I'm in a metal mood

JeffB · « **Reply #40 on:** 14 Sep 2010, 01:40 am »

If you haven't heard Grip, Inc.,
the albums "The Power of Inner Strength" and "Nemesis" are both awesome.
Grip has "Dave Lombardo" of Slayer on drums. (clean vocals).

Iced Earth, "Dark Saga". (clean vocals).

Sadus, "A Vision of Misery". Steve DiGiorgio(amazing) on bass. (Vocals might not be clean enough for you, but not too bad).

Dark Tranquility, "Damage Done" and "Character" (somewhere between singing and growling).

Black Tide, "Light From Above". Straight old school metal from some young kids. The singer was about 15 when this was recorded. His voice hadn't even changed. (clean vocals)

Trivium, "Ascendency" (mixed clean vocals with rough vocals).

It is hard to recommend without knowing more about deep you are into metal. There is a ton of metal from the 80s that is fantastic. I am assuming you don't need recommendations for things like Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Slayer, Saxon, Judas Priest, WASP, DIO, Metal Church, Krocus, etc.

Mike Nomad · « **Reply #41 on:** 14 Sep 2010, 01:59 am »

How heavy you want? You could try Death Angel, Biohazard, Sepultura, etc.

Black Sabbath's 1st and Master of Reality are the highwater marks to me. No BS cheat with compression. Back in the day, you played heavy or stayed home and played with yourself.

I'll second Motorhead. I may have missed it, but, I didn't see anyone mention Porcupine Tree.

And for the somewhat funny side, there's always Lawnmower Deth & S.O.D.

If you want to take it to its (il)logical conclusion, you should be looking into Industrial/Noise. Ministry, Throbbing Gristle, etc.

I guess it's all hairsplitting... In the end, it all comes down to Whitehouse anyway.

scottwayne · « **Reply #42 on:** 1 Mar 2011, 02:26 am »

Thought I'd revive this thread. Just finished listening to Mastodon's "Crack the Skye" which got me through rush hour traffic. Excellent CD! Thank God for Metal.

Ericus Rex · « **Reply #43 on:** 1 Mar 2011, 01:00 pm »

Crack the Skye is my favorite Mastodon album since Remission.

Been listening to a lot of The Crown and Gojira lately.

rob-fi · « **Reply #44 on:** 2 Mar 2011, 12:52 am »

There's a good metal band from sweden, "amaranthe" they have released their first video today. Any of you had the chance to see it?

scottwayne · « **Reply #45 on:** 4 Mar 2011, 02:30 am »

Grabbed an oldie but goodie for rush hour today, Judas Priest, "Sreaming for Vengeance". I think it's their finest album. Has anyone noticed "The Hellion" is featured in the new Honda minivan commercial? Never thought a minivan commercial could be kinda cool......

Noseyears · « **Reply #46 on:** 4 Mar 2011, 02:43 am »

Quote from: rob-fi on 2 Mar 2011, 12:52 am

There's a good metal band from sweden, "amaranthe" they have released their first video today. Any of you had the chance to see it?

I thought it was a movie, but they made a gr8 job on their first one!

JoshK · « **Reply #47 on:** 4 Mar 2011, 03:43 pm »

I've been listening to some of the bands I thought I couldn't tolerate (vocally) lately as I've grown accustomed to the vocals somewhat. But only in small doses.

I've been listening to:
Lamb of God - Ashes of the Wake (have Sacrament too but haven't gotten into it. I learned to tolerate his vocals)
Children of Bodom - Follow the Reaper (I really dislike his vocals, but the guitar is awesome)
In Flames - mostly early/mid career albums, but the newer stuff is ok too.
Mastodon is ok, but I traded their albums away a while back.

Ericus Rex · « **Reply #48 on:** 5 Mar 2011, 07:24 pm »

Quote from: rob-fi on 2 Mar 2011, 12:52 am

There's a good metal band from sweden, "amaranthe" they have released their first video today. Any of you had the chance to see it?

Just checked it out. Might be up your alley Josh. Has some growl + clean male and female vocals. Reminds me of Nightwish with hints of Therion and Killswitch Engage. Not really my cuppa tea but good nonetheless. Thanks Rob!

Diamond Dog · « **Reply #49 on:** 7 Mar 2011, 03:22 am »

Also check out : Rammstein
High on Fire
System of a Down
Baroness
Clutch

Death to false metal !

D.D.

Noseyears · « **Reply #50 on:** 8 Mar 2011, 06:30 pm »

Epica haven't released another album...i have to listen to their old stuff, as i have listened to "Design your universe" for months/several times.

rob-fi · « **Reply #51 on:** 11 Mar 2011, 06:07 pm »

Quote from: Ericus Rex on 5 Mar 2011, 07:24 pm

Just checked it out. Might be up your alley Josh. Has some growl + clean male and female vocals. Reminds me of Nightwish with hints of Therion and Killswitch Engage. Not really my cuppa tea but good nonetheless. Thanks Rob!

Ur welcome

they caught my attention, currently i'm looking for similar bands.

tomwhite · « **Reply #52 on:** 14 Mar 2011, 10:50 pm »

Lately..I have been listening to trance metal, it sounds pretty awesome.

kip_ · « **Reply #53 on:** 16 Mar 2011, 12:32 am »

Post-hardcore anyone? Strung Out is amazing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LcA594sEmw

Noseyears · « **Reply #54 on:** 16 Mar 2011, 12:45 am »

Quote from: kip_ on 16 Mar 2011, 12:32 am

Post-hardcore anyone? Strung Out is amazing:

The used, or Enter shikari?

kip_ · « **Reply #55 on:** 16 Mar 2011, 01:49 am »

Quote from: Noseyears on 16 Mar 2011, 12:45 am

The used, or Enter shikari?

I found some Enter Shikari stuff on youtube and I'm loving it - but I can only handle screaming in small doses...

mix4fix · « **Reply #56 on:** 16 Mar 2011, 02:24 am »

I get a kick out of this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIc4VHxU7iM

nathanm · « **Reply #57 on:** 16 Mar 2011, 06:11 am »

Thank goodness for copyright infringement and complete disregard of website rules. Would anything get done otherwise? Doubtful.

The Fucking Champs
Air On A G-String
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Ghost
Death Knell
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Blood Ceremony
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Witchcraft
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Fates Warning
Guardian
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rob-fi · « **Reply #58 on:** 18 Mar 2011, 10:54 pm »

I came across this band:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siMiK8T7xnk

Rob Babcock · « **Reply #59 on:** 30 Mar 2011, 06:42 am »

I've really been enjoying the "family" of German and Nordic metal bands. Most of 'em are a mixture of old school musicians working with a generation of rockers for whom metal never went away. Guys like Magnus Karlsson have really greated a resurgence of great albums. While it's just a one-off, Karlsson's teaming with Mark Boals for Codex is one of the best albums I've heard in years. It's really cool to see Tony Harnell and Michael Kiske involved in so many great projects, too. For quite awhile there was great stuff out there that I didn't know existed: Beta Ray, Westworld, Starbreaker (with Magnus Karlsson), Kiske/Summerville, Edguy, Avantasia, etc.