What bands do you consider "heavy"?

[jazzandmetal?]

In light of the recent thread on less distortion = heavier tone, I am wondering what bands you guys consider "heavy" and why.


Zeppelin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svR3iXKTJvc

Machine Head:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H4uISr7JDI

Tool:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hglVqACd1C8

Mastadon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKw2s_AxUIw

Sepultura:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lzqdamO510

Nile:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy-HtLCQw_k


A few different versions of what I think is heavy. There are more of course, but couldn't list all of them.

You may not like a lot of what I listed, or think it is noise or not heavy, so put down what you consider to be heavy.

Obviously I am coming from a metal stand point so I am open to other forms of music in this thread.
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[Scott K]

Neurosis

[Smakutus]

Slayer.

Jeff

[re-animator]

zz top.


they should really get on aerobics or something.

[dets1]

i have to say, i wouldn't recognize them if they came on the radio, but i saw motley crue on tv a few years ago and they were very heavy.

[screamingdaisy]

It's said that Crowbar's combined wieght is a few hundred pounds more than most other bands....


http://www.candlelightrecords.co.uk/candleweb/redesign/crowbar/crowbar.jpg

[darth_vader]

I think 'heavy' is the worst adjective that's ever been brought into common use describing music. Even more ambiguous than 'tone' and more useless.

[JazzHessian]

Lightning Bolt

[Telebuckers]

Neurosis

+1 on that

[TheRockDoc]

preferences and personal taste aside, I would defer to WSOU's play list during any given period of time...

[Stike]

http://991.com/newgallery/Fat-Boys-Crushin-298801.jpg

[Neill]

mahavishnu orchestra v.1.0.1 and 1.0.2
king crimson
slipknot
slayer
b.l.u.e.
lightning bolt
venetian snares
anton webern

[macheesmo3]

Mastadon

[GD1977]

I agree that "heavy" is an ambiguous term, and confusingly I think the definition changes over time. I think it basically just refers to anything which sounds extreme and intense, but of course what sounds extreme to one generation sounds like dad-rock to the next. So here's some different flavours of what I consider "heavy":

Proving that you can be heavy with a Rickenbacker in standard tuning, The Mark Of Cain: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7bKez6sdnsg

Proving that you can use something other than a power chord in rock, Helmet: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=4Xnktwte0BM

Proving that sheep have a place in rock, The Melvins: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=OmAFJS0K4sU

Proving that Budgie isn't the last word in Welsh rock, Future Of The Left: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xu6wJveSWRU

[jtm622]

For the early "heavy" A-440 bands, I'd say the absolute heaviest were:
The Iron Butterfly...
Montrose...
and, of course, Led Zeppelin (as per their name!)

Just about anything using extreme drop-tuning sounds "heavy" - I mean... that's the whole point, isn't it?

[screamingdaisy]

I can't believe no one's said Black Sabbath yet....

[Jason Myers]

All great stuff y'all. Gonna throw one in the ring. I assume they are still around. I'm sure Occam will prolly chime in.

Worship of Silence

[Jason Myers]

Ohhh...Sourvien and Weedeater too.

[Jason Myers]

Buzzov*en

[CharAznable]

Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Rage Against The Machine, Budgie, Soundgarden, QOTSA among others

[TwoTubMan]

Hawkwind, The Lemmy Years.

[partytrain]

Napalm Death....

Pantera

[re-animator]

good call on king crimson.

[CharAznable]

King Crimson indeed.
I think the song "Red" was probably the heaviest thing to come out in the early 70's.

[ThugLife]

torche

[RCM78]

All the bands I considered heavy back in the mid 80's are considered mainstream now...

[Thwap]

In Flames
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJP5MqniJZo&feature=related
Evergrey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89giDpJfbVM

[shane88]

I can't believe no one's said Black Sabbath yet....
black sabbath is a perfect ex
imo the heaviest groove ever laid down by a rock band is when the levee breaks

[MichaelThomas]

Converge

[Tuberoast]

Gwar

[JazzHessian]

Wolf Eyes

[paraedolia]

Iron Butterfly.
Black Sabbath.

None of the cookie monster thash bands sound heavy to me, just like a muppet show act in drop D.

[BlueHeaven]

When The Levee Breaks....what a HEAVY, HEAVY groove! It's been the ringtone of my phone for awhile now.

[Prodigy]

Heavy D., The Fat Boys., Notorious B.I.G., Rita MacNeil.

[guitarslinger21]

anything produced by Terry Date.

Pantera
White Zombie
Soundgarden
Deftones
etc,.

[macheesmo3]

Motorhead
The Melvins

[brooksrocco]

These days? Musix at least remotely resembling rock...imo

Boris
Leviathan
Xasthur
sunn0)))
Grails
Sleep/High on Fire
Black Boned Angel
Gojira
Meshuggah
Pyha (http://www.tumult.net/catalog/pyha.html)
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
props up there to the Wolf Eyes nod

A lot of heavy musics are being hit hard on the techno and dubstep dancefloors these days. But I know that's foreign territory for the gear page.

I'm listening to the new DGM Reissue of Fripp & ENO's No poosyfooting, and I think that the new halfspeed remaster of The Heavenly Music Corporation is one of the heaviest things I've heard in a while. Funny. 1973? We're still catching up?

In fact, this whole record is the precurser to a lot of the current droning heavy heads these days, taking it SLOWER to make it 'heavier', whatever that means.

[ZachariahG]

Necrophagist.

[live-I-evil]

ELECTRIC WIZARD!

These days? Musix at least remotely resembling rock...imo

Boris
Leviathan
Xasthur
sunn0)))
Grails
Sleep/High on Fire
Black Boned Angel
Gojira
Meshuggah
Pyha (http://www.tumult.net/catalog/pyha.html)
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
props up there to the Wolf Eyes nod

A lot of heavy musics are being hit hard on the techno and dubstep dancefloors these days. But I know that's foreign territory for the gear page.

I'm listening to the new DGM Reissue of Fripp & ENO's No poosyfooting, and I think that the new halfspeed remaster of The Heavenly Music Corporation is one of the heaviest things I've heard in a while. Funny. 1973? We're still catching up?

In fact, this whole record is the precurser to a lot of the current droning heavy heads these days, taking it SLOWER to make it 'heavier', whatever that means.

I thought I was the only one who knew Xasthur, silly me. By the by, +1 on Boris, Meshuggah, Sunn, and the Matt Pike projects(sleep, High on Fire,) heavier than the left hand of God.

[The Guy]

one song comes to mind as an unlikely candidate: milk it, nirvana

otherwise

LAMB OF GOD!

[P90Nut]

Black Sabbath
Captain Beyond

[live-I-evil]

Harvey Milk anyone?

[Dumo]

Flipper. Mega-Depressing. :cry: Sleep's Dopesmoker. Just listened to most of it at the gym.

[nnick]

Swans

[NeilYoungFan]

I'm a little old-fashioned, but Mountain were heavy.

[MagicNelson]

Gwar

Good call on Gwar. If this isn't heavy, I don't know what it is....

http://images.google.com/url?q=http://blogs.citypages.com/ctg/images/con_gwar.jpg&usg=AFQjCNHLpStf2fyWDpTgg5o1R7SJkUj15w

[cugel]

high on fire
melvins

[Tenacious E]

For me, "heavy" is more often a result of the overall groove of the song and therefore is more about the Guitar, Bass, and Drums together rather than the amount of gain. But, I do like my gain where applicable. Here's "heavy" to me:

Clutch - the definition of heavy
Rage Against The Machine
Led Zeppelin
Black Sabbath
Coheed & Cambria
Slipknot

[Johnnythunders]

Wow Flipper and Sleep! in the same sentence! HA HA HA!

So they went on down
To one of those cheap motels
And they got all gushy and wet
And i say

Ha ha ha ........


Heavy old is of course Sbbath, Hawwind, Motorhead, St Vitus, Eno/Fripp was an interesting choice have to check old my old cassette of that.

Newer heavy is well Heavy Lord, Electric Wizard, Sunn0))) and a ton of other sludge bands.

[Jason Myers]

Good call on Harvey Milk!

[CarlosJesena]

Mastodon
Necrophagist

[Scott K]

Necrophagist heavy? I don't get that vibe at all.

[dksouthpaw]

http://991.com/newgallery/Fat-Boys-Crushin-298801.jpg


beat me to it!

[Brooks]

sabs
motorhead
RATM
obsessed
kyuss
pantera
mastodon

[The Doper]

Electric Wizard is easily the heaviest I've heard.

[Scott K]

Bongzilla

[bkd_guitarist]

In light of the recent thread on less distortion = heavier tone, I am wondering what bands you guys consider "heavy" and why.

Why, Alter Bridge, of course. ;) :munch :stir

[jazzandmetal?]

Why, Alter Bridge, of course. ;) :munch :stir

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:nono

[mrmuzikhead]

King Crimson
NIN
A lot of these "heavy" bands are pretty cheezy and lame IMO

[brooksrocco]

Good call on Harvey Milk!

My thoughts exactly! Every other day, I like them more!

sabs
motorhead
RATM
obsessed
kyuss
pantera
mastodon

Thanks for stealing my name, sir!

[CharAznable]

+1 on Kyuss. When I heard Sky Valley it peeled my face off.

[orangekick]

Um, I'd say my band along with pretty much every band mentioned so far in this thread. We come at our "heavy" sound from a similar place as Zeppelin and Sabbath.

http://www.myspace.com/satanicbat

[wayne87mott]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Scott K http://img.thegearpage.net/board/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?p=4962245#post4962245)
Neurosis
+1 on that

+2

i wonder if Scott K is Scott Kelly from Neurosis and he is just giving his own band props

[shane88]

When The Levee Breaks....what a HEAVY, HEAVY groove! It's been the ringtone of my phone for awhile now.
when i think of heavy i always think of the groove and levee is the heaviest groove ever laid down by a rock band but not the heaviest groove ever laid down > phil spector did that with da doo ron ron by the crystals http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqgtsai2aKY&NR=1

btw most modern "heavy" metal bands sound like kids tappin on cardboard boxes :crazyguy

[Serious Poo]

Surprised noone's mentioned these yet...

MINISTRY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2UA-7Q3ncU&feature=related)

PRONG (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvubOwHRLw4)

LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEZC0ZJ1AW8)

[xntrick]

Grip Inc.

[Berlebster]

Eat them &smile .David Lee Roth Band

[jazzandmetal?]

Eat them &smile .David Lee Roth Band

:roll

[Hootad Binky]

http://thislifeilead.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/image2.png

[doctorx]

Plankton. (http://www.plankton.nu/)

Clips here. (http://www.guitar9.com/humblecolossus.html)

[?&!]

Kyuss, Neurosis, Sleep, the Melvins, Boris, Red Fang, Hella.

[aram]

nothing heavier than this band (though I do love mastadon and meshuggah and such (: )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDa0MrJT6KY

[Cyclophenia]

oddly the heaviest band i ever saw live was celtic frost.

[sergv]

Opeth

[lhallam]

King Crimson
Stravinsky

[bluedean]

The answer is - Ministry - Just One Fix

As was already said w youtube link.

These are definitely not mommy's good boys!