Dear community, often, when people mention they listen to “hard music”, I just don’t feel the energy in what they show me. Many times I get to hear just monotonous, noisy, wannabe-hard sounds, but they fail to “transport energy” to me. I am looking for absolute bangers, no matter the genre. Pretty much the pinnacle of how much raw power one can convey through music. I know that this is highly subjective, but with enough suggestions, there might be some good stuff to be discovered. So far, I have only found a hand full of songs that I perceive as “hitting hard”. Andrew Hulshult has some great songs in the DUSK soundtrack (example above), and Noisia makes some bangers, their “Imperial EP” was the first time I can remember feeling what I am looking for. Please only post serious suggestions.
Edit: Thanks for all the answers! I’ll need some time to “work through” these. ;)
War by IDLES.
It sounds like a fucking air raid
well i found out about noisia recently, so I hear what you are saying, but its not really fair to just describe techno and drum/bass as “hard”, there’s plenty of mumble rap that goes hard, reaggeton, etc. rock n roll. I hope you find more songs that transport the energy to you, because I feel it with a wide variety of music. Just gotta get into it without analyzing too much.
Portrayal of Guilt is a heavy as fuck metal band that I really enjoy.
https://open.spotify.com/track/6orPCwBWW9Li0CBseEcDHJ?si=RXTWTXHwSRS90439VcMhUg
Ha, that is a great example of what people would show me, but it fails to “grab” me, mostly because it is too noisy, abstract, lofi or monotonous for my ears. ;)
Have you considered Mick Gordon’s Doom soundtrack?
Off the top of my head there’s also “Hell Patrol” (Judas Priest):
Maybe the opening of “New Drugs” (Dead When I Found Her):
Or maybe “The Serpents of Eden” (Dawn of Ashes):
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There is an interesting division when it comes to music that is perceived as “hard”, and that is groove. Some just want music to sound evil and have harsh sounds, others require groove to feel the power. So, here are my recommendations with some groove:
Everything by Devildriver
Everything by DethklokDethKlok in general; that stuff is put together extremely well
Here’s a few of my favorites, across a few genres. Each of these goes very hard in their own right. Some in unexpected ways, but they all have a really strong energy behind them.
Carpenter Brut - The Widow Maker
Carpenter Brut - Turbo Killer
GosT - Maleficarum
Perturbator - She Moves Like A Knife (NSFW thumbnail)
Heilung - Norupo
Nightwish - Noise
Abbath - Winterbane
Rotting Christ - Χ Ξ Σ (666)
Gojira - Stranded
BLVCK CEILING - WVFFLIFE
Machinae Supremacy - Player One
KMFDM - A Drug Against War
Mindless Self Indulgence - WitnessThen, if you have the time, these two are both some personal favorites of mine, but they’re pretty long. But definitely worth the time, as they are not only absolutely beautiful songs on their own, but they also go very hard.
20:58: Nightwish - The Greatest Show On Earth (This is a live version of the song, and tells a story about the Big Bang and the birth of our universe, and has a special appearance by Richard Dawkins.)
14:07: Blind Guardian - And Then There Was Silence (This song is heavily inspired by The Iliad, the classic Greek poem by Homer.)Here is an alternative Piped link(s): https://piped.video/watch?v=_3i7tcZ-szI&pp=ygUaY2FycGVudGVyIGJydXQgd2lkb3cgbWFrZXI
https://piped.video/watch?v=er416Ad3R1g&pp=ygUbY2FycGVudGVyIGJydXQgdHVyYm8ga2lsbGVy
https://piped.video/watch?v=PWzYY4PQcpc&pp=ygUQZ29zdCBtYWxlZmljYXJ1bQ
https://piped.video/watch?v=P_XIH2cE7kY
https://piped.video/watch?v=64CACoHNBEI&pp=ygUGYW5vYW5h
https://piped.video/watch?v=LczGSoibRe8&pp=ygUPbmlnaHR3aXNoIG5vaXNl
https://piped.video/watch?v=Yv-oC5zCwn8&pp=ygURYWJiYXRoIHdpbnRlcmJhbmU
https://piped.video/watch?v=OJbqplkBBv8&pp=ygUScm90dGluZyBjaHJpc3QgNjY2
https://piped.video/watch?v=FNdC_3LR2AI&pp=ygUPZ29qaXJhIHN0cmFuZGVk
https://piped.video/watch?v=6A5IF4hbb8U&pp=ygUWYmxhY2sgY2VpbGluZyB3dmZmbGlmZQ
https://piped.video/watch?v=l4uPgYnC2fM&pp=ygUdbWFjaGluYWUgc3VwcmVtYWN5IHBsYXllciBvbmU
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Pumped up kicks is quite „hard“, at least text wise: https://open.spotify.com/track/7w87IxuO7BDcJ3YUqCyMTT?si=Tbx96MsYTRiOrTdMsRmSiQ
And so is bullet: https://open.spotify.com/track/7MB22jLCA12Ev7Jjp3e1aU?si=af0w80NnTAC7sZCWRNqq1w
Beat wise few tracks hit harder than „hit me hard“: https://open.spotify.com/track/4xvOZdRvnhaK2XbdHzIelj?si=eCXbqOILQFm8-7h1ALNiMA
You Will Never Be One Of Us - by Nails
Death Walking Terror - by Cannibal Corpse
All The Devils Are Here - by Dyscarnate
Flying Whales by Gojira
Holy Roller by Spiritbox
Death To The Holy by Zeal & Ardor
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If you like Noisia, we should be on the same page here…
The Hole Where Your House Was - Spor
Nothing Matters (Noisia Remix) - Mark Knight feat. Skin
Scarif - Black Sun Empire and Pythius
I Saw You - Black Sun Empire feat. Sarah Hezen
Life & Death - Rezz and Deathpact
Some of those last few are hard in a different way, but anyway, should be at least one you like in there.
It’ll take me a while to listen to all these answers, but I can already say: Thank you for introducing me to Spor! <3
Blood Eagle by Periphery is pretty damn heavy, but it may sound like noise on the first listen. The mix is dense, so it can take a minute to really digest what you’re hearing.
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This song has actually been stuck in my head lately so I’m glad I got a chance to share it. I’ve seen them in concert 2 or 3 times, they’re awesome
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Children of Bodom are you dead yet
Lydia by Highly Suspect
https://piped.video/watch?v=ev-bR9ii7Gs
DVP by PUP
https://piped.video/watch?v=iVuB1ZASrGw
Throwin’ Down by Psychostick
https://piped.video/watch?v=GPTuiH2X0E4
I can post some more agressive ones if you’d like.
Rip & Tear - Mick Gordon Doom 2016 OST in general
I agree, the Doom 2016 OST has some great pieces! And let’s not forget the absolute ingenious Doom 3 theme song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzI7DLR0DPU
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