Heaviest band / song?
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alle said:...The prodigy aren't even a 'Rock' band so not much chance of them being heavy
I would beg to differ.... listen to the live versions of either 'Poison' or 'Their Law' from the Breathe single. As I stated, far heavier than rock bands can achieve IMO, proberlu due to a lack of silly lyrics (Although some silly MC-ing may be presentG18241 said:
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Try some underground Norwegian black metal, I don't think you really can get heavier than that....something like Mayhem or Black Witchery (both awful though, imho...good black metal are bands like Emperor, Enslaved, Dimmu Borgir, Darkthrone etc)...
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Perhaps this thread should be changed to -
The heaviest song/band that can actually be listened to
The heaviest song/band that can actually be listened to
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I have no problems with listening to Converge. I know a load of people who are into Anaal Nathrakh, as well as a whole bunch of black or death metal. The thousands of people who turn up to see Venetian Snares or Merzbow play would probably dispute your claim that they can't be listened to.
Maybe your aging ears just can't take the music of today
Maybe your aging ears just can't take the music of today
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Hatebreed are pretty heavy, and the most dangerous band ive seen!
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Dangerous, as in large pits or something? First time I saw Machine Head, there was a circle pit from wall to wall
I wouldn't have said norwegian black metal bands were heavy, bands like Windir and Limbonic Art for example, dunno what I'd class them as.
Gottta agree with dmpoole, just last night I introduced my friend to Demanufacture, she likes it, and her taste is normaly along the lines of MeatLoaf, so Fear Factory are pretty listenable
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the whole venue was a pit, the only place you could get away from it was at the bar which was near enough in another room 
people jumping from the stage and running over the top of people.
i havent had the chance to see MH, but i really wanna
people jumping from the stage and running over the top of people.
i havent had the chance to see MH, but i really wanna
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Arcade Fire said:I have no problems with listening to Converge. I know a load of people who are into Anaal Nathrakh, as well as a whole bunch of black or death metal. The thousands of people who turn up to see Venetian Snares or Merzbow play would probably dispute your claim that they can't be listened to.
Maybe your aging ears just can't take the music of today
Converge - excellent
Hatebreed - excellent
I couldn't find anything by Anaal Nathrakh but Merzbow is just noise (and I mean noise) and Venetian Snares sound like a prog jazz band.
I've just listened to a few tracks off the Venetian Snares - Rossz Csillag Allat Szuletett album and its jazz
Merzbows album is called Pulse Demon and also Rattus Rattus and its just noises.
Here are excerpts of three tracks by Merzbow and perhaps I am too old to listen to modern music - Merzbow
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The problem with trying to represent Venetian Snares with a 30 second sample is that he's too damn versatile - he does make a lot of chilled, almost ambient tracks, and he undoubtedly is influenced by jazz. But listening to the track 'Poor Kakarookee' from his album Songs About My Cats, the only way you could describe it as jazz is if you were in some godforsaken far-flung country where the word 'jazz' means 'ear-breaking techno'. It's definitely not heavy in the same way that metal is heavy, but it's sonically intense nonetheless.
Apologies if I sounded arsey before - I thought you were making some kind of catch-all statement that most 'heavy' music is crap. I see you like Converge, so obviously you weren't.
Apologies if I sounded arsey before - I thought you were making some kind of catch-all statement that most 'heavy' music is crap. I see you like Converge, so obviously you weren't.
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There has been some good suggestions on here. Nice thread.
I'd agree with Slayer and Sepultura being nice and heavy, but my vote goes to NAILBOMB.
They only did 2 albums, but I loved them to peices.
I'd agree with Slayer and Sepultura being nice and heavy, but my vote goes to NAILBOMB.
They only did 2 albums, but I loved them to peices.
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Meshuggah - Elastic
That's the heaviest song i've heard, and the drums are kick ass on it as well
That's the heaviest song i've heard, and the drums are kick ass on it as well
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OH MY... you guys need to check out Pig Destroyer, The Berzerker, Extreme Noise Terror, Nasum, The Locust, even Strapping Young Lad get a say. (those bands are the PWNAGE!) Some of the aforementioned bands labelled in this thread gave me a chuckle, heh. Grind is by far the heaviest in terms of musicality.
IMHO, heavier > everything else.
Edit: Meshuggah's, 20+ mins entitled "I" gets my vote for track. Monu-mental stuff. WHO_ARGH!
IMHO, heavier > everything else.
Edit: Meshuggah's, 20+ mins entitled "I" gets my vote for track. Monu-mental stuff. WHO_ARGH!
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The Beatles - Helter Skelter
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Early Napalm Death stuff like the Scum LP
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You like Discordance Axis? Best grind ever, I reckon.The Jet said:
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while that album is fantastic, its perhaps his easiest to listen to, so probably not the best to choose. Not sure it can be described as jazz though!
Its classical music, sampled and messed about with drum/drill and bass underneath. One track has the elgar cello concerto...
i agree about merzbow, I've listened to 1930 which is supposed to be one of the best, can't say i really get it, but its good for winding up housemates.