Shall we talk about heavy music?

[MC Fresh Breath 4074]

yeah, if we start counting local bands, well I lived next to the backroom for a year and saw Pariah a bunch.

and Ian Moore used to gig on the reg in deep ellum when i lived in Dallas.  I would always end the night there.

 

[Biff Tannen 45691]

Unloco!

[stc 1462]

NIN 15 times. local band...have seen the sword well over 50 times dating back to when they used to play thursday nights at the whiskey bar on 4th. 

[Longhorn_Fan68 33874]

been getting into these guys a lot lately. bdm outta OKC/Tulsa (yeah, yeah). gonna catch them on 11 Feb. stoked. spoiler for extremely nsfw cover art

Spoiler

 

[Biff Tannen 45691]

You do you man. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*crosses Longhorn_fan68 off thanksgiving invite list

Edited January 30, 2023 by Biff Tannen

[MC Fresh Breath 4074]

not metal, but fun.

 

 

 

[Chad 1728]

Love this band the front man is extremely versatile, glad they're gaining more attention.

 

[Storm the Field 5295]

Ozzy is officially done touring for good. All scheduled shows cancelled. Was never able to fully recover from his back issues. 

[Storm the Field 5295]

Found this on last Friday's weekly recap of new metal albums on MetalInjection. Some interesting,  prog-y, technical stuff. 

 

[Massive Horn 41]

Anyone have the link to the site that does the best metal of the year, tournament style? 

[Doc Daneeka 6769]

So, help me out. I’m having a hard time finding much good new music. I’m oldish so my sweet spot is The New Wave of British Heavy Metal — Maiden and Priest, in particular — but obviously (older) Metallica and Megadeth. Newer than that stuff like All That Remains, Architects, Bring Me The Horizon, Bullet for My Valentine, etc. I’m fine with poppier/catchier stuff like Ghost and the Avatar song above. Industrial/techo like Rammstein. Do not want screamo/growling vocalists. 

I listen to SiriusXM Octane in the car (Liquid Metal has too many vocals I don’t like) but it’s rare to come across something new. 

This isn’t bad:

This is old, but one of the coolest riffs from a band with tens of millions of albums sold with cool riffs:

 

[Longhorn_Fan68 33874]

Have you tried heavier stuff without vocals? There's bands like Pelican and even Rings of Saturn are doing instrumental albums these days

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

I assume you have listened to The Sword. And in general I think you might be into various doom bands.

[MC Fresh Breath 4074]

Yeah, you might check out Elder and King Buffalo.

[Biff Tannen 45691]

17 hours ago, MC Fresh Breath said:

Yeah, you might check out Elder and King Buffalo.

Saw Elder at spider house ballroom a few months back. Fun show. 

[Dark Horse 2284]

They’re not new, but you may want to check out Municipal Waste

 

 

 

[Doc Daneeka 6769]

14 minutes ago, Dark Horse said:

They’re not new, but you may want to check out Municipal Waste

 

 

 

I like the sound a lot. Reminds me a little of Savatage, but sped up. Not a fan of the vocals, but worth listening to some other of their songs. Thanks. 

Still going through the other suggestions, as well. Listening to Catastasis by Elder… sounds like Yes meets Godsmack. A lot of new songs to check out. 

[Bigpoppapump 532]

There are some growls tucked into their discography, but mostly singing.

 

[Bigpoppapump 532]

Also, shot in the dark, prog black metal band that has pretty understandable fry vocals.

 

[MC Fresh Breath 4074]

 

[Doc Daneeka 6769]

13 hours ago, MC Fresh Breath said:

 

Reminds me a lot of earlyish Mercyful Fate with vocals about two octaves lower. 

[MC Fresh Breath 4074]

They're back:

 

 

[Storm the Field 5295]

Quote

 

So, help me out. I’m having a hard time finding much good new music. I’m oldish so my sweet spot is The New Wave of British Heavy Metal — Maiden and Priest, in particular — but obviously (older) Metallica and Megadeth. Newer than that stuff like All That Remains, Architects, Bring Me The Horizon, Bullet for My Valentine, etc. I’m fine with poppier/catchier stuff like Ghost and the Avatar song above. Industrial/techo like Rammstein. Do not want screamo/growling vocalists. 

I listen to SiriusXM Octane in the car (Liquid Metal has too many vocals I don’t like) but it’s rare to come across something new. 

 

You would probably really like Spirit Adrift, IMO they are the best band out right now releasing new "classic" heavy metal. Great riffs, shreddy solos, clean vocals. 

 

[Storm the Field 5295]

If anyone is into "blackened" metal, this is pretty solid for a solo project. Reminds me more than a little bit of classic Dissection. 

 

Edited February 20, 2023 by Storm the Field

[Doc Daneeka 6769]

2 hours ago, Storm the Field said:

You would probably really like Spirit Adrift, IMO they are the best band out right now releasing new "classic" heavy metal. Great riffs, shreddy solos, clean vocals. 

 

Oh, fuck yes!

Definitely Maiden vibes in the parts with the bass out front and the tempo changes… sounds like something from an old school “Imports” section at a, gasp, record store. 

[Biff Tannen 45691]

This is a fun collab between Lamb of God and Health that I recently discovered.

 

[zlavydra 2123]

On 2/20/2023 at 2:58 PM, Storm the Field said:

You would probably really like Spirit Adrift, IMO they are the best band out right now releasing new "classic" heavy metal. Great riffs, shreddy solos, clean vocals. 

 

Super cool guys, roo. Shot the shit with them after seeing them in Athens last year. The main guy lives just north of Austin.

[Doc Daneeka 6769]

I’ve listened to pretty much everything Spirit Adrift has on Apple Music. A few songs I really like. The rest feel like deep cuts or B sides… you can tell there’s something there, but they just don’t click for me.  I don’t dislike them, not at all. I’ve added songs to my playlists due to the recommendation so I appreciate the hell out of that. 

Parkway Drive’s last one is, imo, really good. Some of the songs are almost guttural vocals adjacent, but don’t quite get there the way some of their previous stuff did.

Edit: But, yes, I completely agree that they have that “classic” approach and that’s worth a lot. 

Edited February 25, 2023 by Doc Daneeka

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

I want more Spiritworld.  But it likely won't be another year until we get some new stuff from them, I am listening to these bands...

 

 

[Longhorn_Fan68 33874]

I can't get enough of this song. Shit just slaps. The cymbal tink at :12 cracks me up every fucking time

 

Edited February 27, 2023 by Longhorn_Fan68

[Bigpoppapump 532]

New Legion of the Damned dropped too

 

[Biff Tannen 45691]

49 minutes ago, Bigpoppapump said:

New Legion of the Damned dropped too

 

I dig.  They've got a Pantera Live thing going on with that font too.

[Longhorn_Fan68 33874]

1 hour ago, Bigpoppapump said:

New Legion of the Damned dropped too

 

oh dang, blast from the past. will check it out

[Bigpoppapump 532]

They are one of my favorite bands, for all those new.

 

[Buzzrock 14926]

Doc you definitely need some modern Swedish glam metal in your life

[Doc Daneeka 6769]

Europe meets Damn Yankees, imo. Me gusta. 

[honolulu horn 6164]

Werewolf Corpse is such a great song. 

[Longhorn_Fan68 33874]

lol, crazy germans. label themselves as Brutal Surf Death Metal. They come out on stage in shorts and flip flops. anything to stand out I guess. but their shit also slaps, so there's that

 

[honolulu horn 6164]

^^^

Lots to unpack in that video, well done

[Longhorn_Fan68 33874]

8 minutes ago, honolulu horn said:

^^^

Lots to unpack in that video, well done

haha, yeah, that's basically a composite of all of the artwork and such from their previous releases mixed with the current one. Sprinkle in a little story and you have a lyric video - very popular among metal bands. Can all be done on computer without cameras so therefore, cheaper. still fun shit, though. hope these guys come to the states. Their shows look like a fucking blast. plus I super like their sound. I bet they sound boss live

Edited March 1, 2023 by Longhorn_Fan68

[MC Fresh Breath 4074]

On 2/21/2023 at 7:21 AM, Biff Tannen said:

This is a fun collab between Lamb of God and Health that I recently discovered.

 

I just found this one with Randy and Clutch.  He seems to be having a lot of fun.

 

 

[Elmer_Fudd 22286]

Any Fear Factory fans?  They just started touring with the new singer a few days, surprisingly sounds really good.

[Bigpoppapump 532]

I saw the live video, I was honestly impressed.

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

Been listening to a lot of Enforeced lately and have the new album pre-ordered.  My favorite from the last album...

 

[Buzzrock 14926]

Been awhile since I’ve liked a Metallica song

[Chad 1728]

 

[Chad 1728]

On 3/4/2023 at 7:32 PM, Elmer_Fudd said:

Any Fear Factory fans?  They just started touring with the new singer a few days, surprisingly sounds really good.

I loved the lineup they had when they returned with the Mechanize album. I think Tony Campos from Static-X plays bass for them now?

[Elmer_Fudd 22286]

2 hours ago, Chad said:

I loved the lineup they had when they returned with the Mechanize album. I think Tony Campos from Static-X plays bass for them now?

Correct.  I saw them on the Mechanize tour at HOB in Dallas.  Got a guitar pick from Byron Stroud.

That lineup was Burton, Dino, Stroud, and Gene Hoglan on drums.

[Buzzrock 14926]

I saw them in 2005 as part of Giagantour. They were good. But that was the first time I ever saw Dillinger Escape Plan (but not the last) and they were the most memorable band that day for me.

[Doc Daneeka 6769]

On 3/5/2023 at 9:17 PM, Patricio Swayze said:

Been listening to a lot of Enforeced lately and have the new album pre-ordered.  My favorite from the last album...

 

I like the first 1:02 a lot. Just can’t deal with vocals like that. 

That music with more “traditional” vocals — Dickinson, Tate, Bon Scott, (early) Brian Johnson, Marc Storace, Dio, Halford, Mustaine, even Till Lindemann or Dirkschneider  — or the like would be in heavy, cranked-up rotation.