Trying to like metal

[IconBasser]

Tons of standards have already been posted in this thread, so I'm gonna toss something out from left field:



Violins, choirs, latin piano passages, spastic compositions, cool bass grooves, and a groovy woman on lead vocals.

 

[Thebiggestjerk]

I like Rage and some Primus.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Rush are metal? Incubus? I always thought of them as your standard 90s band. And Zeppelin plays rock and roll and stolen...I mean blues. Their own blues.

Define metal.

 

[Thebiggestjerk]

Also check out T.M. Stevens

 

[Gorn]

Define metal.

I realize the genre is complex and has different categories. Do Rush and Incubus fall into any of the? I'll admit I haven't heard any Incubus since I was in high school but I'm fairly familiar with Rush. Are they considered a metal band?

 

[Dean N]

Rush, metal? No. Incubus? No. But they have metalish moments. Incubus cites Rush as an influence. I remember a guy from Incubus describing their music as a mashup of Rush, Phish, and a lot of mushrooms. Not sure I ever understood that. I don't know why I posted this.

How 'bout some Steel Panther?

 

[flyingfinbar]

Baroness?

Ghost (newer material)?

 

[Richland123]

Try this one.

 

[hyp.spec]

Obscura, Opeth, Rivers of Nihil, Black Crown Initiate, Havok, Warbringer all have some tasty, tasty bass playing.

 

[Clef_de_fa]

Why not watch that documentry

 

[Clef_de_fa]

Tons of standards have already been posted in this thread, so I'm gonna toss something out from left field:



Violins, choirs, latin piano passages, spastic compositions, cool bass grooves, and a groovy woman on lead vocals.

they are from Montréal ! Very proud of our talent in metal music. Beyond Creation, Augury, UnExpect, Cryptopsy....

 

[Clef_de_fa]

For comic relief because I stuble upon them :


Or this thing ... they obviously took a lot of drugs ...

 

[bobba66]

Hillbilly Rap is the music of the future.

 

[Korladis]

I like a lot of world and Latin music. I never much cared for metal and was looking for suggestions for what I might like based on what I know I like and dislike. I dislike too much distortion and guitar solos. Seems that rules out a lot.

As it turns out I'm really not a fan of anything suggested so far. Guess it's not for me. I appreciate everyone's input.

If you dislike distortion, metal probably isn't for you, honestly. Distorted guitars (and usually bass as well) are kinda key to the sound.

I like Rage and some Primus.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Rush are metal? Incubus? I always thought of them as your standard 90s band. And Zeppelin plays rock and roll and stolen...I mean blues. Their own blues.

Lol, no, none of those are metal.

Melechesh's vocals might not be for you, but they've got some cool grooves:


Cheesy videos notwithstanding, Primoridal's evolution from a raw black metal band in their early days to... whatever they are now, is interesting. Really dig the last couple albums:

 

[Herrick]

@Sartori looks like Herrick's homework assignment for tomorrow shall be to check out more stuff from Primordial.

 

[Korladis]

@Sartori looks like Herrick's homework assignment for tomorrow shall be to check out more stuff from Primordial.

They have a couple of live albums that I think are good introductions, covering most of their material.

"All Empires Fall"

and

"Gods to the Godless" (which is also a song).

 

[Herrick]

They have a couple of live albums that I think are good introductions, covering most of their material.

"All Empires Fall"

and

"Gods to the Godless" (which is also a song).

Thanks but I'll check out the studio stuff. I'm in the middle of a 30-day vacation so I got plenty of time. I listen to music and play video games during the day and then at night, I enter Telepod A with a bottle of bourbon then I emerge from Telepod B and watch movies & UFC fights

 

[bolophonic]

Check out Horseburner, not funky but those WV boys have some groove
Dead Seeds, Barren Soil, by Horseburner

Thanks for posting this. I had never heard of these guys, but I've been rocking the heck out of it. They remind me of Orange Goblin with a little Maiden influence thrown in.

 

[bolophonic]

Here is a track from some friends of mine here in NC. I used to share a practice space with these dudes. The bass solo at 1:54 makes me want to do a back flip. Bonus: they are a three-piece.

 

[bolophonic]

If you dislike distortion, metal probably isn't for you, honestly. Distorted guitars (and usually bass as well) are kinda key to the sound.


Lol, no, none of those are metal.

Melechesh's vocals might not be for you, but they've got some cool grooves:


Cheesy videos notwithstanding, Primoridal's evolution from a raw black metal band in their early days to... whatever they are now, is interesting. Really dig the last couple albums:

Man... Those Primordial tunes are really good. I'm never a fan of straight-up black metal, but sometimes those bands evolve into something I can dig. Thanks for posting that.

 

[bolophonic]

We meet all of your criteria.
*shameless self-promotion:

Dude, this sounds so incredibly rad.