Creative and unique metal / alternative

[AchrisK]

System of a Down
Psychotic Waltz
Sore Plexus

 

[Killbot]

What's going on? Nobody has mentioned Stargazer

Early Gigantic Brain (later GB is stunning, but not metal)
Vanessa Van Basten
Lyrinx
Dripping
Stiny Plamenu
Mirag
Pyramids
The Abominable Iron Sloth
UFOmammut
Today is the Day

 

[unknown]

Wow lots of nice stuff.
I dig Therion,Neurosis,At The Gates
Atheist is AWESOME !! wow

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum,yeah that's what i'm talkin 'bout man !! Thx for reminding me them,totally awesome band.

As far as sub-genres,i'd say cannibal said it for me,

Bizarre avant-garde metal/rock

if you enjoyed Sleepytime, you'd also be interested in these bands:

Idiot Flesh (the band that would become Sleepytime Gorilla Museum)
Cheer Accident
Univers Zero
Thinking Plague

 

[CF87]

Pan-Thy-Monium
Edge of Sanity(both Crimson albums)
Amorphis (newer)

Therion - Symphony Masses: Ho Drakon Ho Megas

hell yes

such a cool album

 

[Skepticism]

Mithras

 

[optionthree]

Psychotic Waltz (good call)
Cynic
A Chinese Firedrill
Dodheimsgard
Gordian Knot
Zero Hour
Augury
Meshuggah

 

[Skepticism]

I think Opeth should get another mention, especially for someone just getting into metal.

 

[Lateralus14]

Yea they should but if we stress it too much the brutal death fans will be in shortly to call it emo shit.

 

[Manic Ferocity]

I don't know if this is the kind of thing you're looking for but these albums are pretty far removed from the "norm" of death metal.

Demilich - Nespithe
Traumatic Voyage - Traumatic Voyage
Adramelech - Psychostasia
Cartilage - The Fragile Concepts of Affection
Gorguts - Obscura
Supuration - The Cube

 

[Eligos]

I'm wondering how much underground metal the OP actually listens to, especially if he thinks it all sounds the same.

 

[TartanLlama]

Demilich - Nespithe

I believe you can download the album free from the band's site, despite the reissue. True classic though.

 

[Eligos]

Ten bucks paypal says the OP doesn't dig Demilich.

 

[TartanLlama]

Yeah, I doubt he will as well, but give them a listen anyway.

 

[Ghost Snake]

Demilich are fuckin'sweet man, i love Nespithe

 

[Satanstoenail]

Behold... the Arctopus
[Car_Bomb]
Five Star Prison Cell

 

[Ghost Snake]

I'm wondering how much underground metal the OP actually listens to, especially if he thinks it all sounds the same.

I have exactly zero knowledge in underground metal,I used to be a metalhead when i was teenager,then stopped for some reason (prejudice ?maybe ) btw I used to listen to Dissection,Obituary,Megadeth,Metallica,Cradle Of Filth,Dimmu Borgir,Danzig etc..etc... then started listening to Alternative / Stoner /Progressive .
Now,I'll never had the time to listen to all these bands listed ,but the stuff that I've listened until now is really outstanding,also i have to say that i loved all those bizarre monikers
( Gigantic Brain LMFAO ,great band ) and artworks ( Nespithe is the shit)

Thanks guys,keep 'em coming

 

[Hypnos]

WTF; nobody mentioned the masters:

IN THE WOODS...

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Madder Mortem
Solefald
Sólstafir
Fleurety
Ved Buens Ende
Dornenreich
Korova
Root
Hollenthon
Avernus
Long Winter's Stare

 

[Skepticism]

I second Ved Buens Ende.

 

[Master_Yoda77]

Gorguts - Obscura

 

[TartanLlama]

I second/third/whatever all of the bands mentioned in the last three posts.

Also try Klabautamann.