FJO8 Posted April 19, 2025 Share Posted April 19, 2025 12 hours ago, Missing said: Imminence give me goosebumps every time. Every song is just so epic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagomir Posted April 19, 2025 Share Posted April 19, 2025 9 hours ago, Sister Mercurial said: RIP Les Binks. This reminded me once again that I'm only familiar with a fraction of Judas Priest's output. I've recently given another listen to the first album by Leaves' Eyes. Most of is it pretty mellow and then THIS starts playing. That beginning 😮 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sister Mercurial Posted April 20, 2025 Share Posted April 20, 2025 Same surname, but apparently no relation to Anneke: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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OptimisticPessimist Posted May 7, 2025 Share Posted May 7, 2025 Within Temptation have released a documentary 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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halcyon.days Posted May 23, 2025 Share Posted May 23, 2025 Just curious, is there a good way to start listening to metal music? I'm a casual alt-rock listener who gets very overwhelmed by metal music. It just seems like a daunting genre to start listening to 😅 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJO8 Posted May 23, 2025 Share Posted May 23, 2025 5 hours ago, halcyon.days said: Just curious, is there a good way to start listening to metal music? I'm a casual alt-rock listener who gets very overwhelmed by metal music. It just seems like a daunting genre to start listening to 😅 You could follow the historical pipeline: Deep Purple, Iron Maiden, Metallica to newer subgenres. I personally joined through Avenged Sevenfold, they have a wide range of styles, and symphonic metal like Nightwish, Eluveitie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagomir Posted May 23, 2025 Share Posted May 23, 2025 12 hours ago, halcyon.days said: Just curious, is there a good way to start listening to metal music? I'm a casual alt-rock listener who gets very overwhelmed by metal music. It just seems like a daunting genre to start listening to 😅 I started with female fronted bands, so I second the Nightwish choice @FJO8 suggested, as well some other softer bands in that vein like Xandria, Within Temptation or Epica (Epica has a growler too, so be warned, if that's not your preferred type of vocal). Eluveitie has heaps of folk instruments, if that's your thing, but they also have quite a bit of growl/raspy vocals in some songs. Therion (excluding the first two or three albums) is also an interesting choice, especially since they have had a variety of female and male vocalists over the years (although I'm not familiar with their newer endevours). If you like male vocalists with a good range accompanied by more melodic type of metal, check out Kamelot. Both Roy Khan and Tommy Karevik can do wonders vocally. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halcyon.days Posted May 23, 2025 Share Posted May 23, 2025 @FJO8 @Dagomir I actually started listening to Dream Theater today and found that they fit my general interest in instrument-oriented music. Not sure if they qualify as metal though 😅 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJO8 Posted May 24, 2025 Share Posted May 24, 2025 16 hours ago, halcyon.days said: @FJO8 @Dagomir I actually started listening to Dream Theater today and found that they fit my general interest in instrument-oriented music. Not sure if they qualify as metal though 😅 Yeah, I would place them close to Metallica and Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and other classic Rock/early Heavy Metal bands. That being said, maybe power metal is more your thing. I recommend Hammerfall and Manowar, maybe Doro 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptimisticPessimist Posted May 24, 2025 Share Posted May 24, 2025 ^^ Dream Theater are def in the metal genre. You might like symphonic metal also, like Within Temptation. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagomir Posted May 25, 2025 Share Posted May 25, 2025 On 5/23/2025 at 9:43 PM, halcyon.days said: I actually started listening to Dream Theater today and found that they fit my general interest in instrument-oriented music. Not sure if they qualify as metal though If you like DT you may also like Symphony X. Also, check out Arjen Anthony Lucassen and his many projects (such as Ayreon). He has worked with a wide variety of instrumentalists and vocalists over the years, including those from Dream Theater. @Sister Mercurial I like that 👍 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halcyon.days Posted May 25, 2025 Share Posted May 25, 2025 Thanks for the recommendations! 😁 I'll check them out when I have the chance. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dagomir Posted June 7, 2025 Share Posted June 7, 2025 I've just bought physical copies of: Metallica- ... And Justice for All Metallica - Load Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lilihierax Posted June 10, 2025 Share Posted June 10, 2025 damn this is such a solid album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagomir Posted June 13, 2025 Share Posted June 13, 2025 On 5/25/2025 at 8:49 PM, halcyon.days said: Thanks for the recommendations! 😁 I'll check them out when I have the chance. How is your metal exploration progressing? I've heard this for the first time yesterday. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagomir Posted June 15, 2025 Share Posted June 15, 2025 Since YouTube keeps recommending me old Nightwish concerts, I thought I'd post one. Currently playing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagomir Posted June 15, 2025 Share Posted June 15, 2025 And here's something I've just found. People in the comment section under the video point out that it sounds like a mix of doom metal and blues with elements of jazz. Interesting stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halcyon.days Posted June 15, 2025 Share Posted June 15, 2025 On 6/13/2025 at 3:14 AM, Dagomir said: How is your metal exploration progressing? A bit late, but I'm going to make a playlist of different metal songs to listen to tonight. Any specific song recommendations are greatly appreciated, since I never reliably find the songs I like through the band's most-played songs. If only there was a way to sort songs by sub-genre... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 15, 2025 Share Posted June 15, 2025 On 6/15/2025 at 10:16 PM, halcyon.days said: song recommendations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagomir Posted June 16, 2025 Share Posted June 16, 2025 17 hours ago, halcyon.days said: A bit late, but I'm going to make a playlist of different metal songs to listen to tonight. Any specific song recommendations are greatly appreciated, since I never reliably find the songs I like through the band's most-played songs. If only there was a way to sort songs by sub-genre... You said you liked Dream Theater. I'm not familiar with their songs enough to recommend something, but here are some examples of songs by bands which are sometimes quoted as either similar in style, influenced by or just featuring some of the DT musicians. Alternatively, just some long songs that I like Symphony X- Bastards of the Machine Symphony X- Iconoclast Ayreon - The Sixth Extinction Ayreon - The Fifth Extinction Ayreon - Isis and Osiris Ayreon - Dawn Of A Million Souls Ayreon - Day Two: Isolation Iron Maiden - Rime of the Ancient Mariner Metallica - The Unforgiven Metallica - The Unforgiven II Nightwish - Beauty of the Beast Nightwish - Ghost Love Score plus what @KVA1983 wrote 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 16, 2025 Share Posted June 16, 2025 On 6/16/2025 at 3:57 PM, Dagomir said: Symphony X- Bastards of the Machine Symphony X- Iconoclast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagomir Posted June 16, 2025 Share Posted June 16, 2025 16 minutes ago, KVA1983 said: I haven't listened to Symphony X in ages! I haven't either (and when I did it was the same 6 or 7 songs) But I remembered liking those two, so on the list they went. This has been on my mind today, so here it is: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 16, 2025 Share Posted June 16, 2025 On 6/16/2025 at 4:15 PM, Dagomir said: I haven't either (and when I did it was the same 6 or 7 songs) But I remembered liking those two, so on the list they went. This has been on mind today, so here it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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