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Aegraen
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1225 Posts
July 17 2009 12:44 GMT
#1
I've been known for my eclectic music tastes, so I'm wondering what others around here listen to that perhaps is so far from the norm or relatively unknown groups.

Elvenking - Romance and Wrath (Awesome Folkpower metal)



Alestorm - Keelhauled (Seriously, Pirate Metal! One of my fav bands)



I'd be surprised if many people here heard of either group



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clazziquai
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
6685 Posts
July 17 2009 12:47 GMT
#2
lol wow Pirate Metal, never heard anything like that before O.o
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Aegraen
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1225 Posts
July 17 2009 12:54 GMT
#3
Dark Lunacy - Snowdrifts



Four String Quartet, Russian influenced metal..The only band that plays music like this and they are awesome!
"It is easy to be conspicuously 'compassionate' if others are being forced to pay the cost." -- Murray N. Rothbard -- Rand Paul 2010 -- Ron Paul 2012
Aegraen
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1225 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-17 12:59:24
July 17 2009 12:57 GMT
#4
On July 17 2009 21:47 clazziquai wrote:
lol wow Pirate Metal, never heard anything like that before O.o


Listen to these guys, one of my favorite folk bands.

Eluveitie - Britcom



Eluveitie - Ne Regv Na

"It is easy to be conspicuously 'compassionate' if others are being forced to pay the cost." -- Murray N. Rothbard -- Rand Paul 2010 -- Ron Paul 2012
besiger
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
Croatia2452 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-17 13:05:44
July 17 2009 13:02 GMT
#5
Ive heard of Elvenking and Alestorm, even checked out a few songs, but not really my cup of tea.
Dark Lunacy on the other hand i find fucking awesome, you might like this too if you like them :

Dominia




Novembre ( i love novembre to death <3)





EDIT: oh and shame on me for forgetting, the first pirate metal band


A weak will coupled with delusions of grandeur
Aegraen
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1225 Posts
July 17 2009 13:03 GMT
#6
Orphaned Land - Halo Dies (Israeli folk metal, freaking awesome band)

"It is easy to be conspicuously 'compassionate' if others are being forced to pay the cost." -- Murray N. Rothbard -- Rand Paul 2010 -- Ron Paul 2012
Aegraen
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1225 Posts
July 17 2009 13:06 GMT
#7
Wow thanks, Dominia is very good! This kind of sucks since I live in the US its so hard to find these guys albums and when I do (Like EBAY, etc.) it's quite expensive... /sadface.
"It is easy to be conspicuously 'compassionate' if others are being forced to pay the cost." -- Murray N. Rothbard -- Rand Paul 2010 -- Ron Paul 2012
Aegraen
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1225 Posts
July 17 2009 13:10 GMT
#8
Swallow the Sun - These Lowlands (The best Doom band, but I can count the amount of doom fans I've ever known on one hand lol, could be because the music is depressing)

"It is easy to be conspicuously 'compassionate' if others are being forced to pay the cost." -- Murray N. Rothbard -- Rand Paul 2010 -- Ron Paul 2012
besiger
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
Croatia2452 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-17 13:28:48
July 17 2009 13:15 GMT
#9
oh sweet, you like doom too, now you've really come into my turf ^^, gimme a sec and il post some bands im sure you will like.

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Draconian, you've probably heard of them before, but next to swallow the sun, they are my favorite doom metal band



Daylight dies, a awesome american band



Saturnus



Slumber



Septic Flesh, when i first heard their name, i was like WTF ? I thought it was some god awful grind band, but they are actually awesome, they craft godlike melodies and have a guitar tone i just love, heres a tribute with some of their best work.



Doom:Vs, a solo project from Draconians singer, its basicaly Draconian but more doom and heavy.









By far my favorite genre of metal, ive got a ton of bands from the genre.
A weak will coupled with delusions of grandeur
besiger
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
Croatia2452 Posts
July 17 2009 13:46 GMT
#10
aww, where are all the other people ? I know a lot of people here listen to this kind of music too, im just waiting for alffla to chime in with opeth
A weak will coupled with delusions of grandeur
Mah Buckit!
Profile Joined April 2009
Finland474 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-17 13:54:33
July 17 2009 13:48 GMT
#11
I´ve heard of and heard all of those except besigers ones.
Swallow the Sun is finnish and OK doom metal, but don´t listen to it that much.

Orphaned land is pure awesome, I listen to it sometimes and introduced it to my brother too.

Eluveitie is is Swiss and they use some old instruments in their music, don´t know that much really.

Don´t know Dark Lunacy but I can just say: WTF ! You say you don´t know Apocalyptica!
Apocalyptica

I heard that Elvenking is pretty much old school power metal :D
And Alestorm I have heard somewhere, I guess you might like Turisas?
Turisas

Oh god I´m kinda marketing finnish powermetal now and I don´t really even like it that much
But I like Amorphis :D = Kalevala Metal

And yeah, my UG bands:

Bal Sagoth ( This is.... ummm... kinda weird?)
A Tale from the Deep Woods


Chet Atkins ( There´s no words...Epic Stuff)
Mr Bo Jangles

Dozer
The Rising
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besiger
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
Croatia2452 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-17 13:53:30
July 17 2009 13:51 GMT
#12
huh, im taking over aegraens blog ^^ sorry for posting a ton of stuff, but i really love music, especially this kind of music and i take any chance i get to share bands, and find new ones.

We cant have turisas here without this !!



and yeah, agree with you there, amorphis is pure awesome.
A weak will coupled with delusions of grandeur
Aegraen
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1225 Posts
July 17 2009 14:01 GMT
#13
On July 17 2009 22:51 besiger wrote:
huh, im taking over aegraens blog ^^ sorry for posting a ton of stuff, but i really love music, especially this kind of music and i take any chance i get to share bands, and find new ones.

We cant have turisas here without this !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0jwoFeA-Wo

and yeah, agree with you there, amorphis is pure awesome.


Yeah, Turisas is awesome. Battle metal!

Thyrfing - Ångestens Högborg (One of the best folk bands!)



My favorite metal is probably Folk

Here is SuidAkrA <3

SuidAkrA - Revenant (Seriously, these guys are GODLIKE, been around forever and create the greatest riffs in metal by far)



"It is easy to be conspicuously 'compassionate' if others are being forced to pay the cost." -- Murray N. Rothbard -- Rand Paul 2010 -- Ron Paul 2012
Aegraen
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1225 Posts
July 17 2009 14:04 GMT
#14
On July 17 2009 22:48 Mah Buckit! wrote:
I´ve heard of and heard all of those except besigers ones.
Swallow the Sun is finnish and OK doom metal, but don´t listen to it that much.

Orphaned land is pure awesome, I listen to it sometimes and introduced it to my brother too.

Eluveitie is is Swiss and they use some old instruments in their music, don´t know that much really.

Don´t know Dark Lunacy but I can just say: WTF ! You say you don´t know Apocalyptica!
Apocalyptica

I heard that Elvenking is pretty much old school power metal :D
And Alestorm I have heard somewhere, I guess you might like Turisas?
Turisas

Oh god I´m kinda marketing finnish powermetal now and I don´t really even like it that much
But I like Amorphis :D = Kalevala Metal

And yeah, my UG bands:

Bal Sagoth ( This is.... ummm... kinda weird?)
A Tale from the Deep Woods


Chet Atkins ( There´s no words...Epic Stuff)
Mr Bo Jangles

Dozer
The Rising


Not bad. Let's see if you know much black metal.

Anthelion - Grave Ocean (Taiwainese, one of my favs)

"It is easy to be conspicuously 'compassionate' if others are being forced to pay the cost." -- Murray N. Rothbard -- Rand Paul 2010 -- Ron Paul 2012
Aegraen
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1225 Posts
July 17 2009 14:07 GMT
#15
I play piano and I love symphonic/orchestral metal.

Luca Turilli - Mystic and Divine (Simply the best in this genre by far)



Epic!
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besiger
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
Croatia2452 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-17 14:15:35
July 17 2009 14:13 GMT
#16
I am intrigued by Anthelion
ah, so we move to black metal now !!!

Bishop of hexen, quite symphonic


Everyone loves Old mans child !


my kind of pump up music

A weak will coupled with delusions of grandeur
Aegraen
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1225 Posts
July 17 2009 14:28 GMT
#17
On July 17 2009 23:13 besiger wrote:
I am intrigued by Anthelion
ah, so we move to black metal now !!!

Bishop of hexen, quite symphonic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3GzWUsjOHE

Everyone loves Old mans child !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOiMuDkyTd4

my kind of pump up music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wXDPH_at0I


Yes, I love black metal!

Renascent - Majestic



Nightside Glance - Omen (Awesome band)



AxAmentA - The Omniscient



Black Countess - God Grant She Lies Still (Awesome band haha)

"It is easy to be conspicuously 'compassionate' if others are being forced to pay the cost." -- Murray N. Rothbard -- Rand Paul 2010 -- Ron Paul 2012
allluckysevens7777
Profile Joined February 2009
United States53 Posts
July 17 2009 14:53 GMT
#18
Check out Running Wild for more pirate metal
Genjimaru
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Canada515 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-17 16:32:01
July 17 2009 16:26 GMT
#19
Stormlord - Dance of Hecate
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EQUILIBRIUM - Blut Im Auge
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Wolfchant - Mourning Red
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NorthLand - Where the Heroes Die
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Catamenia - The Day When the Sun Faded Away
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Solerrain - The Promise
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Thrudvangar - Zwei Raben
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Icewind Blast - Where the Icy Wind Blows
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Luca Turilli - Legend of Steel
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But my favourite Epic Metal band of all is probably still Ensiferum.

Ensiferum - Eternal Wait
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Aegraen
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1225 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-17 17:07:07
July 17 2009 17:04 GMT
#20
On July 18 2009 01:26 t3r.sAnkAri wrote:
Stormlord - Dance of Hecate
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EQUILIBRIUM - Blut Im Auge
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Wolfchant - Mourning Red
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NorthLand - Where the Heroes Die
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Catamenia - The Day When the Sun Faded Away
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Solerrain - The Promise
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Thrudvangar - Zwei Raben
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Icewind Blast - Where the Icy Wind Blows
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Luca Turilli - Legend of Steel
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But my favourite Epic Metal band of all is probably still Ensiferum.

Ensiferum - Eternal Wait
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Nice list. Been a stormlord fan for a while same with Catamenia, Northland, and Ensiferum.

You should check out Arcturus, I don't think any band comes close to matching them in their....atmosphere.



"It is easy to be conspicuously 'compassionate' if others are being forced to pay the cost." -- Murray N. Rothbard -- Rand Paul 2010 -- Ron Paul 2012
ZZangDreamjOy
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada959 Posts
July 17 2009 18:19 GMT
#21
This thread has nothing to do with your tastes being "Eclectic". All your doing is posting a shit ton of shitty power metal/black metal bands, that are mainstream in their own genre. How old are you, really?

(BTW Not talking to you Besiger, my croatian love muffin, It's Logan)
HitEmUp
Hollow
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Canada2180 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-17 18:48:21
July 17 2009 18:42 GMT
#22
All the bands in this thread are relatively known and there is no eclecticism presented here either, only sub-genres of metal. Perhaps not the best title for the thread?

Anyway, here's my opinion on what's been presented. Swallow the Sun is mediocre at best, calling it the best doom is like calling Dimmu Borgir the best black metal band. They are both entry-level bands and I can guarantee you you will get tired of them sooner or later. Doom goes much beyond all the shitty generic melodic doom repeating the same secure ideas over and over. High quality doom metal is Esoteric, Skepticism, Mournful Congregation, Evoken and early Dolorian. They all do their own thing and sound 10 times heavier than the melo doom bands who are mostly just all clones of early Katatonia.

My contribution...

The most eclectic metal band (who does it well, not like uneXpect for example) would have to be maudlin of the Well. I recommend everyone who believes themselves to have eclectic taste in music with a penchant towards metal to check them out. Their new album is free to download on their website because it was entirely fan-funded. The most amazing thing about this band is that they primarily dealt with the subjects of astral projection and lucid dreaming. Most of the music they ever released was 'found' in dreams.

www.maudlinofthewell.net





Mooga
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States575 Posts
July 17 2009 19:45 GMT
#23
I've listened to some of the bands you guys posted, and I like Arcturus but yeah these bands are not that eclectic unless you're comparing it to the bands that TLers listed on the top 10 songs of all time thread lol.

Here's some real eclectic music taste, the harsh noise genre:

ZZangDreamjOy
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada959 Posts
July 17 2009 19:52 GMT
#24
On July 18 2009 03:42 Hollow wrote:
All the bands in this thread are relatively known and there is no eclecticism presented here either, only sub-genres of metal. Perhaps not the best title for the thread?

Anyway, here's my opinion on what's been presented. Swallow the Sun is mediocre at best, calling it the best doom is like calling Dimmu Borgir the best black metal band. They are both entry-level bands and I can guarantee you you will get tired of them sooner or later. Doom goes much beyond all the shitty generic melodic doom repeating the same secure ideas over and over. High quality doom metal is Esoteric, Skepticism, Mournful Congregation, Evoken and early Dolorian. They all do their own thing and sound 10 times heavier than the melo doom bands who are mostly just all clones of early Katatonia.

My contribution...

The most eclectic metal band (who does it well, not like uneXpect for example) would have to be maudlin of the Well. I recommend everyone who believes themselves to have eclectic taste in music with a penchant towards metal to check them out. Their new album is free to download on their website because it was entirely fan-funded. The most amazing thing about this band is that they primarily dealt with the subjects of astral projection and lucid dreaming. Most of the music they ever released was 'found' in dreams.

www.maudlinofthewell.net

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA1nb9Zy8J8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV7qXnZunMk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVVFTCTupH4


Hey Etienne, it's Logan. Good write up. You hit the nail on the head here.
also, maudlin of the Well is an amazing band, and I recommend them to anyone wanting to try something new, and completely different.
HitEmUp
Mah Buckit!
Profile Joined April 2009
Finland474 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-17 20:20:41
July 17 2009 20:15 GMT
#25
Well I´m not that much into any genre and black metal isn´t any different.
I have listened Arcturus, it´s ok, but...
I love Immortal, Hail Blashykrh!

I don´t think Keep of Kalessin is that eclectic anymore :/ but everyone should listen their Reclaim album. It has some strange vibe in it. BM noobs will say it´s not tr00 anyway,

Ok someone already critisized this thread not being eclectic so:
There is this torrent in the webs that goes by the name Jodel. About 100 songs of pure awesome.
So you can just suck it zzangdreamjoy :D
Thore Skogmans Surströmmingpolka is so incredible.. the words are so great
( I can speak moderate swedish)
My other favourite from there:
De Zware Jongens - De Jodeljump
So that´s for all you folk freaks....

More weird stuff:
There was this swedish stoner band( a bit like Dozer,Spiritual Beggars) called Astroqueen and they made I guess 1 1/2 records:D ? Into Submission is a great CD check it out people.

Memfis (swedish :I )
Somekinda metal. Not good with genres. They haven´t got a label for their second record even though it has been finished for some time now. 2006 "The Wind-Up" is still great and me and my brother are still waiting and hoping.
Memfis Myspace

Sahg anyone?
Norwegian stoner I guess. Sahg II is a nice record. And it´s mainly a group of blackmetallers? Almost like supergroup ?

Also... I have heard of Maudlin of the Well but I have never bothered to give it a chance but I will now so thx for the pep talk if there is anything to thank for. If there isn´t, I´ll just come here and get mad :D
Starcraft? Epic Grimness.
Chef
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
10810 Posts
July 17 2009 20:17 GMT
#26
On July 18 2009 03:19 ZZangDreamjOy wrote:
This thread has nothing to do with your tastes being "Eclectic". All your doing is posting a shit ton of shitty power metal/black metal bands, that are mainstream in their own genre. How old are you, really?

(BTW Not talking to you Besiger, my croatian love muffin, It's Logan)

Gotta agree. Should see my music collection if you want eclectic... Everything from Avril Lavigne to Dying Fetus to The Pillows to Abandoned Pools to Reign... I'm not really proud of it tho... Everyone who looks thru my iPod says "HEY NICE!" and then "EEWW, you like them??" Yes maam, I do...
LEGEND!! LEGEND!!
Mah Buckit!
Profile Joined April 2009
Finland474 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-17 20:36:23
July 17 2009 20:28 GMT
#27
On July 18 2009 05:17 Chef wrote:
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On July 18 2009 03:19 ZZangDreamjOy wrote:
This thread has nothing to do with your tastes being "Eclectic". All your doing is posting a shit ton of shitty power metal/black metal bands, that are mainstream in their own genre. How old are you, really?

(BTW Not talking to you Besiger, my croatian love muffin, It's Logan)

Gotta agree. Should see my music collection if you want eclectic... Everything from Avril Lavigne to Dying Fetus to The Pillows to Abandoned Pools to Reign... I'm not really proud of it tho... Everyone who looks thru my iPod says "HEY NICE!" and then "EEWW, you like them??" Yes maam, I do...


Dude how can you not be proud of your taste of music?
It´s like atleast you have your own taste of music. Fuck those who don´t!

My music taste is also kinda weirdo sometimes, but I tend to listen to music always one CD as a whole so it stays in some limits as in quantity of recordes. Kill the heretics of shuffle!

I think that if a person can make a good song it means most likely that he or she can make a whole bunch of good songs and arrange them to a record and make a shitloads of great records with NO bad songs. Yeah sometimes it may take sometime to get into some of these bands records but most times I success. I know this is all offtopic but does someone really care? :D
And mods don´t need to ban me for that.

Starcraft? Epic Grimness.
Aegraen
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1225 Posts
July 17 2009 20:40 GMT
#28
On July 18 2009 03:42 Hollow wrote:
All the bands in this thread are relatively known and there is no eclecticism presented here either, only sub-genres of metal. Perhaps not the best title for the thread?

Anyway, here's my opinion on what's been presented. Swallow the Sun is mediocre at best, calling it the best doom is like calling Dimmu Borgir the best black metal band. They are both entry-level bands and I can guarantee you you will get tired of them sooner or later. Doom goes much beyond all the shitty generic melodic doom repeating the same secure ideas over and over. High quality doom metal is Esoteric, Skepticism, Mournful Congregation, Evoken and early Dolorian. They all do their own thing and sound 10 times heavier than the melo doom bands who are mostly just all clones of early Katatonia.

My contribution...

The most eclectic metal band (who does it well, not like uneXpect for example) would have to be maudlin of the Well. I recommend everyone who believes themselves to have eclectic taste in music with a penchant towards metal to check them out. Their new album is free to download on their website because it was entirely fan-funded. The most amazing thing about this band is that they primarily dealt with the subjects of astral projection and lucid dreaming. Most of the music they ever released was 'found' in dreams.

www.maudlinofthewell.net

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA1nb9Zy8J8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV7qXnZunMk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVVFTCTupH4


If you notice the title of the blog is "Eclectic music tastes" not, eclectic groups or bands which is relegated to primarily Avant-Garde (Which Arcturus is).

You can easily classify my tastes as eclectic since I run the gamut from Doom metal to Pirate/Folk to Orchestral/Ambient to Symphonic Power/Black to Melodic Death/Death to Avant-Garde to Atmosphere (Like Kataxu's WAR track) to Metalcore and bands like Narziss and Maroon to Aggrigate (Psyclon Nine) to Thrash like Lyzanxia.

My 3 favorite Doom bands being StS, Mael Mordha and Somnium Mortuum I would rate all higher than Esoteric and those others.





All depends what you prefer I suppose. I'm a piano/keyboardist so my likes will be different within the genre. Anyways, the point stands I didn't title this 'Eclectic music BANDS or GROUPS' but, "Eclectic music taste" and I fit within that definition and this is a blog to showcase bands and groups of all sorts which I have, not just Avant-Garde music.

"It is easy to be conspicuously 'compassionate' if others are being forced to pay the cost." -- Murray N. Rothbard -- Rand Paul 2010 -- Ron Paul 2012
Aegraen
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1225 Posts
July 17 2009 20:54 GMT
#29
Zyklon - An Eclectic Manner (Thought I'd throw this in here for it's irony considering the last few posts haha)



Sybreed - Dynamic



"It is easy to be conspicuously 'compassionate' if others are being forced to pay the cost." -- Murray N. Rothbard -- Rand Paul 2010 -- Ron Paul 2012
Aegraen
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1225 Posts
July 17 2009 21:02 GMT
#30
One of my favorite Atmospheric / BM bands:

Limbonic Art - Beyond the Candles Burning



"It is easy to be conspicuously 'compassionate' if others are being forced to pay the cost." -- Murray N. Rothbard -- Rand Paul 2010 -- Ron Paul 2012
Foucault
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Sweden2826 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-17 21:18:00
July 17 2009 21:12 GMT
#31
The pirate metal band sounds ALOT like Korpiklaani and similar finnish metal with the melodies and all.

Oh and everyone needs to listen to Ensiferum, especially their debut album. Black metal is good too; Satyricon, Ragnarok, Immortal etc

Btw Aegraen, you definately know your metal. That, or you take pride in dropping names =)

So I'll contribute as well. One of the best black metal songs I've heard recently:

Ragnarok - Blackdoor miracle

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Chef
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
10810 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-17 21:17:56
July 17 2009 21:13 GMT
#32
It's possible you don't know what eclectic means :O Eclectic is supposed to be taking the best from everything. If you have 'eclectic taste in music' it means you listen to the best (in your own subjective opinion) of every genre/style. Not that you like unpopular music.
LEGEND!! LEGEND!!
BackHo[BLACK]
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
80 Posts
July 17 2009 21:16 GMT
#33
BackHo[BLACK]
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
80 Posts
July 17 2009 21:16 GMT
#34
Ha, seriously though:
Aegraen
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1225 Posts
July 17 2009 21:21 GMT
#35
On July 18 2009 06:13 Chef wrote:
It's possible you don't know what eclectic means :O Eclectic is supposed to be taking the best from everything. If you have 'eclectic taste in music' it means you listen to the best (in your own subjective opinion) of every genre/style. Not that you like unpopular music.


I know exactly what it means. Why do you think I've been posting all my favorite bands from every single different metal genre I listen to? I thought it was quite obvious... ;/

Doom
Power
Atmospheric
Black
Symphonic
Avant-Garde
Folk


I haven't even gotten around to Thrash, Aggrigate, Industrial, Death, Melodic Death, etc. yet.
"It is easy to be conspicuously 'compassionate' if others are being forced to pay the cost." -- Murray N. Rothbard -- Rand Paul 2010 -- Ron Paul 2012
Aegraen
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1225 Posts
July 17 2009 21:34 GMT
#36
Might as well throw in some of my favorite Japanese bands.

Onmyouza - Maou



Blood Stain Child - Artificial Mind



MyProof - Invisible Force



Concerto Moon - Moonlight After the Rain (The best Neoclassical Band there is period, Katsu is a god)




Lost Eden - Time Damages Me

"It is easy to be conspicuously 'compassionate' if others are being forced to pay the cost." -- Murray N. Rothbard -- Rand Paul 2010 -- Ron Paul 2012
CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-17 22:04:41
July 17 2009 21:39 GMT
#37
I've heard of Alestorm and I don't even like metal (except them as an exception), more of a novelty band though. I'm sure tons have heard of them as it was posted in IRC a few times. I have Captain Morgan's Revenge album on my ipod and comp at home. I don't really like the song you posted, I prefer these ones:

These non HD clips don't do the songs justice though imo

(Specifically the duhn dun dun dun guitar riff at 0:16 here and how it complements the chorus so well)
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh4W5RRjhyc



And especially the lyrics/choruses.

+ Show Spoiler +


So come take a drink, and drown your sorrows
And all of our fears will be gone til tomorrow
We'll have no regrets, and live for the day
In Nancy's Harbor Cafe!



+ Show Spoiler +
Now as we stand before the gallows, waiting for the end
I'll say these final words my friend
At sunrise we all dance the ____ jig
So raise up your pint of rum, and take another swig!
For the curse of Captain Morgan, has lead us to this fate!
So have no fear and don't look back, the afterlife awaits!
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
Aegraen
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1225 Posts
July 17 2009 21:47 GMT
#38
On July 18 2009 06:39 CharlieMurphy wrote:
I've heard of Alestorm and I don't even like metal (except them as an exception), more of a novelty band though. I'm sure tons have heard of them as it was posted in IRC a few times. I have Captain Morgan's Revenge album on my ipod and comp at home. I don't really like the song you posted, I prefer these ones:

These non HD clips don't do the songs justice though imo

(Specifically the duhn dun dun dun guitar riff at 0:16 here)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfYq-7zAQFA

And especially the lyrics.


Seems like you may have a penchant for Folk metal that isn't tilted to much towards bands like Ensiferum and Thyrfing.

Try out Tyr. Awesome band.



Seriously if you want to explore folk more let me know, its my favorite genre besides symphonic/orchestral.


"It is easy to be conspicuously 'compassionate' if others are being forced to pay the cost." -- Murray N. Rothbard -- Rand Paul 2010 -- Ron Paul 2012
koreasilver
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
9109 Posts
July 17 2009 21:50 GMT
#39
On July 18 2009 04:52 ZZangDreamjOy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 18 2009 03:42 Hollow wrote:
All the bands in this thread are relatively known and there is no eclecticism presented here either, only sub-genres of metal. Perhaps not the best title for the thread?

Anyway, here's my opinion on what's been presented. Swallow the Sun is mediocre at best, calling it the best doom is like calling Dimmu Borgir the best black metal band. They are both entry-level bands and I can guarantee you you will get tired of them sooner or later. Doom goes much beyond all the shitty generic melodic doom repeating the same secure ideas over and over. High quality doom metal is Esoteric, Skepticism, Mournful Congregation, Evoken and early Dolorian. They all do their own thing and sound 10 times heavier than the melo doom bands who are mostly just all clones of early Katatonia.

My contribution...

The most eclectic metal band (who does it well, not like uneXpect for example) would have to be maudlin of the Well. I recommend everyone who believes themselves to have eclectic taste in music with a penchant towards metal to check them out. Their new album is free to download on their website because it was entirely fan-funded. The most amazing thing about this band is that they primarily dealt with the subjects of astral projection and lucid dreaming. Most of the music they ever released was 'found' in dreams.

www.maudlinofthewell.net

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA1nb9Zy8J8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV7qXnZunMk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVVFTCTupH4


Hey Etienne, it's Logan. Good write up. You hit the nail on the head here.
also, maudlin of the Well is an amazing band, and I recommend them to anyone wanting to try something new, and completely different.

Kayo Dot is better, imo.
CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-17 22:15:49
July 17 2009 21:57 GMT
#40
No, I don't like that. Mainly because I don't understand the lyrics. See with Alestorm the lyrics are an allusion. They apply to pirate things of old and it is somewhat novelistic like I said before, but also if you really pay attention they are metaphors and can be applied to things today and you can relate to them. Like the choruses that I quoted, they're perfect.

I mostly like Underground hip hop, so lyrics are the main thing for me, more so than the music. Although I do appreciate good instrumentals. That is the difference between most metal/hip-hop fans imo. Lyrics versus Non Lyrics. I also mostly like hard hitting slower drum patterns sort of like that mael morda clip above (although the singer and lyrics I don't like there). Head nodders that you can chill to, instead of crazy fast shit that people jump around and mosh to.
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
Aegraen
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1225 Posts
July 17 2009 22:10 GMT
#41
On July 18 2009 06:57 CharlieMurphy wrote:
No, I don't like that. Mainly because I don't understand the lyrics. See with Alestorm the lyrics are an allusion. They apply to pirate things of old and it is somewhat novelistic like I said before, but also if you really pay attention they are metaphors and can be applied to things today and you can relate to them. Like the chorus that I quoted, it's perfect.

I mostly like Underground hip hop, so lyrics is the main thing for me, more so than the music. Although I do appreciate good instrumentals. That is the difference between most metal/hip-hop fans imo. Lyrics versus Non Lyrics.


Yeah. I could care less about the lyrics I listen for the music. You pretty much hit the nail on the head. Though it seems odd to listen to music for the lyrics mostly, poetry is a lot better in that regard. Each their own though

Just a heads up there are some bands with great lyrics. (Telling stories)

One of the best is Blind Guardian, perhaps you can give it a chance.

"It is easy to be conspicuously 'compassionate' if others are being forced to pay the cost." -- Murray N. Rothbard -- Rand Paul 2010 -- Ron Paul 2012
FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11554 Posts
July 17 2009 22:19 GMT
#42
I have come with good music, not crappy folk metal.

Varathron:


Necromantia:
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-17 22:31:47
July 17 2009 22:20 GMT
#43
On July 18 2009 07:10 Aegraen wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 18 2009 06:57 CharlieMurphy wrote:
No, I don't like that. Mainly because I don't understand the lyrics. See with Alestorm the lyrics are an allusion. They apply to pirate things of old and it is somewhat novelistic like I said before, but also if you really pay attention they are metaphors and can be applied to things today and you can relate to them. Like the chorus that I quoted, it's perfect.

I mostly like Underground hip hop, so lyrics is the main thing for me, more so than the music. Although I do appreciate good instrumentals. That is the difference between most metal/hip-hop fans imo. Lyrics versus Non Lyrics.


Yeah. I could care less about the lyrics I listen for the music. You pretty much hit the nail on the head. Though it seems odd to listen to music for the lyrics mostly, poetry is a lot better in that regard. Each their own though

Just a heads up there are some bands with great lyrics. (Telling stories)

One of the best is Blind Guardian, perhaps you can give it a chance.

+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGkK9ctxP3o



Poetry is boring as hell. I don't really like the sing songy style of execution in this video.

Like take Necro or Goretex or any of those psycho+illogical label MCs, they all have a novelistic sub genre of hip hop coined "horror-core hip hop" or "Death Rap". It is pretty comparable to alestorm in that regard.
These guys are all mostly metal fans as well, and have ties with some groups or whatever. Like Nassau Chainsaw. So as a result you also get a few blended genre songs metal/hiphop.

Let me post a few:

+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qn7NgneZaA

which is a remix of





or even songs or albums titled after metal songs or bands


AS for thinking it is weird to listen to music for the lyrics as the main thing, remember that the original instrument is the voice.
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
Aegraen
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1225 Posts
July 17 2009 22:29 GMT
#44
On July 18 2009 07:20 CharlieMurphy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 18 2009 07:10 Aegraen wrote:
On July 18 2009 06:57 CharlieMurphy wrote:
No, I don't like that. Mainly because I don't understand the lyrics. See with Alestorm the lyrics are an allusion. They apply to pirate things of old and it is somewhat novelistic like I said before, but also if you really pay attention they are metaphors and can be applied to things today and you can relate to them. Like the chorus that I quoted, it's perfect.

I mostly like Underground hip hop, so lyrics is the main thing for me, more so than the music. Although I do appreciate good instrumentals. That is the difference between most metal/hip-hop fans imo. Lyrics versus Non Lyrics.


Yeah. I could care less about the lyrics I listen for the music. You pretty much hit the nail on the head. Though it seems odd to listen to music for the lyrics mostly, poetry is a lot better in that regard. Each their own though

Just a heads up there are some bands with great lyrics. (Telling stories)

One of the best is Blind Guardian, perhaps you can give it a chance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGkK9ctxP3o



Poetry is boring as hell. I don't really like the sing songy style of execution in this video.

Like take Necro or Goretex or any of those psycho+illogical label MCs, they all have a novelistic sub genre of hip hop coined "horror-core hip hop" or "Death Rap". It is pretty comparable to alestorm in that regard.
These guys are all mostly metal fans as well, and have ties with some groups or whatever. Like Nassau Chainsaw. So as a result you also get a few blended genre songs metal/hiphop.

Let me post a few:


Eh, ok. I only listen to metal and aggrotech (lol don't know why I've been calling it aggrigate ;/)/techno so I don't know these names you're using lol.

There are many 'novelistic' parts of folk. For example, Norse/Viking themed, Pirate, Tolkien, etc. Power metal is mostly the domain of Fantasy (Dragons, Knights, etc.) and has some bands with great lyrics. Anyways, there probably isn't much in the genre that would interest you. Not that many people like Rap and Metal... lol.

"It is easy to be conspicuously 'compassionate' if others are being forced to pay the cost." -- Murray N. Rothbard -- Rand Paul 2010 -- Ron Paul 2012
CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-17 22:33:10
July 17 2009 22:32 GMT
#45
It's hip-hop, rap is that pop shit on the radio. There is a difference. That's like saying linken park is metal, or blink 182 is punk.
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
Aegraen
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1225 Posts
July 17 2009 22:32 GMT
#46
Heres some Aggrotech. I haven't met hardly many people who listen to aggrotech, so would be a nice surprise to find some on TL.

Die Sektor - Deathkill



<3 <3 <3 the vocals in Aggrotech.
"It is easy to be conspicuously 'compassionate' if others are being forced to pay the cost." -- Murray N. Rothbard -- Rand Paul 2010 -- Ron Paul 2012
CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
July 17 2009 22:36 GMT
#47
On July 18 2009 07:32 Aegraen wrote:
Heres some Aggrotech. I haven't met hardly many people who listen to aggrotech, so would be a nice surprise to find some on TL.

Die Sektor - Deathkill

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oStkVV-5Xak

<3 <3 <3 the vocals in Aggrotech.



I like it, sort of reminds me of Black Sun Empire or maybe even a little NIN. I don't understand the lyrics one bit because of the screamo style and distortion on them. Unless you just mean you like the sounds and not specifically the lyrics.
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-17 22:46:53
July 17 2009 22:37 GMT
#48
I also have respect for this band straight out of a warzone, + Show Spoiler +
Their lead guitarist is fucking sick. Watch the documentary on them. Most of the lyrics are in broken english.\


PS- There are tons of sub genres of hip-hop http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hip_hop_genres

and I know there are also a lot of metal as well.

Can someone explain the differences between some of them?

edit- nvm i found this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_subgenres

I like White Zombie so I guess I like Groove Metal and Industrial Metal, anyone got any good songs of that I can hear?
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
Aegraen
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1225 Posts
July 17 2009 22:51 GMT
#49
On July 18 2009 07:36 CharlieMurphy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 18 2009 07:32 Aegraen wrote:
Heres some Aggrotech. I haven't met hardly many people who listen to aggrotech, so would be a nice surprise to find some on TL.

Die Sektor - Deathkill

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oStkVV-5Xak

<3 <3 <3 the vocals in Aggrotech.



I like it, sort of reminds me of Black Sun Empire or maybe even a little NIN. I don't understand the lyrics one bit because of the screamo style and distortion on them. Unless you just mean you like the sounds and not specifically the lyrics.


Yeah I like the style, don't really care about the lyrics.

X-Fusion

"It is easy to be conspicuously 'compassionate' if others are being forced to pay the cost." -- Murray N. Rothbard -- Rand Paul 2010 -- Ron Paul 2012
CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
July 17 2009 22:55 GMT
#50
this band was labeled as avant garde metal
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
Aegraen
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1225 Posts
July 17 2009 22:57 GMT
#51
On July 18 2009 07:37 CharlieMurphy wrote:
I also have respect for this band straight out of a warzone, + Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-bWNENmB0I
Their lead guitarist is fucking sick. Watch the documentary on them. Most of the lyrics are in broken english.\


PS- There are tons of sub genres of hip-hop http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hip_hop_genres

and I know there are also a lot of metal as well.

Can someone explain the differences between some of them?

edit- nvm i found this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_subgenres

I like White Zombie so I guess I like Groove Metal and Industrial Metal, anyone got any good songs of that I can hear?


My favorite in Industrial/Groove/Prog would have to be MNEMIC.

"It is easy to be conspicuously 'compassionate' if others are being forced to pay the cost." -- Murray N. Rothbard -- Rand Paul 2010 -- Ron Paul 2012
FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11554 Posts
July 17 2009 23:01 GMT
#52
On July 18 2009 07:55 CharlieMurphy wrote:
this band was labeled as avant garde metal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc98u-eGzlc


Yeah, it's Meshuggah is a blend of a lot of things :|
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
July 17 2009 23:03 GMT
#53
btw, there wasn't a pirate metal article so I started one. I don't know much about the genre though so I just put some really basic starter info up. If anyone wants to complete or add to it please do http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_subgenres#Pirate_metal
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11554 Posts
July 17 2009 23:09 GMT
#54
There isn't a pirate metal genre because it doesn't exist :|
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
food
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States1951 Posts
July 17 2009 23:25 GMT
#55
hahaha
someone look up definition of "eclectic" before you start posting doom/death/folk metal

and yea, there's no "pirate metal", has to be a joke

this thread turned into a metal shit fest, imagine how many videos can people link here. I'd link my favs but it doesn't make any sense and i doubt someone is actually listening to all these after first page
Can someone ban this guy please? FA?
keit
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
1584 Posts
July 18 2009 01:32 GMT
#56
breaking off the gay metal posts by adding some real KOREAN PUNK. Though I doubt anyone will listen to it since it isn't SNSD or some fucking other girl band with 15 year old girls that sing something a 50 year old commercial songwriter wrote.










Graphics
FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11554 Posts
July 18 2009 01:36 GMT
#57
wut u talkin 'bout keit. dat be trve kvlt metulz
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
ZZangDreamjOy
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada959 Posts
July 18 2009 01:39 GMT
#58
On July 18 2009 05:40 Aegraen wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 18 2009 03:42 Hollow wrote:
All the bands in this thread are relatively known and there is no eclecticism presented here either, only sub-genres of metal. Perhaps not the best title for the thread?

Anyway, here's my opinion on what's been presented. Swallow the Sun is mediocre at best, calling it the best doom is like calling Dimmu Borgir the best black metal band. They are both entry-level bands and I can guarantee you you will get tired of them sooner or later. Doom goes much beyond all the shitty generic melodic doom repeating the same secure ideas over and over. High quality doom metal is Esoteric, Skepticism, Mournful Congregation, Evoken and early Dolorian. They all do their own thing and sound 10 times heavier than the melo doom bands who are mostly just all clones of early Katatonia.

My contribution...

The most eclectic metal band (who does it well, not like uneXpect for example) would have to be maudlin of the Well. I recommend everyone who believes themselves to have eclectic taste in music with a penchant towards metal to check them out. Their new album is free to download on their website because it was entirely fan-funded. The most amazing thing about this band is that they primarily dealt with the subjects of astral projection and lucid dreaming. Most of the music they ever released was 'found' in dreams.

www.maudlinofthewell.net

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA1nb9Zy8J8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV7qXnZunMk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVVFTCTupH4


If you notice the title of the blog is "Eclectic music tastes" not, eclectic groups or bands which is relegated to primarily Avant-Garde (Which Arcturus is).

You can easily classify my tastes as eclectic since I run the gamut from Doom metal to Pirate/Folk to Orchestral/Ambient to Symphonic Power/Black to Melodic Death/Death to Avant-Garde to Atmosphere (Like Kataxu's WAR track) to Metalcore and bands like Narziss and Maroon to Aggrigate (Psyclon Nine) to Thrash like Lyzanxia.

My 3 favorite Doom bands being StS, Mael Mordha and Somnium Mortuum I would rate all higher than Esoteric and those others.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyDRGfwmDUs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poYf1k8L01Q

All depends what you prefer I suppose. I'm a piano/keyboardist so my likes will be different within the genre. Anyways, the point stands I didn't title this 'Eclectic music BANDS or GROUPS' but, "Eclectic music taste" and I fit within that definition and this is a blog to showcase bands and groups of all sorts which I have, not just Avant-Garde music.



Hey uh...
You honestly must not know what eclectism is, because your going on about ONE genre of music. Metal.
You have to branch out, give genres like rap, country, rock, blues, jazz, etc, a chance. Because proclaiming yourself as eclectic when you only truly listen to one genre is ignorant.
HitEmUp
ZZangDreamjOy
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada959 Posts
July 18 2009 01:40 GMT
#59
On July 18 2009 07:29 Aegraen wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 18 2009 07:20 CharlieMurphy wrote:
On July 18 2009 07:10 Aegraen wrote:
On July 18 2009 06:57 CharlieMurphy wrote:
No, I don't like that. Mainly because I don't understand the lyrics. See with Alestorm the lyrics are an allusion. They apply to pirate things of old and it is somewhat novelistic like I said before, but also if you really pay attention they are metaphors and can be applied to things today and you can relate to them. Like the chorus that I quoted, it's perfect.

I mostly like Underground hip hop, so lyrics is the main thing for me, more so than the music. Although I do appreciate good instrumentals. That is the difference between most metal/hip-hop fans imo. Lyrics versus Non Lyrics.


Yeah. I could care less about the lyrics I listen for the music. You pretty much hit the nail on the head. Though it seems odd to listen to music for the lyrics mostly, poetry is a lot better in that regard. Each their own though

Just a heads up there are some bands with great lyrics. (Telling stories)

One of the best is Blind Guardian, perhaps you can give it a chance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGkK9ctxP3o



Poetry is boring as hell. I don't really like the sing songy style of execution in this video.

Like take Necro or Goretex or any of those psycho+illogical label MCs, they all have a novelistic sub genre of hip hop coined "horror-core hip hop" or "Death Rap". It is pretty comparable to alestorm in that regard.
These guys are all mostly metal fans as well, and have ties with some groups or whatever. Like Nassau Chainsaw. So as a result you also get a few blended genre songs metal/hiphop.

Let me post a few:


Eh, ok. I only listen to metal and aggrotech (lol don't know why I've been calling it aggrigate ;/)/techno so I don't know these names you're using lol.

There are many 'novelistic' parts of folk. For example, Norse/Viking themed, Pirate, Tolkien, etc. Power metal is mostly the domain of Fantasy (Dragons, Knights, etc.) and has some bands with great lyrics. Anyways, there probably isn't much in the genre that would interest you. Not that many people like Rap and Metal... lol.



This just proves that your not eclectic.
"I only listen to metal and aggrotech"
HitEmUp
CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
July 18 2009 04:43 GMT
#60
actually ZZangDreamjOy , you could argue that there are different sub genres of metal and you can have eclectic tastes for all of them. But the thread title does say eclectic music (as a general term) so I can see what you mean.
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
boesthius
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States11637 Posts
July 18 2009 05:01 GMT
#61
--- Nuked ---
Mooga
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States575 Posts
July 18 2009 05:59 GMT
#62
On July 18 2009 07:32 Aegraen wrote:
Heres some Aggrotech. I haven't met hardly many people who listen to aggrotech, so would be a nice surprise to find some on TL.

Die Sektor - Deathkill

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oStkVV-5Xak

<3 <3 <3 the vocals in Aggrotech.


I listen to aggrotech/dark electro. Die Sektor and Distorted Memory are awesome

Distorted Memory - Loss of Faith



Some other bands that I listen to in the genre are Velvet Acid Christ, Control Alt Deus, and Nurzery Rhymes.
Mooga
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States575 Posts
July 18 2009 06:06 GMT
#63
On July 18 2009 07:36 CharlieMurphy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 18 2009 07:32 Aegraen wrote:
Heres some Aggrotech. I haven't met hardly many people who listen to aggrotech, so would be a nice surprise to find some on TL.

Die Sektor - Deathkill

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oStkVV-5Xak

<3 <3 <3 the vocals in Aggrotech.



I like it, sort of reminds me of Black Sun Empire or maybe even a little NIN. I don't understand the lyrics one bit because of the screamo style and distortion on them. Unless you just mean you like the sounds and not specifically the lyrics.


Dude, Black Sun Empire has strong roots in Drum and Bass whereas Die Sektor does not. Don't get me wrong, I love both bands, but they do not sound very similar to me. By the way, do you listen to DnB / darkstep? If yes, then I'd like to hear which bands you would recommend to me.
killanator
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States549 Posts
July 19 2009 11:12 GMT
#64
alestorm is a brilliant band man, great choice.
DJ, put it back on!
Aegraen
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1225 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-20 03:04:18
July 20 2009 03:02 GMT
#65
On July 19 2009 20:12 killanator wrote:
alestorm is a brilliant band man, great choice.


If you like the general song structure of Alestorm check out:

Nox Arcana's Phantoms of the High Seas Album. It's a masterpiece.

Try this out:

+ Show Spoiler +

+ Show Spoiler +
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