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Metal is pretty great, but recently I've been trying to get into some more experimental pop style music. However, since I am pretty much completely new to the genre, Its been somewhat hard trying to find quality music. If anyone has any suggestions of alternative pop that might suit the metal palette, please post below. Some of my all time favorite bands include Devin Townsends various projects, tool, abbath, rotting christ, machine head, death, karnivool, katatonia, rise against, extreme noise terror, vektor, fleshgod apocalypse, killswitch, Novembers doom, red fang, and various underground black metal efforts, so my taste are all over the place. Thanks! (oh and children of bodom as well, lets just not mention some of their newer material)

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I do like that snappy funk influence is becoming somewhat more popular in pop music - the Madeon remix of "Que Veux-Tu" by Yelle, plus "Rather Be" by Clean Bandit are two recent examples. Bruno Mars deserves a lot of credit for this, but there are others too. Ariana Grande's "Greedy" is a particularly great example. Unbelievably even Flo-Rida now has a good song. Hope this trend comes to dominate pop as the year goes on, because I cannot wait to see trap buried.

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32 minutes ago, natassja7 said:

I like that Flo-Rida Wild Ones song :D 

I was talking about "My House" actually, though I gotta say it was disappointing to listen to the lyrics and hear it was addressed to a romantic prospect rather than an old friend.

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4 minutes ago, Iceni said:

I was talking about "My House" actually, though I gotta say it was disappointing to listen to the lyrics and hear it was addressed to a romantic prospect rather than an old friend.

Ahh..I haven't had the pleasure..I bet the lyrics are just as deep and meaningful though.. ;) You know I'm gonna check it out..

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23 minutes ago, deathstorm said:

Personally I can’t stand uptown funk that song was overplayed way too much    I happen to like two chain smokers songs the one with Florida Georgia line and something like this with Coldplay  

Man you're like the ReturntoCarthage of pop music, your tastes are all backwards. :grin: Uptown Funk did get overplayed but it's still a pretty solid tune IMO.

By contrast, I absolutely hate Chainsmokers, but that could be overexposure. They're really well-liked here. Definitely don't like "Something Like This". Listening to "Last Day Alive" now, it's nowhere near as terrible as I expected. Chorus is kinda limp-wristed but otherwise not bad. Vocals are probably autotuned but I do like those harmonies.

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5 minutes ago, Iceni said:

Man you're like the ReturntoCarthage of pop music, your tastes are all backwards. :grin: Uptown Funk did get overplayed but it's still a pretty solid tune IMO.

By contrast, I absolutely hate Chainsmokers, but that could be overexposure. They're really well-liked here. Definitely don't like "Something Like This". Listening to "Last Day Alive" now, it's nowhere near as terrible as I expected. Chorus is kinda limp-wristed but otherwise not bad. Vocals are probably autotuned but I do like those harmonies.

@ReturntoCarthage what do you think of that?! :smile:

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9 minutes ago, Iceni said:

Man you're like the ReturntoCarthage of pop music, your tastes are all backwards. :grin: Uptown Funk did get overplayed but it's still a pretty solid tune IMO.

By contrast, I absolutely hate Chainsmokers, but that could be overexposure. They're really well-liked here. Listening to "Last Day Alive" now, it's nowhere near as terrible as I expected. Chorus is kinda limp-wristed but otherwise not bad. Vocals are probably autotuned but I do like those harmonies.

Lol iceni or the ntnr of pop music lol it’s great having you back buddy i really missed you busting my chops on here you still got it buddy

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2 hours ago, deathstorm said:

Lol iceni or the ntnr of pop music lol it’s great having you back buddy i really missed you busting my chops on here you still got it buddy

I know you've got some fondness for country, you like "Honey I'm Good" by Andy Grammer? Used to dislike it but the lyrics are fantastic. I absolutely love the song's premise of a married man charmingly turning down sex from anyone but his wife, and the framing device of an analogy to alcohol works nicely. Catchy song too.

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1 hour ago, Iceni said:

I know you've got some fondness for country, you like "Honey I'm Good" by Andy Grammer? Used to dislike it but the lyrics are fantastic. I absolutely love the song's premise of a married man charmingly turning down sex from anyone but his wife, and the framing device of an analogy to alcohol works nicely. Catchy song too.

Iceni I never heard that song. Before  I will check that out  you should out cruise by Florida Georgia line it’s a great song and also may we all it’s good too 

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