Author Topic: Are there any bands you pretty much completely trust now? (Read 2461 times)

RoeDent · « **on:** October 27, 2018, 12:35:31 PM »

Are there any bands or artists who, when they announce they're releasing a new album, you trust that you're very likely to enjoy it? They haven't let you down so far, so you're certain they know what they're doing.

This is not a thread to trample on that idea. It's fantastically positive thinking and you can just focus on your own hype and excitement for the album.

For me, it's Dream Theater, Steven Wilson, Haken and Frost*.

Evermind · « **Reply #1 on:** October 27, 2018, 12:40:20 PM »

Haken (my trust in them was just reinforced with Vector), Avantasia and Ayreon/most of Arjen's projects. Maybe also Seventh Wonder, but their releases are pretty rare.

The Walrus · « **Reply #2 on:** October 27, 2018, 12:41:57 PM »

Stratovarius and Sonata Arctica. I can always count on having fun with new Stratovarius, and Sonata Arctica is still there but they're on the fence because their last album was the first time I've ever been disappointed with the band - but it did have a couple songs I love, so it's not a total wash, and I'll continue buying everything they put out, so yeah, those two big time.

Learning2Live · « **Reply #3 on:** October 27, 2018, 12:42:49 PM »

DT, Neal Morse Band and Transatlantic

Evermind · « **Reply #4 on:** October 27, 2018, 12:44:25 PM »

Not to shit on your pick, Katt, but here goes: Sonata Arctica used to be on my list. I've bought Live in Finland, SGHN, PC, Ecliptica Revisited and TNH blindly. Next one is definitely going to be a 'try before you buy' kind of thing for me.

I feel like I can post this because I used to be one of the biggest fans of this band here.

The Walrus · « **Reply #5 on:** October 27, 2018, 12:48:37 PM »

Quote from: Evermind on October 27, 2018, 12:44:25 PM

Not to shit on your pick, Katt, but here goes: Sonata Arctica used to be on my list. I've bought Live in Finland, SGHN, PC, Ecliptica Revisited and TNH blindly. Next one is definitely going to be a 'try before you buy' kind of thing for me.

I feel like I can post this because I used to be one of the biggest fans of this band here.

Not shitting at all, 'cause I totally get it. I have my own complaints about the band. The Ecliptica rerecording is unnecessary and completely forgettable (and not even that good). The Ninth Hour sounds like a band/artist (read: Tony Kakko) stuck in the doldrums. But they've had such a fun career doing all kinds of really good experimentations that I consider it more a misstep than anything else, so for now they're still on my radar. I know I've definitely held out longer than most other people who still want Wolf & Raven clones for the twentieth time. The Days of Grays was their last super high point imo.

MrBoom_shack-a-lack · « **Reply #6 on:** October 27, 2018, 01:04:54 PM »

Bands that have my full support no matter what:

Ayreon
Meshuggah
Opeth
Soilwork
Darkane
Symphony X
Evergrey

Crow · « **Reply #7 on:** October 27, 2018, 01:32:35 PM »

The Hirsch Effekt
Haken
Der Weg Einer Freiheit
Coheed & Cambria
Pain of Salvation
Thank You Scientist
Intronaut
Lorde

this is about what my auto-buy bands & artists list looks like atm

mike099 · « **Reply #8 on:** October 27, 2018, 01:36:44 PM »

Haken
Opeth
Blackstone Cherry - Not many on this site know this band. The band lives about 75 miles from me in Kentucky, but I had never heard of them until they showed up on someones top 50 albums on this site. A bit like Skynyrd, but with a harder rock sound.

Anguyen92 · « **Reply #9 on:** October 27, 2018, 03:11:31 PM »

Quote from: mike099 on October 27, 2018, 01:36:44 PM

Blackstone Cherry - Not many on this site know this band. The band lives about 75 miles from me in Kentucky, but I had never heard of them until they showed up on someones top 50 albums on this site. A bit like Skynyrd, but with a harder rock sound.

Wow, that was my list that included Black Stone Cherry's Folklore and Superstition album. Glad you enjoyed them.

All right, for me, bands that I can completely trust to give me a very great album.

Alter Bridge (this band has helped me get through some pretty hard times in the 11 years I've followed this band. I'm certain they will inadvertently do it again in their next album)
Tremonti
Myles Kennedy (solo, not the stuff he does with Slash)
Breaking Benjamin
Owl City
Dream Theater
Sixx: A.M. (don't know if they will ever release another album since Nikki Sixx claims to be retired from touring and doing some studio stuff with Motley Crue, but if Sixx: A.M. does another album, I'm bound to enjoy it)

twosuitsluke · « **Reply #10 on:** October 27, 2018, 03:12:13 PM »

I'd say I'd now lump Haken in there, I love all their albums. Main ones for me would be:

Coheed and Cambria
The Dear Hunter
Devin Townsend
Mastodon
Leprous
Opeth

There are loads of bands, over the years, that would have made this list but either my love for them waned or they released the odd dud album.

There's a few newer bands I love who have a flawless release record but it's just to early for me to put 100% trust in them.

Crow · « **Reply #11 on:** October 27, 2018, 03:24:09 PM »

Oh crap I forgot Devin yeah
Leprous would be on there but Malina ruined my trust

krands85 · « **Reply #12 on:** October 27, 2018, 03:35:12 PM »

Dream Theater, Haken and Tesseract are the ones that immediately spring to mind. Vanden Plas and Symphony X too.

Before their most recent releases, I also would have had Anathema and Deftones, but the last albums by both of them were a bit of a let down.

MirrorMask · « **Reply #13 on:** October 27, 2018, 03:54:02 PM »

Iron Maiden
Dream Theater
Avantasia
Blind Guardian
Rage

YtseJam · « **Reply #14 on:** October 27, 2018, 04:25:34 PM »

Flotsam and Jetsam. Not one bad album

Shadow Ninja 2.0 · « **Reply #15 on:** October 27, 2018, 04:39:00 PM »

Avantasia, Ayreon, Devin Townsend, Steven Wilson are the main ones that come to mind.

lonestar · « **Reply #16 on:** October 27, 2018, 04:42:52 PM »

The big ones are IQ, Haken, Marillion and Tesseract. DT lost some trust with the Astonishing as well as their recent live performance. I'll keep going to them out of respect for all they've done for me, but they do have some work to do.

Dave_Manchester · « **Reply #17 on:** October 27, 2018, 05:07:40 PM »

Dream Theater is the first band to spring to mind. They've never done anything I haven't either liked (WDADU and FII) or loved (everything else). There's so much talent in the band that whenever they get together, great ideas are going to come out.

Next is Steven Wilson. He's very consistent and always puts out music that I at least find interesting, and almost always end up loving.

It's too early in their career for me to say Ghost, but so far they've put out 4 albums I love and if 'they' (Tobias) keep it up for the next few then I'll consider them a bankable pre-order.

Godspeed You Black Emperor have never let me down over the 20-odd years they've been kicking against the pricks. They with Dream Theater and the guy I'm about to mention are the only band I automatically buy whatever they put out without needing to hear a note.

Finally, my musical idol Mark Knopfler. He's got a new one coming out next month and I've already pre-ordered the bells and whistles box set.

KevShmev · « **Reply #18 on:** October 27, 2018, 05:13:00 PM »

Steven Wilson (solo)
Neal Morse/Neal Morse Band
Dream Theater
Devin Townsend
Muse
Radiohead

That's it, that's the list.

Bands I would say are still auto-buys, but not sure I would say I completely trust them, include:

Death Cab for Cutie
Haken
Opeth
U2
Spock's Beard

Peter Mc · « **Reply #19 on:** October 27, 2018, 06:10:26 PM »

Dream Theater
Iron Maiden
Steven Wilson
Neal Morse/Transatlantic
Tool
Joe Satriani

Zantera · « **Reply #20 on:** October 27, 2018, 06:36:10 PM »

Anything Mike Vennart related
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Swans
Sigur Rós
Julia Holter
Kamasi Washington

probably something more

TAC · « **Reply #21 on:** October 27, 2018, 06:41:30 PM »

Kind of a weird question. WildRangerish…

Playing along, I'd go Dream Theater and Iron Maiden.

Adami · « **Reply #22 on:** October 27, 2018, 06:49:34 PM »

Hmm, actually a tough question. Even my favorite bands, I'll have to check it out before I buy it. THey've all burned me to some degree.

Maybe Ayreon? I wasn't huge into The Theory of Everything, but I liked it plenty and haven't had any releases from him that I have disliked.

Sacul · « **Reply #23 on:** October 27, 2018, 07:18:23 PM »

Not really 100%, but some artists I'm always looking forward to their new stuff:

Steven Wilson
Nine Inch Nails
Anathema
Massive Attack
Sigur Rós
Infected Mushroom
Radiohead
Sufjan Stevens
Gazpacho
Nils Frahm
Converge
Chelsea Wolfe
Lunatic Soul
Riverside
Burial

nattmorker · « **Reply #24 on:** October 27, 2018, 07:53:46 PM »

They're several bands like that for me:

Dream Theater
Haken (I can say that now after the last album)
Ayreon
Diablo Swing Orchestra (although they only have 3 albums)
Opeth

King Puppies and the Acid Guppies · « **Reply #25 on:** October 27, 2018, 07:57:54 PM »

I have quite a few auto buy bands, but not so many that I 100% trust to put out a quality product.

The list would be:

Devin Townsend
Rush (even though they have all but admitted they are retired)
Moonsorrow
Enslaved
The Dear Hunter
Tool (I hesitate a little with these guys though, the new album is probably going to end up turning in to the Duke Nukem Forever of the music world (if there really even is a new album (it wouldn't surprise me in the least if they are just yanking everyone's chains)))
Between the Buried and Me (although the first half of Automata almost makes me rethink this)
Shadow Gallery (if they ever decide to release a new album)
Ahab (this one is pushing it a bit)

Quote from: nattmorker on October 27, 2018, 07:53:46 PM

Diablo Swing Orchestra (although they only have 3 albums)

They have 4 actually.

nattmorker · « **Reply #26 on:** October 27, 2018, 08:31:11 PM »

Quote from: Puppies_On_Acid on October 27, 2018, 07:57:54 PM

Quote from: nattmorker on October 27, 2018, 07:53:46 PM

Diablo Swing Orchestra (although they only have 3 albums)
They have 4 actually.

You're right! I forgot about the second album!

wolfking · « **Reply #27 on:** October 28, 2018, 05:38:40 AM »

Iron Maiden
Soilwork
Redemption
Primal Fear
Trivium
Evergrey
Avantasia
Anything Magnus Karlsson

me7 · « **Reply #28 on:** October 28, 2018, 06:53:57 AM »

Haken
The Hirsch Effekt

Short list, I'm a sceptic by nature.

Fritzinger · « **Reply #29 on:** October 28, 2018, 07:29:44 AM »

For me it's:

Haken
Dream Theater
Steven Wilson
Rammstein
Mark Knopfler
Neal Morse

Phoenix87x · « **Reply #30 on:** October 28, 2018, 07:31:43 AM »

I would have said Coheed, but then they made the color before the sun. I would has said Rush, but there's a few misteps.

I'll give it up for Fate's warning and tool though. So far so good with them

TioJorge · « **Reply #31 on:** October 28, 2018, 10:01:43 AM »

Not so coincidentally, my favorite bands are like this.

Devin Townsend
Periphery
The Contortionist
Childish Gambino
Gorillaz
Between The Buried And Me

And definitely Tool. For sure. Total trust there.

I had to.

jammindude · « **Reply #32 on:** October 28, 2018, 10:06:46 AM »

IQ and Haken...completely.

At this point, they could pull a Lulu, and I would still give them a shot. In fact, they are currently the only 2 bands I’m aware of with perfect catalogs (at this time, I don’t count the 2 IQ albums without Nicholls)

Fritzinger · « **Reply #33 on:** October 28, 2018, 10:28:14 AM »

I'm really not sure about Tool.

Sure, all their albums are awesome, but they haven't released anything in 12 years. Maybe their music evolved from a specific situation or emotionally difficult moments in their lives that made those albums so damn authentic. And maybe they are not in this situation anymore.

Of the 12 years without a new release I have been waiting 10 years (really got to know the band around 2008 or so) and I really can't wait for something new by Tool. But I am also a little scared it might not have that ultra-cool, sinister, mellow vibe of the other albums.

SoundscapeMN · « **Reply #34 on:** October 28, 2018, 10:43:44 AM »

Many artists who I consider:

Consistent/On-a-Roll/Winning Streak

Small Leaks Sink Ships
Dirt Poor Robins
Cloud Cult
The Family Crest
The Dear Hunter
Esperanza Spalding
Bent Knee
Anathema
The Reign of Kindo
Foals
Kimbra
Everything Everything
Vennart
Steven Wilson

News: Video of online chat between fans and members of Dream Theater: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx8cLlXnHpA&feature=youtu.be (*no chickens were harmed during the filming of this chat)

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