Metal music suggestions?

So lately ive been loving the metal/hardcore/screamo genre. I just dont know a lot of bands or have much music, so I need your help.... Any suggestions??

Slayer
Megadeth
King Diamond
Iron Maiden


Yeah, that's pretty much the best of the best right there.

Ask Greg though, he knows a lot more bands.

Yeah, I just picked up Megadeth's youthanasia tonight. So far its sweet

Greg and I have whole threads devoted to it all over this place

Depends what your looking for- I could literally list hundreds of bands for you


BTW sorry.about the B2B post. Editing from the phobe is a bitch.

List anything you think is worthy. Right now I have to talk to my bro, he has tons of this. Its just a matter of actually getting it from him.....
And whatevs dude, its fine

First, you have to understand that metal =/= hardcore and metal =/= screamo.

Now, after that, depends on what you're looking for.

Heavy metal?
Power metal?
Death?
Thrash?
Black?
Folk?
Symphonic?
etc.

If you have no clue as to what those are, I suggest that you first take a look at classic metal like Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Jag Panzer, Twisted Sister, Judas Priest, Armored Saint, etc. and some power like Helloween, Blind Guardian (a bit folky sometimes), Avantasia, Aina, Iced Earth, Bloodbound, Rhapsody, Drakkar, etc.

If you want to check heavier stuff, there's always thrash, death and black. Some of Bathory's albums (the first 4), Slayer, Tartaros, Emperor, Necrophobic, etc.

Or stuff that's in between, not too heavy as the ones above, but not as soft as the ones I first mentioned. Some of them: Stormlord, Graveworm, Summoning, Galadriel, etc.

Or the folk-viking things like some of Bathory's albums, Turisas, Lumsk, Black Messiah, Cruachan, Ensiferum, Equilibrium, Elexorien, Eluveitie, etc.

Or some others that I'm randomly coming up with: Arcana, Estatic Fear, Ex Deo, Gods Tower, Grand Magus, Haggard, Heavenly, King Diamond, Luca Turilli, Lux Occulta, Malnatt, Meduza, Manowar, Pyramaze, Rainbow, Salamandra, Sinergy, Therion, Tuatha de Dannan, Valkyria, Ayreon.

You should have enough to take a look at, unless you're more interested in something else. In the case you actually want stuff like nu, hardcore, screamo, whatever, I can't help you there. Not my thing.

To be honest, Ill listen to anything. Like Ill go straight from Jazz to Devil Wears Prada or Underoath. But just anything heavier will do; ive been getting sick of listening to straight "alternative" all day.
Ill check out those^ first, they sound sweet. Its also a matter of what I can afford right now too, so unless someone I know has it, Im probably not going to get much right now.

Im a death/thrash guy

Heres some starters real quick

Death
Messhuggah
Psycroptic
Spawn of Possession
Napalm Death
Pig Destroyer
Gojira
Carcass
Devourment
Obituary
Vader
Cryptopsy(old)
Beneath thr Massacre
Skinless
Dying Fetus
Necrophagist
Brain Drill
Kreator
Warbringer
Pantera
Testament
Megadeth
Slayer
Suffocation
More Death



pretty nice short list of what im into

Two albums I really like.

Karlahan's A Portrait of Life is a Symphonic Death Metal EP that's pretty cool, and it's free. http://www.myspace.com/karlahan/blog/512629698

The Butcher's Ballroom by the Diablo Swing Orchestra is operatic jazz metal. If that's not awesome enough, it too is free. http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/49216

Also, this thread is already win.

The only metal I listen to is Primus and then some of King Crimson's later stuff.

I definitely recommend both of them.

Nice, ill check it out.
And Megadeth is awesome. The guitarist has some sick solos. And being a drummer myself, this is the first band ive listened to in a while that makes me want to sit sown and jam through the entire album.

I dont listen to it but all my friends are really into Periphery and The Black Dahlia Murder

Heavier, is it? It seems like Greg is in love with death metal, so he'll be sure to give you some good recommendations.

Anyway, many of those bands have heavier stuff, so be sure to check them out.

+1 to Diablo Swing Orchestra.

Dave is a god

And Primus isnt metal. Les Claypool is amazung though.

If Primus isn't metal than what is it? It's certainly not your standard metal but it's definitely classified as some type of metal.

I like old Metallica.....

folk metal ftw

Just because something is heavy doesnt make it metal. Primus a very good prog rock band. But personally I enjoy Claypools solo stuff more.

These are hardcore/metalcore I guess.

Parkway Drive
The Ghost Inside
Blind Witness
A Breath Before Surfacing
As Blood Runs Black
Whitechapel
Veil of Maya
The Amity Affliction
Asking Alexandria
Born of Osiris
Chelsea Grin
Bring Me The Horizon
A Day To Remember
Fallen Figure
For The Fallen Dreams
For Today
Haste The Day
Here Comes The Kraken
Impending Doom
I Killed The Prom Queen
Adept
August Burns Red
Make Me Famous
Miss May I
Molotov Solution
Mychildren Mybride
Oceano
Suicide Silence
Shadow of the Colossus
Texas In July
Vanna
Volumes
Within the Ruins
The Word Alive
The Acacia Strain
Attila
Architects
Carnifex

Definatley alot of core there Dark haha.

Yeah, I know a lot more of those bands. Born of Osiris is sweet, I really like them.

Symbolic wrote:Just because something is heavy doesnt make it metal. Primus a very good prog rock band. But personally I enjoy Claypools solo stuff more.

Eh I've seen them being labeled as funk metal and alternative metal on several different places not sure why you're counting them out of the genre.

And yes Claypool's solo stuff is amazing.

I read Dark's suggestions as "I killed the porn queen".

I was sad for a moment.

Honestly Im not gonna open that can of worms lol....Even.Claypool himself.has says he doesnt see his band as metal. I read it in Revolver(horrible mag) years ago. Ill see if I can find a quote/link.

Well Claypool said it was psychedelic polka.


But I'm just saying most people consider it some form of metal at least in some songs...

Ya I like core stuff. Fight me

And Born of Osiris's new album is legit.

http://www.speakeasyclinic.com/t4305-metal-guys?highlight=metal
http://www.speakeasyclinic.com/t330-the-greg-kg-and-symbolic-metal-threadnot-for-the-faint-of-heart?highlight=greg

There ya go.

I always listen to Slipknot,Pantera,Lamb of God,God Forbid,Killswitch Engage,Five Finger Death Punch,Slayer,Metallica,etc.....

I'm not into heavy stuff like Job for a Cowboy heavy...the pig squeeling and heavy heavy heavy stuff I can't understand I don't care for really,although I'd rather listen to that than country or church music lmao...

Bree Bree Bree Bree

Is Alice and Chains Grunge? I forget which genre they are considered in. Anyway. They are great. Not their newest album though.

BmmFlash wrote:Nice, ill check it out.
And Megadeth is awesome. The guitarist has some sick solos. And being a drummer myself, this is the first band ive listened to in a while that makes me want to sit sown and jam through the entire album.

Megadeth's best albums are Rust in Peace, Peace Sells, and So Far So Good So What IMO. Youthanasia and albums around that time period are ok but they're really not the real Megadeth most fans think of when they think Megadeth.

Metallica has some great albums, Ride the Lightning and Master of Puppets are amazing. Kill Em All is really good too. If you can't get enough of Metallica, you can explore And Justice For All. If you really really like them go ahead and get Black Album and Death Magnetic, but pretty much avoid everything else they're made like a plague.

Iron Maiden is pretty good too. Check out 2 Minutes to Midnight, Hallowed be Thy Name, and Aces High (songs).

Megadeth!!!! \m/ -_-\m/

I grew up with alot of old school stuff: Black Sabbath is a very good band to start.

Generally I listen to:
Killswitch Engage
All That Remains
Megadeth
Metallica
Trivium
SlipKnot (Stone Sour is good too, but they are a mix of some other stuff)

Megadeth's Rust in Peace is a must.

All Slayer albums.

Depends what you want ,again. Greg and I are really into the underground, which is the home of the true metal, but at the same time isnt for everyone.

It's an acquired taste.

Massively addictive after a while.

There's no real difference. Underground is just... not very known, that's it. Sometimes people literally go like "zomgs they are kinda popular now, they suck balls!". I've heard my fair share of things, both known and underground and the biggest difference you can find is recording quality.

Some bands do crash and burn once they become popular, I must admit. Trying to make their music more "accesible". Or their creativity just burns outs.

BTW, I didn't specify albums for any of the bands I named, but I'm too lazy for it now

There is a massive difference between the metal underground and mainstream imo. Ivw been,living the community for years. Botn as a fan and musician.

imo, not singing >>>>>> singing like slipknot with that scratchy choking voice. Can't get into any of that death metal stuff.

Slipknot isn't death metal >:O

I like their old stuff better than the newer stuff,same with Linkin Park,although they're more of a techno rock.I guess they went mainstream

eh who cares,as long as you like what you listen to it doesn't matter

:3 to each his own

Hell Slipknot is hardy metal. I facepalm every time someone says they are death metal lol.

I hate when I hear people call stuff like slipknot or other genres like death metal heavy metal. Heavy metal is reserved for the classics like deep purple and zeppelin and judas priest, which aren't really considered metal anymore, but really pioneered the genre. Everything else by now is a sub genre.

Symbolic wrote:There is a massive difference between the metal underground and mainstream imo. Ivw been,living the community for years. Botn as a fan and musician.

Like what? Unless we have different concepts, I can't see what you mean other than what I stated.



Mainstream = Iron Maiden, Slayer, Megadeth, Judas Priest, Mayhem, etc. Everyone knows about them.

Underground = Vlad Tepes, Odroerir, Barksten, Hordak, etc. Not particularly known or popular.

Ducksaws wrote:judas priest, which aren't really considered metal anymore

Wat. I'm guessing that you mean their earlier, lighter music.

Im talking about the sound, and funding principles of the music. The mainstream crowd has very different reasons for making said music than the Underground. This is where money comes in and sacrificng your integrity to appeal to a broader audience. This is what Im getting at.

Folk metal isn't underground, at least not in the way Symbolic sees and lives it.

Nor in the way I do.

Underground for me also means the actual music, not just whether or not a band is known or not.

Unknown bands can still make mainstream music.

Exactly. I dont mean underground simply as unknown. Thats not it at all. You cant just wake one day and decide to be metal, you either are, or you arent. And the underground is home the mass majority of these musicians and bands in this genre.

I remember getting into some decent discussions with Sym and Greg about the varying genres in metal, and out personal tastes. Personlly, I have huge amount of respect for the knowledge both Sym and Greg have in this area, and while I disagree with them on what appeals to me I definitely hold their opinion in high regard.

It all comes down to what you like. I like some melody in my music, in both what I listen to and play, and my favorite bands reflect that. Don't worry about what the genre is or if it's underground or mainstream, it's all about the individual likes.

*steps down from soap box*

*applauds*

Sweet.

Wat. I'm guessing that you mean their earlier, lighter music.

Well no, Judas Priest has that kind of hardcore sound to it. But bands like Deep Purple and Led Zep aren't what your average person would consider to be metal anymore.

Ducksaws wrote:Wat. I'm guessing that you mean their earlier, lighter music.

Well no, Judas Priest has that kind of hardcore sound to it. But bands like Deep Purple and Led Zep aren't what your average person would consider to be metal anymore.

Hell, I've had people tell me Iron Maiden isn't metal.