Post: #76

All being said: For me Heavy metal is like women. I love most of them, but some I just can't stand.
I listen to everything, from "gay" power metal of true brothers of steel, to death and black metal. I abstain from everything that has an "extreme" label such as extreme death metal or grindcore.

My favorite band is, as you may see by my avatar Judas Priest. With Rob, with Ripper and with Richie. Also love the usual ones, such as Maiden, Accept, Dio, Black Sabbath (without Ozzy), King Diamond and Marcyful Fate, Manilla Road, Death, Immortal, Iced Earth, Arch Enemy, Amon Amarth, Korpiklaani... the list goes on and is never endless.

Im leaving you now with some Portuguese heavy metal:
Midnight Priest's first album. Sung in portuguese, very king diamondesque.




And their second, new, album. Sung in english, more like the recent new wave of heavy metal.

Post: #77

(05-21-2015 01:42 AM)Brian Shima Wrote:  Are MOD any good? I think its the same fat singer from SOD but without Scott Ian on guitar? Exodus? Venom? Random bands that I have heard about but never researched and listened to.

Like a bananahead, I forgot to mention Evile in the original post. Ah doy! Anyway, the best way I could describe them is total Slayer worship without sounding like Slayer clones. Really really damn good band. Especially the first record, Enter The Grave.

Haven't listened to MOD, so can't help you there. Exodus are good, pretty much a staple Bay Area thrash band. Venom's early stuff is good, but I haven't listened to anything after the first three albums. You should also check out Hellhammer and Bathory.

Although I don't listen to a huge amount of BM (props to whoever mentioned Antaeus earlier, btw), I fucking love these guys:

http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/False/3540332204

You need to be careful looking for their stuff, as there are two bands called False. The self titled EP is crazy good. For those that are interested, you'll probably have an easier time looking for 'The Key of Passing Suffering' which is one of the tracks from the EP. Also, Funeral Mist. These guys absolutely blew me away when I first heard the Salvation album, so crazy.

So bands that I like also, that are more fast hardcore than metal are: Massgrav, Krigshot, Charles Bronson, Brody's Militia, Widespread Bloodshed, Lack of Interest (my favourite powerviolence band), Gadget, Hellnation, Infest, Insect Warfare, Short Hate Temper (especially their split LP with Slight Slappers), What Happens Next, Spazz.

I miss the 90's, lol.

Post: #78

Do Uriah Heep count?





I saw them recently and they kicked ass.

Post: #79

(05-21-2015 12:07 AM)quino_16 Wrote:  To be honest, I didn't expect anyone here to know about Demigod. Most of the metalheads I meet do not even know who Demigod is. Anyhow, for anyone that likes Demigod, you should check Adramelech.

They also hail from the some country as Demigod, Finland. I also think that the some of the former members of Demigod founded or played in Adramelech or vice versa. However, I am not too sure about that. Nonetheless, they are the only band that I know of that has a similar style to Demigod. Their albums Psychostasia and Pure Blood Doom are really good, and should be checked out by anyone who likes Demigod or death metal in general.





Also, how many of you guys are fans of old school death metal (late 80's - early 90's)? Old school death metal is probably my favorite genre in metal, with thrash/speed a close second.

Finnish death metal is great. Seems to have a bit more insanity or weirdness to it than American or other Scandi death metal. Another great Finnish band is Demilich





and the old Sentenced stuff, which is more like Swedish melodic death metal but with a shot of the Finnish madness and a bit of Atheist's technicality. sounds a lot like Children Of Bodom thought it came first and is IMO a million times better (i can't stand COB myself aside from their excellent demo as Inearthed and maybe some of the first record)

Post: #80

(05-19-2015 03:01 AM)Other Barry Wrote:  

(05-19-2015 12:07 AM)Brian Shima Wrote:  What bands do I need to look into if I like Anthrax, Slayer, SOD, Metallica, Sepultura?

Destroyer 666, Exumer, Violator, Aura Noir, Destruction (Germany), Hyades, Rattenfanger, Black Breath, Black Cobra, Black Tusk, Blackrat, Evildead, Exhorder, Exmortus, Grief, Mantic Ritual, Municipal Waste, Power Trip, Razor

Two bands that might fit along these lines with similar names, one from Houston, Texas and one from Fullerton, California. Both are kind of on the periphery of punk/metal like Suicidal Tendencies, but these are great albums. I definitely feel like these guys along with Gang Green were probably the main influences for Municipal Waste.

(05-22-2015 06:53 AM)UroboricForms Wrote:  Another great Finnish band is Demilich

Nespithe is a great album filled with word puzzles "the spine." I think the band has a site where you can legally download high quality audio files of all of their material for free... or at least they used to, I can't find it at the moment, maybe someone can help me. I think this might be it: http://www.anentity.com/demilich/download.php

Quote:Nespithe means "The Spine" and Erecshyrinol means "No Lyrics Here". They can be decrypted by grouping the letters in three, starting at the end of the word, and reversing the order of those groups.

Post: #81

Huge melodeath fan- In Flames, At the Gates, Soilwork. More modern bands like Unearth and Darkest Hour also do the trick

Post: #82

Post: #83

Many good suggestions here.

But apart from one poster who linked to Ensiferum and another who manifested his surprise to the omission of Bathory, no one mentioned FOLK METAL.

Maybe it's not as popular in the US as it in the Europe ?

I love folk music (celtc, medieval, Slavic...) as well as Metal (Thrash, black, gothic..) and when the two genres are mixed together, the result is ear-orgasmic.

As most of you are from North America, check out this US band called AGALLOCH. They play progressive Metal but with Folk influences.

Post: #84

(05-22-2015 06:53 AM)UroboricForms Wrote:  Finnish death metal is great. Seems to have a bit more insanity or weirdness to it than American or other Scandi death metal. Another great Finnish band is Demilich

and the old Sentenced stuff, which is more like Swedish melodic death metal but with a shot of the Finnish madness and a bit of Atheist's technicality. sounds a lot like Children Of Bodom thought it came first and is IMO a million times better (i can't stand COB myself aside from their excellent demo as Inearthed and maybe some of the first record)

Demilich is a great band - they have a very unique style.

I haven't listened to Sentenced that much. From what I remember from their first album, it had a doom metal influence, which I didn't like. However, the song you posted was quite good, so I will give them another try.

@ Vitriol
I really like DRI. They were a massive influence on Slayer, in particular on Reign in Blood.

Post: #85

I dont know if anyone likes Gwar but I got drunk with the bassist at a bar last night.

Post: #86

Lots of great stuff mentioned already and some good new ones also I'm discovering. I'll listen to uptempo anything.

(05-24-2015 05:01 PM)Edelweiss Wrote:  But apart from one poster who linked to Ensiferum and another who manifested his surprise to the omission of Bathory, no one mentioned FOLK METAL.

Maybe it's not as popular in the US as it in the Europe ?

It definitely is not, but Fintroll is one of my Pandora stations and Amon Amarth gets an honorable mention. One of the old Limewire discoveries. An acquired taste but worth a listen.

On a completely different note, my all time favorite metal song is by the yet unmentioned "The Crown" with the "At The Gates" vocalist for an album. Crushing speed metal (55 seconds in):





Heavier "Bolt Thrower":




Children of Bodom forerunners "Dismember:

Post: #87

Post: #88

ok here i am...
i like mostly atmospheric metal.


VORDVEN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vS-3ZQFi7Rg

therion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZtCRJld08c


Fenriz-Isengard
https://youtu.be/niEjb5t29Pc

Desire
https://youtu.be/Mg5AqBrKeIw

Utgard
https://youtu.be/5p93SGeT6Lk


Storm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8m3Q7juUNE


rammstein
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj_D6s9t7Pk

Post: #89

Classic thrash is great (Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer, etc.)
I also dig progressive metal (Porcupine Tree, Opeth, Dream Theater, Cynic, Haken, Vanden Plas, Circus Maximus, etc.).
Technical death metal (Atheist, Death, Gorguts, etc.).

I've recently gravitated towards a lot of post-metal and experimental stuff. Any Pelican or Meshuggah fans? Check them out in addition to a newer band called Sannhet (post rock/metal).

Post: #90

This is album is the soundtrack to swallowing the red pill:

Quote:Drown In Ashes

I drown in ashes you've enshrined.
Of blissful days long gone by.
Concealed behind my dying eyes.
This hell of anger and weary lies.
A frame of mind, a dismal soul.
My final womb, this flesh turned cold.
You held me down and let me bleed.
My love, it died, along with me.
A world of scars and caresses pale.
And thoughts as chaste as pristine dew.
And flowers placed across your face.
I trace the life I've lost with you.
This bleakest pit that you've unveiled.
I hate to love as it is pain.
My hands are cut but I still sail.
An ocean of sadness in the rain.
My flesh, my blood.
My wound, my cry.
My broken back, my all now dies.
My soul, my tomb.
My pain, my joy.
My darkest mind, my love destroyed.

^... in other words an attempt to reconcile beta male conditioning with reality.

Quote:Os Abysmi Vel Daath


A pallid sun sheds dimmest glow.
On mute and pallid soil.
I am the one, a life long gone.
A refuge raped in search of life.
Like a shadow on this earth.
In embraces pale as human flesh.
I am unborn, and I'm undone.
How much of me is lost.
I deny my own desire.
Lying one among the liars.
I deny my own desire.
Dark in darkness I can see.
Nothingness is blinding me.
Os abysmi.
I'm drowning in this sea.
For those I loved I hurt.
So you taketh from me.
My name untold and numb.
Where I am there is no thing.
No God, no me, no inbetween.

Post: #91

Any forum members gonna be at Heavy Montreal festival? It's the same weekend as Roosh's world tour so I might pay that a visit as well. As long as I don't miss Alexisonfire's reunion show of course

Post: #92

The selkies solo may be the GOAT of guitar solos. Waggoner is a beast. From about 12-17 I never listened to anything other than metal. It's thoroughly influenced my writing style and taste, and I still love it dearly.

Seen some great recommendations in this thread. Many of my favourite bands have been posted. My personal recommendations:

Opeth, between the buried and me, death, cynic, protest the hero, children of bodom, trivium, arch enemy, cavalera conspiracy, sepultura, animals as leaders, scale the summit, slayer, exodus, metallica, megadeth, agalloch, born of osiris, meshuggah, tool, korn, slipknot, bring me the horizon, the acacia strain, job for a cowboy, carcass, dream on dreamer, periphery, dream theatre, a7x, atreyu, necrophagist, breaking Benjamin, cradle of filth, august burns red, parkway drive

I could probably keep writing for the next week and there would still be bands I missed but if there are any bands there you haven't listened to you should definitely do so

There's a somewhat thriving hardcore scene in aus, particularly in my part since there's fuck all else to do, so there are tons of really talented musicians going around. It's a shame no bigger bands really come here anymore - we've systematically removed the very few metal events that regularly came here and were so far away from everything and outrageously expensive that most won't actually come here for anything other than a huge festival.

If any of you know who miles away are, my band opened for them on the first show of their recent reunion tour

Post: #93

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4wjtPR-s5k would Celldweller be considered metal?

Post: #94

I listen to a lot of folk metal like Korpiklaani, Tyr, Ensiferum, Turisas, etc and that's been mostly what my metal which isn't hardcore by most peoples' metric but for whatever reason can't go into other types of metal. But today I listened to a band called Powerwolf and they're pretty good (and there singer is not bad at all either), here's one of their songs I like the most.







I'm on a hunt for bands like this so if anyone knows of such a thing I'd be more than grateful to hear recommendations!

Post: #95

I thought I liked metal. You guys make me feel like a pussy for listening to this...





btw- This kicks all kinds of ass...





Slayer probably equals poseur with this crowd. hah

Edit-Like Maiden better than Slayer btw...

Post: #96

(05-21-2015 05:15 AM)Wreckingball Wrote:  All being said: For me Heavy metal is like women. I love most of them, but some I just can't stand.
I listen to everything, from "gay" power metal of true brothers of steel, to death and black metal. I abstain from everything that has an "extreme" label such as extreme death metal or grindcore.

My favorite band is, as you may see by my avatar Judas Priest. With Rob, with Ripper and with Richie. Also love the usual ones, such as Maiden, Accept, Dio, Black Sabbath (without Ozzy), King Diamond and Marcyful Fate, Manilla Road, Death, Immortal, Iced Earth, Arch Enemy, Amon Amarth, Korpiklaani... the list goes on and is never endless.

Im leaving you now with some Portuguese heavy metal:
Midnight Priest's first album. Sung in portuguese, very king diamondesque.




And their second, new, album. Sung in english, more like the recent new wave of heavy metal.

I'm a big classic metal head too (been into metal since the 1970's). Have you heard the latest Priest album?? It's brilliant, their best since the early 80's in my opinion. Got tickets to see them in the UK this year!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RyCU9_3ybQ

Post: #97

(07-08-2015 03:40 AM)Guitarman Wrote:  

(05-21-2015 05:15 AM)Wreckingball Wrote:  All being said: For me Heavy metal is like women. I love most of them, but some I just can't stand.
I listen to everything, from "gay" power metal of true brothers of steel, to death and black metal. I abstain from everything that has an "extreme" label such as extreme death metal or grindcore.

My favorite band is, as you may see by my avatar Judas Priest. With Rob, with Ripper and with Richie. Also love the usual ones, such as Maiden, Accept, Dio, Black Sabbath (without Ozzy), King Diamond and Marcyful Fate, Manilla Road, Death, Immortal, Iced Earth, Arch Enemy, Amon Amarth, Korpiklaani... the list goes on and is never endless.

Im leaving you now with some Portuguese heavy metal:
Midnight Priest's first album. Sung in portuguese, very king diamondesque.




And their second, new, album. Sung in english, more like the recent new wave of heavy metal.

I'm a big classic metal head too (been into metal since the 1970's). Have you heard the latest Priest album?? It's brilliant, their best since the early 80's in my opinion. Got tickets to see them in the UK this year!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RyCU9_3ybQ

At first I disliked it, mostly due to production and sound output. Then I realized I was being a cunt. It's a great album! Even the extra tracks are awesome.
The Priest IS back!

Post: #98

Yes, every track is great my favourite ;" gates of Valhalla " awesome title. awesome track!

Post: #99

Cool thread. Does anyone have some recommendations for black metal? I recently discovered Behemoth and really liked it.

Post: #100

(01-21-2016 11:17 AM)TigerMandingo Wrote:  Cool thread. Does anyone have some recommendations for black metal? I recently discovered Behemoth and really liked it.

Check out Dimmu Borgir. Stand out albums:

Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia

Death Cult Armageddon

Also, if you want to check out more classic/traditional style black metal then listen to Immortal, Emperor, Satyricon, Burzum, Gorgoroth, Dark Funeral.