The recommendation thread.

[FatefuL]

a total Tool band:

http://www.rishloo.com/
http://www.myspace.com/rishloo


there is Karnivool as well (in the "Tool: attack of the clones" topic) for those that haven't listened to 'em yet.

www.karnivool.com.au
www.myspace.com/karnivool

 

[no_reply]

@
a man come on!!! you did it again!! we don't need another thread like this !! do we?
by reading the trheads "now playing" and "yer current addictions" we get enough got it?
...

if you dont want to read it
then dont.
quit complaining like a forum nazi
its worse than pointless threads

this is my first time complaining about something in here, and seriously I don't need that sort of opinion again

 

[My Hearse Your Arms]

lol

 

[BlueSky]

there is Karnivool as well (in the "Tool: attack of the clones" topic) for those that haven't listened to 'em yet.

www.karnivool.com.au
www.myspace.com/karnivool

Actually found out about karnivool here almost a year ago and have since purchased their cd. Awesome stuff. Thanks splintered vision if ya can hear me.

 

[EternityRites]

Alright. So, I've been listening to alot of stuff like Depeche Mode, De/Vision, and Paradise Lost (Host-SOL period) lately. Any suggestions for similar bands I might enjoy?

Mesh (broken up) http://www.last.fm/music/Mesh
Wolfsheim http://www.wolfsheim.de/
Birthday Massacre (cute/evil chick vocals) http://www.thebirthdaymassacre.com/
Apoptygma Berzerk www.apoptygmaberzerk.de/


For everyone else that enjoys the opethy swallow the sunesque type stuff:

Check out Agalloch if you haven't already. www.agalloch.org

 

[My Hearse Your Arms]

agalloch is the sex

our fortress is burning part 2....
indescribable

 

[shadowNINE]

Alright. So, I've been listening to alot of stuff like Depeche Mode, De/Vision, and Paradise Lost (Host-SOL period) lately. Any suggestions for similar bands I might enjoy?

VNV Nation. It is a sort of EBM/futurepop. The band is certainly a very special one. Sometimes has a very dark feel.

 

[BlueSky]

Adam, I think you need some Death Metal with those lovely 1-2 1-2 drums you love so much

neva

 

[Androz]

For everyone else that enjoys the opethy swallow the sunesque type stuff:

Check out Agalloch if you haven't already

I don't think the too bands sound too much alike, I love Agalloch, but I really don't like Swallow the Sun too much

 

[Skaldir]

I don't think the too bands sound too much alike, I love Agalloch, but I really don't like Swallow the Sun too much

Same here

 

[MadTinus]

I will once again recommend the Early Day Miners album "Offshore" here, beautiful, moody, atmospheric stuff, repetitive sometimes, but in an oh so pleasant way.

Check out the song "Sans Revival" from "Offshore" on their MySpace: www.myspace.com/earlydayminersband If you want to hear more, PM me..

Another band you need to check out is Green Carnation from Norway.
www.greencarnation.no
www.myspace.com/greencarnation
Great progressive rock/metal, they're not total virtuosos, but they manage to hit the right chord and the right beat at the right time, really excellent, rewarding stuff. Their albums are all really different, so don't judge them by one song.

- "Journey to the End of the Night" (first album, pretty obscure doom/death stuff)
- "Light of Day, Day of Darkness" (consists of 1 song, lasting 1 hour, great progressive epic stuff, considered by many as their masterpiece)
- "A Blessing in Disguise" (more 'traditional', 9 songs, but great great great, my personal favourite)
- "The Quiet Offspring" (pretty much comparable to Blessing.. but a bit less good, still very much worth getting!)
- "The Acoustic Verses" (as the title says, a fully acoustic album, a bit like Opeth did with Damnation, beautiful album. They performed the entire album live on their recent "A Night Under the Dam" DVD)

 

[unearthly]

Green Carnation is quite good..
light of day, day of darkness is amazing for sure. but i like the other albums as well..

 

[Misere Nobis]

Everytime I read the bandname it reminds me that I still have to check them out. Somehow it never got to the point where I actually did.

 

[Soundjunkie]

well i guess this thread can be about sharing quality bands/literature/film etc that normally people in this forum have not heard of...?
is that ok?
if this is the case... theres a german band called Dark Suns.. they are good friends with the pain of salvation guys and their lates album 'existence' is brilliant ... check them out!

http://www.myspace.com/dunklesonnen
www.darksuns.de

they are very good!
i'd describe their sound but i'll let you figure that out on your own

YES, Dark Suns Fans! I love Existence. new album should be sweeet.

I will just throw in my 2cents and recommend Gojira. really amazing band from France. they are a progressive death metal but they take a lot of elements from all over like sludge and thrash.
I picked up there new album "From Mars To Sirius" and haven't looked back since.

http://www.gojira-music.com

 

[MadTinus]

Everytime I read the bandname it reminds me that I still have to check them out. Somehow it never got to the point where I actually did.

Do it, you shall be rewarded

Another recommendation, Paatos from Sweden, in the vein of recent The Gathering with some Portishead touches here and there. They supported Porcupine Tree in Europe last year. Great band, they released 3 albums, "Timeloss", "Kallocain" and "Silence of Another Kind" of which "Kallocain" is clearly my favourite, but some will debate that "Timeloss" is their undoubted masterpiece..

Anyway, listen to them on MySpace: www.myspace.com/paatos, listen to the song "Happiness", absolutely amazing.

BTW, listened to some Gojira a couple of times, pretty original stuff, very well-played. I also heard Dark Suns once (while ago..), didn't make a lasting impression apparently..

 

[Androz]

And if you like Paatos go backwards and get some Landberk, Anekdoten and finally Änglagård

 

[Splintered Vision]

Actually found out about karnivool here almost a year ago and have since purchased their cd. Awesome stuff. Thanks splintered vision if ya can hear me.

No problems! glad you enjoy them. Good fucking band.

If any of you havent already...check out Pethical's band http://www.myspace.com/sleepmakeswaves
Some excellent post-rock.

Another recommendation, Paatos from Sweden, in the vein of recent The Gathering with some Portishead touches here and there. They supported Porcupine Tree in Europe last year. Great band, they released 3 albums, "Timeloss", "Kallocain" and "Silence of Another Kind" of which "Kallocain" is clearly my favourite, but some will debate that "Timeloss" is their undoubted masterpiece..

Yes! Paatos are awesome. Im kinda torn between Timeloss and Kallocain as well.

 

[Divatkreació]

Fine then, I'll throw you a tough one. Recommend me stuff similar to Neurosis and Ulver and I will give you half of my kingdom.

And oh yeah; I recommend Professor Fate, the new side project by the dude from Anaal Nathrakh. It's electronic stuff and the song Limbo features Garm on vocals http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=52237139

 

[MadTinus]

And if you like Paatos go backwards and get some Landberk, Anekdoten and finally Änglagård

A friend told me about Änglagård recently, seems to be a kind-of 'cult' band and their CD('s) seem to be hard to find..

 

[Skaldir]

A friend told me about Änglagård recently, seems to be a kind-of 'cult' band and their CD('s) seem to be hard to find..

Änglagård is really fantastic. But it tends to be music for musicians.
I'm lucky, and have the two albums and the live album.
You should give Landberk a go. Try their album "Indian Summer"