Extreme Metal
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Prowler_108
Trooper
Agreed.Black_Thunder said:
Onhell
Infinite Dreamer
Forostar said:
Well, I don't know if they've released anything since Skyforger, but Eclipse is great. I like it more than Silent Waters. Skyforger is a REALLY good album as a stand alone, but taking the previous two albums into consideration it does seem stagnant.
Here's one of my favorite tracks from Eclipse:
Brother Moon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoHWQyLXK7Q&feature=related
And here is my current favorite from Skyforger:
Sampo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wRUMjy8p_M
I don't know what to call their current sound. Not really death, not really prog... very Piano laden... I've dubbed it "moody metal" lol. It's just chill and laid back, love it.
Forostar
Ancient Mariner
Onhell said:
Man I am getting really into this album again. To be honest, I never bought it, but now I've borrowed it from a collegue at work.
Favourite tracks of the moment:
A Servant
Shaman
I guess you notice my likings for such guitar melodies. Kind of old school Amorphis. But I like most of the rest as well!
Cornfed Hick
Ancient Mariner
I just think it's funny that there is something serious people refer to as "Viking Metal." It may or may not be excellent music, but the name just sounds absurd.
Black Thunder
Ancient Mariner
EDIT: I don't "hate" every other genre on the list, I'm just unfamiliar with them...
Stoner Metal?! WTF?
Stoner Metal?! WTF?
cornfedhick said:
It may sound a little absurd, but there is actually a pretty big number of bands in that genre. Most of them are Norwegian and Swedish black metal bands who have lyrics related to Norse mythology, Viking history anti-Christianity and pagan lore, and slight musical folk influences. In other words, they are too "black" to be referred to as folk metal and too "folkish" to pass as ordinary black metal. You run into trouble when trying to distinguish them from pagan metal, which is actually a very big underground scene in many parts of Europe. The differences are mostly from the background of the bands and their lyrics, musically they are often indistinguishable.
I know some people who are in a pagan metal band, and lots of people who are very much into this stuff, so I can assure you it's far from being a hoax or a magazine invention. However, it is likely that many people outside of northern and central Europe are unaware of the reality of Viking/pagan metal.
Singing about Vikings does not suffice to pass as a Viking metal band. Nobody taking the genre seriously will count Amon Amarth in, even though they are very heavy on that Viking image, heavier than some "actual" Viking metal bands. The same goes for power metal bands like Stormwarrior. "Real" Viking metal bands would be Unleashed, Windir, Kampfar, Manegarm or Einherjer.
Pagan metal as a whole is a problematic case, because it is a glorification of pagan past, and is often an overly-romanticised picture that is far detached from reality. Most pagan bands are unpolitical, but some aren't. And when they are political, you can guess what corner you will find them in. Some notable pagan metal bands would be Odroerir, Varg, Svarga and Heidevolk (I particularly recommend the latter).
Black_Thunder said:
Directly influenced by early Black Sabbath this is a very slow-moving and rather quiet (by metal standards) type of music. It's very hard to describe, but it is a very distinct genre. Basically, you can also call it "sludge metal" (although that term is also reserved for some things I would not classify as "stoner").
Stoner metal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfWI-yV7TUY
Kyuss' Blues for the Red Sun, on which that song appears, is one of my favourite metal albums.
Kyuss' Blues for the Red Sun, on which that song appears, is one of my favourite metal albums.
Onhell
Infinite Dreamer
Black_Thunder said:
I recommend you look into CATHEDRAL, really good "stoner" metal.
Jeffmetal said:
It depends. When I was first getting into metal the sub genres were VERY helpful. Now I don't care as long as it's a good band, so yeah, now I don't find it too helpful.
Forostar said:
Such a good album. I've been binging on eclipse, silent waters and skyforger... LOVE what they do with the piano.
Invader
Ancient Mariner
Jeffmetal said:
I'm fine with disagreeing, but I get pissed when people express their absolute disagreement with three words. In the Metallica thread, I didn't say "Yes, Black Album is decent", I said "Yes, Black album is decent because ..." I know you can explain your opinion when you feel like it (see: case AMOLAD), and a few sentences backing up your opinion hardly takes too much effort.
But, I'll admit I overreacted a bit to your post, and I apologise for that.
