for fans of heavy music

[JaymzDead]

satan 59 said:

Like this as well.

Amazing band, White Tomb is an absolute masterpiece and Sol and Mammal aren't too shabby either.

You might like (if you haven't heard them already) Wolves In The Throne Room: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWdXF9leIow and Cobalt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnHjKGcEfa4

[Fantuzzi]

Noticed some Doomy mentionings, twas in a doomy band about 3 years ago, good fun.

Went to see Electric wizard/Blood ceremony in 2009, Orange Goblin in 2008.

Really wanted to see Sleep at london earlier this year.

[Swervin_Mervin]

Recent listenings have brought this bunch of Texans to my collection:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v_5YF15R8M

Here's a (sort of) acoustic version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SzeMRTqPeU

Oh and this lot, whose lead singer is a very large chap, but he can't half sing. Yes, they're a bit Pantera and Hellyeah, but there's nothing wrong with that imo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvf8SKgs-_w

[CrabDan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98Kx7hxU5U0&fea... PWHOAR.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VCJqp64T7c DOUBLE PHWOAR.

[Gompo]

CrabDan said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VCJqp64T7c DOUBLE PHWOAR.

Katatonia have always been one of those bands I quite like but there's usually something that doesn't quite work for me, whichever style they do, apart from the occassional song. Jonas' clean vocals always sound wrong too.

Here's a band I like that can be a bit Katatonia-esque, great album opener:

Autumnblaze - Wir Sind Was Sir Wind

[satan 59]

JaymzDead said:

Amazing band, White Tomb is an absolute masterpiece and Sol and Mammal aren't too shabby either.

You might like (if you haven't heard them already) Wolves In The Throne Room: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWdXF9leIow and Cobalt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnHjKGcEfa4

Ooo more good stuff. Loving the Wolves.

[Gompo]

I've not listened to Cobalt for a while but the drums on the 'Gin' album are bloody great, the whole album is quite original (atleast for Black Metal).

Just had to listen to this again, probably my favourite UK band of the last 10 years:

Winterfylleth - Mam Tor (The Shivering Mountain)

[tuscaneer]

Gompo said:

Katatonia have always been one of those bands I quite like but there's usually something that doesn't quite work for me, whichever style they do, apart from the occassional song. Jonas' clean vocals always sound wrong too.

Here's a band I like that can be a bit Katatonia-esque, great album opener:

Autumnblaze - Wir Sind Was Sir Wind

oh man!!,, right up to 2 minutes i thought we'd found a bit of common ground then the guy had to go and open his mouth!! good up to that point though.agree about katatonia by the way.i have always found them......souless i think

[tuscaneer]

Swervin_Mervin said:

Recent listenings have brought this bunch of Texans to my collection:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v_5YF15R8M

Here's a (sort of) acoustic version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SzeMRTqPeU

Oh and this lot, whose lead singer is a very large chap, but he can't half sing. Yes, they're a bit Pantera and Hellyeah, but there's nothing wrong with that imo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvf8SKgs-_w

by rights i should hate the jangliness of that but i really like it.vocalist reminds me of elliot coleman of tesseract.well,tesseract up until a few weeks ago anyway.they have worse luck with singers than spinal tap do with drummers

[Gompo]

tuscaneer said:

oh man!!,, right up to 2 minutes i thought we'd found a bit of common ground

We have common ground, I just don't follow or have as much interest in that area as you do.

For example, I don't think we've mentioned these in this thread yet, and I quite like this (the whole EP actually) and imagine you will atleast think it's ok..:

Miroist - Non decipies me, fortuna

[tuscaneer]

Gompo said:

We have common ground, I just don't follow or have as much interest in that area as you do.

For example, I don't think we've mentioned these in this thread yet, and I quite like this (the whole EP actually) and imagine you will atleast think it's ok..:

Miroist - Non decipies me, fortuna

actually,to be fair mate you're right.stuff like cloudkicker and so on.i think it was either you or hornet that put me on to miroist in here.i commented on one of their videos on youtube and got an appreciative response email from the lads themselves!


edited to add....just re-read your post and it must have been hornet!

[tuscaneer]

yeah,still there!! comment from me near the top.got a reply and a reply email as well.seem like good guys

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb7rlrJTjiI&fea...

[tuscaneer]

and seeing as we've got back around to cloudkicker...here's ben sharp under his own name.pretty similar to his cloudkicker work(no surprise there then)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PflahRKpiVw&fea...


this guy could be making a fortune and gives most of his st away for free.i've bought a few cd's direct from him and always pay more than the asking price out of appreciative respect

[Swervin_Mervin]

tuscaneer said:

by rights i should hate the jangliness of that but i really like it.vocalist reminds me of elliot coleman of tesseract.well,tesseract up until a few weeks ago anyway.they have worse luck with singers than spinal tap do with drummers

Their style really is very unique. Almost impossible to pigeon-hole them. And the singer is simply incredible - his range (not only vocal but style) is like nothing I've heard before. Here's a few off their first album proper - they were spotted by Serj Tankian and signed to his label Serjical Strike for their first one.

This almost has an air of English Folkiness about it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrLF8N7nhhg

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

It's not as heavy as the later album Arrows & Anchors from which Amarillo Sleeps on Pillow originates. This is the opener off that one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyCqbCvYDm8

[Swervin_Mervin]

I've also got into my Aussie alt-rock a bit as well off the back of Karnivool. Dead Letter Circus are the standout group for me, with some real intensity in tracks such as this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd81KOOxBWQ

[tuscaneer]

Swervin_Mervin said:

Their style really is very unique. Almost impossible to pigeon-hole them. And the singer is simply incredible - his range (not only vocal but style) is like nothing I've heard before. Here's a few off their first album proper - they were spotted by Serj Tankian and signed to his label Serjical Strike for their first one.

This almost has an air of English Folkiness about it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrLF8N7nhhg

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

It's not as heavy as the later album Arrows & Anchors from which Amarillo Sleeps on Pillow originates. This is the opener off that one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyCqbCvYDm8

yes,yes,yes, that earlier stuff is very my bag.love it.the vocals are more reminiscent of maynard keegan but that's never a bad thing.fking lovely find.i'm on board

[tuscaneer]

and seeing as the later fair to midland stuff has a buckley esque singer in it.......here is 2 tracks i've just posted up in the acoustic thread...


what a fking voice this guy has,i'm in the minority that is gutted he has now left tesseract...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPf2VYL5Azg&fea...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni3gua7fyAk&fea...


bought this direct off the boys signed by all of them for the same price as an unsigned one.might as well hey??

[tuscaneer]

Swervin_Mervin said:

I've also got into my Aussie alt-rock a bit as well off the back of Karnivool. Dead Letter Circus are the standout group for me, with some real intensity in tracks such as this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd81KOOxBWQ

sorry mate, missed this post in my previous excitement!! very,very good.i can't put my finger on exactly why aussie bands have a certain something....i shouldn't, but i fkin loved mammal...before they split....there is such a unique energy to it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PmhHPFgcwk


and the greatest aussie rock band of them all....

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

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlYAgbIDCDY&fea...

[Swervin_Mervin]

What I like is that proper singing is coming back to metal, even if it's the lighter end of metal. That's why I was also hooked by the Texas Hippie Coalition. Big Rick can really crack the notes out, in a good old-fashioned rock/metal style. Add to that I'm a bass man at heart, and so many of these emerging acts are heavy on the bass riffs.

[hornet]

Swervin_Mervin said:

What I like is that proper singing is coming back to metal, even if it's the lighter end of metal. That's why I was also hooked by the Texas Hippie Coalition. Big Rick can really crack the notes out, in a good old-fashioned rock/metal style. Add to that I'm a bass man at heart, and so many of these emerging acts are heavy on the bass riffs.

I was nodding along to "Pissed off and Mad About It" a while back. Good stuff. Singer makes Russ Anderson look slim! Hopefully we're finally starting to exit the whole "metalcore by numbers" vocal era and get back to bands where character is more important than note perfect technique and the singers aren't afraid to be themselves.

Oh, and Tuscaneer, I think it was Hydrodjent/Skyharbor I introduced you to?