can't believe this thread went 44 posts without mentioning Trivium.
I grew up on Metallica, Megadeth, Black Sabbath...never did get into the growling/screaming stuff. I like the guitar, bass and drum work I hear in metal, but I like a singer, so I don't listen to a whole lot of modern metal bands outside of a few select albums like Trivium's Silence in the Snow. I enjoy Killswitch Engage when they sing (awesome cover of Holy Diver), but again...they scream too much. A7X even wears on me after a bit but at least the vocals have a melody and discernible lyrics. I really enjoy their Nightmare album.
You may recognize some of these thenNone of these are new but are worth checking out
Trivium
As I lay Dying
Killswitch engage
All that remains
In Flames
Not yet mentioned: Boris, Kowloon Walled City, Pelican (might have been mentioned), Mastadon (just dropped a new album), 12 Foot Ninja, Isis, Kylesa, Municipal Waste, Them Crooked Vultures (not strictly "metal).Any newish metal bands worth checking out? Maybe some on the horizon to look out for?
Bonus points for any group with a bad ass drummer.
His cover of Toto's Africa was the first thing I ever saw from him... Amazeballs.Leo is a one-man metal cover band from Norway.
That is siiiiick! Love the OG song but this is next level. Thanks for posting.His cover of Toto's Africa was the first thing I ever saw from him... Amazeballs.
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