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Topic ClosedPelican, Isis, Neurosis - Prog-Metal or Post-Rock?
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Poll Question: Which category is more adequate for the bands that play in this style?
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Points: 11682 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2007 at 16:13
Originally posted by Asyte2c00 Asyte2c00 wrote:

Post-metal. 
That's what I thought
As far as the site goes, prog metal fits best. It's still a progressive type of metal.


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Points: 4088 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2007 at 16:15
So how should we define post-metal ?
 
While having the trademark metal distortion, post-metal doesn't thrive on metal clichés ?Confused
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Points: 1626 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2007 at 17:53
Post-Rock would be a better choice
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Points: 17493 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2007 at 22:20

Well, the Post-Rock Authority has arrived. Ok. Let's see.... Mmmmmm...No. I don't think so. I think it's the... nevermind.

Ok. I think all of those bands mentioned have elements of what little I have heard of that most loved of genres, post-rock, but in the end I think they are mostly METAL bands. Why? I think the heavy riffs, heavy distorsion, the kind of chords, the style of drumming and in general, their whole sound is METAL, if very heavily influenced by post-rock bands.
 
KAyo Dot is the only one that I think lies exactly in between genres.... Others have said they are Avant-Garde Metal... Well, whatever word you want to use to describe them, I think they have elements of post metal and post rock... ........................... and of course, lots of elements of other substances... Big%20smile... but that's another matter.
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Points: 8191 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2007 at 22:21
I think they are perect for prog-metal.
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Points: 5308 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 31 2007 at 02:21
The points raised so far, have received a "Touché!" reaction from me. One aspect, I believe, has been missed. One member has claimed that there is nothing to do with post-rock in Neurosis's and Isis's albums. Sure, but there is nothing to do with "post-metal" either. If they had been stuck on that specific sound, do you think anyone would be interested in adding them to a progressive rock website? I mean, Jesu, Boris and The Melvins are not here (and quite deservedly so), which says a lot about PA's strict, yet objective policy regarding bands of such kind.
 
I remember a similar case was made when we discussed Ulver's relation to Prog-Metal, back when I was a Senior Member. Ulver obviously started as a metal band, even though hardly anybody could say that their beginnings were progressive, and then played prog throughout their further career, in most cases not even bordering on rock. In this case, bands changed their sound but somewhat kept the "metal" influence. Now, how apparent this influence is is subject to opinion, and I guess this is a useful discussion after all.
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Points: 2614 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 31 2007 at 15:29
I've always known Neurosis to be a progressive-hardcore band, and later Isis too.  They are also big on drugs I believe, so maybe some combo of stoner-prog-hardcore/metal?
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Points: 21847 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 31 2007 at 15:31
Originally posted by Trickster F. Trickster F. wrote:

The points raised so far, have received a "Touché!" reaction from me. One aspect, I believe, has been missed. One member has claimed that there is nothing to do with post-rock in Neurosis's and Isis's albums. Sure, but there is nothing to do with "post-metal" either. If they had been stuck on that specific sound, do you think anyone would be interested in adding them to a progressive rock website? I mean, Jesu, Boris and The Melvins are not here (and quite deservedly so), which says a lot about PA's strict, yet objective policy regarding bands of such kind.


What's the "specific sound of post-metal" ... there's nothing specific about it. It's about as specific as "post-rock".Wink
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