Montalk, thanks for the leads! I am somewhat surprised to see just how parallel our tastes run there!
And how could I leave out the godesses! (sound of hand smacking forehead).
I actually own Nighttime Birds!
Anneke has an amazing voice, don't she? Far and away my fav track on that one is "The May Song"
Sends chills is an understatement.
But, the one I can't believe I left out:
Lacuna Coil. Cristina Scabbia has IMO
THE best voice in MUSIC. Of all styles
Of all time.
I got the chance to see them live in Sept. '03 at a (small) local venue.
Cristina is a diminutive (and positively gorgeous) woman, but her voice could overwhelm an ampitheater. I think it is beyond compare. Very spiritual lyrics as well.
Fav album; "Unleashed Memories"
Anyone who likes Evanescence, please give Lacuna Coil a listen. Evanescence is only the closest comparison I can give, I think Coil blows them away.
And the now defunct Theatre of Tragedy. Liv Kristne Espenaes' voice is what I think of when I hear the word 'siren'- Fav album "Aegis"
And some more obscure bands, such as Drain STH, four women from Stockholm, also now disbanded- fav album "Freaks of Nature".
Hehe I am also a Metal Church fan- fav album: "Blessing in disguise"
I'll briefly (or not?) explain why I have personally been a fan of this genre.
One recurring theme for me- I like to see things used to their full potential.
Be that a machine, an instrument, a body, or a voice.
Maxed out. Metal has never, for me, been about the scene. I don't look the part, never have.
My face does not look like I fell at high speed into a pile of scrap metal.
No long hair, no tats.
I love the power. The energy, and the endurance of some of these musicians.
Also some of the most powerful words in all of music, no I am not referring to Poison, or Motley Crue, or some of the many other bands that have given the genre a "bad name".
Montalk, I say I am surprised you like some of the same bands, and styles
because this is not the type of music usually associated with raising one's vibration. I had to really ponder this over the years.
Here is my conclusion.
(sorry I did not mean for this to be an indepth analysis)
Some would scold "You're gonna lower your vibe!" I am sure.
Not so.
If it strikes a chord within you, it is part of your essence.
Barring the overtly "satanic" bands, I have no qualms with that reasoning.
For me, Pop-corn music is just dead.
Forcing myself to listen to such bubblegum commercial garbage will, in fact, lower my vibration.
Because it does not resonate with me at all. Never has!
(They just don't get it montalk) JK!
I will be checking out the bands you listed that I am not familiar with, and thanks again!
"I hate dreaming. because when you want to sleep, you want to sleep. Dreaming is work. Next thing you know I have to build a go-kart with my ex landlord"
-The late Mitch Hedberg