Metal - Dream Theater, Opeth, etc... (1 Viewer)

[Abraham]

The "Top 10 Metal Albums" thread last week got me listening to some metal. I've been listening to channel 40 on Sirius and listening to some stuff on Spotify. Problem is that I've been so far out of the metal game for so long that I have no idea what to listen to. Back in the day I was big in to Megadeth, Pantera, Testament, Metal Church and the first 4 Metallica records.

In trying to find "new" stuff I've been listening to Opeth, Lamb of God, and a couple others that I was vaguely familiar with. I really like the music (although there is a bit much double-bass). But the vocals are atrocious. There seems to be a distinction between metal bands that have a singer and metal bands that have a growling-dude. So I started listening to Dream Theater again after not paying them any mind for years. Very good stuff. The drummer is every bit as good as people have said. The vocals are solid...but its not quite heavy enough.

So, does anyone have any metal bands to suggest that have better vocals than Lamb of God/Opeth types but a bit more weight than Dream Theater?

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

new "metal" I like:

Killswitch engage

Avenged sevenfold

5 finger death punch

the Sword

slipknot

wolfmother

volbeat

red fang

baroness

mastodon

 

[JZilla]

Converge has a new one and it's

 

[Jewell]

Isis

I prefer Russian Circles.

 

[Ghost Rider]

Devin Townsend: incredible voice; he can do awesome clean vocals and good screaming (but rarely delves into growling, and when he does, it is very brief)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY5UdH90xlo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=X_v1rG0Gtpk#t=2224s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyZILrE9e50&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8062NiloUU

 

[Abraham]

I'll begin at the beginning....first up is Killswitch Engage.

 

[Abraham]

Isis is pretty good.

 

[valhallan]

Misery Signals and check out their album Controller. Not a bad song on the disc.

Their vocals are mostly harsh, but far more intelligible than typical growlers. They also mix in clean and spoken vocals on occasion.

 

[Amused to Death]

Katatonia (prefer the newer stuff).

And if you like that, OSI is pretty good also.

If you're not a fan of the "death growl", try Opeth's "Damnation"

 

[jerseyh8r]

Symphony X

Evergrey

 

[Hastur]

mastodon

Just got into them in the last few months. Awesome. Just awesome.

 

[Marvin]

The "Top 10 Metal Albums" thread last week got me listening to some metal. I've been listening to channel 40 on Sirius and listening to some stuff on Spotify. Problem is that I've been so far out of the metal game for so long that I have no idea what to listen to. Back in the day I was big in to Megadeth, Pantera, Testament, Metal Church and the first 4 Metallica records. In trying to find "new" stuff I've been listening to Opeth, Lamb of God, and a couple others that I was vaguely familiar with. I really like the music (although there is a bit much double-bass). But the vocals are atrocious. There seems to be a distinction between metal bands that have a singer and metal bands that have a growling-dude. So I started listening to Dream Theater again after not paying them any mind for years. Very good stuff. The drummer is every bit as good as people have said. The vocals are solid...but its not quite heavy enough.So, does anyone have any metal bands to suggest that have better vocals than Lamb of God/Opeth types but a bit more weight than Dream Theater?

Good lord. This is the stuff you like? Makes that whole Green Day debacle understandable now.

 

[jamny]

 

[Colin Dowling]

The "Top 10 Metal Albums" thread last week got me listening to some metal. I've been listening to channel 40 on Sirius and listening to some stuff on Spotify. Problem is that I've been so far out of the metal game for so long that I have no idea what to listen to. Back in the day I was big in to Megadeth, Pantera, Testament, Metal Church and the first 4 Metallica records. In trying to find "new" stuff I've been listening to Opeth, Lamb of God, and a couple others that I was vaguely familiar with. I really like the music (although there is a bit much double-bass). But the vocals are atrocious. There seems to be a distinction between metal bands that have a singer and metal bands that have a growling-dude. So I started listening to Dream Theater again after not paying them any mind for years. Very good stuff. The drummer is every bit as good as people have said. The vocals are solid...but its not quite heavy enough.So, does anyone have any metal bands to suggest that have better vocals than Lamb of God/Opeth types but a bit more weight than Dream Theater?

Good lord. This is the stuff you like? Makes that whole Green Day debacle understandable now.

Not everyone cares for metal, but musically it can be very good.

 

[tud_duke]

The "Top 10 Metal Albums" thread last week got me listening to some metal. I've been listening to channel 40 on Sirius and listening to some stuff on Spotify. Problem is that I've been so far out of the metal game for so long that I have no idea what to listen to. Back in the day I was big in to Megadeth, Pantera, Testament, Metal Church and the first 4 Metallica records.

In trying to find "new" stuff I've been listening to Opeth, Lamb of God, and a couple others that I was vaguely familiar with. I really like the music (although there is a bit much double-bass). But the vocals are atrocious. There seems to be a distinction between metal bands that have a singer and metal bands that have a growling-dude. So I started listening to Dream Theater again after not paying them any mind for years. Very good stuff. The drummer is every bit as good as people have said. The vocals are solid...but its not quite heavy enough.

So, does anyone have any metal bands to suggest that have better vocals than Lamb of God/Opeth types but a bit more weight than Dream Theater?

Maybe "Between the Buried and Me" is what youre looking for...
Non metal fans just listen to this one all the way through I promise you will like most of it.Long song but it covers their range well, mostly instrumental pieceFor non metal fans listen to intro and then skip to 9:40

Short song that covers their range well lot of vocalsFor non metal fans skip to 2:08

Its like a Metal version of Tool

Top YouTube comment for 2nd link: It's like Opeth had a son with Dream Theater and the godfather of the kid was Devin Townsend

 

[Mister CIA]

The "Top 10 Metal Albums" thread last week got me listening to some metal. I've been listening to channel 40 on Sirius and listening to some stuff on Spotify. Problem is that I've been so far out of the metal game for so long that I have no idea what to listen to. Back in the day I was big in to Megadeth, Pantera, Testament, Metal Church and the first 4 Metallica records. In trying to find "new" stuff I've been listening to Opeth, Lamb of God, and a couple others that I was vaguely familiar with. I really like the music (although there is a bit much double-bass). But the vocals are atrocious. There seems to be a distinction between metal bands that have a singer and metal bands that have a growling-dude. So I started listening to Dream Theater again after not paying them any mind for years. Very good stuff. The drummer is every bit as good as people have said. The vocals are solid...but its not quite heavy enough.So, does anyone have any metal bands to suggest that have better vocals than Lamb of God/Opeth types but a bit more weight than Dream Theater?

Good lord. This is the stuff you like? Makes that whole Green Day debacle understandable now.

Not everyone cares for metal, but musically it can be very good.

Link?

 

[jdoggydogg]

So, does anyone have any metal bands to suggest that have better vocals than Lamb of God/Opeth types but a bit more weight than Dream Theater?

These bands do have a certain level of growl, but there's some singing too:GojiraDimmu BorgirKillswitch Engage

 

[wazoo11]

Graveyard

Kylesa

 

[Cunk]

I really enjoy Spiritual Beggars. They are right on the cusp of being hard rock and metal. This group is a side project of Michael Amott (Arch Enemy) so you know it's going to be heavy. The multiple singers the group has had aren't cookie monsters. If you're familiar with Trouble then that a good gauge as to what these guys are.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

Deftones.

/thread

 

[jdoggydogg]

Deftones./thread

Great band.

 

[cstu]

 

[Jaysus]

Isis is pretty good.

Oceanic is my "fall asleep on airplanes" music. Works like a charm.

 

[Jaysus]

Whoa, does that anchor have a name? More importantly, what type of results does a GIS yield for said name?

 

[Mello]

Might be too soft, but:

 

[cstu]

mastodon

Just got into them in the last few months. Awesome. Just awesome.

Another for Mastodon. Gonna say they're the best metal band of the past 10 years.

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

mastodon

Just got into them in the last few months. Awesome. Just awesome.

Another for Mastodon. Gonna say they're the best metal band of the past 10 years.

they are probably the closest thing that the OP is really looking for, of the bands I listed. prog heavy metal. The cookie is non-existant on the last two albms, and toned way down on blood mountain too.

 

[Abraham]

Mastodon is really good. Reminds me of older ozzy stuff.

Listening to Cradle of Filth too. Pretty good overall.

 

[Ursa M]

The latest Orange Goblin album Eulogy For The Damned is heavy enough for anyone and musically superb.

Someone in another thread mentioned King Giant and I've since obtained both their albums. Excellent.

 

[Quint]

give

(they've been around for a while, and i like the "old" singer better than the new).

 

[Garrett]

Deftones./thread

Great band.

Yes.It's not new, but it's what you are looking for..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL4MGwlZuAcWhite Pony.

 

[Maelstrom]

I really like both of these (had Loomis in my mix already, Pelican is now going in.)

 

[wazoo11]

The latest Orange Goblin album Eulogy For The Damned is heavy enough for anyone and musically superb.Someone in another thread mentioned King Giant and I've since obtained both their albums. Excellent.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Deftones.

/thread

Great band.

Yes.

It's not new, but it's what you are looking for..

I own Around the Fur and White Pony. Both are good.

 

[jdoggydogg]

By the way, just for the hell of it, Marilyn Manson. I know he might be viewed as overrated, but that's more about his off-stage aspects.

Buy The Golden Age Of Grotesque. It rocks.

 

[Ursa M]

new "metal" I like:the Sword

Listening to Apocryphon right now. This is great stuff, highly recommended to any fan of metal. These guys sound a little like early Black Sabbath - no guttural growlings, just good ol' energetic HM.

 

[Abraham]

Been listening to some old anthrax and metal church lately.

 

[Patrick Bateman]

Digging the new Torche, and Enabler albums.

 

[Amused to Death]

Some non-death metal I've been listening to:

Jolly - Firewell, Dust Nation Bleak

Fates Warning - Pieces of Me

Kyng - Burn the Serum

 

[dickey moe]

Isis

They still go by this?

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Isis

They still go by this?

They disbanded in June 2010.

Might have been good timing on their part considering their name.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

A good Halloween song for the kids to sing on Halloween night. The acoustic guitar at 2:16 might be my favorite part.

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[Pip's Invitation]

Isis

They still go by this?

They disbanded in June 2010.

Might have been good timing on their part considering their name.

There was a startup company called Isis Pharmaceuticals that changed their name to Ionis Pharmaceuticals when that other group emerged.

 

[jdoggydogg]

For those into extreme metal, I'm going mention Keres once more. Frightening.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Speaking of metal: in my quest to reach the black gemstone and form a new heavy band, I'm jamming with some new chaps Friday.

Wish me luck.

 

[SWC]

are the dixie chicks considered metal these days or what take that to the bank bromigos