Does anyone listen to heavy metal/death metal anymore?

[iwajabitw]

I remember being to one of the first concerts with Volbeat, before they released their first album.

Nice.

 

[Rhezuss]

Primordial is awesome for a more atmospheric metal.
The last Unearth is good stuff.
son of Aurelius will always have a special place in my ears though

 

[Anubis]

New In Flames came out this year - not very good

New Insomnium "Shadows of the dying Sun" is amazing

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Haken- The new Restoration EP is mind blowingly awesome

 

[smackababy]

Devin Townsend has a new album out. its actually 2

Sky Blue - is a Devin Townsend Project album
and Dark Matters which is the 2nd Ziltoid album

I'll have to check those out. I have been rather disappointed with Townsend's solo stuff as of late though.


Unfortunately, one of my favorite death metal bands hasn't released an album in 10 years: Necrophagist. They started working on one and it seems never finished it.


While not always heavy metal, Gwar remains a band I listen to on a regular basis. Am hoping to see them and their new lineup sometime soon. Sadly, all original members are now either departed or dead. I guess Derks and Roberts might as well be counted, as they came on shortly after the first one.

 

[DigDog]

i think most death metal has gotten so good, so polished, that it starts to sound all alike; there are exceptions, though.

 

[taq8ojh]

I used to listen to death metal when I was 18. Now I can't stand it, it sounds like nonstop puking, you can't understand a word, and the music is just a pile of garbage most of the time. Smashing the strings as hard and fast as possible is not necessarily a good thing.

 

[IGBT]

I'll listen to anything that doesn't use a beat box. I want to hear practiced musicians. Not electronic oscillator crapola.

 

[Remobz]

I used to listen to death metal when I was 18. Now I can't stand it, it sounds like nonstop puking, you can't understand a word, and the music is just a pile of garbage most of the time. Smashing the strings as hard and fast as possible is not necessarily a good thing.

I always liked trash metal bands compared to death metal bands.

 

[biostud]

I used to listen to death metal when I was 18. Now I can't stand it, it sounds like nonstop puking, you can't understand a word, and the music is just a pile of garbage most of the time. Smashing the strings as hard and fast as possible is not necessarily a good thing.

Maybe you just listen to the wrong bands?

(Not saying you have to like death metal. Each to his own taste. )

 

[Arcadio]

If anyone are into melodic black metal I can recommend Solbrud's new album "Jærtegn"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX3EpMbuqfc&list=PLlbMKGFdDHu-D-8StRrks_47j20JuOf33

Damn. That was some great stuff.

I'm looking for some bands similar to Gojira, Amon Amarth, or Opeth. Any recommendations?

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Damn. That was some great stuff.

I'm looking for some bands similar to Gojira, Amon Amarth, or Opeth. Any recommendations?

Ne Obliviscaris

 

[Rhezuss]

Gojira is so good!
I'll check Ne Obliviscaris!

 

[biostud]

Damn. That was some great stuff.

I'm looking for some bands similar to Gojira, Amon Amarth, or Opeth. Any recommendations?

I can recommend Saturnus, but it's melodic doom, so pretty down tempo and not so aggressive in their sound. To me they make some of the most beautiful metal ever made.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaimLK6AVxI

For groovy death metal I listen to Illdisposed, because the can write good tunes and are a cool live band.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHBfSl_lStc

Not quite similar to what you asked for, but I threw them in anyways

 

[biostud]

More melodic black metal. Now from Myrkur a Icelandic one woman army. This her demo EP, and she is currently working on a full album.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoy-pSIeLiEs7oDUSgOrmpa5I7gENCQS-

 

[ControlD]

Band : Soen
Album : Tellurian

Really, really good progressive metal album, one of the best I have heard this year. I highly recommend it.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Band : Soen
Album : Tellurian

Really, really good progressive metal album, one of the best I have heard this year. I highly recommend it.

Great album.

 

[DigDog]

i still think the best album of the genre was Ooh Crickey! by Lawnmower Deth.

full album:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6kwLpdC3yo

you'll need a sense of humor.

if you are going to listen to just one song, make it this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYy836R5ga8

seventh church of the apocalyptic lawnmower

 

[Dedpuhl]

I just started listening to Suidakra:

http://youtu.be/BVESw9fFlt0


2014 has been a crappy year for new releases...for me at least. I usually buy 10-15 new albums a year. This year I bought 2: Pale Communion and War Eternal.

 

[biostud]

I am of to concert with:

REDWOOD HILL + SOLBRUD + SUNKEN + LLNN

\m/

 

[ControlD]

New Psycroptic album comes out in a couple of weeks. Can't wait.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bquz9LScP3E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luWGZV109s4

 

[biostud]

I had a blast at the concert. I would recommend Redwood Hill and Solbrud.

 

[BurnItDwn]

My music tastes have become lame, or rather all my favorite bands have changed.

Opeth, Katatonia, Anathema, all Death Metal in their early days. Now, prog rock or psychedelic rock.

 

[postmortemIA]

Looks like every loser and drug addict today is in a metal band. Finding a good band in the sea of copycats sucks. Back in 80s most bands had talent.

 

[ControlD]

Looks like every loser and drug addict today is in a metal band. Finding a good band in the sea of copycats sucks. Back in 80s most bands had talent.

There is plenty of talent out there today, I would argue more than at any time. However, as you said there is a ton of filler to go through as well.