Harsh AND singing vocals?

[Helspyre]

First off, sorry if this has been posted anytime recently. It was a little hard to search for.

I have been really into the latest album from Suidakra and I like how there is almost an equal mix of harsh and melodic vocals and they do it seamlessly. It's great for driving to because I can both sing and growl along to it (I do the extreme parts a bit lower). I haven't really found many bands that do this that I like (I'm not really into Opeth or Into Eternity). Seems like most bands that I hear like that, I only like one or the other of the vocal styles that they do (for example I kinda liked the growling that I've heard from Amorphis but not the singing).

I also like Ensiferum, Wintersun and Turisas. It'd be nice to find some bands with lower growls though.

Anyone have some favorites that mix it up well?

 

[ohiogrinder]

any death/doom band will suffice, especially My Dying Bride

 

[Seditious]

I doubt you'll find folk metal with death vox (growls)

 

[Mort Divine]

Elvenking - The Scythe has death vocals on occasion, but I've not heard it all yet.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Tristania - Beyond The Veil

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

Mael Mordha

 

[cookiecutter]

Hypocrisy - S/T. It leans more toward the harsh on most songs though, although it is light in terms of extreme vocals.

 

[J.]

Falkenbach
Dark Tranquillity - Projector
Arcane Sun (has some low growls)
Sad Legend (though you wont understand what they are saying)

 

[rfe]

Dark Tranquillity - Projector

I'd pretty much say this for all Dark Tranquillity albums except Damage Done and Character.

 

[Slayed Necros]

Falkenbach

Yep.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Sad Legend (though you wont understand what they are saying)

Great band!

 

[swizzlenuts]

Disillusion - Back to Times of Splendor

 

[Zephyrus]

Borknagar is exactly what you're looking for. EXACTLY.

 

[Helspyre]

Thanks for the responses so far. I will be trying to check them all out.

Borknagar is exactly what you're looking for. EXACTLY.

Album recommendation? That would be even more exactly.

 

[Zephyrus]

Album recommendation? That would be even more exactly.

You have three vocalists to choose from. My favorite is Vortex, and the albums he sings on are IMO the band's best.

For each of their vocalists I recommend these albums. Each one switches between epic cleans and vicious growls.

Garm - The Olden Domain

Vortex - The Archaic Course and Quintessence

Vintersorg - Empiricism

 

[Life Sucks]

Primordial
Mourning Beloveth
Wicked Innocence
Temnozor
Sworn
Morrigan
Tearstained
Geasa

and tons of German folk black metal bands

 

[Triton]

Novembre
Agalloch
Novembers Doom

 

[AchrisK]

In Vain is a pretty amazing band that incorporates multiple styles.

http://www.myspace.com/invainno

 

[Seditious]

I doubt you'll find folk metal with death vox (growls)

fuck I can't believe a week after saying this I heard a fuckin amazing album to this description

Svartsot - Ravnenes Saga

Sad Legend (though you wont understand what they are saying)

fuck I just heard these guys now and had to search up the thread where they were mentioned. they're fuckin cool. best melo-black I've heard in quite a while!

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Yeah the Searching For The Hope In Utter Darkness EP is AMAZING.