I'm looking for a band that sounds fresh to my ears.
What do I mean with fresh? Something that is a bit new, unusual, unique, yet not so bizarre that it's unlistenable. I'm open-minded but also critical of the music sonically and if the music has enough variation.
- Genres that I can usually enjoy: melodic death metal (including the more modern/alternative variants), post-rock/metal(Agalloch, Russian Circles), progressive influences(Mnemic, Tool, Ulver), atmospheric black(Wolves in the Throne Room), ambient, etc.
- Genres I used to like but kind of outgrew: black/death/thrash/heavy/folk/pagan, these genres are okay but I just want to see some irregular combo's.
- Genres I never liked:
metalcore, powermetal, over-the-top-proggy, overly-chuggy djent stuff, symphonic girl metal, and grind.
Some bands I've been listening lately:
Earth
Sunn O)))
Ulver
Agalloch
Deftones
Tool
Soilwork
In Flames
Mnemic (first two albums)
I know it's a bit of an odd taste-spectrum... since most of it is radically different.
To put the dilemma simply:
I love melodic death metal but over the years has become a bit too typical in songstructure (verse/chorus/verse/solo/chorus) for me. Most melodic death metal bands kind of sound like complete At-the-Gates clones too, so I get kind of bored looking for ones that don't.
Some of the first bands I mentioned are very interesting because they're experimental but they're often a bit too much on the depressing side for my tastes. (especially Sunn O and Ulver)
I'm curious if there's just some really good in-between stuff out there...
Variation and melody are the key for me. Technicality can be a plus, if it's not over the top. Let's see what bells are ringing with you people...
What do I mean with fresh? Something that is a bit new, unusual, unique, yet not so bizarre that it's unlistenable. I'm open-minded but also critical of the music sonically and if the music has enough variation.
- Genres that I can usually enjoy: melodic death metal (including the more modern/alternative variants), post-rock/metal(Agalloch, Russian Circles), progressive influences(Mnemic, Tool, Ulver), atmospheric black(Wolves in the Throne Room), ambient, etc.
- Genres I used to like but kind of outgrew: black/death/thrash/heavy/folk/pagan, these genres are okay but I just want to see some irregular combo's.
- Genres I never liked:
metalcore, powermetal, over-the-top-proggy, overly-chuggy djent stuff, symphonic girl metal, and grind.
Some bands I've been listening lately:
Earth
Sunn O)))
Ulver
Agalloch
Deftones
Tool
Soilwork
In Flames
Mnemic (first two albums)
I know it's a bit of an odd taste-spectrum... since most of it is radically different.
To put the dilemma simply:
I love melodic death metal but over the years has become a bit too typical in songstructure (verse/chorus/verse/solo/chorus) for me. Most melodic death metal bands kind of sound like complete At-the-Gates clones too, so I get kind of bored looking for ones that don't.
Some of the first bands I mentioned are very interesting because they're experimental but they're often a bit too much on the depressing side for my tastes. (especially Sunn O and Ulver)
I'm curious if there's just some really good in-between stuff out there...
Variation and melody are the key for me. Technicality can be a plus, if it's not over the top. Let's see what bells are ringing with you people...
