[Music] Metal

[Raptorg]

indeed My buddy James has been trying to shift these over to me, going to give them a chance soon.

Nice, while you're at it, listen to this http://www.myspace.com/2r2l2r2d
It's a friend of mine's "cybergrind" project.

[Coronius]

Bands such as Danish Pyramaze (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8N458q2CqQ)
- Falconer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U4bD...eature=related)
- Iron Fire (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl2p2HjhR08)
- Alter Bridge (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kEgjaH0_Pk)
- Wisdom (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4DExYJwpPA)
- Skiltron (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqF3HQXL79I)

Don't get me wrong here, I love AB. But they're more hard rock than metal.

Sure, you mentioned that you listen to rock as well but this is a metal-thread after all :P

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Well, I would call myelf a huge metal fan (though I decided to cut my hair short ~2 years ago.. but I've been wearing my hair long for almost 6 years, until then. Miss those headbangin' times a bit ).

-- I tried to pick great songs by the following artist/bands. So even if you've never heard of them you can still check them out and listen to some great badass songs! --

It all started many years ago, when I first listened to some CDs of my dad. I discovered: Black Sabbath and Saxon. Loved this bands back then and still now I listen to them alot.

Starting with the bands mentioned above, it was only a matter of time til' I got to other big names like Iron Maiden (probably my most favorite band of all times), Judas Priest, Girlschool and of course Motörhead.

At this point I knew I would never feel such a passion for music like I did back then. I had become a metalhead.

After this NWOBHM start I discovered Power- & Speedmetal, mostly bands like: Blind Guardian, Sonata Arctica, Edguy, Running Wild and Halloween!

After some time I decided that's not hard enough, so I started to listen to some thrash & (melodic) death stuff like: Early Metallica (to be honest; first 3 albums are kickass), SLAYER!, Kreator, Arch Enemy, Amon Amarth, Wintersun.. and so many more.

To add a few bands I HAVE to mention:

- Equilibrium

- Holy Moses

- Doro & Warlock


I know I forgot a lot of amazing bands... but hell yeah, who gives a fuck.

[DesolatedMaggot]

And how did you get on to Winds of Plague? It's not even mentioned yet, let alone in the posrs you quoted. And Tbh I don't know of s band that sounds alike.

They were linked via Youtube.

Just got done listening to the couple of My Dying Bride albums I have and Dance of December Souls by Katatonia. Then I went and looked up the latest Katatonia album, pretty different to their first few albums.

Did they get a new singer or something? I know Mikael Akerfeldt did the vocals on their second album, but I'm not too sure I like what happened to them.

As far as I know they've had the same vocalists the entire time. They just took a change in direction. As I recall, they're 'ashamed' of their early days.

They certainly have taken a step away from the death metal in their earlier albums.

Doom/Death Metal, actually. :P

Sexy, I got the cover of We Live tattooed on my right upper arm, working on connecting it with a big nasty tattoo of Cthulu forming a rather twisted looking full sleeve.

That sounds awesome.

[Yoshimoto]

i wrestled a bear once
Sikth (not around anymore they have tow albums and are very good)
August burns red

[Raptorg]

Blind Guardian's speed metal era is pretty awesome I'd go so far to say it's better than their power metal era, though the speed metal already shows signs of power metal with the memorable choruses, fantasy tinged lyrics and epic atmospheres, though I don't really get how everyone gets wet over Valhalla, it's a good song, but I personally prefer Banish From Sanctuary. I think it's easily their best speed metal song. But then again, I've always loved songs that follow up perfectly after the album intro, but can do without the intro. But the best parts of the song are probably the chorus and solo, as it should be.

Follow The Blind Intro: "Inquisition" + "Banish From Sanctuary".

While I'm at it, I'm going to add this too.. Most people on my metal forum hate them because apparently they sound too "j-poppy" and Syu is just a "generic yngwie clone".. I personally think he has more to offer than just Yngwie wankery.
His style is amazing, and I'd say he's just as much influenced by Paul Gilbert as he is influenced by Yngwie.
This instrumental ballad is amazing.
Galneryus - Requiem(live)
And no power metal discography is complete without at least one song that includes so much wankery your head might explode.
Galneryus - Technical Stress

[Destruction3402]

Funeral Doom reply!

How could I forget about Ahab, the mighty funeral doom metal band!
Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uczv_...eature=related

And when at it, here's a cold, extremely slow funeral doom band named Torture Wheel.
Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_-cN...eature=related

The BPM in that song is insane, it's so painfully slow!
But I love it, especially those awesome double bass fills; mechanical, cold and empty...
It's all about the atmosphere really!

Edit: Maybe I should say something about a funeral doom band called Pantheist too, awesome band really!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOcbSOPJUL4 <--- Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GaNx2ZZMuY<--- Part 2

They focus more on a beautiful, sad and lone atmosphere.

[Syrco]

Any fans of Soilwork here?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcXVnyiQjBE One of my favorite songs made by them.

Yes, and that's also one of my favorite songs

[Detonation]

Favorite band of all time is Trivium, I don't care what anyone says; Shogun is epic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIZpIejaDqI

As for others: Black Dahlia Murder, Winds of Plague, At The Gates, In Flames, August Burns Red, Protest the Hero, Bring Me the Horizon, Between the Buried and Me, Shattersphere, Sonic Syndicate, Chimaira, Lamb of God, Revoker, Unearth, Godforbid.

I could go on.. but yeah. :D

[Warded]

Most of the times you'll find me listening to:

Eluveitie, kickass folk metal band. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb8WGig0MLU

Children of Bodom - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8F3t-F_grc

Korpiklaani - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9JJdVPhlLg

Finntroll - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGywo81G6lk&feature=fvst

[SPC7R0]

Iron Maiden is my tops and allways will be =D 80s metal ftw
Then Machine Head, Lamb of God, Metallica, Offspring, Slipknot, Children of Bodom, Guns n Roses... depends on the mood =D

OH AND... ALL HAIL BUCKETHEAD SOLO!!!!!

[Trork]

hmmmm yeah

I started out listening to music when I was about 9, mtv had just arrived in Brazil, so I was listening to that shit untill I got a cd player for b-day when I turned 10, then my mom gave me a fuckin ABBA cd, and I went to trade it for annother one, and I found this blue cd cover, with an ass and a horn -kind of like a unicron horn-coming out of the asshole, and PanterA written on it, and I thought, shit, this cover is cool! the nI bought that cd, Far beyond driven, and it rocked the shit out of me, since then, I listened only to metal, now a days I listen to blues too.

but my favorite bands are: Opeth, Pantera, Lamb of God, Brujeria, Amon Amarth, Vital Remains, Cannibal Corpse, Nasum, Subtera and a few other.

Used to have long hair once, and bold on the sides, kind of like how Phil Anselmo once was, but now cause of my job, I need a tidy hair, so I have army style hair....

and tattoos, I got a sweet ass Mjollnir (hammer of Thor) on my right arm.

[Stuffmeister]

Trying to keep my musical taste as far away from tardgenres within metal, and god does metal has lots of tardy subgenres. But yeh:
Nile, egyptic death metal.
Bloodbath, standard death pretty much.
Defleshed and The Crown, two of very few good thrash death metal bands.
Symphony X, epic metal.
Lamb of God, the only core band I enjoy, and I feel that I can keep enjoying it since they kinda made the genre and therefore they're not newfags to a very big extent.
Slayer, ofc, gotta like Slayer amirite?
Torture Divison, small but very good death metal band.
Nasum and Rotten Sound are two very good grindcore bands aswell.

This is a few, cba make list of doom, y'know.

[Kataxu]

As far as I know they've had the same vocalists the entire time. They just took a change in direction. As I recall, they're 'ashamed' of their early days.

They are not ashamed of their early days - the lead singer developed some bad throat problems from doing the growling, so after he recovered, they continued in a different direction. It wasn't that long ago, that they did a few songs from "Brave Murder Day" live, with Mikael Akerfeldt on growls.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaBgeQ3un0Y

[Xheoul]

I've noticed no one has mentioned Scale The Summit, an AMAZING instrumental band from Texas.

Also Animals As Leaders

[Scar9]

Katatonia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCtiqcU8zBI

I love you man! ;D I though no one except me here listening to Katatonia <3

[Kheirn]

I've noticed no one has mentioned Scale The Summit, an AMAZING instrumental band from Texas.

Also Animals As Leaders

I love you.

Was about to post a link to Animals As Leaders but didn't for some reason. Tosin Abasi for the win!

[Eluulol]

Im not a huge fan of calling certain bands metalcore, and hardcore, or death metal. Its all music to me.

August Burns Red
Parkway Drive
Asking Alexandria (band from England, Highly Highly Highly recommend)
A Day To Remember
underOATH
Attack Attack!
Enter Shikari
The Devil Wears Prada
Broadway
Bring Me The Horizon
Protest The Hero
Every Time I Die
Sea of Treachery

Its all good stuff

I approve of everything except every time i die and underoath. both are pretty bad imo


The Black Dahlia Murder = Best Melo-Death Metal Band

Also best band of the decade.

[Beasty]

Wintersun
Ensiferum
Devin Townsend


Got a bit bored of metal really.

[Fendel]

Wow...where to start? o.O

Firewind (Every singer and I still love 'em)
Therion
Blind Guardian
Evergrey
Last Tribe
Mercenary
Freedom Call
Gamma Ray
Pain of Salvation
Megadeth (oh yes)
Iron Maiden
Edguy
Avantasia
Kamelot
Tarot (Marco \m/)
Nightwish
Tad Morose
Devin Townsend
Anathema (mm Doom Metal)
Within Temptation


All I can think of at the moment, makes me sad