Trapaw

Band: In This Moment

Style: Metalcore, Rock

Members:
Maria Brink - Vocals
Chris Howorth - Lead Guitar
Blake Bunzel - Guitar
Jesse Landry - Bass
Jeff Fabb - Drums

This California based band is more for the hard rock listener in my opinion. The band follows so close to Killswitch Engage's style, they're tailgating them. But Maria's voice makes them worth the listen in my book. From lullabye style seranades to thrashing breakdowns, Maria's vocal skills allow her to transition effortlessly between styles.
They really manage to stray away from tradional female fronted bands like Nightwish and Lacuna Coil, which is really refreshing, I just wish they didn't follow KSE's style so religiously. Still a good band, though.

In This Moment - Prayers

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Trapaw

Band: The Dillenger Escape Plan

Style: Mathcore/Experimental Metal

Band Members:
Greg Puciato – vocals
Ben Weinman – guitars
Jeff Tuttle – guitars
Liam Wilson – bass guitar
Gil Sharone – drums, percussion

The Dillinger Escape Plan, based out of New Jersey, is a band that takes complexity to a whole new level. The sheer intensity and musical complexity of this band can best be described as methodically insane. The use of algorithms and precise musicianship leaves you breathless after a single song. They have songs to appeal to every genre listener as well.

For the hardcore mathmetal fanatic, you'll find every song breathtaking.
For the lighter metal fans, songs like 43% Burnt, Sunshine The Werewolf, and Baby's First Coffin will suit your tastes and are good to lead you into some of their other songs.
For the more hard rock listeners, I recommend Black Bubblegum, Milk Lizard, and Unretrofied as starters.

With no falsehood, they are one of the best bands I have heard in my life. The talent a band has to posses to create such technically sound music is amazing. Definitely worth a listen.

The Dillinger Escape Plan - Setting Fire To Sleeping Giants

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Trapaw

Band: Celtic Frost

Style: Heavy Metal

Members:
Tom Gabriel Fischer - vocals, guitars, programming
Martin Eric Ain - bass guitar, vocals
Franco Sesa - drums, percussion
V Santura - guitar

Celtic Frost was originally formed in 1984 but split in '92. However in those eight years, they became very influential in the development of the extreme metal and goth metal genres. Having two founding members of the band Hellhammer, they pioneered the Swiss black metal scene along with fellow bands Venom and Bathory. However, Celtic Frost were much more experimental with their use of classical instruments, opera vocals and sampling, which earned them the title of avant-grade metal. Following a reunion in the late nineties, they released Apollyon Sun and then Monotheist in 2001.
This is a good band for fans of operatic metal.

Celtic Frost - Dying God

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Trapaw

More to come!

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Aqualung

I like mathcore a lot, so I'll definitely be checking out The Dillenger Escape Plan. I'll probably look at Celtic Frost, too. I can never decide if I like goth metal or not.

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Here we go. Mushu cereal for breakfast with duck sauce.

Trapaw

Mike Patton used to front Dillinger Escape Plan. AMAZING band. I can't even express how technical that band is.

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Glorfindel

Good start Trapaw, I have to ask...Mathmetal??,,,I've heard the term before but I'm not sure what the genre actually means musically. Enlighten me please.

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Trapaw

It's really simple. It's a polyrhythmic and dissonant style of metal, recognized for a high level of technical musicianship.

Very technical, very thought out, very precise.

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Hero Of The Day

Yeah, Ben Weinman's solos are impossible to play, you have to have an IQ of like 120 to figure that shit out.

Trapaw

There are a few songs that I have heard hundreds of times and can't even catch some of the vocal patterns. It's just insane.

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Trapaw

Band: MushroomHead

Style: Alternative metal, metal

Members:
"Jeffrey Nothing" – lead vocals
"Waylon" – lead vocals
"Gravy"– guitars
"Pig Benis" – bass
"Skinny" – drums, percussion
"Shmotz" – keyboards
"ST1TCH"– electronics, turntables

Probably more wellknown for their ongoing feud with fellow masked band SlipKnot, MushroomHead is a band from Cleveland, Ohio. Yes, another masked band with more members than you need, but that doesn't change the fact that they have noteworthy music. The lyrics aren't really anything special(not even making much sense half of the time), but if you like a nice laid back metal band, MushroomHead is your ticket. Not much else to say about them without talking about their getup, but they are definitely worth a listen.

Mushroomhead - Kill Tomorrow

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Aqualung

I'll recommend these to my brother. He's a slipknot fan.

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Here we go. Mushu cereal for breakfast with duck sauce.

Trapaw

Band: KillWhitneyDead.

Style: Deathcore

Members:
Matt Rudzinski - Vocals
David Shoaf - Guitar
Rob Holder - Guitar
Peter Jackson - Drums
Josh Coe - Bass

(I gotta try and do this without bias. By FAR my favorite band right now)
KillWhitneyDead began in Greensboro, NC in 2002 as a studio band and side project by Matt Rudzinski, owner of Tribunal Records. Characterized by their mixture of blast beats, traditional metal riffs, hardcore style guitars, death metal singing, and some trace elements of power metal, they are best known for their use of soundclips. All of their songs include at least one audio sample, usually from a popular movie or television show.
They are a great band for the heavy listener and guarunteed to have at least one quote to make you laugh. However, their lyrics are very violent, to the level of Cannibal Corpse, and usually misogynistic in nature. Matt has gone on the record to say he is not a misogynist, he just writes about things that piss him off, i.e. failed past relationships.
When first conceived, KWD did not have a steady lineup. In fact, their vocalist Matt is the only founding member of the band that is still active. In 2002, they released their EP entitled Inhaling The Breath Of A Bullet. Following a complete lineup change, save for Matt, they released Never Good Enough For You in 2004 followed by So Pretty, So Plastic in 2005. By the time SP,SP was released, KWD had found a steady lineup in members of a band called The Demonstration, which was signed to Tribunal Records. At that time, they decided to take their act on the road, much to the delight of their fans.
After about a year of straight touring, KillWhitneyDead. went back to the studio and released Nothing Less, Nothing More in 2007. They also released an album, exclusively availible through the Tribunal Records e-Store, entitled Hell To Pay. Both albums feature guest vocals by the vocalist for another Tribunal Records band, Jonin.
If you're into heavy, angry music, KWD is really worth a listen.

KillWhitneyDead - Put A Sock In It

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Trapaw

HAHA...carefull. Some other Slipknot or MushroomHead fans might kick his ass.

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Aqualung

True. I'd better make sure he never hears of MushroomHead as long as he still likes Slipknot.

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Here we go. Mushu cereal for breakfast with duck sauce.

Trapaw

Band: Amon Amarth

Style: Deathmetal, Melodic metal

Members:
Johan Hegg − vocals
Johan Söderberg − guitars
Olavi Mikkonen − guitars
Ted Lundström − bass guitar
Fredrik Andersson − drums

Amon Amarth is a Swedish, viking-themed, deathmetal band formed in the early 90's. They do some really awesome synchronized hair spinning during their live shows. They do some really amazing heavy metal and the imagery in their lyrics is wonderful. Unfortunately, I'll have to let the music speak for itself. If you like Dimmu Borgir and bands like that, then check them out!!!

Amon Amarth - Runes To My Memory

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Trapaw

Band:The Faceless

Style: Deathgrind, Deathcore, Deathmetal

Members:
Derek "Demon Carcass" Rydquist − vocals
Michael "Machine" Keene − guitar, vocals
Steve Jones − guitar
Brandon Giffin − bass

One of the most technically sound deathmetal bands I have heard lately, The Faceless deliver an amazing blast of musicianship and heaviness with tracks such as All Dark Graves and Pestilence. The Faceless have also developed a large following from their dead accurate live performances and the online success of three songs. The band has already become a buzz in the metal scene drawing up to 300 kids at local shows. Michael Keene is one of the best guitarists I have heard out of recent bands like this. Having only one album out at the moment, they seem to have really nailed down a formula that works.

The Faceless - Planetary Duality Pt. II

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RickenbackerBassPlayer

Wow. Why are you... just wow.

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"Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." - Ludwig Van Beethoven

Trapaw

Dude.....WTF.

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Neverlife

Ahh Mathmetal!


Ben weinman....hmm, I'm gonna have to look that up, my stepbrothers/sisters, last names are Weinman.

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Trapaw

Ben is the guitarist for Dillinger Escape Plan. Amazing band.

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Trapaw

Band: Daft Punk

Style: House, Techno, Dance

Members:
Thomas Bangalter
Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo

So Daft Punk isn't metal or hard rock, but they are still noteworthy musicians. Having done collaborations with quite a few artists, including Kanye West, they are an essential part of the House/techno scene.

Daft Punk - One More Time

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Hero Of The Day

I've heard of them before, at school, a friend of mine found a video buy them. It sounded pretty good, but the video was weird, people walking like idiots, but it was funny.

Trapaw

That's Daft Punk for you.

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Nemo

Band: Nightwish,
Country: Finland
Style: Melodic, power, symphonic metal.


In my opinion the greatest songwriter and composer in heavy-metal genre, Tuomas Holopainen is the keyboard player and mastermind of this Scandinavian band, formed in 1996, with female operatic vocals and heavy use of symphonic orchestrations, they call their music the "movie-soundtrack metal". One of the best performances live, their concerts are definately a must-watch.
Google them up, very interesting band with interesting history and great music.