Musically lost
 

i've never been able to find a genre that purely suits me and I didn't know where else to go so I figured this might work! I don't where i should post it but i have a good idea of what i like just musically challenged so I could really use some artist suggestions.

What artists do you like?

You don't have to stick to one genre you can spread amongst many of them based on individual artists music that appeals to you.

yeah i'm not set on finding a genre i'm just so incredibly lost that a genre would be my security blanket, lol. I can't really make a statement about music without putting foot in mouth.

anyway bands i like:
my chemical romance
fall out boy
three days grace
creed
eve 6
atreyu
chevelle

try to kind of spread the types but i don't really love any of those bands I am really struggling to even pick out any certain band or style i like.

Being as clear as I can be the main elements of music I like are stronger guitar elements that you see in creed but with agrression and bass i think like atreyu. I also and extremely drawn the the faster paced music like fall out boy and my chemical romance. I guess I hit a roof it feels like when listening to 'harder' music like atreyu because i really don't like the screaming in any form. I don't like agressive emotional bands that have flat unemotional vocals but i don't scream so listening to someone else scream lyrics just doesn't fit i guess.

I would suggest you check out some of my fave hard rock bands....

Sevendust, Adema, Killswitch Engage, Disturbed, Tool, Alterbridge which is actually creed but without the awful singing from Scott Stape

You may also like AFI well their later albums I believe their earlier material had quite the screaming fit.

Autopilot Off



good god, I forgot how much I loved this song.

Disturbed like it
Tool not really
Alterbridge sounds interesting...
AFI later stuff is definitely good one of my favorites but looking for something harder

can't play the vid now but i'll check it out later

last night i came across All That Remains and really like it :)

So what genre would this stuff fall under?

You don't like screaming?

It sounds like you're on track to be really into power metal.

Edit: I'm at a loss for words as to what you're looking for because you like bands with flat unemotional vocals, even though you say you don't like them.

I think he'd be into stuff like Static X and Rammstein.

Deftones. Get their album White Pony. I have a feeling from there you will finally be able to grow musically.

I'm not a fan of any of the bands you mentioned, but the Deftones are definitely the closest to them I suppose.

except he doesn't like "screaming." I'm putting my money on troll.

No, I wouldn't say either of those contain the kind of yelling he's speaking of. Not compared to Atreyu at least.

def don't like screaming very few songs where it feels as though it's appropriate like the artist builds up to the feeling and has a reason to scream

lol, as for flat vocals these are just bands that i've found so if they are flat then i'm excited at what I might find because they don't do it for me

I am anything but a music critic so even explaining this is a stretch but you all are being extremey helpful! I'm excited and enjoying all the suggestions. One thing to clarify the fast guitar changes are good but I like the tempo, i beleive is the right word, being faster rather than just one instrument. I like more 'active' music i'm a very relaxed person with an over active mind, lol. I also like music with more bass.

This is all based on some youtube sampling.

Atomship - very cool will listen to more really liked the big changes during songs. The music was def dynamic enough so i didn't get bored but too slow not 'peppy' enough
Alterbridge - what creed should have been lol but too slow and kind of soft
Sevendust - i liked the song face to face, but the rest bored me sounds a lot like many other bands. I liked the extra bass in their songs but not very dynamic and screaming although mild was still forced and not poetic.
Killswitch Engage, Adema, Static X - don't like screaming
Autopilot Off - :) good stuff, good suggestion! will listen to more, but looking for something slightly more on the rock side
Rise Against - yes but not quite and i can't put my finger on why
Escape the Fate - yes but again with the screaming...

P.S. My favorite band is Relient K but am no longer a christian and my personality is much more violent and aggressive. The light hearted theme rarely fits my mood. But i have yet to find a band who i enjoy the lyrics as much, very creative and poetic.

There's a chance you could like System of a Down, particularly their albums "Steal This Album", "Hypnotize", and "Mezmerize". In comparison to their earlier stuff, there's a minimum of screaming, and they're very interesting - lyrically and musically.

If you're okay with Tool, maybe A Perfect Circle would be more your speed. It's also fronted by Maynard James Keenan, so you may dig it.

Also, you seem to already enjoy a lot of bands my sister does. While I'm not huge on any of the following bands, she likes them, and you may too:

Taking Back Sunday
The Spill Canvas
Something Corporate
Jack's Mannequin
Dasboard Confessional
Bright Eyes
Panic! At the Disco
Plain White T's
The Apex Theory
Ra
Die Trying
Taproot
Trust Company
Puddle of Mudd
Christie Front Drive
The Promise Ring
Hellogoodbye

:ope that could help!

tool, perfect circle and system of a down don't quite cut it for me but the last year i've been listening to all but two or three of those bands your sister likes lol that list came right out of my music player. That's my struggle I'm trying to find a crossover between the two styles.

I looked up power metal (not knowing what it was) and yeah i tried listening to dragon force a few years back but a little too over powering for me. Kamelot is intriguing, just listened to them for the first time. The genre in general is great but i don't like the classic rock sound of many of the bands.

Avenged Sevenfold? The Used? Thursday?

Er, maybe post-hardcore? Try Brand New's album The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me. Or anything by Thrice after Vheissu. Or, uh, Mewithoutyou.

Possibly nu-metal too. Like Static-X, Skindred, Dredg?

Tool and System of A Down not doing it for you? What the hell man?!

How about some clean vocal Opeth?


Or some Alice In Chains


You sure you don't like Tool? (Video shows wrong album, how silly of them)


and lastly, Dragonforce is a disgrace to power metal.

the used - love it! looking for something harder though
avenged sevenfold - screaming...
thursday - weird, very boyish weak voice for main vocal then screaming.. don't like it
brand new - great but something a faster and harder

mewithoutyou - weird no
skindred - never realized who they were, had a soundtrack on a need for speed game :) not crazy about the lead singer but it's pretty good
dredg - way too soft and way to slow but good music

thanks for all the variety!



opeth no
alice in chains no
^too slow
tool no

and if dragonforce is a disgrace then what else is there!? i've only listened to them a few others listed in the metal education thread lol

I would take a listen to Breaking Benjamin's "Saturate" and maybe Skillet's "Awake" albums and see if they can help to steer you in any particular direction.

I am a fan of Scott Stapp's vocals.

Really? they annoy the crap out of me.

The whole marbles in the mouth singing never appealed to me.

Yes, Breaking Benjamin is a good suggestion, Cold, Crossfade and Evan's Blue you may also want to try.

I would suggest Freak Kitchen, Dream Theater, and Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Additionally, I suggest Primus, Bumblefoot, and Infectious Grooves.

I'm playing off your desire for excellent bass.

If you are at all happy, I'll provide more suggestions. If not, I'll try to refine my suggestions and try something else.

Let me know, cheers.

Try Misfits. I know a lot of people who listen to different stuff who like the Misfits, Ramones are good too.

The Misfits are great band...so far I have no idea what type of music you like so I'll just post more videos...

I like the vocal's in creed as well but def like alterbridge's music more.

Breaking Benjamin - all their stuff is very good just slow
Skillet - Same very good just a bit slow

cold, and crossfade the same I really like these artists, looking for that sound but a punk version

freak kitchen, and dream theater were pretty far off
red hot chili pepers is always good but still no
def didn't like primus or bumblefoot either

misfits and ramones are too linear for me in general but not the style i'm looking for either

Lonemisfit: no, lol brocas helm was the best but didn't like any of them

I definitely don't like music with the 80's classic rock or classic hard rock sound

thanks everyone for all your suggestions! this is really helping me narrow it down my radio list is getting much better

the simplest description i can make is atreyu(the curse album) without screaming and maybe more dynamic vocals.
or breaking benjamin or the used but faster and more 'furious' but again w/o screaming

I love emotional poetic music so screaming can sometimes work for a line or two but 95% of the time i don't enjoy screaming at all.

anymore power metal or nu metal suggestions?

Get the feeling you've judged everything based on one song, which really is not a thorough way to find music.

what rapinatore really needs to do, if his/her intention is in fact to find a home-genre, is to explain to us why these opinions have flourished. What don't you like about screaming? Because 9 out of 10 times its part-in-parcel with aggressive guitars.

Either we have different definitions of aggressive or screaming, but somethings don't adding up.