The classics.

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Not much to say here as there is not much available on the 'tubes about this band. It is composed of sole musician Ben Sharp, and is some quite nice instrumental prog metal.

(PegasusJedi - Daily Sketch 61)

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Celldweller is a bit of an interesting beast. Very similar to Blue Stalhi previously with the electronic industrial metal. Celldweller expands on it though with a healthy dose of orchestrical composition with measures of D'n'B and dubstep mixed in. If you enjoyed Blue Stalhi, here is an extra serving of that electronic metal goodness.

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A bit of folk pop and blues rock today. Barns apparently is a bit of an up and coming musician, so there is not much available now. He has one EP released currently, and I must say I love his voice.

Oddly enough I discovered him though a video ad on YouTube, which has to be up there on my list of "serendipitous times to disable adblock".

Here is hoping for more in the upcoming years.

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What with it being (at time of writing) one day before Christmas, how about come classical Christmas hymns and carols arranged in heavy metal style by Rob Halford of Judas Priest fame?

(Rainihorn - Merry Hearts Warming Eve)

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Some more of that yummy yummy post-metal/post-rock tasty goodness! Sparowes leans more towards "post-rock" than metal compared with Russian Circles and Pelican. It also shades in to prog-rock territory at times. Still, all in all they are an excellent instrumental band to listen to in the background.

Quite enjoyable to listen to while at work.

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Some hard rock from California today.

DOROTHY has an interesting mix of classic, old-school heavy metal and bluesey rock style. Think "Black Sabbath" + "White Stripes". The lead singer, Dorothy Martin, Has (IMHO) an incredibly energetic and powerful voice that is perfect for this music.

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A spot of Country Western + Country Gothic courtesy of my fellow coworkers on the production floor. I am not sure how to describe his music. My vocabulary is woefully lacking (any music buffs got any suggestions?). All I can say is that his music that I have heard sounds like what the picture below looks like (if that makes any sense).

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Nick Cave and his band Bad Seeds is something that I have recently (re)discovered thanks to my new co-worker, "Shoe", on the production floor. Been around longer than I (and I will wager most people reading this) have been alive. Really intense and emotional post-punk and gothic rock. Features American Southern Gothic imagery and themes quite heavily.

A bit dark, but quite enjoyable nonetheless.

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Some soul mixed with a dab of hip-hop this time around. Musically it consists of some very light hip-hop style beats and samples that primarily serve to highlight his incredible (IMHO) voice.

So much emotion! Just listen to Human and Skin below!

Sadly, the rest of the album does not quite have the same emotional weight as Skin and Human, but for a first studio album, it is quite excellent. Here is hoping for more!

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Lincoln Durham has an absolutely delicious fusion of blues and southern gothic with healthy helping of punk rhythms and alt-rock beats mixed in. Imagine if you will Brothter Dege mixed in with a grittier version of White Stripes.

He is also an impressive artist to see live (as are most one person bands).

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This one is interesting (to me at least). Beats Antique bills itself as and "experimental world fusion and electronic music group. Basically this is just a posh way of saying "light electronic dance music with a distinctive Middle-Eastern flavour. (Middle-Eastern Dance Electronic Dance Music? MEDEDM? )

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More of the delicious, delicious Peculiar Pretzelmen...

(SakuraCheetah - Mangopony)

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This was a delightful find that practically came out of nowhere for me. Very unique sound with a mixture of what Wikipedia describes as alt-country, neofolk/folk rock, and industrial(!), with a dash of gospel and Native American music. To my ears it sounds like the lyrical themes of traditional gospel, with the arrangement of alternative country (*not* the twangy, rhinestone-cowboy stuff!), and the sound of melodic doom metal (see Sinking Hands, Winter Shaker, Swedish Purse, and

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Some bluegrass-folk music courtesy of Canada this time around. Features blisteringly fast banjo (is there any other kind?) which counterpoints lead singer Nate Hilt's rather raspy voice quite well. Quite nice if you are into that sort of thing.

(Maran-Zelde - Equestria Girls: Indie Rocks)

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A rather nice selection of deliciously grungy, hard al-rock. Special thanks to Darkhanos for the suggestion!

(Let's rock - IceCapers)

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A bit more laid back this time. Some indie rock with a healthy measure of neo-soul and funk rock. (No, I do not know exactly what those labels mean; that is what the great and knowledgeable Wikipedia says—perhaps someone more knowledgeable that I could elaborate?)

Regardless, I just love lead singer Kevin Swaby's voice. Really goes well with The Heavy's big-band funk sound.

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Some heavy metal and melodic metalcore from Trivium. I really enjoy their later albums (especially Silence in the Snow); tjeir vocals are smoother, less harsh "metal screaming" and more melodic overall. I know some fans decried the shift, but I certainly enjoy the new sound. Lead singer Matt Heafy has a pleasant enough voice and it is nice to be able to hear it when he is not screaming out his larynx.

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Some silly, light-hearted steam-punk themed cabaret courtesy of The Cog is Dead. It is slightly dark, yet still jaunty and upbeat; think "Steam Punk MLP musical episode as directed and composed by Tim Burton"

(wingedwolf94 - Steampunk Ryo)

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A good, healthy dose of garage rock/blues rock here. This was actually the first band that introduced me to this genre and got me interested in it. Their earlier works have a deliciously raw blues sound that I absolutely love. Their later works veer more towards psychedelic; not necessarily bad, just different.

Dan Auerbach, the lead (and only) singer, released a solo album, so he is lumped in this list as well.

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