Emong wrote:Yay for shoegaze!
You missed Cocteau Twins and Lush >_>
Anyhow, adding some more to mine, because I can:
Emilie Autumn
Genres: victoriandustrial, gothic, poetry e.t.c.
Years Active: 2000-present
Origin: Malibu, California, United States
Albums:
2000 - On A Day...
2002 - Enchant (rereleased 2007)
2005 - Your Sugar Sits Untouched (CD and poetry book)
2006 - Opheliac
(Favorite)
2007 - Laced/Unlaced (instrumental)
2007 - A Bit O' This & That
Emilie Autumn is a singer-songwriter, poet, and violinist. She has gone through a wide variation of musical styles in the past, as she went from the more classical, celtic sound of Enchant to the "angrier", violin-industrial sound of Opheliac, which pretty much happens to be my favorite. An amazing artist, do check her out.
A Perfect Circle
Genre: alternative/progressive rock
Years Active: 1999-present
Current Members:
Billy Howerdel (lead guitar, vocals, bass)
Maynard James Keenan (lead vocals)
Josh Freese (drums)
James Iha (backup guitar)
Jeordie White (bass)
Albums:
2000 - Mer De Noms
2003 - Thirteenth Step
(Favorite)
2004 - eMOTIVe
2004 - aMotion
A Perfect Circle is a rock band that was formed by former Tool/Nine Inch Nails guitar tech Billy Howerdel after recruiting Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan in the late ’90s. A pretty different band from Tool despite what many say or think because of Maynard being in the band, yet still pretty darn awesome (and something I'd suggest to Tool fans either way). Their best songs are actually spread throughout the albums, but as a whole I'd suggest Thirteenth Step.
Android Lust
Genres: industrial, darkwave e.t.c.
Years Active: 1996-present
Origin: Bangladesh
Albums:
1998 - Resolution
1999 - Evolution
2002 - The Dividing
(Favorite)
2004 - Stripped and Stitched
2006 - Devour, Rise and Take Flight
A female in the Industrial music scene who writes all her own music, and stays with it throughout the entire process, effortlessly blending together many different genres of music is a rare sight indeed. Shikhee is one of these few women, and she does her job magnificently. Last.fm word stealing ftw..
But on to more metal:
Between The Buried And me
Genre: progressive metalcore
Years Active: 2000-present
Origin: North Carolina
Current Members:
Tommy Rogers (vocals/keyboards)
Paul Waggoner (guitar)
Dustie Waring (guitar)
Blake Richardson (drums/percussion)
Dan Briggs (bass guitar)
Albums:
2002 - Between the Buried and Me
2003 - The Silent Circus
2005 - Alaska
2006 - The Anatomy Of
2007 - Colors
(Favorite)
Between The Buried And Me is a progressive metalcore quintet from North Carolina, infusing a wide array of genres like soft rock but remaining metalcore for the most part. I'm a bit neutral on the first two albums, I do love Alaska but with Colors they just made one of the best fucking albums I have heard (at least from my point of view). It is also worth noting that though many of you won't even have heard of them, they have one of the best drummers alive.
Opera IX
Genres: black/gothic metal
Years Active: 1988-present
Origin: Italy
Current Members:
M The Bard (vocals)
Ossian (guitars)
Vlad (bass)
Lunaris (keyboards)
Dalamar (drums)
The awesome member that shouldn't have left: Cadaveria (vocals)
Albums:
1995 - The Call of the Wood
1998 - Sacro Culto
2000 - The Black Opera - Simphoniae Misteriorum in Laude Tenebrarum
(Favorite)
2002 - Maleventum
2004 - Anphisbena
Opera IX is an Italian Black Metal band with Doom, Death and Gothic influences. The band reached the awesomeness-peek with The Black Opera cd, which was simply amazing, and lost its worth for me after Cadaveria left for "not being religious enough" (eh?).
It is also worth noting that Opera IX not only is a musical concept but a marriage of Art and Religion where a strong and straight lifestyle prevails on the daily life of modern man.
Opera IX walks along the occult roads of the old Pagan knowledge throughout meditation and rites. They explore the dark meanders surrounding men, travelling through old legends, forgotten traditions and superstition. The real essence of Opera IX is hidden in their lyrics and the music they compose.
So yeah, do at least give a listen to The Black Opera for it's just an amazing cd..
And oh, what did I save for last.
Dark Tranquility
Genre: melodic death metal
Years Active: 1989-present
Origin: Gothenburg, Sweden
Current Members:
Mikael Stanne (vocals)
Niklas Sundin (guitar)
Martin Henriksson (guitar)
Martin Brändström (keyboards and electronics)
Anders Jivarp (drums)
Albums:
1993 - Skydancer
1995 - The Gallery
1997 - The Mind's I
1999 - Projector
2000 - Haven
2002 - Damage Done
2004 - Exposures In Retrospect and Denial (Compilation CD)
(Favorite)
2005 - Character
2007 - Fiction
Dark Tranquillity is a melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. They are one of the longest-standing bands from the Gothenburg metal scene and one of the pioneers of the melodic death metal genre. A simply astonishing band and probably the best in its genre's history, I don't have much to say on them because the music should pretty much be able to speak for itself..
Ok I give up for now, I spent too much time on this..