"Heavy metal" recommendations sought

[Tamas]

What about Rammstein? I kinda liked Mann gegen Mann. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW03c4Vmr0k

[Syt]

I find Rammstein overall boring and trite, but that may be because I understand their lyrics.

[Tamas]

I find Rammstein overall boring and trite, but that may be because I understand their lyrics.

Probably yes. I am not a fan of them at all, I just find them amusing every once in a while.

[Tamas]

oh lol, rock on dude:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB6PElSdQWE&feature=related

[syk]

I imagine Martinus would enjoy one or the other Knorkator song or cover
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBDDxhUbzQ4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1ijAiQCC2k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIf-tsjBgjc

[Syt]

I imagine Martinus would enjoy one or the other Knorkator song or cover
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBDDxhUbzQ4

I prefer Turisas' version of Rasputin if we talk Boney M covers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdkBs0VCSX0

[Syt]

Speaking of which: Turisas are recommended for people liking heroic fantasy style symphonic metal (to the point of cheesiness):
Battle Metal
To Holmgard and Beyond

[MadImmortalMan]

http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=49844

Metal / Hard Rock (2009-07-02)
DREAM THEATER DEBUTS @ No 6, HIGHEST CHART EVER!



New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ RoadRunner Records) - Legendary progressive metal masters Dream Theater's latest album, Black Clouds & Silver Linings has taken the band to new heights. The album debuted at No 6 on Billboard's Top 200 album chart, with first week sales totaling 40,285. Both numbers mark the highest ever first week figures for the band, who are enjoying the greatest success of their 25 year career. 12% of the week's sales were digital, ranking Black Clouds & Silver Linings at No 21 on the Digital Albums chart.

Drummer Mike Portnoy had this to say, 'This is truly amazing. After almost 25 years together, Dream Theater is still growing and progressing and doing bigger and better than ever.
I can't think of many bands that can claim that. We are truly thankful to have this incredible support from fans who believe in the band as a musical force.'

Such a monumental debut places Dream Theater, a band known for lengthy epics and the true 'album' format, in the cozy Top 10 company of Jonas Brothers, Black Eyed Peas and Regina Spektor, a truly remarkable feat. Portnoy continues, 'An album with four songs over 12 minutes in the US Top 10? Hell must've frozen over! This is one small leap for Dream Theater, and one giant leap for music in general.'


Black Clouds & Silver Linings is the band's tenth studio album and follow up to the band's 2007 Roadrunner Records debut, Systematic Chaos. In addition to the standard version CD, the album is also available on vinyl LP, as well as a three-disc Special Edition CD that includes the full album, a CD of instrumental mixes of the album and a CD of six cover songs. A limited deluxe collector's edition boxed set is also available. 'This is as smart and well played as metal and hard rock gets, an album just humming with live possibilities and headphone trips waiting to happen,' wrote Dennis Cook in is 6/23/2009 review at Jambase.com, while Shawn S. Lealos said in his 6/16/09 review at 411Mania.com: 'Dream Theater has created their masterpiece.'

Dream Theater is currently breaking records in Europe, playing to festival crowds of over 80,000 adoring fans. The band made their debut appearance in Israel last month, rocking a crowd 10,000 strong to their knees.
The band's own Progressive Nation tour returns stateside on July 24 in Miami, and will feature Dream Theater as headliner, Zappa Plays Zappa, Bigelf and Scale The Summit. The tour-which marks the second incarnation of Progressive Nation-wraps on August 29th in Los Angeles.

As only the 10th Top 10 debut in Roadrunner's 30 year history, Black Clouds & Silver Linings is landmark album for the label as well.

BWAAHAHAHAHAAA! Yeah, no kidding.

[CountDeMoney]

There is only one recommendation: T00L.

A natural progression from Zeppelin and pre-Wall Pink Floyd, they are simply the most consistent progressive metal band recording today.  Drawing on concepts as varied as mathematical formulas and Jungian theory to themes of strength from pain, they are as powerful as you will find in the entire "metal" genre.

I have spoken.

[DontSayBanana]

Tool is freaking awesome; Undertow has gotten more play in my CD player than any other CD over the past week, and Lateralus is awesome as well.

I'm listening to Black Clouds and Silver Linings as we speak- they haven't quite shaken the slapdash techno-metal misstep from Systematic Chaos, but the writing is much more solid; there's nothing as bad as, say, The Dark Eternal Night on it.

[CountDeMoney]

September 28th, baby.

[Caliga]

TOOL
LACUNA COIL

I ought to do a new mix CD for my car.  I'm getting bored with the 80s one.  My car stereo can read MP3s and WMAs so I can get like 160 songs on one CD.

[Duque de Bragança]

What about Rammstein? I kinda liked Mann gegen Mann. 

How surprising 

Try Adagio. The last albums have some growling vocals (not much). They're a but like a darker version of Symphony X. Though prog metal is not exactly what you described try it.

Apocalyptica also if you don't already know (cello metal).