Atmospheric Instrumental Metal

[anglocentric]

I'm looking for some stuff thats atmospheric, melodic and instrumental, the obvious example for me is Agalloch's 'The Lodge'.

i don't mind whether it's accoustic or electric guitars but preferably not too brutal or heavy, it's for reading purposes really. specific songs or general artists, thanks.

 

[TartanLlama]

Check out Humanoid, one of my favourite instrumental bands. Really chilled out, not really metal, but it's a project from the guitarist of Augury. http://www.myspace.com/humanoidofficial

Amaranth are a really beautiful experimental folk/ambient band who's albums are free to download (given by the band) http://www.mediafire.com/?vtnw0bgndtl] and http://users.telenet.be/cmb/amaranth/]

 

[Einherjar86]

Check out Svafnir's album The Heathen Chapters. It's all acoustic neo-folk.

Also, try Lord Wind for some atmospheric darkwave.

 

[TartanLlama]

Do you mean "The Heathen Chapters"? Awesome album, I prefered their second one though, Aofbruch or something? Aufbruch?

 

[Einherjar86]

Yes, I meant "chapters." Thanks for catching that, edited and fixed.

 

[Ross]

sleepmakeswaves

Really brilliant band, they are not metal but they have some rock-oriented moments.

 

[waif]

Not entirely instrumental, but Xasthur - Nocturnal Poisoning.

 

[anglocentric]

sounds promising so far, not heard of any of those bands so i will look them up. thanks

 

[J.]

Also, try Lord Wind for some atmospheric darkwave.

excellent rec. Atlantean Monument is mighty and stuff