Some metal anyone?

I've been perusing around here lately and every band I notice is a pop band or some emo whiney band or a radiohead-esque band or oldies. Doesn't anyone listen to Fear Factory or Cannibal Corpse anymore. I was playing M2 and listening to Carcass, Demons and Wizards, and Emperor one day... it was great. I just ask 'cause it doesn't seem like there's anyone talking about the good old metal anywhere on here.

Originally Posted by mightyfenrir

I've been perusing around here lately and every band I notice is a pop band or some emo whiney band or a radiohead-esque band or oldies. Doesn't anyone listen to Fear Factory or Cannibal Corpse anymore. I was playing M2 and listening to Carcass, Demons and Wizards, and Emperor one day... it was great. I just ask 'cause it doesn't seem like there's anyone talking about the good old metal anywhere on here.

Hmmm Metal isn't what it used to be Iron Maiden,Judas Priest, Saxon etc etc. Anways I like Dragon Force,but they are a bit spoofy

Originally Posted by Noble Savage

Hmmm Metal isn't what it used to be Iron Maiden,Judas Priest, Saxon etc etc. Anways I like Dragon Force,but they are a bit spoofy

well that's true... I did love the 80's metal, but I have no record stores anywhere near me now that I moved out of Boston and I figure with everyone talking about music I would have found one person at least that could talk about metal with on here from somewhere in the world!

I love lots of genres but metal would be my favorite. As for metal not being what it use to be is crap. There are amazing bands out there in the metal scene.

My top ten metal bands would be:
1. Opeth
2. Death
3. Agalloch
4. Emperor
5. Isis
6. Dillinger Escape Plan
7. Converge
8. Poison the Well
9. Necrophagist
10. Orphaned Land

Loads of other notable entries to like Refused, Nile, Cave In, Entombed, Unearth, Meshuggah, My Dying Bride, Mastodon, Massacre,

Overall I think metal was evolved into a more educated style. Agalloch being the best example there.

There's my 2 cents anyway.

Unlike the '80s, there are now several sub-genres of metal. I personally enjoy symphonic/melodic metal with long and amazing solos, but there are tons out there. Progressive metal - ie dream theater, black metal like Emperor, speed, thrash, nu, folk metal. It goes on....
So when you ask 'if anyone still listens to metal', the answer is yes, but remember there are MANY different types.

Originally Posted by Gallantide

Unlike the '80s, there are now several sub-genres of metal. I personally enjoy symphonic/melodic metal with long and amazing solos, but there are tons out there. Progressive metal - ie dream theater, black metal like Emperor, speed, thrash, nu, folk metal. It goes on....
So when you ask 'if anyone still listens to metal', the answer is yes, but remember there are MANY different types.

I know, but I dind't want to get too specific since there wasn't any discussion on it anywhere... I'm a fan of the melodic metal when I'm not driving... it makes me sleepy when I drive for some reason (barring thryfing's melodic parts). I really just want a thread that isn't about pop or muse or 70's rock... I'll start one on country later if you want I love all music haha.

Haha yeah, every one of the Dragon Force videos are awesome. There's nothing like M2TW and metal though...

Iron Maiden, Bathory, (old) Metallica, Dream Theater, Opeth, Ulver, Candlemass, Celtic Frost, Danzig, Queensryche, Agalloch... some of the best bands ever.

I only have Emperor's first album, wasn't too impressed but I'll give it another listen.

Cannibal Corpse... not for me, to be honest I find most death metal a bit bland.

And I got 2 Empyrium albums today, which I shall listen to later.

The best metal band though, is the horribly underrated Psychotic Waltz. (If Pink Floyd's first album met Iron Maiden, Waltz would be the result)

Originally Posted by God

Iron Maiden, Bathory, (old) Metallica, Dream Theater, Opeth, Ulver, Candlemass, Celtic Frost, Danzig, Queensryche... some of the best bands ever.

I only have Emperor's first album, wasn't too impressed but I'll give it another listen.

Cannibal Corpse... not for me, to be honest I find most death metal a bit bland.

And I got 2 Empyrium albums today, which I shall listen to later.

The best metal band though, is the horribly underrated Psychotic Waltz. (If Pink Floyd's first album met Iron Maiden, Waltz would be the result)

My problem with Corpse is that I get bored with them quickly... That Emperor album isn't their best... try Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk. It's a lot better. If you don't mind the very saga like black metal go look up some Thryfing and Adorned Brood.

Opeth, Agalloch, Orphaned Land <3

I don't listen to too much metal, but damn do I love Iron Maiden.

Originally Posted by Bulgaroctonus

I don't listen to too much metal, but damn do I love Iron Maiden.

You need to give Metallica and Psychotic Waltz a listen.

Originally Posted by God

You need to give Metallica and Psychotic Waltz a listen.

Master of Puppets is in my top 5 albums ,sanatarium is superb from beggining to end

Never been big on Metal. Most seems too superficial to me. There's exceptions, but I far too often feel that half the time the music is heavy pretty much for the sake of being heavy music. The scene seems equally superficial. People go on about metal being true non-conformist music... when the reality is that its just another form of adhering to a scene.

Oh and I cannot stand metal heads who go around raving that their music somehow stands above all others ... Metal has a superiority complex that I cannot bare basically

I do like alternative bands that incorporate Metal here and there -e.g. Alice in Chains, Smashing Pumpkins - or don't play conventional Metal - e.g. Tool, Porcupine Tree, Rage Against the Machine. I just get sick of the tired old riffs; purely pentatonic, soul-less soloing and meaningless lyrics quite a bit of Metal seems to have.

Originally Posted by Stalins Ghost

Never been big on Metal. Most seems too superficial to me. There's exceptions, but I far too often feel that half the time the music is heavy pretty much for the sake of being heavy music. The scene seems equally superficial. People go on about metal being true non-conformist music... when the reality is that its just another form of adhering to a scene.

Oh and I cannot stand metal heads who go around raving that their music somehow stands above all others ... Metal has a superiority complex that I cannot bare basically

I do like alternative bands that incorporate Metal here and there -e.g. Alice in Chains, Smashing Pumpkins - or don't play conventional Metal - e.g. Tool, Porcupine Tree, Rage Against the Machine. I just get sick of the tired old riffs; purely pentatonic, soul-less soloing and meaningless lyrics quite a bit of Metal seems to have.

I don't see it that way, but like you said, you don't like it much. It's like if you gave me a cd full of whiney emo songs... I couldn't tell you which band was which but I could tell you every song was about how daddy didn't love me. Considering I went on a 24 hour road trip when I was settling my moving situation and went from Johnny Cash to Carcass to REM to Keith Urban and then Rancid and on from there... I'm not biased against nonmetal, I just hate emo .

There are a lot of bands with meaningful lyrics... don't look to Acid Bath for them... such as Fear Factory, old Machine Head, Nasum, Earth Crisis, Soilent Green, and a few other grind bands are very political; Dillinger has even had meaning sometimes! haha. I'd include some of the black metal bands, but I'd have to find a translator to verify it. There are a lot of melodic metal bands too like Adorned Brood that are heavy as anything at times too. As far always being pentatonic you have to find the bands outside the curve like Meshuggah.

If you don't like it though it will always be hard to find those good bands that aren't on the outer shell of any genre. It took my forever to like country and I only listened to rap a few years before I let country in. Perhaps emo and bands like Muse and Radiohead could be good to me... but like you kind of said, I'm just not that big into that style.

Originally Posted by mightyfenrir

There are a lot of bands with meaningful lyrics... don't look to Acid Bath for them... such as Fear Factory, old Machine Head, Nasum, Earth Crisis, Soilent Green, and a few other grind bands are very political; Dillinger has even had meaning sometimes! haha. I'd include some of the black metal bands, but I'd have to find a translator to verify it.

Bring the black box to the altar
Now raise your hands and do the sing
Oh hail Satan, Yes hail Satan
Lay down your swords, the evil star

It's a black funeral
She was a victim of my Coven

Open the black box to the altar
Her blood is still hot, so let it out

Oh hail Satan, Yes hail Satan
Now drink it, drink, forget that w****

It's a black funeral
She was a victim of my Coven

Black metal, good lyrics?

I album some of you should listen to is the inner sactum by saxon it is superb
red star falling is prob my fav song from the album.

I really need to listen to Saxon...

heres on of their songs i like

Originally Posted by hunter260859

heres on of their songs i like

I'll definately get some albums sometime

And for Stalins Ghost, some metal bands that aren't about being as heavy as possible:

Fates Warning -- Eye to Eye
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhGQ2cFTioY

Psychotic Waltz -- Faded


And for everyone else:

Opeth -- The Grand Conjuration (crap video, but who cares?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AY5LR...elated&search=

I listen to metal. i listen to a bit from every metal subgenre, but my favourite is thrash metal.

and i don't think there isn't good metal today. there's a ton of good bands, like opeth (the modern metallica), orphaned land, system of a down, children of bodom, dream theater, and many more. also, many old bands are still making good stuff, like iron maiden, megadeth, slayer.

here's an example of excelent modern heavy metal:
trivium - the crusade.

Originally Posted by issues

If you like metal I suggest you listen to Shadows Fall, preferably The Art of Balance and The War Within albums. Awesome awesome bands, my new favorite song is "The Light That Blinds - Shadows Fall".

I used to watch them in old gymnasium and basement shows. I got tired of them quickly because their early stuff all sounded the same. Revel in My Loss was good though.

Originally Posted by God

Bring the black box to the altar
Now raise your hands and do the sing
Oh hail Satan, Yes hail Satan
Lay down your swords, the evil star

It's a black funeral
She was a victim of my Coven

Open the black box to the altar
Her blood is still hot, so let it out

Oh hail Satan, Yes hail Satan
Now drink it, drink, forget that w****

It's a black funeral
She was a victim of my Coven

Black metal, good lyrics?



I really need to listen to Saxon...

haha, I so didn't say they were all good... some of the bands lumped into the genre have good stories... not like, well, ya know "I'm in love with a skater boy" stories... but pagan stories can be good too