Progarchives.com has always (since 2002) relied on banners ads to cover web hosting fees and all. Please consider supporting us by giving monthly PayPal donations and help keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.
Joined: November 06 2012
Location: here
Status: Offline
Points: 8856
Topic: Innovative rock bands of today Posted: May 08 2015 at 11:55
It seems like pessimism about nothing new possible in rock has led to few new things happening in rock. Or has it? Are there any innovative rock (metal welcome) artists and albums of this decade?
Oh, absolutely. A couple examples are the bands Kongos and Enter Shikari.
Kongos's 'I'm Only Joking' is a really unique song, and I've never heard anything like it.
Enter Shikari has a unique blend of metal, hardcore, trance, and countless other kinds of electronic music. Not to mention their excellent social/political lyrics.
Joined: April 12 2008
Location: Denmark
Status: Offline
Points: 5898
Posted: May 09 2015 at 05:39
Virus' The Agent that Shapes the Desert comes to mind, being released in 2011.
I'm counting on this group to become very influential on progressive rock/metal in the near future.
"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
Joined: July 27 2010
Location: Tel Aviv
Status: Offline
Points: 4160
Posted: May 09 2015 at 08:21
Toaster Mantis wrote:
Virus' The Agent that Shapes the Desert comes to mind, being released in 2011.
I'm counting on this group to become very influential on progressive rock/metal in the near future.
love their first album "Carheart". In my opinion though they have yet to really innovate their sound since their first album in an interesting way though.
Joined: April 12 2008
Location: Denmark
Status: Offline
Points: 5898
Posted: May 09 2015 at 08:39
It's taken until now for people to really "get" their music and what they're doing to catch on to a larger audience though. If you listen to some of the most outside-the-box-thinking death metal groups of this generation like Execration or Horrendous or Morbus Chron it's clear they're taking a lot of their cues from Virus' and predecessor Ved Buens Ende's approach to melody and texture, but using them in the context of a different genre. I'm in particular curious to hear what will happen when their music inspires artists coming from completely outside the metal background since Virus themselves are already more of a dark eccentric rock group.
Like David Bowie said, the important thing isn't who does it first but who does it second.
"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
Joined: November 06 2012
Location: here
Status: Offline
Points: 8856
Posted: May 09 2015 at 16:50
I feel some of the post-punk bands of today have been pushing the envelope lately or show signs that they will. In particular, Viet Cong's more intricate band work:
And Iceage's controlled chaos:
There are also signs that the difference between rock and metal might become a matter of spectrum and not of genre. Some rock artists are starting to reciprocate metal acts incorporation of "softer" styles by becoming more aggressive. Prime example is formerly powerpop group Cloud Nothings whose most recent records have been considerably more aggressive. The result is akin to grunge, but I could see this trend becoming something interesting.
Toaster Mantis wrote:
Virus' The Agent that Shapes the Desert comes to mind, being released in 2011.
I'm counting on this group to become very influential on progressive rock/metal in the near future.
Joined: May 01 2015
Location: Texas
Status: Offline
Points: 7
Posted: May 11 2015 at 18:46
Dope Body.
Virtuostic playing by both the drummer and guitarist. Earlier albums have more of a noisy math rock feel, but their newest one, "Lifer", is more grungy sounding. Very unique vocalist.
Savages.
Very dark and heavy sounding modern post-punk group. Great for fans of Swans and Siouxsie and the Banshees.
Joined: April 12 2008
Location: Denmark
Status: Offline
Points: 5898
Posted: May 12 2015 at 04:06
I likeSavages, but I'm not sure how such an obvious throwback to the late 1970s and early 1980s count as "innovative".
"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
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot create polls in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
This page was generated in 0.125 seconds.
Donate monthly and keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.
/PAlogo_v2.gif "Progarchives.com Homepage")
Innovative rock bands of today
Topic Options
Toaster Mantis wrote:
