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Steve Goldberg's avatar

I can always count on you to provide a list of heavy bands to check out that I know I'll like the majority of. I fell off the metal bandwagon in 2024, so I look forward to listening to many of these in the coming months.

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Matt Thompson's avatar

Thanks, Steve - I hope some of them catch your ear!

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David Alastair Hayden's avatar

Awesome. Thank you. Lots of great stuff to check out. Of those I was only familiar with Unleash the Archers and Castle Rat.

Unleash the Archers is my third favorite band right now, behind Ghost and Gunship and ahead of Iron Maiden. I’ve had their latest three albums on repeat while writing and planning for the last three weeks. They do D&D actual plays on their YouTube channel.

Unfortunately I love metal but I don’t like anything with heavy scream vocals, so I’m sure several will be out of the running right away. I don’t mind a little scream vocal spiced in, though.

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Matt Thompson's avatar

Thanks for the comment, David! Based on what you've described, you might enjoy the RivetSkull album. They have a melodic blend of classic and modern metal with a clean vocal style.

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Eric Garneau's avatar

Heck yeah Matt, happy new year and thank you for all the great recs!

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Travis Miller's avatar

Great list! Happy New Year

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Matt Thompson's avatar

Happy new year, Travis - thanks for turning me onto Horseburner!

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