Does anyone listen to heavy metal/death metal anymore?

[edro]

Here are some of my favorites. I generally like bassy metal, not the harsh shrilly sound a lot of death metal has.

Slipknot
Stone Sour (same lead singer)
Trivium
Devildriver

 

[BurnItDwn]

I listen to mostly metal. Also some rock, and I've been listening to blues as of recent.

Favorite band is still Opeth, they've been my favorite for many years. They are really more of a prog metal band, but they play very heavy.

I still love a lot of the 90s death metal as well as 80s heavy metal (not glamrock).
For Death Metal, check out anything by these three bands: Death, Carcass, Morbid Angel.
For Heavy Metal, Iron Maiden, Manowar, Virgin Steele, Slayer, Dio are all great...

I don't care for most metalcore, it seems too bland and pretty much "all the same" to me. I did like In Flames in the 90s, but they lost me with Clayman.

I also enjoy Black metal, the older stuff like Burzum, Darkthrone, Mayhem, Bathory as well as bands that are still around and producing new content, Enslaved, Emperor, Satyricon, Immortal....
My favorite is probably the song Dark Medieval Times by Satyricon, however, The Enslaved CD called Eld is filled with awesome, The CD In The Nightside Eclipse by Emperor is fvcking epic, and everything that has anything to do with Immortal is supremely awesome. And if you want some really crazy shit, give Abigor a try.

Another Metal subgenre that doesn't really get a lot of coverage is Doomy stuff, usually super sludgy and downtuned. The album Dopethrone by Electric Wizard is fantastic, and easily one of my top 10 favorite non-Opeth albums...

 

[Krynj]

Thanks for the recommendations. What I have a lot of difficulty with is understanding the lyrics to several of the bands I've heard so far. This might be a stupid question, but are you supposed to be able to discern what the lyrics are in thrasher/death metal/metalcore or do you just listen to the music for the riffs and google the lyrics later?

Guitars and music first, second, and third. Lyrics...whenever. Not as important.

The bands I mentioned there are really heavy, and won't be friendly to non-metal ears.

I definitely recommend starting with stuff like Arch Enemy, At The Gates, In Flames, and Nevermore.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Ahh, ok, according to Wiki I apparently like Post-metal (Neurosis FTMFW!): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-metal#List_of_notable_post-metal_bands

and Thrash Metal: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_thrash_metal_bands

KT

"Post Metal" is interesting indeed... For some reason I really enjoy "Battle of Mice", but I can't quite identify why, I just like it.

And Neurosis is awesome too

 

[Svnla]

For Heavy Metal, Iron Maiden, Manowar, Virgin Steele, Slayer, Dio are all great......

It is sad that Ronnie Dio is dead from cancer.

Another good 80's band = Krokus (Screaming In The Night).

 

[Anubis]

LIES Dio is immortal

 

[Luzah]

I consider myself a pretty avid metal listener. To me, there's only a few other genres that are better. However, I haven't been keeping up on the times as most of the metal bands I like are slightly out-dated.

Some of my more favorable bands include Danzig, Cannibal Corpse (with Chris Barnes), Deicide, Lividity, Carcass, Winds of Plague, Bloodbath, The Red Chord, Six Feet Under, Cradle of Filth and Type O Negative. I would recommend any of those bands for some pretty good songs.

 

[MrsBugi]

What would this type of metal be classified as?

Most metal makes my heart beat faster when I listen to it... It's great as workout music. A friend of mine listens it to help him go to sleep (??!!)

 

[BurnItDwn]

It is sad that Ronnie Dio is dead from cancer.

Another good 80's band = Krokus (Screaming In The Night).

Yes that is very sad.
Also very sad that Chuck Schuldiner is dead from cancer.

 

[schneiderguy]

yes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3VY58ru4Es

 

[schneiderguy]

What would this type of metal be classified as?

Most metal makes my heart beat faster when I listen to it... It's great as workout music. A friend of mine listens it to help him go to sleep (??!!)

metalcore

I listen to metal to go to sleep sometimes, but usually the slower stuff.

 

[Krynj]

Also, OP, I'd recommend you check out some Darkest Hour as well. Anything of Deliver Us, Eternal Return, or Undoin Ruin.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Yes, a lot, although I generally lean towards 80's/early 90's stuff.

 

[Anubis]

And then you have stuff like Last Chance To Reason from right here in Maine that have gone quite far with their stuff. Just signed to a major metal label, and are doing very well for themselves, for coming out of here. Wildly technical, but still very listenable, and very interesting. YouTube > Last chance to Reason - Upload Complete. I'd post a link, but it's blocked at work.

listened to what they have on youtube

amazon will have both albums at my door tomorrow

 

[Krynj]

listened to what they have on youtube

amazon will have both albums at my door tomorrow

:thumbsup:

 

[repoman0]

Between the Buried and Me has been my favorite for years.. check out Ants of the Sky or White Walls. Necrophagist, Katatonia, Devin Townsend / The Devin Townsend Project, and Protest the Hero are all really good too.

The Fall of Troy is fantastic too, though not quite metal.. they have a lot of cool stuff happening in their last few albums.

 

[Fingolfin269]

I pretty much only listen to Isis and Opeth now. And I only tried those two due to suggestions from one of these types of threads not too long ago.

 

[Anubis]

:thumbsup:

the 2nd album from what i heard reminds me a lot of ISIS and i fucking love ISIS

 

[Beev]

Power Metal!

 

[LOL_Wut_Axel]

Heavy metal does not equal death metal. Just sayin'

Personally, I only find melodic death metal bearable. I like to actually understand the lyrics in the music.

 

[SlitheryDee]

I just started getting into In Flames a couple of months ago. I hear they're considered to be death metal. Someone in the "What are you listening to..." thread turned me on to them a couple of years ago. I went out and bought A Sense Of Purpose, which was their latest album at the time. It sat mostly unlistened to because I just couldnt get into the harsh vocals.

Lately I started listening to it again and liked it a lot more, so I bought Clayman, one of their older albums. That album and every other one I bought since then has been pure music bliss. I still don't like the vocals, but the sweet harmonies that the rest of the band is laying down are more than enough to allow me to overlook that. It is literally the most kickass music I've ever listened to.

 

[Krynj]

Always have to give a nod to Veil of Maya whenever I'm asked for metal/death metal recommendations. Metalcore/deathcore mixed with some awesome, slamming, polyrhythmic groove.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0oyCXSd02U

 

[AFurryReptile]

Guitars and music first, second, and third. Lyrics...whenever. Not as important.

I'd disagree with that statement. I hate bands that spew profanities every other verse. It just shows a lack of creativity, in my eyes. Listen to Opeth; it's like poetry.

Another Metal subgenre that doesn't really get a lot of coverage is Doomy stuff, usually super sludgy and downtuned. The album Dopethrone by Electric Wizard is fantastic, and easily one of my top 10 favorite non-Opeth albums...

I'd recommend Katatonia in that department. I've never heard a darker sound. The fact that you never hear a death growl only adds to their sinister sound, imo.



Because I haven't seen a recommendation yet, Protest the Hero is a very talented metalcore band, with a sortof throwback 80's sound.

 

[hans030390]

Check out Opeth. They have a wide variety of metal genres they use. Hell, they use a wide variety of a lot of different genres in their music (folk, acoustic, jazz, blues, rock, etc). I'd label them as progressive metal.

Most of their songs are 8-10 minutes long. Very epic, but very beautiful. It's much more about musicality than technicality. All of their music is written by Mikael Akerfeldt, and he is an incredible musician. His metal growl is one of the best I've heard, and he has a beautiful singing voice. His lyrics are extremely poetic, and the music he writes can be chillingly beautiful, brutal, fun, and/or weird. He's also one of the guitarists in the band. Basically, Opeth is a group of people that play the music Akerfeldt puts together.

I found that I had to listen to the first album I got from them about 5-10 times completely through before I "got it". I was a big metal fan already, so give them plenty of time to grow on you. I think out of all the metal bands I've had non-metal fans listen to, Opeth is most likely to impress.

Their first two albums ("Orchid" and "Morningrise") are more in the death metal genre. TBH, I've never been able to get into those two. Albums after that more closely represent the normal Opeth sound. I would recommend starting with "Ghost Reveries", as I feel it's their most polished album and gives you a good idea of everything Opeth does. The opening track on that album is my favorite song of theirs.

"Watershed" is their latest album (until their new one releases in September). It's quite a bit different from everything they've done before. It's more technical and has a much weirder vibe to it than their previous albums. Fantastic album, really. It's often under appreciated. Yeah, it doesn't sound like their older stuff, but Akerfeldt did not disappoint in his writing abilities.

In Flames is another metal band I'd highly recommend. To be more specific, I recommend you listen to "The Jester Race" through "Clayman". Their first album, "Lunar Strain", wasn't that great IMO. Their style dramatically changed after "Clayman". People don't realize this, but In Flames was a HUGE influence in metal. There are countless metal bands that credit them as an influence...and if they don't, they probably credit a band that credited In Flames.

With In Flames, they're all about melody. Sure, the vocalist is growling and hard to understand, and the guitars have plenty of distortion. But behind the "metal" is beautiful music. Their newer stuff sounds more generic, more whiny, and just doesn't sound as beautiful as it did before. I still like it and appreciate it, but early In Flames sound like music written by talented musicians. Their new stuff sounds like it's written by a group of younger kids.

I'd also recommend checking out Between the Buried and Me. I recommend their "Colors" album. They're a very technical, progressive metal band.

There is also Dream Theater. They're a progressive metal band. Their lead guitarist is incredible. No death metal growls or screaming to be found here.

 

[KeithTalent]

"Post Metal" is interesting indeed... For some reason I really enjoy "Battle of Mice", but I can't quite identify why, I just like it.

And Neurosis is awesome too

Yeah, Neurosis is one of my favourites of all time. I've probably seen them about the second most of all non-local bands I have seen; great shows!

Just listened to some Battle of Mice on Youtube; I like!! Just ordered the one CD they have on Amazon. :thumbsup:

KT