SowingSeason
03.26.21 | halp |
Sunnyvale
03.26.21 | Nice list Sowing!
I'd suggest Ulver-Bergtatt, comparable to The Mantle in terms of atmosphere, the metal aspects are rawer but there's a ton of folk influence. Absolutely classic album |
tyman128
03.26.21 | you should try out Psychonaut - Unfold the God Man
I think you might enjoy that |
TheSpirit
03.26.21 | Ikuinen Kaamos - Closure
Anagnorisis - Overton Trees
Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini
These records should scratch that Opeth itch.
Convulsing - Grievous
For that Ulcerate record. |
JohnnyoftheWell
03.26.21 | nice
Sigh - Imaginary Sonicscape, v fun album. kinda 'out there' in a creative and occasionally silly sense, but I think you'd enjoy the aesthetic and pacing etc.. loosely black metal, but it's basically trad riffs with a load of psych elements and left turns thrown in. go for the expanded edition, the extra tracks are highlights (FFO uhhhh I guess Allelic and Metallica???? + some whacked out spaceage vibes? idk)
also Bergtatt [2] |
teamster
03.26.21 | Dawnwalker - Ages |
Feather
03.26.21 | I think I have some picks for ya, I am in the same boat and not a huge "metal" guy, but dip my toes in on the edge. That underoath pick is great btw.
Architects - All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us or Lost Forever // Lost Together
Although they have now fully submerged in radio metal, I thought their last few albums were the perfect standard metalcore sound and with the heaviness of their guitarist dying, AOGHAO was a huge success and tribute.
Songs: A Match Made In Heaven, Gone With the Wind, Naysayer
Protest the Hero - Fortress, Scurrilious or Palimpsest
Not very "metal" but a favorite of mine and pretty progressive . A little all over the place and I can understand the guitars being a little too noodley and vocals a bit too much for some, but I love them.
Songs: Sequoia Throne, C'est la Vie, From the Sky
Megadeth - Rust in Peace or Peace Sells
Have always thought of them as the punkier version of Metallica. Much more up my alley. Still RIFFS.
Songs: Holy Wars...The Punishment Due, Peace Sells |
JohnnyoftheWell
03.26.21 | also jam Awake again next time you're vibing DT - less immediate than Images, lot darker, but narrowly better for all the reasons you stated above |
SowingSeason
03.26.21 | Thanks all, keep the recs coming. I can't promise I'll check every single one, but the albums that sound the most intriguing to me I'll definitely prioritize! |
XXMurdaBeatzXX
03.26.21 | Psychonaut - Unfold the God Man [2]
Convulsing - Grievous [2]
I'd also recommend
Cult of Luna - A Dawn to Fear
WRVTH - No Rising Sun
White Ward - Love Exchange Failure |
nash1311
03.26.21 | I'm gonna peep a lot of these, and the ones in the comments, so thanks for the list Sowing! btw... glad to see the respect thrown on Disambig. I still think its Underoath's best as well. |
Feather
03.26.21 | Touche Amore - Stage Four
Touche Amore's emotional yelling goes almost unmatched. Their live performances are cathartic. Short aggressive more hardcore tracks.
Song: Flowers and You, Palm Dreams |
porcupinetheater
03.26.21 | I rec disappearing into nature, re-centering with weeks spent meditative in a mottled forest clearing in the glow of the afternoon sun, and returning more grounded and at peace with the unknowability of life.
Failing that, check Primordial - To the Nameless Dead. Folk black, but very little in the way of the screams, focus on builds and finding the balance between momentum and repetition in building riffs and a big ol' Irish folk backbone |
Feather
03.26.21 | Bring Me the Horizon - There Is a Hell and Sempiternal
I am surprised to check and see that you have listened to the most recent bmth releases and have them rated pretty highly! Given this.. I would highly recommend the 2 releases prior to the ones you have rated. They are heavier, but still edging in the accessible direction they have reached today and in my opinion their crowning achievements.
Songs: Can you Feel My Heart, Shadow Moses, Crucify Me |
Colton
03.26.21 | My advice for you is keep listening to metal until you find the Elliott Smith(s) of metal |
FabiusPictor202
03.26.21 | Megadeth - Rust in Peace or Peace Sells [2] |
SowingSeason
03.26.21 | Lmao. I will make that my life's work Colton and when I find it, I'll review it with that summary and then continue for every subsequent genre until we have the Elliott Smith of Grind, the Elliott Smith of Jazz Fusion, et al. |
JohnnyoftheWell
03.26.21 | woke take @colton
also Boris - Feedbacker. probably the best album ever made and a good reason not to bother with any other metal full stop, you've got your work cut out (FFO: Agalloch because post-rock pacing, but this builds slower and goes harder than anything you'll be ready for, so ig Dvne too ;]) |
Atari
03.26.21 | Can’t believe it’s taken you this long for a true metal binge lol ;)
Will post some recs later when I’m not on the phone |
letsgofishing
03.26.21 | Maudlin of the Well, both Bath and Leaving Your Body Map.
Those will both be up near the top of your favorite in the genre, nearly for certain. |
JohnnyoftheWell
03.26.21 | oh yeah, those are class. add Choirs of the Eye and most of the good metal albums are now in this thread, gg team |
Demon of the Fall
03.26.21 | Persefone - Core
...for that symphonic melodeath/prog metal.
Edit: I didn’t even read the description, but this fits perfectly anyway. Haha. |
teamster
03.26.21 | Maudlin Of The Well (3) |
JohnnyoftheWell
03.26.21 | oops just read the description lol, editjob FFO yes |
Elynna
03.26.21 | Major props for 6! Maybe some Moonsorrow - Viides Luku would satisfy your needs. |
SowingSeason
03.26.21 | @Atari - I've had the best intentions to do a real metal binge in the past but my heart could never get behind it. The new Dvne has really inspired me this time. I used to listen to metal somewhat frequently pre-2010, but then I stopped sort of abruptly for reasons I still can't figure out. |
Kompys2000
03.26.21 | Surprised no one has said this yet but I think you'd dig Queensryche- Operation Mindcrime, if you like how cinematic and cohesive Veil of Imagination is you can probably appreciate the narrative focus there, plus Dream Theater cites the album as a huge influence on their 90s work so if you like Images and Words it's definitely worth checking out |
Slugboiiii
03.26.21 | Thou - Magus
Pallbearer - Sorrow and Extinction
Mizmor - Yodh
Leviathan - Scar Sighted
Behemoth - The Satanist
Panopticon - Autumn Eternal
Falls of Rauros - Believe In No Coming Shore
Horrendous - Anareta |
YoYoMancuso
03.26.21 | seconding pretty much everyone else, maudlin of the Well and early Kayo Dot will be right up your alley. |
PlanetaryMuse
03.26.21 | “I hate the super theatrical and cliched sort of prog metal where it's all instrumental wankery to the point that they forget to write a damn song“
you’re a wanker |
Darius The Imposter
03.26.21 | youre all dorks |
DominionMM1
03.26.21 | rwake- voices of omens |
TheNotrap
03.26.21 | Sowing mutating into greatness ;) awesome.
How well do you know Maiden? If you don't know it yet, Live After Death is mandatory. |
CaliggyJack
03.26.21 | Check out Tesla if you can
Some superb skills from every member on their debut |
Muzz79
03.26.21 | “enjoy guitar-driven metal with distinct riffs, and there needs to be at least some sort of melody to latch onto. I seem to gravitate towards stuff that's "progressive"”.
This is me too Sowing. Try
In The Woods.. -. Pure - brilliant prog metal album.
Fen - Carrion Skies - another brilliant dense prog black metal album
Devin Townsend Project - Addicted - fun guitar album |
Atari
03.26.21 | I'm too lazy to come up with recent recs right now, but here's a list from 2 summers ago that highlights some of my favorite atmospheric metal albums if you want to take a peek :)
https://www.sputnikmusic.com/list.php?memberid=690146&listid=188372 |
Demon of the Fall
03.26.21 | I can’t find who said what PlanetaryMuse is quoting. I’m probably being stupid.
Oh... (lol). Yeah we all hate that. You do have Dream Theatre on this list though. Got ‘em. |
rage11111ro
03.26.21 | Very interesting list, I especially like the variety.
4 is the only cd I own that is worn out due to too much listening.
7 has grown so much on me in the last couple of months.
8, I was super mega thrilled to see this here. Amazing. I also have it on cd, listened to it a lot, still, it seems like every time I hear it feels like the first listen.
Thou - Magus(2)
Mizmor - Yodh(2)
Fen - Carrion Skies(2), although I prefer their earlier albums
For 8 feel:
Hallowed Butchery-Funeral Rites for the Living
For 7 feel:
Gorguts - Colored sands
Skaphe - any, probably 1st is most appropriate though
Portal - Outre'
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Nocte
03.26.21 | Tactical comment//back later |
DadKungFu
03.26.21 | Sowing, I think yoú'd dig Kamelot - The Black Halo |
twlichty
03.27.21 | Few bands to check:
Violet Cold (bm/shogaze)
Deafheaven (bm/shogaze)
Blood Incantation (death metal)
Every Time I Die (Metal core)
Esoteric (doom)
Nemonorean (bm/shogaze)
White Ward (bm/jazz)
Gorguts (technical death)
Deathspell Omega (avant garde bm)
Hath (death/black metal)
Meshuggah (djent)
The Ruins of Beverast (experimental bm)
Protest the Hero (prog metal) |
rage11111ro
03.27.21 | Fab list twilichty. Major props on Gorguts, DsO and RoB. Blood incantation and esoteric are also good although I do not manage to enjoy them quite as much as everyone else. Need to check white ward and hath |
Icebloom
03.27.21 | ISIS - Panopticon. Essential and accessible post-metal that's probably the closest to Agalloch of the albums on this list, thought it employs a more post-rock approach and doesn't have the folk elements. Has both harsh and clean vocals, but large parts are instrumental. Great riffs, great atmosphere - awesome band. Check out the opener if you want a (relatively) short impression, it's a career high. |
RogueNine
03.27.21 | ^ Pretty much that, yeah. Also I think you'd dig Pomegranate Tiger - Entities. It's instrumental prog, but like Dvne, they dish out riffs that are just *fun*. I get that stupid grin on my face when I listen to that album. |
Brabiz
03.27.21 | Since you like Opeth, i recommend MABOOL by Orphaned Land. Basically sounds like Opeth but Jewish and full of eastern melodies.
Basically if you like the song Ocean Land off that album, you’d probably enjoy the whole thing. |
Veldin
03.27.21 | maudlin of the Well [4]
Devin Townsend [2]
I really like 'avant-garde' metal like Deathspell Omega, Ad Nauseum, Imperial Triumphant, Gorguts, Kayo Dot, etc.
But ya gotta jam classics like Death, Suffocation, Morbid Angel, Immolation, Incantation, etc.
Enslaved is always enjoyable, but maybe start with their more popular stuff rather than their early bm stuff.
Man, there's so much enjoyable metal. I'm kinda like you (i think) Sowing, where I enjoy folk-y/indie rock stuff with powerful lyrics, but also...METAL |
Veldin
03.27.21 | Honestly, Sput's Top 200 metal albums of all time charts would be a great guide, bc pretty much all the albums there are brilliant and would provide a lot of variety in styles and genres. |
SowingSeason
03.27.21 | Oh I forgot about Astronoid.
I like Astronoid. |
normaloctagon
03.27.21 | i'm curious why Ohms didn't make this list but like i'm not upset about it either |
SowingSeason
03.27.21 | I don't think of Deftones as metal. Never have, not sure why. I know technically they are...
But yeah they'd be one of my favorite metal bands if not my fave outright |
normaloctagon
03.27.21 | nah i get it honestly!! |
twlichty
03.27.21 | Astronoid is really cool.
I think you'll like violet cold if you dig astronoid. If you don't like bm style vocals they release instrumental versions of their albums. Kosmik by them is really good |
aok
03.27.21 | Oo 2 5 9. [/Me liking the most mainstream stuff] |
Feather
03.27.21 | @twilichty co-signing on Deafheaven, Everytime I Die and thanks for the additional protest the hero rec :) |
twlichty
03.27.21 | "I hate the super theatrical and cliched sort of prog metal where it's all instrumental wankery to the point that they forget to write a damn song"
Well shit, I shouldn't have rec'd protest the Hero... Although the have a nice blend of prog wankness and songwriter sensibilities |
chemicalmarriage
03.27.21 | Dude you have to feature this |
twlichty
03.27.21 | Feature so Nocte can snap |
rage11111ro
03.27.21 | What does theatrical even mean? I see it like solemn vocals, valleys and peaks in terms of agression/atmosphere and speed and sometimes orchestral elements. Like Paradise Lost, Septicflesh... |
twlichty
03.27.21 | Well, you're not wrong. Metal has all those elements. And also a dark siiiide |
TheAntichrist
03.27.21 | is sowing ok |
aydross121
03.27.21 | weres optpethp |
JimiLuxembourg
03.27.21 | Isis - Panopticon & Oceanic .... pure perfection, I got hooked up to heavier music after I heard these two |
SowingSeason
03.28.21 | Adding to this as I type this comment. Trying to go from the top of the recs down but I'm only gonna add stuff that's a 3.5/5 or higher for me. |
budgie
03.28.21 | boring thread |
SowingSeason
03.28.21 | I agree where's all the Country jams |
budgie
03.28.21 | ya wheres my country jams u fukn nurds |
JohnnyoftheWell
03.28.21 | someone rec Colors for the bluesgrass |
budgie
03.28.21 | johnny rec this feller a good metal album these all suckers |
JohnnyoftheWell
03.28.21 | i did and it is a certified 3.5 GREAT ALBUM buy some new facecream
"Seems distinctly *not a metal album* but someone said "let's have screeching banshee vox and that'll make it all dark and stuff""
lmao for real. idk about not-metal but it defs pitches comfort riffs out of their zone of kvltness. panto-heavy >>> trve kvlt for days aha, glad you dug ;] |
SowingSeason
03.28.21 | Haha
Yeah I know it's just a Sowing 3.5 (which around here people equate to dog shit) but I could see that one growing, especially because I gravitate towards the less intense stuff and always enjoy weird experimental stuff that's simultaneously memorable |
BenThatsMyJamin
03.28.21 | Sowing you would surely love Alcest. I'd listen to Ecailles de Lune. The closest comparison on your list I guess would be Agalloch, but they are pretty one-of-a-kind. |
Sinternet
03.28.21 | didn'read the comments anyone rec'd him altar of plagues teethed glory yet |
budgie
03.28.21 | i did and it is a certified 3.5 GREAT ALBUM buy some new facecream
boris?? more like boringis.... hahahahaa jk |
Tundra
03.28.21 | The Ocean - Phanerozoic I |
JohnnyoftheWell
03.28.21 | budgie more like hahaha attention span (lol no joke)
yeah Sowing, I found the whackass stuff on that alb holds up pretty well across listens - not sure if it grew on me per se, but I came to appreciate it much more as a stable thrill? also you probs would love Alcest lol |
StickFeit
03.28.21 | Been jamming a lot of the following records lately:
Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
Blood Incantation - Hidden History of the Human Race
Dio - Holy Diver
Bloodbath - Nightmares Made Flesh
Horrendous - Idol
Maybe something suits you
Also gonna jump in Dyssidia - Costly Signals right about now due to the amazing artwork |
budgie
03.28.21 | (lol no joke)
lol, no joke
or lol no, joke |
budgie
03.28.21 | or lol no joke,
or ,lo,no lojo,k,ekn ,ek |
JohnnyoftheWell
03.28.21 | 高円寺 jooek no on budgie jokee |
budgie
03.28.21 | 😠😠😠😠 dang elvish speaker huh |
Demon of the Fall
03.28.21 | ‘Since you like Opeth, i recommend MABOOL by Orphaned Land. Basically sounds like Opeth but Jewish and full of eastern melodies.’ (2).
This is a great (and sensible) rec. |
DDDeftoneDDD
03.28.21 | Woof, what a nice ride Sow |
DDDeftoneDDD
03.28.21 | If I was to rec you something I think you d be sensitive to Crack the Skye from Mastodon and curious on how you'd handle Esoteric Malacology from Slugdge. |
SowingSeason
03.28.21 | Oh I totally forgot Emperor of Sand on my initial list lol oops |
DDDeftoneDDD
03.28.21 | No biggies, saw your rates. Crack the Skye is a greater album on all aspects. |
tyman128
03.28.21 | woooo, glad to see you dig that Psychonaut record! |
Feather
03.28.21 | Aye glad you enjoyed megadeth, your critique of mustaines voice is fair. The fun fact is that the leader singer/guitarist of Megadeth was originally in and kicked out of Metallica. |
MO
03.28.21 | good for you sowing!
gorguts - from wisdom to hate
you're welcome m/ |
Atari
03.29.21 | Insomnium - Above the Weeping World (one of my favorite melodeath albums, really strong atmosphere)
Havukruunu – Uinous Syomein Sota (favorite metal album from last year. a folk/black metal hybrid that glows with a genuine passion)
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Atari
03.29.21 | Also I really can’t overstate how much I would recommend Death - Symbolic if you haven’t heard it. It was a huge gateway album for me getting into metal that wasn’t just Metallica, haha. Still hard to beat and practically gives me goosebumps |
outliers
03.29.21 | since you gravitate towards guitar driven prog metal, check out Night Verses - From the Gallery of Sleep. its musicianship, production, and uniqueness are all top notch. it's not really comparable to anything on your list thus far.
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nolerthebowler
03.29.21 | nol’s metal jounrey:
“damn these guys sure are pissed” |
Feather
03.29.21 | Co-signing with Outliers on Night Verses - From the Gallery of Sleep. Saw them live with Icarus the Owl and was absolutely blown away. |
DDDeftoneDDD
03.29.21 | @Atari. OK, Human tho |
Nocte
03.29.21 | Super late here but:
Considering your love of Wilderun's Veil of Imagination I do also recommend Kamelot's The Black Halo due to the hooks and gravitas. There's an element of the fantatical (which is to be expected of the power metal genre) but it's also not Dragonforce so... |
Nocte
03.29.21 | We share similar likes in Allelic - we've discussed this at length. To this point I'd also nominate: SkyForest - A new Dawn (also a sput member project) with similar aesthetics.
As far as your Ulcerate mention I'd like to nominate a new face (and an EP at 20 mins run time for quick absorption). Think Ulcerate meets Ad Nauseam: Turris Eburnea - S/T
I'll see how you react to the many many recs you've received before I throw more around. |
Scheumke
03.29.21 | - The Ocean - Phanerozoic I [2](You have part 2 rated at 4.0 and part 1 is better imo)
- Ne Obliviscaris - Any of the three albums but I guess Urn is the most accessible. There's nothing on your list that really comes close to it but I guess you could make an argument of it being a mashup between 2 and 6. As in, grandiose, complex, both clean and harsh vocals, at times extreme and at times beautiful etc. |
Egarran
03.29.21 | Be'lakor is prog/melo death with hippie themes and I have been seriously addicted to this band.
Best albums are Stone's Reach and Vessels.
Amorphis should fit nicely as well, they come in most shades of metal, but always melodic. |
quetzal
03.29.21 | Since you list both Agalloch and Ulver, try Panopticon. Roads to the North would be a good place to start. Also Alda, both The Passage and Tahoma are fantastic albums.
More on the prog side of things, the first Subterranean Masquerade album is great. All the Subterranean Masquerade stuff is good but that first album is a doozy. Suspended Animation Dreams is the title.
And lastly, the whole Ihsahn discography should be in your wheelhouse. Somewhat proggy black metal for the most part. Which end of the spectrum it leans towards depends on the album. |
Toondude10
03.29.21 | bruh how did I miss this list lmao
Some of Devin Townsend Project's stuff might interest you, mainly Addicted, Sky Blue and Ghost. (though Ghost isn't a "metal" album)
Considering your description, you'd probably hate a lot of djent stuff so I'd disregard any djent recommendations for the most part, but at the same time you might be interested in TesseracT's stuff, likely Altered State
Oh, Sleeper - Children of Fire might also be up your alley, very aggressive but also pretty melodic in some part. |
DDDeftoneDDD
03.29.21 | You know Sow dudes, why yall throwing ahrd prog stuff at him (like Ne Obliv and Vessels from B'el)? Not saying he doesn't need them, its just that there's some stuff he could truly enjoy, slightly more songwrite driven?...just saying.
edit: wait, he dug Wilderun,,,so whatever... |
nightbringer
03.29.21 | Check out Pain of Salvation - Remedy Lane
Not sure it's super close to any particular album on the list, but it's progressive, song-centric, and even folksy in parts. Has the kind of introspective, emotional angst you're more likely to find in post-hardcore and related genres. |
Toondude10
03.29.21 | @DDDeftone Probably because a lot of the examples he put out tend to lean on the progressive metal side lmao |
DDDeftoneDDD
03.29.21 | hehe true, I edited because of that, but on other hand he digs song-centric stuff...there's some legit prog stuff keeping that in mind. |
Toondude10
03.29.21 | true, I mean if he's looking for more metalcore type of stuff I'd just recommend him Killswitch Engage and go on from there lmao |
DDDeftoneDDD
03.29.21 | ahahaha shit, that's dated af. anyway here's a cool one for Sow
The Contortionist - Clairvoyant
anyway, he prob will dump this list, us metal fans are annoying af XD |
Demon of the Fall
03.29.21 | ^ yes Toon and if anyone actually bothered to read the list properly I’m sure we wouldn’t be seeing all these disso-death recs. Pretty sure some of y’all saw ‘Stare Into Death’ and got a bit excited. |
DDDeftoneDDD
03.29.21 | lololol true dat |
Toondude10
03.29.21 | KSE may be dated but they have some legit great albums |
nightbringer
03.29.21 | A few people have mentioned Isis already but I'd recommend Wavering Radiant over Oceanic/Panopticon as the best place to start. It's more melodic. WR got me into Isis anyway.
Out of the albums of your list, I'd say it's closest to Opeth. Definitely has some of the dynamic contrasts of Opeth.
Couldn't tell you jack about what's going on guitar-wise in anything. I look for drumming.
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DDDeftoneDDD
03.29.21 | I'm a early 2000s fan, never checked them since. Wouldn't rec them to Sow tho, although he would prob check them and like it lol |
StormChaser
03.29.21 | Dark Tranquillity - Character - insane riffage, tempos, vocals, and most importantly atmosphere, not a lot of slowing down though
Be'lakor - Stone's Reach - immense, expertly expertly crafted and full of awesome moments of calm and rage, no cleans
Insomnium - Winter's Gate - cinematic, epic, diverse, emotional, crushing
Haken - Vector - experimental, diverse, intricate, heavy without growling, modern prog done right |
Shemson
03.29.21 | So I’ve seen you 5d a few Deftones and a Thrice therefore you need to check Vexes - Ancient Geometry. More alternative than proper metal but you’ll like it
Then because you put a lot of prog based metal and said riffs you need Blood Mountain by Mastodon |
JWT155
03.29.21 | Nice list Sowing!
I'd rec. you check out early In Flames, specifically I'd start at Whoracle, and then work your way through Colony and Clayman and then circle back to their second album The Jester Race and then their debut Lunar Strain.
I'd compare them to your list as a blend between Opeth and Metallica, they're one of the pioneers of the melodeath scene along with Dark Tranquility and a handful of other bands, essentially adding a more melodic approach to black metal with a greater incorporation of American thrash and death metal.
Their newer stuff really isn;t that great, but their run from The Jester Race through Clayman may be one of the best 4 album releases up their with any other metal band, and these albums have great riffs, melodies and vocal performances.
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DDDeftoneDDD
03.29.21 | ^ yes Shem, Blood Mountain or as said Crack the Skye!
to the deftones liking I def recommended the last from The Contortionist, I guess I should check that from Vexes. |
Shemson
03.29.21 | Yeah DDD, depending on leanings if you want a bit more prog CTS or a bit more riff BM, both rule though!
And yes you need to check Vexes man, I’m still jamming it a couple months after finding it |
ReturnToRock
03.29.21 | If you like 5, try:
Testament - The Legacy/The New Order
Intruder - Psycho Savant
Rage - any album
For 9, try:
Onward - Both albums
Destiny's End - Both albums
James LaBrie's Mullmuzzler
Also, not equated to any particular album on this list, but you might like:
Death (any album except the first one) - prog death metal
Control Denied - prog power/heavy/thrash metal featuring Chuck Schuldiner of Death
Cynic - prog death metal
The October File - post-hardcore? Hard to categorise really
Voivod - thrash metal with weird elements
Grip Inc. - progressive thrash/groove metal
Mnemic - groove metal with clean vocals
Scarve - groove metal with a prog/math edge
Meshuggah - progressive groove/thrash/death metal
Gojira - groove metal with a prog edge
Prong - prog-groove metal
Strapping Young Lad - progressive extreme metal |
JokineAugustus
03.29.21 | Check The Cube by Supuration |
DDDeftoneDDD
03.29.21 | you know Shem my fave, in the long term, from Mastodon is Blood Mountain, but recing Sow in mind, would def aim for CTS first (its more pretty overall and while Blood, although more song to song, have more mindcracker songs). |
AsleepInTheBack
03.29.21 | have you tried the new Genghis Tron yet? not really very metal at all, but I have a feeling you'd enjoy it. soft, ethereal, percussive spacey vibes.
Vektor - Black Future has got all the good stuff you're talking about at 5
Meshuggah - Nothing also has what 5 has with added cyclical headbobbing/spinning djenty goodness |
Atari
03.29.21 | "Oh, Sleeper - Children of Fire might also be up your alley, very aggressive but also pretty melodic in some part." [2]
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Feather
03.29.21 | Sowing is going to have to give up his indie music for a year in order to focus all his time and attention on completing this rec list. He is a metal man now. |
DDDeftoneDDD
03.29.21 | Yeah lol if each dude throw 10 recs, or discogs loool show us your neck beard after |
SowingSeason
03.30.21 | just added a few more |
quetzal
03.30.21 | omg how dare you talk shit on Byron's growls in Bath, that's one of the top 10 albums of all time
make sure you listen to Leaving Your Body Map too, Bath and Leaving Your Body Map were released on the same day and are effectively a double album. |
Toondude10
03.30.21 | oooh, now that I think about it, I remember one album you might enjoy
Thornhill - The Dark Pool |
aydross121
03.30.21 | weres opet
But seriously "Failing that, check Primordial - To the Nameless Dead" [x2]
very accessible while still being one of the best of the genre. |
JohnnyoftheWell
03.30.21 | Psst Sowing check out motW's Part the Second when you're burnt out on metal - similar story to Bath, but totally devoted to the experimental prog side and without any of the metal. Really beautiful album, can see you digging big time |
Nocte
03.30.21 | Judging by the recs on this list I don't think he'll ever have time for "non-metal" music ever again. |
LeddSledd
03.30.21 | seems like the majority of Sowing's gripes come down to harsh vocals, eh? quite understandable with the latter recs tbh |
JohnnyoftheWell
03.30.21 | I remember the vocals being a big hurdle way back when I was trying to get into CoL. Never bothered me on motW for some reason, but I was jamming Neurosis by that point ig |
LeddSledd
03.30.21 | CoL vocals can certainly feel a bit monotonous, yea. Neurosis and motW have enough vocal variety to where it isn't at all a problem (except Toby Driver's cleans are weak as hell) |
quetzal
03.30.21 | You should listen to Heathen from Thou. It's not like the albums you listed. But it has riffs for days, it has some sick melodic parts, and it has the best extreme metal vocals ever. |
aydross121
03.30.21 | Yeah this thread is basically sowing: "not the biggest growling vocals fan" and people immediately recommend bands with only growling. |
JohnnyoftheWell
03.30.21 | this is sputnikmusic
"except Toby Driver's cleans are weak as hell"
lmao yes. motW had that quirky/endearing tone that let him get away with it, but I do think it's amazing how he camo'd his voice by hitting the high register and impersonating Jeff Buckley's ghost on Choirs/Dowsing before randomly turning into a pretty respectable singer some time around Gamma/Hubardo. what a man what a journey |
garas
03.30.21 | "Sowing you would surely love Alcest."
THIS [2] |
Scheumke
03.30.21 | [3] Alcest would be right up your alley I think ye |
Shemson
03.30.21 | Lol at aydross121
Quick check Cryptospy - None So Vile and Decapitated - Winds of Creation |
quetzal
03.30.21 | check out Shining - V: Halmstad, best usage of a Christina Ricci sobbing sample of all time |
aydross121
03.30.21 | @shemson lol none so vile is like the quintissential " i don't like extreme metal recommend me something" album people recommend, nice. |
Nocte
03.30.21 | someone had to do it. |
DDDeftoneDDD
03.30.21 | LOOOOOOOOOOOL don't trust these guys Sow |
Nocte
03.30.21 | I think the guy is going to be hard-pressed to even get through some of these recs |
quetzal
03.30.21 | Gnaw Their Tongues should be right up your alley |
Nocte
03.30.21 | Wow lol |
aydross121
03.30.21 | that's like a real psychological thing or something. Like I've had friends telling me to recommend them some accessible metal and I have to fight to urge to go straight to deathspell omega |
Nocte
03.30.21 | anaal nathrakh (anything early) will also do. |
quetzal
03.30.21 | The first metal song I heard with extreme vocals was The Thrash of Naked Limbs by My Dying Bride and I actually had a pretty visceral physical response of repulsion but here I am 25 years later and I can't get enough of sick screams so hey |
aydross121
03.30.21 | I have a weird relationship with extreme vocals, like some of my favorite music ever is with growling but I don't actually enjoy them in isolation, I think they can add some texture and atmosphere though, but yeah I can't tell you a vocalist I enjoy. |
Shemson
03.30.21 | After this conversation I feel the need to recommend Cradle of Filth - Nymphetamine somewhat semi-seriously. There are great riffs, big mainstream crisp metal production, grand songwriting without being wanky on guitar or overly pretentious and I’d love to get a review of Dani’s vocals. At least listen to Swansong For A Raven if you’re somewhat curious :) |
Egarran
03.30.21 | At least sowing has learned what happens when you ask metalheads for recs |
DDDeftoneDDD
03.30.21 | pussy recs tbh since there's no Akercocke innit? |
Egarran
03.30.21 | Nah they're not for noobs.
But one day he may be ready for Words That Go Unspoken and then he will have transcended. |
StickFeit
03.30.21 | If you like Opeth and Dream Theater you should definitely check out Dyssidia - Costly Signals, was pleasantly surprised. |
nightbringer
03.30.21 | "that's like a real psychological thing or something. Like I've had friends telling me to recommend them some accessible metal and I have to fight to urge to go straight to deathspell omega"
Yeah, this is pretty interesting. I don't have nearly the stomach for extreme metal many of you have but I certainly like plenty of stuff with harsh vox. It was a real acquired taste for me and I continue to grow in it. Yet I find it *really* hard to mentally put myself back in that place where I find harsh vox unlistenable. When I rec stuff to your average person, or just play music around them, I routinely underestimate how flat-out abhorrent they find harsh vox. It's really weird because I would have had the same reaction way back when. But it's just so hard to get past "present me think this is awesome so _surely_ some of that awesomeness will translate to this random pop and indie person!" |
nightbringer
03.30.21 | Played the new Dvne aloud when my wife was home the other day. *Nothing* from that translated well to her lol. |
porcupinetheater
03.30.21 | Still vote Primordial ought to make it to the jam list, full-bodied richly textured pagan shit to the max |
LeddSledd
03.30.21 | yeah it's hard to transport myself back into the "normie" mindset when it comes to harsh vocals nowadays. i'm so used to sharing routinely extreme-type-stuff around here that i have to rewire my mindset when someone says "oh is that like that screamo death metal music" to me in person |
Demon of the Fall
03.30.21 | ‘Rec'd by DEMONOFTHEFALL // What I liked: These guitars SHRED, baby. What I didn't like: Vocals are a fucking joke, holy hell. I can't take it seriously when vocalists just screech for a goddamn hour. Score: 3.5/5‘
😔 oh, you really do struggle with that huh? I thought the melodic/symphonic elements and cleans would provide enough respite. Could’ve been worse I guess. |
quetzal
03.30.21 | I want to hear what you have to think about the Ulver album Nattens Madrigal if you thought Bergtatt had a tin can production. |
aydross121
03.31.21 | @nightbringer lol yeah kinda same. I guess I just kinda filter-out those vocals by inertia so I tend to under-estimate how harsh it is for newer people.
@porcupine yeah Primordial is an obvious good rec, black metal with actual great clean vocals. |
aydross121
03.31.21 | also don't listen to nattens madrigal lol |
