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Post by Linus on Nov 9, 2017 5:57:15 GMT -8
Not to fond of the whole idol schtick. I do appreciate the craziness of alt-/anti-idol groups, having gotten a primer by the "This Exists" YT-channel. I'm not to fond of J-Metal overall, though I was caught of guard by Las Vegas - Let Me Hear, being used as the opening theme of the anime "Parasyte" a year ago - simply joyously gleeful drums!
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Post by Linus on Nov 9, 2017 6:00:06 GMT -8
SOAD are great! "Toxicity" was a staple in my car stereo during my commuting days. I've never really encountered someone/something with the same level of discipline and playfulness combined.
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Post by Linus on Nov 9, 2017 6:10:04 GMT -8
I'm a fan of Rob Zombie, White Zombie, and his little brother's band, Powerman 5000. I like older stuff like Black Sabbath, some Dio, some Ozzy solo stuff. Even some of the newer, cheesy stuff is good for me: Evanescence and We Are The Fallen, goffick metal with woman lead singers, it's good — but watching the bands break up and reform is like watching a cellular life simulation combined with a telenovela. I never got into the progenitors of heavy. I guess I appreaciate the groundwork they layed, but whatever was built ontop of it always felt more interesting. Encountered a fair share of 'goffick' stuff in my youth, though, and classics such as Nightwish's Oceanborn I still love wholeheartedly and unironically. Occasionally I stumble upon some smaller acts that keep carrying the torch onward with fairly interesting work, such as Draconian. Re: metal telenovela - if rumours are to be believed, working with divas takes a toll
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Post by Linus on Nov 9, 2017 6:29:12 GMT -8
Opeth. * (wildcard representing both White and Rob) Zombie. Anthrax. Korpiklaani. Etc. (So... Youtube nukes my kernel. No more hyperlinks for me, google fu is your friend.) Opeth are great! If you fancy Tool as well, you might want to check out Soen, if you haven't already. Their debut "Cognitive" is a solid full-lengther and well worth a listen-through. The second and third release feel more "Opethy" in my ears, so if that's your jam, perhaps attack the discography from the other end
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Post by Linus on Nov 9, 2017 6:37:11 GMT -8
Eluveitie (Swiss Celtic folk metal), Agallach (Black Folk metal from Portland, RIP), Ne Obliviscaris (Technical Black/Prog Metal from AUS), Huldre (Bouncy Folk Metal from Denmark), Fields of the Nephilim (Goth Rock/Metal cross-over, esoteric/occult), Sabaton (Historic Power Metal from Sweden) Technical Black/Prog sounds right up my alley, I'll have to check N.O. out! Agalloch are nice, there's a lot of good black folk coming out of U.S. these days. Fields of Nephilim, damn, that's Old school. Have you heard any Tiamat? They kept the esoteric postpunk alive and well throughout the 90's and 00's, but the albums are wildly uneven in quality. A valid criticism is the derivative song structures, but I kinda take it as tributes or homages, as so few really makes that kind of music anymore. I live in Falun, the hometown of Sabaton Too bad I don't fancy their particular flavour of metal, they tend to be overwhelming in the local music scene.
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Post by Linus on Nov 9, 2017 6:48:08 GMT -8
I just saw Iron Maiden in concert promoting their new album. Been following them since 1984. Favorite band of all time I like the classics like Overkill, Slayer, Anthrax. I also like some European bands like Blind Guardian, Einherjer, and Lacuna Coil. Cool stuff, I reckon they're simple awe-inspiring in concert! If you like Blind Guardian, their vocalist and the guitarrist from Iced Earth made a side project called Demons & Wizards which is a pretty fun listen. The second album "Touched by the Crimson King" is in part based on "The Dark Tower"-series of books.
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Post by ZT on Nov 9, 2017 7:07:45 GMT -8
Eluveitie (Swiss Celtic folk metal), Agallach (Black Folk metal from Portland, RIP), Ne Obliviscaris (Technical Black/Prog Metal from AUS), Huldre (Bouncy Folk Metal from Denmark), Fields of the Nephilim (Goth Rock/Metal cross-over, esoteric/occult), Sabaton (Historic Power Metal from Sweden) Technical Black/Prog sounds right up my alley, I'll have to check N.O. out! Agalloch are nice, there's a lot of good black folk coming out of U.S. these days. Fields of Nephilim, damn, that's Old school. Have you heard any Tiamat? They kept the esoteric postpunk alive and well throughout the 90's and 00's, but the albums are wildly uneven in quality. A valid criticism is the derivative song structures, but I kinda take it as tributes or homages, as so few really makes that kind of music anymore. I live in Falun, the hometown of Sabaton Too bad I don't fancy their particular flavour of metal, they tend to be overwhelming in the local music scene. N.O. has a very complimentary pair of singers, one that does both high and low range growl and the other that does their clean and operatic vocals (as well as violin). I'll post a video of them live below. As to Fields being old school, well, I'm old (kinda) I've been a Fields fan since probably '90 or so. I have heard of Tiamat, but never got into them for the unevenness mentioned. One of these days, I'll make it over to one of the big European metal festivals. Most of the groups I listen to either don't tour the US or just have a couple shows on the far coasts. i.e. Wardruna only doing NYC, Boston, Portland, and a couple Canadian cities.
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Post by tomes on Nov 9, 2017 11:03:44 GMT -8
I don't listen to that much metal anymore (still got the first 3 Metallica albums around and of course some Iron Maiden like Powerslave and Number of the Beast).
BUT, I absolutely love Big Business, which is fairly recent? Holy fuck... how metal is that album cover...
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Post by akavidar on Nov 9, 2017 17:17:54 GMT -8
Not to fond of the whole idol schtick. I do appreciate the craziness of alt-/anti-idol groups, having gotten a primer by the "This Exists" YT-channel. I'm not to fond of J-Metal overall, though I was caught of guard by Las Vegas - Let Me Hear, being used as the opening theme of the anime "Parasyte" a year ago - simply joyously gleeful drums! I mostly say this because it is J-metal, and while I think the girls are doing a great job, the musicians are AWESOME! So while I do occasionally listen to Baby Metal, I also listen to Ozzy, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Slayer, Pantera, and yes, even Metallica. You know, all the new bands
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Post by flyingjackelope on Nov 10, 2017 18:22:15 GMT -8
ZT , your profile picture reminded me of Mongolian throat singing and I figured there had to be a use for it in Heavy metal. Was not disappointed.
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Post by ZT on Nov 12, 2017 6:16:52 GMT -8
ZT , your profile picture reminded me of Mongolian throat singing and I figured there had to be a use for it in Heavy metal. Was not disappointed. Hahaha, yeah that picture is one that I used to use on my old company's Exchange system. It's mostly a joke, since I was "the old guy" only because the rest of my co-workers were early-20s Millennials and I was the aged 40-something. I'm also a 9th and 14th century re-enactor and medieval combatants teacher who looks mostly Viking-ish in daily life anyways... Anyways, Tenggar Calvary is fantastic. I was going to put them in my original list, but it was already too overfilled with Folk Metal
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2017 0:53:09 GMT -8
Psychostick. It’s metal that makes you smile and laugh. Especially their holiday songs. Holy moly. Too good.
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Post by Linus on Nov 26, 2017 10:03:48 GMT -8
Synthetic BreedIndustrial-flavored technical death out of Australia, not be confused with fellow industrial-ish metal act Sybreed out Switzerland (that you kind of wished were formed in Austria, merely for the confusion potential). They make fast, polyrhythmic progressions, often held together by a merciless, ever forward-driving snare. If you like progressive metal, core-genres or aggressive techno, they might be found to your liking.
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Post by Linus on Nov 26, 2017 10:14:50 GMT -8
AustereMore from down-under! "Depressive suicidal black metal" is not everyone's cup of tar, but for those inclined, Austere provide above all else a harrowing vocal performance, like the cries of a wounded animal. The lyrics read like angsty teenage poetry, though. I kinda wished they'd foregone lyrics altogether, or sing in a made up language, since the shrieking vocals along the bleak instrumental arrangement provides an emotional impact words cannot e ven begin to express.
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Post by Linus on Jan 25, 2018 16:57:26 GMT -8
Dwarven power/folk, because fuck yeah!
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