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xx3kage3xx
Mallcore Kid

Joined: Mon Oct 31, 2011 4:24 pm
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Location: United States

Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2012 11:30 pm

I've been into avant-garde metal for a few months now. I'm a big fan of maudlin of the Well, Mr Bungle, Sigh, etc. What are bands I absolutely need to check out from the genre? Are there any great avant-garde metal bands out there that aren't listed here on MA?

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MalignantTyrant
Metalhead

Joined: Sat Oct 29, 2011 3:27 pm
Posts: 744
Location: United States

Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 12:00 am

I think you're in the wrong section, buddy...

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xx3kage3xx
Mallcore Kid

Joined: Mon Oct 31, 2011 4:24 pm
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Location: United States

Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 12:37 am

How so?

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Smalley
Metalhead

Joined: Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:06 am
Posts: 596

Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 12:58 am

xx3kage3xx wrote:

How so?

viewforum.php?f=11

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Twisted_Psychology
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Joined: Sat May 16, 2009 8:22 pm
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Location: United States

Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 4:13 pm

They're more metal-influenced than actual metal but Polkadot Cadaver has some pretty damn good avant-garde material.

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Metantoine
Prince of the Black Sun

Joined: Sat Jun 21, 2008 5:00 pm
Posts: 6311
Location: Québec

Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 4:28 pm

Smalley wrote:

xx3kage3xx wrote:

How so?

viewforum.php?f=11

That's like obvious

I moved the thread.

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ClaymanOnFire
Metal newbie

Joined: Sat Mar 12, 2011 8:13 pm
Posts: 326

Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 7:40 pm

Unexpect! These guys (and gal) are completely balls-out insane, but they manage a magnificent cohesiveness if you get past the initial "Did they just go from Latin Jazz to Industrial Polka metal?!" reaction.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46U2y-lO344
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CgLBeWeL-4

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gummyfish
Metal newbie

Joined: Thu Nov 10, 2011 2:13 pm
Posts: 30

Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 9:41 pm

i second UneXpecT, and also recommend Diablo Swing Orchestra

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SWdrQw0e0A

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suleiman
Metal newbie

Joined: Fri Aug 18, 2006 1:51 am
Posts: 301
Location: Pakistan

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 8:23 am

try korova / korovakill / chryst

all three are unhinged AGM....

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McCannFan
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Joined: Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:23 am
Posts: 322
Location: United States of America

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 10:13 am

Umbah is excellent. Weird (sometimes dorky) with some top-notch songwriting.

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MARSDUDE
Metalhead

Joined: Fri Apr 29, 2005 8:17 pm
Posts: 1062
Location: Canardia

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 12:19 pm

Aarni.

They blend doom metal with folk music and just general weirdness. Intelligent lyrics, some written in different languages, that can also make you laugh.

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WreathovStone
Mallcore Kid

Joined: Tue Jun 26, 2012 1:09 pm
Posts: 5
Location: United Kingdom

Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 6:48 am

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELyco68w5ks
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksutNW3HFT8

Zu - www.youtube.com/watch?v=hun8GlxGYus
Cranial Incisored - www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ9Prp0ihz4

You should also try, Diablo Swing Orchestra, Unexpect, Stolen Babies (are they AG?)
Mr.Bungle, Naked City, Umbah ... and a few more I've forgotten. Oh and Estradasphere.

And now that I think of it I'm not sure all of these are AGM. Close enough I hope.

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suleiman
Metal newbie

Joined: Fri Aug 18, 2006 1:51 am
Posts: 301
Location: Pakistan

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 2:00 am

McCannFan wrote:

Umbah is excellent. Weird (sometimes dorky) with some top-notch songwriting.

Seconded. One of the most brilliant and underated bands in existence. Total and complete insanity !

This is another brand new project from the same vortex of madness :
http://jaarofnezborlan.bandcamp.com/

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ToliFlesh
Mallcore Kid

Joined: Thu Jul 12, 2012 5:43 am
Posts: 26
Location: United States

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 5:50 am

PainKiller is one of my favorites. It's a John Zorn "grindcore" project. It's a much more serious and darker approach to the free jazz / grindcore style he has going on Naked City. Mick Harris from Napalm Death drums on it, and Justin Broadrick is featured on two tracks on the second album.

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AtomicBeats
Mallcore Kid

Joined: Mon Oct 08, 2012 9:29 am
Posts: 5

Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 9:00 am

Try these bands:

Ved Buens Ende
Arcturus
Shaolin Death Squad

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Dave_o_rama
Metalhead

Joined: Wed Aug 03, 2011 11:54 am
Posts: 472
Location: United States

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 11:29 am

If you like black metal, go ahead and check out Diabolical Masquerade. Not quite as weird as Unexpect or Sigh, but still worth a look.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRQb2lMv7p0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI1-jky_UfY

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