Metal bands that sound nothing like where they're from
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Posted by Graveheart, 16.03.2007 - 21:48
Once I was wondering if every country had an original sound in metal, and also realised there are always some bands that somehow stand apart from their fellow countrymen. It's not specifically about who can hide their accents better than the rest or something. Instead I'm asking if you have ever listened to a band and only later found out about their homeland and then felt really surprised. That could be because their metal represents a completely another style that their home country isn't known to produce (such as progressive metal from Finland) or they do something familiar in a different way which is more characteristic to a band from some other country. Probably the most obvious example is Agalloch who sound far different from a typical American metal band.
Of course this thread requires you to know something about different metal scenes around the world. No one can blame you for trying, however it would be a lot safer to talk about French metal bands (for example) only after you have heard enough French metal to say which band from there is or isn't exactly like the rest of their offerings. At first I was going to advise you to avoid making stereotypes, but then I thought it over again and decided that we might actually need them. After all, this is all about stereotypes. It will result in hurt feelings and angry PMs, but stereotyping seems to be something that will keep this discussion going. It would also be interesting to see what kind of images people have about foreign metal scenes (native ones too) in an international scale.
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| Inlé Posts: 334  |
Xentrix spring instantly to mind. Pure bay area style thrash from northern england XD I guess you could say the same for mortal sin, especially their 2nd album.
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071  |
Written by Inlé on 22.06.2008 at 22:24 Can't say the same thing for Mortal Sin, now can you? Since they are from the land down under, Australia  But I know what you mena, although I do find that Xentrix has somehting typically English over them.
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| Gordon Freeman Posts: 426  |
Written by Necrogeddon on 22.06.2008 at 22:02 So what you are saying is that there is no fog, snow or mountains in America? Or perhaps you are saying that there is no combination of fog, snow and mountains in America. Take a look at a few pictures of the wilderness in Oregon (a northwestern state in the U.S. and the home state of Agalloch.) There are striking similarites to the Scandanavian landscape. (high foggy mountains, old growth forests and the like) I'm not trying to offend anyone. I'm just pointing out that the U.S. is a pretty big country with all kinds of climates and biomes. It's not all corn fields and tall buildings over here.
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62029  |
Written by Gordon Freeman on 02.07.2008 at 23:26 But not such thinks like there, ok Alaska whit Midnight sun, why not but who knows in Europe how looks Oregon (ok I know) US are to long, but Europe are my roots , my blood on my weins
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Written by Bad English on 03.07.2008 at 00:10 I suppose that's the point I was trying to make. You didn't know we have climates like that. Now you do. Education is fun!!!
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Written by Gordon Freeman on 03.07.2008 at 00:15 I know but Oregon are Oregon but Valahia/Transilvaia are translivania even climate and nature are simmilar bvut buildings, gothic castles, people look and so ...
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Written by Bad English on 03.07.2008 at 00:41 True, but I never really feel that medieval vibe with Agalloch. While they do have a strong nature theme (especially in Pale Folklore) there is also a depressed, rainy city vibe in their other albums which really suits cities in the northwestern states like Portland or Seattle.
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| Graveheart Posts: 1543  |
Written by Gordon Freeman on 03.07.2008 at 02:42 Besides Agalloch, do you happen to know and possibly recommend any other metal bands from the Oregon state? Preferably with some similarities to Agalloch.
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62029 |
Written by Graveheart on 03.07.2008 at 12:28 Funeral doom - Himmelske, and stoner doom YOB
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Written by Graveheart on 03.07.2008 at 12:28 Portland is full of Doom, Stoner, Sludge, and atmospheric bands. None of them really stand out (YOB being the notable exception) and none of them are really similar to Agalloch.
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Written by Gordon Freeman on 03.07.2008 at 20:35 There no simmilar bands hwo Agalloch into world IMO
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die" I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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Written by Bad English on 03.07.2008 at 22:12 There are other bands out their that play the same post-rockish, slightly folkey version of doom metal, but none of them really SOUND anything like Agalloch. They are a fairly unique band and one of my absolute favorites.
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| X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18374  |
Summoning... They sound quite from Norway or something xD And they're from Austria 
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Written by X-Ray Rod on 05.07.2008 at 16:39 I never really felt anything was particularly Scandanavian about Summonings sound. They always seemed very Germanic to me. Wow...I seem to be really arguementive on this thread...
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62029 |
Written by X-Ray Rod on 05.07.2008 at 16:39 Austria are simmilar such type mountains, fog, rain and shity weather, only summer are much better
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die" I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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| X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18374 |
Well... that's of course my own opinion. I don't feel any kind of german feeling on their music.
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62029 |
Written by X-Ray Rod on 09.07.2008 at 13:15 there aren't but remeber Germany, norvegians, sweeds has sme roots
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die" I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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Written by X-Ray Rod on 09.07.2008 at 13:15 Come to think of it, we could probably argue that since they aren't from Mordor then they don't sound like where they are from...he he...
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62029 |
Written by X-Ray Rod on 09.07.2008 at 13:15 But like I sad GERMANS are not only germans but norvegians, english, sweeds, duitch .... so there's some simmilarities
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die" I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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Written by Conservationist on 17.07.2008 at 17:33 Yeah, but the blood has become so muddied that it is hard to tell anymore.
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| Oracle Orcinus Posts: 1425  |
I didnt realise Angra were from Brazil until last year : They are a great band though
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| X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18374 |
Ephel Duath... That band is far from being the Power or Gothic metal that use to come from this country jejeje.
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| Taktsekte Your Ad Here! Posts: 2808  |
Written by [user id=823] on 05.07.2008 at 22:32 Quite the opposite, to be honest. Spain's main landmark in the world of Heavy Metal and Hard-Rock is the usage of Folk instruments and circular melodies, like Ars Amandi, Saurom, Avalanch, Medina Azahara and many others. If you said Avulsed I would agree, but come on, Mägo De Oz? I cannot understand.
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