Discouraged with heavy metal....

Hey man.. there is a marked difference between the genres of "heavy metal" and those that have screaming, double bass and blast beats, and non standard time signatures.

heavy metal would encompass any music with driving, four over four drum beats, soaring, strictly melodic vocals, and rock-esque guitar licks. this music is more similar to classic rock than what most people nowadays would consider metal, at least from a younger musician's perspective.


my advice to you to end all your problems would be to visit pandora dotcom and type in a band that you like.


see what magic ensues!
 
Yep, it's City of Echoes. If you like that, I'd check out their older stuff, particularly The Fire In Our Throats Will Beckon The Thaw. I've recommended it in the post-rock thread too. Most Pelican fans thought City of Echoes was a disappointment compared to previous efforts, and so did I.




My brother doesn't like those vocals and I'm getting him into Death now. I'd start with their last album.



Indeed. I like some stoner rock - and to throw off any misconceptions, no you do not have to be high to enjoy it. I imagine it helps though.
 
There are some sections on MASTER OF PUPPETS that deserve a mention (usually involving Cliff Burton), but they are not the be all and end all of metal and their reputation has taken a massive battering the past few years. As an intro to what Leasing is looking for, they are not the best example.

To Leasing. If you can find it, I would like to hear your opinions on the album DIMENSION : HATROSS by VOIVOD. It is over 20 years old but was so far ahead of the game musically.

It is a lot more melodic but try listening to the band KINGS X and specifically the album GRETCHEN GOES TO NEBRASKA. A very underated album full of great hooks and harmonies.
 
you could try

iron maiden (although this calls for heave metal. some of there stuff is more soft but they are metal)

metallica is a good choice(guitar rifs and all)

ozzy osbourne (old stuff not crappy new stuff)

rob zorabie (its rock but its still worth listening to.)
 
You should also delve into symphonic metal and give that a try...

Some suggestions of symphonic metal banRAB were mentioned earlier but here are a few more
NightWish
Within Temptation
Katatonia
Leaves' eyes
Xandria
 
Two more suggestions

Astral Doors - Pretty much a traditional Heavy Metal band out of Sweden with a singer that reminRAB most people of Dio.

Sonata Arctica - A Finnish Power Metal band, that could also be considered a Progressive Metal band (especially there later stuff).
 
Listen to Baroness...no screaming, it's more of a yell or holler and the guitar work and instrumentals of the band are great...I'd probably put them as a sludge metal band but I see lots of different metal genres in their music.
 
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