I have recently taken a huge liking to what is described as "Symphonic Metal" which, fairly obviously, melds heavy metal with symphonic elements e.g operatic-type soprano lead singers and string sections. I'll not bore you with a plethora of examples, but to give you an idea (and hopefully a taste for the style) I'll just post a couple below...
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What has really blown my mind though, are the number of sub-categories of 'metal" I've discovered while researching relatively obscure, and quite often Scandinavian for some reason, Symphonic Metal bands. Check this list out...
Metal
Cyber Metal
Alternative Metal
Nu-Metal
Death Metal
Brutal Death Metal
Technical Death Metal
Melodic Death Metal
Thrash Metal
Black Metal
Industrial Black Metal
Black Death Metal
Brutal Death Metal
Industrial Death Metal
Depressive Black Metal
Atmospheric Black Metal
Melodic Black Metal
Doom Metal
Gothic Metal
Symphonic Metal
Power Metal
Symphonic Power Metal
Viking Metal
Folk Metal
Progressive Metal
Heavy Metal
Modern Metal
Industrial Metal
Groove Metal
Post-Rock/Metal
Sludge Metal
Stoner Metal
Melodic Death Metal
Melodic Hardcore
Trash Metal
Math Metal
Folk Metal
Operatic Metal
Nu-Metal
Speed Metal
Metalcore
Deathcore
Mathcore
Hardcore
Post Hardcore
Grindcore
Heavy Metal is now too simplistic a description for that loud stuff that blew your old speakers up. Who knew?
Metal, in all its infinite varieties
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Metal, in all its infinite varieties
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Re: Metal, in all its infinite varieties
Loads of metal Slinger, and the vast majority of which you mention does indeed seem to stem from the Scandinavia areas.
Watched a documentary a while ago about it - And boy do those Viking mob take it seriously.....Whole lot of crime/murders over it all......
A lot of it is so heavy and deep its torture - but a load of nice stuff too, as yer clips show.....
Watched a documentary a while ago about it - And boy do those Viking mob take it seriously.....Whole lot of crime/murders over it all......
A lot of it is so heavy and deep its torture - but a load of nice stuff too, as yer clips show.....
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Re: Metal, in all its infinite varieties
Sludge, Doom and Stoner are my favourite 'metals' Some hardcore bands are quite interesting in their sound too.
My favorite sludge:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXqpvRMuTnQ +some punk influences
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoEY5NoaMuw dreamy, cosmic sounding metal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylTY9WbMGDc modern approach to black metal, album released this year
And a bit more harsh stuff (in some sense emotional):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wScX-ao9ZU
*core (heavy stuff)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9wZDd_GgPs
stoner (one of 3-4 albums I know haha)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWHplp10kQM
Though I rarely listen to any metal, I prefer electronic music.
My favorite sludge:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXqpvRMuTnQ +some punk influences
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoEY5NoaMuw dreamy, cosmic sounding metal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylTY9WbMGDc modern approach to black metal, album released this year
And a bit more harsh stuff (in some sense emotional):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wScX-ao9ZU
*core (heavy stuff)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9wZDd_GgPs
stoner (one of 3-4 albums I know haha)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWHplp10kQM
Though I rarely listen to any metal, I prefer electronic music.
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Re: Metal, in all its infinite varieties
Traditional doom metal / stoner metal
Fat sound and good flow, what else do you need?
Fat sound and good flow, what else do you need?
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Re: Metal, in all its infinite varieties
There was a study done in 1991 in California where 12 psychiatric facilities were contacted with a made-up story where the researchers said:
"My son John has me worried. He's 15 and in the last year or so he's started listening to that Heavy Metal music and I'm concerned"
They made it clear that their (hypothetical) son was not:
suicidal
violent
depressed
using drugs or alcohol
neglecting his school work
83% of the facilities believed that John needed psychiatric hospitalization.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10 ... 1037004007
"My son John has me worried. He's 15 and in the last year or so he's started listening to that Heavy Metal music and I'm concerned"
They made it clear that their (hypothetical) son was not:
suicidal
violent
depressed
using drugs or alcohol
neglecting his school work
83% of the facilities believed that John needed psychiatric hospitalization.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10 ... 1037004007
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Re: Metal, in all its infinite varieties
I don't know whether to laugh, or not, Lindsay.
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There was a study in 2015 of middle-aged people had been Heavy Metal fans, groupies and musicians in the 1980's.
It found that "metal enthusiasts did often experience traumatic and risky “sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll” lives. However, the “metalhead” identity also served as a protective factor against negative outcomes. They were significantly happier in their youth and better adjusted currently than either middle-aged or current college-age youth comparison groups. Thus, participation in fringe style cultures may enhance identity development in troubled youth."
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It found that "metal enthusiasts did often experience traumatic and risky “sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll” lives. However, the “metalhead” identity also served as a protective factor against negative outcomes. They were significantly happier in their youth and better adjusted currently than either middle-aged or current college-age youth comparison groups. Thus, participation in fringe style cultures may enhance identity development in troubled youth."
https://www.researchgate.net/publicatio ... s_and_Fans
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Re: Metal, in all its infinite varieties
Wrong place I thought it was going to be about Metal's and Alloys i.e. CoSrNiFe2O4
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Re: Metal, in all its infinite varieties
I wonder what they'd make of my love for Symphonic Metal, or even Operatic Metal.
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Re: Metal, in all its infinite varieties
Sorry, not into metal, well Aluminium/Copper alloys are fine as is Titanium and CRES but that's not what you mean!
I was slightly bored so I poured your list into Excel, there is some duplication.
Alternative Metal
Atmospheric Black Metal
Black Death Metal
Black Metal
Brutal Death Metal
Brutal Death Metal
Cyber Metal
Death Metal
Deathcore
Depressive Black Metal
Doom Metal
Folk Metal
Folk Metal
Gothic Metal
Grindcore
Groove Metal
Hardcore
Heavy Metal
Industrial Black Metal
Industrial Death Metal
Industrial Metal
Math Metal
Mathcore
Melodic Black Metal
Melodic Death Metal
Melodic Death Metal
Melodic Hardcore
Metal
Metalcore
Modern Metal
Nu-Metal
Nu-Metal
Operatic Metal
Post Hardcore
Post-Rock/Metal
Power Metal
Progressive Metal
Sludge Metal
Speed Metal
Stoner Metal
Symphonic Metal
Symphonic Power Metal
Technical Death Metal
Thrash Metal
Trash Metal
Viking Metal
Think I'll stick with the alloys.
I was slightly bored so I poured your list into Excel, there is some duplication.
Alternative Metal
Atmospheric Black Metal
Black Death Metal
Black Metal
Brutal Death Metal
Brutal Death Metal
Cyber Metal
Death Metal
Deathcore
Depressive Black Metal
Doom Metal
Folk Metal
Folk Metal
Gothic Metal
Grindcore
Groove Metal
Hardcore
Heavy Metal
Industrial Black Metal
Industrial Death Metal
Industrial Metal
Math Metal
Mathcore
Melodic Black Metal
Melodic Death Metal
Melodic Death Metal
Melodic Hardcore
Metal
Metalcore
Modern Metal
Nu-Metal
Nu-Metal
Operatic Metal
Post Hardcore
Post-Rock/Metal
Power Metal
Progressive Metal
Sludge Metal
Speed Metal
Stoner Metal
Symphonic Metal
Symphonic Power Metal
Technical Death Metal
Thrash Metal
Trash Metal
Viking Metal
Think I'll stick with the alloys.