Who's familiar with more recent metal?

[Rickenbacker]

Looking for recommendations of recent, non-death growl metal. (ie: no Cookie Monster vocals)

[100423]

What are some older bands you like?

[Rickenbacker]

Really like 80s thrash, Tool, some Blind Guardian...

[Rufus]

Devin Townsend

[sotdude]

Devin Townsend, Kamelot, Graveyard, Witchcraft, Gypsy Hawk, Mob Rules, Sideburn, Captain Crimson, The Sword, Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell, and Jorn are some of my current faves that are worth checking out. All have new releases this year.

[100423]

Check out Soen:

[Garden Dreamer]

Really like 80s thrash, Tool, some Blind Guardian...

Two of my favorite 80's thrash bands are still making music. HELSTAR has put out two albums with a reformed lineup, "King of Hell" and "Glory of Chaos"


RAVEN released "Walk Through Fire" in 2009, which harkens back to their old sound.

Anthrax and Overkill have also released albums in the past decade that got decent reviews.

[spacefreak]

Looking for recommendations of recent, non-death growl metal. (ie: no Cookie Monster vocals)

Any shrieking pagan black metal or mournful doom???

[JIF]

What about Steel Panther?

[Hunnibee]

I really like Disturbed, but they definitely are not Prog, just straight up Metal.

[Zeuhlmate]

Freak Kitchen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAiiTj9-vg4

Art metal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fdqh4r7DqsE

[davis]

I can find only 2 Admiral Browning songs on YT. here's 1

[davis]

patience please. This starts with a long harp solo. I love it but maybe some don't

[davis]

Wo Fat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQsm6Q0z5cA
prog metal: Oceans of Night: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucKzaTsZ9Co

[spacefreak]

Skånska Mord need to be on the stoner/doom/retro thread. Have you listened to their new one "Paths To Charon"?

I also liked them as Half Man...

[mitchgx]

Not entirely "recent" (well, it's all relative, I guess...these are within the last couple of years), but there are two classic metal bands with '80s roots that released some of their finest material with their last albums. The first is Riot - Immortal Soul. This will sadly be the last Riot album due to the death of original member Mark Reale, but man he went out with a bang....this album smokes. It has Tony Moore on vocals (the singer from the Thundersteel-era of the band), and it is very nearly a metal masterpiece. Awesome. Another band that deserves a comeback award is Flotsam and Jetsam, which released The Cold in 2010. It's a truly inspired album, and it may not be quite the thrash of the old days, it's a great, classy release.

If you like your metal melodic and warm, then Threshold's March of Progress is one of the best albums released this year.

I'll second the Soen recommendation that somebody else made in the thread.....pure Tool worship, but really well-done.

My favorite band of the last three or four years is Fair to Midland...not entirely metal, but definitely heavy and unique.

[cupwonder]

Not entirely "recent" (well, it's all relative, I guess...these are within the last couple of years), but there are two classic metal bands with '80s roots that released some of their finest material with their last albums. The first is Riot - Immortal Soul. This will sadly be the last Riot album due to the death of original member Mark Reale, but man he went out with a bang....this album smokes. It has Tony Moore on vocals (the singer from the Thundersteel-era of the band), and it is very nearly a metal masterpiece. Awesome. Another band that deserves a comeback award is Flotsam and Jetsam, which released The Cold in 2010. It's a truly inspired album, and it may not be quite the thrash of the old days, it's a great, classy release.

If you like your metal melodic and warm, then Threshold's March of Progress is one of the best albums released this year.

I'll second the Soen recommendation that somebody else made in the thread.....pure Tool worship, but really well-done.

My favorite band of the last three or four years is Fair to Midland...not entirely metal, but definitely heavy and unique.

Will have to check out the Riot album. My husband and I are fans.

[progholio]

check out High On Fire. the local radio station i listen to has a programmer who plays these guys frequently, kind of reminds me of a heavier version of Mastodon (which are pretty cool too)

[yogibear]

the band called "force of evil" has some mercyful fate guys in it and they do some killer metal with excellent riffs. no cookie monster vocals .
i have two of their cd's not sure if they have any newer stuff but the one called black empire is the latest i have and its smoking.

[Jay G]

If you like your metal guitar oriented, full of great riffs, dark, mixed with horror, porno, industrial, country and instrumental, I can never recommend John 5 enough.

[simon moon]

The best in prog-metal reviews and releases can be found here -

progmetalzone.com

Some recommendations may have growls, but most will not. I've discovered some very good things there.

[davis]

If you like your metal guitar oriented, full of great riffs, dark, mixed with horror, porno, industrial, country and instrumental, I can never recommend John 5 enough.

I think it's Jay and I that are the 'resident' John 5 fanatics. the man knows no borders or limitations.

Skånska Mord need to be on the stoner/doom/retro thread. Have you listened to their new one "Paths To Charon"?

I also liked them as Half Man...

Yeah, I have Last Supper and PtC. I like both a LOT. the same lineup was in Half Man? I'll have to look into that.

[Duncan Glenday]

If you like your metal guitar oriented, full of great riffs, dark, mixed with horror, porno, industrial, country and instrumental, I can never recommend John 5 enough.

I think it's Jay and I that are the 'resident' John 5 fanatics. the man knows no borders or limitations.

Sounds interesting. I've never heard of him (them?) How would you describe the music?

[100423]

Sounds interesting. I've never heard of him (them?) How would you describe the music?

You've almost certainly heard him even if you don't know his name. He has played with David Lee Roth, K.D. Laing, Marilyn Manson, and Rob Zombie amongst a host of thousands of others.

[Jay G]

Sounds interesting. I've never heard of him (them?) How would you describe the music?

I did describe him. He is a instrumental metal guitarist (currently with Rob Zombie) whose true love is country and blue grass. He has a facination with the occult, horror, serial killers, torture devices and porno. He can basically play anything and is IMO the most technically talented guitarist I have ever heard. Plays all of the most advanced styles and does so with ease. I can recommend all of his solo CDs but my preference is his first 2 Vertigo and Songs For Sanity as they are they have the most country licks mixed in. Check out some of his stuff on-line. Don't be fooled by the tats and makeup, he is one of the most straight laced conservative guys. Also, has one of the worlds best collections of Telecasters.