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Unitron ![]() MMA Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: 30 Apr 2014 Location: Cypress Hill Status: Offline Points: 8051 |
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I always find it interesting when a band drastically changes their sound after their first album, sometimes they can be for the better and sometimes for the worse. What are some examples of drastic sound changes from bands you can think of?
Here's some notable ones for me: The disowned debut of Slipknot, back before they decided to hire a more radio-friendly vocalist. And the oddity in the Scorpions discography.
Edited by Unitron - 26 Aug 2015 at 9:16pm |
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Vim Fuego ![]() Forum Admin Group ![]() ![]() Death, T/S/G, Grind, VA Teams Joined: 05 Jul 2015 Location: Canterbury, NZ Status: Offline Points: 6558 |
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The obvious one:
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Triceratopsoil ![]() MMA Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: 17 Dec 2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 4197 |
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Shining (Norway) went from a free-jazz group to avant-garde metal
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adg211288 ![]() Forum Admin Group ![]() ![]() Black Metal, Prog/AG Teams Joined: 05 Nov 2010 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 22025 |
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Just some a few I know of:
Forest Silence changed from a dark ambient band to a black metal band, albeit it an atmospheric one, so it's not like they totally changed their sound. Not a band I've listened to, but Satan's Host started as heavy/us power metal then changed to black/death metal (and later back to power metal). Cruachan have always been folk metal but their debut is a quite raw black metal take on it. They later got a female singer and almost completely dropped the black metal elements for a couple of albums, but gradually brought them back, although in a much more polished way. |
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siLLy puPPy ![]() MMA Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Prog/AG Team Joined: 06 Oct 2013 Location: SF, CA, USA Status: Offline Points: 2729 |
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The Gathering
Darkthrone Therion Metallica Just a few I can think of on the spot |
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Triceratopsoil ![]() MMA Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: 17 Dec 2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 4197 |
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Ulver
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Vim Fuego ![]() Forum Admin Group ![]() ![]() Death, T/S/G, Grind, VA Teams Joined: 05 Jul 2015 Location: Canterbury, NZ Status: Offline Points: 6558 |
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Pyogenesis- Death metal > Alt rock > pop punk.
Shihad (NZ band also known as Pacifier) Thrash metal > Industrial Metal > Alt. Rock > Emo > Alt. Rock. They've been the biggest band in NZ for quite some years.
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Unitron ![]() MMA Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: 30 Apr 2014 Location: Cypress Hill Status: Offline Points: 8051 |
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Wow, those are certainly quite the drastic changes. I take Shihad wasn't as big before they went alt. rock?
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Vim Fuego ![]() Forum Admin Group ![]() ![]() Death, T/S/G, Grind, VA Teams Joined: 05 Jul 2015 Location: Canterbury, NZ Status: Offline Points: 6558 |
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Shihad has pretty much been the biggest band of whatever genre they've played since about 1990. They were the biggest metal band, then the biggest band on the alternative circuit (I'm talking proper alternative, not the shit that all sounds like Pearl Jam), and since about 1995, basically the biggest rock band in NZ. Wish I could find my review of Devolve. I suppose I'll have to write another one.
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vmoore ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 23 Sep 2012 Status: Offline Points: 1272 |
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CaRCASS
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Wyvern_13 ![]() Forum Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 23 Oct 2015 Location: Nonsense Status: Offline Points: 29 |
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Off the top of my head (and trying to not include bands already mentioned).
In Flames Behemoth Mastodon Soilwork (maybe?) Job For A Cowboy (well, Deathcore to Death Metal might not be considered drastic) |
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LittleBig ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Banned Joined: 17 Jul 2010 Status: Offline Points: 0 |
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Kreator - Endorama - it's their soft album, I like it a lot though.
Paradise Lost - Host - barely recognizable. Got bad reviews when it came out, I was curious, how bad can it be? Well, not bad at all for me, I loved it. ![]() Annihilator went industrial with Remains (1996) - not bad at all; but then they did a little bit of metalcore with All For You, their worst album if you ask me. |
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adg211288 ![]() Forum Admin Group ![]() ![]() Black Metal, Prog/AG Teams Joined: 05 Nov 2010 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 22025 |
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Host is obviously the big one for Paradise Lost changing, but they've changed quite a few times and knowing them could do so again yet.
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LittleBig ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Banned Joined: 17 Jul 2010 Status: Offline Points: 0 |
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^ I am one of the few that dislike their back to the roots sound from the last two albums.
Now I go hide...
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ProgMetaller2112 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 19 Jan 2013 Location: Pacoima,CA,USA Status: Offline Points: 2490 |
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Rush. I love the way they changed
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keefer1970 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 01 Jul 2017 Location: New Jersey USA Status: Offline Points: 139 |
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Shotgun Messiah started out as a snotty glam band ala Poison, went sorta Skid Row-ish style metal (think Slave to the Grind) on their second album, and by their third they were full on industrial metal ala Ministry. Edited by keefer1970 - 23 Feb 2018 at 10:20am |
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LittleBig ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Banned Joined: 17 Jul 2010 Status: Offline Points: 0 |
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I wouldn't call it a mistake though and it's not that grunge IMO. The vocals and the solos are not grungy (I'm inventing words, I know
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keefer1970 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 01 Jul 2017 Location: New Jersey USA Status: Offline Points: 139 |
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Edited by keefer1970 - 23 Feb 2018 at 10:21am |
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Archisorcerus ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 14 Jun 2021 Location: Davutlar Status: Offline Points: 121 |
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Dark Moor... And what a horrendous change, even a downfall that is... They sound like garbage in their last couple of albums.
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Psydye ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 22 Jan 2013 Location: PA, USA Status: Offline Points: 12381 |
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It's not really a huge jump, but Starkill went from almost no clean vocals to a little clean vocals to a LOT of clean vocals and then finally to almost all female symphonic vocals. Each of their albums is a bit different from the last. Oh yeah and I fucking love them!
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