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Old 20-08-2010, 13:05
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Im getting back into my rock & metal after a 20 odd year hiatus (probably because of rock band / guitar hero) and need some new music.

Please can you reccomed me the best album by your favourite rock / metal band from the last 20 years.

Anything that has screeching / growly vocals is out, and anything that insists on 1000bpm double drumming (apart from anything involving Miker Portnoy).

To give you an idea of the stuff i do like-
Aerosmith (night in the ruts / toys in the attic), Metallica (Black / ....and justice for all), Motley Crue (Shout at the deil / grls), ACDC (back in black), Cinderella (Long cold winter), GnR (Appetite), NiN, marylin manson.

Ive just found Dream Theater, and bought the new Avenged 7x album on that basis which i am liking, Steel Panther (who cant help but like their 80's tribute style vulgarities), Airbourne, Rammstein,

I dont like Slayer, megadeth, deftones, lamb of god, anthrax - but if I am really missing a work of art by any of these, please reccomend it.

Thank
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Old 20-08-2010, 13:21
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You're almost spoilt for choice I think!!

From your list of likes I would suggest the following, some are better known that others!

Tool
Audrey Horne
Katatonia
Delain
Lacuna Coil
The Union
The Answer
Blackstone Cherry
Touchstone
The Reasoning
Down


All of these are bands based on musicianship rather than noise, but fit your criteria of not being @ 100 MPH and all have "clean" vocals.

Enjoy!!
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Old 20-08-2010, 13:27
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You might enjoy a bit of Alexisonfire, have a listen to 44 calibre love letter. Its quite marmite but based on your previous likes I think you could possibly enjoy it, if you can get past the scremo esque vocals.
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Old 20-08-2010, 13:28
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thanks for the replies, can you briefly explain what the bands are like?
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Old 20-08-2010, 13:37
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Agree with most of the choices Glawster posted, especially The Answer, but can't help noticing...you left out Iron Maiden?!

Easily one of the greatest metal acts ever, and just released a superb new album.

I'll also recommend:

Skid Row (Especially 'Slave To The Grind')
Trouble (Sometimes wrongly called 'The Trouble' on various download sites, such as Amazon)
Black Label Society
Alestorm (Bit of a comedy 'pirate metal' act)
Heaven And Hell (Unfortunately now disbanded due to the tragic death of Dio)
Megadeth (An acquired taste)
Wolfmother
Alter Bridge ('Blackbird' in particular)
Volbeat (Imagine Metallica with Elvis as vocalist...)

Based on your post I have to say you have quite similar tastes to me, as I don't like stuff with growling/screaming either. I know you said you didn't like Slayer, but - and I say this as someone who isn't actually a Slayer fan - their South Of Heaven album is an essential listen. Very melodic but technical and heavy at the same time, it's a superb album if you're not a fan of their more extreme thrash style.
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Old 20-08-2010, 13:42
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Oh, and just noticed your previous post. Here's a rough guide to the band's genres I posted:

Skid Row - GN'R style hard-rock with a metal twist
Trouble - Early work best described as 'doom metal', like Black Sabbath's self-titled album. Later work is a bit faster, more classic-rock orientated
Black Label Society - Heavy-metal, led by Zakk Wylde (Ozzy's former guitarist) on vocals and lead guitar
Heaven And Hell - Black Sabbath with Dio on vocals, but slower than their work as Black Sabbath with Dio, if that makes sense lol
Megadeth - Thrash metal, later work (from Countdown To Extinction onwards) more melodic but not as good
Wolfmother - Led Zeppelin/Deep Purple/Black Sabbath hybrid
Alter Bridge - Post-grunge but with great vocals
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Old 20-08-2010, 13:51
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Here's some links:


Audrey Horne
Katatonia
Delain
Lacuna Coil
Down
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Old 20-08-2010, 13:59
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You might like airborne Very ac/dc
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Old 20-08-2010, 14:11
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I think you'll love Porcupine Tree - In Absentia. Sort of a hybrid of genres but is pretty much rock all the way.

I don't really know much metal without screechy growly vocals so I can't rec you anything from there.
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Old 20-08-2010, 14:22
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I was going to suggest Porcupine Tree, also possibly Blue October

The Wildhearts are a fun rock band.
Vendetta (especially I Executioner)
World Is Static (a little bit like Lacuna Coil, who have been mentioned)
Ted Leo and The Pharmacists
Volbeat (going to see these in December!)
Fury In The Slaughterhouse

Bit of wide range of rock there.
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Old 20-08-2010, 14:24
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You're almost spoilt for choice I think!!

From your list of likes I would suggest the following, some are better known that others!

Tool
Audrey Horne
Katatonia
Delain
Lacuna Coil
The Union
The Answer
Blackstone Cherry
Touchstone
The Reasoning
Down


All of these are bands based on musicianship rather than noise, but fit your criteria of not being @ 100 MPH and all have "clean" vocals.

Enjoy!!
I will look into that slayer album, and Volbest ive heard of before as being very good so will get one of theirs, which is their best work please?

ive heard of most of them, but I didnt like Blackstone Cherry, but will try the rest
You might like airborne Very ac/dc


I already got Airbourne in my post #1 likes! Love em! I got tickets to go see them at O2 birmingham in December and i was about 5 from the front at Download, all my friends buggered off so it was just me, Airbourne and the rain!
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Old 20-08-2010, 14:33
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Agree with most of the choices Glawster posted, especially The Answer, but can't help noticing...you left out Iron Maiden?!

Easily one of the greatest metal acts ever, and just released a superb new album.
As Daisy said she was getting back in to Rock/Metal after a 20 year gap I took Maiden as a given.

I agree with you about the new album, it is very, very good!!

I'm terrible at labelling bands, but here goes...

Tool - My favourite band. I'd say progressive metal, but very intense at times.
Audrey Horne - Just got in to these, a Norwegian band, think Stone Temple pilots and then some. I think they could be huge.
Katatonia - Another scandinavian band, Black Sabbath influencies, very melodic
Delain - European synfonic metal
Lacuna Coil - European synfonic metal
The Union - A new classic rock inspired band featuring Luke morley from Thunder
The Answer - Really good Irish hard rock band, suppoerted AC/DC on theit last tour
Blackstone Cherry - Southern Rock inspired band
Touchstone - British progressive influenced band, very highly thought of by the likes of Classic Rock's Geoff Barton
The Reasoning - Very loosely similar to Touchstone
Down - Southern Rock influenced "supergroup" featuring people from American bands such as Pantera
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Old 20-08-2010, 14:37
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As Daisy said she was getting back in to Rock/Metal after a 20 year gap I took Maiden as a given.

I agree with you about the new album, it is very, very good!!

I'm terrible at labelling bands, but here goes...

Tool - My favourite band. I'd say progressive metal, but very intense at times.
Audrey Horne - Just got in to these, a Norwegian band, think Stone Temple pilots and then some. I think they could be huge.
Katatonia - Another scandinavian band, Black Sabbath influencies, very melodic
Delain - European synfonic metal
Lacuna Coil - European synfonic metal
The Union - A new classic rock inspired band featuring Luke morley from Thunder
The Answer - Really good Irish hard rock band, suppoerted AC/DC on theit last tour
Blackstone Cherry - Southern Rock inspired band
Touchstone - British progressive influenced band, very highly thought of by the likes of Classic Rock's Geoff Barton
The Reasoning - Very loosely similar to Touchstone
Down - Southern Rock influenced "supergroup" featuring people from American bands such as Pantera
i dont like maiden! apart form run to the hills, but if you can reccomend me one album by them to prove me wrong, then i will get it. will check out the Answer too, sounds good.

Not a fan of (dare i even say it) Black Sabbath either!

Also, what is symphonic metal? ive heard this word before but dont get it? Also, am i missing a trick with Black / Death metal? |People talk about the musicianship but i dont get it!
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Old 20-08-2010, 14:46
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Also, what is symphonic metal? ive heard this word before but dont get it? Also, am i missing a trick with Black / Death metal? |People talk about the musicianship but i dont get it!
I think symphonic metal is just metal that has classical/orchestra qualities and tends to be quite progressive.

What albums did you not like from Deftones? White Pony is stunning.
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Old 20-08-2010, 14:52
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I think symphonic metal is just metal that has classical/orchestra qualities and tends to be quite progressive.
Ah - that makes sense - doh! well - i like that kind of sound (dream theater type music?)


What albums did you not like from Deftones? White Pony is stunning.
I dont know any deftones albums, i didnt like them when i saw them live, so White Pony may make me change my mind?


another someone i forgot to mention is Rob Zombie - am Loving all of his stuff, all of it and he needs to get his arse over here to the UK!
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Old 20-08-2010, 14:54
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+1 for Tool, they rawk.
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Old 20-08-2010, 14:58
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If you like Dream Theater try Queensryche from the start
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Old 20-08-2010, 15:05
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I dont know any deftones albums, i didnt like them when i saw them live, so White Pony may make me change my mind?

I'd give them ago along with Porcupine Tree
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Old 20-08-2010, 15:21
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Ah - that makes sense - doh! well - i like that kind of sound (dream theater type music?)
Symphonic metal is huge in Europe,the list is almost endless.. Nightwish and Lunatica are another two good examples.

For a Maiden you might like, I'd say Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son...

Death/black metal tends to be the more screamy growly vocals, these days.

If you like Dream Theater then Porcupine Tree should be high on the list.

Doom is very, very slow and very heavy, bands like Candlemass
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Old 20-08-2010, 20:56
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If you like Dream Theater try Queensryche from the start
now queensryche were a band i knew of when growing up, but i dont think i know any of their stuff.

thanks for all the suggestions from everyone! the only thing is im not loaded and im dont want to download stuff for free these days.

So can you please suggest one key album from as many bands as you like that you think i would like please?


on another note - i mentioned earlier I liked Airbourne and i have tickets for the 10th, and I also liked Helloween (keeper of the 7 keys part 2!) - well I just saw the headliners for Hard Rock Hell in Prestatyn in December - and its both them! ARGH! will have to try and find £160 from somewhere....


oh yeah - even though its cheesy - i love a song with a load of "Woahs" and "Yeahs" in them!
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Old 20-08-2010, 22:27
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Beautiful Creatures - G'n'R-esque
Oomph! - Where Rammstein got most of their sound from
Zeromancer - industrial rock
Van Canto - a capella power metal
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Old 21-08-2010, 07:26
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Okay, so it's by no means a recent album, but have you heard

The Crimson Idol by W.A.S.P.

One of my very favourite albums. You should check it out! Also, another +1 for Wolfmother here.
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Old 21-08-2010, 09:47
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Might be a bit too screechy, and they're not metal, but check out Muse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wV9_je85DE&feature=av2n
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Old 23-08-2010, 10:20
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now queensryche were a band i knew of when growing up, but i dont think i know any of their stuff.

thanks for all the suggestions from everyone! the only thing is im not loaded and im dont want to download stuff for free these days.

So can you please suggest one key album from as many bands as you like that you think i would like please?
Have you tried Spotify? It's a free music streaming service and most of the bands mentioned will have stuff on there, so you can listen to tracks for free and decide that way.
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Old 23-08-2010, 10:56
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Okay, so it's by no means a recent album, but have you heard

The Crimson Idol by W.A.S.P.

One of my very favourite albums. You should check it out! Also, another +1 for Wolfmother here.
Totally luv putting some W.A.S.P. on saw them at Hammersmith Odeon moons ago with Warlock..
mmmmm Doro Pesch
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