r/MetalSuggestions

I’m after some instrumental metal songs/artists please. Im after more like traditional instrumentals that are a bit more straight forward then the full on proggy a million things going on at once.

A long the lines of:

Metallica - Orion/Kthulu,

Dream Theater - Hell’s Kitchen/stream of consciousness

Ghost - Miasma/Genesis

Trivium - The Crusade

Death - Voice of the soul

Cheers.

Hey,

I'm a guitarist looking for death metal (or deathcore/blackened death) that pairs real brutality, like blast beats and heavy breakdowns and stuff, but with a less evil or occult atmosphere and a more emotional(?) one. The reference point is Mark Holcomb's playing in Periphery and Haunted Shores. I love how he uses simple, open, high-gain chords with great voicings that feel almost post-hardcore in their emotion, and I want that as the backbone of the riffing. The perfect example is Haunted Shores' Void album, along with "Pale Aura" by Periphery and "Passenger" by Haunted Shores. Void is instrumental, so I'm looking for that same feel with high or mid-pitched fry screams rather than guttural growls. I like tremolo-picked harmonized lines in moderation, but I don't want a band that relies on them for the whole song or album. So far, Fallujah's Xenotaph and Rivers of Nihil's Where Owls Know My Name (for the guitar tone) have come closest, and The Black Dahlia Murder's Nocturnal has been fun but lacks the chordal side. Any recommendations that fit this specific mix of heaviness and catharsis would be hugely appreciated, especially lesser-known bands. I mostly use Spotify. Thanks!

i'm looking for new things to listen to (metal ofc) and i don't have that much of a large culture so i wanted to know if you guys have any suggestion, whether it's a whole album to listen to (i basically only listen to full albums), a band i should check or even just a single song you like. i'm open to anything (even tho i'm much of a black/drone/post metalhead).

don't hesitate to recommend multiple things at once!

i'll check everything you'll send and i'll be very happy to yap about it because yapping about metal is the reason i'm still alive

Just the title really, hoping to find local shows around CT and New England for my wife and I to go to. Not really sure how to go about finding any besides the big venues in our area that mainly cater to the general public. Is there a subreddit we could follow? Even a FB page? How can I find local bands around me to support and see shows. Thank you all in advance, many blessings and head bangs 🤘

Anything is welcome!

These are 18-19yo kids from New Zealand and clearly serious Alexi Laiho / COB disciples bit holy shit it's fun!

I really like their first two albums but can’t really get into the rest of their discography (haven’t really looked into it tbh). Please recommend me some songs from the rest of their albums that have a heavier OSDM sound. I really don’t like some of their folk metal or progressive stuff, just for reference.