brutal/death anyone?

Starting from age 15, I was a rabid metal head, listening to metallica, pantera, sepultura, cannibal corpse and many more; then, around 17, I somehow "evolved" (thanks to "Images & Words") and I started to listen to more, let's say, polite music... That would be Progressive music.

Later, I got in touch with Allman Brothers and Grateful  Dead, and for some years I didn't listen to anything else.

Then, last year, I've seen the light (again) on the road to damascus, and reverted to prog music, this time I think for good; but lately, and strangely, it seems that I have feelings of relief if I listen to Cannibal Corpse, Cryptopsy and Monstrosity on my Ipod, while sunbathing by the swimming pool...

I don't deny in any way my born-again prog affection, but I think I had a more profound de-volution and got back to like, if not to love, what was my musical first love; what in the last few years gave me only headaches, now puts a smile on my face, and make me want to headbang!

Does any of you had a similar experience? For those who eventually did, is there some brutal/death band that you think I should listen to? I'd personally suggest Cryptospy, almost all of their releases, and two personal favourites, "Live Cannibalism" and especially the latest "KILL" by Cannibal Corpse, that is, indeed, a killer.

Well I had the same start with Tortellino

Though I realise they don't play your kind of death, I'd like to recommend In Flames. They ought to fit your taste if you like prog. They're Melodic Death, similair to Opeth. Try the albums Reroute to Remain and Colony. 

I have always like powerful music, and I listened to classical music and death metal as a teenager. A scene of progressive rock is a playground where artists combined such elements, and as I got more into 60's music the road was clear.

Does any of you know BELPHEGOR????

I recently came in touch with my first love again. That being Megadeth. I haven't lost any love for the band, all the years I've been listening to something else.

I don't know, there's just something a little juvinile to be listening to grown men yell and growl about death and satan accompanied by thick chunky guitar riffs. It's such an escape, and it belies serious issues of frustration.

bluetailfly wrote: I don't know, there's just something a little juvinile to be listening to grown men yell and growl about death and satan accompanied by thick chunky guitar riffs. It's such an escape, and it belies serious issues of frustration.   I mean how long can guys dye their hair black and be all "death metal"ly and really believe it, believe that they are creating worthwhile experiences for their listeners?   After a while, it's just embarrasing. I'm sorry. I mean I went through a serious freak rock phase in the seventies (Alice Cooper, et al.), but to see those same bands still doing it without a sense of humor about it, I don't know, it's sort of pathetic.

ivansfr0st wrote: bluetailfly wrote: I don't know, there's just something a little juvinile to be listening to grown men yell and growl about death and satan accompanied by thick chunky guitar riffs. It's such an escape, and it belies serious issues of frustration.   I mean how long can guys dye their hair black and be all "death metal"ly and really believe it, believe that they are creating worthwhile experiences for their listeners?   After a while, it's just embarrasing. I'm sorry. I mean I went through a serious freak rock phase in the seventies (Alice Cooper, et al.), but to see those same bands still doing it without a sense of humor about it, I don't know, it's sort of pathetic.   Death Metal has nothing to do with Alice Cooper, unless you mean on stage presence or anything.   And what you said is a way superficial look on the scene from an outsider. The Death/Black Metal fan will tell me that Prog is about extended wanky mellotron solos and wailing vocals, and I will pay no attention to neither of you.   The genre is much more than a rebel and offers a substantial amount of high quality bands, among which innovative and original ones can be found even today. Moreover, I won't even go in detail about how technical many Death Metal bands are, and how complex this music gets. If you can't stand the death growl, you are only restricting yourself, as there will always be people open-minded enough to appreciate it.    -- Ivan

It's not always done in a demonic way or for anti-religious purposes, although that was originally(in the 80's)the initial idea. The death growl can express various emotions besides anger and threat(?), such as sadness, despair, triumph, and many more, listen to Subterranean Masquerade for some unorthodox, progressive usages of the death growl outside of the death metal realms.