Music

Hell yes! So happy to find some other metalheads here. I’m sort of “basic”, I guess, in terms of my metal tastes. I haven’t been able to get into any harsh vocals. I can get into Mastodon’s harsh vocals and enjoy some of Gojira and Opeth. But other than that, I’ve never had harsh vocals “click” for me.

So I mainly love and always listen to Metallica, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, and Megadeth…NWOBHM stuff mainly. But I want to branch out and get into some newer stuff.

Recently I’ve enjoyed the latest releases from Blood Ceremony, Blood Star and Oozing Wound. Sleep is pretty cool, and I enjoyed Thrice’s newest release.

So I’m interested in finding some new music to check out with you fine folks!

I like a lot of what I consider 'classic' metal, which I hope is not offensive. Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Dio, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin. I like a lot of nu metal too, I hope that doesn't get me banned.

I'd like to try more, I think it's just the extreme varieties I can't really get into.

Long time metalhead here, refugee from reddit, ofc. I've never listened to Veil of Maya before, but I dug this track, so thanks for sharing. Personally I'm a big fan of classic, symphonic, and power metal, but I enjoy plenty of stuff in other sub-genres as well, depends on my mood. Glad to be here, and glad there are other metalheads around.

I wouldn't call myself a metalhead, but I've been listening to Galneryus a lot lately (japanese powermetal). Any recommendations?

Yeah 🤘

My favorite music as of late is Sleep. Headphones recommended.
Recently I like me some classic Grand Magus.
Finally, my normal friends just can't appreciate Bears!

I'm basic and most of my favorite metal is pretty accessible. That being said, there's a couple I don't usually play for my friends:

Yodh - Mizmor

Converge, in general

Meshuggah, in general

I am. First post.

I threw We Butter The Bread With Butter - Fall on my Surfans this week at work. When it played, I was glad I did.

I haven’t heard of Veil of Maya so I’ll give them a bash today.

The metal I’ve listened to has narrowed over the years but I love Gojira and a bunch of instrumental metal bands (rediscovered Deathmole recently and the track “No thanks” goes hard. Also a massive fan of Genghis Tron – every track on their album Board up the house is incredible.

Veil of Maya always struck me as quite an eclectic band. Love their stuff!

My favourite songs by preferred bands are -
Fear Factory / Slave Labor
Amon Amarth / Twilight of the Thunder God

Although I'm loving Wind Rose at the moment. It's just got that perfect amount of Power Cheese!

Can't have a favorite song but probably my favorite metal album still is Trivium's The Sin and the Sentence. It's got nice mix of influences from various metal substyles. Probably my first "real" metal album as well since I listened more to fusions genres.

I'm here from r/progmetal, and like many people there my favourite album is still Odyssey to the West by Slice The Cake. It's a prog-tech-death concept album with deeply poetic lyrics and the soundscape is just amazing.

Oh yeah

I hope it‘s okay if I post a link of my playlist from SoundCloud.

https://on.soundcloud.com/SJiTtiHwb9UqGWPW6

I have listened to and went to a lot of metal concerts. I tend to gravitate towards symphonic metal, with Epica being my favorite.

I have recently been trying to diversify and, in the process, found a lot of great new and old music to enjoy outside the genre too.

I liked to share IGNEA they are evidently Ukrainian. IGNEA — Alga (Official Video) / symphonic metal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KOXbzMRQHs

Wouldn't call myself a metalhead, but Lord of the Lost is one of the bands I like that's a bit harder to share with others

Lord of the Lost - Morgana

Lord of the Lost - Loreley

Gastronomicon by Slugdge, the mollusc-themed death metal band that is far, far better than it has any right to be

A pal of mine set up [email protected] for red and anarchist black metal

Nasum

Turns out most of my friends are not into grindcore nor do they appreciate me sharing said music.

Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza is another that is such an excellent song but my non-metal friends just hear noise.

I did get the wife to listen to The Chariot but I think that was about her limit.

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Micro-aggressions by animals as leaders is fucking nuts, but everyone looks st me funny when I play it

Hey I just joined Lemmy recently since I’m trying to get away from Reddit. Part of what I miss is the music communities for finding recs and concert dates.

Would anyone be interested if I made a space for Metal? Or maybe a more mature one already exists? I haven’t made one yet but I could figure it out!

Reddit refugee - So I think I might be considered a baby metal head, though I just started getting into this genre. I'm guessing that what I've been listening to is more "light metal" but I have no idea

I had never listened to metal before and always though it was too screamy, but I let youtube music autoplay do it's thing, and it has somehow played some songs that I genuinely really, really dig

It started by playing me Sabaton, but I've somehow veered towards artists like Beast in Black - it seems more melodic?

Some of my favorites so far are:

• They Don't Care About Us by Beast in Black (I know is based on Michael Jackson's)
• No Surrender by Beast in Black
• Sweet True Lies by Beast in Black
• My Dystopia by Beast in Black
• Presence of Mind by Dynazty
• Heartless Madness by Dynazty
• Fly Away by GloryHammer
• Night of the Werewolves by Unleash the Archers

I'm not sure why, but I think I've seen some judgments against people who listen to these bands. Maybe they're overrated or not the real deal or the stereotypical "starter metal bands"? Either way, as a musician (Violist in orchestras) I love how these songs have a tune to them and are melodic. I tend to veer away if it's too monotone or screamy, but I'm open to more suggestions :)

For sure! Metal head to the max. I remember being younger and my folks being adamant about metal music "being a phase" that I'd grow out of. Yeah right.

A song that I can't just share with people outside of metal is Rings of Saturn - Mental Prolapse. I remember hearing this a when it came out, and blasting it non-stop for weeks. I was getting death stares at work, but didn't mind.