Heavy Metal

[Honorable Man]

Queens of the stone age are not heavy metal. Maybe not even metal at all. More like hard Rock, like. Disturbed. System of a down probably as well. Mastodon is heavy metal though.

Yeah, you're right. Kyuss is probably borderline metal but Queens of the Stone Age is definitely on the rock side of stoner/alternative. System of a Down too, although they definitely get a lot closer to being metal on average. I know Mastodon is metal, but honestly I only really like their progressive/indie sounding stuff.

I like the sound of sludge metal though, this is probably my favorite:



I do enjoy High on Fire somewhat, and I think The Sword is a fantastic band. Maybe I'm getting closer to the topic? I would definitely appreciate suggestions based off what I've posted.

 

[TigerMandingo]

Damn, thank you guys for pointing out to bands I'd never even heard of before. Checking out some of this stuff right now and it's great. My favorite metal bands are probably more mainstream, or at least known throughout the metal community:

Opeth
Burzum
Rammstein
Satyricon
lamb of God
Slayer
Slipknot
Marilyn Manson

 

[General Stalin]

Didn't know there were so many serious death/black metal fans on here.

I'm actually in a metal/hardcore band of local fame, have done a handful of US tours and put out a couple albums (working on our third right now). I listen to a lot of soft stuff these days, but I jam some hectic shit.









If it has ignorant breakdowns or is overly complex/mathy then I'm into it. I'm bored of run-of-the-mill deathcore and hardcore these days, though I always rock my old faves. Going to see Dillinger Esc. Plan next month.

 

[aeroektar]

Heres some of what I've been listening to lately. I get the best workouts when I have some metal going on.

 

[Isaac Jordan]

Huge death metal fan here (in addition to other metal genres as well). I went through a phase in high school where it was pretty much all I listened to. I remember going crazy when Napster and the like first came out, downloading just about anything I could get my hands on.

My all-time favorite DM album is Lykathea Aflame's Elvenefris. It is, simply put, an artistic masterpiece. Beauty and brutality effortlessly intertwined, as the intensity of death metal meets sublime Middle Eastern melodies amid lyrics of spiritual enlightenment. Drummer Thomas Corn also shows off some of the best drumming since Cryptopsy's Flo Mounier:



My other favorites:

Arsis's A Celebration of Guilt

Psycroptic's The Scepter of the Ancients

Atheist's Unquestionable Presence

Death's Human

Gorguts's The Erosion of Sanity

Demigod's Slumber of Sullen Eyes

Gorod's Neurotripsicks

Those are just off the top of my head; I've got a hard drive full of albums I could look through if y'all want any similar recommendations.

 

[Isaac Jordan]

Also, a shout-out to perhaps the greatest sludge/doom metal band of all time: Acid Bath. When The Kite String Pops may be one of the catchiest metal albums of all time. If you're into Kyuss or Queens of the Stone Age, but want something heavier, check them out:

 

[Lochte]

I've met Tosin a few times before they were big, have a fair amount of signed merch. He might be bigheaded with peers but with fans he was always pretty enjoyable. (Sully Erna of Godsmack is a great singer, but definitely takes the cake for largest ego Ive ever met).

Im happy At the Gates did a new album, not that it was superb. Older Darkest Hour has kind of filled that stylistic niche for me

 

[Isaac Jordan]

One more recommendation: metalcore group Memphis May Fire. They've got this bluesy, southern feel (especially in their earlier albums) that mixes delightfully with the crunchy guitars and screams/growls. Excellent workout music:

 

[Isaac Jordan]

The last post got me thinking about metalcore, so I felt obligated to post my favorite song from my favorite album of one of my favorite metalcore bands, Between the Buried and Me. This is off their masterful album Alaska:

 

[Other Barry]

Lots of good discussion in here. Great to see lots of metal fans.

I like the sound of sludge metal though

Alright, now we're talkin'!

 

[Yatagan]

I dig W.A.S.P.(my fave "hair metal" band), Children of Bodom, Nightwish, Iron Maiden, Megadeth,etc.





Kissing the Shadows has one of the best solos I've ever heard ^

 

[Fortis]

Also, a shout-out to perhaps the greatest sludge/doom metal band of all time: Acid Bath. When The Kite String Pops may be one of the catchiest metal albums of all time. If you're into Kyuss or Queens of the Stone Age, but want something heavier, check them out:

Oh man. This band changed my life. I remember being 16 and hearing "Bleed me an ocean" for the first time. Was the best thing I had ever heard. Ever. I've never had that sort of feeling come up again from music. T'was ineffable.

I got to meet Dax for the first time two years ago. Cool guy.

 

[Snowplow]

Pantera, Metallica, Slayer, Black Label Society, Lamb of God (their older albums), Damage Plan, Rammstein, Hatebreed, Devildriver, Five Finger Death Punch, Rob Zombie, Skinless, Soilwork, In Flames, and Strapping Young Lad are some of my absolute favorites.

 

[Clemmo]

I grew up mostly as a Nu-Metal guy(Which is unpopular with Metalheads, but I don't give a shit). Mostly Korn, Rage Against the Machine, and Deftones type stuff. But I also like Thrash stuff like Early Metallica, Anthrax, Suicidal Tendencies and Stoner Metal.

My favorite Deftones song.


Baroness. A really sick Stoner Metal band. They have a similar sound to Mastodon.

 

[TravelerKai]

My favorite Deftones song used to be my own summer or engine no. 9. Then I heard Royal. What a blast in the face that song is. I could listen to it on repeat for over an hour and never get sick of it.

 

[Fortis]

I love deftones. My favorite song is "knife prty."

 

[tawm]

Been listening to this band a lot lately.


Some good standbys that manage to make it into workout playlists.

 

[TravelerKai]

@Seboist

Children of Bodom are awesome. Them and Kalmah are my go to for that particular style of metal.

 

[Brian Shima]

What bands do I need to look into if I like Anthrax, Slayer, SOD, Metallica, Sepultura?

 

[Other Barry]

What bands do I need to look into if I like Anthrax, Slayer, SOD, Metallica, Sepultura?

Destroyer 666, Exumer, Violator, Aura Noir, Destruction (Germany), Hyades, Rattenfanger, Black Breath, Black Cobra, Black Tusk, Blackrat, Evildead, Exhorder, Exmortus, Grief, Mantic Ritual, Municipal Waste, Power Trip, Razor