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That first Red Chord album is killer. I'm a big fan of the first few Meshuggah albums as well, they've been a favorite of mine since I was in high school. I kind of hate BTBAM and TBDM, but I respect their musicianship. 

I mostly listen to death metal and some black metal these days, with a bit of melodic doom in the mix. I fell in love with Krallice's latest full-length last year, really love Gorguts and Ulcerate, deeply enjoy the vintage vibe of Grave Miasma and Funebrarum, and I've spent a bit of time finding more DM from the 80s/90s - it seems like there's always another good band from that era waiting to be discovered.

I mostly play my Gibson Explorer at the moment, but I've also got a Steinberger baritone that sounds amazing, and a Taylor acoustic. I have a few other guitars as well, but those are the ones I write stuff on. Pretty lucky with amps, too, I have a VHT and an old Traynor that both sound great in their own ways. 

If you're interested to hear what I write, I've got a band called Black Harvest, which is sometimes a collaboration and sometimes a solo project - it's sort of blackened DM with some technical and "progressive" bits - and I just started a new dissonant tech-grind project called Crisis Actor with a vocalist I really dig. 

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G'Day hope you dig it here. I kind of dig Cattle Decap but don't yet own any records. Aside from that no common ground with the bands you named. I too am a guitar player. Relearning after an accident 2 years ago caused me to pretty much forget everything I knew - slow going but I'm getting there. I own 3 guitars: an Epiphone Les Paul (first guitar I ever bought), a Dean ML, and a Dean Razorback, and run a Peavey Envoy 110 amp.

 

I'm into most subgenres of metal, industrial and nu-metal are the only exceptions really, along with blues, classical, some hard, progressive, and classic rock, some jazz, a bit of grindcore, and early punk. Tend to go in more for doom, old school death metal, and black metal these days though.

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Alabaster, the guys in my band feel the same about BTBAM and TBDM, they don't get it! The Red Chord is awesome live. I like all of Meshuggah's music but I do like the newer stuff more. Obzen and Nothing kick ass. Koloss is pretty solid too.

Explorers and Taylors are both very nice! My dad has a couple Taylors and they both play and sound amazing. I'm an Ibanez and Jackson guy. I have an Ibanez prestige which is my go to, a Jackson soloist as my backup. The soloist has the most character in terms of tone and appearance, (purple eerie dess swirl pattern) but it doesn't play nearly as smooth as the prestige. I also have an Ibanez SA, a 7321 and a Jackson Warrior. I play through a Peavey 6505+ and a Marshall 1960 cab.

I listened to a bunch of the Black Harvest songs. I really dig it! Very nice production on it. I see a couple of my facebook friends already liked your band page, have you played in the Buffalo or Rochester area?

Relentless, what are some good doom metal bands? I've been listening to Horn of the Rhino lately, not sure if that counts as doom... maybe just sludgy and slow.

That sucks that you have to relearn but at least you kept at it. I'm sure that was frustrating. I wanted a Razorback for the longest time but somehow ended up with a warrior. Did you get one with a crazy Dimebag pattern?

Thanks everyone for the nice welcome!

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Yeah mine has a skull paint job. It looks cool and plays nicely but the pickups don't quite do the job imo. I mean the tone is clear and all but there's something lacking.

 

As for doom it's suge a varied genre your best bet is to check out the 'Doom 101' thread stickied to the top of our doom metal subforum. I'll throw out 10 or 20 of my favourite doom albums below for you but as it's an intro thread there won't be videos included you'll have to look it up yourself.

 

My Dying Bride - Turn Loose The Swans (gothic tinged doom/death)

Katatonia - Dance Of December Souls (black/doom/death

Bethlehem - Dark Metal (black/doom)

Anathema - The Silent Enigma (doom/death)

Swallow The Sun - Plague Of Butterflies (doom/death)

Type O Negative - Bloody Kisses (gothic/doom)

Trouble - Psalm 9 (traditional doom)

Candlemass - Nightfall (epic doom)

Solitude Aeturnus - Through The Darkest Hour (traditional doom)

Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea (funeral doom)

Mournful Congregation - The Monad Of Creation (funeral doom)

Nevertanezra - NTNR (doom/death and another band boasting a member here)

Atten Ash - The Hourglass (melodic doom/death)

Cathedral - Forest Of Equilibrium (doom/death)

Salem - Kaddish (blackened doom/death)

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18 hours ago, ryandiscord said:

Alabaster, the guys in my band feel the same about BTBAM and TBDM, they don't get it! The Red Chord is awesome live. I like all of Meshuggah's music but I do like the newer stuff more. Obzen and Nothing kick ass. Koloss is pretty solid too.

Explorers and Taylors are both very nice! My dad has a couple Taylors and they both play and sound amazing. I'm an Ibanez and Jackson guy. I have an Ibanez prestige which is my go to, a Jackson soloist as my backup. The soloist has the most character in terms of tone and appearance, (purple eerie dess swirl pattern) but it doesn't play nearly as smooth as the prestige. I also have an Ibanez SA, a 7321 and a Jackson Warrior. I play through a Peavey 6505+ and a Marshall 1960 cab.

I listened to a bunch of the Black Harvest songs. I really dig it! Very nice production on it. I see a couple of my facebook friends already liked your band page, have you played in the Buffalo or Rochester area?

 

The 6505+ is a nice head. I almost went with a Peavey when I got my VHT. Regarding Meshuggah, I got into them right when Destroy Erase Improve came out, but stopped following them for years after Nothing. I like obZen and Koloss alright, but I don't find them compelling - my taste has gone a different direction for the past few years.

Thanks for checking out the BH stuff. We haven't played in upstate NY, but we've played in Massachusetts a few times throughout the years, including one show last summer. Right now I'm just writing new material whenever I get a chance. 

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