Anyone else into Folk Metal or Symphonic Metal? (a Headbangers Paradise)

[mackynz]

clutch is the best band that no one has heard of, and the below video is for their song 'burning beard' off the album 'robot hive/exodus.' the song is stellar but the video concept is interesting as well.

Clutch was at an all day concert near me last year. I hadn't heard of them before then but became addicted quickly.

[AK907]

Like coffee, you have to get used to it.

Yup. It took me a while to accept and understand growling/screaming vocals when I first discovered metal. Now I love them. Growling vocals are just a more aggressive form of singing, in a lot respects it is similar to using distortion/overdrive on a guitar. As with all forms of singing there are both good and bad vocalists. Some growling vocalists, like Chris Barnes of Cannibal Corpse, are very monotone and are not what I would consider a good vocalist. Others such as Mikael Akerfeldt of Opeth have a lot more range and versatility and generally follow an actual vocal melody. What is even better is when you can combine both.

[The Serpent Merchant]

Periphery just released a new single from their upcoming album "Periphery II"

Djent at it's finest

Song Title: Make Total Destroy


(Smartphone Link)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLeIz0VE83M

[travis11]

I love Metal/Hardcore, always have. Those music videos had me dieing. LOL. Headbanging to a chello? WTF?!? No offense but they can stay in Europe, that entire performance looked like a Saturday Night Live skit.

[Mike41793]

I love Metal/Hardcore, always have. Those music videos had me dieing. LOL. Headbanging to a chello? WTF?!? No offense but they can stay in Europe, that entire performance looked like a Saturday Night Live skit.

you should see me going HAM when the guy on the electric kazoo comes out at the concert! lol... I kinda agree with you though, but who are we to say what instruments belong in what genre of music!

[Mike41793]

ok so since metal will never die i dont feel this thread should either!

Ive been listening to Opeth alot the past week thanks to AK907! Thought you guys might enjoy this song which also has an apperance from a snake about 3/4 of the way through!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AY5LRReFYus

[AK907]

ok so since metal will never die i dont feel this thread should either!

Ive been listening to Opeth alot the past week thanks to AK907! Thought you guys might enjoy this song which also has an apperance from a snake about 3/4 of the way through!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AY5LRReFYus

Opeth (older Opeth especially) is phenomenal! Pure class all the way. Have you listened to anything from "Damnation" yet? Not all metal is necessarily heavy. Just because something is mellow doesn't mean it isn't any less evil.

[Mike41793]

Meh, not so much into the newer stuff like that. I much prefer the older heavier stuff. Doesnt sound like the same band imo.

Have you listened to Gojira before? I looked on roadrunner records website, since i like alot of the bands they usually cover, and saw them. Ive only listened to a few of there songs but really like this one in particular:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eljj...eature=related

[AK907]

Meh, not so much into the newer stuff like that. I much prefer the older heavier stuff. Doesnt sound like the same band imo.

Have you listened to Gojira before? I looked on roadrunner records website, since i like alot of the bands they usually cover, and saw them. Ive only listened to a few of there songs but really like this one in particular:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eljj...eature=related

Those mellow songs are actually rather old. They are before "The Grand Conjurgation", which was on the "Ghost Reveries" album. Their newer stuff I was referring to would be albums such as "Heritage" and "Watershed". Watershed was weak at best and Heritage was just horrible. They lost several key band members and took a whole new musical direction. Damnation was definitely a new direction for them, but it still had that classic Opeth charm and feeling to it. Similar clean, melodic riffs can be heard mixed in with a lot of their earlier work. This is where they really shine to me. They can make that transition between heavy and clean without it being harsh. Very tasteful.

I was actually just listening to Gojira earlier. Not my favorite band, but they are alright.

[Mike41793]

Those mellow songs are actually rather old. They are before "The Grand Conjurgation", which was on the "Ghost Reveries" album. Their newer stuff I was referring to would be albums such as "Heritage" and "Watershed". Watershed was weak at best and Heritage was just horrible. They lost several key band members and took a whole new musical direction. Damnation was definitely a new direction for them, but it still had that classic Opeth charm and feeling to it. Similar clean, melodic riffs can be heard mixed in with a lot of their earlier work. This is where they really shine to me. They can make that transition between heavy and clean without it being harsh. Very tasteful.

I was actually just listening to Gojira earlier. Not my favorite band, but they are alright.

Oh i gotta do some more research then lol! Idk i liek the heavy stuff you posted of them before but all those mushy clean vocals in these songs dont really do it so much for me.

Gojira is cool, but i only listened to like 3 of there songs so idk if i really like them yet or not. I really like that whale song though. Whale metal is gunna be a whole new genre, i can see it now! lol