Other Favorite Bands Besides our #1 Opeth =)

[opeth_353]

My top 5 would be along the lines of..

Akira Yamaoka
Ulver
Esoteric
Enslaved
Skinny Puppy

There's plenty of other bands that i love equally.. But meh.

 

[prowlergrig]

my absolute top 3 bands atm are genesis, cardiacs and opeth

 

[in_my_time_of_disease]

My top 5 would be along the lines of..

Akira Yamaoka
Ulver
Esoteric
Enslaved
Skinny Puppy

There's plenty of other bands that i love equally.. But meh.

I reckon I could have written your list good call on Skinny Puppy, love them.

 

[Erion]

1. Opeth
2. Porcupine Tree
3. Red Hot Chili Peppers
4. Sonata Arctica
5. Jimi Hendrix
6. Katatonia
7. New Order
8. Dir en grey
9. Pink Floyd
10. SRV and Double Trouble

And lots more

 

[Shapeless)))]

hmm..

Meshuggah
Gojira
Enslaved
Shining
Tenhi
Aeon
Tool
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Hyatari
Sigur Ros
Katatonia
Ulver
Deathspell Omega
Muse
Hate Eternal
Mastodon
A Perfect Circle
Morbid Angel
Porcupine Tree
Akercocke
Frantic Bleep
Martyr
Satyricon
Radiohead
Pain of Salvation
Nevermore
Paatos
Queens of The Stoneage
Decapitated
Kotiteollisuus
Portishead
Code
Extol
Emperor
Dillinger Escape Plan
Alcest
Amorphis
Deftones
At The Gates
Anata
Cult of Luna
Bloodbath
Blotted Science
Callisto

.... yeh.

 

[Cmanuel]

Oops, forgot one major one:
BATHORY, probably favorite band other than opeth. I wish i grew up in their era

 

[Ozzloaf]

Top five would be:

Opeth
Tool
Black Sabbath
Meshuggah
Alice in Chains

 

[Lapazeus]

Off the top of my head:

King Crimson
Elenium (FIN)
Porcupine Tree
Camel
Symphony X
Godspeed You Black Emperor
Mokoma (FIN)
Rainbow
Ayreon
Flogging Molly
Katatonia
Jens Johansson's solo releases and fusion collaborations
Primordial
Kansas
Nightwish (FIN)

 

[Blackfield]

opeth
katatonia
porcupine tree
my dying bride
blackfield
arcturus
portishead(long live the kings!)
green carnation
primordial

 

[characterbrooks]

Queensrÿche!

 

[Lateralus14]

Opeth, Tool, Porcupine Tree, Katatonia, Cynic, Metallica, Bloodbath, Morbid Angel, Pink Floyd, Edge of Sanity, Enslaved, Agalloch, Michael Hedges, and quickly growing into Deathspell Omega and Nile. For my desert island though, all I need is Tool and Opeth discographies and I'm set.

 

[Draehl]

Top 10 (plus Opeth)

Agalloch
Amorphis
Black Sabbath
Iron Maiden
Lacuna Coil
Metallica
Pelican
Slayer
The Prodigy (my non metal outlier...)
Tool

 

[My Arms, Your Purse]

Deathspell Omega
Enslaved
Isis
Explosions in the Sky
Sigur Rós
WITTR
The Roots

 

[sambojoho]

Sigh
Enslaved
Agalloch
Hollenthon
Orphaned Land
Tristania

How come no one else ever mentions Tristania? They are incredible, IMHO.

 

[NicholasDWolfwood]

cos they're fucking horrid

as of right now:
shpongle
ava inferi
comus
dso
negura bunget
esoteric
sleep
nachtmystium
krieg
mastodon
mournful congregation
ott
paatos
pink floyd
scott walker
neurosis
sisters of mercy
vibrasphere
weakling
wittr
celtic frost
younger brother
jaco pastorius (solo)

 

[Wander]

Some of my favourites:

Porcupine Tree
Mostly Autumn
Wintersun
Riverside
Devin Townsend
Tori Amos
Camel
Queen
Ulver
King Crimson
Pink Floyd
Pekka Pohjola
Moonsorrow

 

[Tubbs]

Opeth is not one of my favorites.

I'd say Magma and King Crimson share the spot for #1, and behind that would be VDGG, Gentle Giant, Anekdoten, Harmonium and Frank Zappa. Of course, lately I've only been listening to prog so I'm a bit biased.

 

[Jon Snow]

Beatles
Bob Dylan
The Band
Allman Brothers
Velvet Underground
Van Morrison (Astral Weeks eod)

 

[Braighs]

Tom Waits (mostly later stuff)
Enslaved (new millennium mostly)
America
Jethro Tull (early)
Van Der Graaf Generator (old millennium)
Primordial
Procol Harum
Johnny Cash
Vintersorg
The Zombies

 

[draydle_324]

Sick Puppies
Billy Joel
Breaking Benjamin
Three Days Grace