Buying Blind: List the bands that make the cut

[Tranquillian]

Uhmmm, I am a pathological collector so if I have every other album by the band I will buy the new one, with very few exceptions.

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

Uhmmm, I am a pathological collector so if I have every other album by the band I will buy the new one, with very few exceptions.

I unfortunately am the same way. Trying to break this very expensive habit!

 

[lurch70]

Uhmmm, I am a pathological collector so if I have every other album by the band I will buy the new one, with very few exceptions.

was like that 15 years ago too ... now I don't buy shit blind ...

 

[Dark One]

Megadeth

Dude - WTF? This is 2005, not 1994

 

[Dark One]

Opeth
Nevermore
Moonsorrow
Iced Earth
Iron Maiden
Arcturus
Orphaned Land
Satyricon

There's more, undoubtedly. A lot of it depends on my current musical "mood" as well. Lately I can't get enough of melodic black/thrash metal, viking black metal and so forth. Bands like Naglfar, Thyrfing, Falkenbach, etc. are all must listens for me right now. They all "seem" like no-duh blind purchases for me because I'm so enamored with these particular sub-genres of metal.

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

Oh yeah, I forgot:

Opeth
Iced Earth

 

[Thanatopsis123]

My rule for blind buying is if I've heard the bands past 2 or 3 consecutive albums and have enjoyed them, I'll give the next a blind buy. This can also be applied in reverse chronological order. It seems to work.

 

[IOfTheStorm]

That list was huge some years ago, but as years passed it became smaller and smaller. I once had Iced Earth or Nevermore in but now..anyway 2 bands that are still in the list:
Spiritual Beggars
Shadow Gallery

 

[Dick Sirloin]

Agalloch
Kayo Dot
Genesis (if PG and Hackett are back!!!)
In the Woods (fat chance of that happening)

 

[General Zod]

In alphabetical order:

Angra
Evergrey
Iced Earth
Kamelot
Nevermore
Opeth
Primordial
Riverside
Symphony X
Tad Morose
Vanden Plas
...and anything Lance King sings on (just because he always seems to involve himself with great projects).

Zod

 

[General Zod]

Graveland

King Diamond

Satyricon

I had no idea you were that into these guys.

Zod

 

[AsModEe]

 

[AsModEe]

 

[Krilons Resa]

 

[Dark One]

I had no idea you were that into these guys.

Satyricon rules - I love every single release, with the first 3 being the best and the latter two being highly underrated IMO - did they incorporate changes into their sound to become less black and more accessible? Yes. Do I care? No. As long as I like it - and I do.

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

I had no idea you were that into these guys.

Zod

si, senor; there's only 2-3 Graveland records I don't have

 

[Dark One]

I unfortunately am the same way. Trying to break this very expensive habit!

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[dorian gray]

opeth (growing progressively worse with each album though)
nevermore
symphony x
candlemass

 

[neal]

KMFDM

 

[IOfTheStorm]

Symphony X

Yes, i forgot about them.

...and anything Lance King sings on (just because he always seems to involve himself with great projects).

Ever heard Defyance ?