Silly name for a thread, I know. There will only ever be ONE Strapping. It was totally unique, and Dev and the boys are untouchable in this style of music. But now that they are gone ( ), I've been trying to find other bands that can fill their place, to some extent. Bands that are brutally heavy and chaotic but have soaring and inspirational melody at the same time.
I honestly can't get into Zimmers. I know it's 3/4 of SYL, but if you take out the most important element (ie. the songwriting genius) it becomes not as good. I bought an album by an English band called 'Biomechanical' recently, who were reputed to be in the SYL mould. I THINK it's good, but the production is so scratchy and unclear it's hard to tell. I also bought an album by a band called 'Scarve' last week. The cover even likened them to Strapping. It's very good, but again the production isn't quite up to scratch and the melody isn't there. I love bands like Mnemic and Gojira but I wouldn't put them in the same category. I'm beginning to think it's a vain search. Any other suggestions?
I honestly can't get into Zimmers. I know it's 3/4 of SYL, but if you take out the most important element (ie. the songwriting genius) it becomes not as good. I bought an album by an English band called 'Biomechanical' recently, who were reputed to be in the SYL mould. I THINK it's good, but the production is so scratchy and unclear it's hard to tell. I also bought an album by a band called 'Scarve' last week. The cover even likened them to Strapping. It's very good, but again the production isn't quite up to scratch and the melody isn't there. I love bands like Mnemic and Gojira but I wouldn't put them in the same category. I'm beginning to think it's a vain search. Any other suggestions?