Great music, new and old ...

[Exitilus]

I'd just like to share some of my favorite bands with everyone ...

Devin Townsend - Prog meets classic heavy metal meets general musical godliness. My all-time favourite.

http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/240/devin_townsend1.html


Thought Industry - Earlier albums are Fugazi meets Prog, more recent albums are Radiohead meets Faith No More

http://www.thoughtindustry.com/html/mp3.html


Arcturus - Most recent album is somewhat proggy, somewhat electronic, but very cool. Unique.

http://www.theendrecords.com/real_audio/arcturus_crossedstar.mp3


Bumblefoot - Bording on Nu-metal at times ... but Ron Thal, the guitarist / vocalist / songwriter is a God. Ron shreds better than most everyone, sings like Mike Patton, and writes painfully catchy music.

http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/8/bumblefoot_featuring_ron_thal.html


Ulver - Trip-hop, techno, trancy .. this track isn't indicative, but it's a start. Each Ulver album is different. Their second disk was actually raw black metal, followed by a release that was completely acoustic .. etc.

http://www.theendrecords.com/mp3/Ulver_Lyckantropen_08.mp3


Winds - Dark Prog .. something like EverGrey, with less embarassing vocals.

http://www.theendrecords.com/real_audio/Winds_ReflectionsOfTheI_ReasonsDesire.mp3

[Exitilus]

Strapping Young Lad - The band fear factory wish they were.

http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/6/strapping_young_lad.html

http://mp3.centurymedia.com/StrappingYoungLad_City_AllHailTheNewFlesh.mp3


Isis - Oh my ... new album ... amazing stuff. Indie / hardcore with plenty of neurosis.

http://www.southern.net/southern/band/ISIS0/sounds/false_light.mp3


Opeth - Probably my second favorite after Devin Townsend .. amazing melodic black / death metal. For those who don't mind lots of clean vocals and mellow interludes with their death metal. Amazing.

http://www.geocities.com/kamatayon/opeth.mp3 (low quality)


Fugazi - The kings of indie rock.

http://www.hellfrost.com/fugazi_waitingroom.mp3


Dark Tranquillity - One of the better gothenburg melodeath bands.

http://mp3.centurymedia.com/DarkTranquillity_DamageDone_MonochromaticStains.mp 3

http://mp3.centurymedia.com/DarkTranquillity_Projector_ThereIn.mp3

http://mp3.centurymedia.com/DT_Haven_FeastOfBurden.mp3


Iced Earth - The band that got me into metal; a bit embarassing, but thus is powermetal. Good mindless stuff.

http://mp3.centurymedia.com/IcedEarth_TheDarkSaga_IDiedForYou.mp3

http://mp3.centurymedia.com/IcedEarth_SomethingWickedThisWayComes_BurningTimes .mp3

http://mp3.centurymedia.com/Iced%20Earth_Horrorshow_Dracula.mp3


Sigh - Strange japanese band ... very good, and odd, music. Black metal meets 70s psych

http://mp3.centurymedia.com/Sigh_CorpsecryAngelfall_ImaginarySonicscape.mp3

[Exitilus]

Porcupine Tree - A band it seems most of you have heard of .. just thought I'd make it easier for the lazier ones out there to give them a shot. Mellow pink floyd meets radiohead .. though, at times, can get chaotic and heavy.

http://hoffmanshome.com/mp3/Porcupine%20Tree%20-%20Signify.mp3

http://hoffmanshome.com/mp3/Porcupine%20Tree%20-%20Waiting.mp3

http://hoffmanshome.com/mp3/Porcupine%20Tree%20-%20Sleep%20of%20No%20Dreaming.mp3

http://hoffmanshome.com/mp3/Porcupine%20Tree%20-%20Dislocated%20Day.mp3

http://hoffmanshome.com/mp3/porcupine%20tree%20-%20Hatesong.mp3

http://hoffmanshome.com/mp3/porcupine%20tree%20-%20the%20rest%20will%20flow.mp3

http://hoffmanshome.com/mp3/porcupine%20tree%20-%20lightbulb%20sun.mp3


Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - For all you people with a silly dark romantic side, nick cave is a god. Offkey though emotional vocals, great lyrics, and amazing music to go along with them.

http://hammer.prohosting.com/~carny/nick_cave_mp3.htm

[Buazag Bonesteel]

Some good stuff in that list. Iced Earth has long been on my play list. They put on one of the best live shows ever IMO. I had never heard of Winds before....definitely cool from the few songs I managed to find. I'll have to keep an eye out for some of their cds.

[Exitilus]

I've never seen Iced Earth live .. but their Alive in Athens release, if it's any indication, is amazing - probably their best release overall, actually.

.. and Winds .. well, they only have an EP and album released so far, they're a side-project of Hellhammer's. (of Mayhem, Arcturus, the Kovenant, Thorns, Dødheimsgard, and probably others .. he's a busy guy)

[Tarissa]

Heh I think I'm the only person into Porcupine Tree, though I guess some have heard it from me?

Nice to see another fan, I also liked Iced Earth, pretty intense live show!

[Exitilus]

Yay .. my girlfriend got me In Absentia for Christmas .. muaha .. I got to open a gift early. (she's so impatient! ;)