Bands like Caligula's Horse and Karnivool

Caligulas horse. New album. In contact
Just got it
Havent listened yet, but i am super stoked! My fav band! To be quite honest. Ive never been so excited about a new album in my life!!

Hey guys!

Wow its been 3 months since i found this thread. Time really flies.

I've finally worked through the list of bands and i did find a few that made the cut (i.e. become albums i regularly listen to). I tried a lot of bands that seem promising, but after a few hours of investing in them, they didnt stick

I was very enthusiastic in the beginning, but sadly I found less bands than i hoped for. I might be too picky. Sometimes you know within seconds that you really like something or not. Weird how some music just grabs you. But its very rare that I find something

And then some of the bands (about 9), i couldnt find on google play music. If im desperate enough one day il try and get hold of them some other way

So the bands that made the cut are

1.DEADLY CIRCUS FIRE - i dont usually like harsh vocals but they made it work and mixed it really well with stunning melodic vocals. Great find!! Made it to my top band list
2.EXIT TEN
3.MINORA

Then i just downloaded a few bands an hour ago as i did the final listen through my list of over 50 bands. They sounded very promising. So I am excited to give them some proper listening time!

1.QLAYE FACE - big thumbs up
2.FADING HOUR - I feel a bit unsure stil but il give them a chance
3.VOICES FROM THE FUSELAGE. Thanks backtothegarden. I love this lead singers voice!
3.OPUS OF A MACHINE - Nice!!!

And then, as hard as it is to admit, I also downloaded that NICKELBACK song Feed the Machine. You were right backtothegarden. Its actually not bad. I was pleasantly suprised. And I am def not a Nicleback fan at all! How strange.

Ok and now for my recommendations. I somehow stumbled upon 2 bands I can share. I downloaded them, but havent given them proper listening time yet

1.BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME
2.DEAD SOUL TRIBE - best one of the two

I dont know if any of you have tried the band MONUMENTS (specifically the album The Amanuensis) They are a djent band with a mix of harsh and melodic vocals. Apparently the guitarists from Tesseract and Monuments were in a band called Fell Silent, and after the split they started their own projects. The style of the two guitarist are very differemt though. Monuments has a more groovy sound (if i can put it like that), but i think the songwriting for Tesseract was done better. Monuments' clean vocals has a tiny bit of a punk edge, but not too much that it bothers me (I hate punk rock and can't listen to anything that sounds close to it)

And then last but not least I discovered a band that dont fit in this thread. I was really suprised that i liked them because its not really the type i listen to. Im mentioning them anyway

1.ROYAL BLOOD. They are likened to Arctic Monkeys (who I am not a fan off).

@vats. Yes Arcane is awsum!!! If I had the chance to listen to one more album before i die it would have to be Known/Learned. Never in my life has a song made me cry, except Nightingales Weave. So beautifullly written. The whole album tells a story. I just love everything about it.

I still need to read through the thread deanbob recommended.

http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=96312

But since i have a lot to listen to now. Il wait a month or 2.

Thanks for this thread!

Apologies if i rambled alot. I dont get to speak about music often.
                                

So the singer from Exit Ten, who had joined I Am Giant, has already left that band.  The guitarist took over as I Am Giant's singer, and the new single with him is, well, okay.  Oh, well.  Here's the new song, in case anyone cares:

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)

@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!

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.

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.