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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nyaricus" data-source="post: 3467701" data-attributes="member: 35678">Yeah. Also, their album Leviathan (the one before Blood Mountain) is supposed to be a bit of a hard listen (I don't own it, just what I've heard). Mastodon is definitely a progressive band, but at some times they are so beyond what I'm used to listening to that it's really hard to get into it. On 'Blood Mountain', I find the first 5 tracks are my favourites out of what I've listened to, but then I've not listened to the second half of the album much. Just keep listening - either it'll click or it won't. Hmmmm, that sounds like a fairly standard Unearth song. They tend to have a lot of forgettable tracks IMO. Know what, try the band God Forbid - they have waaaay more memorable tracks then Unearth anyway, and are a tight unit. Plus they have a big black guy singing, which is unique in metal (and he is a really good screamer). Personally, I think they have a similar sound to the old Killswitch Engage sound and Lamb of God - but that's juust me. Hmmmm. Laid to Rest is, in my opinion, one of their best tracks. Their old sound is heavier then what they have now, with harsher, less understandable vocals and with poorer guitarmanship. The one thing I could offer is: try their new album 'Sacrament', and see how that goes. Their guitar work is much more technical, even compared to their 'Ashes of the Wake'-era style (which is the album all of the songs you listened to are from) and is *really* good, and the vocals are a bit cleaner, and more easily decipherable. Their sound is more metalcore on the album, similar to the metalcore style on 'Alive or Just Breathing'/Killswitch Engage S/T-era KsE. Try it out, you might like it. Try 'The Art of Balance'. Nary a song in sight you won't like if you like the Shadows Fall style (IMO, of course). 'Ascendancy' is a better album then 'The Crusade', if you ask me - but only slightly.They are catchy, which has something to do with it. Power metal is awesome like that <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />Sure, post a link.As for Lacuna Coil and Nightwish, they definitely have an interesting sound, one that I'm a fan of. I'm not into much Gothic metal, but Lacuna Coil is awesome and has a decently competent male screamer. Nightwish is good symphonic metal, and I dig a few of their tracks.If you're getting more into the power metal/symphonic metal, I can suggest quite a few bands along those lines as well. Gothic metal, I've not as well-versed in - but Evanescence is a good "poppy" gothic rock style which I like as well. Plus, Amy Lee is HAWT!! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />cheers,--N</blockquote>

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