I've been a fan of trip-hop (Portishead, Tricky, Swandive, Ulver's Perdition City and Silence EPs etc.) fan for years and I've been looking for bands mixing trip-hop and (extreme metal). Not many names that pop out though

So far here are the names I came accross:
Netra
Sun Of The Sleepless (1000 Kalter Winter is one of the best song in this genre)
Benighted In Sodom
Smohalla (on some of their songs)
Sun Devoured Earth
3 Days Of Silence (I only got to hear some demo so far)
Blutmond (one or two songs have some elements)
Manes (How The World Era though most would say this it not metal. My favourite album of all time, though)


Do you know any other bands like those?

The 3rd and the Mortal, though it's more of an example of a (borderline) metal band gone trip-hop than of one mixing the two.

thanks!

Little bit on the side note, but can you Recommend me some songs by these bands!? I also like Trip-Hop etc. and see that you have found some contenders.

This is a nice request man, I love Trip Hop too! I just know one song that matches this request; it is by My Dying Bride, in they're "experimental" (more of alternative in fact) album, 34.788%... Complete. The song is called Heroin Chic, many hate it (along with the album), but I happen to like it a lot. It sounds like a doomy Tricky song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMHNMkAORCc

Carpathian Forest uses some trip hop on their album Defending The Throne Of Evil

The Gathering abandoned most of their metal roots a few years prior to this album, but souvenirs is a great "trip-rock" release.

I just baught Memoirs. Got it this morning. It's a great album, thanks for the tip

Little bit on the side note, but can you Recommend me some songs by these bands!? I also like Trip-Hop etc. and see that you have found some contenders.[/quote]

Netra: City Lights http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J00f60Vgb4E
Sun Of The Sleepless: 1000 Kalter Winter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwJmPF2Ttq8&ob=av2n
Benighted In Sodom http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lr7fRDDxiqQ
Smohalla (on some of their songs) Lethal Silence (Sorry no link on youtube)
Sun Devoured Earth Can't find the song anymore. Most of their songs are postrock
3 Days Of Silence http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_4xldZ6h14
Blutmond (one or two songs have some elements) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGFKhZjit3k
Manes Deeprooted http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ye26ZCK_KE

Jesu is not trip-hop, or if they, they are not generally thought of as such, but they might interest you.

I don't know how "trip hop" this actually is, but it follows in the same vein and is very well executed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsF60S-e_Ms

Would you recommand any particular album?

Totally agree. It's actually my favourite Gathering album

I would start with their "self-titled" album or "conqueror". Both are very good but not really trip hop.

This chick will melt your balls the way extreme metal melts your face, not entirely metal, not entirely trip-hop, but it's heavy, drudges onward and still manages to sweep you off your feet on the way beyond the wall of sleep.

Oh and also her voice is mesmerizing and the lyrics are sublime. Enjoy...

Chelsea Wolfe (both albums are brilliant)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATWrUIox ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xwLuMEX ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA5HbCtl ... re=related

The black metal band SICK does a cover of portishead's wandering star, it may interest you. They don't so much mix trip hop with metal in the original songs they play but they do mix some electronic elements you could say so it's worth a try. Different to say the least.

Thanks for the tips. The cover by Sick is great. Just what I'm actually after...