11 Great Non-Metal Albums for Metalheads | Lamb Of God Singer Randy Blythe's Picks
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- Опубліковано 3 тра 2024
- Lamb of God singer Randy Blythe has one of the most recognizable and downright ferocious yells in metal. He's an animal behind the mic, perfectly suited for the haggard and heavy NWOAHM that Lamb of God specialize in. But Blythe doesn't only listen to the type of music he sings - far from it. The lifelong hardcore punker has a deep reverence for all types of sounds, from the jazz-inflected hardcore of the Bad Brains and moody goth-rock of the Sisters of Mercy, to the pioneering blues of Robert Johnson. Watch Blythe pick and discuss 11 great non-metal albums that he thinks all metalheads need to hear.
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I want this video from literally every metal artist.
Me too!
Watch "What's In My Bag?" on the Amoeba Records channel. Not only will you find metal acts showing what records they bought, it may well introduce you to other non-metal acts with their musical tastes and so on.
@@viggiomorgenstein5913 Thanks for the heads up
Fucking hard agree
Oh yes, Rob and Ozzy would be great!
1: Robert Johnson - Complete Recordings
2: The Cure- The Head on the Door
3: Prince Far I - Under Heavy Manners
4: Sisters of Mercy - Flood Land
5: Love Supreme - John Coltrane
6: The Birthday Party - Prayers on Fire
7: The Upsetters - Return of the Super Ape
8: Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
9: Big Black - Atomizer
10: Discharge - Hear Nothing Say Nothing See Nothing
11: Bad Brains - Self Titled
Thank you
Floodland is one word
Nice
Why is everyghing in this list only English language artists ? Sucks you don't name artists of other languages
@@jessiemartinez3056 It's Randy's list. For what it's worth, lots of foreign artists translate their lyrics to English for wider exposure. I listen to melodeath and black metal from Europe (mostly Scandinavia), and it's usually in English, regardless of the band's native language. I appreciate that Батюшка lyrics are in Old Church Slavonic, for example, but they're doing it as a gimmick.
So cool to see so many dub and reggae albums in his list, and Bad Brains is one of the most original and creative bands from their era, no doubt about it.
...there were times where Deftones was influenced by Bad Brains and had reggae in their music too😁
not to mention they were legendary live in the 80s
I listened to reggae as a Youth, and actually Bad Brains got me into Hardcore… a reggae DJ just played the entire album… and I was hooked!
Cure is legendary. All sorts of music to draw from… sort of like Type O Negative…
@@mrnordyk1125 I love the Deftones (their latest album is great, i saw em live this summer for the 10th time and they killed it) and im sure they were influenced by BB (who wasnt) but what do they have to do in this video or convo since they werent even mentioned in the list....
I saw Bad Brains in the late 80s and they were amazing. As the end of the evening got closer, HR said "we don't do encores, we will keep playing if you want to hear us, but we won't be coming back on when we stop". Eventually the venue had to force them to stop by turning on the lights and kicking everyone out... killer gig
I seen em in the late 90s at the Hammerstein ballroom New York city with Murphy's Law. HR was different by then but they still put on one of the sickest shows I've seen. When they started playing banned in D.C. shit got insane. Skin heads with mouth pieces leveling people. H.R. stopped the song and gave a big speech about love and unity.
The Cure rule! Definitely a band us metalheads need to listen to. The melodies and harmonies are unbelievable between the guitars and bass.
Totally agree! I've been mostly into punk and metal all of my life, but when i need some laid back, relaxing music, I almost always go to The Cure. Plus I'm a bass player and The Cure has some phenomenal bass riffs.
I have never listened to Lamb of God before…seeing how articulate and well spoken this man was and just how much admiration he has for other musicians not in his bands genre, i am going to give them a whirl. Song recommendations welcome :)
Listen to As the Palaces Burn (full album) and go from there.
@@budtron183 thanks Bud. I'll give it a whirl when my boy goes to bed!
Ashes of the Wake album is also very solid ( album after As The Palaces Burn).
@@chrithwaddle
Yeah, As The Palaces Burn and Ashes Of The Wake are THE albums to start with, followed by Sacrament and Wrath. The albums following these are also good, but showcase a gradual fall from the greatness they once had IMHO.
Album..Wrath!, Sacrament, latest is good..Omens
The John Coltrane was a surprise to hear in this list. What a powerhouse of feeling. More people should dive into his music.
Just a personal one but Thelonious Monk is someone every music fan should hear. Although there are better albums, Underground will go down as being one of the coolest evenings I've ever spend chilling out to music alone. Kind regards. ❤️
@@chloescat Yes, Thelonius Monk is good too!
Also Mingus.
It's a great album but not really a deep cut so it wasn't a huge surprise
I love that he mentioned Discharge. I'm not the biggest punk fan but I absolutely love that album
Cool that he’s into Sisters of Mercy. Such an underrated band but very influential. I have ‘First and Last and Always’ on vinyl. Still holds up today.
I listened to their new stuff last night...
@@symbologee new stuff? Seriously? SOM is probably my all time favorite band (along with a few other 😅)
They play new material live. Andrew refuses to put out a record.
@@maxcadey9223 it's stupid...he should self release his stuff. But, their new material is actually pretty good.
Suzanne is just as good as Alice, Marian, or, Lucretia.
If you’ve never listened to John Coltrane you are truly missing out. Great to see him on this list.
A great musician who can talk all day about any genre of music ... and know what he's talking about!
I also love John Coltrane. Giant steps is such a great record. Such a crazy technical record, as far as jazz goes it’s such a perfect example of musical controlled chaos
I agree. Although 'A Love Supreme' is most often mentioned as his magnum opus, Giant Steps is my favorite. It's just perfect.
@@shaunspadafora7943 I also agree. Giant Steps fans, come together!
Sisters AND The Cure? A man after my goth heart. Just another reason you are my favorite metal singer.
JOY DIVISION! GAH! I
Cure is not goth
The Cure was big for me in the mid 80’s. Really cool transition they made from more raw guitars to more ethereal tones. Boys Don’t Cry album is great, Seventeen Seconds etc. Was listening to all the standard Heavies at the same time. Metallica, Mercyful Fate, Motörhead etc. Sister’s was another awesome band back then, also had a major goth crush on the bass player…lol For me even though Killing Joke has more punk cred with their early albums, my fav is Night Time. There’s something about the sound of it. Loved (and still do) a lot of new wave and post punk from the late 70’s, early 80’s. New Order was another fav back then. Now I’m really into older country while still cranking Entombed and Reign In Blood..lol
Great list. I listened to most of these albums pretty much all my life at different stages, still do. Good video as always.
it is admirable how artists are so open minded to many things and tastes, and it is curious to me that the fans of these artists are very radical at times with their tastes.
Metal and hardcore has always been a great influence in my work as an artist. greetings from Colombia!
I have loved lamb of god since day one. However, it's nice to see how calm and well composed you are Randy. You're beautiful ❤
Seeing Robert Johnson & (US Navy veteran) John Coltrane included in this list ups my respect for RB, and I’m not even a huge Lamb guy. I was curious to see his nonmetal influences/love. Did not disappoint 🤘🏻
If I am correct Randy isn't even a metal head
Brilliant choices! Love the insight and exposition
This was great! Love Bad Brains, Sisters of Mercy, Coltrane and of course, Joy Division. The Cure was never my thing but I definitely will check out these other groups! Thanks for these videos!
Great List Randy! Well Non Metal Albums i would show Metalheads would probably be:
Beastie Boys - Check your Head
Public Enemy - It takes a Nation of Millions to hold us Back
Depeche Mode - Black Celebration
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
The Prodigy - The Fat of the Land
I approve every single album on this list 👏
@@InfinityX2 Thanks!
Great list, I would add wu-tang maybe
People tend to forget/downplay just punk rock & metal Public Enemy were just from a lyrical content standpoint (before even getting into Bring Tha Noize with Anthrax). 100% approve of PE on any must-listen list ✊🏻
@@VitrificationOfBlood Thanks, yeah Wu would also fit great in here!
This is cool; most artists I've met just grew up exploring different kinds of music - inspired by different people, places and experiences. Awesome vid, Revolver...
Great list, and I know it's impossible to mention all of the greats, but I think it's worth to mention these records too:
- The Jesus Lizard - Goat (1991)
- Suicide - s/t (1977)
- The Stooges - Fun House (1970)
- Killing Joke - s/t (1980)
- Laughing Hyenas - You Can't Pray A Lie (1988)
The list goes endless...
fun house is correct
Yes. Too many to mention. 🤘
Iggy Pop - Lust for Life as well
When it comes to the Jesus Lizard, I’d say Liar and Shot over Goat. But, that’s just my opinion. Although, Down has the best album cover I have ever seen on any album, In Utero included.
Those are great choices btw.
This is really great, please keep doing this series!
Some of his picks really impress me positively!
Props for recognising scratch Perry as a pioneer of effects! Cool list, definitely checking these out!
So many good picks.
All the videos of Randy singing Bad Brains covers are sick.
His 80’s nu wave / goth picks are timeless.
Was genuinely surprised to see Big Black mentioned. Definitely one of the most underrated punk bands out of the 80s, and you can really see Steve Albini's genius shine through and why he ended up becoming such a respected and legendary recording engineer.
Also Bad Brains just might be the best punk band of all time.
fave big black line i have a headache the size of a pillow
From Missoula
My favorite Big Black line came from the album Songs About F**cking, and the song Fish Fry. I don’t even know why, but I just get so psyched we yells, “He had his 8-track playing, really fucking loud.”
Vote Donald Trump bro, he’s the second coming of Jesus bro
How can you be suriprised when the band recorded a BB cover, I don't know
Thanks Randy! As a matter of fact, I'm a metalhead and I dig all your picks. All these albums are excellent. Just so many ways to get you to a dark place, something we metalheads are certainly welcoming, haha. Cheers
What a great selection... Thanks for sharing it
Another great list, a couple that I will have to check out, always get a new band to check out so far.
Agreed! That spring break show on the beach, Bad Brains set is absolute Fire! "House of Suffering" you can feel the Energy through the TV, HR's range of Vocals is on full display. Stands the test of Time still sounds insane!🤙🏽
Not a Lamb of God fan but thought it would be interesting to see the list. Agree with Randy regarding the Bad Brains. As a Thrash metal kid in the 80s, the Bad Brains were my introduction to Hardcore Punk - my life changed completely. Discharge was a huge influence on Thrash Metal, but the Bad Brains were easily the greatest band I have listened to or have witnessed. Great list btw, good to see Goth Jazz, Post Punk Blues, Hardcore Punk, and Reggae being repped.
Love this! Metal is influenced by so many genres that sound different but aren't really when you really listen
@GardenBoyDon. Classical, Jazz, Bluegrass, Blues music, Country, and Soul. All of those genres are what paved the way for everything that came after.
In my opinion, good metal pulls from other genres to make something that's still abrasive, but different in a cool way. Part of what makes Lamb of God so iconic is because you can hear the southern drawl in Randy's screams and it makes all his vocals unique. You can listen to any Lamb of God song and know it's them because of that. The same applies to a band like Car Bomb that incorporates elements of hardcore punk and jazz in their music to make stuff that sounds really audacious and different at the same time.
Revolver is the master of making Things I as a fan and musician really wanna hear.
Awesome topic, keep it up!
Wonderful on point compilation! 🙂
Dude, thank you for mentioning Nick Cave! I know Bad Seeds, (BADASS!!) and now you've convinced me to listen to Prayers On Fire. I was buying Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, and Classic Rock all at the same time for years...But the first 2 albums I would consider a huge departure from my norm were Mazzy Star's "So Tonight That I Might See," and Counting Crows "August And Everything After."
it's always awesome for me to hear singers like randy just speak in their regular voice
Not normally a fan of these *greatest list* style videos, but a great selection, and interesting exposition of the ones chosen.
Makes me so happy that other people can see their metal idol speak of other genres of music, letting them know that you don’t have to listen to one type of music. I listen to all of this, so awesome!
There's been a great deal of metal fans who love different genres of music: usually the only requirement being that the person is passionate and kind of characterful/original.
Yes but why is this all only English speaking artists..pretty narrow minded to be honest when there are way better musicians from other countries with non English music
This is amazing, Randy! Thank you!
I loves The Cure, Sisters of Mercy and Joy Division years before I started to really listen to extrem metal and I can only agree, this list was awesome. From blue's, to cool Reggae and Discharge to Cure, SOM and JD.
I could listen to Randy talk music all day. Truly enjoy how vast his taste is.
Really interesting picks. I'll check some of those out.
So many great bands/artists/albums on this list. Props for mentioning Prince Far I. And how the hell have I missed the project Saudade, haha.
Just got back from seeing yet another EPIC performance from LOG, so I had to crawling onto UA-cam to pick up this little nugget.
Discharge played a local club to me, summer 1980. 40 people turned up. I'll never forget it.
Excellent list!
Your dead on about HR and THE BAD BRAINS!!! They played numerous times 8n 1980S NYC AND NJ! Definitely the best shows I've seen in decades of rocking out 😎
His picks are spot on. Heavy on post punk (cheers!) but those are good choices for showing how to create atmosphere and a compelling presence as a frontman
Never thought I'd watch a full one of these but these suggestions are fucking solid. Fair play to randy, excited to check a few of these out
4:45 LOL can definitely relate. I saw The Sisters Of Mercy live back in 2011 and they had so much fog on stage it set off the fire alarm.
Luckily they were able to fix it in a few minutes. Great freaking show.
My little goth heart is so happy!!!! I do love that your first one is literally bringing it back to the very beginning though. Not only was the mans ability to play extraordinary, but so was his "legend" and the mysterious aspects of his life... So cool! Randy always has been someone with deep layers of thought and interests and I love that about him!
I love Goth and metal - this is a great list. Well explained too. Didn't have a hook before, but will give Lamb of God another try.
I would like this on bizarre metal albums too.
Nice selection, thx!
I'm more of an old punk who sort of into metal, and DAMN, I approve of all of these picks, especially Prince Far I and Discharge. Excellent, excellent picks, much respect.
Awesome recommendations.
I am loving this guy's list, but I am blown away that Sisters of Mercy (one of my favorite bands) is on it. That's awesome!
Man I love music of all sorts. Grew up a.metal head and of course was a huuuge lamb of God fan since I was in middle school. Had a shirt that of course my teachers didn't like but growing up I always like oldies as well, funk, disco, rock, reggae especially but always love the metal. Seeing how much randy knows and appreciates music over all just brings an even bigger appreciation to him and everything he's done and gone through himself to.become the solid guy he is today. One love and rock on Randy
Man,his musical knowledge and taste are far and wide! That rocks! 🤘
Awesome list!
The Cure song on the Crow Sound track is Amazing.
Burn
Lmfao
Phenomenal list! I’m a huge Lycia fan. One of the greatest Darkwave bands most people have never heard of, hailing from Tempe, Arizona. I think they’re an especially important listen to anyone into bleaker sounding metal like gothic doom metal, black metal, or even post metal in the vein of any of Aaron Turner’s projects.
I have a few of their albums
Great stuff❤
A Forest by The Cure has had a lot of great metal cover versions.
Good list man
The Cure, one of my favorite bands... and I'm a person who loves 90's metallic hardcore, groove metal, etc. I got into Joy Division because of NIN. Also, I love John Coltrane.
Serious question for you, P S... I've tried to get into Coltrane numerous times, but don't personally feel the same connection to his stuff as I do artists like Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Thelonious Monk or Rahsaan Roland Kirk. (That said, I do appreciate "A Love Supreme" as a jazz masterpiece.) Something I'm missing when I listen to Coltrane? Something I should be listening for?
Oh - and I'd love to see Randy's take on Mike Oldfield's "Tubular Bells". I've loved that album since I first heard it at four years old.
Funny how there are those of us rock/metal fans that like The Cure and other 80s "gender-subverting" music.
Thanx you've spoken so much truth.! I'm glad you name check bands that I a 58yr old have listen to all my life, Birthday Party, Robert Johnson, Joy Division, Gun Club ( Patricia Morrison) Bad Brains, etc etc etc etc...
Seems easiest for me to get people into Metal with the Static X "Wisconsin Death Trip" album. Everyone is intrigued by the strange samples, disco-like rhythms and Waynes occasionally comical sounds and singing patterns. Endlessly satisfying and entices everyone's inner curiosity. 'I'm with Stupid' being a good introduction. It really is what Wayne himself said, "Evil Disco".
Yeah, wisconsin death trip was a stroke of genius for that era.
Yes!! Static X was and still is great for that. Seriously I can imagine so many people would have gotten into metal cause of the great late Wayne Static🤘
love me some Push It
I was gifted that album for xmas when I was about ten years old and listened the shit out of it, still visit it from time to time for nostalgia sake
Great idea for a vid. I want more
Coincidentally, back in 04' Lamb of God was actually my bridge band into what would become an obsession with metal (Ashes of the Wake is in my top 20) But my favorite album of all time, and the album I return to periodically to reset my musical pallet so to speak after too much metal or gangster rap is Kind of Blue, by Miles Davis. The track Blue in Green being my favorite song of all time.
Most perfect album ever created in my opinion
Very much so! Notably, Coltranes contributions to the album are so absolutely essential to the spirit of the project that for Kind of Blue to be lauded as a Miles Davis album is somewhat of an understatement.
(and that's still saying nothing of Bill Evans, Cannonball Adderley, Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb)
Coltranes talent manifests so conspicuously throughout the arrangements of the project that it playfully entices a sort of "challenge accepted" nuance from Davis, who delivers a brilliant performance of raw and cathartic melancholy, laid bare as Coltrane confides in, expounds upon and immortalizes the somber, the haunting and the sometimes cheerful notes of a true American masterpiece
I love many genres of music and I have to agree Blue in Green is one of the best songs I’ve ever heard and Kind of Blue is one of the best albums I’ve ever heard. Don’t get me wrong, A Love Supreme is GREAT, but Kind of Blue is magnetic.
I’ve always liked his interviews. He knows his stuff, and gave credit where credit was due, I got mad respect.
My immediate thoughts were Joy Division and The Cure (I would've chosen Disintegration or Seventeen Seconds) both of which he touched on.
Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left also comes to mind. Beautifully melancholy folk record. Riverman is a sublime song.
Disintegration is without a doubt one of the best albums of all time and i will physically fight anyone who disagrees lmao
Excellent recommendations, i actually got to know about Lee "Scratch" Perry while on my adventures on GTA.
Robert smith from the cure actually began recording with a metallic acoustic on the album you referenced, further lending itself to the ear of a metal head. The cure are an amazing group.
They need to release their new work. They're probably sitting on 10 albums by now...
"Metalluc acoustic" meaning those steel string guitars you find in like Johnny Marr/Peter Murphy songs etc.?
@@te9591 it’s a flat steel board still hollow with holes in it rather than wood, also known as a resonator guitar.
@@chubbymonkey452 sounds cool
@@symbologeeThey Performed 2 New Songs the other day. You can find them on UA-cam.
Cool Werner Herzog shirt in Danzig motif.. I personally like the earlier SOM stuff more but Floodland was a big part of my childhood.. The Jamaican Dub suggestions are perfect, and the 80’s post punk and early UK hardcore stuff are essential, and of course Bad Brains..
Thank you for the Prince Far I - Under Heavy Manners reccomendation.
Love the Head on the Door. Six Different Ways is one of my favorite Cure songs.
Always been meaning to get Unknown Pleasures and Floodland.
The best thing about hearing what influenced your music idols is the world of new music it opens up for you.
I really thought Massive Attack-Mezzanine was the be on this list. It give you that deep dark feeling that very few groups ever achieve.
the "fried", distorted sound of trip hop isn't as far from guitar distortion as one might think
Great shirt 😆
And selections
I’m a metal head and I love the blues, reggae,the cure and sisters of mercy
I guess our ears gravitate towards similar frequencies
This makes me smile ‘cause I was the only one of my (teenaged) peer group that lacked the fear to not only listen to, but “admit” to what I was listening to.
I took so much shit for loving metal, and overnighting (alone) to see metal shows in a city that was accessible only by ferry for 14 hours a day - a thirteen year old kid showing up to hostels with 10pm curfews, well after 11pm.
I grew up listening to country and folk music of the ‘50’s - ‘70’s - Johnny Cash, Charley Pride, Dolly Parton, George Jones, Bruce Cockburn and Gordon Lightfoot.
I then found punk (Hüsker Dü & SNFU), metal, and all things ‘80’s synth - Cyndi Lauper and The Bronski Beat, as well as Dexter Gordon, Joe Pass and Aretha Franklin - Bach, Roxy Music and The Cure.
Emotion can be found anywhere, you’ve just gotta be open to finding it.
Some great stuff in there. Fair play Randy.
That was a great list! I need to listen to more Coltrane!
Robert Johnson! And rightfully so. We ought to never forget the roots of metal.
Love hearing musicians talking about the music that moves them.
So glad Randy gave a shout out to The Sisters of Mercy, they are soooo underrated!! I recommend everyone listen to their first album "First and Last and Always" in addition to "Floodland", that album is really one of the best albums in dark music ever!
Interesting list. V. Glad to see early Bad Brains. Inflammable Material by Stiff Little Fingers is a great early punk album. Prince Far I is great too.
Loveless by My Bloody Valentine would be up there. It's so dense and heavy, yet you could weave cotton candy to it. Same with Grace by Jeff Buckley.
Looked for the Loveless mention; found it. It's like a healthy high.
Discharge sound was very influencial also. Heavy, dark, apokaliptic🤘
I saw Y'all back in 2018 at the San Diego Sports arena and as well with Megadeth recently. I love you. I love the bad brains too.
To this day I Against I by Bad Brains is a brilliant album. I also really dig stuff by Sisters Of Mercy and Big Black. That Blythe fella has pretty good taste.
good selection. never heard about the last thing.
Thanks Randy - great list! If you had grown up in the UK, I think you would have loved the John Peel show...a real interesting mix! One band he played a lot, that would fit well into this list, is the great Killing Joke...
They're hardcore punk, so it's kinda close to metal tbh
I'm so glad Randy is still around.
Great picks, I own all but the Prince Far I. I would think that something in the dark ambient genre like Lustmord would be right up just about any metalhead’s alley if they have an open ear.
He works with MJK sometimes.
Great list ❤❤
I liked Randy before but even more now with these selections. Love the fact he likes a lot of groups I do.
My all time favourite album is Souvenirs by The Gathering, just a phenomenal album that mixes Trip Hop with Prog.
The gathering is dope. A noise severe is my favorite.
Thanks for the recommendation
if anyone into metal is curious to check them out but doesn't want to leave their comfort zone as much, their first 4 albums incorporate a metal sound
Trip hop meets prog sounds awesome.
I looked this up and it's a great album. She has such a great voice. I stumbled across a Gathering song years ago, liked it, but then forgot about them. They seem like one of those indie or more obscure bands that are really good but didnt get known.
EXCELLENT CHOICES - RESPECT 🤟🏻🖤 Brilliant, eclectic 👌 we all have a common musical matrix I think..