Agalloch

awia

Just found out bout this band last week, pretty neato

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4ih3JVrRPE

 

you all can thk me later, pick up pale folklore or ashes aganst the grain first

GTwander

I hate the black metal growl, but the music is really good though.

awia

Originally posted by GTwander

I hate the black metal growl, but the music is really good though.

wuh its shriek not growl, which happens to be one of my fav vox styles

 

heres another awesome one from the band from their debut

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS8ncmwUpto

GTwander

The more I listen to their shit, the more I like it. Their music is sublime, but ffs I just can't get over this black metal lyricism. It's easier to stomach than say, Crade of Filth *shiver*, but when they pull out the enchanting singing along with the melody, it's amazing. Like this one;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCAsN09ZAzE&feature=fvw

You'll just have to forgive me if I'm not into gremlins on the mic. They all sound like the broad from Arch Enemy, and her excuse is that she's a broad.

As for vocals, I dig the more traditional death/speed metal styles, and then you get a guy like Phil Anselmo who can growl, scream and hit notes that put Rob Halford on the spot. People say he's overrated, but he's just a dick thats full of himself... and with good reason.

awia

Originally posted by GTwander

The more I listen to their shit, the more I like it. Their music is sublime, but ffs I just can't get over this black metal lyricism. It's easier to stomach than say, Crade of Filth *shiver*, but when they pull out the enchanting singing along with the melody, it's amazing. Like this one;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCAsN09ZAzE&feature=fvw

You'll just have to forgive me if I'm not into gremlins on the mic. They all sound like the broad from Arch Enemy, and her excuse is that she's a broad.

As for vocals, I dig the more traditional death/speed metal styles, and then you get a guy like Phil Anselmo who can growl, scream and hit notes that put Rob Halford on the spot. People say he's overrated, but he's just a dick thats full of himself... and with good reason.

 

these bands r kinda similar to agalloch but without the shrieks but with death growls, not as post rocky tho

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n84eq6C1YlY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MrPbi3hMHo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiQ98GJHVO8

GTwander

Originally posted by awia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n84eq6C1YlY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MrPbi3hMHo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiQ98GJHVO8

 

These are definitely in descending order of awesomeness, but I am impressed nonetheless.

awia

Originally posted by GTwander

Originally posted by awia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n84eq6C1YlY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MrPbi3hMHo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiQ98GJHVO8

 

These are definitely in descending order of awesomeness, but I am impressed nonetheless.

have you listened to the last 2 minutes of fire above ice below yet? shit is bliss

starts at 8:18

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlVzgAsVI4I

 

also if you want sum more of this type of metal i got other bands

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB1NuL-8Dhc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGSzxnAW8_Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fpPPv9RI2s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4x1Mq-NFFc

 

and the band that pretty much inspired ALL of these bands (ever though they are kinda alt-metal now)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0TW2oa9e3E

here is the type of stuff they play now

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afS4gADldEU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an-nknHiaiU

 

aye man if you got recs send em over here, I've been trying to get into Trance and some post rock for some time now(only post rock i know of now is lights out asia and godspeed)

 

 

 

 

Jackcolt

Man I'm deeply surprised to find people enjoying erudite music here. Agalloch is a fantastic band that simply can't be classified within common genres. If I had to apply genres to it, it would neo folk avant garde progressive melodic black metal. They perfectly combine distorted guitar riffs with clean melodies. I haven't written the following, but it perfectly fits agalloch :

"It is metal, yet not metal. It is sinister yet benign. Abrasive yet sinuous. Simple yet complex. Ugly and beautiful at the same time. It is as if God and Satan put aside their differences for just a brief celestial moment, sat down in the crisp forests of the American northwest, and made an album together."

There are so many opposites within one song, yet it all perfectly plays off it each, creating a totally unique sound that is in perfect harmony.

awia

forget it

thecrap

this is very good I am a fan of both black metal and melodic death I will ad this to my library

s34s0ns

I know Opeth has been posted before, but make sure you check out the album Damnation... all the beauty, yet no growls! (for those that don't like them).

 

One of my favorite albums ever and I listen to metal a lot less than I used to.

 

 

sidenote: if you do like heavier vocals and a little faster pace, check out Dark Tranquility as well (exposures is a good album).

 

 

...man you guys are bringing back memories, been out of the 'game' for years (5+).