yes i saw that yesterday and i've been hard ever since.
i'm just going to come out and say, you need to get over not liking harsh vocals. it's an acquired taste, and it's a taste you need to acquire. there are literally hundreds of amazing albums you prevent yourself from enjoying otherwise. at least keep an open mind towards them.Looking to expand my selection of metal that I listen to again, looking for recommendations based on what I like, from what I currently listen to. Death growls are not my thing, though there's the rare one that melds nicely with the instrumentals.
Scorpions, Helloween, Iron Maiden (Seventh Son one of my top 3 albums), a little Judas Priest, Queensryche, Avenged Sevenfold, Evergrey, Symphony X, Blind Guardian, Torrent, Kamelot, Pain of Salvation are the main overarching ones I listen to, plus ofc random tracks from Metallica etc
i've never been able to get into Gojira on any meaningful level. they're fine, but i'd rather listen to something else.When it comes to getting used to harsh vocals, Gojira were my "gateway" such as it were. In contrast to what Deschain posted, Gojira seldom deviate from harsh vocals, but imo Joe's harsh vocals are incredibly smooth and diverse. Basically, despite the band playing some relatively heavy music, I think they're reasonably accessible. Also I just absolutely love their music, they're one of two bands to stand above all my other favourites (the other is Karnivool fwiw- prog rock although some of their songs are heavy enough to be considered metal)
Also I recommend checking out Mastodon. Idk about other people, but in getting used to harsh vocals I took exception to more than just the grating sound- I initially thought that by going harsh for extended periods they lost a lot of their impact and sounded lifeless and monotonous. The reason I suggest Mastodon is that imo when they go harsh they really sound furious, which is a break from what I just described.
Also Deschain, Mutyumu and Unexpect are fucking awesome =] I've been meaning to give Maudlin of the Well a bit of a listen as well.
On the note of avant-garde, thoughts on Diablo Swing Orchestra? I've been listening to them of late and I'm really swinging back and forth on them- one listen I'll find them insanely fun to listen to, catchy as hell, the next it just doesn't click for me. Probably doesn't help that I've started with Sing Along Songs for the Damned and Delirious, which from what I can tell isn't their strongest album
I'd say that his harsh vocals are really more accessible from FMtS onwards. The Link and Terra Incognita are nowhere near as accessible imo (not that they're bad, but definitely way less refined, I guess).When it comes to getting used to harsh vocals, Gojira were my "gateway" such as it were. In contrast to what Deschain posted, Gojira seldom deviate from harsh vocals, but imo Joe's harsh vocals are incredibly smooth and diverse. Basically, despite the band playing some relatively heavy music, I think they're reasonably accessible. Also I just absolutely love their music, they're one of two bands to stand above all my other favourites (the other is Karnivool fwiw- prog rock although some of their songs are heavy enough to be considered metal)
I'm just gonna spitball some bands that are pretty close to what you listed that you will probably like.Looking to expand my selection of metal that I listen to again, looking for recommendations based on what I like, from what I currently listen to. Death growls are not my thing, though there's the rare one that melds nicely with the instrumentals.
Scorpions, Helloween, Iron Maiden (Seventh Son one of my top 3 albums), a little Judas Priest, Queensryche, Avenged Sevenfold, Evergrey, Symphony X, Blind Guardian, Torrent, Kamelot, Pain of Salvation are the main overarching ones I listen to, plus ofc random tracks from Metallica etc