The Direction of Modern Metal

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Death growls and screams are a very polarizing vocal style. You love it or hate it. I think it's a great sound to have that conveys certain emotions in a way more traditional vocals can't. Just my opinion, many will heatedly disagree. Usually the best bands use some of each style. It's nice to have range, and to be flexible with your sound.

So are any other folks appreciating the "djent", "ambi-djent" scene recently? A lot of people write off the bands as Meshuggah 2.0, but many of them are much more.

And I also appreciate a lot of bands from the "core" scene. Many of them are totally shoving the tight pants and white belts in your face, but others are just regular folks who enjoy that music. Good for them.

EDIT: I keep going back and editing this because metal is one of my favorite genres. ha ha. Anyway, Another good example of scene kids pushing the envelope and actually poking fun at "the scene" is iwrestledabearonce. Talented, down to earth, good people.

Shoden, seriously give a listen to Animals As Leaders, Scale the Summit, and early Periphery before the vocalist came on board. They're all instrumental bands, so just give a listen to the music and see what you think. I think they're taking metal in great new, different directions.