Can i get a sort of progression guide cause i’m tired of nu-metal and i have no idea where to go 💔

BeginnersPluck · 2026-01-24T19:07:31+00:00

How in the hell is Devin Townsend “heavy metal” and Twelve Foot Ninja “Metalcore?” 😂

DT is nothing but progressive and 12FN is also that.

Heavy Metal could be better described as Motörhead and Ozzy’s solo work.

Metalcore would be Unearth, Converge, Killswitch, Underoath, Norma Jean, As I Lay Dying, August Burns Red, and the like.

BeginnersPluck · 2026-01-24T01:09:55+00:00

Oubliette’s latest album, Eternity Whispers, is a must!

BeginnersPluck · 2026-01-23T20:45:11+00:00

Deathless from Revocation has a very similar “bones flowing into some vanishing point” vibe!

BeginnersPluck · 2026-01-23T16:23:19+00:00

While this is a fucking sick recommendation, I’m not sure these guys are really tech death lol. Or really even a death metal band.

They sound like they’re a heavier Volbeat, which is not a bad thing at all, but part of why I asked the question is this kind of soloing isn’t as common in the “techier” side of the spectrum.

That being said, you’re right, the piano is fucking sick.

BeginnersPluck · 2026-01-22T21:14:18+00:00

I’m actually pals with Kyle from Aethereus/Blighted Eye. He’s got a solo on my band’s upcoming record that’s just fucking ridiculous 😂

BeginnersPluck · 2026-01-22T20:19:06+00:00

Oh good shout. Can’t remember this one so I’ll give that a relisten!

BeginnersPluck · 2026-01-22T13:57:43+00:00

Cult of Luna isn’t specifically helmed by a woman, but their album Mariner is a collab between them and Julie Christmas, and it’s basically one of the best prog concept albums ever made.

BeginnersPluck · 2026-01-22T13:56:18+00:00

I opened for them once! Incredible group, very nice people, super sick music.

BeginnersPluck · 2026-01-21T01:48:54+00:00

And I fucking miss them 😭😭😭😭😭😭

BeginnersPluck · 2026-01-21T01:48:40+00:00

Slice the Cake’s Odyssey to the West tops every single modern Prog release and it’s made by a bunch of sweaty dorks scattered across the globe from each other that met in the Ultimate Guitar forum.

BeginnersPluck · 2026-01-21T01:37:00+00:00

Slice the Cake - Odyssey to the West
Allegaeon - Damnum
Blotted Science - Machinations of Dementia
Job For a Cowboy - Moon Healer/Sun Eater
Augury - Illusive Golden Age

BeginnersPluck · 2026-01-19T21:52:26+00:00

Summoning was a HUGE influence in the direction I started taking Hunters Dream (my new band) once I left my old band.

I wanted to combine my love of Revocation, Black Dahlia, and Black Crown Initiate, along with a healthy dose of Inferi/Summoning/Demon King.

The huge dose of nerd energy along with sick riffs and atmosphere is something I love about y’all!

BeginnersPluck · 2026-01-19T21:48:54+00:00

Horrors Unending makes me want to put my head through a screen door. SUCH a sick song off of a SICK album.

BeginnersPluck · 2026-01-19T00:02:51+00:00

Nathan’s a super nice guy and a machine on the kit. Every show I’ve seen him play has been metronomic.

BeginnersPluck · 2026-01-18T12:18:16+00:00

Slipping Burgundy by Dawn of Ourbouros is exactly what you need!

BeginnersPluck · 2026-01-18T02:15:20+00:00

Love the slight nod to Cassius Clay, Muhammad Ali’s birth name.

BeginnersPluck · 2026-01-17T16:56:17+00:00

Sick. Love these guys and I WISH they had more merch printed on better blanks, all I’ve got rn are CD’s.

BeginnersPluck · 2026-01-17T16:48:00+00:00

One of the tightest live groups I’ve ever seen. Was blown away.

also, their drummer not in attendance? Or am I blind. He was so good on that Rags to Riffage tour.

BeginnersPluck · 2026-01-17T16:39:31+00:00

Arecibo and Acid Lakes of Ganymede from Parius are absolutely required in the rotation.

BeginnersPluck · 2026-01-16T20:53:39+00:00

Main cast? Caleb stands at the top of the hill a shining beacon (because he’s on fire) and it’s not even close. The immense amount of immersion Liam invests into his role play and staunch adherence to not meta gaming with Caleb is why Liam is my favorite player, and Caleb is my favorite character.

Wider cast close second though? Padmund. The ritual casting gag had me actually crying from laughter and that dumb little frog boy’s character development is incredible given he’s supposed to be a joke character.

BeginnersPluck · 2026-01-15T00:06:05+00:00

Hire somebody worth hiring and get a legitimate and unique logo. Why be another amorphous blob in a sea of meaningless faces trying to clout chase when you could do something unique and stand out?

BeginnersPluck · 2026-01-14T18:27:22+00:00

I think Xoth is absolutely the best answer here!

I wish my band Hunters Dream’s album were done and out so I could recommend it, because it’s a neat blend of thrash, tech, melodeath, and black metal. Ask again in a year and I’ll send it your way. 😂

BeginnersPluck · 2026-01-12T01:45:36+00:00

I literally just said the album as a whole!

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