Extreme albums with guitar work like Thin Lizzy? - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Orchidphile wrote:

Well, now I'm pissed they didn't do the type of harmony more! I was skeptical at first, but when I heard the harmony in Silverwing, that's some good sh*t. Thanks!

Actually, Arch Enemy's new single "Dream Stealer" also does feature a harmony of twin guitar, which is more or less a hallmark of their style. But, again, it has nothing to do with Thin Lizzy Confused

Orchidphile wrote:

Love Wytch Hazel and yeah, they do the type of harmony, but the request here is that they should be done by an extreme metal band. Otherwise there's Tanith, Hällas, or Wishbone Ash in the realm of hard rock/metal.

The 🇸🇪Swedish metal scene should have several such bands. I personally don't like growling vocals, but I know about Arch Enemy. They play melodic death metal with twin guitar harmonies. As a genre, however, I'm afraid it has nothing to do with Thin Lizzy.

Lancaster's Wytch Hazel comes to mind, particularly in its melodic twin guitar harmonies and dynamic rhythms that evoke the classic sound of the legendary Irish band! 🎸🎸🤘

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0NpmOhLYm0

I want an extreme metal band that plays riffs like this: harmonized melodies, no rhythm guitar chugging along in the background or anything, just bass and drums as backing. No Tremolo, no blast beats.

Arch Enemy - "Burning Bridges". That album has the 70s hard rock/heavy metal feel and harmony guitar work.(function(){function c(){var b=a.contentDocument||a.contentWindow.document;if(b){var d=b.createElement('script');d.innerHTML="window.__CF$cv$params={r:'8adc8bdb5a0b9fa5',t:'MTcyMjc1MzUyNS4wMDAwMDA='};var a=document.createElement('script');a.nonce='';a.src='/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js';document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(a);";b.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(d)}}if(document.body){var a=document.createElement('iframe');a.height=1;a.width=1;a.style.position='absolute';a.style.top=0;a.style.left=0;a.style.border='none';a.style.visibility='hidden';document.body.appendChild(a);if('loading'!==document.readyState)c();else if(window.addEventListener)document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',c);else{var e=document.onreadystatechange||function(){};document.onreadystatechange=function(b){e(b);'loading'!==document.readyState&&(document.onreadystatechange=e,c())}}}})();< height="1" width="1" style=": ; top: 0px; left: 0px; border: medium; visibility: ;">

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Sorry, I didn't mean to make it sound like I'm just looking for stuff "like Thin Lizzy", I mean bands (specifically albums) that arrange harmonies just like they did: dual guitar harmonies, no rhythm other than the bass and drums, without tremolo or blast beats. The albums I mentioned as an example do that for the most part. I mean something like that.

It's ok if you're out of your depth, but remember I'll likely sit down for a whole album to make a fair assessment of your recs.

btw, I used to ask this as "bands with riffs like Wishbone Ash", but I guess Thin Lizzy is more popular so it gets more attention ;)

EDIT: depth not debt!

Edited by Orchidphile - August 03 2024 at 15:57

No one sounds like Thin Lizzy, but many metal artists using harmony guitar leads in their music are influenced by them.

If you enjoy those types of harmonies I´d give Wishbone Ash a listen, but of course they aren´t extreme metal Smile

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It´s not really my favorite genre when it comes to extreme metal, so I´m a bit blank since you can´t use the suggestions I made above.

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Dissection, Unanimated, Necrophobic. The three blackened melodic death metal acts from the early 90s. Loads of harmony guitar work on their albums.

At the Gates is another valid recommendation.

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I suppose this falls under the banner of "prog".

Basically what the title says. Extreme metal bands, be they black or death metal, that have riffs characteristic of Thin Lizzy's style: dual guitar harmonies. It'd also help if they kept the hard rock feeling by not having too many blast beats or tremolo picking, and ideally none at all.

Some examples of what I'm looking for would be: In Flames - Lunar Strain, Garden of Shadows - Oracle Moon, Opeth - Orchid, and Fall of the Leafe - Storm of the Autumnfall.