[Arsis_von_Neaera]

New to the forums. Correct me if this is bad.

I'm making this thread to rant and rave about all the amazing metal that metal heads listen to... and to show off my library. :D

List - BEGIN!!!

Name / Genre

176BIZ / J-POP
36 Crazyfists / (American [Alaska] Nu Metalcore) Metal *NEW*
7 Angels 7 Plagues / (American Melodic Progressive Metalcore) Metal *NEW*
Abigail Williams / (American Symphonic Death and Black) Metal
The Acacia Strain / (American Deathcore) Metal *NEW*
All That Remains / (American Melodic Metalcore) Metal *NEW*
American Head Charge / (American Industrial) Metal
Anaal Nathrakh / (British Grindcore, Black, Death, Industrial) Metal
Angelspit / (Australian Electro-Industrial) Techno
Animosity / (American Technical Deathcore) Metal *NEW*
Apocalyptica / (Finnish Neo-Classical) Metal
Arch Enemy / (Swedish Melodic Death) Metal
Area 51 / J-Metal (?)
Arsis / (American Melodic Death) Metal
Arsonists Get All the Girls / (American avant-garde Metalcore) Metal *NEW*
As Blood Runs Black / (American Deathcore) Metal
As I Lay Dying / (American Metalcore) Metal *Grammy Award-Nominated*
Atreyu / (American Metalcore) Metal
Becoming the Archetype / (American Christian Progressive Death) Metal
Behemoth / (Polish Blackened Death) Metal
Beloved / (American Christian Post-Hardcore Emocore) Metal *NEW*
Between the Burried and Me / (American Progressive Death Metalcore) Metal *NEW*
The Black Dahlia Murder / (American Melodic Death Metalcore) Metal
Blasdead / (Thrash) Metal (?)
Bleeding Through / (American Melodic Death Metalcore) Metal *NEW*
Bleed the Sky / (American Groove Metalcore) Metal
Blindside / (Swedish Post-Hardcore) Rock
Blood Has Been Shed / (American Mathcore) Metal *NEW*
Blood Stain Child / (Japanese Melodic Trance Death) Metal
Bloodbath / (Swedish Hardcore Death) Metal *Superband*
Bloodsimple / (American Nu) Metal *sold out whores*
Box Car Racer / (American Post-Hardcore) Punk Rock *NEW*
Bullet for My Valentine / (Welsh Thrash Metalcore Heavy) Metal
Bury Your Dead / (American Hardcore Metalcore) Metal *NEW*
Capitol Tragedy / (?) *NEW*
Celldweller / (American Industrial Electronica) Metal
Centurions Ghost / Metal (?)
The Chariot / (American Christian Math/Metalcore) Metal *NEW*
Chevelle / (American Post-Grunge) Rock
Children of Bodom / (Finnish Melodic Power Death) Metal
Chiodos / (American Post-Hardcore) Rock
ChthoniC / (Taiwanese Melodic Black) Metal
Clutch / (American Funk Heavy) Metal
Coal Chamber / (American Nu) Metal
Collide / (American Trip) Rock
Combichrist / (Norwegian Aggrotech Electro-Industrial) Techno
Cradle of Filth / (English Extreme) Metal
Crisis / (English Political Punk) Rock
Dark Tranquility / (Swedish Melodic Death) Metal
Deathchurch / (Black) Metal (?)
Deathgaze / (Japanese Visual Kei Metalcore) Metal
Decapitated / (Polish Technical Death) Metal
Demon Hunter / (American Christian Alternative Metalcore) Metal
D’ espairs Ray / J-Metal (?)
The Devil Wears Prada / (American Metalcore) Metal
Dimmu Borgir / (Norwegian Symphonic Black) Metal
Dir en Grey / (Japanese Various) Metal (?)
Disarmonia Mundi / (Italian Melodic Progressive Death) Metal
Disciple / (American Christian) Hard Rock
Disturbed / (American Nu) Metal
Dope / (American Industrial) Metal
Dragonforce / (English Power) Metal
Dream Theatre / (American Prgressive) Rock
Drowning Pool / (American Nu Alternative) Metal/Hard Rock
Dry Kill Logic / (American Nu Metalcore) Metal
Enter Shikari / (English Post-Hardcore Electronic Alternative) Metal
Epica / (Dutch Symphonic) Metal
Eternal Tears of Sorrow / (Finnish Melodic Death) Metal
Gazette / (Japanese Visual Kei) Rock
Girugamesh / (Japanese Industrial Nu Metalcore) Metal
Hanzel und Gretyl / (American Industrial) Metal
Hatebreed / (American Hardcore Metalcore) Metal *Grammy Award-Nominated*
The Haunted / (Swedish Trash Groove Melodic Death) Metal
Heaven Shall Burn / (German Thrash Death Metalcore) Metal
(hed) PE / (American Hardcore Rap) Rock
The Human Abstract / (American Progressive Neo-Classical Metalcore/Mathcore) Metal
Ill Nino / (American Latin-Influenced Six-Piece Alternative) Metal
In Flames / (Swedish Melodic Death) Metal
Intestine Baalism / (Death) Metal (?)
Into Eternity / (Canadian Extreme) Metal
Job for a Cowboy / (American Deathcore) Metal
Kalmah / (Finish Melodic Death) Metal
Killswitch Engage / (American Melodic Metalcore) Metal
KoRn / (American Nu) Metal
Lamb of God / (American Groove Death Metalcore) Metal
Maroon / (German Straight Edge Metalcore/Deathcore) Metal
Mars Volta / (American Progressive Experimental Jazz Fusion) Rock
Mastodon / (American Progressive Sludge) Metal
Megadeth / (American Heavy Thrash) Metal
Melechesh / (Israeli Mesopotamian-Influenced Black) Metal
Metallica / (American Heavy Thrash) Metal
Mindless Self Indulgence / (American Industrial Synthpunk) Rock
Mnemic / (Danish Groove Metalcore) Metal
Moi dix Mois / (Japanese Visual Kei Gothic) Metal
Mors Principium Est / (Finnish Melodic Death) Metal
Mudvayne / (American Progressive Nu) Metal
Mushroomhead / (American Industrial Nu) Metal
Naglfar / (Swedish Blackened Death) Metal
Naeara / (German Melodic Death) Metal
Nevermore / (American Heavy) Metal
Nightwish / (Finish Symphonic Power Gothic) Metal
Nile / (American Ancient Egyptian-Influenced Death) Metal
Nine Inch Nails / (Industrial) Rock
Nodes of Ranvier / (American Christian Metalcore) Metal
Nonpoint / (American Nu) Metal
Norma Jean / (American Christian Mathcore Post-Hardcore) Metal
Norther / (Finnish Melodic Power Death) Metal
Old Man’s Child / (Norwegian Symphonic Black) Metal
Opeth / (Swedish Progressive Death) Metal
Orgy / (American Industrial Synth) Metal
Pantera / (American Heavy Groove) Metal
Paradise Lost / (English Gothic Synthrock) Metal
Placebo / (Freakin-Sweet) [Note: Seriously said that on the album)
Powerman 5000 / (American Industrial Heavy) Metal
Primer 55 / (American Nu Rap) Metal
Project 86 / (American Post-Hardcore) Rock
Rage Against the Machine / (American Funk Rap) Metal
Rammstein / (German Neue Deutsche Härte) Metal
Saliva / (American Southern Nu) Metal
Saosin / (American Post Hardcore) Rock
Sevendust / (American Heavy Nu) Metal
Shadows Fall / (American Thrash Melodic Death Metalcore) Metal
The Showdown / (American Christian Southern Thrash Metalcore) Metal
Slayer / (American Thrash) Metal
Slipknot / (American Nu) Metal
Soulfly / (Brazilian Nu Thrash) Metal
Spineshank / (American Industrial Nu Metalcore) Metal *Grammy Award-Nominated*
Stained / (American Post-Grunge) Rock
Static-X / (American Industrial Nu) Metal
Still Remains / (American Metalcore) Metal
System of a Down / (American Alternative) Metal *Grammy Award-Nominated*
Therion / (Swedish Symphonic Death) Metal
Three Days Grace / (Canadian Alternative) Hard Rock
Tool / (American Progressive Art) Rock
Underoath / (American Christian Metalcore) Metal *Grammy Award-Nominated
Within Temptation / (Dutch Symphonic Gothic) Metal
Xandria / (German Symphonic Gothic) Metal
Zao / (American Christian Hardcore) Metal




AND MANY MANY MORE!!!

[Echo-chan713]

I know 24 bands out of the list:

I don't have a lot of new bands to put on the List:

Avenged Sevenfold: America
Deftones: America
Evanescence?: America
Godsmack: America
Kittie: America
Marilyn Manson: America
My Darkest Days: America
Porcelain and the Tramps: America
Rob Zombie: America
Static-X: America
Trapt: America

[Sadrain]

Moonspell - Portugal
Kamelot - USA

I will add more, when I can think of them. -horribly sleepy-

[Suzerain of Sheol]

I like mostly goth and doom metal... list in brief:

Delain
Draconian
Flowing Tears
The Foreshadowing
How Like A Winter
Lethian Dreams
Mortal Love
My Dying Bride
Nightwish
Octavia Sperati
Opeth
Sirenia
Tales of Dark
Theatre of Tragedy
Tristania
We Are The Fallen

Outside those genres, other bands I like are:

Amon Amarth
Bal-Sagoth
Battlelore
Blind Guardian
Celesty
Dimmu Borgir
Eluveitie
Paragon
Rebellion
Rhapsody of Fire
Stormwarrior

[Arsis_von_Neaera]

Will check all these out. :D

Suzerian_of_Sheol, have you ever heard of Naglfar?

[Suzerain of Sheol]

*looks them up on Youtube*

Sounds familiar, I think I've listened to their stuff before at some point.

Edit: Wait, yeah, I was just checking them out a couple weeks ago. Remind me of Dimmu before they got so weird.

[Arsis_von_Neaera]

I just figured you'd appreciate the Sheol reference, considering they have an entire album devoted to it. I might also suggest Arsis. They are more along the lines of symphonic death metal, but represent a very significant metal foundation for me, and are highly sentimental.

I might also suggest bands like Nevermore and Mors Principium Est. I've never been a massive fan of Goth or Doom metal, I'm particular towards Death and Black. But I love meh some Industrial Goth. :)

Oh and Abigail Williams might something worth checking out. They can be... errr... scary sometimes, but make heavy enough music with enough instrumental synth and play for a good mixture.

[Suzerain of Sheol]

I will duly investigate, thank you.

[Quiet Man Cometh]

Wow, that's some list. My knowledge of metal is woefully lacking but I do like the stuff. I can blame my previous dungeon master in gaming nights for introducing me into some stuff, as well as my step sister and her bad influence :p.

CD's I actually own:

Apocalyptica
Deadsy (Europe, not sure where. Listed as metal but not sure I would call it that)
Hammerfall (Swedish power/speed)
HIM (Finnish goth/symphonic)
Nightwish
System of a Down

Most of the time I tend to just keep track of stuff that I like, which also includes the following.

Adema
Avenged Sevenfold
Chevelle
Disturbed
Dragonforce
Korn
Metallica
Vintersorg (Swedish)

Those are what come to mind right now. There are a couple songs from the Galerians: Rion soundtrack that I quite like but can't for the life of me remember who did them. "The Hate in Me" is one which I keep thinking is Godhead, and one which I think I identified as "TOAB" and I want to say Sevendust, but I'm not sure.

[Arsis_von_Neaera]

Sevendust is baller. I've never heard of Vintersorg, will check them out. Nor Deadsy or Hammerfall. I'm a big old school Korn fan. Chevelle and Disturbed are also mah shiznizzle. I would recommend Primer 55. A little more punk rockish/hardcore, but still that same feel of "bad" heavy you get from Korn and Disturbed. You also might like 10 years.

[Quiet Man Cometh]

Vintersorg is Swedish, in Swedish so you know. ;). They are on iTunes. I had to look up Sweidsh language music for a class once, and picked up a couple songs along the way.

Hammerfall is not unlike Dragonforce I'd say, but I'm not all that up on power metal bands. I tend to stick with what I know and don't venture out a lot. They changed singers not long ago I think, but that's doesn't seem to hurt the band any. Fantasy based lyrics often, and the same with some of their videos. "Natural High" shows that fantasy angle rather well (including narration I believe ;)). Haven't actually watched too many though.

I've only listened to a couple songs from people from the latter list in my post. Some I like, some I don't. It's hit or miss with Korn to me, and same with Disturbed. No that fond of "Down with the Sickness" but I do like "Prayer." I used to listen to Staind but I don't know if I'd call it metal. I haven't heard enough by Sevendust to judge as a whole (did they do "Denial"?)

As I said before, not sure if Deadsy really qualifies as metal. Not bad though, but I'm not fond of all their stuff.

[Arsis_von_Neaera]

I like Dragonforce for their technical abilities more so than their style. I stick to my evil guns for themes and lyrics. I love Apocalyptica though, but more so because classical holds a special place in my life. I don't actually know if Sevendust did Denial. There is an easy, obvious way to find out though.

Hammerfall just got massive props. Their vocalist reminds me of a little less distinct version of Nevermore, which are pretty similar. Hammerfall also remind me of the Sword, which is an awesome, very old school dnd type fantasy band.

[Quiet Man Cometh]

That there is. And yes, Sevendust did a song called "Denial" and I imagine it's the one I'm thinking of. My step sister made a metal CD for me some time ago and unearthing it has not been a priority of mine. A fair bit of it comes from the Queen of the Damned soundtrack. I tend to skip about half the songs on there now because I'm not all that fond of them and since my tastes have changed over time (this was some years ago).

I tend to lean towards the softer stuff than the hard core thrashing, depending on the song of course. My favourite Apocalyptical cover is their version of "Nothing Else Matters", and from their latter album it's "Stroke" which I think is original, and after they picked up a drummer.

[Arsis_von_Neaera]

I started listening to metal about 9 years or so ago and have been infatuated since. Only over the last 5 years did my library really start to bloom, but I find myself listening to music at least 8hrs a day.

[Quiet Man Cometh]

Editted my above post to include some thoughts on Apocalyptica.

I don't listen to music as much as I used to. I imagine it comes from not having a ready stereo anymore, and I prefer not to use headphones. I'm sure things would be better if I stopped misplacing my iPod too.

[Arsis_von_Neaera]

After buying $130 noise canceling bass enhanced headphones... it's really really really hard NOT to listen to music all the time. I really enjoy Apocalyptica's softer music as well, I also prefer their darker music to their other renditions. I especially loved their rendition of "Hall of the Mountain King". It brings out the nerdy necromancer in me. ';..;'