SilentRealm said:
I still cant get much into the power metal, and I dont like most prog metal thats out there because I find it unoriginal and uninspired.. mostly just Symphony X wannabes - however when the rare good band comes along I fall in love with it too. The genre I still love.. just most of what fills it up I dont.
Same here. It seems most people put Gamma Ray, Edguy, & all that speed metal crap (sorry guys I really can't stand these bands) and Symphony X in the same category. They have nothing in common except some double bass drumming !! The songwriting in most speed metal bands is so basic it's a shame.
To stay in the topic, I'll say sophisticated black metal....
I mean bands like Ram-Zet, Enslaved, Borknagar, Dimmu Borgir, Arcturus, Solefald, Opeth... Some of these bands started doing raw (and boring IMO) black or death metal and then added some other elements in it, which made each of these bands quite unique.
Prog rock from 70's to nowadays : Ange, Camel, King Crimson, Marillion, Arena, IQ... I like how these bands can sound heavy while not using the prog "metal" gimmicks (no double bass or very few, no growls at all, no super speed solo, etc). The atmospheres crafted by Camel on the "Mirage" album are a good example. Listen to KC's "The Power to Believe" if you wanna hear how powerful and dark can a prog rock band sound !!
Prog metal obviously, even though most prog metal bands really aren't as interesting musically as some of the old prog rock bands (see above). Dream Theater, SyX, Adagio, Vanden Plas... I put Angra in that category for the same reason as SyX (see beginning of this boring post)
And some jazz fusion
mainly Mats & Morgan (Morgan is the legendary drummer Morgan Agren, who plays some absolutely insane stuff with Fredrik Thordenthal from Meshuggah), Tribal Tech, some older Herbie Hancock stuff...
Some thrash and heavy metal, but it really depends on the band... Testament, Loudblast, Iron Maiden...
And some weird stuff like Ozric Tentacles, Mr Bungle :zombie: