bride - Death/Doom
- !T.O.O.H! - Tech. Death
- Black Sabbath - Heavy Metal
- Sonata Arctica - Power Metal
- Volbeat - Odd Power Metal

and the list goes on. By the way I don't hate Dragonforce it's just that they get old after 8 or so years.

[Voracious32]

I didn't ask for a critique of my tastes and for you to suggest what you like. I asked for suggestions of what I might like provided I like the ones I listed. And Slipknot is nothing like any of the bands I listed. They're terrible.

[SLjimbolian]

See my post on the second page.

[February Stars]

August Burns Red
Metalcore

August Burns Red is currently one of my favorite bands. Their vocals are powerful, and their lyrics always are intriguing; full of detail to expand the message that the listener is trying to percieve.
Right now, they're on tour with As I Lay Dying (another great artists), whom they're very similar to. Anyone who is interested in the overall Christian Metalcore groups would love August Burns Red.

August Burns Red (Myspace). (http://www.myspace.com/augustburnsred)
August Burns Red - Composure. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qtk9c6ZGcM)

[iGavin]

TENACIOUS D!

#You can't kill the metal
The metal will live on!#

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[Assassin]

- Volbeat - Odd Power Metal
Volbeat isn't power metal :indiff:

[buckfan]

August Burns Red
Metalcore

August Burns Red is currently one of my favorite bands. Their vocals are powerful, and their lyrics always are intriguing; full of detail to expand the message that the listener is trying to percieve.
Right now, they're on tour with As I Lay Dying (another great artists), whom they're very similar to. Anyone who is interested in the overall Christian Metalcore groups would love August Burns Red.

August Burns Red (Myspace). (http://www.myspace.com/augustburnsred)
August Burns Red - Composure. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qtk9c6ZGcM)


Yeah they're totally doing the "take action tour", and as I lay dying isn't tagging along. I'm really excited about the tour though, all the bands that are touring with them are great besides from first to last. Hopefully I can go , its only a three hour drive for me.

[TheHighwaySong]

I'm fucking tired of hearing about Dream Theatre. I really just don't get what the big deal is.

[Dime]

Yeah, I don't see the big thing in a lot of newer bands.

[SLjimbolian]

TENACIOUS D!

#You can't kill the metal
The metal will live on!#

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I really can't stand Jack Black. Their gimmick has gotten wayyyyyyy too old fast. Sadly, I hear they're making a "heavy metal" video game featuring Jack Black as the main character coming out for 360 and PS3 in the near future, so I'm positive I'll avoid that one at all costs.

Yeah, I don't see the big thing in a lot of newer bands.

Whoa, I hope you're not talking about Dream Theater. These guys have been around much longer than probably you have been born (1985). I will admit Dream Theater's an acquired taste like most prog bands, but they really do stand out with their live performances. If you're not sold yet, at least give their Awake and Systematic Chaos albums a chance.

[ZYQ9]

I've been listening to a lot of With Blood Comes Cleansing being is how I'm going to see them sometime soon and Winds of Plague for sure. Otherwise these are a few of my favorites that have been in the past.
Annotations of an Autopsy
My Bitter End
Elysia
Dying Fetus
if you have some death metal like some bands that pig squeal and stuff PM me or something because I'm always looking for new stuff.

[TheHighwaySong]

I downloaded some Dying Fetus this week and that's definitely the vocals I have been looking for for a while. I also downloaded DAATH. Talented, but for some reason I felt they were getting repetetive, although they're Industrialish song Death on the Dance Floor was pretty cool.

I ALSO recently downloaded the Skinny Puppy Greater Wrong of the Right concert. Man, talk about putting on an awesome stage presence.

[SODA]

I am all about industrial metal, Fear Factory, Static-X, Rammstein, American Head Charge, Mushroomhead, etc.

Fucking love the synthesizers mixed with metal.

[Assassin]

SOAD, look up Ministry

[SODA]

SOAD, look up Ministry

I have, from what I remember they weren't quite as into the synthesizers and stuff for my taste. But they definitely rock.

[TheHighwaySong]

Yeah, I've been recently getting into Ministry lately too. Not a big fan of their style, but I thought Rio Grande Blood was pretty awesome. I might go to their show in April, I think it'd be nice to see a band's last tour. I'd expect it to be extravagant.

SOAD, have you tried Psyclon Nine? Although most of their songs are heavier on the synths than on the guitars, their last CD Crwn Thy Frncatr has the addition of Black Metal elements to it, so it gets pretty heavy.

And if you listen to Rammstein, don't be too shy to try OOMPH! They toy more with the synths than Rammstein does, but still bring heavy guitars into the mix.

[Audioslave]

Check this shit out, you metal fucks:

Tugnut (http://www.myspace.com/tugnut)

[SODA]

Hah, oomph is awesome.

[haza]

Not quite sure if they're metal or just rock but this seemed to be the appropiate thread to announce that i LOVE AVENGED SEVENFOLD

greatest band in the world. And there new album is amazing!!

[February Stars]

Not quite sure if they're metal or just rock but this seemed to be the appropiate thread to announce that i LOVE AVENGED SEVENFOLD

greatest band in the world. And there new album is amazing!!

Everyone has a lot of opinions on them. As it seems, people either love them to death, or people completel despise them. :ahe:.

Personally, I cannot stand to see another A7X album released. They've never really sounded that great to me. Their guitarists are mediocre soloists at best, so.

Anyway.

My contribution to this thread, is this.

A7X isn't that good. and..
Check out the band, "Oh, Sleeper". They're really good sounding and they're making some good ground.
As well, Dream Theater is really good, but they're over hyped way too much.

[Gudizere]

If you're not sold yet, at least give their Awake and Systematic Chaos albums a chance.

Awake is one of the best album's i've ever heard, as is Images and Words. Pure awesome, if you're not convinced by those two albums, theres no hope.


I'm also into alot more "Mainstream" metal, such as System, Disturbed and Dragonforce, and to Voracious32, I seriously suggest you try some Dream Theater.

[CoolBeanz]

Killswitch Engage
Trivium
Iron Maiden
A7x

[Assassin]

Killswitch Engage
Trivium
Iron Maiden
A7x
Kill yourself

[Jawbone]

High On Fire - Matt Pike is one badass Guitar player, Dez is one badass Drummer, and Jeff aint a bad bassist either

Crowbar- Kirk is the riff master

Sepultura- max and igor used to be the shit

Pantera- phil rex dime vinnie what more

Mastodon- not sure why i dig them but i do

Melvins- they are their own style

Big Business- a heavy 2 man band need i say more

[ZYQ9]

Killswitch Engage
Trivium
Iron Maiden
A7x

Kill yourself

Yes. I agree.

[SLjimbolian]

Not quite sure if they're metal or just rock but this seemed to be the appropiate thread to announce that i LOVE AVENGED SEVENFOLD

greatest band in the world. And there new album is amazing!!

No, just no. :gtfo:

[February Stars]

Killswitch Engage
Trivium
Iron Maiden
A7x

Trivium and Avenged Sevenfold are horrible.

Iron Maiden is okay. Guitarists are really great and they've had some huge songs. I know that they're an inspiration to a lot of artists, and they've been a huge metal band for years.

Killswitch Engage is one of my favorite bands of all time. Huge choruses, fast riffs, and their current singer, Howard Jones, has a great voice. I personally enjoy his singing and screaming.

[1337jock]

Avenged Sevenfold had one decent song
otherwise they suck

the only metal band i havent seen on these lists is Hammerfall
their kind of like Dragonforce, but a tad slower.
Hearts on Fire is a beastly song

[NobeS]

I havent seen these bands mentioned yet: Pagan's Mind, Amon Amarth and Necrophagist.

Pagan's mind are like a new generation Iron Maiden. Melodic prog metal for fans of bands like Hammerfall, Dream Theatre etc. Check out this cd, Celestial Entrance, its truely great!

http://batzbatz.com/uploads/posts/thumbs/1186739103_ce.jpg

Amon Amarth and Necrophagist are that really heavy black/tech metal that we all love. Full of good heavy, technical riffing. For fans of Meshuggah, Pig Destroyer, Behemoth, Opeth, Dimmu Borgir etc. Check out these albums, With Oden On Our Side - Amon Amarth and Epitaph - Necrophagist.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c9/Amon_amarth_oden.jpg

http://www2.dei.isep.ipp.pt/~i020599/thebronzeage/reviews/n/necrophagist.jpg

[TheHighwaySong]

I could swear I mentioned Necrophagist, no? :indiff:

Necrophagist is indeed fucking awesome. I started listening to them after I heard a few friends telling me about the Summer Slaughter tour they did in the US with some other bands. I downloaded some of their stuff and goddamn, Suicmez is one of the greatest guitar players I've heard in a while. I can never get tired of their music. Excellent vocals too, especially for a vocalist playing at the same time.

[NobeS]

I dont think anyones mentioned Symphony X yet... Cummon they are great, their new album, Paradise Lost is just amazing.

http://barrydean.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/symphony-x_paradise-lost.jpg

[buckfan]

M'kay everyone. It seems like there are alot of people new to metal here and I'd like to tell them about one of the best bands around.

The Black Dahlia Murder is a brutal, awesome band. Way better than most of the loser-viking bullshit on this thread. They've been around for a while and they're fucking legendary.


http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg168/crumblycrumbs/theblackdahliamurder.jpg

[SLjimbolian]

TBDM is a tad overrated, but they bring the rawk at their live sets.

[deliciouszombie]

:mnyd:Whoa, some awesome bands have definitely been brought up like dethklok, pantera, children of bodom, strapping young lad, etc etc...but I'm here to bring you a band no one has put on here yet. OLD MANS CHILD!!!!!!! Do check them out!! A friend referred me to them in my sophomore year in high school.

[HappinessMan]

Buckfan, when will you learn hardcore is not the same as metal?

[buckfan]

What the fuck is wrong with you? The black dahlia murder is pretty much the definition of death metal. I know the difference because I listen to both genre's and theres no way you could say that they are hardcore; goddamn you're fucking ignorant.

[HappinessMan]

Oh, I'm fucking ignorant am I? I don't believe I personally attacked you, I would define that as ignorance. Bring me the horizon is HARDCORE. "Oh :wail: he attacked my band oh poor me I'm gonna attack him on the internets." But hey, I guess a side-effect of the black dahlia murder is brown semen. Oh wait, shit just got ignorant.

Also, I thought this was the metal thread, not the "HAY GUISE THE GENRES OVERLAP STFU" thread.

[Pelican Man]

What the fuck is wrong with you? The black dahlia murder is pretty much the definition of death metal.

No they're not, they're more Metalcore. Definition of Death Metal? Bullshit.

Would you guys stop bitching about Metalcore and Hardcore bands? Core is an offset of Metal, whether you elitists want to accept it or not. Hardcore is, for the most part, half Metal half Punk. You get Metal elitists refusing Hardcore bands as Metal, and Punk elitists refusing them as Punk. BUT THEY'RE BOTH YOU IDIOTS.

Same applies to Metalcore, except moreso for you assholes, as they're more Metal than Punk, as Hardcore is more Punk than Metal.

[NobeS]

Also, I thought this was the metal thread, not the "HAY GUISE THE GENRES OVERLAP STFU" thread.

I agree with you here Happiness, this is the "metal thread". One would have thought this thread was for PURE METAL, and not a cross between different genres.

Pelican, you can say what you want about the origins of metalcore and shit, but ultimately, its not metal. Its a cheap knock-off, if you will. I dont want to appear "ignorant" or persecute anyone, I'm just stating my opinion.

[Cock_Smoker]

They've been around for a while and they're fucking legendary.

The black dahlia murder is pretty much the definition of death metal.

Definition of death metal. :roffle: Seriously, what makes you think that? They aren't even death metal, they're metalcore with death metal influences. Also, what makes them so legendary?:indiff:

If you want bands that are the definition of death metal and are truly legendary, you should check out Morbid Angel, Death, Carcass, Deicide, Cannibal Corpse, Grave, Obituary and Vader.

[The Bobster]

TBDM has a horrible vocalist.

[chipmunk]

i like: Slipknot, Ditruebd, Fear Factory, Korn, Scars of Life, Spineschank, Bullet for my Valentine, Slayer, System of a Down, A Dozen Furies, Dragonforce, Drowning Pool, Rage Aainst the Machine, Children of Bodom, Mushroomhead nad A7X.

[buckfan]

Oh, I guess I should make a dissecting metal into a hundred genres thread. Goddamn, I hate that shit so much.

[HappinessMan]

Way to totally take what Pelican said and kill it.

[Pelican Man]

I agree with you here Happiness, this is the "metal thread". One would have thought this thread was for PURE METAL, and not a cross between different genres.

Pelican, you can say what you want about the origins of metalcore and shit, but ultimately, its not metal. Its a cheap knock-off, if you will. I dont want to appear "ignorant" or persecute anyone, I'm just stating my opinion.

They're a branch of metal, I'm not arguing that they're "pure metal", but to save the Music Forum having 100 threads, one for Metalcore, one for Hardcore, and one for deathpowergrindjazzmetal, why not just let this be an umbrella Metal thread? You can talk about "pure metal" all you want, and ignore people who talking about Metalcore, and vice versa. Seems an obvious solution.

Buckfan; shut up. TBDM aren't as metal as you make out, and if it's only "pure metal" that's allowed, I'm sure TBDM wouldn't be included.

[Used_n_Abused]

In flames anyone?

[Tyrant]

D00d, Children of Bodom is NOT Black/Death, its melodic metal, (or if you wanna get fancy, melodic death metal, dont even touch the black metal, true kvlt fans will get pissed) aight my fav bands/albums right now:

Immortal (True Black Metal)-At The Heart Of Winter
Aeon (Death/Tech)-Bleeding The False
Amon Amarth (Viking/Death)-Fate OF Norns
Anaal Nathrakh (Black)-Hell is Empty, and All the Devils are Here
The Berzerker (Industrial Speedcore)-Dissimulate
Cannibal Corpse (Death)-Butchered At Birth
Necrophagist (Tech-Death)-Epitaph
Children Of Bodom (Melodic Death)-HateBreeder
Deicide (Satanic Death)-Scars Of The Crucifix
Darkthrone (True Black)-Transilvanian Hunger
Cryptopsy (Tech-Death)-None So Vile
Circle Of Dead Children (Grind-Core)-Human Harvest
Behemoth (Black...? cant remember :P)-Demigod

Those be my favs right now...and i agree, hardcore is lame

[Raxo]

Wow some many fucking genres.

Are they really all that distinguishable from each other?

[Pelican Man]

D00d, Children of Bodom is NOT Black/Death, its melodic metal, (or if you wanna get fancy, melodic death metal, dont even touch the black metal, true kvlt fans will get pissed)

Jesus fucking christ dude, pointless bullshit galore right here.

Metal doesn't need to be segregated into so many subgenres, it's pointless and annoying as fuck. Majority of the time it sounds like bands are just making shit up, like "Oh yeah, we sing about killing babies, so we're FETUS DOOM METUHL!"

[Used_n_Abused]

Jesus fucking christ dude, pointless bullshit galore right here.

Metal doesn't need to be segregated into so many subgenres, it's pointless and annoying as fuck. Majority of the time it sounds like bands are just making shit up, like "Oh yeah, we sing about killing babies, so we're FETUS DOOM METUHL!"

I like it to some degree. I mean, it gets annoying pretty fast but if your looking for new music that appeals to you its can speed up things.

[Pelican Man]

Yeah, all I really listen to is Fetus Doom Metal these days, it helps a lot.

[Used_n_Abused]

Fer sure.

[Taxes]

Genres are used to give you a quick idea of what a band sounds like, and nothing more (And yes, you can differentiate all those subgenres if you listen to enough metal). It has its use, but bickering on genres is a waste of time more often than not.

Anyway, anyone here listens to old school swedish death metal? Dismember, Entombed, Grotesque, early ATG etc...

[NobeS]

Anyway, anyone here listens to old school swedish death metal? Dismember, Entombed, Grotesque, early ATG etc...

Yes, love all the old European metal, not just the Swedish stuff. That whole black metal movement of the '80s and early '90s did wonders for metal, inspiring great bands like Opeth and Dimmu Borgir etc. Love bands like old Celtic Frost etc.

Oh and to diverge, WTF? I went and saw Iron Maiden a few weeks ago in Sydney. They were absolutely amazing! But why the hell would they be opened by Behind Crimson Eyes? This goes back to the arguement about the intolerance of different sects of metal fans for one another. As soon as BCE came out they were booed, and everyone gave them the finger and continued to boo them until they got off. Surely the promoters would have known this would happened, so why have them open?

[Cock_Smoker]

Anyway, anyone here listens to old school swedish death metal? Dismember, Entombed, Grotesque, early ATG etc...


I like Swedish death metal to some extend, but I don't like all that "Göteborg-metal", I prefer more of an old school taste, like Death Breath, Grave or Demonical.

On the other hand I love Swedish grindcore, bands like Nasum, Gadget and Regurgitate, and I think that many of the best grindcore bands these days comes from Sweden. Also some swedish crust punk(yeahyeah not true metal, screw you) is very good, bands like Skitsystem and Wolfbrigade.

[Monkeyphonics]

i like: Slipknot, Ditruebd, Fear Factory, Korn, Scars of Life, Spineschank, Bullet for my Valentine, Slayer, System of a Down, A Dozen Furies, Dragonforce, Drowning Pool, Rage Aainst the Machine, Children of Bodom, Mushroomhead nad A7X.

Kate Nash is more metal than most of these fuck ups!

[Taxes]

Yeah, I don't like melodic death metal too much either, I'm more of a fan of the specific Swedish/Nordic sound of the early nineties : sunlight studio production, more melodic phrase (than their american counterparts), etc.

Finland has some amazing bands too. Demigod's Slumber of Sullen Eyes is a classic, and so is Nespithe of Demilich or The Karellian Ishtmus of Amorphis.

I like Nasum, but it's the only Swedish grindcore band I know, and I don't know Crust at all, so I can't talk about them. Rotten Sound is a fine grindcore band from Finland though.

[Used_n_Abused]

No love for In Flames or Soilwork?

[HappinessMan]

Read the thread Used :mad:

Anywho, I vote we close this thread, its been shit from the start.

[NobeS]

Yeah, but before we go, anyone as excited as I am for the new Opeth album?

[ppiekoszewski]

If someone is going to slam any band I listen to as not being metal but some other random sub-sub-division of another genre, can anyone give me some examples of what is 'pure metal'?

[Assassin]

Basically almost every band in here (http://www.metal-archives.com/) is.

[ppiekoszewski]

So basically every band/artist mentioned in this thread save Kate Nash.

[buckfan]

I'm going to try to keep this thread going so here it goes.

As Blood Runs Black is another great band.They have a unique sound, and sweet ass breakdowns. They are technically deathcore, a combination of metalcore and deathmetal, because everyone knows sub-sub-genre's are the shit.

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg168/crumblycrumbs/asbloodrunsblack.jpg

[TheHighwaySong]

Breakdowns are very much NOT Metal. More like Hardcore/Post-Hardcore. Try that. :indiff:

[corpserated]

My favorite metal bands are probaply S.O.D. and Carnivore.

[OddKid506]

My favourite metal band at the moment is Alestrom.

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/3747/po1nx3.jpg

They're a folk metal band from Scotland specialising in a piratey theme such as pilaging, plundering, sailing, drinking, conquering foreign lands, and they used to be called Battleheart. They only have one album out at the moment but it's made of pure awesome!

My favourite songs by them are:
Captain Morgan's Revenge
Wenches & Mead

Check out their Myspace (http://www.myspace.com/alestorm) yo!

[SLjimbolian]

Haha, that's classic man. I recommend checking out Trollfest (http://www.myspace.com/trollfest). They got a have pirate-influenced songs out there, but mostly it's all about the Norwegian folk stuff.

[TheHighwaySong]

What the fuck is wrong with you? The black dahlia murder is pretty much the definition of death metal.

Just cause Wikipedia said it doesn't make it so. Come on, they have Mastodon labeled under "Sludge Metal" What the fuck is that?

[NobeS]

Come on, they have Mastodon labeled under "Sludge Metal" What the fuck is that?

Hahaha, i've seen a few bands called that, Black Label Society for one. And whats the fucking deal with calling Meshuggah "Math Metal". I don't really like labeling, it should just be what is metal, and what isn't, such as The Black Dahlia Murder... NOT METAL.

[Pelican Man]

Hahaha, i've seen a few bands called that, Black Label Society for one. And whats the fucking deal with calling Meshuggah "Math Metal". I don't really like labeling, it should just be what is metal, and what isn't, such as The Black Dahlia Murder... NOT METAL.

Math Metal is metal with complex time signatures, rhythms, and structures. The music doesn't seem to have a structure, nothing really repeats, like verse and chorus normally do, instead it changes once each phrase is over.

In my opinion, Math Metal deserves to be a genre more so than things like Doom Metal, and Speed Metal, and a lot of other silly subgenres, but even then, doesn't really deserve to exist.

If we got rid of subgenres altogether, then The Black Dahlia Murder would count as metal. What other base style would you say they are, hmm? Too heavy and complex for rock. Definitely not punk. They're metal.

[TheHighwaySong]

If we got rid of subgenres altogether, then The Black Dahlia Murder would count as metal. What other base style would you say they are, hmm? Too heavy and complex for rock. Definitely not punk. They're metal.

And that's really all that should matter. :argh:

[Pelican Man]

And that's really all that should matter. :argh:

That's what I've been arguing this whole time :argh:

All bands that are considered, at their base, metal, should be allowed to be discussed in this thread. And if you see a band you don't like, you can ignore it, or flame it with something other than "THEY'RE NOT METAL DON'T TALK ABOUT THEM ITT".

[NobeS]

Math Metal is metal with complex time signatures, rhythms, and structures. The music doesn't seem to have a structure, nothing really repeats, like verse and chorus normally do, instead it changes once each phrase is over.


I know what it is, I'm not retarded enough say something and not know what it is... It’s actually called Polyrhythm where different instruments use different time signatures to create many different rhythms at once. The music does have structure; however, it is embedded in each individual instrument, rather than all instruments following the same structure. Each rhythm entwines with the others, as they end passages with different time signatures at the same time, and begin new ones.

My point actually was that labelling metal genres has become ridiculous, it will get to the point where each band will have its own genre.

I think being metal is not only the music a particular band may play, but how a band represents themselves. Try-hard douche bags whose only interest is getting famous and rich are definitely not metal. It goes against what I, at least, think the ideals of being metal are. Sure a metal band can be popular and rich, but it shouldn't be their primary motive. Otherwise metal will become no better than that shit prefabricated pop rubbish that we all do everything to defy.

Metal has always been, and should always remain about the creation of original, and individual music. Not following the big "flavour of the month" image which is ever present in the grindcore/metalcore scenes.

[Assassin]

I agree for the most part with the post above, but what does grindcore have to do with metalcore? :indiff:

[Pelican Man]

I think being metal is not only the music a particular band may play, but how a band represents themselves. Try-hard douche bags whose only interest is getting famous and rich are definitely not metal. It goes against what I, at least, think the ideals of being metal are. Sure a metal band can be popular and rich, but it shouldn't be their primary motive. Otherwise metal will become no better than that shit prefabricated pop rubbish that we all do everything to defy.

Metal has always been, and should always remain about the creation of original, and individual music. Not following the big "flavour of the month" image which is ever present in the grindcore/metalcore scenes.

Sounds like the "punk" argument to me.

[BloodyBruce]

Progressive Metal:
Dream Theater
Pain of Salvation (especially when i need to rest :D )
Andromeda (although they're piece of crap live)
Fates Warning (John Arch as singer)
Symphony X
Queensryche (OM)

other bands:
Iron Maiden
Metallica (Master of Puppets, Ride the Lightning, Kill em All, ..and no justice for all)
Savatage
Sonata Arctica
Stratovarius
Eldritch
Dio
Black Sabbath


i'm not really into black and death metal, so my fav bands are really unilateral...and i'm not going to argue about genres :D

[Pelican Man]

...and i'm not going to argue about genres :D

Good boy. But the Metallica album is called "...And Justice For All", for future reference.

[BloodyBruce]

You might be right...

[OddKid506]

I'm fucking terrible at writing reviews, but I'll share my opinions on some more bands anyway.

Carcass (http://www.myspace.com/carcass)

http://www.musicblessu.com/rock/images/groupes/carcass%5B1%5D.gif

One of the bands Michael Amott was in before Arch Enemy. Their music is very similar to Arch Enemy's and the vocalist sounds very much like Angela Gossow.

3 Inches of Blood (http://www.myspace.com/3iob)

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.ca/index.php?row=14202&field=02_Album_large_image

Imagine Shadows Fall fronted by Bruce Dickinson with his nuts caught in a closed door. The vocals are fucking wierd at times, but that just seems to add to the awesomeness.

Iced Earth (http://www.myspace.com/icedearth)

http://www.theaebyss.com/stuff/intervjui/icedearth/IcedEarth3.jpg

Kind of like Iron Maiden with more of a thrash metal feel to it, the vocals are quite similar to Bruce Dickinson's style, but the guitar work contains a hell of a lot of shredding and gallops.

[Ziggy St. Valentine]

Great bands right there Oddkid. 3 Inches Of Blood and Iced Earth leave Dragonforce for dead, real powermetal right there people!
One band that I haven't seen much of in this thread is the almighty Machine Head! Their latest album 'The Blackening' has some of the most amazing guitar work I've heard in a long time and they're just an awesome band. Any self respecting metal fan should check them out.

[buckfan]

Oooh nice job on Carcass there, they're a great old band, my favorite song is polarized I'm suprised how many people know about them. If you like older bands you might like " at the gates".

[matt_k]

I can't remember the last time I heard a new metal band that didn't suck. The "Noughties" suck cock. It's getting depressing.

Trivium and Bullet For My Valentine are possibly the shittest of the bunch. Although the competition is pretty steep.

[Iiro]

Gamma Ray's new album is very cool.

[smudgydonkey]

I personally like Between the Buried and Me,Colors was a great album with quite a lot of styles.Alaska(another album),was pretty mediocre to me,so don't form an opinion from there.

[reigninblood666]

Whoa, whoa, whoa! This is one terrible thread. Bring Me The Horizon is certainly not one of the best metal bands out there, in fact, I consider them more screamo/hardcore. If you guys want excellent metal bands, here's a few from each subgenre.

Thrash
Exodus
Sodom
Kreator
Possessed
Destruction
Forbidden
Defiance
Celtic Frost (earlier)
Vio-lence
Testament
Venom
Carnivore
Metallica (earlier)
Tankard

Death
Death
Yyrkoon
Atheist
Amon Amarth
Carcass
Obituary
Dismember
Grave
Morbid Angel
Pestilence
Anaal Nathrakh
Entombed
Napalm Death
Vital Remains
Suffocation

Black
Immortal
Bathory
Emperor
Gorgoroth
Marduk
Sigh
Arcturus (earlier)
Darkthrone
Venom
Agaithodaimon
Windir
Enslaved (earlier)

Traditional/Heavy Metal
Black Sabbath
Nevermore
Iced Earth
Motorhead
King Diamond
Mercyful Fate

Doom/Stoner
Candlemass
Electric Wizard
Cathedral
Celtic Frost (later)
Baroness

Power/Speed
Blind Guardian
Angra
Sonata Arctica
Rhapsody (now known as Rhapsody Of Fire)
Symphony X
Metal Church

Industrial
Fear Factory
Strapping Young Lad
Ministry
Meshuggah
Sybreed
Scar Symmetry
Hypocrisy

Progressive
Opeth
Devin Townsend
Ayreon
Enslaved (later)
Agalloch
Into Eternity
Frantic Bleep
Mercenary

NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal)
Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
Dio (even though Ronnie James Dio is American, his music is considered very NWOBHM-influenced)
Saxon


Folk
Finntroll
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter
Tyr
Ensiferum
Korpiklaani
Turisas
Lost Horizon
Trollfest
Arcturus (later)
Ulver (earlier)

You guys got a lot to learn if this is going to be THE metal thread.

HELL YEAH! What about Slayer?

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[ZYQ9]

Misericordiam is probably the best out there right now. Listen to the song Cum Sucking Whore

[ryanxalves]

WARBRINGER
AS HOPE DIES
ARSIS
MUNICIPAL WASTE




ENOUGH SAID.

[ryanxalves]

August Burns Red
Metalcore

August Burns Red is currently one of my favorite bands. Their vocals are powerful, and their lyrics always are intriguing; full of detail to expand the message that the listener is trying to percieve.
Right now, they're on tour with As I Lay Dying (another great artists), whom they're very similar to. Anyone who is interested in the overall Christian Metalcore groups would love August Burns Red.

August Burns Red (Myspace). (http://www.myspace.com/augustburnsred)
August Burns Red - Composure. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qtk9c6ZGcM)



THE TITLE IS "METAL" BANDS.... NOT "SHITTY GIRL PANT WEARING 115 POUND ANOREXIC DWEEBS WHO PROBABLY STOLE THEIR SISTER'S HAIR STRAIGHTENER TONIGHT"

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[MARWOK]

Heh - Slipknot

A few metal albums I recommend to anyone who wants to check out some good music (not Slipknot or Mushroomhead!!)

Cephalic Carnage - Xenosapian
Nasum - Helivate
Pig Destroyer - Phantom Limb
Neurosis - Times of Grace
Sunn0))) - Black 1
Despised Icon - The Ills of Modern Man
Isis - Ocianic
Jesu - Conqueror
Mastodon - Blood Mountain
Botch - We are the Romans
These arms are Snakes - Easter
Old Man Gloom - Christmas
65 Days of Static - The Fall of Maths
Mouth of the Architect - The ties that blind

this is ON point.
You should check out "Buried At Sea" its super slow doom, but super heavy
Also some newer bands in the sludgy heavy riffage
Black Cobra, Akimbo,Swarm of the lotus,Rwake, TORCHE.

Yeah, a few of you guys know what you are talking about.
But the blend of hardcore in metal is done, its now apart of the culture.There is no getting rid of it. So, If its heavy, and blows kids minds..Its metal
Leave it at that. Music is music

exept for Korn...they suck

[February Stars]

THE TITLE IS "METAL" BANDS.... NOT "SHITTY GIRL PANT WEARING 115 POUND ANOREXIC DWEEBS WHO PROBABLY STOLE THEIR SISTER'S HAIR STRAIGHTENER TONIGHT"

...'kay. First off, pant needs to be "pants". Secondly, it's not entirely necessary to type your whole post holding the shift key down. Fix that as well.

Interpret the band however you will. But, they're not "girl pant wearing" or "115 pound anorexic dweebs". And no one in the band either has long enough hair to probably straighten. Total irony in your post. You're looking pretty unintelligent right about now.

And try contributing to the thread. Even if it's an opinion, do it moreso in a manner that's less.. stupid, for lack of a better term.

There's other subgenre's of metal. So.

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[Assassin]

August Burns Red:

http://img.mp3sugar.com/artist/artist_8387.jpg


... :indiff:

[ryanxalves]

...'kay. First off, pant needs to be "pants". Secondly, it's not entirely necessary to type your whole post holding the shift key down. Fix that as well.

Interpret the band however you will. But, they're not "girl pant wearing" or "115 pound anorexic dweebs". And no one in the band either has long enough hair to probably straighten. Total irony in your post. You're looking pretty unintelligent right about now.

And try contributing to the thread. Even if it's an opinion, do it moreso in a manner that's less.. stupid, for lack of a better term.

There's other subgenre's of metal. So.

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Reason: Backseat mod less. Thanks.


Hey dude you know what's awesome? that picture that got posted right after your tattletale comment trying to glorify YOUR lack of intelligence. It comepletely disproves everything about that terrible whiny band. They look like boyscouts with hair that is definitely long enough to straighten {by my elite cosmetology standards} if you consider those kids as metal in any way, then you obviously don't know real metal. And for your information, I didn't hold down the shift key whilst typing that.... I pressed caps lock once.

[February Stars]

Badass punishment. Too bad I wasn't around to serve it, huh? :ahe:.

"Tattletale comment"... please explain to me how at all, by posting my previous comment, the post served the point of "tattling".

Sorry that my information on their cosmetology was incorrect. I forgot how oh so important it was for a band to dress and act a certain way. That truly defines what metal is, huh?

Hey, if you don't think they're "metal", then that's cool. But there's plenty of other bands listed here that you can easily degrade as well.

[ryanxalves]

Badass punishment. Too bad I wasn't around to serve it, huh? :ahe:.

"Tattletale comment"... please explain to me how at all, by posting my previous comment, the post served the point of "tattling".

Sorry that my information on their cosmetology was incorrect. I forgot how oh so important it was for a band to dress and act a certain way. That truly defines what metal is, huh?

Hey, if you don't think they're "metal", then that's cool. But there's plenty of other bands listed here that you can easily degrade as well.


Yeah, but you were the lucky winner. Sorry buddy

[Pelican Man]

"Tattletale comment"... please explain to me how at all, by posting my previous comment, the post served the point of "tattling".

You got a TimeOut for backseat modding, which is basically tattling. Not hard to figure out.

[OddKid506]

Are we going to talk about metal music (in all it's different sub-genres.) Or are we going to throw hissy fits and have bitch fights?

Eidolon (http://www.myspace.com/eidolonofficial)

http://www.metal-observer.com/pics/eidolon/eidolonband4.jpg

A power metal band from Canada, formed by brothers Glen and Shawn Drover, who both joined the reformed Megadeth. Haven't got through all 7 of their albums yet, but Nightmare World, and The Parallel Otherworld are the one's I've listened to and both are fantastic.

[February Stars]

Glen Drover is so much better in Eidolon than Megadeth. He knows how to play the songs and can easily comprehend them. That's why Eidolon's a great artist.

Despite the that Eidolon is good, I don't think they come in close range to Megadeth though. When I saw Megadeth live, Glen came on, and don't get me wrong, he is a great guitarist, but his guitar work live was pretty sloppy and didn't match former Megadeth guitarists.

I think Chris Broderick is lead for Megadeth now, or atleast filling in.

[Iiro]

I think Chris Broderick is lead for Megadeth now, or atleast filling in.
Yeah he's lead now. Saw them live about a month ago. Chris friggin' nailed every solo.

[Ziggy St. Valentine]

Stratovarius are an awesome power metal band. Should be checked out by any self-respecting metal fan.

[ppiekoszewski]

You know, I think a pretty underrated band is Chimaira. I saw them on Tuesday, and they were pretty damn sweet. They're my favorite band, and if you're looking for an awesome band to listen to they can't be beat. Their new album 'Resurrection' is one of the best albums of 2007 in my opinion. Personally I don't really like classic metal bands like Black Sabbath or Iron Maiden, and I don't know if anyone would like Chimaira as much as I do, but I'd say they might be appreciated by those who like Lamb of God and DevilDriver, maybe even Slipknot.

[TheHighwaySong]

I saw Chimaira at SOTU last summer. They sounded pretty generic, but they put on a good show.

[caligirl62629]

So have any of you listened to the Blood Drunk album! It's sick man, the Blood from Heaven song is good...I think its up on myspace.com/childrenofbodom

[Assassin]

So have any of you listened to the Blood Drunk album! It's sick man, the Blood from Heaven song is good...I think its up on myspace.com/childrenofbodom
Meh. The cover art is hideous too.

[caligirl62629]

I just checked itunes and it says its coming out tuesday for the release

[Inseln]

OKay, Metallica's Black Album would have to be my favourite Metallica Album ever considering it's the only one I own, (I have listened to others though)

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/AQUA/PS176~Atreyu-Posters.jpg

And no matter what else I listen to, I'll always come back to, love and worship Atrey from their Visions EP, all the way up untill A Death-Grip On Yesterday. If someone so much as even hints towards Lead Sails (And a Paper Anchor) being their best album to date, I will personally slit their throat. I like some of the songs off it, but not enough to call it a good album, it's way too soft. But my favourite album would have to be "The Curse", I've always been faithful to it.

http://www.rockjamradio.sk/page/downloads/u505/Lostprophets.jpg
I've started to listen to LostProphets Lately, they're pretty darn catchy, if you're interested I suggest
Burn Burn (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bMDTOHfAJRU)
Last Summer (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RwdCGwivZyo)
Start Something (Ignore the shitty AMV) (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=syGl_kJzt3g)

Have fun with that hey?



EDIT:

Also, who's heard of Parkway Drive? They're a favourite band of mine, from Newcastle, Australia. What would you all classify them as?

[Musician of cool noises]

You know, I think a pretty underrated band is Chimaira. I saw them on Tuesday, and they were pretty damn sweet. They're my favorite band, and if you're looking for an awesome band to listen to they can't be beat. Their new album 'Resurrection' is one of the best albums of 2007 in my opinion. Personally I don't really like classic metal bands like Black Sabbath or Iron Maiden, and I don't know if anyone would like Chimaira as much as I do, but I'd say they might be appreciated by those who like Lamb of God and DevilDriver, maybe even Slipknot.

Chimaira was my favourite band for a while! i have the first two albums, but i didn't like the self titled one that much... still need to get Ressurection.

at the moment Machine Head is my favourite band, seriously what can't they do?

[Assassin]

http://www.rockjamradio.sk/page/downloads/u505/Lostprophets.jpg
I've started to listen to LostProphets Lately, they're pretty darn catchy, if you're interested I suggest
Burn Burn (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bMDTOHfAJRU)
Last Summer (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RwdCGwivZyo)
Start Something (Ignore the shitty AMV) (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=syGl_kJzt3g)

Have fun with that hey?

You can't be fucking serious.

[Profane Methane]

OKay, Metallica's Black Album would have to be my favourite Metallica Album ever considering it's the only one I own, (I have listened to others though)

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/AQUA/PS176~Atreyu-Posters.jpg

And no matter what else I listen to, I'll always come back to, love and worship Atrey from their Visions EP, all the way up untill A Death-Grip On Yesterday. If someone so much as even hints towards Lead Sails (And a Paper Anchor) being their best album to date, I will personally slit their throat. I like some of the songs off it, but not enough to call it a good album, it's way too soft. But my favourite album would have to be "The Curse", I've always been faithful to it.

http://www.rockjamradio.sk/page/downloads/u505/Lostprophets.jpg
I've started to listen to LostProphets Lately, they're pretty darn catchy, if you're interested I suggest
Burn Burn (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bMDTOHfAJRU)
Last Summer (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RwdCGwivZyo)
Start Something (Ignore the shitty AMV) (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=syGl_kJzt3g)

Have fun with that hey?



EDIT:

Also, who's heard of Parkway Drive? They're a favourite band of mine, from Newcastle, Australia. What would you all classify them as?
Parkway drive are metalcore/gaycore.

[SLjimbolian]

http://www.rockjamradio.sk/page/downloads/u505/Lostprophets.jpg


You know this is a metal thread, right?

[buckfan]

Sorry to go into Sub genres, which I do hate, but I'm really getting into Deathcore. I was looking up bands on last.fm and theres just so much talent in the genre I have to mention it.


At the throne of judgment - great band, really talented

From the shallows - Has two members from the black dahlia murder and have a similar, but heavier sound.

Winds of plagues - Really popular amazing band. Their new album has a theme of epic movie music.

[JQHA]

What band I like? hmm, kinda hard, actually. I like Severed Savior, Death, Obituary, Hatebeak, Anorexia Nervosa, Venom, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Vagitarians, Anal Penetration, Anal Cunt, Napalm Death, etc. etc. I could go on forever. My favourite genre is Death. Why? Because it's brutal, the lyrics are growled (I love growling), they don't add keyboards or anything, it's just plain metal, only a little bit louder.