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Old 06-27-2008, 07:38 AM   #1
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Recommended Bands and Artists?

Well, I've just grown sick of my entire music library these past few days, so I really need new bands and artists to look into. No idea how or why, but it's proving very sad when I feel sick to turn on my iPod. I'm just asking around my friends and that right now to see what I can find. Then I thought it would make a good thread. So...yeah.
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Old 06-27-2008, 07:49 AM   #2
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It might come in handy for me with suggesting anything if you at least specified which artists/genres make you so sick at the moment.
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Old 06-27-2008, 09:34 AM   #3
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Here's what I've been into lately. Some of these you may very well know, but I'm throwing them on here just in case.

Deerhoof
They Might Be Giants
Genghis Tron
Cream Abdul Babar
Dr. John
Canned Heat w/ John Lee Hooker
Gnarls Barkley
Buzz*****
Tom Waits
Horse the Band
Boris
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Old 06-27-2008, 10:42 AM   #4
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Here's what I've been into lately. Some of these you may very well know, but I'm throwing them on here just in case.

Buzz*****
Tom Waits
Boris
These. I can't stress Tom Waits enough (he is my avatar, after all). Anyway, here's my list of recommendations, since you didn't specify any kind of genre or anything:

The Adolescents
Fear
Circle Jerks
Charged G.B.H.
Agent Orange
Flipper
MDC
T.S.O.L.
Minor Threat
X
Gang Green
The Germs
ANS
Annihilation Time
English Dogs
Conflict
Anthrax (UK anarcho-punk band, not the US thrash band)
A//Political
Anarchoi
Lower Class Brats
GISM
Amebix
Doom
DS-13
Nausea
Driller Killer
Iskra
Dystopia
Tragedy
Dropdead
Discharge
Disclose
Disfear
Disrupt
Disgust
Dodsdomd
Aus-Rotten
Choking Victim
Leftover Crack
Star ****ing Hipsters
Municipal Waste
Cannabis Corpse
Toxic Holocaust
Ghoul
Electro Hippies
Tankard
Sodom
Coroner
Holy Moses
Dr. Know
The Accused
Nuclear Assault
D.R.I.
Cryptic Slaughter
EvilDead
Detente
Destroyer 666
Bathory
Gospel Of The Horns
Vomitor
Hellhammer
Gallhammer
Nunslaughter
Midnight
Schnauzer
Electric Wizard
Candlemass
Reverend Bizarre
Church Of Misery
Ahab
Earthride
Corrupted
Earth
Sunn O)))
Burning Witch
Khanate
Goatsnake
Grief
Pagan Altar
Witchfinder General
Black Sabbath
Pentagram
Saint Vitus
Orthodox
Weedeater
Big Business
The Melvins
Dick Dale and His Del-Tones
The Tornadoes
The Surfaris
Man or Astro-Man?
The Lava Rats
The Mermen



That should keep you busy for a little while.

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Old 06-27-2008, 10:55 AM   #5
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Oh, man. Okay.


Deer Tick
"Deer Tick's music has often been described as a combination of folk, blues, and country with a strong grunge influence. McCauley is known for his distinct gruff-sounding voice."


Jonathan Coulton
"A former computer programmer and self-described geek, Coulton tends to write quirky, witty, fanciful lyrics about a variety of topics such as science fiction and technology: a man who thinks in simian terms, a mad scientist who falls in love with one of his captives, and the dangers of bacteria. He does not often write topical songs, but he did release a song titled "W's Duty", which sampled President George W. Bush, in 2005 and another called "Tom Cruise Crazy" in 2006. Most of Coulton's songs feature Coulton's vocals accompanied by guitar, bass, and drums, though often feature the various other instruments Coulton plays, including accordion, harmonica, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, or glockenspiel."

(Pisses excellence, basically.)


Rilo Kiley
Indie rock fronted by former child actors Jenny Lewis and Blake Sennett. It really doesn't get much better than them.


Flight of the Conchords
"Flight of the Conchords is a Grammy Award-winning New Zealand comedy duo composed of Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement. Billing themselves as "Formerly New Zealand's fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo" , the group uses a combination of witty observation, characterization and acoustic folk guitars to work the audience."


Pavement
90s indie rock. Kicked ass without a major label.


Silver Jews
Sort of a Pavement side-project. "Sardonic, countrified indie rock."


Adam Green
F*cking insane and f*cking awesome. Nothing else can be said.



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Old 06-27-2008, 12:44 PM   #6
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Toxic, you and I could get along well, I think. First I find out you're a Bukowski fan and now I see that our tastes in music are almost parallel.

I'll back you up with your list, especially:

The Germs
Dystopia
Choking Victim
Electric Wizard
The Melvins
Big Business

(A good place to start with these last two would be the album "Nude with Boots" which just came out and features both of the guys from Big Business with founding Melvins members King Buzzo and Dale Crover.)

And speaking of Mr. Tom Waits - have you seen the movie Wristcutters? It's got Tom in what, I think, might just be the largest supporting role of his acting career.
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Old 06-27-2008, 01:11 PM   #7
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Recommending stuff is hard if you don't know the tastes of the person your recommending for. When you don't you just end up listing off what you listen to.

Death Metal
At The Gates
Carcass
Construcdead
Devildriver
Diabolical
Dimension Zero
The Haunted
Nightrage

Black Metal
Cradle Of Filth
Dimmu Borgir
Norther

Melodic Metal
Arch Enemy
Dark Tranquillity
In Flames

Speed Metal
Children Of Bodom
Soilwork

Classic Metal
Iron Maiden
Megadeth
Slayer
Testament
Therion

Punk Rock
Kylahullut
No Fun At All

Electronic
Fischerspooner
Pitchshifter
Rob/White Zombie

That's just stuff I listen to I labeled it so you could see if you'd even want to try it out. I marked my 3 favorite bands.
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Old 06-27-2008, 01:19 PM   #8
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dont want to derail but norther certainly isnt black metal.

if you want black metal try emperor, dark funeral, naglfar, gorgoroth, mayhem, immortal, graveland, darkthrone or any other band that stands around in halloween costumes and shrieks about the devil.
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Old 06-27-2008, 01:20 PM   #9
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I always just look at Norther as a black metal version of Children Of Bodom. I didn't want to call them Death Metal I just don't see them as that.

But yeah Halloween costumes and Kiss make-up normally are black metal essentials haha.
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Old 06-27-2008, 01:21 PM   #10
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Coulton is the biggest f*cking over-hype ever on the nerd scene. He has like one good song, and no, that song isn't "Still Alive", which outside of the game is lame.

Also, I recommend listening to videogame music. It's great to listen to when you're tired of traditional stuff.
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Old 06-27-2008, 01:27 PM   #11
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Coulton is the biggest f*cking over-hype ever on the nerd scene. He has like one good song, and no, that song isn't "Still Alive", which outside of the game is lame.
You mean "Re: Your Brains"?

And I think Ra should pick up jazz.
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Old 06-27-2008, 02:35 PM   #12
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Apollo Up!

http://myspace.com/apolloup

This band is awesome. I heard just a couple of songs and was hooked. Just some simple rifftastic rock.

They're kinda like Rocket from the Crypt (without the horns) and they're described as 'Elvis Costello being manhandled by Hot Snakes'.

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Old 06-27-2008, 04:59 PM   #13
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Recommending stuff is hard if you don't know the tastes of the person your recommending for. When you don't you just end up listing off what you listen to.

Death Metal
At The Gates
Carcass
Construcdead
Devildriver
Diabolical
Dimension Zero
The Haunted
Nightrage

Black Metal
Cradle Of Filth
Dimmu Borgir
Norther

Melodic Metal
Arch Enemy
Dark Tranquillity
In Flames

Speed Metal
Children Of Bodom
Soilwork

Classic Metal
Iron Maiden
Megadeth
Slayer
Testament
Therion

Punk Rock
Kylahullut
No Fun At All

Electronic
Fischerspooner
Pitchshifter
Rob/White Zombie

That's just stuff I listen to I labeled it so you could see if you'd even want to try it out. I marked my 3 favorite bands.
No, no, no! At The Gates and Carcass are melodic death, unless you're talking Carcass's first two albums which were goregrind. None of the other "death metal" bands you listed are DM, either. Cradle Of Filth, Dimmu, and Norther are NOT black metal although COF and Dimmu are a little bit closer. I wouldn't call COB or Soilwork speed metal either. Slayer is closer to speed metal.

Basically, here's what that list should have looked like:

Death Metal
Death
Atheist
Cynic
Nunslaughter
Impaled
Exhumed
Splatterhouse
Suffocation
Morbid Angel
Frightmare
Stargazer
Unleashed
Gorguts
Death Breath

Melodic Death Metal
Carcass (Necroticism through Swansong)
At The Gates
(Early) In Flames

Grindcore/goregrind/etc.
Carcass (Reek Of Putrefaction and Symphonies Of Sickness)
Impetigo
Blood Freak
Terrorizer
Repulsion
Napalm Death
Pig Destroyer

Black Metal
Burzum
Mayhem
Darkthrone (except Soulside Journey and the two new albums)
Immortal
Emperor
Graveland
Abigor
Limbonic Art
Striborg
Xasthur
Leviathan
Bleak
Grand Belial's Key
Mütiilation
Peste Noire
Isengard
Absurd
Enslaved

Blackened Thrash Metal
Destroyer 666
Gospel Of The Horns
Bathory (up through The Return...)
Vomitor
Toxic Holocaust

Thrash Metal
Megadeth
Slayer (crap band, but I'm keeping them here for definition)
Testament
Anthrax
Exodus
Tankard
Coroner
Sodom
Kreator
EvilDead
Detente
Nuclear Assault
Incubus
Ghoul (deathrash really, but whatever)
Heathen
Annihilator
Holy Moses
Vio-Lence
Overkill
Rigor Mortis
Dark Angel
Razor

Speed Metal
This isn't really even a genre any more. Speed metal is basically a generic term to describe proto-thrash. Anyway, it was kind of bands like:

Motorhead
Venom

NWOBHM
Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
Diamond Head
Angel Witch
Blitzkrieg


Sorry to be kind of harsh and completely dissect your list. But I do it for accuracy's sake, and plus, now there are even more recommendations for people to check out.

@CrazyCowboyDion: I haven't seen Wristcutters yet but I've been dying to, a few of my friends have seen it and are saying great things about it. I really want to, because a) Tom Waits, and b) one of the main characters was completely inspired by Eugene Hutz from Gogol Bordello. The storyline sounds really interesting, too.

Are you going to be seeing the Melvins and Big Business when they tour later this summer? They'll be in Cleveland on August 6 so I'll be there. I saw them back in October and it was absolutely the best show I've ever been to, although I'd have to say it's tied with the Heaven And Hell/Black Sabbath and Megadeth show last May.

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Old 06-28-2008, 06:14 PM   #14
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Here is a group that I have stumbled across that are really good and up and coming! Let me know what you think!

They are called "Remember Us Always" they play metal.

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...endID=37489358
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No, no, no! At The Gates and Carcass are melodic death, unless you're talking Carcass's first two albums which were goregrind. None of the other "death metal" bands you listed are DM, either. Cradle Of Filth, Dimmu, and Norther are NOT black metal although COF and Dimmu are a little bit closer. I wouldn't call COB or Soilwork speed metal either. Slayer is closer to speed metal.

Sorry to be kind of harsh and completely dissect your list. But I do it for accuracy's sake, and plus, now there are even more recommendations for people to check out.
That's fine by me I don't follow all these crazy new genres people make up now anymore. I go by what bands define themselves as. I've been following metal since before all these sub genres of genres started popping up. Looks like you've kept up with the lingo though which is cool. I live in a family of musicians so our opinions on metal are a little different. I'd rather someone know the correct placement of stuff. I just listen to the music I don't try and categorize it haha.
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viking themed progressive-folk-nu-melodic-post-modern-thrash-blackened-symphonic-national socialist-grind-doomcore is the best genre.
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See, I'm more about second-wave electro-viking-themed progressive-folk-nu-melodic-post-modern-thrash-blackened-symphonic-national socialist-grind-doomcore
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That's fine by me I don't follow all these crazy new genres people make up now anymore. I go by what bands define themselves as. I've been following metal since before all these sub genres of genres started popping up. Looks like you've kept up with the lingo though which is cool. I live in a family of musicians so our opinions on metal are a little different. I'd rather someone know the correct placement of stuff. I just listen to the music I don't try and categorize it haha.
Oh, it's cool. But yeah, there are clear lines between different kinds of metal and different subgenres that were named 15-20 years ago. You can't listen to Morbid Angel and tell me it sounds anything like Burzum, and you can't tell me either of those two sound anything like Nuclear Assault.
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Grindcore/goregrind/etc.
Carcass (Reek Of Putrefaction and Symphonies Of Sickness)
Impetigo
Blood Freak
Terrorizer
Repulsion
Napalm Death
Pig Destroyer
No grindcore without Nasum!

And Ra, listen to Khoma or Cult of Luna.. They know how to rock my world
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