It’s like funk metal

Tbqfh yes!!

i think i have exactly wh at ur looking for op.

surprised ppl haven’t posted them sooner tbh

i love guitars, been playing since i was a little kid

funny enough i never liked metal. i don’t like the technique and composition behind it. i don’t really like what most people consider traditional metal? metallica i guess? that sound i’m not a fan of.

i love heavy music, but for me that kind of metal never did it for me. just doesnt resonate with me. and i like all kinds of music.

i def feel you on wanting a softer sound. for me i used to like nu metal as a kid but grew out of it.

the band that stuck with me since that phase was and always will be deftones. they’re great and white pony is amazing. they might have the sound ur looking for

BUT you said you’re looking for last decade?

got a release thats about to turn t’en next year

no words. this album is amazing. just listen. i think you’ll like it

I still listen to that Fleeting Joys album. Is that got any metal in it??

Tbh I’m not too sure what I’m talking about when it comes to metal, if it’s got loud guitar I call it metal lol

Melodic Death Metal is what you looking for probably
many melodic riffs and hooks without growl very often

Check out the blackgaze genre that combines black metal and shoegaze. Some good artists in there like Deafheaven, Alcest, Sadness, Oathbreaker, sonhos tomam conta, etc. Nothing too heavy but it has some sick riffs and pleasing aesthetics.

One album you'll really want to check out that has hints of black metal and indietronica is the Downfall of the Neon Youth label comp from Longinus Recordings. Two of the three acts aren't metal but the sonhos tomam conta stuff on there seems to have influenced the other acts on some level and the album is a surprisingly smooth blend of electronica, indie rock and black metal.

Fleeting joys def more shoe gaze but u can say there’s metal elements to shoegaze

You have the most nut ass music taste of anyone on this forum bar none

Deafhaven seems like the no brainer option right suprised u not getting that itt

i'm not much of a metal person, but I guess listen to post-metal essentials?

classic ep

I have a wide variety of taste in music what can I say

Been loving Buckcherry since middle school

bring me the horizon's sempiternal album seems to fit the specific sound you're looking for

some people say it's not 'real' metal because of their pop appeal, but I still think it's good. there's a lot of synths and indie / electronic influence here.

blackgaze

I actually dig Pantera’s cover just as much tbh.

I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT THIS THE OTHER DAY

This makes me feel so old

They were the third post in this thread after op lol

i saw after i posted lol

Ktt actually came through for the one time

that’s awesome man it seems to be widely beloved tbh and they’re a fantastic band / legends themselves, all in all it’s so sick that they paid tribute to sabbath so well

maybe like this?