Alt-Metal

Adam Gontier leaves Three Days Grace.

I just bought my sister Transit of Venus for Christmas. It's a sad day for post-grunge/alt-metal.

Iknow, I'm dying because of it. :'(

Well, I hate double-posting, but Adam Gontier's solo stuff is really good. :D And this thread needed a bump. :D

Chi Cheng has passed

God, this is unbelievably depressing.

edited 16th Apr '13 3:56:07 AM by Alucard

Yeah, that was a hard pill to swallow when I found out today. I can't even imagine how his friends and family are taking it.

Yeah... I wasn't expecting it at all, when Chi finally seemed to be recovering, to the point I thought it was a hoax when I first read that. God bless him.

Now, on other news...

It's about time this band gets international recognition.

http://www42.zippyshare.com/v/89282448/file.html

I tried to keep my expectations low on Dan Donegan and Mike Wengren's new project, since they chose a singer as generic-sounding as Dan Chandler.

But I can't help but like it. The main riff and solo feel bittersweet, because as infectious as they are, I dearly wish both had been saved for a Disturbed song.

edited 30th Apr '13 12:17:48 PM by Alucard

RIP Chi. I know we've all heard the original so here's an utterly haunting cover of Change

Pretty paranoid music video. Supposedly some people called the police during that robbery scene, thinking it was real.

I don't like Alt-Metal in general, although Korn is admittedly one of my favourite bands of all time. Three Days Grace as well.

So here we have the opening single from Alter Bridge's new album. It's pretty energetic, though it really just makes me want to see them write an instrumental. I can't really dig Miles' voice on this particular song.

So, AB are streaming their new album.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY4eAomKt8Q

I feel like they're starting to toe the line between alt-metal and straight metal. Those non-metal moments might be closer to post-grunge than alt-metal.

edited 24th Sep '13 1:34:16 AM by Alucard

I just downloaded the two bonus tracks on iTunes for "Life by Design?" by Fight or Flight.

"Some Heads Are Gonna Roll" is weird. It sounds like an 80's guitar riff, as if Dan Donegan is going back to his Dokken/Ratt roots. At the same time, the production is exceedingly modern, and Dan Chandler's voice is still pretty much straight alternative hard rock. Altogether, it's an odd combination.

I kind of hope Disturbed covers "Dream Warriors" and "You Think You're Tough" by Dokken and Ratt some day. Those would suit David Draiman's voice.

"Sacrifice" is okay at best. It sounds like it could fit anywhere on the normal album without making much of a difference.

Redlight King have released a new album. The first, "Something for the pain" was very good and so is the new "Irons in The Fire".

Here's Bullet in my Hand off the first album

Joey Jordison has left Slipknot.

edited 12th Dec '13 8:07:19 PM by Alucard

I like a lot of Alt-Metal myself. My faves are:

• Soundgarden
• Alice In Chains
• Danzig
• Rollins Band
• tool (one of my two favorites on this list overall)
• A Perfect Circle
• Deftones
• Incubus
• Disturbed
• System Of A Down
• The Smashing Pumpkins
• Nine Inch Nails (tied with Tool for quite possibly my favorite on this list overall)
• Marilyn Manson (I'll probably get mocked for this one, but his first couple records were pretty sweet)
• Godflesh (Industrial Metal, so I'll count 'em, even if most don't)
• KMFDM (I'd say they count)
• Rammstein (once again, if they count)
• White Zombie/Rob Zombie
• Rage Against The Machine
  • Audioslave
• Faith No More
• Primus
• Janes Addiction
• Living Colour
• Red Hot Chili Peppers (a VERY borderline case, but still, I love 'em)
• Type O Negative (even if I generally think of them as Goth Metal rather than Alt-Metal)
• Evanescence (though, once again, I think of 'em more as Goth Metal. Also one people might mock me for, but whatever...)

Long list. Actually, not so much faves as "Alt-Metal bands I listen to reasonably often".

edited 11th Mar '14 9:14:22 AM by sharkcrap11

Matt Walst has been officially announced as the lead singer of Three Days Grace.

Of course, it was already pretty official anyway, but now that it's ACTUALLY been announced, it's real.

I'm extremely excited. :P

Giving some Taproot a blast this morning. Blue Sky Research is a great album, but I kind of lost track of them after there.

I wanted to like the newest one so much... why did they do that weird robot voice thing?

The early Taproot albums were alright, kinda haven't really listened to anything they've done in some time though...

"She" from Blue Sky Research. They had some help from Billy Corgan on this album.

So, what genre would the tropers use to distinguish this?

I can sorta hear the involvement, kinda... That was a pretty good record I recall.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tool-explain-why-they-havent-put-out-a-new-album-since-2006-20140715

So, that's pretty insane. Hope everything works out for them.

Ouch. What a mess. Still, sounds like they are making progress, slow as it is. Also, I like the hints he dropped. Sounds like it'll be a heavier record- when it finally comes out. Keep on fighting and such.... Take your time, guys.

tool are perfectionists, apparently. Doesn't surprise me in the least...

@Alucard I'd say Nothing more are alt-metal doing prog. Good stuff!

Heard these guys recently and was impressed.