Favourite Artists/Bands?

[Nya-chan Production]

ABout... hmmm... everything I can listen to and don't have to switch to the next song.

I don't play favourites in music, they changed too many times for me, so I stopped caring. It all depends on my current mood.

[Kevmaster]

Adding a few more to the list:


Cynic



Genre: Avant-Garde Progressive Technical Death Metal/Jazz Fusion
Years active: 1987-1994, 2006-present
Origin: Miami, Florida, USA

Current Members:

Paul Masvidal - guitar/vocals (1987-1994, 2006-present)
Sean Reinert - drums (1987-1994, 2006-present)
Sean Malone - bass, Chapman Stick (1993-1994, 2008-present)
Tymon Kruidenier - guitar, death growls (2008-present)

Discography:

1993 - Focus
2008 - Traced in Air (Favourite!)


These technical wankers released a great debut album back in 1993 and split up shortly after. This year, they came back with an amazing comeback album that totally won me over. While losing a lot of their death metal-touch, Traced in Air is an amazing album with an uncomparable style.


Gojira



Genre: Technical/Progressive Death/Thrash/Groove Metal
Years active: 1996–present
Origin: Bayonne, France

Current Members:

Joe Duplantier − vocals, guitar (1996–present)
Mario Duplantier − drums (1996–present)
Christian Andreu − guitar (1996–present)
Jean-Michel Labadie − bass guitar (1996–present)

Discography:

2001 - Terra Incognita
2003 - Maciste All Inferno [EP]
2003 - The Link
2005 - From Mars to Sirius
2008 - The Way of All Flesh (Favourite!)


Gojira are another pretty unique metal band with influences and crossovers from many genres. Their music is quite heavy but still contains a lot of catchy rythms with precision drumming, unusual song structures, start-and-stop riffs, and breakdowns.


Agalloch



Genre: Atmospheric Folk/Dark Metal
Years active: 1995–present
Origin: Portland, Oregon, USA

Current Members:

John Haughm − vocals, guitar, drums
Don Anderson − guitar
Jason William Walton − bass guitar
Aesop Dekker − drums

Discography:

1999 - Pale Folklore
2001 - Of Stone, Wind and Pillor [EP]
2002 - The Mantle (Favourite!)
2003 - Tomorrow will Never Come [EP]
2004 - The Grey [EP]
2006 - Ashes Against the Grain
2008 - The White [EP]

It's quite obvious that I'm a sucker for unique and experimental metal bands. Another band creating such atmosphere are Agalloch. Agalloch play beautiful atmospheric music with influences ranging from neofolk, post-rock, black metal to doom metal with themes like atural beauty and allusions to ancestral Heathenry.


Novembre



Genre: Progressive Doom/Death Metal
Years active: 1990 – present
Origin: Rome, Italy

Current Members:

Carmelo Orlando - guitar, vocals (1990-present)
Giuseppe Orlando - drums (1990-present)
Massimiliano Pagliuso - guitar (1997-present)
Valerio Di Lella - bass (2008-present)

Discography:

1994 - Wish I Could Dream it Again
1997 - Arte Novecento
1999 - Classica
2001 - Novembrine Waltz
2002 - Dreams d'Azur
2006 - Materia
2007 - The Blue (Favourite!)

Novembre are a doom metal bands mixing clean vocals with Death growls switching from italian to english lyrics. Their music is heavy and imbuing, but they are able to create such a beautiful and melodic sound, it's simply amazing.


Shining



Genre: Black Metal
Years active: 1996 – present
Origin: Halmstad, Sweden

Current Members:

Niklas "Kvarforth" Olsson (a.k.a. "Ghoul") - vocals, guitar (1996–present)
Fredric "Wredhe" Gråby - rhythm & lead guitar (2006–present)
Peter Huss - lead & rhythm guitar (2005–present)
Andreas Larssen - bass (2008–present)
Rickard "Rille" Schill - drums (2008–present)

Discography:

2000 - I: Within Deep Dark Chambers
2001 - II: Livets ändhållplats
2002 - III: Angst, självdestruktivitetens emissarie
2005 - IV:The Eerie Cold
2007 - V: Halmstad (Favourite!)

First Thing to mention is that This Band is really f*cking crazy. Shining openly promote suicide and self-harm in all its forms, thus often get labelled as Depressive- or even Suicidal Black Metal. Their live performances contain large amounts of self-mutilation that they invite the audience to take part in.

Besides these, Shining are amazing musicians that deserve a lot of respect, definitally not for their doings, but for the music they create.

They play a form of black metal that incorporates many doom metal elements and progressive song structures creating an experimental and unique atmosphere. Their latest full length album "V: Halmstad" is for me, personally an amazing and mindblowing album, which is only the 4th album that was ever able to impress me so much to give it a full 5/5 rating.

[Ijexis]

Saw Gojira live with 36crazyfists and In Flames last Sunday, it was fun. I crowd-surfed.

[Sayedee]

Agalloch. Nice addition, kev.

Here a few more from my book:

Eisregen



Genre: Dark Metal
Years Active: 1995 - present
Origin: Germany

Members:

Michael „Blutkehle“ Roth (Vocals)
Michael „Bursche“ Lenz (Guitars)
Franzi „Dr. Franzenstein“ (Keyboard)
Ronny „Yantit“ Fimmel (Drums)
Frau N. Feind (Violin)
Birgit Lages (Bass)

Discography:

Fleischhaus (Fleshhouse) (1997)
Zerfall (Decay) (1998)
Krebskolonie (Cancercolony) (1998) (indexed)
Leichenlager (Morgue, lit. Corpse Camp) (2000)
Fleischfestival (Flesh Festival) EP (2000)
Farbenfinsternis (Darkened Colors, lit. Color Darkness) ( (2001) (indexed)
Lager Leipzig Video (2001)
Wundwasser (lit. Woundwater) (2004) (indexed)
Hexenhaus (Home of the Witch) EP + DVD (2005)
Blutbahnen (Blood Tracks) (2007)
Eine Erhalten (lit. One acquired) EP (2007)
Knochenkult (lit. Bone cult) (2008)

Old Man's Child



Genre: Melodic Black Metal
Years Active: 1993 - present
Origin: Norway

Members:

Galder (vocals, guitars, bass, and keyboards), who is the only constant member of the band.


Discography:

Born of the Flickering (1995)
The Pagan Prosperity (1997)
Ill-Natured Spiritual Invasion (1998)
Sons of Satan Gather for Attack (split EP with Dimmu Borgir — also known as "Devil's Path / In the Shades of Life") (1999)
Revelation 666 - The Curse of Damnation (2000)
In Defiance of Existence (2003)
Vermin (2005)

Rotting Christ



Genre: Melodic Black Metal
Years Active: 1987 - present
Origin: Greece


Members:

Sakis Tolis - (guitar/vocals)
Giorgos Bokos - (guitar)
Andreas Lagios - (bass)
Themis Tolis - (drums)

Discography:

Thy Mighty Contract (1993)
Non Serviam (1994)
Triarchy of the Lost Lovers (1996)
A Dead Poem (1997)
Sleep of the Angels (1999)
Khronos (2000)
Genesis (2002)
Sanctus Diavolos (2004)
Theogonia (2007)

[Tono_Fyr]

Blind Guardian

Genre: Progressive Power Metal
Years Active: 1985-Present
Origin:Germany

Members:

Hansi Kursch (Vocals All years, Bass 1985-1998)
Andre Olbrich (Lead Guitar All years)
Marcus Siepen (Rhythm Guitar All years)
Frederick Ehmke (Drums, 2005 - Present)

Discography:

Battalions of Fear (1988)
Follow The Blind (1989)
Tales From The Twilight World (1990)
Somewhere Far Beyond (1992)
Imaginations From The Other Side (1995)
Nightfall In Middle Earth (1998)
A Night At The Opera (2002)
A Twist In The Myth (2006)

As for a favorite, with the exception of the first two, they all are. There's just something about each one that makes it great and unique, and I just can't pick one. I discovered Blind Guardian when I was 16, I downloaded Bote's War of Wrath, and I just kinda exploded into it from there. I had started listening to 1980s Metallica, and I had started getting into metal, and Blind Guardian is probably why I still love the stuff today, because they opened up the entire thing for me. I don't listen to them nearly as much as I used to (when you have weeks of music to listen to, you tend to not listen to any one thing too often), but their impact on myself and my life is undeniable and unavoidable. They're part of what made me who I am today.

Týr

Genre: Progressive Folk Metal
Years Active: 2000-Present
Origin:Faroe Islands

Members:

Heri Joenson (Guitars, Vocals)
Terji Skibanaes (Guitars)
Gunnar H. Thomsen (Bass)
Kári Streymoy (Drums)

Discography:

How Far To Asgard (2001)
Eric The Red (2003)
Ragnarok (2006) Favorite
Land (2008)

My friend randomly Ordered Ragnarok about a year ago now, we both pretty much spooged when we heard it. I immediately ordered my own copy and got caught up slowly over the course of the year. They're a very unique folk band. No cheesy keyboard synths, just straight up guitars drums vocals and bass. They're probably the most "honest" about it, as well, since they use melodies and traditional pieces from their homeland as a basis for many of their songs.

[Tono_Fyr]

Týr

Genre: Progressive Folk Metal
Years Active: 2000-Present
Origin:Faroe Islands

Members:

Heri Joenson (Guitars, Vocals)
Terji Skibanaes (Guitars)
Gunnar H. Thomsen (Bass)
Kári Streymoy (Drums)

Discography:

How Far To Asgard (2001)
Eric The Red (2003)
Ragnarok (2006) Favorite
Land (2008)

My friend randomly Ordered Ragnarok about a year ago now, we both pretty much spooged when we heard it. I immediately ordered my own copy and got caught up slowly over the course of the year. They're a very unique folk band. No cheesy keyboard synths, just straight up guitars drums vocals and bass. They're probably the most "honest" about it, as well, since they use melodies and traditional pieces from their homeland as a basis for many of their songs.

Fix'd.

[LeapofFate]

A lot of bands I like have been posted already. :S

I'll add more bands later.

Nine Inch Nails



Genre: Industrial, Industrial Rock
Years Active: 1988-Present
Origin: Cleveland, Ohio [United States]

Current Members:

Trent Reznor- Vocals (1998-Present)
Robin Finck- Guitar, Synthesizer (1994-1995, 1999-2000, 2008-Present)
Justin Meldal-Johnsen- Bass (2008-Present)
Ilan Rubin- Drums (2009-Present)

Discography:

1989: Pretty Hate Machine
1992: Broken
1994: The Downward Spiral
1999: The Fragile (Favorite)
2005: With Teeth
2007: Year Zero
2008: Ghosts I–IV
2008: The Slip

I was first introduced to NIN by a friend of mine. He told me about how amazing they were and told me to go pick the album. I bought The Fragile and from the first listen I became hooked to them. Now I understand why NIN is known as an influential part in the Industrial genre.

16Volt



Genre: Industrial, Coldwave
Years Active: 1988-Present
Origin: United States

Current Members:

Eric Powell- Vocals (1988-Present)
Kraig Tyler- Guitar (Live Band Member)
Mike Peoples- Bass (Live Band Member)
John "Servo" DeSalvo - Drums (Live Band Member)

Discography:
Wisdom (1993)
Skin (1994)
LetDownCrush (1996)
Demography (2000)
SuperCoolNothing V2.0 (2002)
The Best of Sixteen Volt (2005)
FullBlackHabit (2007) (Favorite)

16Volt is known as one of the few bands to spawn the genre as Coldwave. 16Volt has been able to keep their style and still evolve as musicians. This band should get more love I say!

Dog Fashion Disco



Genre: Experimental
Years Active: 1996-2007
Origin: Baltimore, Maryland (United States)

Band Members:

Todd Smith - vocals
Jasan Stepp - guitars
Brian "Wendy" White - bass guitar
John Ensminger - drums
Jeff Siegel - keyboards
Matt Rippetoe - horns

Discography:

Erotic Massage (1997)
Experiments in Alchemy (1998)
The Embryo's in Bloom (2000)
Anarchists of Good Taste (2001)
Mutilated Genitals (EP) (2001)
Committed to a Bright Future (2003)
Day of the Dead (2004)
The City is Alive Tonight...Live in Baltimore (2005)
Adultery (2006) (Favorite)
Beating a Dead Horse to Death... Again (2008)

Dog Fashion Disco....what to say? They were an insane bunch of musicians that have been able to mix many genres together and make them a stand out from the rest of the bands. A fun fact, they were originally named Hug The Retard, but they deemed the names as "politically incorrect".

[Lig8htYagami9]

Here my favourite band
Linkin Park:Rock/Rap
Favourite album : Meteora and Hybrid Theory

Dream theatre : Progressive rock
Favourite album: Metropolis Part two..favorite

Eminem : R'NB' , Rap
Favourite album : The Eminem show,
Marshall Motherfavourite
Encore favourite

[xexyzl]

Eternal Tears of Sorrow



Genre: Melodic Death Metal
Years active: 1994–2001, 2005–present
Origin: Pudasjärvi, Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland

Current Members:
Altti Veteläinen
Jarmo Kylmänen
Jarmo Puolakanaho
Risto Ruuth
Janne Tolsa
Juho Raappana

Albums
Sinner's Serenade (1997)
Vilda Mánnu (1998)
Chaotic Beauty (2000)
A Virgin and a Whore (2001) favorite
Before the Bleeding Sun (2006)
TBA (March 2009)

Tired of Gothenburger? Try Eternal Tears of Sorrow, an emo-sounding band from Finland. They play a non-Gothenburg Melodic Death Metal. Yes, it does exist. If you prefer your mellowdeath romantic, ethereal, and sinister, EToS could be the band for you.

[Lig8htYagami9]

xexyzl wrote :

Eternal Tears of Sorrow - Genre: Melodic Death Metal

Please ... You shuold give me a link to listen to this group ... I like this genre ...