Recomend me some rock/metal
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I'm a fan of most on your list, most notably Tool/APC. I'm similarly no fan of the screaming into a mic style, even though I was always a fan of Sepultura, Slayer, Pantera etc.
As someone also struggling to find anything 'new' that really satisfies I would suggest:
Shadows Fall - Better and more to their music than Trivium imo.
Black Tide - Light From Above - Bunch of kids that were about 15 when they recorded this. Quite commercial but lots of widdly stuff and good riffing.
Sevendust. Good consistent heavy metal with a fantastic vocalist.
For something a bit different try Sikth. You might not get it though. It's a fine line. I tried Dilinger Escape Plan which are similar and endorsed by Mike Patton, but there wasn't the decent singing.
As someone also struggling to find anything 'new' that really satisfies I would suggest:
Shadows Fall - Better and more to their music than Trivium imo.
Black Tide - Light From Above - Bunch of kids that were about 15 when they recorded this. Quite commercial but lots of widdly stuff and good riffing.
Sevendust. Good consistent heavy metal with a fantastic vocalist.
For something a bit different try Sikth. You might not get it though. It's a fine line. I tried Dilinger Escape Plan which are similar and endorsed by Mike Patton, but there wasn't the decent singing.
Some awesome bands on this thread. As many of these are favourites of mine, I'll add a few others here that I don't think have been mentioned as they fit the style:
Filter - Alternative rock/industrial band, sort of a more pop version of Nine Inch Nails. Try the album 'Title of Record'.
Ashes Divide - Solo project from the musical brain behind A Perfect Circle. My favourite record from last year
Slaves to Gravity - Young British band that sound a lot like Stone Temple Pilots. Some great tunes on their album 'Scatter the Crow'
White Zombie - 'Astro Creep 2000' is a must have for any metal fan.
Filter - Alternative rock/industrial band, sort of a more pop version of Nine Inch Nails. Try the album 'Title of Record'.
Ashes Divide - Solo project from the musical brain behind A Perfect Circle. My favourite record from last year
Slaves to Gravity - Young British band that sound a lot like Stone Temple Pilots. Some great tunes on their album 'Scatter the Crow'
White Zombie - 'Astro Creep 2000' is a must have for any metal fan.
There's been a lack of female fronted metal bands listed so far, so here are a few:
The Gathering - Mandylion to if_then_else are the best, the recent ones aren't really metal any more but still decent
Flowing Tears - their latest album Thy Kingdom Gone sounds a lot like the last couple of Paradise Lost albums
Octavia Sperati - similar to earlier The Gathering, and the lead singer is actually the new Gathering singer
Nightwish - I've never been a fan of their older stuff with the opera singer, but I really like Dark Passion Play now that there's proper vocals
Lacuna Coil - fairly standard rock these days, but the earlier albums are good
Madder Mortem - all of their albums are fantastic to my ears
Serpentcult - the heaviest of the lot to still keep clean vocals, proper slow doom in the style of Electric Wizard
Crisis - singing that's a bit schizophrenic, but certainly different
Some other male fronted bands:
Truckfighters
Alabama Thunderpussy
Grand Magus - Wolf's Return is a fantastic metal album
Amorphis - avoid their first couple of death metal vocals albums
Dog Fashion Disco - Mr Bungle style sillyness
I'll second the recommendation for Ashes Divide, in some ways its better than A Perfect Circle. Sevendust are also very good, though spoilt a bit by the drummer's singing in places.
The Gathering - Mandylion to if_then_else are the best, the recent ones aren't really metal any more but still decent
Flowing Tears - their latest album Thy Kingdom Gone sounds a lot like the last couple of Paradise Lost albums
Octavia Sperati - similar to earlier The Gathering, and the lead singer is actually the new Gathering singer
Nightwish - I've never been a fan of their older stuff with the opera singer, but I really like Dark Passion Play now that there's proper vocals
Lacuna Coil - fairly standard rock these days, but the earlier albums are good
Madder Mortem - all of their albums are fantastic to my ears
Serpentcult - the heaviest of the lot to still keep clean vocals, proper slow doom in the style of Electric Wizard
Crisis - singing that's a bit schizophrenic, but certainly different
Some other male fronted bands:
Truckfighters
Alabama Thunderpussy
Grand Magus - Wolf's Return is a fantastic metal album
Amorphis - avoid their first couple of death metal vocals albums
Dog Fashion Disco - Mr Bungle style sillyness
I'll second the recommendation for Ashes Divide, in some ways its better than A Perfect Circle. Sevendust are also very good, though spoilt a bit by the drummer's singing in places.
paulmurr said:
adam85 said:
Treat yourself to the new Wildhearts album "Chutzpah" was out on Monday there! Feckin fantastic it is too
f
k me, I didn't think anyone else on here would like the Wildhearts 
I'd recommend their entire back catalogue
Edited by paulmurr on Thursday 3rd September 10:04
By far my favourite band through my youth and still regularly listen to them (including Ginger's various solo bits) in the car. Thinking I might pop out now and get the new album, didn;t even realise there was one until now!
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