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Alt/melodic metal suggestions needed
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Telegram Sam
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#1 - 2012-08-31 17:27:15 UTC
My wife's birthday is tomorrow and she wants some new music. Any suggestions would be appreciated-- I'm kind of running out of time. Here are some examples of what she likes:

Katatonia - Swedish alt metal
Novembre - Slick Italian melodic metal
Breaking Benjamin - Pop-ish Green Day-ish video game metal
Dragonland - Swedish symphonic power metal

If you know any of these bands, you get the idea. One other criteria: Can't have Metallica-like Cookie Monster vocals. (Which rules out most of the metal genre....)

Arigato guys!
Corwain
Rum Booty Plunder
#2 - 2012-08-31 19:03:06 UTC
My favorite melodic post-hardcore band is hands down A Wilhelm Scream, I've seen them in concert more times than I have fingers. They're definitely a rock band, ie no synthie bits and they're meant to be shouted along to (excellent lyrics for that) but the interludes are great and they're a whole-band sort of thing. Even the bass is an integral part of the action.

A Wilhelm Scream:
The Horse: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSCX_vuRDWc
The King is Dead: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLt2gM52wF8
The Rip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD0ge1OclsY
We Built This City (On Debts and Booze): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEOBp-X2_wA
Less Bright Eyes, More Deicide: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWIZs2GF7hM
Skid Rock: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8pNReUeq0w


And I especially like to listen to these ones while pirating:
Jaw's 3, People 0: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGfWeOulgHs
Anchor End: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWWc3peGd5A
Stab. Stab. Stab.: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x1mBWi1U8A
Killing It: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buxn2HJB5Dk
baltec1
Bat Country
Pandemic Horde
#3 - 2012-08-31 19:16:28 UTC
Al + 3 O2 → 2 Al2O3
Telegram Sam
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#4 - 2012-08-31 21:20:18 UTC
baltec1 wrote:
Al + 3 O2 → 2 Al2O3

Where's my decoder ring...? Smile
Saede Riordan
Alexylva Paradox
#5 - 2012-08-31 22:12:19 UTC
Nachteule Kohen
#6 - 2012-08-31 22:47:16 UTC  |  Edited by: Nachteule Kohen
Katatonia and Novembre aren't "alt" metal whatever the hell that is. they are doom metal... doom metal is sad/depressing/gothic at times

try these bands

agalloch (favorite of mine) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIzoyPfPKO4
my dying bride - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQJUUDsfRek
tiamat - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjIg5lrbEwU
moonspell - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzLtoBKgmB4
anathema - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-55ZYpTwu1g
draconian (favorite of mine) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6R7jSfLpk7Y
swallow the sun (favorite of mine) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6W5ScOEv2c
Nachteule Kohen
#7 - 2012-08-31 23:16:32 UTC
since this is for your female companion, i figure she there might be a chance of being into female fronted metal bands (known as either gothic or symphonic) here's a sample of the most popular ones...

within temptation - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcwO0VS9FVo
leave's eyes - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b15yaPYNDRU
lacuna coil - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJuEeaNEnds
epica - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNGzltK_tlc
delain - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhN4T4uhIWE
nightwish - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g8ykQLYnX0
xandria - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx9OoLwiAho
after forever - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjm4BrNAf6s
Jim Era
#8 - 2012-08-31 23:45:40 UTC
dimmu burger?

(didn't listen to your songs)

Wat™
Dak Dallocort
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#9 - 2012-09-01 07:15:14 UTC
Check out Apocalyptica, their older stuff in particular is very good.
Telegram Sam
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#10 - 2012-09-02 13:21:15 UTC
Great stuff, many thanks guys. I put together a compilation CD of excellent selections from Draconian, Swallow the Sun, Within Temptation, Epica, Amaranthe, Leaves' Eyes, and Agalloch. That's seven new bands for the wife to explore, and go for the full albums of the favorites. o7!
Telegram Sam
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#11 - 2012-09-04 14:59:59 UTC
Corwain wrote:
My favorite melodic post-hardcore band is hands down A Wilhelm Scream, I've seen them in concert more times than I have fingers. They're definitely a rock band, ie no synthie bits and they're meant to be shouted along to (excellent lyrics for that) but the interludes are great and they're a whole-band sort of thing. Even the bass is an integral part of the action.

A Wilhelm Scream:
The Horse: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSCX_vuRDWc
The King is Dead: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLt2gM52wF8
The Rip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD0ge1OclsY
We Built This City (On Debts and Booze): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEOBp-X2_wA
Less Bright Eyes, More Deicide: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWIZs2GF7hM
Skid Rock: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8pNReUeq0w


And I especially like to listen to these ones while pirating:
Jaw's 3, People 0: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGfWeOulgHs
Anchor End: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWWc3peGd5A
Stab. Stab. Stab.: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x1mBWi1U8A
Killing It: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buxn2HJB5Dk

These guys are good. I have them saved for some personal listening.
Graelyn
Aeternus Command Academy
#12 - 2012-09-04 17:25:29 UTC
Telegram Sam wrote:
Can't have Metallica-like Cookie Monster vocals.


Just a tic....

HETFIELD is too growly?

Cardinal Graelyn

Amarr Loyalist of the Year - YC113
Telegram Sam
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#13 - 2012-09-04 17:30:25 UTC
Graelyn wrote:
Telegram Sam wrote:
Can't have Metallica-like Cookie Monster vocals.


Just a tic....

HETFIELD is too growly?


Well, comparatively he's not that growly. Not like Carcass or Burzum or something. But I needed a reference to a growl metal voice that a lot of people would know. Smile
Corwain
Rum Booty Plunder
#14 - 2012-09-04 17:35:31 UTC
Nachteule Kohen wrote:
Katatonia and Novembre aren't "alt" metal whatever the hell that is. they are doom metal... doom metal is sad/depressing/gothic at times


But not "scene" (like global music scene) or Emo (like emotional...cause we need angelic vampires and demonic zombies when we forget how to feel anything but the music)

Why do you happy little elves all need to romanticize or villainize this crap. It's just life, it's just music, it's just a game. Stop taking things so seriously and get to creating and procreating, durr.