Metalheads

[Inferno]

Call it hardcore, post-hardcore, metal, progressive whatever... lately I've been listening to metal music, and now I need your suggestions.

This week I discovered the band Periphery. Here's a preview of their latest album : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DHGjUrNn6c

So go on, suggest ! Please, no death metal

[Shorty]

All my best friends are metalheads. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5x06azYpjM)

*I had to, even though it's not metalhead music.

[Pumpkin]

You should talk to sharky.

*summons sharky*

[sharkythesharkdogg]

You can't go wrong with Periphery. If you don't want death metal, it will make some suggestions difficult because a lot of the more experimental progressive bands have those vocals. Even Periphery.

I'll start off with a suggestion that is tried, but true.

Animals As Leaders - CAFO (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmfzWpp0hMc)

If you like that, here's some more bands. There's lots of variety here, so if you're don't like the first band, don't write the rest off. Give 'em a listen.

Omnium Gatherum - The Return (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ybdN0P9wgc)

Eternal Tears of Sorrow - Lost Rune of Thunder (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vgykmONw-M)

GRU - Pulsar (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7ZAbNs47Ho)

The Algorithm - Access Denied (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJwNfRaPp08)

3 Inches of Blood - Revenge is a Vulture (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAcaK1cc8rU)

Light This City - The Unwelcome Savior (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H4SVRApGhM)

Galneryus - Alsatia (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU7w-1L8nJA)

Sylosis - Empyreal (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXdPoL1yQsA)

Darkest Hour - With A Thousand Words To Say But One (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCfS7ms6uaw)

The Browning - Time Will Tell (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqwgM3G96YM)

Monuments - Doxa (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeBR7fZs2HM)

After the Burial - Aspirations (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVFiqDTtP50)

Born of Osiris - Follow the Signs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy2MLw_JMJk)

Arsis - Face of My Innocence (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHC9w7pCIMQ)

Eluveitie - Lugdunon (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pi2m_DEPzQ)

If you want more, just ask.

[Inferno]

Animals As Leaders - CAFO (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmfzWpp0hMc)

Love them ! I saw them when they were touring with Thrice... this track kicks ass. Live, the drummer just goes berserk at the end of the song.

As for the other bands, I've never heard of them. I'll start and listen to these songs right away. Thanks !


Edit : All right so I listened to them all. Here's my report

*** Awesome ***

GRU - Pulsar
The Algorithm - Access Denied
Darkest Hour - With A Thousand Words To Say But One
After the Burial - Aspirations
Born of Osiris - Follow the Signs


*** Good ***

Omnium Gatherum - The Return
Galneryus - Alsatia
Sylosis - Empyreal
The Browning - Time Will Tell
Monuments - Doxa


*** Nope ***

Eternal Tears of Sorrow - Lost Rune of Thunder
3 Inches of Blood - Revenge is a Vulture
Light This City - The Unwelcome Savior
Arsis - Face of My Innocence
Eluveitie - Lugdunon


Thanks again sharky ! I'll be downloading some of this stuff pretty soon.

[NorthernChaosGod]

If you like Periphery, can't go wrong with Tesseract, Skyharbor, or Being. Not much of the harsh vocals in these bands.

Links:
Daniel Tompkins - Aurora (Live) Skyharbor - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIApYIhOhj0)

BEING - Arrival - Cosmonaut - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qwoe4yUmHg)

TESSERACT - Singularity (OFFICIAL VIDEO) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFvyCyHdwN8)

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Being and Tesseract are certainly great, but Tesseract does have a lot of aggressive vocals. Going off of what you thought was awesome and good here's some more. I would suggest you try a few more songs from the bands you didn't like. It's hard to judge off of just one song. Anyway,

The HAARP Machine - Disclosure (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8iUKTy3KOE&list=PLH22-xSMERQp-D4FsMXqTpeV-qI_KJxsV)

Volumes - Wormholes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLoDiIijO1k)

Structures - Departure & Transitions (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rVcL6vB_H0)

My Bitter End - Becoming Misfortune (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JocXbueoMI)

Intronaut - Milk Leg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJEW2PHyspE)

Gojira - L'Enfant Sauvage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV8z3H-9Dy0)

Katatonia - Onward Into Battle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyKpDnBk-wo)

Woods of Ypres - Kiss My Ashes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFfZYyOgjhM)

IWrestledABearOnce - Tastes Like Kevin Bacon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrFTR9fucr8)

The Agonist - Serendipity (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCMC_Ag9ID4)

Walls of Jericho - Try.Fail.Repeat. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAaqYRH8EQo)

Nightwish - Planet Hell (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q6chUtSef4)

[NorthernChaosGod]

Tesseract has some harsh vocals on their first album, but they're like non-existent in the new album.

[Inferno]

Daniel Tompkins - Aurora (Live) Skyharbor - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIApYIhOhj0)

BEING - Arrival - Cosmonaut - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qwoe4yUmHg)

TESSERACT - Singularity (OFFICIAL VIDEO) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFvyCyHdwN8)

Nice ! I really liked Tesseract !

I'll be listening to yours today sharky.

Do you guys know these :

Pelican - The Woods (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNZCuH-iYLo)

The Amity Affliction - Open letter (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN6ssjaxwsY)

Russian Circles - 309 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdPJ1d-p3MU)

[Laddy]

There's hipster, and then there's metalhead-level hipster.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

It's hipster to suggest good metal bands when someone asks? :confused:

I thought it was hipster if I claimed that he would have never heard of them, or that he shouldn't like certain bands because they got popular.

[Inferno]

*** Awesome ***

Structures - Departure & Transitions
Walls of Jericho - Try.Fail.Repeat.


*** Good ***

The HAARP Machine - Disclosure
My Bitter End - Becoming Misfortune (I like their music, but not the singing)
Katatonia - Onward Into Battle
The Agonist - Serendipity
Nightwish - Planet Hell (I know this band, it's weird, I can't have a straight opinion, I don't know if I like them)


*** Nope ***

Volumes - Wormholes
Intronaut - Milk Leg
Woods of Ypres - Kiss My Ashes
IWrestledABearOnce - Tastes Like Kevin Bacon


Here's the thing. Most of these bands, even if I flagged them as "nope", the musical part is usually good... it's the singing I'm not a big fan of.
But, overall, great stuff man ! There are a lot of good suggestions here

[CimminyCricket]

I've never heard of any of these bands, haha. xD Most of the bands I listen to I've been introduced through other people. I've been listening to the same albums by Lamb of God, Killswitch Engage, and In Flames for years. DX Slowly going through the lists to see what I like.

[NorthernChaosGod]

Can't really think of much more that similar to what you've already liked, but if you like Nightwish, check out Epica.

Epica Resign To Surrender A New Age Dawns Part IV [With Lyrics] - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vN77Yh3CHE)

[sharkythesharkdogg]

My Bitter End - Becoming Misfortune (I like their music, but not the singing)

Here's the thing. Most of these bands, even if I flagged them as "nope", the musical part is usually good... it's the singing I'm not a big fan of.
But, overall, great stuff man ! There are a lot of good suggestions here

Then you might have to try some bands across different albums. Lots of these groups swap members, and talent is rotated out pretty regularly.

If you like the line-up it sucks, if you don't it's a chance to like a band you didn't before.

An example is My Bitter End. They took a 3-4 year hiatus and have returned with a new album and new vocalist. So here's that same song with a different lead.

My Bitter End - Becoming Misfortune (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQzobcFD9x0)

[o_O]

If you liked Gru, you otter check out:

Sithu Aye - Orion (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVhBcL8Ots8)
Intervals - Sonar (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2ur2Ax3iNI)
Cloudkicker - We're Going In, We're Going Down (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1N5AJxxL8hA)
Cloudkicker - States (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2WbAVzxRl4)
Widek - Binary Stars (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpwtYj_foTQ)
Widek - Skylight (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCFXeqI38tA)
Skyharbor - Catharsis (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFwYd_52lTs)

Some harder stuff which you may/may not like
In Flames - Cloud Connected (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAXtDPKkOlA)
In Flames - Trigger (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kluNKscgQb0)
Allegaeon - Twelve Vals for the Legions (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK4mjx_A8G0)
Ne Obliviscaris - Xenoflux (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wa4zqBwPVE)
Bring Me the Horizon - Crucify Me (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2_VVAmprxU)
8 Foot Sativa - Chelsea Smile (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltKbuQMEr3k)

And just for some insanity
The Algorithm - Bouncing Dot (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noxJz9nEt5Y)

[Shiny]

Static-X

[Inferno]

Cloudkicker of course, I already have all his album


*** Awesome ***

Sithu Aye - Orion
Intervals - Sonar
Widek - Binary Stars
Skyharbor - Catharsis
The Algorithm - Bouncing Dot (love it, was not expecting that !)


*** Good ***

Epica Resign To Surrender A New Age Dawns Part IV
Widek - Skylight
In Flames - Cloud Connected
In Flames - Trigger
Allegaeon - Twelve Vals for the Legions (vocals : meeeh)
Bring Me the Horizon - Crucify Me
8 Foot Sativa - Chelsea Smile


*** Nope ***

My Bitter End - Becoming Misfortune (officially too hardcore for me)
Ne Obliviscaris - Xenoflux
Static-X


What can I do, I just love instrumental bands

[sharkythesharkdogg]

If you like instrumental, you can try some atonal, ambient stuff.

Nemertines - A Needle Under the Nail (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkx63PnD-ec)

Nemertines - 2006 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3RLkW8k-2g)

Meanwhile, there's mathmetal/mathcore:

The Dillenger Escape Plan - Clip the Apex...Accept Instruction (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wtbi9CHvikY)

Fear Before The March Of Flames - Hey Kid. I'm A Computer. Stop All The Downloading. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyPMpA-awvE)

Here's another decent group.

Coat of Arms - Pixels (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ1heE9kgdk)

[Inferno]

(I haven't been home in more than a week so, sorry for the delay.)

Dude, how big is your music library ? So much diversity... and this is just for metal !
Thanks again for all your suggestions, I have a lot a stuff to listen to now !

*** Awesome ***

Nermertimes


*** Good ***

Coat Of Arms


*** Nope ***

The only song I knew from The Dillenger Escape Plan was this one (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBZs9-k8AjE). Not so sure I like the style of the song you suggested.

Fear Before The March Of Flames

[Synoptikal]

The Last Amazing Grays - Sonata Arctica (Lyrics) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzU65aPZDnc)

SYMPHONY X - Set The World On Fire (OFFICIAL VIDEO) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG8orlq6_yE)

Dream Theater - As I Am - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muiNqF_XJJc)

Amaranthe - The Nexus - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxOybZcRXhI)

Vandroya - The Last Free Land - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZT2m-KtWF0)

GLORYHAMMER - Angus McFife | Napalm Records - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTW30Q4B3Go)

Machinae Supremacy - A View From The End Of The World - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWTyjXYo_Z8)

Seventh Wonder - Alley Cat - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sRDa-xTfwg)

KAMELOT - My Confession ft. Eklipse (Official Video) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSylbQEHhVo)

EDGUY - Superheroes - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-hG4l2gs-A)

AVANTASIA - Dying For An Angel (feat. Scorpions' Klaus Meine) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quH_vUCdy2o)

Freedom Call - Age Of The Phoenix - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vrr2seOkymE)

I think of some more and post again. XD

[sharkythesharkdogg]

I guess I do like a lot of variety, I worry I drive the GF crazy with my music tastes. :( Still, I have a soft spot for metal. I really think metal is the new jazz as far as expression, creativity, diversity, and depth.

I've really just scratched the surface of what's floating around the playlist, plus there's a lot of other folks here with a ton of suggestions I probably don't even know about. I've learned about great stuff too!

[Synoptikal]

I guess I do like a lot of variety, I worry I drive the GF crazy with my music tastes. :( Still, I have a soft spot for metal. I really think metal is the new jazz as far as expression, creativity, diversity, and depth.

I've really just scratched the surface of what's floating around the playlist, plus there's a lot of other folks here with a ton of suggestions I probably don't even know about. I've learned about great stuff too!

You sound a lot like me. XD I like a lot of diverse stuff, from mainstream pop to the most underground metal. If I can move my head to it and appreciate the lyrics or musicianship then I'll like it.

[Inferno]

*** Awesome ***

Vandroya - The Last Free Land


*** Good / Not bad ***

SYMPHONY X - Set The World On Fire

Dream Theater - As I Am

Seventh Wonder - Alley Cat (The part where he shuts up)

KAMELOT - My Confession

Freedom Call - Age Of The Phoenix


*** Nope ***

The Last Amazing Grays - Sonata Arctica

Amaranthe - The Nexus

GLORYHAMMER - Angus McFife

Machinae Supremacy - A View From The End Of The World

EDGUY - Superheroes

AVANTASIA - Dying For An Angel


Not really a fan when the bands are playing songs about castles and kings and conquerers and such. I don't know why but they all sound the same to me.

Btw, don't be insulted by my evaluations, those just don't really match my style. For most of them, the music was good when the singer wasn't singing !

[Synoptikal]

Right. Time to go through my collection A-Z style. XD

A:

Adema - Open Til Midnight - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fitCcWz2qbI)

Alestorm - Over the Seas - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYd91Efvbeo)

Alter Bridge - 10. Fallout (AB III, Lyrics in description) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCqkD0zW_s8) (Technically this is Hard Rock, but still...)

AMORPHIS - From The Heaven Of My Heart - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKgmKAL4vEY)

Apocalyptica featuring Tomoyasu Hotei - Grace - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN4r74UeRec)

Ari Koivunen - Losing my insanity - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-SKr90VU5k)

Avenged Sevenfold - Unbound (The Wild Ride) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTWyVcSUIXU)

Ayreon - E=MC2 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuFMacUqKsU)

B:

BLIND GUARDIAN - A Voice In The Dark - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIZNb96EQJ8)

Blood Stain Child - Stargazer (HD) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjTXeJZM8wg)

Brother Firetribe - Chasing The Angels (Live - Promo Only) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIB9aOL-hnw) (Could only find it live)

C:

Cain's Offering - Morpheus in a Masquerade - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyNufe-bEas)

Coheed and Cambria - Mother Superior - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZaEcRWD4nU)

Next post will be D-F.

[Tasura]

Not really a fan when the bands are playing songs about castles and kings and conquerers and such. I don't know why but they all sound the same to me.

Well, that kills most of my suggestions ;_; But I'm going to suggest some anyway >=(. Also, I may have to add some of the other suggestions to my master list =O.


Anthriel - Chains of the Past - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RcCy_92K_4)

Guardians of Time - Triopticon - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA3smy_CXHA)

Pagan's Mind - Entrance Stargate - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIRqHXXEMYg)

Orion's Reign - Amidst the Battle - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA_zwfvc7hQ)

Lost Horizon - Pure - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYdbLfLnIHk)

Warlord - Deliver Us - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZVqeKzGw8s)

Sun Caged - Ashes To Earn - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQKKQpXXO18)

Vulgaris Magistralis - Heidevolk - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reOLeLX0Q9U)

Korpiklaani - Beer Beer (FOLK METAL) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXy6JHYa5Ks)

LYRIEL - "Paranoid Circus" AFM Records - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlmxFtm5L0w)

ANCIENT BARDS - THE BIRTH OF EVIL [Official Videoclip] - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpvLMyC4a8o)

Cryonic Temple - Eternal Flames Of Metal - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVUnY6_Rt6M)

I think that's enough for now xD.