Most underappreciated instrument

[Dak]

Most underappreciated uncommon/semi-uncommon instrument in metal:

My personal opinion would be the jaw harp.

 

[viewerfromnihil]

Bass

 

[Zephyrus]

Pipe organ.

I am being serious.

 

[Vimana]

Synthesizer.

 

[mutantllama]

Kazoo

 

[Satanstoenail]

Ok I'll ask: What metal band uses jaw-harp?

 

[Orion Crystal Ice]

the raucous slapping of my steely and impressive buttocks, approximately 6" from the mic pop filter.

 

[Dak]

I should have included pipe organ, didn't even think about it.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Bass

^ This

 

[Manic Ferocity]

I don't know why any of those are listed because none (with the acception of synthesizers, to a degree) are commonly used in metal.

 

[Caecius]

Piano

 

[Slayed Necros]

The banjo, no one fucking appreciates that!

Get out of metal.

 

[Holocaust on the Moon]

Bass

 

[viewerfromnihil]

If any of those instruments were played in metal bands, they would be highly appreciated and widely acclaimed. I feel that your conclusions are prepostorous due to the fact that bass is widely used and is still considered shit.

 

[Vilden]

Ok I'll ask: What metal band uses jaw-harp?

BATHORY?!

 

[genocide roach]

Ok I'll ask: What metal band uses jaw-harp?

thyrfing
~gR~

 

[Rumpole]

Get out of metal.

.

 

[UltraMetalFan]

Baritone Guitar/6 String Bass.

 

[sarkain]

Bad poll options imo. You don't even hear those instruments anywhere else than in ghey folk metal. However, I think that the bass guitar is the most unappreciated instrument in rock music general. Ignorant people tend to think that the bass is just for some extra feeling, but in reality the bass is basically the foundation of a song. Especially in heavy metal the bass is sometimes pretty underrated, although the genre has hundreds of very talented bassists. Maybe progressive rock/metal is the only genre that truely appreciates the bass to the max. However this is not the case all the time, but the main point in my post is that bass guitar work should be more appreciated.

 

[Life Sucks]

This is the only band that incorporates the jaw harp on metal archives: www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=120821

However, the following bands incorporate the jew harp. LOL
Boyanov Gimn
Fejd
Helfahrt
Kõu
Kramola
Mourning Rise
Nebelkrieger
Skald
Slartibartfass
Somber Serenity
Tulka
Varsam Daud
Volkolak
Æbsence