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Post-metal is a music genre rooted in heavy metal but exploring approaches beyond metal conventions while being related to and similar to post-rock. It emerged in the 1990s with bands such as Neurosis and Godflesh, who transformed metal texture through experimental composition.
40 Best Post-Metal Tracks · Playlist · 29 songs · 603 likes.
3 days ago · This list of the top post-metal bands in the world includes all musicians who have released recordings that have gotten distribution, and is an up-to-date list. Post-metal groups and artists are shown below along with any additional genres in which their music belongs.
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- From Post-Rock to Post-Metal
- Alcest – Les Voyages de L’Âme
- Atoma – Skylight
- Cult of Luna – Salvation
- Eyes of Fire – Ashes to Embers
- Ghost Brigade – Guided by Fire
- Isis – Panopticon
- Junius – Reports from The Threshold of Death
- Neurosis – A Sun That Never Sets
- Solstafir – Svartir Sandar
The term post-rock started showing up in the 90’s. Post-rock grew huge over time and indie bands like Sigur Ros, God is an Astronaut and Mogwai are among the most popular bands in the genre. The most common features of post-rock are drifting, immersive melodies and an urge to structure the music differently than conventional rock music. This result...
Alcest is a giant in the blackgaze genre, a music style that merges black metal and shoegaze. This genre is one that incorporates a lot of the post-metal concepts, and vice versa. Many people prefer the first two Alcest albums, but 2012’s “Les voyages de l’âme” is my personal favorite. 1. Alcest on Bandcamp
Anyone who’s talked to me or read my material for more than five minutes knows how much I worship Slumber’s death/doomclassic “Fallout”. The demise of Slumber spawned several awesome new projects; Atoma is one of them. Atoma on Bandcamp
Swedish atmospheric sludge metal band Cult of Luna started out playing some pretty raw hardcore-ish stuff. Over time, more and more post-rock ideas came into their music. “Salvation” went full circle, being a post-metal album to the core, with long buildups and repetitions. It also retains much of the violence and apocalyptic nature of their earlie...
Neurosis is not the easiest band to get into at first listen. Eyes of Fire takes a lot of influences from mid- and late-90’s Neurosis, putting into a more accessible packaging. “Ashes to Embers” also has a lot of post-hardcore overtones, and an opening track that reminds me a bit of Anathema. Obvious influences aside, this is a very underrated albu...
Finland’s Ghost Brigade has been one of my favorite bands for many years. Sadly, they’ve gone on infinite hiatus that looks like it’s completely over for the band. Ghost Brigade released four quality albums with an interesting mesh of music styles. It’s somewhere between atmospheric sludge metal, post-metal, doom metal and melodic death metal. The ...
This album is my bible for both post-metal and atmospheric sludge metal. The way the songs develop, ebb and flow is just masterful. It has an extreme hardcore edge that hits pretty hard, but there’s also an intangible “Tool but better” progressive rock feeling to a lot of the intricate rhythm ideas. If you haven’t heard “Panopticon”, fix that now! ...
Junius is a strange gang of genre chameleons somewhere between post-metal, post-rock, sludge metal, doom metal and alternative rock. After I saw them open for Katatonia back in 2013 I’ve been absolutely addicted to Junius, and the 2011 album “Reports from the Threshold of Death” remains my favorite. Like a couple of other bands on the list, Junius ...
Neurosis are masters of post-metal and atmospheric sludge and the band has a vast, consistent discography. I pick “A Sun That Never Sets” for my essential album, but “Through Silver in Blood” and “Times of Grace” are equally awesome. There are also several other great records to check out. 1. Neurosis on Bandcamp
Except the obvious fact that this album has the eternal Solstafir hit song “Fjara”, it’s a damn nice display of post-metal. Solstafir is a very original and influential band, really making their mark with their music style. “Organic” and “dynamic” are two adjectives that come to mind when describing “Svartir Sandar”. 1. Solstafir on Bandcamp
- Kardashev - Liminal Rite. June 10, 2022. Deathcore, Post-Metal, Doomgaze. Critic Score 88 5 reviews. Spotify.
- Rolo Tomassi - Where Myth Becomes Memory. February 4, 2022. Post-Metal. Critic Score 86 11 reviews. Spotify.
- The Ocean - Pelagial. April 30, 2013. Progressive Metal, Post-Metal, Atmospheric Sludge Metal. Critic Score 84 9 reviews. Spotify.
- ISIS - Panopticon. October 19, 2004. Atmospheric Sludge Metal, Post-Metal. Critic Score 84 7 reviews. Spotify.
Oct 24, 2017 · The 10 best post-metal albums, as chosen by And So I Watch You From Afar. By Luke Morton. ( Metal Hammer ) published 24 October 2017. And So I Watch You From Afar's bassist Johnny Adger picks the best post-metal albums of all time.
Post-metal is a mixture of post-rock and heavy metal, with elements of shoegaze, industrial metal and sludge. It is broadly characterized by distorted guitar, atmospherics, gradual evolution of song structure and a minimal emphasis on vocals.
