[QUOTE=MRDuCran]I'm back again.

What are some awesome Norther tracks? Or anything else from Finnish metal bands along those lines, except Children of Bodom, I already whore them. :)[/QUOTE]

Kalmah? Anything from The Black Waltz may do you proud...

Stuff from Imperanon you may find to your liking as well..

I've got a few Imperanon tracks. They're ok, they sound a bit thin to me and get a bit repetative. I think I've heard one Kalmah song, the one with sweeps in the beginning, repcak is/was learning it.

[QUOTE=I'm Charming]Really all of Nothers stuff is good. Just dive in.

Nightwish are great and finnish.[/QUOTE]

I love Norther, but to my tastes, think they just got worse with every album. Dreams of Endless War is one of my favorite albums ever, Mirror of Madness was pretty good, but didn't have that same atmosphere that DoEW had. As for Death Unlimited, I'm just not a fan. But to DuCran, get a few tracks from each album and see what fits your taste. I also have Imperanon's Stained album and enjoy a good number of tracks on it.

Hey, I'm looking for some progressive hard rock/metal bands to get into. I've been listening to Dream Theater a lot lately, which I like, but I'm looking for a band with less...excessive qualities. I love strong melodies and I want a band with clean vocals (no growling).

Some of my favorite bands are Rainbow, Led Zeppelin, Rush, Deep Purple, and Judas Priest. I've heard a lot of the more famous progressive rock bands (King Crimson, Yes, Pink Floyd), so I'm looking for something a little less well known.

Any suggestions?

[QUOTE=Holy Diver]Hey, I'm looking for some progressive hard rock/metal bands to get into. I've been listening to Dream Theater a lot lately, which I like, but I'm looking for a band with less...excessive qualities. I love strong melodies and I want a band with clean vocals (no growling).

Some of my favorite bands are Rainbow, Led Zeppelin, Rush, Deep Purple, and Judas Priest. I've heard a lot of the more famous progressive rock bands (King Crimson, Yes, Pink Floyd), so I'm looking for something a little less well known.

Any suggestions?[/QUOTE]


Damn. If you can withstand some death vocals. Check out Into Eternity. They have plenty of clear vocals. Half/Half or so.

Porcupine Tree is a solid bet, I'd think from what you listed.

Symphony X is good, but possibly pushing the excessive side. Give Camel a try as well.

[SIZE="1"]Listen to Opeth[/SIZE]

Andromeda
IQ
Ayreon (perhaps...not the Human Equation though, that has growling in it)
Ambeon
Star One
Spock's Beard
Evergrey

Actually, you're bound to find tons of great prog bands on the label InsideOut.

Fates Warning would also be worth a listen. :)

[QUOTE=Stoic]Communic, Biomechanical, Scariot and Into Eternity might work for you.[/QUOTE]
thanks dude ill check them out

[QUOTE=HAIL TRUE METAL]thanks dude ill check them out[/QUOTE]


I'll second Into Eternity. They are excellent. Buried In Oblivion is an excellent album for of great riffage/solos, clear & death vocals and drumming.

Can someone tell me CD's a person who likes heavy metal and classic rock should get before all other CD's.

for metal: Judas Priest - Painkiller.

[QUOTE=musicforlife]Can someone tell me CD's a person who likes heavy metal and classic rock should get before all other CD's.[/QUOTE]

Any Iron Maiden albums

[QUOTE=-The Frank]Any Iron Maiden albums[/QUOTE]

Maybe Edward The Great if the person hasn't heard any Maiden at all. That way he/she can pick based on that CD:thumb:

^nah, if he were to pick up a 'greatest hits' album then he should pick up 'the essential maiden' which covers every album maiden has done

That sounds much better. Im not much of a Maiden guy but they're a good listen.

I think maybe I should pick up that album if i got enough for four CDs:p


Oh yea, Any recommendations for a guy into Novembers Doom?

[QUOTE=Apocalyptic Raids]for metal: Judas Priest - Painkiller.[/QUOTE]

Damn right.

The solo in 'painkiller" is insane. :thumb:

[QUOTE=Crysiss]
Oh yea, Any recommendations for a guy into Novembers Doom?[/QUOTE]

To Welcome the Fade is probably the best album out of what I have heard.


Can anyone recommend me some carcass, but which is neither the grind that is Reek of Putrefication, or the melodic death of Heartwork. Is there anything more or less in the middle?

Yep. [i]Necroticism: Descanting the Insalubrious[/i].

Hey, I'm intereseted in looking into [b]Decapitated[/b], [b]Cryptopsy[/b] and [b]Hypocrisy[/b] some more.
So far I have:

[b]Decapitated:[/b]
[i]Blessed[/i]

[b]Hypocrisy[/b]
[i]Born Dead, Buried Alive
Blooddrenched
Fire in the Sky
The Departure[/i]


[b]Cryptopsy[/b]
[i]Crown of Horns[/i]
[i]Phobophile[/i] (sp?)

Any [u]must have[/u] tracks from any of these bands??

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For Decapitated, get Winds of Creation.

Yeah I heard that was their best album, I've listened to a few tracks, not sure what to think yet though.

[QUOTE=MRDuCran]Yeah I heard that was their best album, I've listened to a few tracks, not sure what to think yet though.[/QUOTE]

For Hypocrisy,

Check out:

Warpath
Fearless
Living To Die

For Cryptopsy you need
Open Face Surgery
Defenestration
Serial Messiah
Slit Your Guts
Warm Blood Cold Hate
We Bleed
White Worms
Angelskingarden
Carrionshine

Just to keep you busy.

Cryptopsy, Crown Of Horns and Graves of the Fathers.

I started writing this post saying "Why haven't you mentioned Phobophile?!?"

Then I saw he has already heard it :upset:

Yer, that's really cool. I love that piano intro, then just bam, outta nowhere, kicked in the balls by crazy muddafuggin deff metle.

[QUOTE=musicforlife]Can someone tell me CD's a person who likes heavy metal and classic rock should get before all other CD's.[/QUOTE]

Classic Rock(basically 70's hard rock)

Machine Head-Deep Purple
Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath-Black Sabbath
Back in Black-AC/DC
Agents of Fortune-Blue Oyster Cult
Moving Pictures-Rush
Van Halen-Van Halen
Danzig-Danzig
Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd-Lynyrd Skynyrd
Physicall Graffiti-Led Zeppelin
Pork Soda-Primus
Jailbreak-Thin Lizzy

Heavy Metal(different subgenres)

The Number of the Beast-Iron Maiden
Speed Metal Symphony-Cacophony
Metropolis pt.II: Scenes from a Memory-Dream Theater
Rust in Peace-Megadeth
None So Vile-Cryptopsy
Unquestionable Presence-Atheist
Scum-Napalm Death
Holy Land-Angra
Alice in Chains-Facelift
Liquid Tension Experiment-Liquid Tension Experiment
Melissa-Mercyful Fate
Korn-Korn
Burn my Eyes-Machine Head
Metallica-Ride the Lightning
Filosofem-Burzum
Human-Death
Painkiller-Judas Priest
Agent Orange-Sodom
Reing in Blood-Slayer(not really a great album, but still elemental)

[QUOTE=MRDuCran]Yer, that's really cool. I love that piano intro, then just bam, outta nowhere, kicked in the balls by crazy muddafuggin deff metle.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I learnt that intro on Piano a while back. I've forgotten it now though :(

That's cool, maybe I should too.