Metal archives

Here's an archive of this blog's posts related to metal music. I'm a huge fan of progressive metal partly because, as a drummer, I tend to pay more attention to the drums in songs. Progressive rock has quirky time signatures and usually pretty interesting drumming, so combining that with the energy and intensity of metal is awesome. Growling vocals is quite an acquired taste, though, so I've included the type of vocals in each song posted here.

http://mattgrobis.blogspot.com/2014/03/protest-hero-dunsel.html
Protest the Hero - "Dunsel"
Vocals: clean, shouted
Other bands mentioned: none

http://mattgrobis.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-algorithm-trojans.html
The Algorithm - "Trojans"
Vocals: none
Other bands mentioned: Between the Buried and Me
*Producer/mixer Rémi Gallego comments

 

http://mattgrobis.blogspot.com/2013/10/monuments-regenerate_5.html
Monuments - "Regenerate"
Vocals: clean, growled

Other bands mentioned: none

http://mattgrobis.blogspot.com/2013/07/video-game-metal-last-chance-to-reason.html
Last Chance to Reason - "Upload Complete"
Vocals: clean, screamed, growled
Other bands mentioned: Between the Buried and Me, Protest the Hero
*Drummer Evan Sammons comments

http://mattgrobis.blogspot.com/2013/05/happy-metal-not-all-metal-is-negative.html
Feature on how not all metal music is negative
Vocals: details within post
Bands featured: This or the Apocalypse, Between the Buried and Me, Intervals, Killswitch Engage, Periphery, John Petrucci, Necrophagist
Other bands mentioned: As I Lay Dying, Slayer, Limp Bizkit, Dio, iwrestledabearonce, Protest the Hero

http://mattgrobis.blogspot.com/2013/05/tesseract-concealing-fate-p1.html
TesseracT - "Concealing Fate p.I - 'Acceptance'"
Vocals: clean, screamed
Other bands mentioned: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Protest the Hero, Meshuggah

http://mattgrobis.blogspot.com/2013/04/space-metal-animals-as-leaders-tempting.html
Animals as Leaders - "Tempting Time"
Vocals: none
Other bands mentioned: Periphery, Spastic Ink, Being, Gru

Image credits:
- Protest the Hero: algonquinseasons
- The Algorithm: got-djent
- Monuments: heavyblogisheavy
- Last Chance to Reason: progarchives
- Metal horns: no reputable source... just google 'happy metal'!
- TesseracT: tesseractband.co.uk
- Animals as Leaders: toddowyoung