• ChicoSuave@lemmy.world
    17·
    5 months ago

    Hanson. They’re still together and touring.

    Justin Timberlake became an actor and SNL regular renown for his holiday dick jokes.

  • MrJameGumb@lemmy.world
    10·
    5 months ago

    I’d say collectively the genre of black metal. In 2004 most black metal acts were still doing the same kind of lo-fi DIY “buzzsaw in a garbage can” style that had been popular throughout the 90s. You could find artists who were starting to get more creative with it, but you really had to look hard sometimes.

    Don’t get me wrong, I still love old school black metal, but when that’s all there is it starts to all sound alike after awhile.

    Now it seems like every time I hear a new black metal release people have really started pushing the genre WAY past a bunch of white guys in corpse paint singing about how depressed they are lol! Now there’s tons of interesting electronic bands, lots of crossover bands, lots of avant garde artistic stuff, lots of stuff from different countries all over the world all adding their own unique sounds… It’s just really refreshing to hear a genre that was notoriously strict become something so much bigger and better

      • MrJameGumb@lemmy.world
        2·
        5 months ago

        The last Ihsahn album was really good! It sounded like it was half Emperor half John Williams score lol! I just recently started listening to

        Botanist which is a one man project where he makes atmospheric black metal using hammered dulcimers!

        Just yesterday I was listening to this band Kaatayra from Brazil who use a lot of traditional folk instruments and it had kind of a zen vibe to it in parts.

        I recently found a post black metal band from Japan called Asunojokei whose music sounds kind of like a black metal band playing anime theme songs lol

        Dødheimsgard have been around forever but their last album Black Medium Current was VERY eclectic to the point of being almost psychedelic at times!

        There are a ton more if you look around honestly

    • corroded@lemmy.world
      2·
      5 months ago

      I still enjoy the second-wave stuff from time to time, but you’re absolutely spot-on with what’s been coming out in recent years. I’m really into groups that have kept the original BM music style but embraced modern production. A few that come to mind are Faidra, Spectral Wound, Asarhaddon, and Funeral Winds; fantastic bands that play “true” BM but have good recording quality.

      Like you mentioned, the big change is just how many “crossover” bands there are, and I’m all for it. You didn’t ask for suggestions, but I’m going to offer some of my favorites anyway:

      • Harakiri for the Sky - One of the best post-black bands.
      • Anomalie (shares members with Harakiri for the Sky) - BM plus what I can only call “tribal” elements.
      • Psyclon 9 (at least their older albums) - BM plus industrial/aggrotech.
      • Dawn of Ashes - See above.
      • Anaal Nathrakh - BM + grind + industrial + ?
      • Darkthrone (yes, THAT Darkthrone) - Blackened hard rock? I don’t know what to call their new stuff, but it’s not bad.
      • Gaerea - Radio-friendly BM
      • Kanonenfieber - Blackened melodic death metal? Maybe?
      • Afsky - Folk-inspired BM. Seems like this is a really popular combination.
      • None - DSBM, but with the exception of their filler tracks, more on the BM, less on the DS.
      • Ernte - Fairly traditional BM, but with female vocals.
      • MrJameGumb@lemmy.world
        1·
        5 months ago

        I’ve heard a few of these but I’m saving the rest to listen to later! What Darkthrone was doing a few albums ago is now called “Black N’ Roll” and it’s its own awesome genre now!

  • Zerlyna@lemmy.worldEnglish
    104·
    5 months ago

    Ok I’ll start. Radiohead To me the are like the Beatles (continued) Every album has a new direction Not surprised, just glad every album is new and they arent cookie cutter.

    • MrVilliam@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      5 months ago

      Was genuinely thinking of them here. Hail To The Thief released in 2003, and it kinda sounded like they were winding down. Imagine blinking and then having In Rainbows, The King Of Limbs, and A Moon Shaped Pool dropped on you all at once.

      I’ll also say Foo Fighters. Based on the 2004 criteria, we would only know about what’s below the red line here and then suddenly have a ton of other, evolved stuff.

  • sygnius@lemmy.worldEnglish
    51·
    5 months ago

    Taylor Swift. She started out as a country singer, completely changed her genre, and became a pop sensation.

    Edit: Nevermind, her first album was in 2005 I think.

    • Resol van Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      5 months ago

      I miss when she was a country singer. It really felt like a perfect match for her. And then she left it.

      And then there’s her 2020 albums, folklore, and evermore. These will forever be my favorite pieces of music from Taylor Swift of all time. And they aren’t pop or country.