Metal Thread

[David_G]

I know that the Escapist has a number of metalheads in its members, so I decided to post this thread for general metal discussion and recommendation. Also, I decided to post some bands because, why the hell not?

Spoiler: The bands, also the genre (sub-genre) they play

1349 - Black Metal
Abhorer - Black/Death Metal
Abigor - Black Metal
Allegaeon - Melodic Technical Death Metal
The Amenta - Industrial Death Metal
Amon Amarth - Melodic Death Metal
Anata - Technical Death Metal
Anima Damnata - Black/Death Metal
Animals As Leaders - Progressive Metal
Anomalous - Brutal Death Metal
Antaeus - Black Metal
Anthrax - Thrash Metal
Appalling Spawn - Melodic Deathgrind
The Arcane Order - Melodic Death/Thrash Metal
Archspire - Technical Death Metal
Arghoslent - Death Metal
Atheist - Death/Thrash Metal
Bathory - Black Metal
Behemoth - Blackened Death Metal
Beherit - Black Metal
Belphegor - Black Metal
Blaspherian - Death Metal
Bloodbath - Death Metal
Blotted Science Progressive Metal
Blut Aus Nord - Black Metal
Brodequin - Brutal Death Metal
Burzum - Black Metal
Carcass - Goregrind
Carnage - Death Metal
Celtic Frost - Black/Death/Thrash Metal
The Chasm - Doom/Death Metal
Communic - Progressive Metal
Contaigeon - Death Metal
Cryptopsy - Brutal Technical Death Metal
Dirty Rotten Imbeciles - Crossover Thrash
Dark Funeral - Black Metal
Darkthrone - Black Metal
Daylight Dies - Melodic Death Doom Metal
Death - Death Metal
Deathspell Omega - Black Metal
Deicide - Death Metal
Demilich - Technical Death Metal
Desultory - Death Metal
Devourment - Brutal Death Metal
Disembowelment - Doom/Death Metal
Draconian - Gothic Doom Metal
Dream Theater - Progressive Metal
Electric Wizard - Stoner Metal
Esoteric - Funeral Doom Metal
Evoken - Funeral Doom Metal
The Faceless - Technical Death Metal
Fear Factory - Industrial Death Metal
First Fragment - Technical Death Metal
Flesh Consumed - Brutal Death Metal
Fleshgod Apocalypse - Technical Death Metal
Godflesh - Industrial Metal
Gojira - Industrial Metal
Gorgoroth - Black Metal
Gorguts - Technical Death Metal
Hour of Penance - Brutal Technical Death Metal
Ignivomous - Death Metal
Ihsahn - Extreme Progressive Metal
Immolation - Death Metal
Impetuous Ritual - Death Metal
Insomnium - Melodic Death Metal
Irate - Death Metal
Iron Maiden - New Wave of British Heavy Metal
Jonnah - Djent
Khlyst - Drone Metal
Kreator - Thrash Metal
Kronos - Brutal Death Metal
Malodorous - Brutal Death Metal
Manowar - Power Metal
Manticora - Progressive Power Metal
Marduk - Black Metal
Martyr - Technical Death Metal
Mayhem - Black Metal
Melechesh - Black Metal
Meshuggah - Technical Post-Thrash Metal
Metallica - Thrash Metal
Ministry - Industrial Metal
Mirrorthrone - Atmospheric Black Metal
Mitochondrion - Black/Death Metal
Morbid Angel - Death Metal
Mors Principum Est - Melodic Death Metal
Municipal Waste - Crossover Thrash
Napalm Death - Grindcore
Necrophagist - Technical Death Metal
Necrosanct - Death Metal
Neuraxis - Melodic Technical Death Metal
Nile - Technical Death Metal
Obscura - Progressive Technical Death Metal
Origin - Brutal Technical Death Metal
Periphery - Progressive Metal
Pin-Up Went Down - Avant-Garde Metal
Pitbulls In the Nursery - Progressive Technical Death Metal
Possessed - Death Metal
The Project Hate MCMXCIX - Industrial Death Metal
Putrefy - Brutal Death Metal
Quo Vadis - Melodic Technical Death Metal
Rammstein - Neue Deutsche Härte
Repugnant - Death Metal
Rotting Christ - Black Metal
The Ruins of Beverast - Black Metal
RXYZYXR - Djent
S.V.E.S.T - Black Metal
Sadus - Technical Death Metal
Saint Vitus - Doom Metal
Satanic Warmaster - Black Metal
Sensory Amusia - Djent
Septicflesh - Atmospheric Death Metal
Sepultura - Death/Thrash Metal
Shub-Niggurath - Death Metal
Slaughterbox - Brutal Technical Death Metal
Slayer - Thrash Metal
Slugathor - Death Metal
Sodom - Black/Thrash Metal
Strapping Young Lad - Experimental Metal
Suffocation - Technical Death Metal
Supuration - Doom Metal
Symbyosis - Progressive Death Metal
System of a Down - Alternative Metal
!T.O.O.H.! - Progressive Death Metal
Teitanblood - Black/Death Metal
Transcending Bizzare? - Post-Black Metal
Tsjuder - Black Metal
Vader - Death Metal
Venom - Thrash/Speed Metal
Verminous - Death Metal
Vildhjarta - Djent
Visceral Evisceration - Melodic Death Doom Metal
Vital Remains - Death Metal
Vomit Remains - Brutal Death Metal
Yrkoon - Technical Death Metal
Крода - Pagan Folk Black Metal

EDIT: Added Tsjuder.

 

[staika]

Yay a thread about metal music! .............. wait what are we supposed to talk about?

Edit: To help every one with the horrible amount of sub-genres (we don't want to offend each other right) click here [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_subgenres] for a helpful list of metal sub-genres.

 

[similar.squirrel]

Yay a thread about metal music! .............. wait what are we supposed to talk about?

Judging by what I've seen on youtube, discuss how you're 14 and your dislike for Justin Beiber.

OT: A few additions to that list: And So I Watch You From Afar, Diablo Swing Orchestra, Opeth, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, UnExpect.

 

[David_G]

Yay a thread about metal music! .............. wait what are we supposed to talk about?

Metal!
Yeah, you have a good point there... how about this: For how long have you been listening to metal, what's been keeping you interested in metal for the duration in which you have been listening to it?

For me, I started listening to metal at a fairly young age, 10 years old. My first metal band was Metallica and the first metal song I've heard was Battery. The thing that's keeping me interested in metal is the variation of the bands and the constant innovation. There's always something new to listen to and there are always bands perfecting some old types of metal. Also, the lyrics are awesome.

 

[David_G]

Yay a thread about metal music! .............. wait what are we supposed to talk about?

Judging by what I've seen on youtube, discuss how you're 14 and your dislike for Justin Beiber.

OT: A few additions to that list: And So I Watch You From Afar, Diablo Swing Orchestra, Opeth, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, UnExpect.

I've heard of Opeth and Sleepytime Gorilla Museum from those.. Opeth never did anything for me and Sleepytime Gorilla Museum is.. interesting to say the least. Will check out the other three bands as soon as I have the time.

Fun Fact: I'm 14 years old.

 

[Julianking93]

Out of all those bands, you didn't mention my six favourites:

Spoiler

Okay, yeah those are mostly Japanese but still :3

 

[David_G]

Out of all those bands, you didn't mention my six favourites:

Spoiler

Okay, yeah those are mostly Japanese but still :3

Well I sort of mentioned Devin Townsend by mentioning his project, Strapping Young Lad but yeah.. I've never listened to a Japanese band, should probably get to it.

 

[staika]

Yay a thread about metal music! .............. wait what are we supposed to talk about?

Metal!
Yeah, you have a good point there... how about this: For how long have you been listening to metal, what's been keeping you interested in metal for the duration in which you have been listening to it?

For me, I started listening to metal at a fairly young age, 10 years old. My first metal band was Metallica and the first metal song I've heard was Battery. The thing that's keeping me interested in metal is the variation of the bands and the constant innovation. There's always something new to listen to and there are always bands perfecting some old types of metal. Also, the lyrics are awesome.

Dude I started out the same way, well almost the same way my first metal song was Master of Puppets on their S&M album and since then I haven't looked back. What keeps me still interested in metal is the large variety of metal, yes some people may ***** that there are 50,000 metal sub-genres but that just keeps it interesting to me.

 

[DoxyGrim]

Nightwish counts as metal, right? (Don't kill me ^^')

The Agonist, Otep, Dethklok, Opeth, Pantera, Mastodon, Amon Amarth, The Dillinger Escape Plan (if that really counts,) Epica, Gallhammer, and Goat Whore.

There are other metal bands that I know I like, but apparently not enough to remember the names.

These are suggestions/recommendations, BTW.

 

[ItsAChiaotzu]

Dude, Bulb from Periphery invented the term Djent and you haven't labeled them as such? AAL should be under that category. Oh, and your list requires more TesseracT.

 

[David_G]

Yay a thread about metal music! .............. wait what are we supposed to talk about?

Metal!
Yeah, you have a good point there... how about this: For how long have you been listening to metal, what's been keeping you interested in metal for the duration in which you have been listening to it?

For me, I started listening to metal at a fairly young age, 10 years old. My first metal band was Metallica and the first metal song I've heard was Battery. The thing that's keeping me interested in metal is the variation of the bands and the constant innovation. There's always something new to listen to and there are always bands perfecting some old types of metal. Also, the lyrics are awesome.

Dude I started out the same way, well almost the same way my first metal song was Master of Puppets on their S&M album and since then I haven't looked back. What keeps me still interested in metal is the large variety of metal, yes some people may ***** that there are 50,000 metal sub-genres but that just keeps it interesting to me.

Haha that might be a pretty accurate estimate of the number of subgenres. But yeah, there's something for everybody, from the slow and drawn out pace of Doom Metal or Stoner Metal to stuff like Brutal Technical Death Metal (God, that sounds ridiculous).

 

[David_G]

Dude, Bulb from Periphery invented the term Djent and you haven't labeled them as such? AAL should be under that category. Oh, and your list requires more TesseracT.

Well Bulb is Djent but I don't see what's so Djenty about Periphery.

 

[David_G]

OK, I'm off to sleep, will be back to this thread first thing in the morning. Keep posting people!

 

[Gladiateher]

I like killswitch engage. Is that a good thing?

 

[ItsAChiaotzu]

Dude, Bulb from Periphery invented the term Djent and you haven't labeled them as such? AAL should be under that category. Oh, and your list requires more TesseracT.

Well Bulb is Djent but I don't see what's so Djenty about Periphery.

Djent is the name given to the high compression high distortion palm muted guitar tone for which bands like Periphery are famous for. You know the main riff in Icarus Lives? That's Djent.

 

[Shockolate]

A notice a distinct lack of Megadeth on your list good sir.

 

[staika]

After taking a look at the list your missing some really good bands, so let me add to the list.

Scar Symmetry- Melodic death metal
Soilwork- Melodic death metal
Sylosis- Thrash metal
Demon Hunter- Christian metal (don't hate me)
Solution .45- Melodic death metal
Torchbearer- Melodic death metal?
Disarmonia Mundi- Melodic death metal
Miseration- Melodic death metal
Universum- Melodic death metal

I wonder which sub-genre I like the best.

 

[DirtyMagic]

Let me just say, that I completely <3 Strapping Young Lad.
And yes, I'm completely aware of the un-metal of saying that.
I'm sure Devin Townsend would laaaaugh!

Also: Gene Hoglan is god on drums.