Heaviest Music... that isn't Metal.

[In Search of Username]

Ninja'd by the OP with Swans. However, I raise you Godspeed:

Spoiler: CLICK HERE TO HAVE YOUR MIND BLOWN. PROBABLY

 

[sammysoso]

If you like classical music, then I'd suggest Richard Wagner, or any Wagnerian music (such as Howard Shore's Lord of the Rings scores)

 

[sextus the crazy]

Ehem...


This is pretty much one of the main reasons Heavy Metal exists.

Along with this...

 

[lechat]

dubstep might be the closest electronic style sticking to the spirit of metal without getting into the ridiculous BPM ramping of oldschool hardcore

 

[Launcelot111]

I don't know what to classify Lightning Bolt as. They are very loud. I leave the rest to you.

 

[Zoe Castillo]

--

 

[Zykon TheLich_v1legacy]

I would say certain types of hardcore techno:

Spoiler: spoilered for slightly disturbing video content

Not necessarily the "heaviest" although determining what "heavy" is is not an exact science. Speed? Tone? How fast it makes people run? Regardless, the above are a couple of my faves but most of it is pretty hard to find, even on youtube, but once you find one or 2 you'll probably find more in the selected links.

 

[DrunkOnEstus]

Hmm...

Spoiler: Mr Bungle

Spoiler: Melt Banana

Spoiler: The Locust

Spoiler: Wooden Shijps

Spoiler: Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats

Spoiler: The Mars Volta

Spoiler: Blood Brothers (Fucking LOVE this song)

Spoiler: Saving the best for last

I'll stop there. Hope they serve you well, excellent challenge OP.

 

[Chuck B 66]

Tom Waits: Going out west
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27LLPANAgzw

death from above 1979: you're a woman i'm a machine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kocOMqjtvdY

Red Fang: Prehistoric Dog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuRKRFjm-HA

KYUSS: green machine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc-7FXzbeA0

KARMA TO BURN: 20
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxGD45SK08o

 

[Strazdas]

Silent hill 2 soundtrack.

 

[II2]

The Angelic Process. Heavy, overpowering shoegaze/drone.

\

Love his work!
Favorite Track ^^

Ninja'd by the OP with Swans. However, I raise you Godspeed:

GLAAAUUUGH, I missed the chance I had to see Godspeed live before they split, but good on ya... Here's my GSBE! choice cut:

And more Swans:

Well im sure if any of these bands can be considered ?heavy? but here goes nothing

Skinny Puppy

Spoiler

Big Skuppy fan, though for whatever qualifies heaviest, I'd go with:

{NSFW}

Heeeeeheeee I'm having fun with these. Keep em coming, all.

 

[Squilookle]

I would propose listening to the something by Richard Wagner.
His works will blow your ears clean off and then some.

One post in and we already have a /thread.

I'd also recommend OSTs, they can and quite often do get pretty heavy.

Probably not the best example:


Though sometimes Classical music directly affects the formation of soundtracks themselves- particularly John Williams ones.

For example- here's the piece that the Jaws theme was lifted from:

 

[blackrave]

Drum'n'base?
(although I might be biased since I really like Pendulum)

Also whatever Nine Inch Nails and Tool does (I don't think it can be categorized as metal)
(hey, nobody said that lyrics couldn't be heavy, instead of music)

 

[Eleuthera]

Nowhere near as 'heavy' as most of the other tracks posted in here, but I like it.

 

[UltraPic]

Hardcore punk, t'aint metal. Although I find it hard to imagine there are many people that like it and don't like at least some metal.

Agreed! It can get pretty bonkers and caustic. I find one of the most interesting periods to be in the early 80's, after the first wave of punk rock had launched and less clear ideas of what it was had become expected (see SWANS in my first post).

Amebix is a great example of heavy, crazy, crusty punk rock. I really like their stuff.

You have excellent taste . It's also worth pointing out that amebix were the first band signed to alternative tentacles.

 

[SanguineScale]

snip

Props for those Swans and Stapleton additions there NWW usually comes to mind for me when I think heavy, especially his earliest dark ambient works. Seeing some Merzbow here and there as well, which is great

Now I don't know -exactly- what you mean by heavy, but I'll give my best interpretation. Since there's a lot of electronic musicians here already, Venetian Snares usually comes to mind:



Such an experience to let yourself get pounded by these tracks

 

[Parkway91]

If I had to recommend anything it would be from my favourite genre 'hardcore' which I don't class as metal, but most people do. Anything by Antagonist A.D. a New Zealand band that are my favourite and do some amazing things for hardcore music. If I had to recommend something that wasn't a guitar driven 'heavy' music, some electronica from Otto Von Schirach. Some of his beats are just deadly.

 

[keosegg]

Delain, I suppose. Some may consider them Gothic Metal, I consider them Gothic Rock. They're like Evanescence, but better in every way imaginable.

Spoiler

 

[Cuacuani]

Page 2 and no-one has cracked an Adele joke? I'm not sure if I'm upset or impressed.