At 2/23/20 06:24 PM, Logans-art wrote:

At 2/17/20 12:56 AM, HeavenDuff wrote:

At 2/15/20 07:49 AM, Logans-art wrote:I just joined Newgrounds and this looks like a good club for me. I love black metal, death metal, prog, doom, stoner and some nu-metal.

I actually have a question. I'm looking for more prog metal right now, specifically something that can rival Coheed and Cambria in terms of style. My criteria are that the vocalist doesn't use vibrato constantly, there's no egypt-themed interludes, clean vocals only*, creative instrumentation, they make concept albums, and they at least try for catchy choruses.

I know that really narrows it down but there should still be a ton of artists that fit the criteria. If you know any, I'll be really grateful.

*I can handle growls but it's comparatively really easy to find.

I don't know what to recommand that would be similar to Coheed and Cambria. To me they were always more of a weird prog-rock/post-hardcore band than a metal band, and that's just not a genre that speaks to me all that much. But if you're looking for progressive metal, there's always Symphony X. They had that egyptian kind of feeling on some instance on V - The New Mythology Suite, but it's far less present on The Odyssey or The Divine Wings of Tragedy. Solid albums! Later in their career they released Paradise Lost, which might fit the bill.

You most likely already know about Dream Theater. Otherwise Images and Words is still one of my all time favorit prog albums. The band Fates Warning was always more than solid. Jim Matheos worked on other worthwile projects, namely OSI (which I love) and Arch/Matheos.

If you never listened to Blotted Science, I can't recommand them enough! They're completely instrumental, but they are worth it, trust me! Their 2007 album The Machinations of Dementia is a template of madly well writen tech/progressive metal that's all about structure and that doesn't sacrifice songwriting to favor technical prowess. Ron Jarzombek, their guitarist, is still most likely one of the best guitarists in metal now and of all time, although this guy always disappears for ages after releasing solid albums. Oh! And Alex Webster from Cannibal Corpse played with Blotted Science!

Sorry for the late response.
I'm already familiar with Symphony X. They're somewhat grandfathered in for me since I've known about them for so long. They're pretty good, especially later on.
Yep, Dream Theater was a big one for me for a long time. I'm not as sure about their newer stuff unfortunately.
I'll definitely give Fates Warning another shot and check out OSI and Arch/Matheos.
As for Blotted Science, I'm usually not into instrumental stuff at all but I'll give them a try because you make a good case for them. Thanks a lot for all the recs!

At 2/23/20 06:26 PM, StaticSkull2 wrote:

At 2/23/20 06:24 PM, Logans-art wrote:

At 2/17/20 12:56 AM, HeavenDuff wrote:

At 2/15/20 07:49 AM, Logans-art wrote:I just joined Newgrounds and this looks like a good club for me. I love black metal, death metal, prog, doom, stoner and some nu-metal.

I actually have a question. I'm looking for more prog metal right now, specifically something that can rival Coheed and Cambria in terms of style. My criteria are that the vocalist doesn't use vibrato constantly, there's no egypt-themed interludes, clean vocals only*, creative instrumentation, they make concept albums, and they at least try for catchy choruses.

I know that really narrows it down but there should still be a ton of artists that fit the criteria. If you know any, I'll be really grateful.

*I can handle growls but it's comparatively really easy to find.

I don't know what to recommand that would be similar to Coheed and Cambria. To me they were always more of a weird prog-rock/post-hardcore band than a metal band, and that's just not a genre that speaks to me all that much. But if you're looking for progressive metal, there's always Symphony X. They had that egyptian kind of feeling on some instance on V - The New Mythology Suite, but it's far less present on The Odyssey or The Divine Wings of Tragedy. Solid albums! Later in their career they released Paradise Lost, which might fit the bill.

You most likely already know about Dream Theater. Otherwise Images and Words is still one of my all time favorit prog albums. The band Fates Warning was always more than solid. Jim Matheos worked on other worthwile projects, namely OSI (which I love) and Arch/Matheos.

If you never listened to Blotted Science, I can't recommand them enough! They're completely instrumental, but they are worth it, trust me! Their 2007 album The Machinations of Dementia is a template of madly well writen tech/progressive metal that's all about structure and that doesn't sacrifice songwriting to favor technical prowess. Ron Jarzombek, their guitarist, is still most likely one of the best guitarists in metal now and of all time, although this guy always disappears for ages after releasing solid albums. Oh! And Alex Webster from Cannibal Corpse played with Blotted Science!

Sorry for the late response.
I'm already familiar with Symphony X. They're somewhat grandfathered in for me since I've known about them for so long. They're pretty good, especially later on.
Yep, Dream Theater was a big one for me for a long time. I'm not as sure about their newer stuff unfortunately.
I'll definitely give Fates Warning another shot and check out OSI and Arch/Matheos.
As for Blotted Science, I'm usually not into instrumental stuff at all but I'll give them a try because you make a good case for them. Thanks a lot for all the recs!

Idk shit about many prog bands, but if you like Tool, check out Lucid Planet or Sublunar

At 2/23/20 06:31 PM, Logans-art wrote:

At 2/23/20 06:26 PM, StaticSkull2 wrote:

At 2/23/20 06:24 PM, Logans-art wrote:

At 2/17/20 12:56 AM, HeavenDuff wrote:

At 2/15/20 07:49 AM, Logans-art wrote:I just joined Newgrounds and this looks like a good club for me. I love black metal, death metal, prog, doom, stoner and some nu-metal.

I actually have a question. I'm looking for more prog metal right now, specifically something that can rival Coheed and Cambria in terms of style. My criteria are that the vocalist doesn't use vibrato constantly, there's no egypt-themed interludes, clean vocals only*, creative instrumentation, they make concept albums, and they at least try for catchy choruses.

I know that really narrows it down but there should still be a ton of artists that fit the criteria. If you know any, I'll be really grateful.

*I can handle growls but it's comparatively really easy to find.

I don't know what to recommand that would be similar to Coheed and Cambria. To me they were always more of a weird prog-rock/post-hardcore band than a metal band, and that's just not a genre that speaks to me all that much. But if you're looking for progressive metal, there's always Symphony X. They had that egyptian kind of feeling on some instance on V - The New Mythology Suite, but it's far less present on The Odyssey or The Divine Wings of Tragedy. Solid albums! Later in their career they released Paradise Lost, which might fit the bill.

You most likely already know about Dream Theater. Otherwise Images and Words is still one of my all time favorit prog albums. The band Fates Warning was always more than solid. Jim Matheos worked on other worthwile projects, namely OSI (which I love) and Arch/Matheos.

If you never listened to Blotted Science, I can't recommand them enough! They're completely instrumental, but they are worth it, trust me! Their 2007 album The Machinations of Dementia is a template of madly well writen tech/progressive metal that's all about structure and that doesn't sacrifice songwriting to favor technical prowess. Ron Jarzombek, their guitarist, is still most likely one of the best guitarists in metal now and of all time, although this guy always disappears for ages after releasing solid albums. Oh! And Alex Webster from Cannibal Corpse played with Blotted Science!

Sorry for the late response.
I'm already familiar with Symphony X. They're somewhat grandfathered in for me since I've known about them for so long. They're pretty good, especially later on.
Yep, Dream Theater was a big one for me for a long time. I'm not as sure about their newer stuff unfortunately.
I'll definitely give Fates Warning another shot and check out OSI and Arch/Matheos.
As for Blotted Science, I'm usually not into instrumental stuff at all but I'll give them a try because you make a good case for them. Thanks a lot for all the recs!

Idk shit about many prog bands, but if you like Tool, check out Lucid Planet or Sublunar

I'm willing to give most bands a shot, thanks man.

At 2/23/20 06:24 PM, Logans-art wrote:Sorry for the late response.
I'm already familiar with Symphony X. They're somewhat grandfathered in for me since I've known about them for so long. They're pretty good, especially later on.
Yep, Dream Theater was a big one for me for a long time. I'm not as sure about their newer stuff unfortunately.
I'll definitely give Fates Warning another shot and check out OSI and Arch/Matheos.
As for Blotted Science, I'm usually not into instrumental stuff at all but I'll give them a try because you make a good case for them. Thanks a lot for all the recs!

At 2/15/20 07:49 AM, Logans-art wrote:I

I actually have a question. I'm looking for more prog metal right now, specifically something that can rival Coheed and Cambria in terms of style. My criteria are that the vocalist doesn't use vibrato constantly, there's no egypt-themed interludes, clean vocals only*, creative instrumentation, they make concept albums, and they at least try for catchy choruses.

I know that really narrows it down but there should still be a ton of artists that fit the criteria. If you know any, I'll be really grateful.

*I can handle growls but it's comparatively really easy to find.

At 2/23/20 10:29 PM, HeavenDuff wrote:

At 2/23/20 06:24 PM, Logans-art wrote:Sorry for the late response.
I'm already familiar with Symphony X. They're somewhat grandfathered in for me since I've known about them for so long. They're pretty good, especially later on.
Yep, Dream Theater was a big one for me for a long time. I'm not as sure about their newer stuff unfortunately.
I'll definitely give Fates Warning another shot and check out OSI and Arch/Matheos.
As for Blotted Science, I'm usually not into instrumental stuff at all but I'll give them a try because you make a good case for them. Thanks a lot for all the recs!

No sweat! If you listen to any of them, let me know what you thought! I tried to give recommandations based on the bands you named and the description you made. If you have any more bands or ideas of things you're actually looking for, don't hesitate to tell us more!

At 2/23/20 09:14 PM, Elhabanero20 wrote:
My favorite band of course is black Sabbath

You like any other metal bands?

If you like Black Sabbath you might enjoy bands like Sleep, Electric Wizard, Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats, Om or Candlemass. Do you know any of these?

At 2/25/20 02:44 AM, Elhabanero20 wrote:I'll definite check out electric wizard and. And the rest and the other band that i recommend but im not sure if they still count as metal is tenacious d. Because i have listened too there. Most rescent. Song being wonder boy.

At 2/25/20 09:35 PM, HeavenDuff wrote:

At 2/25/20 02:44 AM, Elhabanero20 wrote:I'll definite check out electric wizard and. And the rest and the other band that i recommend but im not sure if they still count as metal is tenacious d. Because i have listened too there. Most rescent. Song being wonder boy.

Well, Tenacious D is the band of these two actor guys, right? I didn't know they had any material outside of the music they made for their movie, but I guess they do have a few metal tracks, yeah. I doubt they'd even described themselves as a metal band, since they are more of a parody act that focuses on rock music, but they do play a few metal songs, and their most popular tracks are the metal tracks. If you're into the whole fiction band from a movie or a show playing real and original music, you might like Dethklok from Metalocalypse. It was real big while it was being released (between 2006 and 2013).

If you're looking for doom stuff à la Black Sabbath though, I do recommand listening to the bands I recommanded (Electric Wizard, Sleep, Om) and maybe you should try Kyuss and Saint Vitus.

Have a good day!

At 2/25/20 09:35 PM, HeavenDuff wrote:

At 2/25/20 02:44 AM, Elhabanero20 wrote:I'll definite check out electric wizard and. And the rest and the other band that i recommend but im not sure if they still count as metal is tenacious d. Because i have listened too there. Most rescent. Song being wonder boy.

Well, Tenacious D is the band of these two actor guys, right? I didn't know they had any material outside of the music they made for their movie, but I guess they do have a few metal tracks, yeah. I doubt they'd even described themselves as a metal band, since they are more of a parody act that focuses on rock music, but they do play a few metal songs, and their most popular tracks are the metal tracks. If you're into the whole fiction band from a movie or a show playing real and original music, you might like Dethklok from Metalocalypse. It was real big while it was being released (between 2006 and 2013).

If you're looking for doom stuff à la Black Sabbath though, I do recommand listening to the bands I recommanded (Electric Wizard, Sleep, Om) and maybe you should try Kyuss and Saint Vitus.

Have a good day!

At 2/27/20 10:18 PM, HeavenDuff wrote:So I enjoyed some of the material of Bathory I had not listened to all that much before. I specifically spent more time on Under the Sign of the Black Mark since I had listened to the s/t and Blood Fire Death a lot before