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Toaster Mantis
Forum Senior Member Joined: April 12 2008 Location: Denmark Status: Offline Points: 5898 |
Posted: November 18 2014 at 03:43 | ||
Slint's Spiderland hasn't been recommended yet? It takes King Crimson's mid-1970s heavy power trio line-up and adapts it to a vaguely gothy post-punk/1980s indie rock paradigm. Russian Circles' sound is a more metallic take on that style I described, their heaviest album being Empros.
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"The past is not some static being, it is not a previous present, nor a present that has passed away; the past has its own dynamic being which is constantly renewed and renewing." - Claire Colebrook
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Svetonio
Forum Senior Member Joined: September 20 2010 Location: Serbia Status: Offline Points: 10213 |
Posted: November 18 2014 at 03:07 | ||
First of all, by the old bigs, imo the champions are King Crimson (btw my fav one of British prog vets).
I'd like to recommend these contemporary prog bands La Piramide di Sanque, Goldbug, Psicomagia & Gravitsapa.
Edited by Svetonio - November 18 2014 at 04:54 |
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richardh
Prog Reviewer Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 27729 |
Posted: November 18 2014 at 00:51 | ||
Be careful with Anathema as they 'found the light' on their last 3 albums. A Fine Day To Exit and Judgement of the older albums are worth checking out though.
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'PiphanyRambler
Forum Senior Member Joined: November 16 2014 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 120 |
Posted: November 17 2014 at 17:19 | ||
A big yay for Discipline, Anathema and Marillion (although I've only heard 2 albums by them)! Speaking about Opeth, instead, I have to admit that I don't like them. I've listened to their first 4 albums some time ago but they didn't clicked with me for whatever reason. All the other bands I'll have to check out.
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bloodnarfer
Forum Senior Member Joined: April 15 2010 Location: Austin, TX Status: Offline Points: 2162 |
Posted: November 17 2014 at 17:06 | ||
Oh yeah I forgot that thing existed, that's a good one! although they kinda lose me at the 'gastric juices' bit I think I'm going to listen to it now (if I can find it)
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aapatsos
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: November 11 2005 Location: Manchester, UK Status: Offline Points: 9226 |
Posted: November 17 2014 at 17:03 | ||
From those that have been mentioned my thumbs up for
Ulver (although try the 1998 album - great concept) Dead Can Dance Devil Doll |
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Smurph
Forum Senior Member Joined: January 11 2012 Location: Columbus&NYC Status: Offline Points: 3167 |
Posted: November 17 2014 at 16:59 | ||
OH MAN!!!!!!!
You want dark prog and you love VDGG???? Island- Pictures It's a 1977 album. You'll have to search the year or you'll just get pictures of islands. This will blow you away. Holy cow. This album is one of my favorites and it is similar to VDGG
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sleeper
Prog Reviewer Joined: October 09 2005 Location: Entropia Status: Offline Points: 16449 |
Posted: November 17 2014 at 16:56 | ||
As you'd expect, there's a lot under metal thats dark (but not as much as some would like to believe, there's a difference between dark and heavy).
Ihsahn- After, Erimita Anathema- The Silent Enigma Opeth- Blackwater Park Wolves in the Throne Room- Celestial Lineage Marillion- any of the first 4 albums In the Woods... Strange in Stereo |
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Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005
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Raff
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 29 2005 Location: None Status: Offline Points: 24429 |
Posted: November 17 2014 at 16:38 | ||
Besides the bands suggested by the previous posters (all excellent choices), I'd mention two of the bands I saw at the Orion Studios on November 8: Alec K Redfearn and the Eyesores and Discipline. The former hail from Providence, HP Lovecraft's hometown - you can't get any darker than that! Discipline, on the other hand, even though not as Avant-leaning in musical terms, are very dark lyrically, and very intense both on CD and on stage.
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'PiphanyRambler
Forum Senior Member Joined: November 16 2014 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 120 |
Posted: November 17 2014 at 16:36 | ||
Oh, Darktown! I used to listen to that, then it kind of got lost. I should revisit that.
Well, that sounds both reassuring and creepy. I'm going to check 'em out as soon as I can. In the meantime I listened to the first album by Devil Doll and it's been a blast! I had never bothered with italian bands, but it turns out it's been my loss all this time Edited by 'PiphanyRambler - November 17 2014 at 16:49 |
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SteveG
Forum Senior Member Joined: April 11 2014 Location: Kyiv In Spirit Status: Offline Points: 20602 |
Posted: November 17 2014 at 15:51 | ||
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bloodnarfer
Forum Senior Member Joined: April 15 2010 Location: Austin, TX Status: Offline Points: 2162 |
Posted: November 17 2014 at 15:45 | ||
Ulver - Shadows of the Sun, Perdition City, Blood Inside, Messe
Grails - Deep Politics, Burning Off Impurities, Take Refuge in Clean Living Dead Can Dance - Within a Realm of A Dying Sun, The Serpents Egg Tangerine Dream - Zeit Secret Chiefs 3 - Le Mani Destre Reccise Degli Ultimi Uomini Tartar Lamb and as already mentioned, Univers Zero and Comus!!! Not really prog but: Swans - The Seer Pram - Dark Island Oneirogen Kwaidan Baron Cocteau Twins Edited by bloodnarfer - November 17 2014 at 15:53 |
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timothy leary
Forum Senior Member Joined: December 29 2005 Location: Lilliwaup, Wa. Status: Offline Points: 5319 |
Posted: November 17 2014 at 15:17 | ||
Steve Hackett.......Darktown
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'PiphanyRambler
Forum Senior Member Joined: November 16 2014 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 120 |
Posted: November 17 2014 at 15:08 | ||
That's good to know, as I think that the Porcupine Tree albums I heard (Stupid Dream, Lightbulb Sun) lacked that dark and heavy edge I looked for (I've heard some of Fear of a Blank Planet though, and that's another story).
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richardh
Prog Reviewer Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 27729 |
Posted: November 17 2014 at 14:02 | ||
Steven Wilson's debut solo album (Insurgentes) is considerably darker than anything he did with Porcupine Tree imo so I would put that forward also.
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'PiphanyRambler
Forum Senior Member Joined: November 16 2014 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 120 |
Posted: November 17 2014 at 12:01 | ||
Thank you for all these suggestions, guys! I'll probably have to spend a month listening to them all .
That makes me happy, of course. And Magma is great indeed (I know their first album and I love it)! |
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Nogbad_The_Bad
Forum & Site Admin Group RIO/Avant/Zeuhl & Eclectic Team Joined: March 16 2007 Location: Boston Status: Offline Points: 20738 |
Posted: November 17 2014 at 11:29 | ||
As well as Univers Zero check out
Present Shub Niggurath Eskaton Arteria Thinking Plague Guapo Dead Can Dance Art Zoyd Comus Combat Astronomy Unit Wail and of course, Magma
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Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
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TODDLER
Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: August 28 2009 Location: Vineland, N.J. Status: Offline Points: 3126 |
Posted: November 17 2014 at 11:16 | ||
Karda Estra-Voivode Dracula
Anglagard-Epilog Art Zoyd-Nosferatu Art Zoyd-Le Mariage du Ciel et de l' Enfer Art Zoyd-Les Espaces Inquiets/Phase IV/Archives II Patricia Dallio- La Ronce N'est Pas Le Pire Patricia Dallio-Barbe Bleue Patricia Dallio-Procession Present-trishaideliaphobic/le poison qui rend fou
David Bedford-Star Clusters, Nebulae & Places In Devon |
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Horizons
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Posted: November 17 2014 at 10:22 | ||
I'm sure i'll post more later, but immediately i thought of Anekdoten. They should do the trick for you.
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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'PiphanyRambler
Forum Senior Member Joined: November 16 2014 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 120 |
Posted: November 17 2014 at 10:03 | ||
Wow, that was a quick reply! I'm definitely going to check these bands out. Univers Zero is good indeed, I've only listened to their first album so far, so I'm sure I'll like Heresie too.
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