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lucas 
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: February 06 2004 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 8138 |
 Posted: April 13 2008 at 10:20 |
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Did anyone ever listen to NOCTURNUS, they are known to be the very first death metal band to use synthesizers, which caused them to be bashed by the close-minded average metal listeners.
"The key" and "Thresholds" are masterpieces of progressive death-metal.
Here is a quote from wikipedia : Nocturnus was an American progressive death metal band formed in Tampa, Florida in 1987 by drummer/vocalist Mike Browning (formerly of Morbid Angel). They were known for their science-fiction themed lyrics and use of keyboards, both of which were virtually unknown in extreme metal.
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"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)
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Abstrakt
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Joined: August 18 2005 Location: Soundgarden Status: Offline Points: 18292 |
Posted: April 13 2008 at 05:15 |
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Havn't listened to Death metal in a good while, but my favorite bands are:
Atheist
Death
Opeth
I never liked black metal, since 99,5% of it sounds like crap! But i do like one song:
Burzum - Det som en gang var
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Petrovsk Mizinski
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Joined: December 24 2007 Location: Ukraine Status: Offline Points: 25210 |
Posted: April 13 2008 at 05:01 |
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As for my favorite Death metal bands (I never really got into Black Metal to be honest, but I might give it another shot one day):
Opeth
Death
Morbid Angel
Obituary
Arch Enemy (I loved Wages of SIn, but after that I didn't like much of what they had to offer)
Hypocrisy
Kataklysm
In Flames
Dark Tranquility
At The Gates
Necrophagist
Nile
Cannibal Corpse (the later, more technical stuff, not of a fan of their early work)
Cryptopsy
Other than that, I just haven't really listened to much other death metal bands, as I was more of a thrash metal dude than death metal, well at least when Metal was what I listened to more than anything else, which changed when I got into more prog and shred guitar.
I honestly haven't even heard any of the major Death metal bands to come out of my own country, but Metal isn't that big in Australia anyway, let alone Death metal or black metal.
Since I've gotten more into the progressive side of metal, I'll probably check out some more of the progressive death bands soon enough.
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Petrovsk Mizinski
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Joined: December 24 2007 Location: Ukraine Status: Offline Points: 25210 |
Posted: April 13 2008 at 04:42 |
Slayer isn't death metal, they are considered thrash metal and/or speed metal. I've never really heard Slayer referred to as death metal, at most it's Evil Thrash metal, but I can agree with anyone that says Slayer and similar bands are closely related to death metal.
I always tended to see it as, bands like Megadeth, Metallica, Testament and the like were the more melodic thrash bands, while Slayer, Death Angel etc, were the more dissonant and in general more influential on death metal as a genre, while Tallica, Deth and Testament had more of an influence on the late 80s/early 90s prog metal, like Dream Theater etc.
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stonebeard
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Joined: May 27 2005 Location: NE Indiana Status: Offline Points: 28057 |
Posted: April 12 2008 at 19:57 |
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I only really like the ambient bits from Burzum...
Dark Tranquility would be good if the vocals didn't suck. Opeth is king to me. |
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_JC_
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Joined: December 16 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 77 |
Posted: April 12 2008 at 19:51 |
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I havent been as involved in this area of music as I use to be, but there still are three black metal bands I have always adored.
Shining (no, not the avant-metal band Shining, the suicidal black metal band Shining), In Vain, and, last but sure as hell not least, the almighty... EmperoR (Is my fanboy-ism showing?) |
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BroSpence
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Joined: March 05 2007 Status: Offline Points: 2614 |
Posted: April 11 2008 at 03:35 |
I used to like Opeth quite a lot. Hadn't listened to them for a while until a few months ago. I still enjoy them somewhat, but I find they get annoying because their main riffs are just based on perpetual sequencing. |
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Apsalar
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Joined: June 06 2006 Location: gansu Status: Offline Points: 2888 |
Posted: April 10 2008 at 19:42 |
I actually stuck on Seven Churches this week, been so long since I'd played it. A nostalgic moment indeed, as it was one of my first records. |
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Certif1ed
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Posted: April 10 2008 at 08:50 |
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Venom - saw them on the "Seven Date of Hell" tour way back when. They were abysmal, of course. Awesome gig, though!
No-one's mentioned Possessed???
Death - I really liked their debut, and again, real VFM live. Wasn't so keen on anything they released after the debut, though.
Slayer - the best.
Dark Angel - borderline Death Metal, more like Dark Thrash, but "Darkness Descends" is one helluvan album.
Celtic Frost - just one of my favourite experimental thrash bands - much better than VoiVod (IMHO), and way out there. Again, not strictly Death/Black, but fairly uncategorisable, so I guess they fit anywhere in the realms of extreme metal.
Napalm Death. SCUM - 'nuff said, and don't give me the "Grindcore" nonsense.
Cradle of Filth - not so keen on Dimmu Borgir or Emporer. Something about CoF's sound and OTT dramatic approach really grabs me and makes everything else seem like a pale imitation.
Behemoth - heaviest band in the world to date. Awesomely dense.
My tastes are conservative in this area...
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The important thing is not to stop questioning.
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Plankowner
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Posted: April 10 2008 at 04:50 |
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Oh, and...
Angel Dust "Enlighten the Darkness," "Border of Reality," and "Of Human Bondage." Paradox "Electrify" Chimaira, Nothingface, Machine Head, All That Remains, Shadow's Fall, Killswitch Engage, Godhead (not extreme really, just a good goth type wanna be beatles kind of weirdness), 40 Below Summer, Motorgrator.. just a few off the top of my head... |
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Apsalar
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Posted: April 10 2008 at 04:31 |
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Which album do you have? My favourite is Romances, took a while for it to skin in, but the classical piano wins me over. The other records don't really hit the spot for me. Eikenskaden is the same guy as MS (you probably already know that), a little less romantic than MS. I can recommend Last Dance. Personally if you have those two albums there is not really too much need to extend your listening. They show both bands at their peak, the remanding are reflections in the mirror.
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Plankowner
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Posted: April 10 2008 at 04:30 |
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As a teenager, I became fascinated with black/death metal for a time... we had a record store in town that seemed to specialize in demo tapes, and so many of these were death/black metal bands..
Had bands like: Hellhammer who later went on to become Celtic Frost Death Angel Slayer (of course) Bathory (see they were already mentioned) Destruction Had quite the Venom collection till my Dad burned them .. heh. (But Dad those are 30 dollar imports...he didn't care.) Nasty Savage Massacre (actually designed the logo for this band) Obituary Sodom Mercyful Fate King Diamond It pretty much ended when my Dad burned my Venom albums... I then went on to find bands like Savatage, Fates Warning, Anacrusis, Sacred Blade, ManOwar, Iron Maiden, Metal Church, Candlemass, et al... So I pretty much left the genre behind since 1987... though I do find myself throwing Slayer in from time to time ... mainly "Show No Mercy" though "Reign in Blood" gets it's fair share of spins.... I do own some Opeth albums, "Still Life," "Deliverance," and "Damnation." Of those the only one I spin is "Damnation." Though I am seeing them with Dream Theater in June.... ...and I don't consider Soilwork a death/black metal band (ah I see related, I'll buy that) ... own their whole catalogue and saw them live just last month with War of Ages and Throwdown... Since where on the topic of related, check out Dry Kill Logic ... they have 3 cds out, for an angry band they have some range... "Darker Side of Nonsense," "The Dead and Dreaming," and "of Vengeance and Violence." |
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Avantgardehead
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Joined: December 29 2006 Location: Dublin, OH, USA Status: Offline Points: 1170 |
Posted: April 10 2008 at 04:13 |
Mystic Forest is on my list of things to listen to again, and I've never heard Eikenskaden yet but I have heard of it. |
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http://www.last.fm/user/Avantgardian
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Plankowner
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Posted: April 10 2008 at 04:01 |
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uhm, no one has mentioned slayer?
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Apsalar
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Posted: April 10 2008 at 03:34 |
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^^^ nice list of BM there; good to see some French names in there. I'm not sure if you have heard either Mystic Forest and Eikenskaden? they're two of my favourites from the French scene. Also if you dig Velvet Cacoon, you should check out a newish band called Vhernen, they are along the ilk of VC but slower and a little more interesting (imo), though not quite as hypnotic. They use both Electric cello and harp to craft their ambiance. here is their myspace http://www.myspace.com/vhernenblack.
I'm really not even sure where to start discussing this type of music, extreme metal was my entry into music as a wee teenager, so I hold it dearly. But if I were to pick and chose my two favourite bands would be Summoning and Corrupted |
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Avantgardehead
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Joined: December 29 2006 Location: Dublin, OH, USA Status: Offline Points: 1170 |
Posted: April 10 2008 at 00:52 |
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Death metal:
Atrocity (old) At the Gates (old) Sentenced (old) Old Funeral Carcass Arsis Disembowelment Black metal: Deathspell Omega Burzum Leviathan Lurker of Chalice Wolves in the Throne Room Velvet Cacoon Blut aus Nord Xasthur Celestia Mortifera Peste Noire Alcest Amesoeurs Shining Krohm The Ruins of Beverast Darkspace Paysage d'Hiver Unholy Matrimony |
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http://www.last.fm/user/Avantgardian
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keiser willhelm
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Joined: September 14 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1697 |
Posted: April 09 2008 at 20:59 |
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^ try out Dimmu Borgir. they're pretty mainstream and accessible (as far as black metal goes) and very melodic/symphonic. They use a full orchestras on their last (3?) albums and operatic vocals along with the typical black metal screechy-screamy-hiss. good starting point. may i suggest "Death Cult Armageddon"?
But you like WitTR already so you've been initiated. there are a lot of great suggestions on this page. |
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Dim
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Joined: April 17 2007 Location: Austin TX Status: Offline Points: 6890 |
Posted: April 09 2008 at 18:30 |
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I vein I need to tap into, I like most the black metal I've heard, and same thing with Death metal, but Opeth gets pretty annoying pretty fast.
Wolves in the throne room
Becoming the archtype
Early Ulver
Meshuggah
Behold the arctopus
Opeth
Unexpect
I really need to find more...
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BroSpence
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Posted: April 09 2008 at 18:04 |
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I love the first Satyricon album. None So Vile by Cryptopsy is a great example of extreme metal perfection.
Windir is great. Asmegin. Manevarn. At the Gates. Quo Vadis. Death. Opeth. Cynic. Sigh. Sagh. early Celtic Frost. Cruachan. Zoroaster. Korpkolandi Tyr early Dillinger Escape Plan early Naglfar Mercyful Fate Bolt Thrower Carcass Napalm Death Candlemass Cirith Ungol Death Angel Gorguts and Malevolent Creation(sometimes) |
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markosherrera
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Posted: April 09 2008 at 17:00 |
 OOooH ..The T ...I WILL TAKE YOU.UUU..UU |
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Hi progmaniacs of all the world
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