The Metal Thread Genre • Page 352

@Nick

I’d go with

Death’s Human, Symbolic or Sound of Perseverance

might seem at first that it is not exactly what you’re looking for but I think there’s a good chance you will love these

proggy without getting to the point of wankery (maybe a little bit here & there), melodic, fast, heavy & catchy

not doomy at all tho

 

Symbolic was a good gateway into death metal for me, like Horrorca said it’s progressive but very digestible

I’m new to doom but Khemmis, Spirit Adrift, and (mostly) Magic Circle all out our great records that are all pretty catchy

Oh, and Type O Negative

 

oh man T0N are incredible

 

Honestly if you like BTBAM you might enjoy the Alkaloid album from last year. Pretty proggy and very death-y. Not as wanky as BTBAM but I find it a bit more refined:

I would second Khemmis and Spirit Adrift if you're into Pallbearer, might throw Baroness in there as well. Elder's album from 2017 was one of my favs, you should check that out too:

 

Seconding any recommendations for Khemmis or Elder

 

Just a few recs that fall in and near the stuff you recommended:

Astronoid - they just opened up for BTBAM on their last tour, and I think their sound falls perfectly within the realm you described. Airy, melodic prog with vocoded clean vox and some black metal underpinnings. The album I embedded there came out earlier this year and is pretty good, but I'm more of a fan of their last album, Air, which was a lot thrashier and more black metal driven to the point where they were given the moniker "dream thrash" which I always thought was a surprisingly accurate description

Alcest - more firmly in the black metal realm than Astronoid, but still pretty accessible compared to more "kvlt" black metal stuff. I'd definitely give Alcest a listen and work backwards from their latest album, Kodama, given your preferences.

The Human Abstract - more in the BTBAM realm of things, they're still proggy and shreddy but more straightforward than them. Their debut, Nocturne, is a good place to start and work forward from. They dig switch up vocalists to one of the dudes from From First to Last on their last album, and he did a surprisingly good job - though I still think I prefer the original vocalist.

Protest the Hero - also firmly in the more straightforward than BTBAM but still proggy metalcore, you can't really go wrong with any album that these Canadians have put out since Kezia. I'd start there and work your way forward.

Warning - DOOM. All I'm gonna say is that they're listed as the most similar artist to Pallbearer on Metal Archives so you probably should have an idea of what you're getting into.

Also gonna echo the Khemmis, Spirit Adrift, and Magic Circle recs if you've been digging a lot of Pallbearer recently. You can't go wrong with any of those three bands, but Khemmis is my favorite out of the recs mentioned.

Happy hunting.

 

Warning
Candlemass
SubRosa
King Goat
Dvne
REZN
Electric Wizard
Magic Circle
Windhand

Anything else mentioned in the above posts that you aren't already familiar with.

Happy hunting.

 

Instrumental drum and bass grindcore stuff out of Brooklyn. These guys always seem to bring the heat for me.

 

Awesome. Thanks guys!

 

I'll check this stuff out but I wasn't asking for recs I was just confirming that Khemmis and Elder rule. Nonetheless, I'm always happy to find new music.

 

i haven't had my coffee yet this morning and misread your post. my b, dude.

 

that Warning record is essentially metal Red House Painters - I love it

 

Whelp, Rammstein is doing Rammstein things.

Rammstein condemned for apparent Holocaust imagery in teaser video: Report

 

Naw, you're good. You've just added to my never-ending queue, that's all.

 

Few randoms off the top of my head. Check out the rest of these song’s respective albums if you like (most notably Greyhaven):

 

i'm the worst.

 

The Contortionist, The Human Abstract, Protest the Hero. Those are names/bands I haven't heard in some time.

Also the Skullsmasher album is streaming on Metal Injection and it's grind as fukk:

SKULLSMASHER Stream Their Brutal New Album Rocket Hammer Brain Surgery In Full!

Also also the new Magic Circle album is streaming on Decibel:

Full Album Stream & Interview: Magic Circle - "Departed Souls" | Decibel Magazine

Good stuff to wake up to today

 

New Rammstein video is pretty intense; so much going on, haha. Seems like one giant commentary on the history of Germany. Song itself is typical Rammstein; nothing new

 

What is the band's history like, politically? This video is all over the place and I can't tell if its a criticism or what.

 

They've always had videos that have had sensitive topics or images, sparking debate mainly within Germany itself, from what I can remember. The band has been fearless in tackling these topics, so this latest video isn't surprising. Not knowing the English translation of the lyrics, I can't tell exactly what they're trying to say, but just based on what we see, it seems they're trying to tackle the entire history of the country in some way, haha

 

I never knew a single song of theirs outside of Du Hast, and I don't even know what that means.

 

You
You have
You have me

 

Some riffs in this one

 

Somebody summarized the new video/song as "They're a complete deconstruction of Germany and it's history with regards to today's developments. Basically "yeah, the right wing fuckheads are coming back and it sucks, but look, bloodshed & atrocities are kinda what Germany has always been about, so what's to love about this country?"

Lyrics: Genius Translations – Rammstein - DEUTSCHLAND (English Translation) Lyrics | Genius Lyrics

 

Yep, I was just about to weigh in. Rammstein have always been a pretty loud left-wing group - their imagery is just so risque that it can often go over peoples' heads. I respect what they do, though, because unlike many others I actually believe that they're doing the topics justice and treating them with respect. Hell, Links 2 3 4 is an openly anti-fascist anthem, and a middle finger to their shitty right-wing fans.