So, my roommates listen to a lot of metal, like almost exclusively metal. They have huge libraries (weird side-point, no piracy involved. They're like me in that they figure that if a they download a band and they're awesome, they'll buy it, else they'll delete the music). I don't know where to start. A lot of it seems so very awesome, but a lot of it is so cheesily bad it makes me cringe.
So, it'd be awesome if you all could help point me in the right direction. So, I'll list a couple bands that I've heard and like, and some that I dislike, and say what I liked/disliked about each.
Like:
Opeth: fucking everything about them. Since I was introduced to Opeth, they quickly became my favorite band straight up. I absolutely love how they'll go from heavy to calm back to heavy in a single song. I love the skill. I love the vocal variance. I love that in the same song he'll use the growl ~and~ clean vocals. I love the vocal range. He'll go from a bass up to maybe alto, as opposed to some bands (dream theater) that seem to keep their vocals in the soprano or alto at lowest. I guess what I love about Opeth is the dynamics. I love the variance. On the other end I'd put Meshuggah, who from what I've heard, basically do the same thing on every song from start to finish.
I also fucking love Devin Townsend. Again, I ~love~ the variance. It all sounds so epic. Perfect example: "The Mighty Masturbator" off or Deconstruction. I love how it starts out super calm, and then like a minute in it just hits with an O Fortuna style chorus plus his vocals. Without the opening, it wouldn't feel near as epic.
Hate:
I can't stand Dream Theater. With any kind of music that has vocals, the vocals automatically become the first thing you notice. Dream Theater would be an ~awesome~ instrumental band. The vocals kill it for me. It's sad, because the raw skill demonstrated by the rest of the band is fantastic.
Blind Guardian: Again, I absolutely loathe the choir-boy vocals. The rest of the band is awesome, but it's like the vocals are a checkpoint that must be passed before the rest of the band can be heard.
So, it'd be awesome if you all could help point me in the right direction. So, I'll list a couple bands that I've heard and like, and some that I dislike, and say what I liked/disliked about each.
Like:
Opeth: fucking everything about them. Since I was introduced to Opeth, they quickly became my favorite band straight up. I absolutely love how they'll go from heavy to calm back to heavy in a single song. I love the skill. I love the vocal variance. I love that in the same song he'll use the growl ~and~ clean vocals. I love the vocal range. He'll go from a bass up to maybe alto, as opposed to some bands (dream theater) that seem to keep their vocals in the soprano or alto at lowest. I guess what I love about Opeth is the dynamics. I love the variance. On the other end I'd put Meshuggah, who from what I've heard, basically do the same thing on every song from start to finish.
I also fucking love Devin Townsend. Again, I ~love~ the variance. It all sounds so epic. Perfect example: "The Mighty Masturbator" off or Deconstruction. I love how it starts out super calm, and then like a minute in it just hits with an O Fortuna style chorus plus his vocals. Without the opening, it wouldn't feel near as epic.
Hate:
I can't stand Dream Theater. With any kind of music that has vocals, the vocals automatically become the first thing you notice. Dream Theater would be an ~awesome~ instrumental band. The vocals kill it for me. It's sad, because the raw skill demonstrated by the rest of the band is fantastic.
Blind Guardian: Again, I absolutely loathe the choir-boy vocals. The rest of the band is awesome, but it's like the vocals are a checkpoint that must be passed before the rest of the band can be heard.
