Heavy Metal

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i've always swerved w.a.s.p because, i mean it's w.a.s.p, but i've been listening to the crimson idol for my sins and it's truly is a campy masterpiece. guitar on it is a proper buzzsaw.



i don't know what happened to guitarists who could shred but still kept it raw, loose and full of swagger. the 80s was loaded with them with rhoads, EVH, viv campbell, nuno bettencourt, george lynch, slash and whoever else, but since then while you've got some absolutely unreal technical guitarists, but they all seem to be a bit on the wrong side of the virgin/chad spectrum as far as personality in their playing goes.

[agrajag]

Couldn't agree more with the above. Modern shredders are too clinical and pristine and guitar tones and production also has become too homogenized so everyone sounds the same.

[agrajag]

Glad you mentioned Nuno. I saw him twice, once with Extreme and then a few months ago on the Generation Axe tour with Vai, Zakk Wylde, Malmsteen, and Tosin Abasi. Absolutely unreal player.

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extreme II: pornograffiti is one of the top 5 guitar records of all time. the absolute apex of groove, melody and technicality. i mean i get why they don't get rated because more than words is the only song they made a name for themselves with, and that's just a boring soppy pantie wetter, but nuno should be up in the very top tier in the pantheon of axe gods.

[agrajag]

I think he's the greatest pure rock guitar player of all time. He has it all, both insane rythm chops, melody, creativity, memorable riff and song construction, unique, blistering speed, technique, he has it all in spades. And on top of all that, he's a pretty good singer.

There's a video of Brian May just losing his mind over the Get the Funk Out solo

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and a late 80's pinup dreamboat who is still looking good nearly 30 years later.

[agrajag]

and a late 80's pinup dreamboat who is still looking good nearly 30 years later.

I'm straight as an American made 4x4, but I think it moved when I saw Nuno a few feet away.

[Cindi Mayweather]

There's a video of Brian May just losing his mind over the Get the Funk Out solo

Link

[HardcoreRetro]

Some girlpower on the guitar.

[Cindi Mayweather]

Didn’t know les Paul was a metal guitar. Everyone I’ve seen uses Ibanez

[HardcoreRetro]

Think a bunch of people in the stoner/doom circle use a les Paul.

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good ibanez's have wide, flat, thin necks with great access to the upper frets, high gain pickups as standard and a great tremelo setup, they are custom made for shredding, but to my ear have a much more thin, artificial sound compared to a les paul which sounds like a warhammer when fitted with the right pickups.

i've got an ibanez RG550 and a les paul and the LP is the one i'm running out the burning house with.

[agrajag]

I place Dimebag Darrell in that category. A lot of metalheads don't realize how insanely talented he was. I wasn't fortunate enough to see him live, but my friend saw him on tour in Brazil and told me some stories about how Dime came out chugging straight Crown, handed off his liquor cup to some fans, and then proceeded to play every son, every solo note for note. And keep in mind, Pantera js a one guitar band, there is no backing guitar to hide any mistakes. And he had such raw, unbridled energy and power he didn't need any backing.

[agrajag]

Think a bunch of people in the stoner/doom circle use a les Paul.

A lot of metal players period use Les Pauls. They're great guitars for metal.

[headwalk]

There's a video of Brian May just losing his mind over the Get the Funk Out solo

Link

every song on that album is an absolute guitar masterclass:

[HardcoreRetro]

[agrajag]

my favorite Extreme solo is from Play With Me off their self-titled, although He Man Woman Hater is a close second.

[Brehvolution]

It's good to see some Nuno love. Being 14 and seeing Kid Ego on MTV made me immediately go out an buy the tape. He became a guitar god to me from that point.

[Cindi Mayweather]

Brehs I got a couple cds today and listened while driving.

I’ve not listened to cds and years. I’ve been getting vinyl and streaming. Cd sounds way better than I remember. Helps I’m on these car stereo speakers.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

I gotta be honest fellas. Ive got a few friends who swear by metal and I just can't do it. Somebody post something that will change my mind man.

[Cindi Mayweather]

Think a bunch of people in the stoner/doom circle use a les Paul.

A lot of metal players period use Les Pauls. They're great guitars for metal.

Surprised. I tried a smaller Les Paul last year and I loved it so much. Wonder if that’d be a good metal guitar. Been wanting to get it.

[agrajag]

Think a bunch of people in the stoner/doom circle use a les Paul.

A lot of metal players period use Les Pauls. They're great guitars for metal.

Surprised. I tried a smaller Les Paul last year and I loved it so much. Wonder if that’d be a good metal guitar. Been wanting to get it.

90% of it is the right pickups/amp/settings

[Esch]

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[Transhuman]

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Cindi

[Cindi Mayweather]

Cindi

I watched it and didn't like the music. It has the drums I don't like. So far I've only tried Dragon Force and from my first tasting, I don't like them.

[agrajag]

Power Metal is one of my least favorite genres of metal. Blind Guardian is the only band I really love.

Dragon Force sucks. 

[Cindi Mayweather]

I remember people going on about them around 2005.

[agrajag]

I feel like Dragon Force is for people born in the late 90's and 2000's.  It's obnoxious and just has no balls and not even the spirit of the original power metal bands. Plus their guitar players are known for utilizing studio trickery to record parts they can't even reproduce live.

[Cindi Mayweather]

I desperately need more metal in the same feel as Holy Diver. Music has never empowered like this before. I need more. Went through Rainbow and Dio Sabbath today and I still ended up listening to Holy Diver (lp) back to back to back. I even went out to look for the cd version so I could bask in the visuals, store, notes, pictures, booklet, and lyrics. No luck.

[Esch]

The only good power metal band is Slough Feg probably.

Cyndi you should give doom metal a try, I think a lot of the bands being Christian probably works for you. Saint Vitus, Candlemass, and Trouble are bomb.

[agrajag]

here Cindi, you may not like this band's entire body of work because they probably have "drums you don't like," but this track should be up your alley



Symphony X may up your alley, they are a good mix of prog and power metal with lots of shredding.

[Cindi Mayweather]

Listening to St Vitus’ Born Too Late as I drift to sleep. So far enjoying the slow tempo a lot.

here Cindi, you may not like this band's entire body of work because they probably have "drums you don't like," but this track should be up your alley



Symphony X may up your alley, they are a good mix of prog and power metal with lots of shredding.

LOVE the first! The other are ok. I like the guitar work but it’s not etching itself into my heart.

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I desperately need more metal in the same feel as Holy Diver. Music has never empowered like this before. I need more. Went through Rainbow and Dio Sabbath today and I still ended up listening to Holy Diver (lp) back to back to back. I even went out to look for the cd version so I could bask in the visuals, store, notes, pictures, booklet, and lyrics. No luck.

i think no-one has mentioned maiden because they're such an omnipresence in metal that it almost seems superfluous.

[Cindi Mayweather]

I desperately need more metal in the same feel as Holy Diver. Music has never empowered like this before. I need more. Went through Rainbow and Dio Sabbath today and I still ended up listening to Holy Diver (lp) back to back to back. I even went out to look for the cd version so I could bask in the visuals, store, notes, pictures, booklet, and lyrics. No luck.

i think no-one has mentioned maiden because they're such an omnipresence in metal that it almost seems superfluous.

Been listening to them too.

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don't swerve the first two albums, completely different vibe but some people prefer them.

the only ones to avoid are anything after seventh son and before brave new world.

[Cindi Mayweather]

don't swerve the first two albums, completely different vibe but some people prefer them.

the only ones to avoid are anything after seventh son and before brave new world.

Started with self title. It’s good.

Nothing has topped Holy Diver.

[Potato]

Wow, this thread evolved.

Agra seems to have everything in check here as far as metal recommendations go (+1 for the katatonia). I'd just like to pitch in with what is probably the best melo-death I've heard in decades.

[Cindi Mayweather]

Been listening to Rainbow as well.

Basically keep flipping between Holy Diver, Rainbow, Dio Sabbath, Iron Maiden. Going to listen to more Maiden then add some Motörhead.

[Cindi Mayweather]

[agrajag]

Motörhead 

[agrajag]

The only good power metal band is Slough Feg probably.

Cyndi you should give doom metal a try, I think a lot of the bands being Christian probably works for you. Saint Vitus, Candlemass, and Trouble are bomb.

here's some juicy goodies for the doom boys

[Stro]

and a late 80's pinup dreamboat who is still looking good nearly 30 years later.

I'm straight as an American made 4x4, but I think it moved when I saw Nuno a few feet away.

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i actually think i prefer dio sabbath and ozzy's solo stuff (rhoads era) to anything sabbath did with ozzy.

and i prefer the faith no more version of my favourite sabbath ozzy era song.

[agrajag]

i actually think i prefer dio sabbath and ozzy's solo stuff (rhoads era) to anything sabbath did with ozzy.

and i prefer the faith no more version of my favourite sabbath ozzy era song.

Same. Solo Ozzy always had badass guitarists.

[Potato]

I have been really getting into the female-fronted 70s revival doom rock thing that's been happening for a while.

Bands like The Riven and Gone Cosmic have really taken up heaps of my listening time over the last couple of years.

[Cindi Mayweather]

I have been really getting into the female-fronted 70s revival doom rock thing that's been happening for a while.

Bands like The Riven and Gone Cosmic have really taken up heaps of my listening time over the last couple of years.

This is fucking dope. Rhythmic drums <3 The guitar work <3

Best modern metal song posted in this thread easily.

[Cindi Mayweather]

THIS IS ALSO DOPE

[Cindi Mayweather]

Wow, this thread evolved.

Agra seems to have everything in check here as far as metal recommendations go (+1 for the katatonia). I'd just like to pitch in with what is probably the best melo-death I've heard in decades.

The only good power metal band is Slough Feg probably.

Cyndi you should give doom metal a try, I think a lot of the bands being Christian probably works for you. Saint Vitus, Candlemass, and Trouble are bomb.

here's some juicy goodies for the doom boys

I. AM. IN. LOVE.



METAL

[Potato]

Metal up your ass!!!

[Cindi Mayweather]

Seems I was wrong Agra. I didn't watch that bastardized history of power metal vid you posted. I checked some of the recs like Demon Bitch it fucking slaps, dude.



This is the video I watched.



Sorry I got it wrong.

I checked out Manowar after and they're fucking



This is VERY similar to the feeling Holy Diver gives me. I LOVE it!

[agrajag]

lol sounds like you got into really bad power metal

and I knew you didn't watch the bastardized history because you said "you hated how it sounds" and there is no music in the video

 

[Cindi Mayweather]

I got the videos mixed up for some reason.

[agrajag]

[Cindi Mayweather]

lol sounds like you got into really bad power metal

This.

[agrajag]

lol sounds like you got into really bad power metal

This.

that's awful too. I mean, if you like Manowar, more power to you. I was actually going to suggest you the very song you posted, but I second guessed myself. I don't mind some cheese on my metql, but even I have my limits.

[Cindi Mayweather]

No I'm not saying I like Dragon Force. I'm saying that's the song that made me go,"this is power metal?" *throws up*

[agrajag]

I was talking about Manowar.

[Cindi Mayweather]