Staff picks
Non-BM Taranis
Remember Taranis? Then you should remember the name Attila Bakos (presented in Hungary's traditional name orientation for this release). If you read any interviews with him post Kingdom's release, then you know he promised to make more music, but in a much less extreme format than Taranis.
This is that release. Imagine an entire album in the style of the melodic/non-extreme moments of Kingdom, with lyrics in Hungarian, and you get Aranyhajnal. And the artwork is, of course, just as epic as Kingdom's since it's the same artist.
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This is that release. Imagine an entire album in the style of the melodic/non-extreme moments of Kingdom, with lyrics in Hungarian, and you get Aranyhajnal. And the artwork is, of course, just as epic as Kingdom's since it's the same artist.
Bandcamp
Deathcore/Metalcore
Up and coming -core band from my hometown, Houston, TX. Check 'em out. My favorite track is "Foundations".
Bandcamp
Bandcamp
Extreme sci-fi prog death awesomeness!!!
If I really have to tell you why I'm Staff Picking this album, then you just... you're just... fuck, you people have no excuse for not checking this project out after I've been peddling it for 3+ years. All his albums (save for the new one cuz it's not released yet) are on Bandcamp for Name Your Price. Get on it.
YouTube full album stream
YouTube full album stream
Melodic Death/Metalcore
First-era CoB
They're not quite as neoclassical as Children Of Bodom was, but slightly more dynamic. Certainly a good fix for the old-school CoB fanboys/girls looking for a worthy successor to that sound/style.
Bandcamp
Bandcamp
Doomcore
Apparently there's a new "thing" out there now - 'Doomcore'
Deathcore played slower, or down-tempo. Name's actually kinda catchy, and it's certainly less to say than "downtempo deathcore" (if it catches on anyway).
Chugga chugga, mothafuggas!
Deathcore played slower, or down-tempo. Name's actually kinda catchy, and it's certainly less to say than "downtempo deathcore" (if it catches on anyway).
Chugga chugga, mothafuggas!
'Oriental black death metal' from Egypt
Staff pick by:
psykometal
Endorsed by: Unknown user (x), Auntie Sahar, ScreamingSteelUS, Fat & Sassy!, wormdrink414
Endorsed by: Unknown user (x), Auntie Sahar, ScreamingSteelUS, Fat & Sassy!, wormdrink414
Modern melodic Metal
Grooves, hooks, riffs and lots of melodies!
Features Travis Neal (Divine Heresy) and Shaun Glass (ex-Broken Hope, ex-SOiL)
Features Travis Neal (Divine Heresy) and Shaun Glass (ex-Broken Hope, ex-SOiL)
Blackened deathcore
Some pretty bitchin' deathcore. Imagine good deathcore, kinda down-tempo, with some old school bm-style production.
Alternametal
Symphonic blackened technical deathcore
Progressive metal
Progressive metal that has some extreme elements in it, but not so much of it to really justify calling them "Extreme progressive metal".
This is definitely rivaling Lascaille's Shroud for my prog AOTY right now.
Features drummer Dobber Beverly (ex-Insect Warfare, Ingurgitate), and some other current members of Ingurgitate.
This is definitely rivaling Lascaille's Shroud for my prog AOTY right now.
Features drummer Dobber Beverly (ex-Insect Warfare, Ingurgitate), and some other current members of Ingurgitate.