Songs Beyond Hardcore

[tetraplan]

If speed (or lack thereof) is no issue, I'd say Merzbow - Ananga Ranga. Or some of the nastier Whitehouse stuff.
I second (early) Swans, and add Sunn0))).

Groet, Erik

[scuzzphut]

Swans! Forgot about them.

"put your head on the ground.........." that was a cool album

[dystonia_ek]

If speed (or lack thereof) is no issue, I'd say Merzbow - Ananga Ranga.

I always think of that one as extremely fast, and of 'digital' period Merzbow as slower for some reason.
People who come from a metal background might prefer to start with Pulse Demon over Venereology.

There's also the Francisco Lopez death metal extravaganza on Alien8 (can't remember the untitled number offhand) - a huge, dense collage of blast beats and out-of-sync riffing.

BTW, nice to see you back, Erik.

[neverwhere2012]

lamb of god always helps.... if you're really in a special mood you could try some Nasum. soilent green were always nice too, or even the first superjoint ritual cd (not the 2nd one... dear god not the 2nd one.)

i find it helps to listen to a lot of non-"hardcore" music most of the time. helps keep heavy music heavy, keeps the perspective. if i listen to depeche mode, peter gabriel, or vnv nation for a week straight and then throw in lamb of god... well, you get the idea

[deggy]

Bartoks 3rd String Quartet.

I always felt that the fourth Bartok String Quartet was much "harder" than the thrid (Especially that 5th movement).

[tetraplan]

If speed (or lack thereof) is no issue, I'd say Merzbow - Ananga Ranga.

I always think of that one as extremely fast, and of 'digital' period Merzbow as slower for some reason.

Hmm. I always feel that somehow those pounding percussion-sounds are completely overwhelmed by the layers of harsh noise. All sense of speed and rhythm obliterarted, cleansed.
On one hand, it's stupidly fast (could be, what, 300 bpm?), on the other hand, it's timeless.

People who come from a metal background might prefer to start with Pulse Demon over Venereology.

Pulse Demon is really insanely fscking hard, if I remember well.

There's also the Francisco Lopez death metal extravaganza on Alien8 (can't remember the untitled number offhand) - a huge, dense collage of blast beats and out-of-sync riffing.

Sounds cool.

BTW, nice to see you back, Erik.

Thank you. Glad to be back.

Groet, Erik

[Voidoid Surrealist]

if you're really in a special mood you could try some Nasum.