IIRC, there’s some sort of algorithm working under the hood that procedurally generates genres/categories. I could be wrong though, it’s been a really long time since I read into it.
IIRC, there’s some sort of algorithm working under the hood that procedurally generates genres/categories. I could be wrong though, it’s been a really long time since I read into it.
That level of specificity is exactly what I’m looking for!
Ooo thanks for reminding me about Metal Archives… are they still a bit elitist? I seem to recall them being opposed to anything vaguely metalcore.
I vividly remember the days when Youtube’s algorithm would knock it out of the park with its suggestions. Nothing to date has ever been as good as theirs was.
You’re very welcome!
I hate to say it, but I feel like I’m kind of mainstream as far as prog metal goes; I really don’t know if I’d consider anything in my list lesser known. I think my issue is that I have no idea how to find new music anymore (short of EveryNoiseAtOnce, which I just remembered existed).
The first album that came to mind, which is definitely not metal, is 100% Yes by Melt Yourself Down. I believe the genre description I read was “Afrolatin inspired post-bop punk-jazz”, so of course I had to check it out.
That’s been my experience too. It never works quite how I want it to, but the three-artist system is nice in that it makes it easy to play around with your inputs systematically.