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10-21-2005, 10:37 AM
| | Notes we play > Gear we play them on | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Wisconsin | | | The Definitive Metal Thread
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Ok, let's see how this first attempt goes.
I have an idea for a series of threads entitled "The Definitive ___" in order to help out people looking to expand their horizons into new genres of music. If you are knowledgeable about the particular genre listed, feel free to contribue suggestions of artists that you believe are definitive of the genre.
Note that this is not about listing all of the artists you necesarily like that fall within a genre, or all of the band names you can rattle off from memory, but artists that really define the genre and would be considered the "a prime example" of whatever genre we're discussing.
This is not a debate about the genre or subgenres themselves! You may feel like making a crack about the different sub-genres of metal, but we don't need those here. I'm sure you have some clever/witty response about black/death/goth metal, but save those for a different thread. Nobody cares.
Enough chitchat... this first thread is about metal, in all of its glorious forms. If you list a band, please list the sub-genre it belongs to! (Power, thrash, death, black, grindcore) If there are any specific songs/albums that need to be listed, put those down, as well. Why metal first? I dunno, I'm on an Opeth kick right now. 
(Yes, I do realize the subjective nature of these selections, but... who care? Have fun.  ) |
10-21-2005, 11:04 AM
|  | Mayday! Moderator | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Jackson, MS | | | Classic Metal - Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest
Jazz Metal - Ephel Duath, The Mass, Sau
Doom Metal - Unearthly Trance, Tusk
Avante Garde Metal - Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Stoner - Kyuss, Sleep, countless others
I'm not an authority on the intricacies of the multitude of metal sub-genres, but I think I could comment on these bands. |
10-21-2005, 11:08 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Ecuador (South America) | | | Black Sabath - Metal (Proto-Metal)
Iron Maiden. NWOBHM (New wave of british heavy Metal)
Slayer - Thrash Metal
Symphony X Progressive Metal (with a touch of Symphonic)
Rhapsody -Symphonic Power Metal
Judas Priest - Heavy Metal (in the purest form)
Into Eternity - Crossover Metal (Thrash+NU+Death+etc)
Hammerfall - European Power Metal (European Heavy Metal)
Helloween - European Power Metal (European Heavy Metal)
Pantera - Power Metal
Angra - Progressive Heavy Metal
Black Sun... - Ecuadorian Heavy Metal. (My main band, haha)
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10-21-2005, 11:45 AM
| | Notes we play > Gear we play them on | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Wisconsin | | Good stuff! This is exactly what I had in mind. Keep it up. |
10-21-2005, 12:01 PM
| | an actor who wants to run the whole show | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bridgeport, CT | | BNR metal pages is an amazing website of "definitive" metal information. It's like an online metal encyclopedia. Check it out...I've dicovered a few incredible bands thank to this site.
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10-21-2005, 12:34 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Upplands Väsby, Sweden | | | I answered to a thread just like this one on another message board. These were my recommendations:
Progressive Metal - Dream Theater
Black Metal - Dark Funeral - an apprentice of satan (the "teach children..." version of the song)
keyboardbased Black Metal - Dimmu Borgir
Doom Metal - My Dying Bride
Thrash metal - Megadeth
Neo-thrash - The Haunted
Sleaze - Guns n Roses (if they do cound as sleze)
Gothic metal - Theatre of Tragedy
Heavy Metal - Manowar
Power Metal - Hammerfall (two first albums)
Nu-Metal - Machine Head
Death Metal - Morbid Angel
old hard rock/metal - Black Sabbath, Led Zeppeling or Deep Purple
Grunge - Alice in Chains
Viking Metal - Mithotyn
Folk Metal - Skyclad
Pretty much basic answers. The thread which I replied to was what bands we would choose for a mixed cd for beginners in different kinds of metal. |
10-21-2005, 01:25 PM
|  | Thump... | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Around Boston, Massachusetts | | | Here are some of my personal favorites of different metal genres (should we list specific albums too?):
The Progenitors: Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Led Zeppelin (sorta), Rainbow (kinda), Blizzard Of Ozz
NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal (late 70s/early 80s): Iron Maiden, Diamond Head, Motorhead
Thrash Metal: Metallica, Megadeth, Exodus, Metal Church, Kreator, Sodom, Destruction, Voivod, Iced Earth (sorta), Mastodon (sorta), Armored Saint
Death Metal: Death, Carcass, Atheist, Pestilence, Morbid Angel, Necrophagist
Black Metal: Mercyful Fate, Celtic Frost, Emperor
Progressive Metal: Opeth, Watchtower (sorta Thrash too), Queensryche, Therion (symphony type metal)... I think I'm the only one here who DOESN'T like Dream Theater but they fit this category pretty well
Power Metal: Pantera, Blind Guardian
Others: System Of A Down, Living Colour, Tool, White Zombie/Rob Zombie, Disturbed, Sevendust, The Misfits (punkish)
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10-21-2005, 01:38 PM
|  | (((o))) Moderator | | Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Antwerp, Belgium | | | Black Metal
Venom
Immortal
Satyricon
Darkthrone
Emperor
Mayhem
Burzum
Absu
Dimmu Borgir
Ljaa
Taake
Judas Iskariot
Bathory
Craft
Graveland
Carpathian Forrest
Marduk
Dark Funeral
Arkturus
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Death Metal
Death
Morbid Angel
Deicide
Cryptopsy
Hate Eternal
Hypochrisy
Carcass
Krisiun
Behemoth
Aborted
Nile
Obituary
Blood Red Throne
Six Feet Under
Necrophagist
Atheist
Cynic
Cannibal Corpse
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10-21-2005, 05:18 PM
|  | Basement Clef | | Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Below Ground, Detroit area | | An Aside: I was listening to the "Metal" music channel that is one of many music channels provided by Comcast.
It is a delightful assortment of dropped 'D' or 'C' "forks in the garbage disposal" Black/Death-metal type tunes.
After a while of this, they played an Alice in Chains song, and it sounded kinda mellow. 
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10-21-2005, 05:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Big Sound Central | | | What would people classify Bolt Thrower as?
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10-21-2005, 05:59 PM
| | Thump... | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Around Boston, Massachusetts | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Against Will What would people classify Bolt Thrower as? | Death Metal/Grindcore
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Originally Posted by lyle If my bass was signed by a ghost, 1. I would pee my pants and run around screeming for a while, then 2. proceed to find ghost and kick his ass for writing on my instrument! | |
10-21-2005, 06:21 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: denhamsprings,lousiana | | | u guys forgot the most important metal of all......
NEW ORLEANS METAL
actually is a wide variety of metals
goatwhore, soilent green--death metal
floodgate,jone's lounge-southern metal
corrosion of conformity, down- blues metal
acid bath-i dont know but still one of the best bands ever
MUTEHOUND-stoner
eyehategod-a metal style all to their own
crowbar-ballsy southern metal
also if u've never heard clearlight check thm out theyre awesome,,all instrumental. |
10-21-2005, 10:35 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: florence , mississippi | | | Ambient, atmospheric metal- Pelican, Isis, Red Sparrows
Classic Metal - Zeppelin, Sabbath, Deep Purple,Uriah Heep
Odd time Instrumental Metal - By the End of Tonight, Sleeping People, Tarentel.
Stoner - Hidden Hand, Zeni Geva, Sleep, COC, Clutch
Proto Doom - C.A. Quintet , Iron Butterfly , The Maze
Theatrical Metal - King Diamond
Just a few from me for now Out of those Id say Pelican, Zep, Clutch, and C.A. Quintet are the best.
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10-22-2005, 09:59 AM
| | | I'll post in this thread instead of creating a new one; anyone know of a progressive metal group which uses rap lyrics and doesn't sound like Linkin Park discovered the 5/8 bar?
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Anyways:
Spiral Architect - Technical Tech-Metal
Aghora - Fusion / World-Esque Metal
Sacred Warrior - Christian NWOBHM
Apocalyptica - Cello / Symphonic Metal
Only ones I can think off the top of my head in one second that people might not know. All the metal you could ever digest is at http://www.metal-archives.com. Very enlightening sight for metal fans and people looking to learn more about metal bands. |
10-22-2005, 04:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Edinboro, PA | | | Saint Vitus - Born Too Late - Alcoholic Metal
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10-22-2005, 07:31 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Fort Collins, CO | | | What would Trivium be considered? Heavy Metal?
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10-23-2005, 12:23 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2002 Location: SoCal | | | Labels be D@*#ed: Meshuggah rules! Get any of their albums from '95 on, and hear the evolution of sound.
Also, Opeth is sick too, but a couple people already listed 'em!
Check out Capharnaum and Martyr for some technical deathy metal that's fun to listen to.
I also love the (newer) Dimmu Borgir....
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10-23-2005, 03:54 AM
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Originally Posted by AuG What would Trivium be considered? Heavy Metal?
AuG | They call it New Wave of American Heavy Metal, which is a pretty broad name for bands like Lamb of God and Killswitch Engage (who rule btw). Core meets metal, ergo Metalcore |
10-23-2005, 05:38 AM
| | an actor who wants to run the whole show | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bridgeport, CT | | | Heres a couple bands I feel define thier genre:
Doom - Cathedral, My Dying Bride
Thrash - Metallica, Kreator
Death Metal - Morbid Angel, Suffocation
Melodic Death Metal - At the Gates, In Flames
Black Metal - Mayhem, Darkthrone, Dimmu Borgir
Power Metal - Helloween, Lizzy Borden
Prog Metal - Opeth, Cynic
Heres a few I don't know what genre they fall into...what do you guys think?
Meshuggah
The Red Chord
Tomahawk
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10-23-2005, 09:56 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Illinois | | | Doom - Candle Mass
Black - Burzum
Death - Vader
Symphonic - Dimmu Borgir
Nu - Strapping Young Lad
Black Industrial - The Kovenant
Thrash - Slayer
Symfolk - Borknager
Classic - Black Sabbath
Stoner - Lamented Souls
Gothic - Cradle of Filth
Industrial - Rammstein
metalcore - Lamb of God
Plain Metal - Iced Earth
Grindcore - Napalm Death
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