Bands that drastically changed their sound
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Topic: Bands that drastically changed their sound
Posted By: Unitron
Subject: Bands that drastically changed their sound
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2015 at 9:14pm
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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.
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Posted By: Vim Fuego
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2015 at 1:57am
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The obvious one: |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2015 at 2:55am
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Shining (Norway) went from a free-jazz group to avant-garde metal |
Posted By: adg211288
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2015 at 3:09am
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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. http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/forest-silence" rel="nofollow - http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/forest-silence 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). http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/satans-host" rel="nofollow - http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/satans-host 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. http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/cruachan" rel="nofollow - http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/cruachan ------------- Earn Money Online (NOT a scam): https://premium.gg2u.org?referrer=adg211288" rel="nofollow - GG2U https://adamsfilmcorner.quora.com/" rel="nofollow - Adam's Film Corner on Quora |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2015 at 9:34am
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The Gathering Darkthrone Therion Metallica Just a few I can think of on the spot ------------- 
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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2015 at 7:37pm
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Ulver Earth |
Posted By: Vim Fuego
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2015 at 1:16am
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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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Posted By: Unitron
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2015 at 1:22am
Wow, those are certainly quite the drastic changes. I take Shihad wasn't as big before they went alt. rock?  ------------- If I say fuck two more times that's forty-six fucks in this fucked up rhyme |
Vim Fuego wrote:Posted By: Vim Fuego
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2015 at 1:31am
| 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. |
Posted By: vmoore
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2015 at 7:36am
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CaRCASS
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Posted By: Wyvern_13
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2015 at 12:20pm
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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) ------------- Þessi undirskrift kemur málinu bara alls ekkert við! |
Posted By: LittleBig
Date Posted: 18 Feb 2018 at 2:28am
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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. |
Posted By: adg211288
Date Posted: 18 Feb 2018 at 2:37am
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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. ------------- Earn Money Online (NOT a scam): https://premium.gg2u.org?referrer=adg211288" rel="nofollow - GG2U https://adamsfilmcorner.quora.com/" rel="nofollow - Adam's Film Corner on Quora |
Posted By: LittleBig
Date Posted: 18 Feb 2018 at 2:48am
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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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Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2018 at 12:18am
Rush. I love the way they changed  ------------- "Before you see the light you must die!!!!!!!!!!" - Slayer "Today is born the seventh one, born of woman, the seventh son" - Steve Harris |
Posted By: keefer1970
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2018 at 10:14am
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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. |
Posted By: LittleBig
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2018 at 10:20am
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
). I actually like the album quite a bit. |
Posted By: keefer1970
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2018 at 10:21am
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Posted By: Archisorcerus
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2021 at 4:11pm
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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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Posted By: Psydye
Date Posted: 30 Jun 2021 at 12:51am
| 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! |