Ozric Tentacles for Metal Related [REJECTED]

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I've been listening to the space rock band Ozric Tentacles lately, and I'm not sure about their other albums, but their album 'Jurassic Shift' has quite a bit of metal elements to my ears. They're probably a bit too eclectic, seeing as they incorporate many elements of music, but thought it was worth bringing up.
Here's a playlist for the album: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL28663AC9BE902B37

Edited by adg211288 - 17 Dec 2016 at 5:45am

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Unitron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MMA Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: 30 Apr 2014 Location: Cypress Hill Status: Offline Points: 8051	Topic: Ozric Tentacles for Metal Related [REJECTED] Posted: 17 May 2015 at 4:30pm
	I've been listening to the space rock band Ozric Tentacles lately, and I'm not sure about their other albums, but their album 'Jurassic Shift' has quite a bit of metal elements to my ears. They're probably a bit too eclectic, seeing as they incorporate many elements of music, but thought it was worth bringing up. Here's a playlist for the album: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL28663AC9BE902B37 Edited by adg211288 - 17 Dec 2016 at 5:45am
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siLLy puPPy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MMA Special Collaborator Prog/AG Team Joined: 06 Oct 2013 Location: SF, CA, USA Status: Offline Points: 2727	Posted: 17 May 2015 at 6:58pm
	I dunno Unitron. I have listened to a fair chunk of the Ozrics and although they have some heaviness i think it's more in a Mars Volta type of way, not a metal one. I personally think we shouldn't go overboard on the metal related category. I was surprised that Arena ended up on here and although i like their music it just doesn't seem like metal related to me because hard rock that led to metal was based on a bluesy type of feel that other harder edged bands that fit into the prog world don't. Nice suggestion but i'm not sure the Ozrics would be a good fit here. Maybe there are heavier albums i've yet to hear


Triceratopsoil Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MMA Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: 17 Dec 2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 4197	Posted: 17 May 2015 at 7:28pm
	Love the band, I've heard most of their albums but I just don't hear any metal whatsoever. I also am not aware of them meeting any of the other metal-related qualifiers. At their heaviest they are basically retro psychedelic rock, at their lightest they are jazz, electronic, or even ambient music. edit: tracks like this or this are the heaviest they ever get, and that will be maybe 1-2 songs per album, and even I wouldn't call that metal Of course, it's up to the M-R team Edited by Triceratopsoil - 17 May 2015 at 7:37pm

Unitron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MMA Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: 30 Apr 2014 Location: Cypress Hill Status: Offline Points: 8051	Posted: 17 May 2015 at 8:12pm
	This was probably the most metal-sounding song I heard from them: Yeah, at their heaviest they are probably more akin to heavy psych then metal. Thought it would be worth mentioning though, I felt that a few of the songs from Jurassic Shift had some metallic elements.
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Triceratopsoil Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MMA Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: 17 Dec 2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 4197	Posted: 17 May 2015 at 8:20pm
	If most or all of their tracks sounded like their heavier side, I'd say they could be a fit for hard rock, but unfortunately that's not the case. Very diverse band.

Unitron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MMA Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: 30 Apr 2014 Location: Cypress Hill Status: Offline Points: 8051	Posted: 17 May 2015 at 8:30pm
	^Yup, they are very diverse. I love how they can flow nicely from intense guitar at the end of 'Feng Shui' to the calming acoustics and ambient/trance of 'Half-light of Thillai'. Edited by Unitron - 17 May 2015 at 8:31pm
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siLLy puPPy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MMA Special Collaborator Prog/AG Team Joined: 06 Oct 2013 Location: SF, CA, USA Status: Offline Points: 2727	Posted: 17 May 2015 at 10:14pm
	I just listened to JURASSIC SHIFT recently and found this particular track to sound a lot like the stuff on Steve Hillage's "Fish Rising" album which is considered Canterbury Scene space rock. Good stuff but still firmly in space rock. I actually like the Ozrics though! Heard a few tracks off the new one and it sounds promising if not anything new under the sun :)


Bosh66 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Admin Group Sludge, MC, HC, Post-Metal & Noise Rock Joined: 14 Feb 2013 Location: Bolton, Lancs Status: Offline Points: 24429	Posted: 18 May 2015 at 1:28am
	A band I know, including Jurassic Shift. Would be a firm no from me unfortunately. There are space rock bands not on MMA who probably should be under HR as heavy prog, but this artist isn't one of them. A hand-ful of hard rock / metal references across a sizeable discography isn't enough. We're looking for significantly metallic albums here. Edited by Bosh66 - 18 May 2015 at 1:52am

Unitron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MMA Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: 30 Apr 2014 Location: Cypress Hill Status: Offline Points: 8051	Posted: 18 May 2015 at 5:24pm
	I completely understand, I wasn't expecting anything but I thought they would be worth mentioning. Should this topic be closed then, or are there other opinions?
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Bosh66 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Admin Group Sludge, MC, HC, Post-Metal & Noise Rock Joined: 14 Feb 2013 Location: Bolton, Lancs Status: Offline Points: 24429	Posted: 20 May 2015 at 1:24am
	Khaliq, it's always worth mentioning. The artist is with the admins in the AZ for consideration. For my part, I dusted off the album and listened to Jurassic Shift and Become The Other again. JS certainly has some nice heavy prog bits at times, but it's not a consistently heavy space rock album. It's also in its heavy moments more hard-rockish than metallic. Unfortunately my no vote still stands. Mind you, I'd forgotten how decent Jurassic Shift was so thanks for pushing it under my nose again!

Unitron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MMA Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: 30 Apr 2014 Location: Cypress Hill Status: Offline Points: 8051	Posted: 20 May 2015 at 10:19am
	^No Problem, been in a bit of a space rock mood recently.
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