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Psychedelic Metal Recommendations?
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 6:23 pm
by bigfootkit
Was just wondering if any of you could recommend some proper psychedelic Heavy Metal bands whom i may not have encountered.
Some of those early 70's "proto" Metal bands like Captain Beyond and Sir Lord Baltimore managed to pull off the blend really well, but most of these "Doom" & "Stoner" bands nowadays just recycle Sabbath without any individuality.
There were still traces of the style in a lot of the early NWOBHM bands, but the psychedelic "thread" seems to be lost in modern Metal.
I reckon Voivod probably pull it off better than any band i've heard since, but i'd be happy to be proved wrong.
Suggestions?
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 6:27 pm
by tomas
First one that comes to mind:
Dwarr - Animals LP
By the way: are you looking for real heavy metal bands with psych influences? Or old psych that just was realy heavy?
Another one:
Cirith Ungol - the old demo's are really cool. They were reissued on double CD with a few live tracks and unreleased songs. Proggy hardrock metal with lots of synth.
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 6:28 pm
by ION BRITTON
THE MEZMERIST of course. Haunting, twisted and absolutely unique.
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 6:37 pm
by bigfootkit
I just got the MEZMERIST EP recently, good call!
It's really unique sounding and it has that "vibe" maaan.
Am already a big Cirith Ungol fan & have the Dwaar album you recommended, although i haven't really got to grips with "Animals" yet, i think it's gonna take a few plays to get used to, really unsettling stuff.
I was meaning Metal bands who incorporate psychedelia really, but heavy old psych bands would suit me just as well.
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 6:57 pm
by Noisenik
Have you had in mind strictly Heavy bands or Thrash and Death Metal bands would count, too? Isn't Coven - Worship New Gods psychedelic in a way?
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 8:49 pm
by Piotr Sargnagel
Jex Thoth! I haven't hear Totem yet but Jex T. sounds really spacy and drenched in psylocybin with a deadly heavy sound.
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 11:03 am
by tomas
Totem is the same band, they just did a namechange.
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:22 pm
by bigfootkit
Haven't heard Jex Toth or Totem, sounds interesting.
Thanks for the tips.
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:14 am
by Piotr Sargnagel
tomas wrote:Totem is the same band, they just did a namechange.
Oh, cheers for clearing that up!
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:44 pm
by Rock Beast
Legend !!
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:50 pm
by bigfootkit
Rock Beast wrote:Legend !!
Good call Rock Beast, i already have their "Anthology" album, which compiles the first 2 albums & the ep, nice stuff, i'm not sure if their reformation was any good though, is "Still Screaming" worth getting?
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:54 pm
by lunaboy
There were more obscure Heavy sounding Psychedelic bands.Check out for example
Neurotic (US)
Heavy Shit here.
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:36 pm
by bigfootkit
lunaboy wrote:There were more obscure Heavy sounding Psychedelic bands.Check out for example
Neurotic (US)
Heavy Shit here.
Wow! This is a new one to me, the tracks on the myspace site sound great, do you know if the rest of the "Mazy Craniacs" album is of this same standard?
Thanks very much for the tip off lunaboy.
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 2:51 pm
by Black Axe
bigfootkit wrote:lunaboy wrote:There were more obscure Heavy sounding Psychedelic bands.Check out for example
Neurotic (US)
Heavy Shit here.
Wow! This is a new one to me, the tracks on the myspace site sound great, do you know if the rest of the "Mazy Craniacs" album is of this same standard?
Thanks very much for the tip off lunaboy.
It is of the same standard, but not all as psych as Bomb Day. It has a really raw sound and the guitar is buried(12 feet under) in the mix.
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 3:44 pm
by Khnud
Wicked Lady, if you haven't already heard of them. More hard rock than metal perhaps, but psychedelic as hell.