Devin Townsend is the shit!
Here are two of my favorite songs from his solo project.
Why isn’t hyperdrive! or deadhead on there. His Lightwork album is great too.
I like them too but didn’t want to overdo it, as I didn’t know what kind of a metal fan you were. Were you just starting out or expanding your metal music horizons?
kinda? I’ve been a rock/sabbath geek for years and years. Last 2 years or so, I’ve done some big deep dives into power metal for the most part: Haunt, Wytch Hazel, Night Demon. I’ve been progressively getting heavier and I can finally tolerate growling vocals (which were a non starter for me for a LONG time).
FETID!
It’s fine honey, I got this covered.
Hello officer, I got some Elder with me. Never leave home without them!
Nice I really like it.
You’re dropping recomendations for the majority of the comments here, mad respect!
Have some Stonefield as a treat.
I saw them live at a TOOL concert. They were great!
If you like Tool, check out Wheel
I offer Witchcraft by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
I request power metal recommendations, please.
I request power metal recommendations, please.
Blind Guardian (earlier stuff was primarily speed metal)
Unleash the Archers
Unlucky Morpheus
I hesitate to recommend Iced Earth since the bandleader is a raging POS but they fit the bill
Nightwish is more symphonic than power but they’re top notch and might scratch that itch
Powerwolf, Alestorm, Gloryhammer, Beast in Black, Manowar
power metal
If you let hardcore bleed into the selection a bit, here are some favorites:
- Pantera
- Godsmack
- NIN (Broken EP has more power metal in it than industrial, see “Last”)
- Rollins Band (End of Silence is so great)
- Hatebreed (Concrete Confessional and Supremacy)
- Chimaira
- Lamb of God (dubiously power, more death but that’s ok)
I went to Kamelot’s show last weekend, if you don’t know them definitely check them out. Opening act was Ad Infinitum, I didn’t know them but I was blown away! Melissa Bonny is an amazing singer.
Don’t forget BaK, bakmusic.bandcamp.com/
Nightwish - Dark Chest of Wonders
Blind Guardian - Imaginations From the Other Side
Whitesnake - Crying in the Rain
Armored Saint - Upon My Departure
The Black Mages - Hunter’s Chance
Twisted Sister - Under the Blade
Ugly Kid Joe - Jesus Rode a Harley
Alice Cooper - Feed My Frankenstein
…yes, I’m old.
Blind Guardian and Opeth are sick!
The first time I listened to those songs, they were transformative experiences. So freakin good.
Some female fronted and maybe not so commonly known Bands:
It Was Metal · A Sound of Thunder
A Grave for Each One of Us · Lucifer
General of the Dark Army · Unleash The Archers
Chasing The Mirage · Seven Kingdoms
The Ripper in Black · Savage Master
Pray for Fire · Oceans of Slumber
Not a huge metal person, but coming from a rock background, I’ve really been into Bad Omens lately. They have a kinda alternative sound to them imo.
I’ve been on a Spiritbox kick for a while. Chelsea Wolfe scratches an itch I didn’t know was there, folk metal, like coffeehouse with the espresso machine grinding out the melody.
I have not heard spiritbox, but I have heard that they are similar to Reliqa, who I absolutely love
I haven’t heard Reliqa and just took a quick listen. No screams, right? Spiritbox has screams, a couple songs are entirely screams. I get this was a question about metal but of course there’s all different opinions about frequency and style of screams. The screams are 50/50 for me but the cleans are excellent, bringing me back to Evanescence. I’ll give Reliqa a full listen though.
Archspire - death metal + speed rap
The Browning - electronicore
Avatar of Hate, Fleshgod Apocalypse - symphonic death metal
Angel Maker - melodic deathcore
Bleed from Within - melodic metalcore
Beast in Black - power metal
Mors Principium Est - melodic death metal
I’m going to show my age with this list, and metal is such a large genre I don’t always know what counts. Hopefully there’s new ones for some folks that you’ll enjoy as much as I do.
- Bleed - Meshuggah
- Serums of Liao - High on Fire
- A Colossal Wreck - Every Time I Die I really love this one because I feel like you get 3 songs in 1. Might count as punk instead, I dunno.
- Hypermania - Polaris
- Earth Scar - Decapitated
- Loyal To None - Kublai Khan TX
- Rebuttal - Johnny Booth
- Dark Horse - Converge
- Blood and Thunder - Mastodon
- New Low - Thrown
As an atheist living in an incredibly conservative Christian area, it’s fun wearing band shirts for acts like you’ve listed. Lamb of God, Cannibal Corpse, Mayhem…
In this case you shock them way more with Fratello Metallo
Gojira was one of my favorite concerts
Alcest. Run, don’t walk, to check them out.
Ty gonna do just that
Edit: fuck yes new top tier band discovered, thank you
Check out Unreqvited; Blackbraid; and Brutus
Death Metal Æther Realm, Heaven Shall Burn
Here’s few of my favorites
One of my favorites from Kiuas as it also contains part where they sing in Finnish :P More popular songs are “Warrior Soul” and “Kiuassault”.
Turmion Kätilöt - Vastanaineet
2 Times Terror - Ikävässä Paikassa (side project of Turmion Kätilöt)
Children Of Bodom - Are You Dead Yet?, also Oops I Did It Again! is epic 😁
Bring Me The Horizon ft. Babymetal - Kingslayer
Star-Lord band - Zero to Hero (from Guardians of the Galaxy game)
Noora Louhimo is a goddess. What a voice! (The singer of Battle Beast).
I’ve seen her live and I tell you, she somehow sounds even better?!
Battle Beast is currently my favorite live band what I’ve seen. Show has always been epic and full of energy, I just love it.
Try out some Botanist.
Two instrument black metal. Drums, and hammer dulcimer. Sometimes has Bass guitar. Very atmospheric. Interesting vibes.
here is their upcoming album which has some good singles
Hamferð is also pretty slick.
Their new album Men guðs hond er sterk is an absolute banger. Absolutely crushing death-doom. Their previous album, Tàmsins likam was probably my favorite album of the year.
I’m listening to Botanist.
Fucking weird, but fucking good.
Hamfero is pretty solid.
In exchange I offer Devil
And Warmoon Lord
I’m a huge panopticon fan. I got one of their CDs from a local radical book shop the other day.
I’ve not heard of the other three, I’ll check em out!
Edit: I’ve listened to a song by all three, and I really dig Cauldron and Warmoon Lord. I can definitely see cauldron go in my catalogue for when I need to mix things up, they’re outside my normal go-to genres.
To throw two more back at you, check out Dawn Ray’d, an excellent melodic black metal/RABM band with some great lyrics, themes, and some solid songwriting. The band’s politics are similar to Panopticon, or Woe.
Others by No One, a prog metal concept album I can’t exactly describe. To me, it feels like the only band that has carried Native Construct’s torch, which is one of the best compliments I can give. It’s an enthralling listen.
