Holy voice from hell, Batman. This band is proof that ANYONE can make it as a rock and roll vocalist. :shake:

I could give a rat's butt about the vocals. The kids on the guitars have some chops.

Hey, whatever floats your boat. I'm not criticizing you for your tastes, I'm criticizing that band based on my tastes. :)

Old Trivium = some of the worst harsh vocals ever

New Trivium = pretty good James Hetfield impersonation

I never could get into Trivium. Dragonforce is good, and Henry Li is one badass little British Chinaman, one of the better speed players out there. The only problem I have with them is that there is an overriding sameness to about 95% of their catalogue, a problem that admittedly afflicts a lot of power and speed metal bands.

I have to be honest here,I've downloaded a little bit of all their music and made a couple of compilation cd's of the stuff I like the best.I do have a concert DVD they put out not along though on my Christmas list.

As for some other music I've come across lately that I'm really liking

Alias Eye

Watermelon Slim

Angels and Airwaves

Enigma

I haven't heard of the other three, but Enigma is great. They've been around forever, though, in case anyone was thinking they're a new band.

Yeah,that's why I titled the thread New Music Discoveries,doesn't necessarily mean it has to be a new band just new to you and somehow Enigma got by me but thanks to a friend I recently got introduced to them.

i know we talk about sevendust bla bla bla but this is one of their better songs that is softer and not so much screaming i dig it

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There's a rarity - a Sevendust song that doesn't make me want to get up and turn the radio off!

you like? I ****ing love sevendust the other day i heard that on a dude's phone message system at work and i was like is that 7dust how did that song get past me!

I never could stand them, but that song's kind of cool.

yeah ususally people that like rock don't like the metal stuff

After buying the Wolfmother cd and listening to it a couple of times I must say it gets old really fast. All the songs sound pretty much the same and lack depth. It was mildly entertaining at first to hear their retro sound but I would not rate them very highly.

Didn't go back and read the whole thread to see if the band Clutch had been mentioned,I don't recall them though.

Found out about them yesterday and dowloaded their entire new project From Beale Street To Oblivion,check out the harmonica player.

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It's amazing how these guys are absolutely everywhere now.

We heard em first! And I am frikkin sick of them now. Especially because I have to hear them after every play on Madden.

Clutch is one of my 10 favorite bands. I love how they do quite a large chunk of different styles while still sounding like Clutch.

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Welcome to 4 years ago, Joe. You're making progress!

(Just be careful with that mic.)

I beg your pardon,From Beale Street To Oblivion is a 2007 release 4321




















:D

Bob Dole was referring to Clutch in general. Apologies.

Yeah,I knew what Bob Dole was referring to,



and Bob Dole was right,I was just trying to cover my ass somehow :)

Here's an interesting piece of satire:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cAChVVVZaM

I found a very good progressive rock band.

Sylvan

Check out Posthumous Silence and Artificial Paradise

click
http://www.dvdivas.net/progfessor/sylvan-posthumous.jpg

click
http://www.sylvan.de/shop/images/Art...Paradise_2.jpg

http://www.myspace.com/sylvanhome

Try a band called Mofro.

Forgot the Mofro link

http://www.mofro.net/music/

Black Rebel Motorcyle Club. Saw them with the Stones last year. Pretty decent stuff.

I've been pimping BRMC on the planet for well over a year now,saw them as well last October with the Stones in Wichita.

Sweet,thanks alot I'll be checking into these guys further,liked everything I've heard so far.

The Aggrolites. Really great old school reggae sound. Saw them play a couple of months ago at a small show in front of 60 people. It was a great show.

I've seen these guys open for Widespread quite a few times years back. Different.

Thank you very much DMAC.

You're welcome Mr Nzoner. I dig their swampy rootsy sound. Can't describe it. Kinda like Creedenace Clearwater meets Tom Petty???

That's where I saw them as well. Pretty ballsy sound.

Pretty good, huh.

I like.

Then you'll love Vedera's next CD due out late February 2008. I've heard most of the songs and I'm really excited about it. They are even better than Weight of an Empy Room...and thats pretty hard to beat.

Not "new", but stuff I've been listening to a lot lately:

Clap Your Hands and Say Yeah
The Arcade Fire
Band of Horses

Got another one...

Sieges Even

I just got their new release Paramount...wow.

http://www.mariosmetalmania.com/pics/para.JPG

Haven't heard other albums but I hear The Art of Navigating By The Stars is very good.

EDIT: It is good, but pick up Paramount first. It is very, very good.

http://www.myspace.com/siegeseven

Ryan Shaw. He's being heralded as his generation's Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, and/or Jackie Wilson.

www.myspace.com/thisisryanshaw

Explosions in the Sky

I think a lot of the prog rock types will like them pretty well, even though it's more post than prog. Anyway, very cool crescendo-based instrumentals with soaring and intricate guitar work.

Wow, check this one out. Possible prog metal release of the year!!

MIND'S EYE
A Gentleman's Hurricane

http://www.lionmusic.com/images/mind...rricanecov.jpg



http://www.myspace.com/eyeofthemind

Way over-rated assholes if you ask me.

I'm not really into any of these instrumental bands. Write some lyrics you half assers!!

Elmore James not new but new to me. WOW!

Annett Olzen new lead singer for Fin Symphonic Metal group Nightwish. Fantastic pipes, and easy on the eyes.

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Eh, I don't know. They probably don't appeal to technical music freaks because they're certainly not the most technically adept instrumental band I've ever heard. That being said, I think they build some interesting textures and have a good feel for crescendo.

Born of Osiris.

Comedic heavy metal - not new really, but kinda new to me....


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They actually sound pretty good, they just goof around with lyrics.

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This is just ridiculous........but funny.

(NSFW)-Language

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I agree. Instrumental bands are boring.

I did think EITS were decent until I saw them live. I filmed the show and made a DVD out of it, at the Replay Lounge in Lawrence, ks.

That said, they weren't that great. And it magnified after I tried to talk to them. (Yes I had something meaningful to say.. I'm not a groupie just wanting to hang out)

Heh. I had a similar experience with the Gourds. I actually like them okay, but I've liked them quite a bit less since I almost got into a fist fight with the banjo player one night at a show. Dude was a total asshole.

All these drunken frat kids were yelling for "Gin and Juice", and I told them to shut the **** up and let the band play what they wanted to play. The banjo player then, evidently, thinks I'm the one yelling for Gin and Juice and goes into this huge rant about it while on stage and telling me to **** off and such. I try to approach him afterwards and explain the mixup, and he continues to be a gigantic prick.

Found another one...

Indukti -S.U.S.A.R.

http://www.progreviews.com/reviews/images/Ind-SUSAR.jpg

http://www.myspace.com/indukti

Especially for Riverside fans (same lead singer).

Another...

Knight Area- Under A New Sign

http://www.knightarea.com/Images/Kni...ws%20cover.jpg

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...endID=96934992

Vocals are not my taste, but the music is top notch.

...

RPWL- World Through My Eyes

http://www.progreviews.com/reviews/images/RPWL-WTME.jpg

You can listen to this album and pretend that Pink Floyd finally put out a new album...that is AMAZING! They are that good, and the lead singer sounds a lot like Gilmour.

They are a little more well known, but if you haven't heard...here ya go.

http://www.myspace.com/rpwl

I've had that album for sometime,absolutely great.

Don't recall seeing them here but at my regular card game Thursday I got introduced to the polish band Riverside.Borrowed 3 cd's from my buddy and ripped them all.Damn decent prog.

PANIC ROOM

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REALITY DREAM 1

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REALITY DREAM 2


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ACRONYM LOVE


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Congrats on discovering Riverside zoner.

You mean you knew of them and didn't give me a head's up :D

Granite by Pendulum

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I like it,thanks for posting.

Their new one comes out at the end of this month.

They have been mentioned here many times. Infact I think I put up a link for everyone to download "Rapid Eye Movement" before it was released. Pay attention to the music DMAC, QuikSsurfer, Reaper, and I talk about, we usually know the good stuff. =)

The new single sounds really nice.

I just bought the album by MGMT (management)

I would say a band called Second Coming-I've really come to appreciate their music. Anybody else dig their tunes?

AHAHAHA
Man. Taking me wayyy back.
"Vintage eyes"
I remember picking up their first album my junior year in high school.

Kick ass-the surfer knows what's up. Yeah-Vintage Eyes has that Alice in Chains feel-good shit.

good call..
that was a blast from the past.. 98 i believe

I never bothered to pick up their sophomore release... Creed took over the grunge scene before its demise.

Kick ass-I haven't found many that know them. I really think some of their stuff is very under appreciated. I always thought they sounded like a cross between NIN and the Chains. The singer kicks ass like Staley.

remember this? - Nevermind the Potter bullshit.. the song is "Why I'm Here" by Oleander
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Yeah, I dig it. What's up with them?

They were just another band I really dug in that same time period - end of high school.. Their second release wasn't my style and I never cared to sample the 3rd.

We probably have similiar tastes. Surf's up. That's too cool that you dig Vintage Eyes.

Some people really enjoy music-I think it's cool when some can relate to each other just by a choice of tunes. What's some of your other faves?

I know there are others who dug "Taproot".
WTF happened to those guys? Sign to another label, maybe?
Their first two albums were gold.

Some of my choice albums:
Silverchair - Neon Ballroom
Tool - AEnima
Weezer - Blue
Opeth - Ghost Reveries
NIN - The Downward Spiral
The Matthew Good Band - The Audio of Being
HUM - You'd Prefer An Astronaut

off the top of my head

Ever listen to the Angel's Son by Sevendust?

You might like Technical Ecstacy by Sabbath it's one of the most underrated albums, IMO.