Metal thread
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honestly Dragonforce is metal now you can argue the semantics of whether or not they are good metal all day but they have all the expected elements of power metal almost to the point of a stereotypeVlane said:
Your thread? I beg to differ.searanox said:
Well, you were insulting the genre since you were insulting an integral part of the music. Oh, and just because nu-metal and alternative metal have the word metal in them, doesn't mean they are. The fact is they ar missing some of the most basic elements of metal. They have elements of punk, grunge and hard rock, but not really much metal.Fraught said:
Ok, here goes...
-Sepultura
-Pantera
-Metallica (pre 1990)
-Machine Head (Burn My Eyes, The More Things Change, and The Blackening are tight,don't bother with the Burning Red and Supercharger)
-Damageplan (For those of you that don't know that was a Dime and Vinnie Paul side project before the tragedy in 12/04)Dime RIP
-Shadows Fall has some good stuff
-Gwar, can't go wrong with that
-Iron Maiden
-Fear Factory, early stuff
-Carcass, Heartwork is fucking awesome
I guess I'm more of a "groove & thrash Metal" kind of guy. I think its kind of silly and pretentious to have 40 different names for basically the same thing. Metal is got to be the only genre of music that does this.
This is a short list of solid metal. Its kind of a safe list but fuck it.
-Sepultura
-Pantera
-Metallica (pre 1990)
-Machine Head (Burn My Eyes, The More Things Change, and The Blackening are tight,don't bother with the Burning Red and Supercharger)
-Damageplan (For those of you that don't know that was a Dime and Vinnie Paul side project before the tragedy in 12/04)Dime RIP
-Shadows Fall has some good stuff
-Gwar, can't go wrong with that
-Iron Maiden
-Fear Factory, early stuff
-Carcass, Heartwork is fucking awesome
I guess I'm more of a "groove & thrash Metal" kind of guy. I think its kind of silly and pretentious to have 40 different names for basically the same thing. Metal is got to be the only genre of music that does this.
This is a short list of solid metal. Its kind of a safe list but fuck it.
I recently discovered a danish band called Mercenary. Not too sure what kind of metal, i'm terrible at labeling types of metal, but its like power/melodic death/progressive or some janx.
A several of my favorites are Darkest Hour, The Showdown (new album, the last one wasn't metal, and the first was good metal but not great) Demon Hunter, As I Lay Dying, August Burns Red, A Day To Remember, The Dillinger Escape Plan(not entirely, i like their newest album the most), All That Remains, As Blood Runs Black, Living Sacrifice, Disciple (Scars Remain). I have a whole bunch of bands that i have one or two songs from like Suicide Silence, The Human Abstract, Lamb of God, Forever in terror, and Beneath the Sky.
I tend not to care what kind of metal it is, as i cannot tell the difference between most types. If it sounds good, I'll listen to it.
A several of my favorites are Darkest Hour, The Showdown (new album, the last one wasn't metal, and the first was good metal but not great) Demon Hunter, As I Lay Dying, August Burns Red, A Day To Remember, The Dillinger Escape Plan(not entirely, i like their newest album the most), All That Remains, As Blood Runs Black, Living Sacrifice, Disciple (Scars Remain). I have a whole bunch of bands that i have one or two songs from like Suicide Silence, The Human Abstract, Lamb of God, Forever in terror, and Beneath the Sky.
I tend not to care what kind of metal it is, as i cannot tell the difference between most types. If it sounds good, I'll listen to it.
I know I'm late to the parade here, but you are the first person I've heard anywhere other than myself who knows who Abigail Williams is. And they are bad-ass. Thank you sir, for you give me hope for the Escapist's musical tastes.Rusty Bucket said:
Anyways. As of late, my metal has been leaning towards the deathcore spectrum (as usual) and my current/recent favorite songs include:
"Instilling The Affliction" by Animosity
"Engine No. 9 (Deftones Cover)" by Suicide Silence
"Your Shirt Would Look Better With A Colombian Neck-Tie" by I Killed The Prom Queen
"Your Little Suburbia In Ruins" by August Burns Red
"What A Horrible Night To Have A Curse" by The Black Dahlia Murder
"Pencil Lead Syringe" by Glass Casket
"If You Want To Blame Us For Something Blame Us For This Song" by War From A Harlot's Mouth
"My Curse" by Killswitch Engage
Lots of long song titles.
Edit: McNinja also gets cool points.
Just wondering, what part of the 'core' genre (metalcore, deathcore etc.) appeals to people? I don't understand it.
well metalcore was something of a leaping board for me into the metal world so it holds some fond memory's. That being said a metalcore band has to have a fairly unique sound for me to really care any more. Unfortunately unique is not a common factor of metalcore.Rusty Bucket said:
Exactly my thoughts. I used to listen to metalcore, but now i can't understand why.dangerousdave_42 said:
Me too lulz. It played its part in getting me into what I listen to now, and for that I am very thankful.Rusty Bucket said:
What the hell is that?! It's like Slipknot with god awful vocals and inexplicable rapping sections. That was completely terrible.Copter400 said:
I've tried getting into BM, but most of it I can't. There is some stuff I REALLY like, and then there's other stuff I HATE.Ongaru said:
It's Solomon's law in full force "90% of everything is crap".
I really like Drudkh, Wolves in the Throne Room, Coldworld, and some stuff by Lifelover and Burzum.
For me, its the intensity. I like Death Metal and Black Metal to some extent on its own. Behemoth being a good example of a death/black metal band I really like. But at some point I want something that will energize me more. Deathcore and metalcore have that. Breakdowns from hardcore, the varied vocalization, and the energetic playing style fix that. Death Metal is good at painting a picture of death and destruction, and instills that feeling. But Deathcore actually make me feel like I could go around destroying stuff.Rusty Bucket said:
But then again, for most people it probably just falls down into individual taste.
See, for me, death/black metal has far more intensity than the core genres can have. I still occasionally listen to Parkway Drive (they have so much potential, if they'd just ditch the breakdowns). Honestly, breakdowns bore the hell out of me. It's like an instant pass to heaviness. 'We couldn't work out what to put here so we just did palm muted opens while the vocalist sings the exact same thing over and over.'Ares Tyr said: