Overkill seems to have unexpectedly eclipsed Ace of Spades as my favorite Motorhead album.

Happened to me a long time ago. I killed three Ace Of Spades tapes in the process of doing it though.

The Golden Grass, this album came out last year. By far my favorite modern rock.

I'm looking for new hard-rock recommendations. I'm not up-to-date on the newer rock, and I have a hard time finding a sound that I like. I'm trying to find bands that keep to more of a hard-rock sound than metal, and not indie.

Currently, my Pandora rock station is lackluster, which I think is probably due to the fact that I don't have enough station seeds to improve the algorithm. I need something other than just the hits from the bands I already like.

Bands whose sound I'm looking for:

Tantric
Days of the New

More grunge-oriented:

Soundgarden
Temple of the Dog
Nirvana
Mad Season

hard rock/metal:

Alice In Chains (more metal)
Godsmack

The only new hard rock that's been in the general area is Reignwolf. I'm more looking for newer acts (those formed in the last several years). If anyone wants to throw me recs, I'd appreciate it.

I've only come across a very few bands that fit this, but I love how later Napalm Death and The Rotted (formerly Gorerotted) play a kind of death metal that's definitely DM, but has a sort of straightforward punk approach, but without being primitive punkified DM/death metalified hardcore punk like Extreme Noise Terror (Maybe someone with an understanding of musical theory would know better how to describe what I'm getting at).

They're relatively uncomplicated, often with a a grind influence, and have an intense immediacy to their brutality that's completely unlike bands like Suffocation and Cryptopsy. I guess you could describe it as pure death metal, but with a street level, punk mindset and approach that's influenced by a punk background.

Would love some recommendations, as I really have only the two bands to get my fix. I know that's kind of a vague and possibly confusing set of criteria, but it's the best I can do. I'd love it if Jackhammer were around more, as he's a fan of both those groups, has an old school grind background from the more punk side of things, and would probably know immediately what I'm getting at.







Anything ringing a bell?

It's a long shot, but perhaps you'll like Black Breath:

Check out Scissorfight. They're more stoner metal but I'm a massive fan of grunge and I love them...

(Sorry, can't post URL's yet cos I'm new here)

How about Big Wreck?

Not bad. Pretty awesome in fact.

Sensory Station - Ambient Grunge
 

I'm definitely digging this new band Sensory Station from San Diego/Los Angeles area. They're playing on May 20th at Molly Malones in LA. Thinking about checking them out.

Lame name for a band. Might show up just to throw beer at them.

I'll check 'em out, thanks.

@ Chula and Plankton: thanks for the suggestions. I'll get these added to the station and we'll see if it's enough to bring me some new selections.

Really digging Morrison Hotel lately, especially the more rambunctious cuts like Peace Frog, Roadhouse Blues, Maggie M'Gill, and You Make Me Real. The Doors are a new thing for me, where do I go from here if I want more of The Doors' edgier material?

Their s/t and Waiting for the Sun are both phenomenal records.

^
Also L.A. Woman. It's their bluesiest.

Strange Days is my favourite after the debut, but you probably want to avoid that one until you're into them a bit more.

So, ****ty sounding in other words.

I'll throw this into the pile as well:



Greg Howe is high quality.

Here are my Metal Recomendations (by no means a complete list)
 

Nightwish
In This Moment
Iron Maiden
AC/DC
Sirenia
Theater of Tragedy
Rob/White Zombie
Gotthard
Texas Hippie Coalition
Within Temptation
Epica
Amaranthe

Just a short list to consider, some Classics some newer.....

New here!
Here are some of my metal and hard rock recommendations; I listed their GENERALLY RECOGNIZED genres in parentheses - these may or may not be the genres that some people would think of them as:

Slipknot (alt metal, nu metal)
System Of A Down (alt metal)
Taproot (nu metal)
Avenged Sevenfold (uh so many genres depending on the album XD)
Rammstein (industrial metal)
Disturbed (heavy metal, nu metal)
Arch Enemy (melodic death metal, thrash)
Of Mice & Men (metalcore, no hate)
Chevelle (post-grunge, alt metal)
Breaking Benjamin (post-hardcore, post-grunge)
Bring Me the Horizon (metalcore)
Pantera (so many genres too...)
Pierce the Veil (post-hardcore)
Five Finger Death Punch (groove metal)


UPDATE: Some more I've taken a huge, huge liking to, among others:
Absu (black/death metal)
Napalm Death (grindcore)
Cerebral Bore (black/death metal) - my FAVE!

bolt thrower - massively under-rated

sons of odin, manowar

sole survivor, helloween

battle beast ,kingdom

Sorry it's not much to go by but anything that sounds like these would be great.

Especially the helloween one.

i love pierce the veil! i've never taken the time to listen to asking alexandria though.

My Rock and Metal Recommendations are as follows:

Rush
Iron Maiden
Black Sabbath (Ozzy Osbourne)
Black Sabbath (Ronnie James Dio)
Dio
Rainbow
Triumph
Led Zeppelin

btw, gotta love this song....

Best double album. Ever.

Exile on Main St. a close second.

Actually, not very close.

Um...

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51sBFJYnq6L.jpg

Just shut up.

Had to remind you of your fave, sorry mate.

gotta love this song, if you don't, then you're a nance...

BulletBoys: Symphony

I'm in a metal mood right now. This is a great song:

Never been much for CoF (symphonic black metal in general just bores me), but for some more black metal influenced hard rock/metal that I'd personally choose over that, I'd take Satyricon's later work.





Honestly, the only symphonic black metal I ever remember digging was Arcturus' first album, but I still probably wouldn't bump it regularly.

I've been listening to these guys nonstop. I'll probably make a thread or a journal entry about them soon. More people need to hear their stuff.

I'd like some metal that's too dissonant for its own good pretty please.

I second this.
I can't be listening to Gorguts all the time.

Nice tracks

CN needs some new, hard hitting, melodic, clean vocalization/occasional growl, Rock and or Metal to check out. Ever heard of Weight Of The Sun? Awesome band. Hit me with something in that vein, you'd make me a happy guy. I'll post a song from Weight Of The Sun below for whoever wants to help me out to reference.

Could you recommend albums similar to Satyricon's "Nemesis divina" ??