[Antichrist]

I noticed there is an inherent lack of metal appreciation on this forum, while looking at people's favorite bands. Thinking it'd be a decent idea to form a thread to share great music that others may enjoy for a genre that has vast diffrentiation.

Whether its old school metal (Death, Cirith Ungol, Metallica, Iron Maiden, etc.) or new-age death metalcore, post your preferences and what you think some people should draw from the music.

I'll start: With various background in music theory, I developed a deep appreciation for technical death metal. One of the most recent albums (Incurso) released by:

Spawn of Possession ;really draws upon some of the most technically complex myusic you might ever hear. They had two famous Necrophagist musicians work with them on the album which gives that class technical-feel that Necrophagist is famous for.

Here's a fantastic song that I thoroughly enjoy. Pay attention to the time-signature shifts and tempo increase/decrease that the band employs through their breakdowns and transitions. I get a strong jazz influence from this 9 minute orchestral beauty:


Beneath the Massacre (Brutal Technical Death metal - Canadian)
Their technique is flawless. Even when live, it is absolutely perfect and involves amazing improvisation.


All Shall Perish (Melodic Death Metal)
This music is thrilling, it lifts you up with the melody-driven progressions and background blastbeats leading you to the next phase of the song. They are also flawless live, and I am pleased to be seeing them in a couple weeks.


Death (Classic Melodic Metal)
Setting the stage and defying authority was metal back in the day. The influence from the early bands can still be heard, even in modern metal. The drumming, guitar riffs, and singing patterns were truly set by Death. Chuck Shulinder, the main guitarist and vocalist wrote the songs and truly redefined and set a whole new stage to the metal genre.



Carry on~

[Pitchblend]

I'll be honest. I'm not a hardcore fan of metal. But there are some exceptions.

[Alpengeist19]

I'll start: With various background in music theory, I developed a deep appreciation for technical death metal. One of the most recent albums (Incurso) released by:

Spawn of Possession ;really draws upon some of the most technically complex myusic you might ever hear. They had two famous Necrophagist musicians work with them on the album which gives that class technical-feel that Necrophagist is famous for.

Beneath the Massacre (Brutal Technical Death metal - Canadian)
Their technique is flawless. Even when live, it is absolutely perfect and involves amazing improvisation.

Carry on~

YES Spawn of Possession's new album is amazing, and have you heard Beneath the Massacre's new one? Pretty much every single song on it is great.

For me, nothing compares to The Black Dahlia Murder. I love Technical Death Metal to death, but just something about TBDM makes them so much better than anyone else I've ever heard. And even though they have a shitty reputation because of their old stuff, Job for a Cowboy's last two albums have been amazing, and his vocals are almost as good as Trevor's from TBDM.

[L'Empereur]

[Moon_Child]

:P

Wanna hear it on the piano?

[Kayness]

i approve of this thread

[Antichrist]

@Pitchblend

Some hardcore metal just takes time to appreciate. With technical death metal, you will never get anything more brutal than that. Black metal is just trying too hard to be different with its odd industrial-imbued sounds.

Some deathcore and metalcore is extremely poetic. I will put one of my favorite deathcore bands: Through the Eyes of the Dead

TtEotD has extravagantly poetic and brutally dynamic lyrics. They are melancholic at times, and it has a black metal feel to it with the demonic singing that they employ:


Lyrics

@Alpengeist19

I am glad we have another tech-death fan here. Yes, Beneath the Massacre's new album, Incongruous, is absolutely amazing. I am planning to see them live later this April.

This song is unbelievable. Listen to the subtle stops where they skip 2 or 3 measures in between their sweep/tremolo picking:


Black Dahlia Murder is another fantastic death metal band. Spawn of Possession's early material reminded me very much of them; they must have been influenced by BDM.

Here is a famous and intense song by them for any new users:



@Moon_Child

Thank you for posting some classic 80's metal, Moon_Child. Metallica was extremely influential for the genre and added a whole new level of dynamism with shrill/coarse singing and fast beat progressions.

@Kayness

Very nice post of some classic, melodic, and epic metal.


I'd like to point out to the metal fans that like toned down metal, listen to Porcupine Tree. A progressive metal band that employs death metal tonality throughout all of Steven Wilson's music.

Here is an entire EP that someone uploaded. There are 4 songs, but the first and last tracks are my favorite:



We need to discuss Opeth soon... Probably one of the top 3 metal bands to ever exist. Best lyrical and transitional feel I ever heard for any metal group.

[REiF]

Blood Stain Child - Freedom


DragonForce - Through the Fire and Flames


Kamelot - Forever


Nightwish - Beauty of the Beast


Sabaton - Ghost Division


Rammstein - Mein Herz Brennt


X Japan - Art of Life

[Kwaran]

Awesome songs of different genres:

[julia_irrlicht]

My music teacher used to say: "If Beethoven lived in XX century, he would play in a metal band". She was probably right ;) Some the my favourites.

Symphonic metal:












Shredding and classical covers:








P.S. Thank you @Kayness for appreciating Behemoth. They make me proud to be from Poland.