Bands like Caligula's Horse and Karnivool
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Topic: Bands like Caligula's Horse and Karnivool
Posted By: tbonson04
Subject: Bands like Caligula's Horse and Karnivool
Date Posted: October 19 2015 at 21:19
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I'm a fan of many forms of prog, but have hit a wall in discovering more modern bands. If anyone could let me know some of their great discoveries, it could be extremely helpful. For a reference some modern bands I'm a fan of are: Caligulas Horse, Aracne, Karnivool, Fair to Midland, Being, Vola, Agent Fresco, Mercury Tree, Sumer, Whalerider, some Porcupine Tree, and Rishloo.
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Posted By: backtothegarden
Date Posted: October 20 2015 at 11:43
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Amazing how similar our tastes in music are right now. I'm on that same tangent. Caligula's Horse, Vola, Karnivool, and Agent Fresco are all finding regular play for me. The only things I can think of to suggest along those lines would be Leprous, Circles, Eden Circus, and Skyharbor. The singers for Leprous and Agent Fresco sound similar. Circles, like Caligula's Horse and Karnivool, are also Australian. Though Circles is much heavier than those two bands, they aren't totally far off. Eden Circus mixes a lot of good atmospheric stuff in with some solid "riff rock". Skyharbor's new single is just amazing, but I really enjoyed Guiding Lights. I Am Giant is another band I've been listening to lately. They're a New Zealand band, whose last album was produced by the guy who has worked on albums for Karnivool, Skyharbor, and Animals as Leaders. I don't consider them a prog band, but I'm excited for their new album, because they have added the singer and guitar player from Exit Ten (a solid British alt-metal band) into the fold. This is their single with the new members: https://youtu.be/f9DPa3c8sJs" rel="nofollow - https://youtu.be/f9DPa3c8sJs Might be a bit far off the path for you, but I enjoyed it.
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Posted By: sublime220
Date Posted: October 20 2015 at 11:46
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http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=62745
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Posted By: backtothegarden
Date Posted: October 20 2015 at 12:11
| Outside of A Perfect Circle and Oceansize, not much of value in that link. The last post was from 2010. |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: October 20 2015 at 12:29
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I hope you've heard of Arcane. Same singer of Caligula but the band has a more prog style to their metal. Or something a little less metal in more in the vein of Karnivool.. There is a lot of bands in their style, I just don't know any by name.
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Posted By: Mind_Drive
Date Posted: October 20 2015 at 15:07
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great! Karnivool, Rishloo, Caligula's Horse, Fair to Midland and Arcane are also favourite bands of mine! I definately suggest Leprous, too - they are simply stunning and very unique! (best band around these days!!! :D ) Soen might fit your taste (the album needed some time to sink in.. but now I love them!) Im pretty sure you already know them but in case you don't... Tesseract: Port Noir is also pretty amazing in my ears! Katatonia, although not strictly prog is very decent, too :) hope you find some inspiration and new music for you! and i will definately check out vola and agent fresco! ------------- It's just a ride... <3 |
Posted By: backtothegarden
Date Posted: October 20 2015 at 15:53
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Wow, nice call on Port Noir! I'll be screening that further this week. I can't get enough of stuff like that and Agent Fresco right now. I'm digesting Dream the Electric Sleep, as well. That melody on Utopic is really addicting. Katatonia and Tesseract are also solid suggestions. You cannot go wrong with Vola. I've had the Vola record for a few months now, and I can tell you, it doesn't get old. Please keep the recommendations coming! I'm not concerned with whether it's considered prog or not. I'll listen to whatever. |
Posted By: tbonson04
Date Posted: October 20 2015 at 16:02
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Holy hell backtothegarden!! How the hell has Exit Ten been off my radar for so long?! Those guys are freakin beastly. I'll also keep an eye out for I Am Giant's new CD. I'm really diggin the Leprous. They're one of those bands that I've heard of and seen around but never really gave a chance, but since you said they sounded like Agent Fresco I finally did, and am glad for it. Port Noir will definitely get regular ear love time and Dream the Electric Sleep sounds like a solid find. Thanks everyone! Got some new great bands to binge listen to.
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Posted By: haklepola
Date Posted: October 20 2015 at 16:07
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Great calls here! I would also suggest the obvious, HAKEN! And almost every band that played at the Euroblast 11 a couple of says ago. The amount of talent at this small festival was just outstanding.... |
Posted By: tbonson04
Date Posted: October 20 2015 at 16:08
| Have you seen the music video for Port Noir's "Neon"? Such ridiculousness!! Creepy 70's disco dancer on the dance floor alone? f*** yes they'll make a video about it! |
Posted By: Mind_Drive
Date Posted: October 20 2015 at 16:16
glad you like some of the suggestions! nice to see how productive such a little brainstorm of a few people can be :)
have been there :D it was incredibly awesome! I'll suggest Rishloo to them to invite for next year, this band would fit perfectly and they neeeed to come to europe! ------------- It's just a ride... <3 |
haklepola wrote:Posted By: haklepola
Date Posted: October 20 2015 at 16:21
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Point Noir is also very good, very interesting.....at the moment I am playing Agent Fresco, a new find for me, very Leprous-like, but there is a lack of a "metal" edge that Leprous has. Album of the week for me is Bloom from Caligula's Horse - what a wonderful album.... |
Posted By: tbonson04
Date Posted: October 20 2015 at 16:26
| Most definitely about Bloom being a wonderful album. It hasn't been released here in America, but soon I'll get my vinyl copy and all will be well. I was skeptical about the change in mood of their style, from gloomy to uplifting, but they somehow pulled it off extremely well. |
Posted By: haklepola
Date Posted: October 20 2015 at 16:32
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I have to admit that I prefer Bloom to the Rivers End album but i don't know why. Perhaps Bloom is deeeper somehow, musically richer. It is still growing for me, especially "Daughter of the Mountain" an the incredibly catchy "hit" Turntail..... |
Posted By: tbonson04
Date Posted: October 20 2015 at 21:57
| I'm sure once I'm able to listen to the album in its entirety, it will be right up there with River's End for me. |
Posted By: backtothegarden
Date Posted: October 21 2015 at 11:43
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I'm listening to the new Caligula's Horse record now. I love the range these guys have - such chunky, kick drum heavy riffs, then seamlessly transitioning to lighter acoustic material. Good stuff. It's been a good week for discovering music - Port Noir from this thread, Zentraedi and Transience from another thread on this site. I decided to give the new Nad Sylvan album a shot on Monday, and man, it is good. It's like what Genesis could've sounded like if the 80s didn't happen. Now I'm going to have to check out some of his other work. tbonson04 - Exit Ten's first album "Remember the Day" is pretty awesome. Some crazy heavy riffs on there, contrasted by those clean vocals. It's a little raw, but so many good ideas on that album. "Technically Alive" is my favorite track from that record. I love gallop/thrash tempo stuff.
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Posted By: tbonson04
Date Posted: October 21 2015 at 20:09
| I just got my copy a few hours ago and listened through a few times now. You can really hear how much they've matured as band in between just one album. Their playing is tighter and the sound overall is just more varied. It will take a little while to really digest the whole album, but so far its surpassed my expectations. |
Posted By: Kazza3
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 22:16
| People often talk about a specifically Australian style of alt-metal/heavy prog, the mainstays of which are said to be Karnivool, Dead Letter Circus, The Butterfly Effect and Cog. I haven't heard much of them aside from Karnivool, but it's probably worth your time. |
Posted By: tbonson04
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 22:38
| Most definitely. I love Karnivool, Cog, and Dead Letter Circus. Not a big fan of The Butterfly Effect though. |
Posted By: Mind_Drive
Date Posted: November 12 2015 at 10:19
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Wow guys thank you for bringing up Agent Fresco! the new album Destrier has blown me away! it took a while but hell yeah! their songwriting is a lot more epic then their sound is "cheesy" so it totally makes up for the overall very sweet and poppy sound. man! really fine recommendation, thanks :) ------------- It's just a ride... <3 |
Posted By: backtothegarden
Date Posted: November 12 2015 at 11:09
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Agent Fresco and Port Noir were definitely some of the best recommendations I pulled from this thread. Those two have accompanied Tesseract, Earthside, and Ne Obliviscaris in my playlists this week. I've been digging through google play music and amazon, cross referencing bands like Karnivool and Caligula's Horse. I've found a few things that I've put on the future screen list, but nothing I'm at the point of recommending yet. .At least for me, the past two months have been great for music so far. It started with that new Riverside record, and just kept getting better.
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Posted By: tbonson04
Date Posted: November 12 2015 at 11:46
| If you find anything interesting on your amazon and google play search dont be afraid to let us all know. |
Posted By: backtothegarden
Date Posted: November 12 2015 at 13:49
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Okay, then. Note that I am not recommending these bands, but that they were found as cross-references in my Google Play search for Karnivool. I'll leave some notes on what I found about each: Floating Me - featuring members of Karnivool and Cog. I listened to a hot minute of it, and it sounded a lot like Karnivool. Not sure about the singer, though. Melodyssey - groove oriented hard rock, maybe a bit of nu-metal influence (LD50-era Mudvayne, maybe?) The Butterfly Effect - sounded a lot like Dead Letter Circus to me, who I'm not huge on. Sydonia - more hard rock, like Seether. Breaking Orbit - I think I saw someone on this site recommend this band before. These guys have that style that seems to embody the "aussie prog" sound coined by bands like Karnivool. Jericco - didn't listen to much of it, but what I heard was good. Driving, mid-tempo hard rock. Vestascension - This was an unusual find, considering that all the other bands it was recommending were from Australia, and this band is from Baltimore. Baltimore is about a 30 minute drive for me, so these guys really flew under the radar. Moody, atmospheric prog rock. Their album is free on bandcamp. Setting Fire to Stacey - New Zealand band, similar to I Am Giant, 10 years, or Evans Blue (with the old singer). City Of Souls - Same as setting fire to Stacey. New Zealand band, influenced by 10 Years. Brooding hard rock. So it seems that Google sees Karnivool as more of a rock band than a progressive band. The last two were recommendations from I Am Giant's twitter feed, so I knew what I was getting into with them. What I usually do is make a list like this, and queue them up in Spotify while I'm at work. If something grabs my attention, I'll look into it further. Hopefully, someone will be able to pull something from this list. As of now, I'm not even sure that I'm going to be able to. Time will tell, I guess.
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Posted By: deandob
Date Posted: November 13 2015 at 16:32
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Here are a couple more for you if you like the Aussie prog sound: Sleep Parade (Melbourne) Closure in Moscow (Melbourne) Although already mentioned in this thread, here is a track from the now defunct Melodyseey (Brisbane) Perhaps the best Aussie prog album in recent times, I really recommend listening to the latest album from Arcane (Brisbane). Watch these guys in the future. Have a listen and let me know what you think.
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Posted By: backtothegarden
Date Posted: November 18 2015 at 15:37
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Of all the Aussie bands I found when digging through Google Play, Melodyssey is the best of the lot so far. Distance and Regret has some great grooves on it. I just recently discovered The Two Windows, their last one before they split. Apparently, the drummer left to join Dead Letter Circus. I believe The Two Windows was produced by Forrester Savell, and everything that guy touches seems to turn to gold. Dude's a genius, and he works with some of the best artists coming from that part of the world. I discovered a lot of good stuff by browsing the list of albums he's worked on.
Floating Me was an absolute disappointment. The vocals killed it for me. Admittedly, the expectations were a bit high, considering it featured members of Cog and Karnivool. Oh, well. Still waiting for full-length releases from Setting Fire to Stacey and City Of Souls, but the singles are good. Thanks for all the recs, deandob! |
Posted By: tbonson04
Date Posted: November 18 2015 at 18:22
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I'm with you on Floating Me. I was excited when I heard it consisted of Cog and Karnivool members, but then I heard the vocals. I don't know exactly what the singer changed from Cog to Floating Me, but it does not work at all. Breaking Orbit is pretty good. They just don't have a cohesive enough sound to really sound great. Again, I think it's the vocals that ruin it for me.
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Posted By: backtothegarden
Date Posted: November 24 2015 at 13:06
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Have you heard Minora? It reminds me a bit of that Aussie prog sound, though they are from Sweden. The singer sounds a lot like Daniel Tompkins. They're on the same label as Port Noir. After listening to Port Noir (and loving it), I went to their label's website to see what else might be good on there. Unfortunately, Minora was the only thing that stuck out to me. It took me a while to sift through that artist list, too. The things we do to find new music...
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Posted By: tbonson04
Date Posted: November 24 2015 at 13:52
| Very cool band. They have a great sound. |
Posted By: deandob
Date Posted: November 25 2015 at 03:17
| Minora - thanks for the tip, agree they are similar to the modern Aussie prog sound and have a number of good tracks from their recent albums. |
Posted By: javajeff
Date Posted: December 02 2015 at 11:51
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Kamelot has my highest recommendation. Excellent band that you should be able to digest. You may also consider Vanden Plas, Sieges Even, Seventh Wonder, Votum, and Subsignal. All excellent! |
Posted By: buddyblueyes
Date Posted: December 15 2015 at 20:36
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Similar to Caligula's Horse: Kingcrow (Eidos is a great album!) Between The Buried and Me (the new Coma Ecliptic is stellar!) Amoral Intervals Arcane Roots The Contortionist (my fav of the bunch – the song arranging, chords and melodic lines, dynamics and textures are brilliant!). Karnivool are special, though, and all bands I've heard being compared to them usually let me down by comparison. The first time I heard Vool was like the first time I heard Sting's Ten Summoners Tales some twenty-something years ago. Brilliant technical musicians playing creatively, not showing off, always supporting the main theme of the song and supporting the vocals in a manner that allowed the lyrics to clearly express their intent to the listener. The way Karnivool can weave texture, melody and unique chord structures together, with unique song forms, sets the bar above a lot of the current bands out there (IMO). You may also want to check out: Nothing More (Commercial. Great polished songs. Lyrical content close to the rebellious attitude of Vool.) Voyager (more metal, but another great Aussie Band) Jolly Aeon Zen Chaos Divine Klone Soen (if you like the Arcane suggestion, they are very similar sounding and I prefer Soen) if you're digging the djent craze: Special Providence (djent) Scale The Summit (djent) Pomegranate Tiger (djent) Agree about Skyharbor & Vola (big thumbs up for those two!) |
Posted By: infocat
Date Posted: December 15 2015 at 22:21
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I just got the (new) Caligula's Horse, and the singer is sometimes a dead ringer for the singer in Haken. ------------- -- Frank Swarbrick Belief is not Truth. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: December 16 2015 at 01:49
Vanden plas and Kamelot sound nothing like Caligula's Horse or Karnivool. Neither does Seventh Wonder. |
Posted By: deandob
Date Posted: December 16 2015 at 03:55
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A couple more bands with the modern Aussie prog metal sound for you to check out not mentioned earlier in this thread: Teramaze (Melbourne) Anubis (Sydney) Projected twin (Adelaide) Unitopia (Adelaide) Older style prog but very polished. I can dig up more Aussie prog bands from the '00's if anyone is interested. |
Posted By: buddyblueyes
Date Posted: December 19 2015 at 23:44
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Oh! – also, other great Aussie bands you may want to check out as well... unfortunately, tend to lean towards the growl vocals. Bands that are more groove/black metal, but crossover to PA's tech/extreme genre... Northlane Stories In Hearts Wake From France... Erra and the new Lithium Dawn kicks butt (and doesn't have the growls :) A great last minute addition to the 2015 "best of" lists. |
Posted By: Prog-jester
Date Posted: December 20 2015 at 18:57
try Intronaut  Also don't get me wrong guys, but what's up with this New Wave Of Prog Metal? It's basically 50% djent cliches, 50% Justin Bieber to me |
Posted By: deandob
Date Posted: December 22 2015 at 04:33
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OK another one for you. A new band from Brisbane, Guards of May - their debut album recently released and is a mix of prog, metal and alt rock. Very polished for a new band. |
Posted By: NutterAlert
Date Posted: December 22 2015 at 07:34
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Tough life being Caligula's horse, heaven knows what it had to put up with ------------- Proud to be an un-banned member since 2005 |
Posted By: backtothegarden
Date Posted: December 22 2015 at 12:49
Some of the labels that were specializing in metalcore in its heyday are signing bands that follow this formula. Rise records is particularly guilty of this. Pop vocals over top of unoriginal djent riffs. Scream verses, sing choruses. Breakdown. Repeat. I love djent done well (Tesseract, Monuments, Intervals), but I'm not into this new offshoot of the genre, either. And yes, try Intronaut. The new one really clicked with me, whereas their previous efforts did not.
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Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: January 04 2016 at 05:28
| Oh my !! I just learnt, from a lass at my work, that Karnivool frontman Ian Kenny is from the commercial pop band Birds Of Tokyo (with that hideous 'Lanterns' song.......) - wow !! |
Posted By: backtothegarden
Date Posted: January 13 2016 at 11:32
I guess that would explain why every time I cross-referenced Karnivool on any site, Birds of Tokyo would come up. They didn't seem like a very good match for Karnivool at the time; in fact, it just seemed as if these sites were recommending them simply for the fact that they are from the same country. Since I posted all those bands from cross-referencing Karnivool a few weeks back, I have gotten into The Butterfly Effect quite a bit. I felt like their first two albums were typical nu-metal, and they didn't do much for me. But something clicked later in their career, and the last two albums are pretty solid, espcially Imago. Imago ditches the nu-metal thing for a more atmospheric rock vibe. Something that might fit better along side Karnivool or even 10 Years. I've also been listening to a few other bands that may loosely fit into the category of this thread: Lion Shepherd Renaissance of Fools Atmospheres *Shels Crippled Black Phoenix
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Posted By: javajeff
Date Posted: January 16 2016 at 21:33
I am giving Progressive Metal suggestions with clean vocals, which is exactly what Caligula's Horse is. Of the bands I suggested, Caligula's Horse sounds most like Votum, but I will create playlists of all the bands that I suggested. |
Posted By: KrisB
Date Posted: February 21 2016 at 10:48
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Also agree with the singer of Floating me. Important to note that it's not the same singer as Cog though. Lucious Borich (drummer) is in Cog and Floating me. The Gower brothers from Cog have a side project "The Occupants" which is worth checking out.
Very Genesis on this one...
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Posted By: KrisB
Date Posted: February 21 2016 at 10:52
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I have to say, this thread has hit the nail on the head for me. Thanks to everyone who are posting these suggestions. I was seeking out bands like Cog and Karnivool for the past year and this thread has lead me to so many other great bands. Not sure if they were mentioned but I really got into "Sleepmakeswaves" over the past couple years. Another Aussie act. They're more Post rock/metal but very good imo. Took a couple listens to get used to the lack of a singer as they're the first post rock band I've really gotten into but it was worth it. Epic tune
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Posted By: Cookie13
Date Posted: March 16 2016 at 04:31
I'm thinking the same  . Future belongs to Karnivool and I hope that their next release gonna be influented by a new electronic a lot. Less of a rock, more experiments like Asymmetry's tittle track.------------- "Clipside of the pinkeye flight I'm not the percent you think survives I need sanctuary in the pages of this book." Son Et Lumiere - The Mars Volta |
Posted By: Cookie13
Date Posted: March 16 2016 at 04:45
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I invite you to the new poll's topic; http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=106128 ------------- "Clipside of the pinkeye flight I'm not the percent you think survives I need sanctuary in the pages of this book." Son Et Lumiere - The Mars Volta |
Posted By: PhideauxFan
Date Posted: March 16 2016 at 07:00
I've got 3 CDs of them. Very good !!! |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: March 16 2016 at 07:17
| I just bought Bloom, and whilst it is a very good listen, I can't help but feel a strong Indie approach to their music, not to mention an overly catchy and, dare I say, commercial thinking behind it all. And whilst listening to it, my nerd sister comes barging into my room saying the singer sounds like blah-blah (a dude who died in the Mississippi). But they're pretty decent talent really, from Down Under too. |
Posted By: javajeff
Date Posted: March 20 2016 at 10:04
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I am just getting into Katatonia, and it is just amazing. They are a group that I would use the word "textures" when describing their sound. |
Posted By: Prog-jester
Date Posted: March 20 2016 at 18:34
Jeff Buckley it is. I wish Leprous-and-the-likes would have at least 0.01% of the talent that guy had |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: March 21 2016 at 07:01
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^ Apologies for my ignorance. That's the one - almost identical style and singing voice. I don't like Buckley's music, but I sure do like what CH is doing
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Posted By: backtothegarden
Date Posted: March 23 2016 at 15:01
With all due respect, it's pretty lame what they're doing with his work. 20 years of rehashed, posthumous releases...the most recent release is simply preying on his fan base, releasing boombox demos with previously released live covers, and calling it a "new album". And people are buying it...it's #58 on the billboard top 200 right now. I like Sleepmakeswaves music, but instrumental music is tough for me to grab onto. Something about the band Heights works for me, though: Also, I don't recall if the band Rendezvous Point has been brought up yet in this thread. The drummer apparently played in Leprous, and their sound is similar, but more accessible than Leprous: Slow build, but worth the wait.
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Posted By: tbonson04
Date Posted: April 19 2016 at 18:29
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Wow! I stepped away from this thread for a bit and some serious heavy hitter suggestions came in. Lion Shepherd, Teramaze, Sleep Parade (already knew about them, but gave them a chance and they stuck), and The Occupants. All great stuff. Some bands I have found this past year that you all may be interested in are: O'Brother (Kinda post/rock with more approachable sound): http://obrother.bandcamp.com/album/endless-light" rel="nofollow - http://obrother.bandcamp.com/album/endless-light Stare at the Clouds (alternative/prog metal): http://stareattheclouds.bandcamp.com/album/this-clear-divide" rel="nofollow - http://stareattheclouds.bandcamp.com/album/this-clear-divide Quiet Child (a bit like Porcupine Tree): http://quietchild1.bandcamp.com/album/the-ever-present-shadow" rel="nofollow - http://quietchild1.bandcamp.com/album/the-ever-present-shadow The Earth and Everything in it: (what I like to call Coldplay alt rock/metal) http://theearthandeverythinginit.bandcamp.com/album/celebrations" rel="nofollow - http://theearthandeverythinginit.bandcamp.com/album/celebrations Vulkan (kinda like Karnivool, but of course not as good. Listen to consequences of ignorance): http://vulkanband.bandcamp.com/album/observants" rel="nofollow - http://vulkanband.bandcamp.com/album/observants Four Stroke Barren (similar to Vola): http://fourstrokebaron.bandcamp.com/album/king-radio" rel="nofollow - http://fourstrokebaron.bandcamp.com/album/king-radio Moon Tooth (Its own beast): http://moontoothny.bandcamp.com/album/chromaparagon" rel="nofollow - http://moontoothny.bandcamp.com/album/chromaparagon Glass Kites (softer prog rock): http://glasskites.bandcamp.com/album/glass-kites" rel="nofollow - http://glasskites.bandcamp.com/album/glass-kites Futile (alt/prog metal): http://futilemusic.bandcamp.com/album/fractured-divine" rel="nofollow - http://futilemusic.bandcamp.com/album/fractured-divine Keoma (a bit of power metal with alt metal): http://keoma.bandcamp.com/album/synthesis" rel="nofollow - http://keoma.bandcamp.com/album/synthesis Raptor (a bit generic, but catchy none the less): http://raptormusicnl.bandcamp.com/album/raptor" rel="nofollow - http://raptormusicnl.bandcamp.com/album/raptor Please keep the suggestions coming in, i want this to be a brain trust of great similar music.
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Posted By: deandob
Date Posted: April 22 2016 at 20:16
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Thanks - your tastes are similar to mine as I have a number of these bands in my playlist. You might be able to find more bands to your liking in the following thread that I post my 'discoveries' to every month or so. http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=96312" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=96312
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Posted By: tbonson04
Date Posted: April 22 2016 at 20:42
| Oh for sure. I've run into your post before and have found some really good bands through your list such as Crippled Black Phoenix. Cheers and thanks for the recs! |
Posted By: tbonson04
Date Posted: April 22 2016 at 20:48
| I also saw that you shared Shearwater's new album. I just saw them a month ago in San Francisco and they are just as good live. You have got some great taste in music there my friend. |
Posted By: deandob
Date Posted: April 22 2016 at 22:07
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Glad to help you find some new music! Likewise I've been playing The Earth and Everything in it from your recommendation and will add it to my playlist. I'm regularly hunting out new music and have worked out a couple of good approaches: - Spotify weekly recommendations are generally quite good - This site & progressiveears, threads like this and the new releases thread on progears. - threads about new releases on bandcamp & eMusic http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=102668&PN=1" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=102668&PN=1 http://www.progressiveears.org/forum/showthread.php/9479-New-Releases-Only" rel="nofollow - http://www.progressiveears.org/forum/showthread.php/9479-New-Releases-Only - This new music blog is excellent: http://newprogreleases.blogspot.com.au" rel="nofollow - http://newprogreleases.blogspot.com.au Do post more recommendations you find.
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Posted By: tbonson04
Date Posted: May 20 2016 at 16:23
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My fellow Agent Fresco freaks, I have found a band that could be hit or miss. They're called 22. The singer is a bit derivative of Agent Fresco's singer, but still very good. Just a warning though, they're pretty damn weird. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN6wq1LgrzE" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN6wq1LgrzE
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Posted By: Prog-jester
Date Posted: May 25 2016 at 04:31
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while you guys are trying to find listenable bands among hundreds of really bad post-rocky ones, I've brought you this little gem from the UK |
Posted By: backtothegarden
Date Posted: May 25 2016 at 14:29
Good find, sir! I'll be digging into 22 a bit more this week. Here's my latest find, Young Cardinals. They're a French atmospheric rock band with some killer heavy grooves. They're on the same label as Mars Chronicles, an amazing french prog-metal band. |
Posted By: backtothegarden
Date Posted: May 25 2016 at 14:32
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Here's another from Mars Chronicles. It's a drum playthrough, but I really love this track: |
Posted By: KrisB
Date Posted: August 14 2016 at 17:58
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Another Aussie find I've come across is Plini. His latest track is impressive and really grows on you. Full album out Aug 26th. |
Posted By: tbonson04
Date Posted: September 02 2016 at 15:08
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God damn!!! The Mars Chronicles are crazy good! Young Cardinals are great too, lately I've been getting into more atmospheric stuff so they're a great find. Just a quick update on some stuff I've found in the past few months: Boyfrndz: http://boyfrndz.bandcamp.com/album/impulse" rel="nofollow - https://boyfrndz.bandcamp.com/album/impulse Life to Those Shadows: http://lttsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/zenith-embodied-nature" rel="nofollow - https://lttsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/zenith-embodied-nature Atronoid: https: http:////blood-music.bandcamp.com/album/air" rel="nofollow - //blood-music.bandcamp.com/album/air Moonstriker: https: http:////moonstriker.bandcamp.com/album/chronos" rel="nofollow - //moonstriker.bandcamp.com/album/chronos Falling Up: http://fallingup.bandcamp.com/album/falling-up" rel="nofollow - https://fallingup.bandcamp.com/album/falling-up Zeal and Ardor: http://zealandardor.bandcamp.com/album/devil-is-fine" rel="nofollow - https://zealandardor.bandcamp.com/album/devil-is-fine ESFERA: http://esferamusic.bandcamp.com/album/all-the-colours-of-madness" rel="nofollow - https://esferamusic.bandcamp.com/album/all-the-colours-of-madness The Frame Defect: http://theframedefect.bandcamp.com/album/selfless" rel="nofollow - https://theframedefect.bandcamp.com/album/selfless Hung on Horns: http://hungonhorns.bandcamp.com/album/slaves" rel="nofollow - https://hungonhorns.bandcamp.com/album/slaves Please keep the suggestions coming. It's nice to see this post and find new bands. |
Posted By: tbonson04
Date Posted: September 02 2016 at 15:35
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Also a band called New Language. They are crazy good. http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuhK5Kl8h2I" rel="nofollow - http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuhK5Kl8h2I
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Posted By: tbonson04
Date Posted: September 02 2016 at 15:39
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Sorry I keep remembering ones I've forgotten. Last one I swear, Painted Wives
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Posted By: tbonson04
Date Posted: September 07 2016 at 09:11
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I lied. Watercolour Ghosts http://watercolourghosts.bandcamp.com/album/watercolour-ghosts" rel="nofollow - https://watercolourghosts.bandcamp.com/album/watercolour-ghosts |
Posted By: peart_lee_lifeson
Date Posted: September 07 2016 at 23:08
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Not completely sure if they've been mentioned yet, but... -JOLLY -THE OCEAN -DEADLY CIRCUS FIRE ------------- PROG ON!!! |
Posted By: peart_lee_lifeson
Date Posted: September 08 2016 at 01:26
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Funny seeing someone mention "The Earth and Everything in it." I went to college in the town where the main dude of the band lived!
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Posted By: backtothegarden
Date Posted: September 08 2016 at 08:21
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Man, I have a ton more stuff to listen to now. Thanks for all the suggestions! Wow, I haven't heard from Falling Up in quite a while. Their "Dawn Escapes" album is pretty solid, and that came out in 2005. They've changed a lot over the years. After "Fangs", they kind of lost me, so maybe I'll give the new stuff a shot. The Ocean is pretty wild, too. I got into them a few years ago. Their current singer made them a lot better. I haven't heard any of the other discoveries, so I'm stoked to check them out. These have been my most recent finds: Dream The Electric Sleep is one that's been on my radar for a bit, but their new album is reeling me in: Khoma is a very recent discovery, but it's solid post rock. Same label as Minora. Speaking of Minora, they have a new single out, and it's solid. Benthic is the singer from Eden Circus, doing some heavier material. Poem has a bit of a Tool vibe, but I don't think it's straying too far from the path of this thread. I have a few more, but I think this post is long enough. Hope you like them, and please keep the suggestions coming! |
Posted By: deandob
Date Posted: September 10 2016 at 02:08
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Here is another Aussie band you may not have heard of before & not mentioned here. Like Thieves, from Brisbane, the singer is ex. The Butterfly Effect (one of Australia's better modern prog bands but broke up a few years ago). |
Posted By: tbonson04
Date Posted: September 12 2016 at 09:01
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Nice! Great suggestions. I'm seeing Plini with Animals as Leaders and Intervals in San Francisco in a few months. Why not see a musical genius during your lifetime? I'm definitely buying Benthic, Minora and Poem. Also, I didn't know Dream the Electric Sleep came out with another album, so pretty stoked about that. Jolly, The Ocean, Deadly Circus Fire, and Like Thieves have all gotten regular ear lovin time. All solid bands. When I have a collection of worthy finds again I'll post them here. Thanks again for the recs! |
Posted By: backtothegarden
Date Posted: September 12 2016 at 11:41
Great find, man. I heard these guys a while ago, and forgot about them. I appreciate the reminder. This band is solid. The Butterfly Effect's "Imago" is my favorite "posthumous" find this year. Anything connected to this band, whether style-wise or member-wise, is something I'm interested in.
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Posted By: backtothegarden
Date Posted: October 17 2016 at 11:14
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It's been a pretty good music discovery run for the past month or so for me. I don't want to get too far off track with this thread, so I'll narrow it down to what I feel fits here. I know how overwhelming it can be to see a laundry list of new bands to listen to, anyway. Here's one of Basick Records' new artists, Foes. Basick Records is more known for Djent metal, but there are a few bands on this label aside from the aforementioned that suit this thread (see also Skyharbor, Circles, Intervals "A Voice Within")
Hard to pick a track, since this album is only 10 days old, but this one is an early favorite: One other find I'll share: This band Face the Maybe really took me by surprise. It's heavy, with some amazing guitar work: Enjoy! |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: October 18 2016 at 02:28
| ........all I can say is C-Horse's 'Bloom' album is OUTSTANDING !!! They are indeed master-craftsmen - every inch of the way ; Modern Metal, Prog, Catchiness, performance............ Love this album to bits....... |
Posted By: tbonson04
Date Posted: November 30 2016 at 18:47
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Nice. Got a few FOES albums. The singer for Face the Maybe sounds a bit like the original Evans Blue singer (a great band). Here's what I've discovered lately A Dog Called Ego (Post-Rock. A bit like FOES): http://adogcalledego.bandcamp.com/album/songs-for-elevators" rel="nofollow - https://adogcalledego.bandcamp.com/album/songs-for-elevators Khemmis (Progressive Stoner Rock): http://listen.20buckspin.com/album/hunted-2" rel="nofollow - http://listen.20buckspin.com/album/hunted-2 Echolapse (Progressive Djent clean voacals): http://coretothecore.bandcamp.com/album/deadlights" rel="nofollow - https://coretothecore.bandcamp.com/album/deadlights Defy the Ocean (Post-Rock / Alt-metal): http://music.defytheocean.com/album/elderflower" rel="nofollow - http://music.defytheocean.com/album/elderflower Watercolour Ghosts (Post-Rock / Alt-Metal): http://watercolourghosts.bandcamp.com/album/watercolour-ghosts" rel="nofollow - https://watercolourghosts.bandcamp.com/album/watercolour-ghosts Car Bomb (Brutal Metal with interesting signatures): http://carbomb.bandcamp.com/album/meta" rel="nofollow - https://carbomb.bandcamp.com/album/meta The Band Royale (Space Rock/metal): http://thebandroyale.bandcamp.com/album/as-long-as-the-money-lasted" rel="nofollow - https://thebandroyale.bandcamp.com/album/as-long-as-the-money-lasted The Demon Parade (Indie): http://thedemonparade.bandcamp.com/album/chameleon-ep" rel="nofollow - https://thedemonparade.bandcamp.com/album/chameleon-ep Sorry I keep linking bandcamp, but it's the only music discovery site that allows a lot of freedom in searching for similar music that I've found (tried spotify, last.fm, and a few others but they don't get the job done).
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Posted By: tbonson04
Date Posted: November 30 2016 at 18:50
| I'm with you Tom Ozric. The album was amazing. If they ever tour the US I'll be the first in line for a ticket. |
Posted By: deandob
Date Posted: December 01 2016 at 01:37
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Caligula's Horse is from my neck of the woods and I thought they were going to be the local opening act for Katatonia who I'll be seeing here in Brisbane next week. Not to be, the opening act is another local band that you might be interested in, Kodiak Empire (given the topic of this thread) https://kodiakempire.bandcamp.com/ |
Posted By: tbonson04
Date Posted: December 01 2016 at 23:24
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Had to share these guys. Just found them a few minutes. I haven't been this excited for a sound in a while Bands called Qlaye Face. They're touring with Caligula's Horse currently
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Posted By: deandob
Date Posted: December 02 2016 at 01:00
| Nice find, wasn't aware of them. Good prog. |
Posted By: backtothegarden
Date Posted: December 05 2016 at 09:42
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Qlaye Face is a great find. These guys are right up my alley. I'm 4 songs into A Dog Called Ego, and I'm feeling that so far, as well. Agreed that Evans Blue is solid. I liked the first two albums with the new singer, as well. I've only heard snippets of the new album they put out this year, and it didn't seem promising. I'll give it a full listen today. I just discovered Foes previous album, Antecedence, and I think I like it better than the new one. I'll be checking out the other recommendations this week. Here are my recent finds: These guys have been around for a few years, though I just discovered them recently. It's kind of an odd mix of styles, but it's catchy. They're on the same label as Black Peaks, which has been referenced on this thread before: Basick Records is on a roll with finding post-metal stuff. Here are two new ones from them: One last thing - I know this is off topic, but I've really been getting into more chill stuff that finds itself on the prog side, yet still has an edge to it. Stuff like Charlie Barnes "More Stately Mansions", Crippled Black Phoenix "Bronze", or Tesseract "Errai". Any recommendations? |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: December 05 2016 at 10:26
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Chill stuff yet in the vein of this thread? http://ouroceansband.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - Our Oceans ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: backtothegarden
Date Posted: December 05 2016 at 10:34
Crazy, I was listening to Our Oceans before I typed my post earlier! I was listening to Exivious, and decided to check out their site to see if they were still active. Our Oceans is a bit of a departure from their previous work in Exivious, but I like it. Any band that has ex-members of Cynic is something I'm going to give a shot. Solid stuff, and exactly the kind of stuff I'm seeking right now. Thanks!
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: December 05 2016 at 10:45
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Hey if you can dig a little instrumental and slightly postrocky music, I'd heartily recommend the New Zealand act Jakob, which sport a fair amount of chill-out vibes: ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: tbonson04
Date Posted: December 05 2016 at 10:49
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Damn! Riviere are really good. Also, didn't know Arcane Roots has a new album. For music that's chill with an edge, I can think of a few, but they're different in style. So my suggestions will sort of be a shotgun blast of styles to see what sticks. Some bands are somewhat popular, so sorry if you've heard them already. Jagwar - Like the Leaves They're almost a carbon copy of Tesseract, but still have a good sound Jusska - Limbo / Also djent with clean vocals The Mayan Factor - Warflower Acoustic mixed with electric early 2000s prog rock Ayurveda - Serpant and Shaman More chill than anything, but some of the songs on the album get a bit hard Being - Cosmonaut Great djent. They do a lot of remixes of their songs John Grant - GMF His sound can get a bit popy, but his lyrics are freakin amazing Sinew - Chaging Loki 20 Days In - The Necklace Children of Nova - The Order One of my favorite bands. The Chronicles of Israfel - Equinigma Also you may want to check out Fair to Midland, but I have a feeling you've already heard of them. Hope this helps, sorry if it doesn't.
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Posted By: backtothegarden
Date Posted: December 05 2016 at 13:09
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Thanks for the suggestions. Jagwar I listened to for about 2 minutes, then proceeded to get it off of their bandcamp site shortly thereafter. I definitely have a soft spot for djent metal with clean vocals. The only two I've heard from that list are The Mayan Factor (they're local to me), and Sinew. Sinew's cover of Seasons in the Abyss is great, especially the video. I'll be checking the rest of your suggestions out today and tomorrow. Thanks! |
Posted By: deandob
Date Posted: December 05 2016 at 15:03
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Here a few more chilled prog artists I'm listening to right now. IZZ, The Reign of Kindo, The Band Royal, Blueneck, Starsabout, The Arborist. Posted a number of other bands in the 'discovering obscure prog' thread. Enjoy and do post back what you like.
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Posted By: backtothegarden
Date Posted: December 06 2016 at 09:46
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So I was listening to Jagwar some more, and once the second song came on, I recognized what sounded so familiar about it - it has to be some reincarnation of The Safety Fire. The style is identical, and the timeline seems to match up with The Safety Fire's breakup, and Jagwar's emergence. Also, the name Jagwar comes from a Safety Fire song, which would be an alarming coincidence if there was no connection, especially when considering the stylistic similarities. However, the band member listings aren't the same, and two of the Safety Fire guys went on to form Good Tiger, another solid band that needs a mention on this thread (if that hasn't already occurred). TL;DR - listen to the Safety Fire, if you liked Jagwar. Deanbob - (EDIT: I was mistaken about seeing Reign of Kindo live. I was thinking of another band, but I have heard Reign of Kindo before). I really liked Blueneck's last album. I'll be checking the other stuff out today.
Thanks for the recommendations, guys. My playlist will be full today. |
Posted By: Nymmeria
Date Posted: December 06 2016 at 09:53
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I like this forum so much! <3 I think all the bands, I had on my mind, were already named. Leprous! I'd go with Leprous. Pretty much Caligula's Horse-ish. They were my best discovery for this summer ------------- ' From dust I come, through dust I wander. Dust I'll remain - dust all I am. ' |
Posted By: backtothegarden
Date Posted: December 12 2016 at 07:44
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I think The Band Royale is going to be a winner for me. It's found it's way into my regular rotation already. Love the vibe on that record. Jusska and a few others were put on my list to add to the collection over time. I've found that if I add a ton of music to my library all at once, albums tend to get lost. So I trickle them in so that I can give the albums the attention they deserve. Thanks again for the recommendations!
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Posted By: KrisB
Date Posted: December 17 2016 at 18:20
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Really a great thread. I wonder where I'd find new music without it haha. Listening to Qlaye Face's EP right now and it's really good. Looking forward to what these guys come up with next. Damn I wish I lived in Australia these days!
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Posted By: deandob
Date Posted: January 09 2017 at 02:19
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Still looking for hard rock / metal Australian bands? You may like this post-metal band from Australia - Stories. |
Posted By: Moniquebabst
Date Posted: January 12 2017 at 11:58
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What an awsum thread! I just went through it and it's great seeing people with my taste in music. :-) I registered on prog archives just to be able to post a reply. This is my first time replying to a thread on the internet. My fav bands atm are: Caligulas Horse Arcane Port Noir Tesseract Skyharbour Dead letter circus Karnivool Leprous Katatonia Like Thieves Butterfly effect Monuments - only latest album. Rishloo Cire As you can see most of these bands have been mentioned a few times. So i am really excited to try out all the other suggestions. I have a lot of new bands lined up in my playlist right now I just have to mention Arcane again. They have only been mentioned twice in this thread. Arcane features the same lead singer as Caligulas horse (Jim Grey). Their first album isn't that great, but its their second (and sadly, final) album (Known/Learned) that is an absolute masterpiece. It is a work of art! I very highly recommend it! Arcane worked five years to complete a double album of more than 2 hours playing time and it's quite a journey. I have only good things to say about it. Anyway. Thanks again for this thread. Ive been having a hard time finding new music. I am very picky. I will let you know which of the new bands I become a fan off. |
Posted By: deandob
Date Posted: January 12 2017 at 13:02
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Definitely agree with you about Arcane & their second and final album, an understated masterpiece of Aussie prog rock. You share similar tastes in music to me - have a look at this thread where you will find a lot more similar recommendations (not just Aussie bands) and youtube samples. http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=96312" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=96312
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Posted By: tbonson04
Date Posted: January 12 2017 at 15:06
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Nice Moniquebabst. Glad you could get some use out of the thread. You have great taste in music by the way. Here's some recent stuff I've discovered as well as some stuff I found while digging through my library and pulling oldies but goldies. Claemus - Duchenne Smile (playing a show with Caligula's Horse currently) Orsome Welles - Build a World The Unset - Polymer (no youtube video posted for them) http://theunset.bandcamp.com/album/polymer-2" rel="nofollow - https://theunset.bandcamp.com/album/polymer-2 Mercury Sky - SleepDreamWake Branch Arterial - Emala + Temple Junius - The Antediluvian Fire Glass Empire - Clarity Firefields - Sosaysi http://formiles.bandcamp.com/track/sosaysi" rel="nofollow - https://formiles.bandcamp.com/track/sosaysi Teal - Raptor Fading Hour - Hideaway Carthasy - Endorphin Aerials - Restless Netherlands - Elephuck (a bit different, but great music all the same) |
Posted By: tbonson04
Date Posted: January 12 2017 at 15:29
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Also, if you're a fan of Being's release Comsonaut (one of my all time favorite albums), the same singer/guitarist started a new project called Aztec. It's a bit more diverse in its sound. |
Posted By: Moniquebabst
Date Posted: January 13 2017 at 00:41
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Daaamn. I have so many bands to listen to now! Added your newest recommendations to my list As I went through this thread I started making a list of bands I’ve never heard off My list now totals 59 bands! I went through 5 bands and downloaded Vola, Exit Ten and Transcience. I feel like spoiled child. Having 3 bands I like at one time! Usually I will find a band I like once in a few months and I will treasure that band, because it was so difficult to find good music. Over the past weekend I went on one of my searches and I went through 64 bands and couldn’t even find one I liked. So I was feeling hopeless, thinking that I have now found everything I will ever like and that there is nothing else out there. LoL. Anyway so I a am currently listening to Vola and Exit Ten and I am loving it! Sitting with a huge smile on my face at work. I still have 54 bands to listen to, so it is going to take me quite a while to go through them all. As soon as I find something I like I start binge listening until I am ready to move on and try something new. Thanks again for all the recommendations. Will def continue to follow this thread. I have total confidence in you guys’ taste in music. :-) |
Posted By: Moniquebabst
Date Posted: January 13 2017 at 01:40
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@deanbob I missed your reply Thanks for the link to the thread. Will check it out and add the bands to my evergrowing list. I had no idea there were so many great bands i dont know. Its weird finding people with my taste in music. Usually friends and family here in South Africa hav no interest in what i share with them. No ones band interest overlaps with mine. So you have to keep your enthuisiasm about a new find to yourself. Hehe I think working through all these new bands will take me a year Jay! So happy! |
Posted By: deandob
Date Posted: January 13 2017 at 02:57
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Your welcome. That is what communities like this forum are all about, an opportunity to share a common passion. Have fun - and do post if you find a band that you think the rest of us haven't heard! tbonson04, nice list of obscure bands to listen to, thanks for posting.
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Posted By: Moniquebabst
Date Posted: January 13 2017 at 05:43
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The only bands i can think of that you may not have heard of is CIRE & Thousand needles in red (same lead singer as like thieves and butterfly effect) |
Posted By: tbonson04
Date Posted: January 29 2017 at 14:24
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Good recs moniquebabst. I really like Cire. If anyone's a fan of Mastodon, they're releasing a new album and the single is out, called Sultan's Curse. Definitely one of my most anticipated albums of 2017. Also, I don't know if you guys heard, but the guitarist for Caligula's Horse, Zac, has decided to leave the band to pursue his side project Opus of a Machine. If you haven't heard them, check them out. They are awesome. Sad he's leaving, but at least we'll get more Opus of a Machine material. Here' a few bands I've found in the past weeks: Signals of Bedlam - Rule 41 If you like Karnivool and Tool, chances are you'll love these guys. Colony - Malady Burak Ozmucur - The Departure Post rock/metal Distorted Harmony - Natural Selection You may have heard these guys, they're relatively well known in the prog world. City of Iron - The Temple Dora the Destroyer - Birth Great instrumental prog |