suggestions

[BlutAusNerd]

Welcome. We have a few threads in each section floating around that are loaded with recommendations, feel free to peruse at your convenience.

[pmlewis99]

Soz didnt see that. Thnx ill have a look

[Mattig]

Have you heard The Summoning, Orden Ogan, Be'lakor, Mors Principium Est, Kalmah?

[BrutalTeutonicThrasher666]

Hey guys. Trying to get into some new bands and just wondering of u had any suggestions. I like pretty much everything but i love the norse/viking/folk/melodic death stuff best. My fav bands are tyr' date=' heidevolk blind guardian, enisferum, equilibrium, korpiklanni, spellblast, iron maiden, amon amarth, alestorm and elvenking. Would be grateful for any suggestions. \m/[/quote'] Do you have Germanic or Finnic(Nordic) heritage? I don't see the point in liking something about a different nationality or culture that has nothing to do with you.That would be like a Chinese person talking like a hillbilly,toting a gun,wearing cowboy hats,waving an American flag and saying "I'm proud to be a genuine American yeehawww!!!!"

[RelentlessOblivion]

So let me get this straight: you believe that people can only like a particular style of music if it has something to do with their heritage? You must have quite the issue with Nile then given they aren't Egyptian. One need not have norse ancestry to enjoy the majestic atmosphere of albums like Hammerheart and Bergtatt.

[Midi]

I don't see the point in liking something about a different nationality or culture that has nothing to do with you.That would be like a Chinese person talking like a hillbilly' date='toting a gun,wearing cowboy hats,waving an American flag and saying "I'm proud to be a genuine American yeehawww!!!!"[/quote'] That's a horrible comparison. What you said would be saying the same thing as me not being allowed to like spaghetti, pizza, baguettes, etc. Fact is, I do. It's the same with music, you like it or not.

[TonyMax]

First time poster, wasn't sure where to put this so I've stuck it in here... Two of my favourite recent metal albums are Feel the Steel by Steel Panther and Light From Above by Black Tide. If I was looking for other albums with this sound what should I listen to? Recent stuff is OK, older stuff is just as good. Should I go back to 80s Ratt, LA Guns etc.? Who else likes these albums and has suggestions of stuff I can listen to? For what it's worth I didn't really rate Black Tide's second album anywhere near the first, and the subsequent Steel Panther albums haven't done it for me as much as Feel the Steel did. Cheers In Advance, Tony

[GorboGorboze]

Hey Tony, welcome to the forum. I don't know those albums you talking about. I think I might be the only regular around here who likes L.A. Guns or Ratt, though I don't really like Ratt all that much, I just kind of like hair bands in general. So I'm listening to the Feel the Steel album now. If you like this kind of thing, I think your in luck, because there is lots of it in the world. Do you like WASP? Do you like Warlord, that's similar and actually good. you might like Angle Witch, if you don't know them. Anyway I say yes, go back to the 80's, someone has to listen to all that stuff, or it will just be wasted. Anyway I was listen to Candlemass, and now this post has got me listening to Warlord.

[projectfear22]

So I'm looking for brutal metal bands who have a vocalist with brutal vocals yet understandable and not too growly (suggest scream and growl but growl should not be too growly like Devourment huh thats not my cup of tea) here are some bands I like Iron Maiden Iced Earth Metallica (Kill em all and MOP only) Ensiferum Amon Amarth Alestorm Heidevolk Avenged Sevenfold Bullet for my Valentine Maximum The Hormone Anvil Annihillator Accept Testament Judas Priest Sodom (some stuff, trying to like them more) Saxon Death Slipknot Exodus (a bit) I don't know what else I liked Necronomicon but meh don't play them anymore please do not suggest Devourment, Slayer (guys are legends with instrumentals but can't listen to that vocal), Vader, Cannibal Corpse, Gorgoth, Asking Alexandria and similar stuff - for growl I need the closest to Slipknot yet unique so I don't always compare them, for screams I need the closest to Death but suggest anything if you can't think of that ASIDE OF THE MENTIONED suggest a bunch of band you think I might like based on my taste, p.s. it's a complicated taste

[FatherAlabaster]

Hi. Welcome to the forum. We have suggestion threads stickied at the top of most of the subgenre threads (black, death, doom, etc). Feel free to check out the numerous video links in those threads, and see if anything appeals to you. I've also found YouTube suggestions to be useful in the past. Do your own homework. You'll probably have to weed through a bunch of stuff you don't like, but that's life. (BTW, none of the stuff you like is "brutal"; Devourment is "brutal". You'll probably get better results if you stop asking for "brutal bands.")

[projectfear22]

Hi. Welcome to the forum. We have suggestion threads stickied at the top of most of the subgenre threads (black, death, doom, etc). Feel free to check out the numerous video links in those threads, and see if anything appeals to you. I've also found YouTube suggestions to be useful in the past. Do your own homework. You'll probably have to weed through a bunch of stuff you don't like, but that's life. (BTW, none of the stuff you like is "brutal"; Devourment is "brutal". You'll probably get better results if you stop asking for "brutal bands.")

tnx so much for the reply oh but how can I describe Slipknot's, Death's, Ensiferum's and AA's Vocals then? they are more brutal then the others so I need to know how to "suit" them when searching

[FatherAlabaster]

You could say "harsh" vocals, or just ask about screams and growls like you did. "Brutal" is going to make people think you're talking about brutal death metal. Seriously, check out the links in the threads. You seem to be into more commercial/popular bands here; that's not a bad thing, but give everything a chance, you never know what your taste might grow to include. Given your band selections, you'd probably like a lot of melodeath.

[projectfear22]

You could say "harsh" vocals' date=' or just ask about screams and growls like you did. "Brutal" is going to make people think you're talking about brutal death metal. Seriously, check out the links in the threads. You seem to be into more commercial/popular bands here; that's not a bad thing, but give everything a chance, you never know what your taste might grow to include. Given your band selections, you'd probably like a lot of melodeath.[/quote'] and tnx and nah it's not cause they are more known it's that everything I stumble upon (which is less known) is not of my liking

[GOO]

Bunch of suggestions please Check out my band! We aren't exactly metal but we have to vocals you are looking for

[FatherAlabaster]

^I was just waiting for that...

[GOO]

Bunch of suggestions please ^What do you mean?

[Iceni]

Try Pan.Thy.Monium and Amorphis for easily understood growls.

[BlutAusNerd]

Try Pan.Thy.Monium and Amorphis for easily understood growls.

Paul Kuhr from Novembers Doom is also quite easy to understand.

[RelentlessOblivion]

Deceased have very easy to understand vocals, at least to my ears, Supernatural Addiction would be a great starting point. Bolt Thrower are similarly easy to understand. Apologies if I'm retreading here just too lazy to flick back the page.

[projectfear22]

Check out my band! We aren't exactly metal but we have to vocals you are looking for

And where exactly can I check you out? Doubt that I'll like it that much to continue listening since it's not metal though.

Try Pan.Thy.Monium and Amorphis for easily understood growls.

I don't understand Panthymonium at all lol and the instrumental is also not that for me, Amorphis - I like the drums at 2 min mark https://youtu.be/IEZVLUj_CNw but other stuff sounds too modern or idk how to explain, besides the Vocals are too soft I want smth like Slipknot, Iowa, Gray Chapter but still unique I've checked out some bands on the reccommendation threads (will keep checking out still) and really none suit me, aside of a bunch of Folk Metal <3 which I'll keep listening to, but that was the 2nd thing i was looking for ((any kind of band I could like - 2nd thing which I still want suggested as wellbut tell me for what you're suggesting)), the prime thing was a band with harsh vocals similar to Corey and similar instrumentals but still sound unique so I don't compare them. The closest to the 1st thing I was looking for came Impera - Voice of Freedom, Ironically, the voice is what doesn't suit me, but I love the instrumentals, damn it

[GOO]

Ya sorry I thought there was a link on our page but here it is https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KdC6LBgN8G8#

[BlutAusNerd]

None of the regulars here are Slipknot fans, so you likely won't find anything similar to them in any of our recommendations threads.

[RelentlessOblivion]

Understatement of the year much mate? Sorry but you won't find pop masquerading as "scary metal" in any recommendations here.

[Iceni]

Understatement of the year much mate? Sorry but you won't find pop masquerading as "scary metal" in any recommendations here.

I dunno, I really like Troldhaugen but I suspect the rest of you wouldn't care for them all that much.

Paul Kuhr from Novembers Doom is also quite easy to understand.

Yeah, I'm surprised I forgot him.

[FatherAlabaster]

To the OP: threads like these depress me a bit. The thing is, if you're approaching new music with an idea that you want something very specific, and you listen to a couple minutes of one track off of one album that a band put out in the course of (say) a twenty-year career, and decide that it just doesn't suit you, you're doing it wrong. You're setting yourself up to fail. I understand that there's a ton of music out there, and narrowing it down enough to find a starting place can be daunting, but your approach seems very consumeristic and inherently close-minded. It's much more rewarding to put in the time not only looking for new bands, but giving them a chance to grow on you. It takes effort, and repeated listening. Nearly all of my favorite bands didn't quite make sense to me at first, but there was something about them that kept me coming back until I got it. Believe me when I say it's worth it, I wouldn't be the person I am today without this music in my life.