Proper Metal music (no pony tails or choral crap)

[frogmeat69]

 

[frogmeat69]

 

[frogmeat69]

 

[frogmeat69]

Finally got to catch Deceased live (lol) a few months ago, Kingsley is so cool and laid back, just hanging with everyone at the bar.

 

[frogmeat69]

A video I shot last September, love Obituary!!

 

[Tool]

Ok so take a look on this list, it might look like like copied Wikipedia list bands but it's just what I'm Listening or going to (Fantomas), Thats only Alt. Metal List:
Chevelle - (1999) Point 1
Chevelle - (2002) Wonder What's Next
Chevelle - (2004) This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In)
Chevelle - (2007) Vena Sera
Chevelle - (2009) Sci Fi Crimes
Chevelle - (2011) Hats Off to The Bull
Chevelle - (2014) La Gárgola
Chevelle - (2016) The North Corridor
Disturbed - (2000) The Sickness
Disturbed - (2002) Believe
Disturbed - (2005) Ten Thousand Fists
Disturbed - (2008) Indestructible
Disturbed - (2010) Asylum
Disturbed - (2015) Immortalized
Disturbed - (2018) Evolution
Dog Eat Dog - (1994) All Boro Kings
Dog Eat Dog - (1996) Play Games
Dog Eat Dog - (1999) Amped
Dog Eat Dog - (2006) Walk with Me
Faith No More - (1985) We Care A Lot
Faith No More - (1987) Introduce Yourself
Faith No More - (1989) The Real Thing
Faith No More - (1992) Angel Dust
Faith No More - (1995) King For A Day, Fool For A Lifetime
Faith No More - (1997) Album of The Year
Faith No More - (2015) Sol Invictus
Fantômas - (1999) Fantômas
Fantômas - (2001) The Director's Cut
Fantômas - (2004) Delìrium Còrdia
Fantômas - (2005) Suspended Animation
Godsmack - (1998) Godsmack
Godsmack - (2000) Awake
Godsmack - (2003) Faceless
Godsmack - (2004) The Other Side
Godsmack - (2006) IV
Godsmack - (2010) The Oracle
Godsmack - (2014) 1000hp
Godsmack - (2018) When Legends Rise
Jane's Addiction - (1988) Nothing's Shocking
Jane's Addiction - (1990) Ritual de lo Habitual
Jane's Addiction - (2003) Strays
Jane's Addiction - (2011) The Great Escape Artist
Papa Roach - (1997) Old Friends from Young Years
Papa Roach - (2000) Infest
Papa Roach - (2002) LoveHateTragedy
Papa Roach - (2004) Getting Away with Murder
Papa Roach - (2006) The Paramour Sessions
Papa Roach - (2009) Metamorphosis
Papa Roach - (2012) The Connection
Rage Against the Machine - (1994) Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against the Machine - (1996) Evil Empire
Rage Against the Machine - (1999) Battle of Los Angeles
Rage Against the Machine - (2000) Renegades

There is much more but maybe this might help a bit

 

[digicidal]

A video I shot last September, love Obituary!!

Me too. Great video.

@Tool Seeing Sol Invictus on there makes me remember how sad I was when I got it... was desperately craving more FNM... but got another Tomahawk album. Not that there's anything inherently wrong with that. I feel the same when listening to Two Against Nature by Steely Dan... great album - but it's just like a Donald Fagen solo work more than Steely Dan IMO.

 

[Tool]

I can't say if you like this band but for me it's like Primus for all Alt. Rock Genere. That's Polish Trash Metal band Acid Drinkers. If you like Anthrax but with some kind of distance and Irony Angle that's really great band.

 

[Tool]

Me too. Great video.

@Tool Seeing Sol Invictus on there makes me remember how sad I was when I got it... was desperately craving more FNM... but got another Tomahawk album. Not that there's anything inherently wrong with that. I feel the same when listening to Two Against Nature by Steely Dan... great album - but it's just like a Donald Fagen solo work more than Steely Dan IMO.

Mayby Sol Invictus it's not the best album but it's still FNM, not every album has to be a Masterpeace. When 10000 days came out there was so many stupid comment's oh how it's not even compare to Lateralus or Aenima. For me it's a great album, even better mixed than previous one, and i'm still impressed. I wish to be creative enough to at least create it....

 

[digicidal]

Mayby Sol Invictus it's not the best album but it's still FNM, not every album has to be a Masterpeace. When 10000 days came out there was so many stupid comment's oh how it's not even compare to Lateralus or Aenima. For me it's a great album, even better mixed than previous one, and i'm still impressed. I wish to be creative enough to at least create it....

It's funny, I guess I felt the same... but because I thought it was so much better than Lateralus or Aenima (although I personally consider Undertow to be slightly better than those two as well). I have every confidence that Fear Inoculum will be similarly fantastic. Regardless, the worst Tool album is still far better than the best album from almost any other band.

 

[Tool]

To be honest I can't put Tool albums on a scale.... It's just progress they've made so far with every album, and that's how I see it. So after so many years of doing every thing else (Making wine, Pucscifer, a Perfect Circle, Side Projects and so on) I'm looking forward for another great experience. 13 days left....

 

[frogmeat69]

Rogga Johansson solo album, straight forward bad ass death metal,

 

[q3cpma]

Here's a list that tries to describe extreme and more experimental forms of metal without being only about the figureheads that every fan already knows about:

Adramelech - (1996) Psychostasia

Flawless and typical finndeath. Should please anyone with DM experience.

Alchemist - (1993) - Jar of Kingdom

First album from the psychedelic death band from Australia. Very raw and their most inaccessible release, but worth the effort.

Anacrusis - (1991) Manic Impressions

Technical and melodic thrash, an interesting mix. All this band's albums are worth a listen, by the way.

Anathema - (1995) Pentecost III

Not an unknown band, but this EP is very much their best work.

Atrocity - (1990) Hallucinations

Now this is a landmark. One of the first if not the first technical death album and a concept album at that. Gorguts actually cited this album as inspiration for Obscura and The Erosion of Sanity.

Behereit - (1993) Drawing Down the Moon (no full album youtube link found)
Very doomy black metal with an intense occult ambiance. Generally loved or hated.

Belkètre - (1996) Ambre Zuèrkl Vuorhdrévarvtre (no link, 2deep4u)
One of the rawest black metal album from what is, in my opinion, the second best band in Les Légions Noires.

Berserkr - (1994) The Voice of Our Ancestors (no link, probably too politically incorrect for youtube)
This album is a very diverse mix of death, thrash, sludge with a healty dose of "southern" US feel. I guess I should warn some people: their political stance might not be for you.

Bethlehem - (1994) Dark Metal

Another doom/black album, with one very "unique" singer. Very modern and clean production, unusual in the genre.

Cenotaph - (1992) The Gloomy Reflection of our Hidden Sorrows

Death metal from Mexico with a very bad production and an extremely heavy sound. The subsequent albums have a way cleaner production and are also worth a try.

Confessor - (1991) Condemned (no link found)
One legendary technical doom album. Probably the basis for Meshuggah's current drumming and in my opinion the best drum performance I've ever heard.

Convulse - (1994) Reflections https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StM6AZqA2qA (only one track)
This band is a classic swedish death band whose first release, World Without God, is quite famous. They went toward a death 'n' roll sound with this one while keeping their melodic side; a very underrated LP.

Demilich - (1993) Nespithe https://www.anentity.com/demilich/download.php
A cult milestone in a metal fan's descent toward the most inaccessible but rewarding stuff. The strange structures and harmonies coupled with one of the most inhuman voices are still unmatched to this day. A nice bonus is that the entire band discography is freely available on their website.

diSEMBOWELMENT - (1993) Transcendence into the Peripheral

Another one album band disappearing after leaving us with something incredible. If I try to qualify it, it'd be psychedelic death/doom, and an extremely heavy/oppressive one at that.

Disharmonic Orchestra - (1990) Expositionsprophylaxe

Not an unknown band, but their first LP is too cult to pass. A technical deathgrind gem that nobody should ignore without lending it an ear.

Enslaved - (1994) Vikingligr Veldi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coJ_O3YYcNY
First album from a very famous band now. A melodic and quite folk (but without the gentle folk instruments) black metal release. Their finest work for a lot of fans.

Entombed - (1993) Wolverine Blues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GkoShU3xX4
A very divisive release from one of the top swedish death band. For a lot, this first death 'n' roll album is the beginning of the end, but for others, this is their swansong, where they really realized their full potential.

Epitaph - (1992) Seeming Salvation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLqFS_UKpxQ
A VERY underrated melodice thrash/death release from a swedish band that didn't sound exactly like their Gothenburg peers.

Exhorder - (1992) The Law
The very first groove metal band, an inspiration for Pantera but a bit more hardcore than their pupil (well, more more like classmate, really).

Fear Factory - (1992) Soul of a New Machine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBiYm6kgdL4 (no full album link, sadly)
The only non mainstream Fear Factory album (not counting the Fear is the Mindkiller EP), a deathgrind affair with the industrial touch that'll become their trademark.

Gehenna - (1994) First Spell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoWojybrN1I
A unique black metal band, with a very melodic, synth backed sound, not unlike Emperor's first, but with much less speed and blast beat. A very good and soft entry to the genre, I'd say.

Godflesh - (1989) Streetcleaner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfN7OR5q_xw
Nobody can describe extreme metal without mentioning Godflesh's first full release, fusing industrial, noise and death. One of the most vicious album to me, making Swans sound like a nursery rhyme.

Godkiller - (1996) The Rebirth of the Middle Ages https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC5LhuLyanA
Quite cult, again. Especially for being from Monaco, not the most metal filled country. This album is the dictionary entry for melodic black metal, being even better than heavyweights like Dissection or Taake; at least on Windir's level. Caution: the voice is not easy to take seriously.

Golden Dawn - (2003) Masquerade https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_jXsHaOalo
Neoclassical melodic gothic metal, enough said. One of the most diverse release and band in general. Highly recommended for those a bit bored by their current listening material.

Gorguts - (1998) Obscura https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1X0Bejwnko
Not an unknown name at all, this album is a controversial one. On one hand, it's still one of the most complex, exhausting and unreachable release, but some (philistines) say that this is just pointless ear crushing noise with a hint of death metal and fusion flavour. Your call, but this is DEFINITELY not for someone who never heard death metal.

Graveland - (1994) The Celtic Winter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3eVYBpDQ3U
What was supposed to be Graveland's first album, with a sound very similar to the following Carpatian Wolves LP. That sound will only last two albums before mellowing into an easier and more "casual" form but marked the minds by the theme they evoke: the Dark Ages, and not the castles and princesses part, but more like vicious barbarian raids, pointless battles in the cold mud and torture chambers.

Helheim - (1996) Fenris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAuCNDw5tUs
Part of the very select club of industrial black metal with Thorns and Mysticum, it's the lesser known one of the three.

Hirilorn - (1998) Legends of Evil and Eternal Death https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE6hPQ20m9g
In my opinion the very best melodic black metal album there is. Simply no weakness, and a very lead guitar driven sound that should appeal to a lot.

Horn - (2008) Naturkraft https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeDDBPF-jkI
Another melodic black metal band with a very clean (for black metal) and modern take on the genre. Very good entry point to black metal.

Ice Ages - (1997) Strike the Ground https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThZrG8n33YM
This is actually not metal, but something qualified as "EBM/Electro/Industrial" on metalarchives. Not listening to electronic music at all, I can't say if this is accurate or not, but this album really clicked with me. This is a one man band by one of the guys behind the very famous Summoning (this is better, in my opinion).

Immortal - (1995) Battles in the North https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt1DzuiuW88
I hesitated about this one, because anybody into extreme metal knows Immortal, but I thought that this release was a bit too eclipsed by Pure Holocaust, which is not as good. This release has a very similar style to Pure Holocaust, but with a production so cold it's dry, which gave its name to the unofficial genre "blizzard metal".

In Flames - (1995) Subterranean https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suzldZRB3OU
Everybody knows this very cheesy band, but not everybody knows that they did an incredible LP (Lunar Strain) followed by an even better EP (this one) at their beginning. A must have for fans of the Gothenburg sound.

Infester - (1994) To the Depths… In Degradation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emSDcQ89Ne8
Cult release considered amongst the darkest and most unsettling death metal albums. Not for the inexperienced.


That's it for now, I went through half of my favourite albums, will do the other half if there's some demand.

 

[digicidal]

Ahh Fear Factory... good times were had. Same with Godflesh. Based on the inclusion of those two in your list, I'm going to assume the second half has Nailbomb in it? The early 90's were a good time for industrial/speed metal.

 

[frogmeat69]

Soul of a New Machine is an absolute crusher, got to see Fear Factory live when they toured for that album opening for Obituary on their End Complete tour. That was the loudest concert I ever witnessed, my ears rang for literally 2 weeks after, been wearing hearing protection ever since, lol.

 

[digicidal]

Soul of a New Machine is an absolute crusher, got to see Fear Factory live when they toured for that album opening for Obituary on their End Complete tour. That was the loudest concert I ever witnessed, my ears rang for literally 2 weeks after, been wearing hearing protection ever since, lol.

That would have been a killer show. I can't remember if they came to Vegas on that tour or not - nor whether I went due to come "chemical manipulation" of my memories between 1991 and 1995 (college was fun, but damage was definitely done).

I did see them in '94 I think on the World Demise tour with Napalm Death and Machine Head. I think that was the last Huntridge show I saw. Best one was Paradise Lost opening (and the reason I went)... forget who were the middle acts but the headline was Morbid Angel (EDIT: it was Kreator). Was another good show until some idiot stabbed a guy in the pit with a screwdriver.

Thanks to all this nostalgia... I'm listening to Prong again after a long hiatus. I've been away far too long!

EDIT: Found the concert & linked setlist. Speaking of which... THIS was an incredible show.

 

[q3cpma]

Ahh Fear Factory... good times were had. Same with Godflesh. Based on the inclusion of those two in your list, I'm going to assume the second half has Nailbomb in it? The early 90's were a good time for industrial/speed metal.

Thanks, didn't know about Nailbomb, will try later.

 

[digicidal]

Thanks, didn't know about Nailbomb, will try later.

If Fear Factory and Sepultura had a child... that child would be Nailbomb.

 

[digicidal]

Been listening to ASG lately... it's quite good, although somewhat monotonous (at least compared to more progressive bands). Still great driving music:

 

[watchnerd]