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In reply to the discussion: Is the music of today worse than it was 20, 30, 40, or even 50 years ago? Or am I just old? [View all]sweetloukillbot
(10,972 posts)They're the first band that I was able to appreciate cookie monster vocals, and they've just gotten more diverse and exciting as they've moved away from the death metal stuff.
Love me some PT and SW as well.
It's funny, we're talking about them being new, and both bands are 20+ years old...
I'd also add Mastodon, Baroness and Sleep as great new(ish) metal bands.
Veering away from metal, the Decemberists are really good, although their newest album is a bit of a dog, but Hazards of Love is one of the best prog albums of the last 10 years.
Another new prog group/singer I like is Lonely Robot (John Mitchell). He sings with a bunch of different British prog bands, but Lonely Robot is his solo project and it's amazing.
I will admit that most of the time if I put something on to listen to, however, it's Pink Floyd, or Hawkwind, or Sabbath...