Modern Listening Recommendations
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Modern Listening Recommendations
I'm trying to update my listening habits again and get in touch with something more modern.
My bread and butter has always ranged from British blues rock through to 80s metal, but I'm trying to broaden my horizons and find some modern rock/post-grunge/metal etc. bands that I'd like. I'm looking for stuff with big riffs/cool guitar parts, dynamics and distinctive vocals - having spent the morning on Spotify sampling a bunch of modern rock acts my biggest peeve is that about 70% of them sound like they have the same singer.
Some of these aren't exactly up-to-date but here's a small list of bands I've found and enjoyed thus far:
Alice in Chains
Soundgarden
Rage Against the Machine
Tool
Audioslave
Wolfmother
The Sword
Black Label Society
Witchcraft
Alter Bridge
Clutch
Corrosion of Conformity
Red Fang
Priestess
Spiritual Beggars
The Answer
Mondo Drag
Graveyard
The Atomic Bitchwax
Royal Thunder
Royal Blood
Bands, albums and song recommendations are all welcomed. Thanks everyone.
My bread and butter has always ranged from British blues rock through to 80s metal, but I'm trying to broaden my horizons and find some modern rock/post-grunge/metal etc. bands that I'd like. I'm looking for stuff with big riffs/cool guitar parts, dynamics and distinctive vocals - having spent the morning on Spotify sampling a bunch of modern rock acts my biggest peeve is that about 70% of them sound like they have the same singer.
Some of these aren't exactly up-to-date but here's a small list of bands I've found and enjoyed thus far:
Alice in Chains
Soundgarden
Rage Against the Machine
Tool
Audioslave
Wolfmother
The Sword
Black Label Society
Witchcraft
Alter Bridge
Clutch
Corrosion of Conformity
Red Fang
Priestess
Spiritual Beggars
The Answer
Mondo Drag
Graveyard
The Atomic Bitchwax
Royal Thunder
Royal Blood
Bands, albums and song recommendations are all welcomed. Thanks everyone.
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Re: Modern Listening Recommendations
Mogwai, Sleaford Mods, Die Antwoord, Periphery, altho' Mogwai have been around for years, but continuously evolving
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Re: Modern Listening Recommendations
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Re: Modern Listening Recommendations
Judging from your list I recommend the following, some of them not exactly new:
Electric Wizard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jzem_-At6F4
Boris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCFU1Dpfmnk
Church of Misery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwATNvnvuTo
Arc of Ascent
http://arcofascent.bandcamp.com/album/circle-of-the-sun
Moss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVaEsvJZwqo
Magic Circle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-5RdDRZOoQ
Satan's Satyrs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1iP1x0EHg0
Older classics that you might've missed, which had direct influences on some of the stuff you like:
Pentagram
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwjNY2WGUjw
Bedemon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX1yqI-McD0
Trouble
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5I7HtpXY9g
Saint Vitus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RCjEdeGmFk
Paul Chain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVC0dJnz-ho
Electric Wizard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jzem_-At6F4
Boris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCFU1Dpfmnk
Church of Misery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwATNvnvuTo
Arc of Ascent
http://arcofascent.bandcamp.com/album/circle-of-the-sun
Moss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVaEsvJZwqo
Magic Circle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-5RdDRZOoQ
Satan's Satyrs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1iP1x0EHg0
Older classics that you might've missed, which had direct influences on some of the stuff you like:
Pentagram
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwjNY2WGUjw
Bedemon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX1yqI-McD0
Trouble
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5I7HtpXY9g
Saint Vitus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RCjEdeGmFk
Paul Chain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVC0dJnz-ho
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Re: Modern Listening Recommendations
Cryptic Attack
Rancid Funeral
Sordid Desolation
Terminal Sins
Gates of Gates
Iron Cinder
Ancient God
Black Tranquillity
Sinful Pit
Roughknob
Rancid Funeral
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Terminal Sins
Gates of Gates
Iron Cinder
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Black Tranquillity
Sinful Pit
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Re: Modern Listening Recommendations
Evil Laceration....sorry, but lol...
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Re: Modern Listening Recommendations
I'll think you'll find they are all made up names from Matt*UNIQUE* wrote:Evil Laceration....sorry, but lol...
Ummm....
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Re: Modern Listening Recommendations
I wouldn't be too surprised if there are some bands somewhere actually with these names though, hahaha...
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Re: Modern Listening Recommendations
hahaha....I reckon too.
So, these "grown" men that name these bands in this way....are they serious, or do they realise that the names are literally laughable?
http://www.metalbandnamegenerator.com/
http://louderthanwar.com/top-50-worst-b ... in-stupid/
So, these "grown" men that name these bands in this way....are they serious, or do they realise that the names are literally laughable?
http://www.metalbandnamegenerator.com/
http://louderthanwar.com/top-50-worst-b ... in-stupid/
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Re: Modern Listening Recommendations
What I don't understand is why they use fonts that are so hard to decifer you can't figure out what the name is anyway.....getting old...bah humbug...etc*UNIQUE* wrote:hahaha....I reckon too.
So, these "grown" men that name these bands in this way....are they serious, or do they realise that the names are literally laughable?
http://www.metalbandnamegenerator.com/
http://louderthanwar.com/top-50-worst-b ... in-stupid/
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Re: Modern Listening Recommendations
My buddy Neil and I had a band project for a while, used a band name generator, ended up being called "The Gonad Manifest". Amazing.
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