Most Moody/depressing albums you've ever heard

[Manbient]

ok folks... i have this weird thng where i like to be depressed, i dunno it's odd but i love listening to REALLY depressing stuff, but my collection is rather small. I would REALLY like some help on finding some more gloomy gems that make you wanna cry or kill yourself or cuddle with a loved one heheh. I really don't know of too many. So PLEASE help me get really depressed It's not so i can get so down i kill myself or something, so don't worry about that!

On a side note a lot of Opeth stuff is like that to me, like the night And The Silent Water, To Bid You Farewell, Patterns In The Ivy, Benighted, Dirge For November (my edited version which takes out the song-ruining heavy middle part) or the second half of Black Rose Immortal. So any stuff like that. Clean or Growly no difference to me ya know. kthxbye

 

[Ermz]

Stabbing Westward - Darkest Days is no doubt my #1 depressive/moody album.. they specialize in that sort of music... but if you're lookin for somethin metal, don't tread there.

 

[Obyeybyeogone]

My Dying Bride (It may not seem good at first but trust me it grows on you)

Dreadnaught
Maudlin of the Well can be
Gr there is a band in the back of my mind but it WILL NOT LET ME GET IT OUT
I'll come back when I remember

 

[yourdeadgroom]

Anything by Limp Bizkit. That's depressing as hell.....

 

[Manbient]

What albums by them though? and yeah Limp Bizkit is depressing but not THAT kindof depressing. And metal or not makes no difference to me.

 

[Obyeybyeogone]

I only have Like Gods of the Sun by My Dying Bride, but it's very depressing, get the song "For My Fallen Angel" it's so sad.

Maudlin of the Well, I have Bath and Leaving your Body Map, I prefer Bath.

I only have on Dreadnaught song tehe, but it was depressing

 

[noyce]

Try these albums from very different styles but all depressing
My Dying Bride-Angel and the Dark River
Dead Can Dance-Within a Realm of a Dying Sun
Fiona Apple-Tidal
Anathema-Aternative 4
Smashing Pumpkins-Tonight Tonight single(make sure is the one with 7 or 8 songs, real good, sad, acoustic songs)

 

[Ethereal Sage]

The one that instantly jumps to mind is

Raison D'etre - The Empty Hollow Unfolds.
The first 2 tracks (The Slow Ascent + The Hidden Hallows) seem to go together, the second one in particular just leaves you with a feeling of hopelessness/depression. Listen to it in a soundproof room, or in the middle of the night when most things are asleep.
Desolate ambience.

Others include:

Anathema - 'Alternative 4', some of 'Eternity' but there's a lot of anger there as well, 'The Silent Enigma' again a lot of anger mixed in.

Brighter Death Now - 'Necrose Evangelicum' Ihave one track off it I believe, and if the other tracks are as good as this one, it will suit your purpose.

One track by Limbonic Art - In Mourning Mystique off the album Moon In The Scorpio goes for 14 mins, building up to the end. rest of album is atmospheric black metal.

Desiderii Marginis - Deadbeat seems to be good dark ambient/industrial tracks.

Ond, found at www.mp3.com, is similar to Raison D'etre. Good stuff

This Mortal Coil - 'It'll End In Tears' and 'Filigree And Shadow'

A good cuddle-with-your-other-half album I recommend would be William Orbit - Pieces In A Modern Style. Modern interpretations of classical pieces.

That's enough for the moment, ask if you want more recommendations

 

[yourdeadgroom]

Dolorian- When All The Laughter Has Gone
Morgion- Solinari
Nightingale- The Breathing Shadow
The 3rd & the Mortal- Sorrow

 

[Cutter]

Hmm...nice topic.

Here are mine :-

My Dying Bride - I've only got one album, TLATEOTW..and it depresses me. Might pick up some more of their stuff...any album suggestions people?

Katatonia - Most of their albums have depressing moments. I would say Brave Murder Day is the most harrowing. The guitars seem so out of tune...it hurts my teeth...in a good way

Porcupine Tree - Thought I'd try these guys out after hearing Bleak. They've got some pretty moody tracks.

I think My Dying Bride is the most depressing in my collection. Oh...and Mr Bungle ahh..this is a joke, albeit bad

 

[blakmetalemp]

Non-metal
Chris Isaak: Blue Hotel, Forever Blue, The End of Everything, Nothings Changed, Black Flowers (if drinking heavily, heavy depression may set in) Screw it, just get all of it!

 

[AngelWitch73]

Early ANATHEMA and MY DYING BRIDE...

 

[Kushantaiidan]

Enslaved - Monumension

My Dying Bride - Everything

How comes all of the sudden, Dreadnaught are getting mentions all through the forums? Are they finally getting the international credit they deserve?

 

[yourdeadgroom]

Originally posted by Cutter
My Dying Bride - I've only got one album, TLATEOTW..and it depresses me. Might pick up some more of their stuff...any album suggestions people?

The closest albums to TLATEOTW in style are Turn Loose The Swans, and The Dreadful Hours. TLTS is a genre classic, it's alot more bleak and has more atmospehere than "The Light..", though the clean vocals are on the weak side (still really good, but it was his first effort at singing, so you need to be warned). They are all good, but I'd also recommend The Angel And The Dark River (my #1 album of all time). There are no growls on here, and it's a little different in it's approach to the 3 mentioned so far. But it's awesome. Great atmosphere, great riffs, and some utterly haunting violin work.

I'd recommend going in this order: TLTS, TA&TDR, TDH. To contradict myself rather nicely though, The Dreadful Hours may be a good one to get next, it's pretty much the same as TLATEOTW. I'd recommend avoiding the others for now.

 

[groteZk]

I would recommend the two only God Machine albums:
"Scenes From The Second Storey" and
"Last Laugh In A Place Of Dying"

it's kind of hard, melancholic, sad rock music....difficult to describe.

Also Robin Proper Sheperd (the singer of God Machine) has done some more quiet, sad and very melancholic stuff with the band Sophia. Check out the albums:

"Fixed Water", "The Infinite Circle" and "de Nachten"

I would also recommend Katatonia of course, Sigur Ros and Godspeed You Black Emperor.....

 

[AngelWitch73]

Originally posted by Cutter
My Dying Bride - I've only got one album, TLATEOTW..and it depresses me. Might pick up some more of their stuff...any album suggestions people?

I´d recommend picking up "Turn Loose The Swans" and "As The Flower Withers" next.

 

[Slayed Necros]

You can't get much more depressing than the band 'A Silver Mt Zion'..its an all instrumental band mainly consisting of violins and piano..Very depressing.Also check out Godspeed you Black Emperor..A nine peice orchestral(sp)band...Great stuff..

 

[RETIREDTrapped]

The first Dreadnaught CD.

Download 'Flowers', and cry your eyes out.

Hell, i ball my eyes out even thinking of the damn song...!

 

[Heliologue]

Originally posted by noyce

Fiona Apple-Tidal

yes! i love this cd!

also,
a perfect circle
anything by HIM (finnish love-rock band)
novembre, especially Novembrine Waltz and Classica

 

[Opet]

'A Silver Mt Zion'..its an all instrumental band mainly consisting of violins and piano..Very depressing.

Instrumentals can be surprising depressive. When I say surprisingly I mean because there's no words to add to the painful sounds, just your imagination.

Katatonia is depressing. Its depressing the way it sort of reminds you of how shitty things are in life sometimes.