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[LegendofRock3021]

Can someone recommend some modern metal bands? I already listen to quite a few, but I'm in one of my musical exploration moods, and my sights are set on metal. To kind of narrow it down, I particularly like metal bands that have that "old school" sound (like The Sword, for example). I also like a lot of the more "extreme" metal, although I usually prefer mid to high ranged screams over the very low growls (though I do like some metal with growling; it depends on the band).

Somewhat late, but check out the following bands:

Antiquus
Anubis Gate
Briton Rites
Hibria
In Solitude
Pagan's Mind
Pharaoh
Slough Feg
Spiritus Mortis
Wolf (Sweden)

Looking for some more good Thrash Metal outside of the Big 4, Exodus, Testament, Metal Church, Overkill, Kreator, etc.

Something I may not already have heard of.

Ares Kingdom - Incendiary
Cro-Mags - The Age of Quarrel
Holy Terror - Mind Wars
Hypnosia - Extreme Hatred
Morbid Saint - Spectrum of Death
Municipal Waste - Hazardous Mutation
Rigor Mortis - Rigor Mortis
Ripping Corpse - Dreaming With the Dead
Skeletonwitch - Beyond the Permafrost
Torture Squad - Pandemonium
Vektor - Black Future

[HeavyMetalKing]

Somewhat late, but check out the following bands:

Antiquus
Anubis Gate
Briton Rites
Hibria
In Solitude
Pagan's Mind
Pharaoh
Slough Feg
Spiritus Mortis
Wolf (Sweden)

I actually "bought" Wolf's "The Black Flame" through a free eMusic trial last week. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'll check out the rest of these bands, along with the ones mentioned a few pages ago. I have one free album left on my trial...the challenge will be deciding what to use it on. I suppose it's YouTube time! Thanks for the suggestions!

[HeavyMetalKing]

Falkenbach, Vintersorg, Heidevolk, Enslaved, Immortal, Korpiklaani, Kivimetsän Druidi, Ihsahn, Dark Forest, Finntroll...


Here are some modern bands that might be outside of the "average metalhead's" palette (though I would assume many poster here already know about them)

I just realized I never thanked you for your suggestions. Thank you! Sorry it's late!

And I also apologize for the double-post. I tried all of the previously suggested solutions to the edit post bug, but none of them worked for me.

[LegendofRock3021]

I actually "bought" Wolf's "The Black Flame" through a free eMusic trial last week. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'll check out the rest of these bands, along with the ones mentioned a few pages ago. I have one free album left on my trial...the challenge will be deciding what to use it on. I suppose it's YouTube time! Thanks for the suggestions!

No problem. Since you have Wolf, check out Herman Frank, Loyal to None is an outstanding album that came out 2 years ago.

And I also apologize for the double-post. I tried all of the previously suggested solutions to the edit post bug, but none of them worked for me.

Yeah, editing is a pain right now. You can either click on the Edit Post button twice, or open the Edit Post button in another tab/window so you don't have to click twice.

[exploder]

is there anything that sounds like slipknot mixed with dead kennedys?

[Ultimatum]

Looking for some more good Thrash Metal outside of the Big 4, Exodus, Testament, Metal Church, Overkill, Kreator, etc.

Something I may not already have heard of.

Realm - Endless War
Blind Illusion - The Sane Asylum
Overkill - Feel the Fire
Vektor - Black Future
Watchtower - Energetic Disassembly
Toxik - World Circus
Coroner - R.I.P.
Xentrix -For Whose Advantage?

A lot of this is more technical and a little bit less harsh than Thrash like Toxic Holocaust. Most lack harsh vocals like death growls.

[darkwinterbeast8]

I just realized I never thanked you for your suggestions. Thank you! Sorry it's late!

And I also apologize for the double-post. I tried all of the previously suggested solutions to the edit post bug, but none of them worked for me.

You're welcome.

[Mega-Tallica]

Beautiful recs guys, thanks!

[Rocket2Russia]

Going to Europe this Friday morning. Need some music to fill two 10-hour flights and gratuitous amounts of time going through layovers/security + some stuff for the trains over there. Already have these discographies (grabbed from stasis's most played on last.fm and one or two other sources. some is stuff i've wanted to check out for awhile). More recs besides:


• The Mountain Goats
• Andrew W.K.
• Boris
• Red House Painters
• Why?
• The Jesus and Mary Chain
• Cold Cave
• Wipers
• Darkthrone
• Carissa’s Wierd
• Galaxie 500
• Amesoeurs
• Alcest
• Nick Drake
• Dinosaur Jr.
• Lightning Bolt

[Ultimatum]

Unwound, their entire discography.

Also, grab Built to Spill's Keep It Like a Secret, some Neurosis, Spiritualized, Swell's 41, and Chokebore's A Taste for Bitters.