now due to the lack of finnish metal in replies except for children of bodom and nightwish which i saw mentioned.
i must add the 69 eyes

if their's anything i do know it's metal.. some of the occult influenced metal i listen to..

on the more dark side of things..

Morbid Angel (death metal), Moonspell (epic black metal (black magic)), Emperor (black metal).

Pagan Metal

Elvenking (epic pagan power metal), Rivendell (folk metal)

I'm pretty sure Wintersun is knowledgable about norse occult.

probably many other bands that i listen to but haven't taken time to read lyrics.

Wheres industrial metal?

Rammstein, NiN?


i tend to listen to any rock as long as its good. ranging from Muse to Metallica (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
whatever.

I had no idea so many members of the forum listened to metal

This post has been edited by davisxmonster: Dec 8 2008, 07:20 PM

I really like Septic flesh, cradle of filth and moonspell. But it's all about Septic Flesh for me at the moment.
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This post has been edited by al_zaine: Dec 9 2008, 05:28 PM

OMG I just came across a band that have totally blown me away. you must check them out.
http://www.myspace.com/gojira

Heh, it was hard to decide which genre to choose... Multiple choice next time, please (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Chose melodic metal although I'm not quite sure if 'melodic' should be a standalone genre... I would use it as a modifier... because my favourite genre is actually melodic death metal. I didn't choose 'death' because it would also include technical/brutal/whatever...

Anyway, besides that I love folk metal (usually those playing humppa-like drums like Korpiklaani or Finntroll) but other types are good, too. Gothic or power or whatever, if you can handbang to it, it's good :]

Oh, occult lyrics were mentioned. I don't know Vader lyrics, but Behemoth have a lot of them and their frontman's stage nickname is Nergal... And what is more, they have a concept album called Thelema.6 and guess what it's about (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) BTW both bands come from Poland but I've never attended any of their gigs (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blush2.gif)

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/band1.gif) I listen to mainly: Opeth, Dark tranquillity, Vader

But I am still looking to expand, does anyone has recommendation?

Well, if you like Dark Tranquility maybe other melodic death metal bands would be fine, too. Arch Enemy? They have a female vocalist, by the way. A female DEATH-GROWLING vocalist. Quite rare, don't you think? Hm, what else... Children of Bodom? (my favourite, I recommend their older albums like Hatebreeder or Follow the Reaper) Soilwork? I don't like this one but maybe you will.
As far as technical death is concerned, why don't you try (the Mighty (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)) Morbid Angel (IMG:style_emoticons/default/evil2.gif) - providing you haven't. Some of their lyrics are great - and quite occult. Personally I prefer their 'slower' albums like Altars of Madness. Heavy, almost melodic & the speed is just fine for headbanging (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Thanks (IMG:style_emoticons/default/spoton.gif)
I am going to listen to them right now.

ne1 know any good gay metal bands? spefically i am looking for metal bands that are interested in singing about gay relationships and growing up

thanks in advance

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Cradle of Filth is not black metal, nor is Dimmu Borgir. It strikes me that many of the users here simply listen to "gateway metal" which is basically (and I hate to say this) designed for fourteen year old boys with sensitive ears. Also "abore" is not a word, are you sure you do not mean "abhor"? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

I don't get too high-strung on where bands are pigeon holed. If it sounds good to me it is good (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)
I do believe though that there are bands out there that "entice" you deeper into the metal scene, mainly the mainstream crap like Trivium (IMG:style_emoticons/default/00000041.gif) or Killswitch engage (IMG:style_emoticons/default/00000042.gif) but if you choose to settle with that level of metal... cool, I mean, where does it change from being "gateway metal" to actual metal. Who are the real deal and who are the pretenders?

This post has been edited by al_zaine: Feb 3 2009, 11:20 AM

I like black metal mostly but I like some other genres too.

Burzum,Dark Throne,Immortal,Satyricon,Emperor,Abigor,Akercocke,Dismember,Watain,Mutiilation,
Dissection,Therion,Summoning,Carpathian Forest,Celtic Frost,Hellhammer...

well i am intrested in Black metal mostly swedish,Doom,Gothic

My favorate bands are
Katatonia
Diabolical masqurade
dark tranquility
burzum
moonspell
samael
ancient wisdom
decimal euphony
sepultura
pantera
type o negative
Tiamat


I also like new age and instrumentals,symphonic as well as pink floyd
I sometimes use music in my magickal work,but not always,i use very light music like loreena mckennet

This post has been edited by azareth: Apr 14 2009, 01:37 PM

try Katatonia old stuff.....

Dance of december souls ,you will like it if you like opeth and dark tranquility.
Dance of december souls is considered an immortal album for metal lovers,blackheim and the rest made it charming ,a bit atmospheric ..
The whole album is phenomenal specially the song , in silence enshrined.

also try Tiamat wild honey

diabolical masqurade which is a solo band by blackheim.

contact me ,i will be glad to send you some stuff..

This post has been edited by azareth: Apr 14 2009, 01:45 PM

It's hard to choose a favorite *kind* of metal. I just like my metal: hard, heavy, brutal, and dark as f*ck (IMG:style_emoticons/default/13.gif)

I'm not sure what genre these titans of metal fall under but I can easily say these are my three favorite bands. HIGH ON FIRE, NEUROSIS, MASTADON. If you are not familiar with these bands, for your own sake, check them out!

hmmm, i have a widescreen monitor, with this thread in my browser to the left, and my Rhapsody account in a window to the right... three guesses what I'm doing? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)


^^^^^^^^^^^^
this this this

Dude dark tranquility is a band I am a fan of. But they aint black metal. They're melodic death metal. And melodic death metal is far superior to black metal as well as death metal. Because there is a paradox riddled in the songs of melodic death metal. The singer is screaming BUT.... it is very melodic. cuz the guitar work is just phenomenal. A band would require far more talent to be succesful at melodic death metal as opposed to black metal and death metal which is just noise IMO.

Its been a while since I've been here.

I am definitely going to hit you up for that offer! I need more! lol

I am going to check out Dance of december souls right now

Hey that's not fair lol.

I had to choose just one?

Anyway I went with Doom ... My Dying Bride are my favorite band.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/punk.gif) BEHEMOTH (IMG:style_emoticons/default/punk.gif)
They just blow me away with their awesome-ness!!!

Yeah, that's right - especially their newest album "Evangelion". Seriously, 'Daimonos', 'Ov Fire and the Void' and the first track since quite a long time (I guess) which is in Polish, 'Lucifer' <- these three massively utterly kick @ss (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) And the rest of the album is great, too. Just listen to the delicious, complex and yet so brutal drum work. And the album comes with explanations of the highly occult/philosophical lyrics in the booklet. So... if someone doesn't quite like the old Behemoth, just give this album a try and then prepare to be converted (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

I'm not a fan of Behemoth, bought there record DemiGod or something to that degree while i was england but didn't like it; the music and the screaming is far too brutal for me (i think the singer of that band has the most hardcore screaming voice in the history of metal, beating canibal corpse's singer. I guess i was trying to be a bad ass by buying the album and feeling cool and bad ass and all but it wasn't quite my cup of tea. My favourite band of all time is Avenged Sevenfold. Through their lyrics and music, i literally FOUND[size=6] myself. Their record city of evil changed my life, for reasons i won't go into now save for the fact that i feel that all the beautiful melodies in the world are included in that album. Sometimes i think that there aren't any other melodious songs out there, or atleast they cannot even come close to comparing to the melodies intrinsic of city of evil. With all that said, i think i will buy this album you mentioned. The reasons are two-fold. Firstly because of the drum work you mentioned, i love intensely complex drum work; i guess thats's why i love the Rev of avenged sevenfold. He is arguably the best drummer ever to walk this planet; i guess that must have something to do with the fact that he got best drummer of the year in 2007 or 6, don't recall right now. Secondly because the album has descrrptions and incorporations of occult phenomenon; which i just love cuz i believe it compliments metal greatly. I didn't like the way the band incorporated philosophy (Nietzche's ubermeich namely) and occult iedealogies in their album demigod though. I feel that they were flaunting their "knowledge" An example is that they included a quote by friedrich nieztche about rising to power out of the blue. It didn't even directly tie with the lyrics,. atleast not to my knowledge. I also had problems accepting the contradictory idealogies they presented in the album included the commentary. I cant remember what exactly it was that ticked me off and made me laugh my arse off but yeah. You get me!
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I'm actually the frontman of a melodic black metal band.

www.myspace.com/afterlightmetal

and check us out on youtube! Black metal gets my vote of course!

DOOOM! Since I was 14 (not including the nu-metal my parents listened to when i was growing up) I've been listening to quite an arrangement of metal, especially Doom Metal, when I was 16 I took an 1/8 mushrooms for the first time to Electric Wizard, Bathory, Sabbath, Acid, Autopsy, Blood Ceremony, and Vitus. It was...pretty weird, but divine and ugly and the same time. I'm almost 18 now and have never experienced anything better in my life. Hah.

By the way, hello, My name is Chris and I'm a huge horror buff and vinyl prick, and I'm currently studying all aspects of the occult, nice to meet you guys.

All ¬¬

Black metal and all its darkness! haha As well as some NS black metal. Also listen to some brutal Death Metal.

This post has been edited by XxMxX: Feb 26 2015, 10:13 PM