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NJ5 on 19 November 2007
choirsoftheeye said:
NJ5 said:
I used to listen to more Black Metal than I do now... But I still occasionally pop in Dark Funeral or Emperor for example.

Death and Thrash is what I listen to the most.

Do you like Cryptopsy? My death/thrasth knowledge isn't as good as my knowledge of other areas of metal...


Not especially, but they're fine ;)

 



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choirsoftheeye on 19 November 2007
makingmusic476 said:
choirsoftheeye said:
makingmusic476 said:
I don't listen to black metal too often out of matters of principle, but I get into lot's of folk and viking metal. I absolutely love Amon Amarth, and also listen to Ensiferum, Agalloch, Mithotyn, and others.

Out of all metal, I favor melodeath and power metal (especially the symphonic and progressive stuff). My favorite bands are Iced Earth, Soilwork, In Flames, Children of Bodom, Nightwish, Amon Amarth, and others.
My personal take on the whole dealing with black metal ideology thing is that I just don't send them any money for their music. I'll appreciate it, but I won't monetarily support ideologies I have issues with. Also, some of the bands involved have agendas I can get behind - see, for example, the aforementioned Wolves in the Throne Room, who live on a farm in the pacific northwest because they don't like the modern world.

Agalloch is on eof my favorite bands. Amon Amarth = ace, especially Versus the World. The new one is pretty good, I guess, but a little overproduced. In terms of melodeath, have you heard Arsis? (and I'm assuming you've heard Dark Tranquillity, but otherwise, get on that :))


I certainly listen to DT. Arsis? Never heard of them, but I'll definitely check them out. What are your thoughts on Scar Symmetry? I heard they're really good, with music in the vein of early Soilwork and (somewhat) In Flames. I haven't had a chance to check them out yet.

Click here to see a list of what I usually listen to. Got any good recommendations?


 You should check out Nevermore, I think they'd be up your alley.  Also Wintersun was started by the original singer from Ensiferum, so that might work too.  Arsis might be a little on the brutal side compared to your normal stuff, but give it a chance, there's a lot of melody in there.

 Oh!  and you should really listen to Death, especially The Sound of Perserverance.  That album is SO GOOD.



LISMDK on 19 November 2007
makingmusic476 said:

Another good example...

...the best drinking song ever! xD


 That...was...AWSOME!!!



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choirsoftheeye on 19 November 2007
NJ5 said:
choirsoftheeye said:
NJ5 said:
I used to listen to more Black Metal than I do now... But I still occasionally pop in Dark Funeral or Emperor for example.

Death and Thrash is what I listen to the most.

Do you like Cryptopsy? My death/thrasth knowledge isn't as good as my knowledge of other areas of metal...


Not especially, but they're fine ;)

 


 :) - What would you recommend?  In terms of thrash, I really only know a few of the big bands, and in terms of Death metal, once again only a few big bands, though I really like Death.  Amorphis's older stuff is pretty alright, too.



NJ5 on 19 November 2007

OK, here are some of the bands I like:

Arch Enemy - listen to "Wages of Sin" if you don't know them
Behemoth
Decapitated
Emperor
Entombed
Firewind, but damn did they suck when I saw them live :(
Hypocrisy - some of their stuff
Megadeth
Meshuggah
Metallica
Necrophagist (you have to listen to this one if you don't know it - especially the first album)
Nevermore
Nile
Opeth (some stuff)
Symphony X
Testament
Theory in Practice
Witchery

There's more, but that should give you an idea.

 



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choirsoftheeye on 19 November 2007
LISMDK said:
makingmusic476 said:

Another good example...

...the best drinking song ever! xD


That...was...AWSOME!!!


 Finntroll are the best party metal, ever.



NJ5 on 19 November 2007

Wow how could I forget to put Slayer above...



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souixan on 19 November 2007
makingmusic476 said:
choirsoftheeye said:
ProfDallas said:
I've been waayyy too busy lately to be able to sit down to a lot of music but I lik metal sometimes. I was listening to something the other day and I started getting into it once I realized that the song sounded just like classical music...just "heavier".

btw, Heavy metal can be "folky" like folk music? Crazy. I've never imagined that metal can sound like folk music but i'll download some if you can reccomend a few bands.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2DYKsQqQgSk

The folk music in question is European (specifically Swiss) folk music, not like Dylan folk music, in this particular case. Eluveitie are one of the easier versions of this sound to get into, if the vocals aren't too offputting.


Another good example...

...the best drinking song ever! xD


 

Both good drinking song though I must insist to continue to use mine Excuse that it's a fan made video please

 

 


 

 



choirsoftheeye on 19 November 2007
NJ5 said:

OK, here are some of the bands I like:

Arch Enemy - listen to "Wages of Sin" if you don't know them
Behemoth
Decapitated
Emperor
Entombed
Firewind, but damn did they suck when I saw them live :(
Hypocrisy - some of their stuff
Megadeth
Meshuggah
Metallica
Necrophagist (you have to listen to this one if you don't know it - especially the first album)
Nevermore
Nile
Opeth (some stuff)
Symphony X
Testament
Theory in Practice
Witchery

There's more, but that should give you an idea.

 


 I actually know a good number of those bands.  Necrophagist I didn't like on first impression - a little too focused on technicality and not on the music, but I suppose I should look a little deeper.  Nile, I've also been meaning to look into.  I love Arch Enemy, Meshuggah and Emperor, like Behemoth, Nevermore, Metallica, Slayer, Symphony X and Opeth.  Megadeth, I've heard Rust in Peace, and I really like the guitar, but the vocals were kinda eh.  What would I like from the other stuff?



souixan on 19 November 2007
NJ5 said:

OK, here are some of the bands I like:

Arch Enemy - listen to "Wages of Sin" if you don't know them
Behemoth
Decapitated
Emperor
Entombed
Firewind, but damn did they suck when I saw them live :(
Hypocrisy - some of their stuff
Megadeth
Meshuggah
Metallica
Necrophagist (you have to listen to this one if you don't know it - especially the first album)
Nevermore
Nile
Opeth (some stuff)
Symphony X
Testament
Theory in Practice
Witchery

There's more, but that should give you an idea.

 


I mus t agree with this post and add a few things to it. Asmegin the blend of violin heavy guitar and damn good vocals is brilliant.

 

Video posted for your approval(though the video isn't much to look at.)