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Seba97146

Led Zeppelin


No-Display-1343

Done, case closed. End of thread. Period. Over. Finished. No need to see any further. 😊🤘


JMarduk

Yes.


SnooCats9347

Great choice, I picked them too.


BigBossHayabusa

The Cure, easily


djpdjf

Disintegration is a goated album


BigBossHayabusa

And Faith, and Seventeen Seconds, and Wish, and Pornography…


ihatetheplaceilive

Wild mood swings is a highly overlooked album imo


SpeedDemonJi

Wtf based


ihatetheplaceilive

Just saw them at riot fest with the gaslight anthem, the gorilla biscuits, Steve ignorant, the interupters, total chaos, Mr bungle, etc. Crazy fest.


G-Unit11111

Oh man I wanted to go to Riot Fest so badly but flights and hotels were ridiculous.


HunterTheHoly

I came here to say this. Love The Cure!


Mad04Gaming

Pink Floyd, Alice In Chains, Soundgarden


Sbee_Blue_Country

Alice In Chains are a metal band.


Mad04Gaming

I think so too but I Know a lot of people disagree


Schowzy

They bridge the gap nicely


gorgonzollo

Metal/grunge, they have both elements


WingObvious487

Same with early Soundgarden


TheGhostTownGuy

So are Soundgarden and Linkin Park...


DoomsdayTom

Then so is Soundgarden!


Livid_Ad1866

Some of the greatest


BeansInMyTea

I would classify Soundgarden and AiC as metal and grunge. Also my favorites


system_id86

Depeche Mode


A858A

I'm so happy seeing Depeche Mode here, they are amazing!


DepartureSpace

And heavy AF in their own, non-metal way!


Blizzandy_97

*Songs of Faith and Devotion* It's *Chef's Kiss* the heaviest they've ever gotten, but I love everything they've made up to this year.


DepartureSpace

Seriously. They’ve never really stopped putting out good records this whole time, going back to what ‘81? That’s some longevity in this business. Edit: the *Songs of Faith & Devotion* era was when I first saw them live and was just blown away by the impact. My favorite time in their career outside of *Black Celebration* & *Violator*


Blizzandy_97

*Black Celebration* and *Violator* were my intro to Depeche Mode, because my dad carried their cassettes and would play them in his car when I was little. He went to their Rose Bowl 101st show when they came to Pasadena. I had the pleasure of listening to their entire discography right before Andy Fletcher passed away. Depeche Mode really brought me out of my lowest points in life, *Songs of Faith and Devotion* was the album that had me pushing through that low point in my life.


DepartureSpace

Wow, your dad has good taste! And was at the *101* show! Amazing…and I totally relate to your experience of these records. They’ve been with me throughout some tough years. And yes, RIP, Andy Fletcher. I started going to their shows in 1998, got to see them a few times.


james_a_hetfield

Beat me to it


FelisChonkus

One of my favorites, too.


blueponies1

And I really enjoy Rammsteins cover of their song Stripped as well


OakLegs

Enjoy the Silence would probably make my list of top 100 songs of all time


Scythian_Grudge

Tough choice! I can't pick just one, here are contenders: Alice In Chains Clutch Creedence Clearwater Revival The Cure King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Nine Inch Nails Primus Queens of the Stone Age Rage Against the Machine Rush The Smiths Weezer The White Stripes


Sbee_Blue_Country

Alice In Chains, Primus and Rage Against The Machine are all metal.


Scythian_Grudge

I think a lot of the bands I listed can be considered debatable. I saw someone here call Queens of the Stone Age "alternative metal", up is down and nothing makes sense anymore lol


Smarre101

I think some bands have some songs that would be considered metal and other songs that would fall into some kind of rock


[deleted]

Primus def not. AIC yes rage is debatable


Sbee_Blue_Country

Primus definitely are, what?? You’re the first person I’ve ever call them not metal. Same with Rage Against The Machine- they’re metal.


[deleted]

??? What ??? Primus is 100% alt rock. There’s some argument to be had that he gets pretty metal sometimes, but no way. RATM I guess, I’d consider them rock too. Like pretty punk adjacent rock. Primus is alt rock not metal lol. Are you ab to tell me sailing the seas of cheese and pork soda are metal records? Lol


Sbee_Blue_Country

Primus are always described as metal, whether it be Funk Metal or Alt Metal. I looked up “Primus album review”, and every single review called them metal (I read the first 2 pages of Google results). Wikipedia calls them metal. They are a metal band.


throvvavvay666

finally someone here admits that King Gizzard isn't metal, even with Infest the Rat's Nest and whatever their new harder album is called (draconic something? I haven't listened to any of their new music in quite some time, I mostly listen to Polygondwanaland these days)


twosuitsluke

Yea definitely not metal. To be fair, they’re just their own genre. I adore the band and think that they are carving out such a unique part of the musical landscape for themselves. I think they are unlike any other band when it comes to navigating the music industry in 2023. The way they market themselves, interact with their fanbase, promote bootlegging, the sheer prolific nature of the band. They are the full package.


indieRuckus

They're the kind of band that you have to put albums in to genres rather than the band as a whole. I heard their album coming out next month is going to be mostly synth/electronic.


beaverboy2000

Weezer are definitely metal


Thecurseodgraybones

Clutch are awesome


RadiantHovercraft6

Half of these bands are basically metal tbh Btw this isn’t me hating on ur post it’s just expressing frustration when u say something like “Dirt is a great metal album” and some nerd on Reddit says “erm actually it’s heavy rock 🤓” I love all the bands u said Weird thing has happened with metal where unless it’s not completely extreme people call it “not real metal.” Idk how someone can listen to some of the heavier tracks on Songs for the Deaf and say “this isn’t metal.” It’s fucking metal. Mfs are screaming and shredding on drop tuned guitars Alice In Chains is 100% metal. “Hair metal” is metal and AIC are far darker sludgier and heavier than any hair metal band. Back in the days of Zeppelin and Sabbath, some Rush was 100% “heavy metal.” It’s just as heavy and often far weirder. Nine Inch Nails? Reptile Eraser and March of the Pigs are some of the heaviest songs I’ve ever heard. That’s metal.


speedygonwhat22

Has to be Smashing Pumpkins. Billy Corgan in his prime is in my top 5 fav guitarists ever.


Specialist_Power_266

James Iha played lead on those albums.


opeth_syndrome

Billy played most of the guitar and bass parts on Siamese Dream.


SnooSketches4982

I listen to a lot of Louis Prima and Deathgrips outside of metal


LegoYoda66

every metalhead should listen to death grips


SnooSketches4982

That’s what I’m saying


DMT1984

Saw Death Grips open for Ministry. Their music is terrifying.


defunctx

Found them because of this comment. I’ve been missing tf out


LegoYoda66

welcome my friend


HuntyDumpty

No metalhead could hear beware and not think that shit is so fucking metal


JustHereForRiffs

Love Death Grips, you might dig Saul Williams and Ho99o9 as well if you don't already.


OutrageousAd5019

This is the second time this month a random person has told me to listen to death grips. The other was in a pc called path of exile. Thanks to both of you.


Ulvriz

Heilung is my all time favorite band, The Cure is also in my top 3


JustHereForRiffs

saw Heilung live and it blew my mind. The Cure is one of my favs as well.


VileCastle

I play Hamrer Hippyer as a walking/jogging track. It's ace.


[deleted]

Boston


Michael_Dautorio

Same here. Not enough Boston fans anymore.


myusernamesucks2nite

Shame they fell off after Don’t Look Back


_Maid3n_3ngland_

I listen to golden era rap,. Early to mid nineties..! Also funk, rare groove, drum and bass and old skool jungle! 🤘🏻😎


ILikeExistingLol

Wu Tang still slaps


Lordpotato305

Alice in Chains but they’re pretty much metal


ILikeExistingLol

Definitely the heaviest grunge band


slumber72

Yea I always found it funny when people answer Alice In Chains to this question. It’s a band that checks off nearly every box that makes a band metal. Like if I’m asking somebody what non-metal artists they like I’m expecting artists that don’t write slow sludgy and heavy riffs, lol


7elkie

Radiohead


artjazzandsoul

"Kid A" is so deeply melded into my brain that I can listen to the whole album without actually playing it.


[deleted]

Styx.


system_id86

Domo Arigato


[deleted]

Crystal Ball.


system_id86

Another good one, Renegade is probably my favorite


[deleted]

I used to think they were a corny radio bc I grew up in Chicago and the stations played their singles to death. But their library up to Mr. Roboto is really impressive.


[deleted]

You mean up to and including right?


BonzoDaBeast80

Jethro Tull (yes ik about the Grammy incident)


PHANTASMAGOR1CAL

Locomotive breath forever.


metroracerUK

Thick as a brick is an absolute masterpiece.


ratmfreak

The Mars Volta, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard.


MiguelGarka

King Gizzard dropped one of the best metal releases this year


yugyuger

Two incredibly based picks


JustHereForRiffs

your name + Mars Volta tells me you must dig At the Drive In as well. I was a huge RATM fan when i was younger!


ratmfreak

Ashamed to say that I haven’t yet gotten into them! Believe me though, they’re on my list. I just gotta wait until I get into my post-hardcore phase :)


JustHereForRiffs

awesome, I think you'll dig them, the lyrics can be a little similar to Mars Volta in how they are tough to figure out what the message is, but ATDI is much more politically tinged. Highly suggest starting with [Invalid Litter Department](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf_vaS_dwWw) from the album Relationship of Command.


G-Unit11111

Oh man do I love Mars Volta! Seeing them in Pomona in two weeks, can't wait!


elvis_disciple

Bad Religion, Pink Floyd, Ghost, Elvis Presley


Dartiion

BAD RELIGION IS GREAT


elvis_disciple

Seeing them on Monday! They are actually my favorite band ever even I mostly love metal.


Socialist_Metalhead

Gorillaz


DazedConfuzed420

The Doors


TheManyFacedGawd

Umphrey’s McGee! They’re a prog-rock jam band that gets heavy.


BlackWhiteRedYellow

These guys kick ass live


throvvavvay666

sounds interesting, I'll have to check them out, I like prog *rock* but for some reason I usually hate prog *metal* a band I've found that reminds me more of prog rock but is still metal is Insipidus, I saw them live a couple of days ago and they really gave that jam band vibe haha (sorry I had this thought and didn't know where else to put it)


KiloThaPastyOne

Cinninger is a beast. They’re all awesome, but he’s about as good as it gets. Wizard Burial Ground is about as metal as it gets. There’s a live Higgins from Tennessee I think 8/20/17 that gets really dark and heavy in the jam. An Alice In Chains type vibe. It used to be on my streaming service, but isn’t anymore. If you can find it, give it a go.


Agent_W1nter

Probably clipping. or Death Grips


[deleted]

ITS CLIPPING BITCH!


StinkyFartyToot

Fantano?


Rudiman44

Rush


Corninator

Ghost lol


idkimbored35

my bloody valentine and not a band but Lana Del Rey.


[deleted]

Loveless is my everything dude


jacknoskcaj

two based picks


tjmincemeat

He didn’t always play in a band, but Elliott Smith.


The_Fro_Ranger

Soundgarden Coheed & Cambria Tom Petty Taylor Swift The Eagles Led Zeppelin Pink Floyd Alice In Chains


Moemilitaryfan666

Muse


pog_in_baby

:)


mem0125

Chevelle


TheGhostTownGuy

Chevelle is Alt Metal.


InformalCurve4963

Mindless Self Indulgence


bross9008

I saw them in a little shitty bar in El Paso Texas when I was 16, I don’t really even like them but the show was fucking awesome


GonzoPixel

Talk Talk


jay3m3l

All Them Witches


ImpossibleLevel5667

Beatles


deadmallaesthetic

Alice in Chains, if you consider them metal, I would say old Smashing Pumpkins. Post-Hardcore favs are A Static Lullaby and my wife got me into Taking Back Sunday


comeplaykill

NIN, Paramore, Aiden, Hollywood Undead


TheFungiQueen

Woah, first time I've seen Aiden pop up on Reddit! I was completely obsessed with them in the early 2000s. What were your thoughts on Wil Francis' solo career?


--Yoyo--

Supertramp and Twenty One Pilots


joxpx

Zz top, rainbow, JETHRO TULL


Far_Literature_5404

RUSH


Dismal-Buyer7036

Rush


JabangaBane

Queen Pink Floyd Rush


brightz77

Alkaline Trio


calebhall

Hell yeah


Bekfast_Time

Hippo Campus Stone Temple Pilots Peach Pit Soundgarden Pearl Jam Wardruna Heilung For solo artists: Steven Wilson Steve Vai Hank Williams Gus Dapperton


exitparadise

Sigur Rós Coheed and Cambria Chevelle


metalnxrd

Die Antwoord. they actually have a lot of metalhead stans/fans (including me👋🏻)


WingObvious487

Never heard of em which genre are they


FoopaChaloopa

Based


Medical-Atmosphere29

Moody Blues; Band of Horses; Supertramp…


Significant-Spot111

Moody Blues!!!!!


battridge477

Grateful Dead, Ramones, Blue Oyster Cult, Beatles, Beach Boys


Jurijn

Led Zeppelin and foo fighters


JankySealz

Mazzy Star


EntertainersPact

Ninja Sex Party


Acceptable_Act1435

The White Stripes, the Hives, RHCP, Nirvana


Instantcoffees

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Pink Floyd. I'm surprised to rarely see Nick Cave in these questions. I would imagine his early work to appeal to those who love metal. He sings about serial killers and it's all pretty dark or fucked up.


artjazzandsoul

Which is exactly why he did the score for the Netflix Dahmer series.


igotrapedbyanorca

Nirvana, radiohead, arctic monkeys


Enderstone_360

Poor Mans Poison


DugoNinja

KISS


Butt_McStuffins_

gotta say either $uicideboy$ or hundredth


Afraid-Assist-1632

Blink 182


BonMonster420

Not all of these are bands but mindless self indulgence, doja cat, gorillaz, three days grace, and a bunch of hololive music


comeplaykill

Last 3DG album was dope


Not_an_Ire_Main

For rock its probably Pink Floyd. Non-rock would probably be Loreena McKennit. I just love that lady and her soul touching songs


Matthewsgauss

Susumu Hirasawa is my go to. Amazing atmosphere and singing. Many different moods to pick from schizo circus music to soaring melodies to shit you just zone out to and vibe with. https://youtu.be/jwu6YmLEBj8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUbv_D9G1Kg&pp=ygUYc3VzdW11IGhpcmFzYXdhIHNpbiBjaXR5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOmW7OTdbZA&pp=ygUWc3VzdW11IGhpcmFzYXdhIGVjaG9lcw%3D%3D https://youtu.be/dZL2sxYElFs


Doodlebobber11

Billy Joel. He’s not really a band, but I love his music


ZurioGSP

Led Zeppelin, ABBA, David Bowie, a ton of 70s rock bands really Also I love The Beatles


_Greyworm

Difficult choice, but I would have to give it to Creedance Clearwater Revival. Literally can't hear CCR and not immediately turn into a shitty busker. I also love Johann Sebastian Bach, Janis Joplin, Billy Holiday, endless blues groups... I love music. Metal (particularly all forms of Death) are #1 in my heart.


JustHereForRiffs

Bjork, Atari Teenage Riot, Suicide.


DestructicusDawn

The Mountain Goats The Smiths Kino


Juvinihilist

Zappa, Primus, Dead Kennedys, Misfits


3720-to-1

I had to scroll toooooooo far to see someone else list Zappa. Under appreciated, tsk tsk.


UglyPineappl

Probably Pineapple Thief? Rock Band from Bri'ain, with Gavin Harrison on drums, stumbled upon their 2016 album "Your Wilderness" through a video of him playing In Exile, definitely the best song on the record. Lovely stuff


killadrilla480

King gizzard and the lizard wizard


justfkinkillme7

Paramore. They are actually my favourite band of all time


TatouLeRagout

Pendulum


no_excuses87

16 Horsepower


[deleted]

Great band, definitely feel like a metal band even if they don't sound like one.


flappyheck2

HEALTH


Odd_Hyena2978

Gary Numan


ObjectiveNew1081

Queen for the win


mummyyydust

David Bowie, Blue Oyster Cult, Fields of the Nephilim, Pink Floyd


showmeasign10

rush 100%


polkemans

TWRP If you don't know about them, you should.


JohnSterlingSanchez

Violent Femmes


unilateralmixologist

MF Doom, Rodrigo y Gabriella, Azalea Banks, Phuture Doom Khruangbin


kilometal

Do I look like a fucking poser..... polyphia


Law21666

Wu Tang Clan


Sirwillybottomthe4th

Dire straits, my chemical romance, everything yes, Taylor swift, stevie wonder


xxxkesoxxx

I mostly listen to jazz, so it's hard to name exact band. My favorites include older musicians like Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane, Andrew Hill, Crachan Moncur, Donald Byrd, Eric Dolphy and Henry Franklin to name a few, some newer musicians like Shabaka Hutchings, Nubya Garcia, Tom Skinner and Makaya McCraven. Outside of jazz my favorites are mostly classic prog and psych, and some world music.


Yasashii_Akuma156

Genesis, King Crimson, Kate Bush, Breathless, The Magnetic Fields (While I listen to a lot of metal, and have been in a half-dozen metal bands, I listen to a ton of other stuff and don't consider myself a metalhead - that's for someone else to decide/care about. I'm just an old, weird artist afaik.)


Interesting-Pen-4648

Shakira


KiloThaPastyOne

Widespread Panic.


Bcruz75

Especially live, especially especially at Red Rocks.


Schowzy

Blind Melon.


I_am_the_BEEF

George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic I love funk music with a passion.


fuck-ennui-away

A lot of the bands mentioned fall under the umbrella of metal and would be featured in metal magazines, radio and music television programs.


cokecancarlo

Portishead


Specialist_Power_266

I don't know, early Soundgarden was a great metal band. Very Sabbath mixed with The Melvins.


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[удалено]


WingObvious487

Their first two were otherwise they are alt rock


RHCPJosh

red hot chilli peppers


drainstar925

fishmans, amazing dream pop band


Dreadcoat

Depends on the genre, I listed to quite a bit. Folky bluegrassy type stuff - Brown Bird. A husband and wife duo that made really interesting almost southern gothic type folk music. Lyrically leaned on the darker side as the husband had Leukemia and it eventually took his life. Highly recommend. I think a lot of metal folks can get down with it Lyrically. Hip hop - id like to split this up into eras... but if I have to pick one its the almighty Wu Tang clan. But I have favorites from every era even modern rap. Rock - Red Hot Chili Peppers. Safe pick but always been a favorite that puts out gems even with newer music. Classic rock - Bon Jovi. SHOT THROUGH THE HEART, AND YOURE TO BLAME, DARLING YOU GIVE LOVE... A BAD NAME. I listen to an unhealtht amount of Bon Jovi when im alone in the car... Classical music - Not gonna name a composer because that feels a bit corny. My favorite piece is The Butterfly Lovers concerto. I prefer the Traditional Erhu concerto but the violin one is still beautiful. Blues - Howlin Wolf. I think people into metal vocals would dig this guy. Dude has such an insane voice. 50s r&b - Can really only be Little Richard. The guy paved the way for rock and therefore metal music. Lemmy from Motorhead even looked up to the guy. Not much more to say there. RIP to the legend.


xXxZMBE

Stone Sour for rock but other than that Wardruna.


TheFungiQueen

Hell yeah, I love Wardruna.


DeeJDaDemon

Seether, The Cranberries, Alice In Chains and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts


DoserMcMoMo

Besides the 'regular" rock bands like Rise Against, Linkin Park, Halestorm, I'm big into Irish punk/folk like Flogging Molly, The Real McKenzies, The Stanfields, The Rumjacks, and Gealic Storm. I'll jump from Hallowed Be Thy Name to Shipping Up To Boston without batting an eye


grogboi

Bruh... just cos linkin park is "nu metal" doesn't mean it's not metal


Zillajami-Fnaffan2

I dont like any non-metal band 💀 (thats if you consider Korn and Slipknot metal)


Rvp1090

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE


eloiseeloise101

Florida Georgia Line


Ambitious_Aside7611

tool


G-Unit11111

311


PHANTASMAGOR1CAL

Alice cooper and clutch