Brutal/loud/nasty music that rules.

I don't like a lot of that ridiculously heavy metal stuff. There are a few representative bands of the styles I don't mind on occasion, but I can't take a lot of it at once, nor can I listen to a lot of different bands in that realm. Well, I can, but choose not to. Pig Destroyer and Nasum do well enough for me when it comes to Grind. Aborted is the only death metal band I enjoy, but that's partly because it makes me laugh sometimes.

I don't know if anyone knows about them, but Arsis is a great melodic death metal band that's pretty new. Very technical, but more interesting and well rounded than, say, Necrophagist, who are still very respectable for their technicality.

I'm trying to remember some more of these bands I still appreicate a bit, and here's what I can think of: The End, Mare, Burst, Converge, Nile, Transmission0, Wintersun, Buried Inside.

I don't listen to any of them anymore, but I still have an appreciation for what they do in their genres.

helofloki wrote: any other fans of things like Black metal, Death metal, Grindcore, Hardcore, and other genres that tear away at the ears, often with screeming vocals and brutal heavy guitars? I'm personally a big fan of bands in this area. A lot of whom are technically impressive and take nods from progressive bands, then again a lot who completely go in the other direction. Either way there's deffinitely an exhileration you can only get from these type of styles. Some of my favorite bands include Emperor, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Pig Destroyer Cephalic Carnage, Brutal Truth and many others. Anyone else enjoy this kind of stuff?

Why of course I am. I discovered prog before metal, but at the age of 12 I discovered metal and have been addicted to it ever since (now 28).

TheProgtologist wrote: glass house wrote: Try the new cd's from  : Kataklysm, Scar Symmetry, Himsa and not to forget -  Gojira  ! Gojira is pretty good. Anyone here like Between the Buried and Me?

I like BTBAM...Particularly Alaska. They're very talented and well rounded. The first album was decent, The Silent Circus was an improvement, but I got tired of it after a while (minus a couple of tracks). I don't like their reliance on brutality and breakdowns so much on those albums. I hate the overuse of breakdowns. I know they're not the simple one chord type breakdowns here, but they just get so irritating. 

They built upon themselves even more with Alaska. It's more diverse and enjoyable (for me). I'm glad he used his singing voice a little more too. Backwards Marathon and Selkies are especially brilliant, musically and vocally (and what a note he hits in the former!). Other than "Croakies and Boatshoes," I love the whole album.

And didn't you guys clear them for the archives?

Moatilliatta wrote: TheProgtologist wrote: glass house wrote: Try the new cd's from  : Kataklysm, Scar Symmetry, Himsa and not to forget -  Gojira  ! Gojira is pretty good. Anyone here like Between the Buried and Me? I like BTBAM...Particularly Alaska. They're very talented and well rounded. The first album was decent, The Silent Circus was an improvement, but I got tired of it after a while (minus a couple of tracks). I don't like their reliance on brutality and breakdowns so much on those albums. I hate the overuse of breakdowns. I know they're not the simple one chord type breakdowns here, but they just get so irritating.  They built upon themselves even more with Alaska. It's more diverse and enjoyable (for me). I'm glad he used his singing voice a little more too. Backwards Marathon and Selkies are especially brilliant, musically and vocally (and what a note he hits in the former!). Other than "Croakies and Boatshoes," I love the whole album. And didn't you guys clear them for the archives?

I have BtBaM's debut,which is really good.I haven't heard The Silent Circus yet but I recently got Alaska and cannot stop playing that cd.Great stuff.

And yes,BtBaM have been cleared for addition by the prog metal team.

You can see all the prog metal teams activities(bands we are discussing,voting on,rejected,cleared and added)here:

http://www.ratingfreak.com/home/progarchives/progmetalchart. xhtml

yeppp wrote: The noisiest album all time got to be Masonna-Frequency Lsd !!!! It's pure NOISE.. No melodies or anything traditional. I'm not so Fan of the "Noise " Genre, but i find some Merzbow albums pretty intresting, He's a classic.

I have Merzbow's Pulse Demon, it's awsome, but I have to take breaks between songs lol. It is deffinitely easier to listen to Anal c**t than it is to listen to a lot of noise haha. Do you listen to Sunno)) at all or any drone? that stuff's pretty cool

Glad to see the nice reaction here :). Between the Buried and Me I was gonna say, probably belongs on these archives haha, their last album, was totally prog. You guys deffinitely like some awsome stuff. For people who want some really sick (but great) sh*t I recomend Circle of Dead Children, some of the sickest grind ever.

And who up there said Mayhem doesn't make sense? Do you not agree with their views, or in cannabalism or burning down churches? well, me neither really, but I think Mayhem are great. De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas is an essential for anyone who listens to black metal. Speaking of black metal I just recently started listening to Xasthur, that sh*t is awsome. They rule at atmosphere.