I absolutely love how many elements this song blends together. Electronic chorus, metal-core verse, power ballad bridge, thrash metal, then just a brutal ending. Chef’s kiss on this one.

What is your favorite metal song that you just can’t share with your non-metal friends?

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    Hey I just joined Lemmy recently since I’m trying to get away from Reddit. Part of what I miss is the music communities for finding recs and concert dates.

    Would anyone be interested if I made a space for Metal? Or maybe a more mature one already exists? I haven’t made one yet but I could figure it out!

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    I’m basic and most of my favorite metal is pretty accessible. That being said, there’s a couple I don’t usually play for my friends:

    Yodh - Mizmor

    Converge, in general

    Meshuggah, in general

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    I haven’t heard of Veil of Maya so I’ll give them a bash today.

    The metal I’ve listened to has narrowed over the years but I love Gojira and a bunch of instrumental metal bands (rediscovered Deathmole recently and the track “No thanks” goes hard. Also a massive fan of Genghis Tron – every track on their album Board up the house is incredible.

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    Hell yes! So happy to find some other metalheads here. I’m sort of “basic”, I guess, in terms of my metal tastes. I haven’t been able to get into any harsh vocals. I can get into Mastodon’s harsh vocals and enjoy some of Gojira and Opeth. But other than that, I’ve never had harsh vocals “click” for me.

    So I mainly love and always listen to Metallica, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, and Megadeth…NWOBHM stuff mainly. But I want to branch out and get into some newer stuff.

    Recently I’ve enjoyed the latest releases from Blood Ceremony, Blood Star and Oozing Wound. Sleep is pretty cool, and I enjoyed Thrice’s newest release.

    So I’m interested in finding some new music to check out with you fine folks!

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    Long time metalhead here, refugee from reddit, ofc. I’ve never listened to Veil of Maya before, but I dug this track, so thanks for sharing. Personally I’m a big fan of classic, symphonic, and power metal, but I enjoy plenty of stuff in other sub-genres as well, depends on my mood. Glad to be here, and glad there are other metalheads around.

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      I just discovered that community on Reddit a few weeks before the blackout, after I realized everybody on r/blackmetal was very defensive of their favorite Nazi bands.

      It’s nice to have a community to find bm bands whose values align with mine, and whose music still reminds me that existence is bleak and meaningless /s

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    For sure! Metal head to the max. I remember being younger and my folks being adamant about metal music “being a phase” that I’d grow out of. Yeah right.

    A song that I can’t just share with people outside of metal is Rings of Saturn - Mental Prolapse. I remember hearing this a when it came out, and blasting it non-stop for weeks. I was getting death stares at work, but didn’t mind.

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      Please don’t take offense, because I mean this as a compliment: this sounds like the music from F-Zero if it were metal. I kinda love it for that!

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    Reddit refugee - So I think I might be considered a baby metal head, though I just started getting into this genre. I’m guessing that what I’ve been listening to is more “light metal” but I have no idea

    I had never listened to metal before and always though it was too screamy, but I let youtube music autoplay do it’s thing, and it has somehow played some songs that I genuinely really, really dig

    It started by playing me Sabaton, but I’ve somehow veered towards artists like Beast in Black - it seems more melodic?

    Some of my favorites so far are:

    • They Don’t Care About Us by Beast in Black (I know is based on Michael Jackson’s)
    • No Surrender by Beast in Black
    • Sweet True Lies by Beast in Black
    • My Dystopia by Beast in Black
    • Presence of Mind by Dynazty
    • Heartless Madness by Dynazty
    • Fly Away by GloryHammer
    • Night of the Werewolves by Unleash the Archers

    I’m not sure why, but I think I’ve seen some judgments against people who listen to these bands. Maybe they’re overrated or not the real deal or the stereotypical “starter metal bands”? Either way, as a musician (Violist in orchestras) I love how these songs have a tune to them and are melodic. I tend to veer away if it’s too monotone or screamy, but I’m open to more suggestions :)

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      Sabaton is great, I started listening to them years before I really got into metal. All those bands you listed are considered “power metal”. I think it might be the best sub-genre to begin acclimating with, because it’s so melodic and there aren’t a lot of harsh sounds.

      You might also like doom metal, which I’d consider to be a bit heavier (thought the bands vary greatly), but still primarily focused on melody, with lots of clean vocals. Here are some bands I like, and I’ll link to one song on YouTube for each:

      • The Sword: probably the best one to start with if you’re coming from power metal, they have the same high energy and corny (not an insult) vocals
      • Black Sabbath: widely considered to have invented the genre. All metal can trace it’s roots back to them but I’d say doom metal emulates them the most closely. They’re a product of psychedelic rock and disillusionment with the flower child movement, and they wear a lot of blues influence on their sleeves. The song I linked starts slow but it picks up.
      • Sleep: sort of like what Black Sabbath would sound like if they smoked 10x as much weed, or power metal if it was slowed and dropped an octave. They’re the biggest departure on this list from what you listen to, but they’re also my favorite to share because they’re the band that really got me into metal. Their music is just non-stop killer riffs.
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      My wife, who is not a metal head, was amazed to discover the vast number of sub-genres within the broader metal community. Like what you like, other people can like what they like and that’s ok!

      As a classically trained musician, have you looked into Tool at all? Their song construction is amazingly complex and fascinating.

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        Yeah like I honestly had no idea! I thought it was just like screamo but with some more tune and less screamy, but a lot of it I’m really enjoying a lot!

        I haven’t looked into Tool yet, I know of it, but I’ll give it a listen! I’m a sucker for blasting Beast in Black going home on the garden state parkway lmao

        Edit: Checked out Tool, sounds good, but maybe not as “hype” as what I’m looking for? I just searched for a community “best of” playlist. Found Schism, which I remember from playing guitar hero lol

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    I wouldn’t call myself a metalhead, but I’ve been listening to Galneryus a lot lately (japanese powermetal). Any recommendations?

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    Gastronomicon by Slugdge, the mollusc-themed death metal band that is far, far better than it has any right to be

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      So I know this comment’s kinda old but I just got here lol. I’m a stoner/doom guy but I got recommended Slugdge recently and they kicked my ass. Esoteric Malacology really did it for me

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    I like a lot of what I consider ‘classic’ metal, which I hope is not offensive. Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Dio, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin. I like a lot of nu metal too, I hope that doesn’t get me banned.

    I’d like to try more, I think it’s just the extreme varieties I can’t really get into.

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      Ideally, I’d love it if we curbed the gatekeeping and “nu metal isn’t metal” circlejerk here before it has a chance to start

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        It is really great to hear this community is more open, it put me off sharing metal tastes in the past.

        Also turns out I listen to way more power metal than I thought. Started a power metal playlist and recognised loads of bands.