What are you listening to?

[The Wizard of AZ]

[Toki]

Nice ^^

[VICanucksfan5551]

Nice ^^

Love that Shai Hulud song.

[EERO]

[Toki]

Love that Shai Hulud song.

They're awesome. So are Misery Signals.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2QFDMlitsE

[VICanucksfan5551]

They're awesome. So are Misery Signals.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2QFDMlitsE

Yup, I'm a big Misery Signals fan. I saw their show in Nanaimo last year and it kicked ass.

[Toki]

Awesome. Are you a musician? I find most people I know who are into that kind of stuff play something or other.

[VICanucksfan5551]

Awesome. Are you a musician? I find most people I know who are into that kind of stuff play something or other.

Nope, I am not, unfortunately. I should learn to play the guitar sometime because my brother has quite a few. Are you?

Not a huge Architects fan, but they were at the Misery Signals concert too and put on a good show.

[Toki]

Nope, I am not, unfortunately. I should learn to play the guitar sometime because my brother has quite a few. Are you?

Not a huge Architects fan, but they were at the Misery Signals concert too and put on a good show.

Oh wow, I would have loved to be at that show.

Yeah, I am. I play guitar.

Isis is awesome too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ho4-tExpTE&feature=related

[iLoveRunningMan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5lO4hEAJHU

[d^/ > _ < \^b]

[HighwayToHell]

Dead Kennedys - Too Drunk To F***

Good night everybody.

[The Wizard of AZ]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqN5yWg6ff4

My favourite song at the moment

[23•Qwerty]

Just an epic, epic song.

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

[VICanucksfan5551]

Just an epic, epic song.

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

I absolutely love that album!

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

[Bronyaur]

It's great when guys like Toki and VICanuck banter back and forth. Some cool stuff, particularly the Omnium Gatherum (though the growlie vocals don't quite suit the music in my mind) and the Isis.

I'm going to a show in Van in December that has a couple bands that might interest you guys. One is Scar Symmetry. Not really the same vein as those above as it is Swedish melodic death metal...a little more grand sounding:

This is one of the supporting acts. A little more reminiscent of more popular stuff, but still edgy and musically impressive. Mutiny Within:

And, yes, I am also a musician.

[VICanucksfan5551]

It's great when guys like Toki and VICanuck banter back and forth. Some cool stuff, particularly the Omnium Gatherum (though the growlie vocals don't quite suit the music in my mind) and the Isis.

I'm going to a show in Van in December that has a couple bands that might interest you guys. One is Scar Symmetry. Not really the same vein as those above as it is Swedish melodic death metal...a little more grand sounding:

This is one of the supporting acts. A little more reminiscent of more popular stuff, but still edgy and musically impressive. Mutiny Within:

And, yes, I am also a musician.

I like the contrast between the clean guitar in the Omnium Gatherum song and the growled vocals. I generally like contrast in music.

I am a MASSIVE fan of melodeath, but for some reason Scar Symmetry never clicked for me. It doesn't sound bad per se, but it doesn't have the magic of the melodeath that I do like (old In Flames, Dark Tranquillity, Insomnium, Archons, Mors Principium Est, Kalmah, etc.). The Mutiny Within track sounded alright. Kind of Trivium-esque.

Edited August 26, 2010 by VICanucksfan5551

[Bronyaur]

Yup, I'm a big contrast guy too. I'm still trying to get more into death growls. It is an acquired taste. The only other band that I REALLY love that utilizes these is Opeth. I'd love to find more that are able to grab me the way Opeth does.

[egatti]

Refer to plus button. :D

[VICanucksfan5551]

Yup, I'm a big contrast guy too. I'm still trying to get more into death growls. It is an acquired taste. The only other band that I REALLY love that utilizes these is Opeth. I'd love to find more that are able to grab me the way Opeth does.

Mikael Akerfeldt's voice is godly! I think his clean vocals are the best in all of music, not just metal and he has an impressive growl to back them up too. I'm not into the Cannibal Corpse style cookie monster vocals, but here are examples of growled vocals that I do like:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BXt-g4euqA&ob=av2e

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NS6dz7DqHQ

Not quite the same style as Akerfeldt, but all of these guys can belt out a good growl without it getting too ridiculously low or incomprehensible.