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PirateJon
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I'm not a music guy, but I'm looking for a lable for a type of metal or hard rock with electronica influences so I can find more of it. Some (in my mind) well know examples:
ministry
zob/white zombie
marylin manson
disturbed
system of a down
What is this called? Also recommendations for good bands would be swell.
kthxbi~
ministry
zob/white zombie
marylin manson
disturbed
system of a down
What is this called? Also recommendations for good bands would be swell.
kthxbi~
all perfectionists are mediocre in their own eyes
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There is another way, but it's harder. I used to use Amazon before the advent of all these music finding services. If you look up an album you like, it will show similar items that people bought with it. The difficulty comes in that some people have extremely varied tastes.
If you're looking for a record label, you should check out Wax Trax! If you like the bands you have listed above, I'd highly recommend WT artists like KMFDM, Front 242, Ministry, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, etc.
Also, you must look into Skinny Puppy--I can't recommend them enough.
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I've never been a big fan of electronica based stuff, so some purist might tell me I'm wrong, but I've always considered industrial to be "metal with electronic stuff going on", which describes those bands
Thanks guys
ministry
zob/white zombie
marylin manson
Are basically industrial rock/industrial metal. Other bands similar are Nine Inch Nails, Chemlab, (some) KMFDM, Prong, Die Krupps, Pig, Pitchshifter, Godflesh, Fear Factory, and (some) Static-X.
I know I'm always pimping these guys, but check out Strapping Young Lad (City and Alien especially) for more angry, heavy, electronic-y music. Both of the albums I mentioned have a very strong industrial / electronic influence, and Devvy (the lead singer) could probably eat the lead singer of Disturbed and make a hat out of the rest of him. Ok, that's probably an exaggeration (SYL is his "release valve", and he's involved in a lot of cool, less psychotic bands), but rumor has it he went off his meds for the production of Alien, just to see what would happen.
Ministry - Started out pop-synth, moved into Industrial and now they have a metal-industrial sound
Rob Zombie - Does the industrial thing but tends to be more poppy which makes it accessible
White Zombie - They did the hard rock / metal thing. Very catchy stuff as well.
Disturbed - Mallcore/Nu-metal.
System of a down - Mallcore/Nu-metal.
Skinny Puppy is a great recommendation. Which Ministry album(s) do you like? SP is all over the place as well. You could go wrong with SP's Too Dark Park though. Or Rabies.
If you can find it, which could be tough, the 1000 Homo DJs E.P. is awesomsauce. "Supernaut" is a fantastic song. There are different versions of the song, although both sound pretty much the same. One version has Trent Reznor singing on it, the other has Al from Ministry. These guys had so many side projects going, it's hard to keep track of all of them (1000 Homo DJs, Pigface, etc.) I believe the 1000 Homo DJs E.P. has the Al vocal version. Anyway, there's also another song on this E.P. called "Hey, Asshole," and it's hilarious.
If you'd also like to check out some heavy industrial-ish stuff with a great sense of humor (but still pounding), check out Revolting Cocks (a Ministry side project with Al). RevCo's Linger Fickin' Good And Other Barnyard Oddities is a classic album. It has a funny cover of Rod Stewart's "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy," a song with some Timothy Leary spoken word ("Gila Copter"), and the closing track is absolutely brilliant.
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In Canada, the rock stations I listened to back in the Alternative days have all went to this irritating retro/pop/punk genre. I HATE 80s/retro/pop (classic rock FTW tho). New Canadian 'rock' bands irritate me (as they are in that genre). I also can't stand the "THE" bands (the killers, the white stripes, etc).
I say all this because I too like bands like you've listed. My favourites are Tool (and APC) and Disturbed. I seeded a Pandora station with these bands, and often get good songs I would have never heard on the radio. Some of the ones I've thumbed up are:
Seether-Fine Again
Course Of Nature-Wall Of Shame
Earshot-Not Afraid
Evans Blue-Cold
12 Stones-Broken
As for genre name.. shrug.. I named my pandora station Heavy Rock, because I didn't feel it was quite metal, nor hard rock.
Don't track down the EP. All the songs on it, plus many others (such as the Pailhead tracks) are on the "Ministry - Side Trax" reissue Rhino put out recently. It's a good buy if you like Ministry.
IMO this is akin to:
You like wine coolers? Perhaps you'd enjoy Absinthe!
Thats why I asked what album from Ministry he liked. If he enjoys the new one the most, obviously BRAP or Cleanse, Fold and Manipulate are NOT good recommendations.
Maybe it would help if I made a organized list:
Recommended High Metal Content CDs:
Chemlab - Burn Out at the Hydrogen Bar
Fear Factory - Demanufacture
Front Line Assembly - Millenium
Ministry - Psalm 69
Nine Inch Nails - Broken
Pitchshifter - Infotainment, www.Pitchshifter.com
Prong - Rude Awakening
Static-X - Machine
CDs that are also quite good but Not Metal at all:
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
Ministry - Twitch
Front Line Assembly - Tactical Neural Implant
Front 242 - Up Evil, Off
I have the (older?) ministry CD with psalm:69 on it that's frequently in the mix. I can't say I've ever bought much music (i have no soul) and I have no idea if I've ever heard ministry's newer stuff.
I was just listening to pitchshifter's "genius". :^: :^: That's very much what I was interested in. Loud, angry, fast, no cookie monster vocals. Perfect.