Andsed wrote:So I have never been a major metal sort of dude. But recently I have been really enjoying Sabaton music and I want to take a deeper dive into the metal genre. You guys got any recommendations?
Alestorm is great, if you don't mind their silliness.
Gloryhammer is awesome too; I highly recommend Helloween as well.
Also Amaranthe (be warned they do have some unclean vocals at times), DragonForce, Metallica, Blind Guardian, Manowar, Tyr, Korpiklaani (it's all in Finnish though), Brothers of Metal (also some unclean vocals at times), Judas Priest, Powerwolf, Dio, Rhapsody of Fire, Ghost (though they've been getting awfully "poppy" lately), Lacuna Coil, and Nightwish.
Not all those are like Sabaton, but most of them are similar at least in sound and style. You're actually starting off great with Sabaton, though I might be totally biased in that regard because they're my favorite band.
Aaaaaa wrote:Hmm... my first taste of metal was rather embarrassingly DragonForce
Why are you embarrassed? DragonForce is fucking awesome. Don't be embarrassed about liking DragonForce.