I absolutely love how many elements this song blends together. Electronic chorus, metal-core verse, power ballad bridge, thrash metal, then just a brutal ending. Chef’s kiss on this one.
What is your favorite metal song that you just can’t share with your non-metal friends?
I like a lot of what I consider ‘classic’ metal, which I hope is not offensive. Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Dio, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin. I like a lot of nu metal too, I hope that doesn’t get me banned.
I’d like to try more, I think it’s just the extreme varieties I can’t really get into.
Ideally, I’d love it if we curbed the gatekeeping and “nu metal isn’t metal” circlejerk here before it has a chance to start
First one to start the ‘nu metal isn’t metal’ brigade gets my nu foot up their ass lol.
It is really great to hear this community is more open, it put me off sharing metal tastes in the past.
Also turns out I listen to way more power metal than I thought. Started a power metal playlist and recognised loads of bands.
Nu-metal gets a bad wrap, but without it, modern metal wouldn’t be what it is.
Hell yes! So happy to find some other metalheads here. I’m sort of “basic”, I guess, in terms of my metal tastes. I haven’t been able to get into any harsh vocals. I can get into Mastodon’s harsh vocals and enjoy some of Gojira and Opeth. But other than that, I’ve never had harsh vocals “click” for me.
So I mainly love and always listen to Metallica, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, and Megadeth…NWOBHM stuff mainly. But I want to branch out and get into some newer stuff.
Recently I’ve enjoyed the latest releases from Blood Ceremony, Blood Star and Oozing Wound. Sleep is pretty cool, and I enjoyed Thrice’s newest release.
So I’m interested in finding some new music to check out with you fine folks!
Long time metalhead here, refugee from reddit, ofc. I’ve never listened to Veil of Maya before, but I dug this track, so thanks for sharing. Personally I’m a big fan of classic, symphonic, and power metal, but I enjoy plenty of stuff in other sub-genres as well, depends on my mood. Glad to be here, and glad there are other metalheads around.
I’m basic and most of my favorite metal is pretty accessible. That being said, there’s a couple I don’t usually play for my friends:
Yodh - Mizmor
Converge, in general
Meshuggah, in general
I wouldn’t call myself a metalhead, but I’ve been listening to Galneryus a lot lately (japanese powermetal). Any recommendations?
Love Galneryus, check out some of the classic western power metal bands like Blind Guardian, or modern prog metal bands for the instrumental complexity.
Galneryus is so good!
Vulcan is more into #visualkei, so will recommend Versailles.
If you like light hearted lyrics, gloryhammer and Angus McSix are pretty fun, they don’t take themselves serious, and I love them for it.
Yeah 🤘
My favorite music as of late is Sleep. Headphones recommended.
Recently I like me some classic Grand Magus.
Finally, my normal friends just can’t appreciate Bears!I just checked them out on Spotify and their discography is hilariously messed up
Yep this happens like once a month for a few days. I believe the same thing happens to a bunch of bands on Spotify with generic names.
Sleep and (old) Grand Magus, heck yeah! What do you think of Electric Wizard, if I might ask? Dopethrone is the heaviest album of all time, in my unimportant opinion.
Doom metal, yeah I like it all
The pure heaviest album all time is, I think, Satan Worshipping Doom… Bongripper - Worship
That band dooms like few bands have ever doomed before. So good and so crushing live.
It’s a good one for sure! I’ll put a link too in the hope of luring some more people in Electric Wizard - Dopethrone
Also, I forgot to mention Acoustic Wizard, the equally awesome EW cover band
Would you believe me if I told you I read your message while listening to that terrific album?
Also, great name for a cover band 😂
Sleep is the shit. I was supposed to see them last year but they cancelled their show. Hopefully they go on tour again at some point
Dude if you haven’t already, check out Sleep’s other project OM. The first three albums are other worldly. Lots of meditative aspects to their music which I think works incredibly with the doom metal style droning guitars and slower tempo.
Yeah I like OM, and High On Fire too. But Sleep is something special. Hope to see them live one day.
Just gave High on Fire a listen. Really awesome 🤘
I am. First post.
I threw We Butter The Bread With Butter - Fall on my Surfans this week at work. When it played, I was glad I did.
I haven’t heard of Veil of Maya so I’ll give them a bash today.
The metal I’ve listened to has narrowed over the years but I love Gojira and a bunch of instrumental metal bands (rediscovered Deathmole recently and the track “No thanks” goes hard. Also a massive fan of Genghis Tron – every track on their album Board up the house is incredible.
Gastronomicon by Slugdge, the mollusc-themed death metal band that is far, far better than it has any right to be
So I know this comment’s kinda old but I just got here lol. I’m a stoner/doom guy but I got recommended Slugdge recently and they kicked my ass. Esoteric Malacology really did it for me
Oh yeah
I hope it‘s okay if I post a link of my playlist from SoundCloud.
I’m here from r/progmetal, and like many people there my favourite album is still Odyssey to the West by Slice The Cake. It’s a prog-tech-death concept album with deeply poetic lyrics and the soundscape is just amazing.
Can’t have a favorite song but probably my favorite metal album still is Trivium’s The Sin and the Sentence. It’s got nice mix of influences from various metal substyles. Probably my first “real” metal album as well since I listened more to fusions genres.
Trivium is awesome! I saw them open for Iron Maiden last year. I need to explore their discography more.
Veil of Maya always struck me as quite an eclectic band. Love their stuff!
My favourite songs by preferred bands are -
Fear Factory / Slave Labor
Amon Amarth / Twilight of the Thunder GodAlthough I’m loving Wind Rose at the moment. It’s just got that perfect amount of Power Cheese!
I have listened to and went to a lot of metal concerts. I tend to gravitate towards symphonic metal, with Epica being my favorite.
I have recently been trying to diversify and, in the process, found a lot of great new and old music to enjoy outside the genre too.
I liked to share IGNEA they are evidently Ukrainian. IGNEA — Alga (Official Video) / symphonic metal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KOXbzMRQHs
Wouldn’t call myself a metalhead, but Lord of the Lost is one of the bands I like that’s a bit harder to share with others
