Crash Course in New Metal?

Question

Ok, you metalheads, looky here- post 1 or 2 Youtube links to recent (as in, within the last 5 years), metal songs/bands.

I wanna see what the new gen' are up to.

But before you do, I'll tell you my ears are used to the heavy stuff that has more melodic leanings.

Anyone fit that bill?

Thx! :)

lovnrkts: Really enjoyed In This Moment! Thx! The 2nd one was good. A bit less melodic. Great playing in both. Have MTV grabbed In This Moment yet? They sound like they *might* appeal to Evanescence fans.

Off to hear Jakex's Really heavy stuff now. ;)

Just heard the 2 courtesy of Jakex.

With the 1st one, I think I got your sound nailed, man. loL! Growls, then high, clear vocals, back to growling etc.

For both, I wasn't crazy about the vocals, but I dug the music. I loved the power of em both.
Thx!

godsmack:

Lol- I only wanted 1 or 2, so I sorta skimmed some of those vids. Killswitch is amazing! I've only heard 1 other tune, but to my ears, they have a total old school metal sound. The vid seemed to be satirizing 80s metal vids.

I knew the Godsmack tune & like it a lot.

The Disturbed tune- eh. Not enough variety in that tune.

Rob Zombie- I liked White Zombie, so I know he's reliable. This one was OK. I've heard him do better.

The Union Undergrnd- I have a young cousin about 9 yrs old & he LOVES to watch WWF. Are there a bunch of bands who make music solely for WWF & the like?

Hatecrew-

Believe it or not, I kinda liked the Knot. :) I liked the vocals. "Blister" was a good track.

COB- I like em! Another band that to me, is reminiscent of 80s thrash metal...but I'm not too sure I like my metal w/ keyboards. The jury is still out on that...

Shadows Fall- "Effigy". Like the vocal harmonies & the double bass drumming!

Spooky-

Haven't sampled all yet, but I *Def'* liked the Soilwork tune a LOT!

Devildriver- Kicka.ss intro, not crazy about vocals. That seems to happen to me often; I'll love the music & then the vocals won't do much for me.

Didn't dig Lacuna Coil. Too 'wounded romantic' sounding for me. Didn't have balls.

Ok. Just tried:

The Haunted
Scar Symmetry
My Dying Bride &
Try All That Remains

None stood out. Sorry. In some cases I really dug the playing & music, but the vocals would kill it. What *I* wanna know is- can you actually understand what they're saying when they go to extreme death growl mode?? I can barely make out what's being said. It almost sounds like when little kids do "monster' voices when they play. It's almost funny! The growling is a little tough for me to take seriously.

& the last bunch:

Pagan's Mind & Biomechanical appealed to me the most. Esp. the Bioc' tune. That one had the sound most familiar to my ears.

It's funny, I'm sure true metalheads can listen to it indefinitely & be fine, whereas w/ me, though I like metal, after listening for more than say, 30 mins. worth, most of it starts sounding the same. I seemed to prefer to prog metal. I LOVE anything w/ aggressive time sig' changes.

This is why I'm searching hard for a metal band that *I* think has a very original sound.

Thanks everyone for all those links!

Answer 1

I've just gotten something of a crash course in it myself. There was so much talk about some of these bands in the R&P, I made sure to listen to as many metal stations at work as possible.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZd4jYOt23M&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gfgcUB0u7U

Answer 2

Before The Dawn - Deadsong
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpR_UPYanAc
also....
Dawn Of Solace - Wings Of Darkness Attached On The Children Of The Light.(from the movie 300) (a side project of Tuomas Saukkonen of BTD)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KECRPwk2s3E

Biomechanical - The Empires Of The Worlds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xvf2o9r3qE

Pagan's Mind - Enigmatic Mission
(features my favorite new guitarist, Jorn Viggo Lofstad)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJg33lYMEPY

Perzonal War - For The Last Time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABYpX7HCq6M

Sonata Arctica - Don't Say A Word
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2SGIzjgXzI

Answer 3

Chimaira- "Resurrection"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzv7O9siFXY

In Flames-"Trigger"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwbyMKIdTMo


Sikth-"Bland Street Bloom"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAyqaLpJTQg

Protest The Hero-"Blind Folds Aside"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAutUObokCM&feature

Mastodon-"Iron Tusk"-
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVl-QMPtwtk

Black Dahlia Murder-"Funeral Thirst"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBHNiebX2Mo

All Shall Perish-"Eradication"-
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFx85CfMvWI

All That Remains-"This Calling"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcfLkrDXdn8

Lacuna Coil-"Enjoy the Silence"- Depeche Mode song cover
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx58hXh4pVA

Lacuna Coil-"Heaven's A Lie"-www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixxtnrWb17Y

Every Time I Die-"Apocolypse Now and Then"-uk.youtube.com/watch?v=kz5Dbwdl55A

36 Crazyfists-"Bloodwork"-www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRaYfFlTnqk

36 Crazyfists-"Midnight Swim"-www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R1brhs1lcU

Arkhem-"The Agonist"-www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxbjCPo211g

Answer 4

Here's some stuff I like..

Soilwork
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a733LewgmD0
Killswitch Engage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ8k37k8SeU
Children of Bodom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4mvcfBwCNQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BG0oJD2Nic&feature=related <--sweet cover
Trivium
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0dD59FYxJ4
Lacuna Coil
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixxtnrWb17Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx58hXh4pVA&feature=related <--another great cover
DevilDriver
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPcnR3AewJ0
Scar Symmetry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2LTaNb9zQQ
The Haunted
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-P6KXpj_n8
My Dying Bride
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpEl68lrgf8

I hope you like something on the list. Good luck.

When it comes to the grumbly vocals, I don't mind a bit, but too much ruins it for me too.. I think when you listen to that stuff for a while your ears get trained to it and you can pick out what they say.... if that makes sense. Then again, sometimes, it's too crazy and you have to search the lyrics ;)

Answer 5

Children of Bodom - In Your Face
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLAjKtmT3lk

COB- Downfall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbr89uDTr9Y

COB - Needled 24/7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjZXUyvFQDA

I dont know if you might like COB but I love them!!
Let me look for some more videos from other bands, I'll get back to you on this one!!! Enjoy for now!

EDIT: I dont think you will like the Knot...but Fu(k it!!

Slipknot - The Blister Exist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__8OqgtqYuE

Slipknot - Before I Forget
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_09wFxoaeQ

Slipknot - Wait & Bleed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1unzN2zsA4k

Slipknot - My Plague
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT-r3ZZVPec

Shadows Fall - In Effigy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0nsaOhaisw

Answer 6

these are some of my favorites:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp0_vLMrMy8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXFv6nhRvjU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAmuzdGYGlo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5HCFRhtmgc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHWicNDkbpw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD7GhxYzFLo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17ICToGeNDY



hope this helps!!!! i personally love all this music!!!!


edit: i missed the part that said 1 or 2 examples...sorry about that.....about the union underground they were a band in like early 2000's that only released one cd (called ....an education in rebellion) they also did that one particular song for wwe.. they broke up and formed other well known bands....my other examples were stuff like rammstein and drowning pool.....but my favorite is Godsmack......hope it helped!!!

Answer 7

Bring Me The Horizon - Pray For Plagues
http://youtube.com/watch?v=AWggPLXeOkU


The Devil Wears Prada - Hey John, Whats Your Name Again?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ufN6olJ3P8s

They may be too hard for you though...

Answer 8

Try All That Remains

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcfLkrDXdn8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnDEFyV88Qs&feature=related