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Leeches Of Lore>Bethlehem

I thought about making a route through Summoning, but this is an even better solution.
I think you should specify which Bethlehem you meant, there is one from Japan.

My bad, I meant Germany

Leeches Of Lore->Melvins->Black Sabbath->Type O Negative->Katatonia->Bethlehem

Ария->Ulver

Ария>唐朝>梦灵/>伏羲>Agalloch>Ulver

Baphomet's Blood>Underoath

Baphomet's Blood > Razor > Artillery > Annihilator > Black Tide > Underoath
Dystopia -> Patricia Tapia KHY

What are those Chinese bands? I can't see 唐朝 in similar bands for Ария.

It has two votes, so dig deeper...

How do you see bands that have less than 3 votes? I click "See more" and can't see any Chinese bands in similar artists for Ария.
I think someone here wanted to make a rule not to use similar artists with less than 3 votes.

Click "Edit"

Ah, that's how you do it, I see now. This is a little bit cheaty since you can add the artist yourself. Your path doesn't seem far-fetched though, but I think this rule of at least 3 votes would be beneficial.

That seems self-defeatist, plus it would suck the fun out of it for the individual, if the person would actually do that.

Want to keep this thread going, since it is a fun way to spend a few minutes at work. Therefore, pretending the last suggestion never happened. Maybe we can stick to bands that actually have a real-deal similar artist listed?

And on that note:

Kelly Simonz's Blind Faith - Paganizer

Do you mean we should ban sub-3 similar artists or allow them? I assume you meant the former, so:

Kelly Simonz's Blind Faith->Galneryus->DragonForce->Children of Bodom->Kalmah->Amon Amarth->Unleashed->Entombed->Paganizer

Tuomas Holopainen->Gutalax

Tuomas Holopainen > Christopher Lee > Doomsword > Spiritus Mortis > Trouble > Paradise Lost > Hooded Menace > 1914 > Asphyx > Obituary > Dementia 13 > Skinning > Brutal Brain Damage > Grunt > Cock and Ball Torture > Gutalax

Dystopia -> Patricia Tapia KHY

Are we allowed to look at bands besides top 20? I was never clear on that. Whenever I play this on my own I choose to look at top 20 only. More challenging but also easier to take in my options.
Dystopia > California Love > Gehenna > Bathory > Moonsorrow > Аркона > Dalriada > Mägo de Oz > Patricia Tapia KHY

I also got the previous challenge down by 4, but damn, that one's tough.
Tuomas Holopainen > Nightwish > Therion > Amorphis > Dark Tranquillity > At the Gates > Carcass > Impetigo > Mortician > Torsofuck > Cock and Ball Torture > Gutalax

Get me from one band I really hate to another:
Rainfall > Semargl

That Gutalax one was a tough nut. What, you hate Semargl but love Perturbator?

Here's one for Varg Vikernes -> Jesus

Varg Vikernes was in Mayhem. Mayhem had an intro done by Conrad Schnitzler of Tangerine Dream. Christopher Franke of Tangerine Dream did the score for Babylon 5. Bruce Boxleitner of Babylon 5 was in Tron with Jeff Bridges. Jeff Bridges was The Dude in The Big Lebowski playing competitive bowling and in one of the rival teams was... Jesus.

Shame that you went for Jesus when God was there all along waiting for it. And here I was hoping for the Johnny Mnemonic Jesus in the flesh of Dolph.

Translated to Metal-Archives:
Burzum > Bathory > Enslaved > Opeth > Riverside > Haken > Seventh Wonder > Darkwater > Theocracy

That would make it the easiest to cheat game in history. Get from Trans-Siberian Orchestra to Enbilulugugal in just one click!

Nice one.


Well, you still need at least 3 votes. It would be pretty detrimental to smaller bands to limit similarity to only top 20 similar bands.
I think such transitions are OK as long as they are at least a little bit plausible.



Glad I managed to come up with two of the most non-trivial endpoints.


Rainfall->I Shalt Become->Burzum->Bathory->Moonsorrow->Ensiferum->Children of Bodom->Blood Stain Child->Semargl


New task:
The Gallery->Abominable Putridity

The Gathering -> Hooded Menace -> Shambles -> Incantation -> Blastomycosis -> Devourment -> Abominable Putridity

So what are your bands?

Can I cheat by picking random bands?

Iron Maiden -> IA-58 Pucará

EDIT:



It's much easier to connect bands from different genres, you just need to go more or less extreme on the genres. For the example above, you go from gothic/atmospheric rock -> gothic metal -> doom/death -> death -> brutal death. But for example, two speed metal bands, you are completely blind unless you know the particularities of the sound of each band

Then how far really would you go from a heavy metal band to a thrash band...
Iron Maiden > Diamond Head > Metallica > Slayer > Carneross > IA-58 Pucará
[url=https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Moëvöt/9278]Moëvöt[/url] -> Infectious Grooves

^
Moëvöt > Abruptum > Funereal Moon > Black Funeral > Beherit > Holocausto > Sepultura > Pantera > Infectious Grooves

I'd like to see someone go from Sabaton to K.F.R.

Sabaton > Running Wild > Visigoth > DoomSword > Bathory > Moonblood > Mütiilation > K.F.R.


oh i dunno... تدنيس to Striker.

Arabic making typing hard, ﺗﺪﻧﻴﺲ > Janaza > Goatfago > Sadogoat > Beherit > Holocausto > Deathcharge > Warfare > Exiter > Striker
Chaos Moon -> Spiritual Beggars

Chaos Moon -> Leviathan -> The Ruins of Beverast -> Triptykon -> Cathedral -> Spiritual Beggars

Martröð -> Persian Risk

Never mind lol

Martröð > Deathspell Omega > Watain > Mayhem > Darkthrone > Venom > Tank > Demon > Persian Risk
BastardBastardBastard -> Adavänt

BastardBastardBastard -> Motörhead -> Venom -> Bathory -> Moonsorrow -> Finntroll -> Ensiferum -> Claim the Throne -> Adavänt

Trans-Siberian Orchestra -> Enbilulugugal

Trans-Siberian Orchestra > Circle II Circle > Savatage > Morgana Lefay > Pantera > Hellyeah > Sloth > Enbilulugugal

Mendeed -> Power From Hell

Mendeed->Scar Symmetry->Arch Enemy->Amon Amarth->Belzebubs->Immortal->Bathory->Power from Hell

Eyehategod->Diabulus in Musica

Eyehategod > Black Sabbath > Sacrilege > Trouble > Paradise Lost > Theatre of Tragedy > Tristania > Diabulus in Musica
[url=https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/F.K.Ü./1321]F.K.Ü[/url] -> Season's End

FKU - Municipal Waste - DRI - Carnivore - Type O Negative - My Dying Bride - Draconian - Season's End




Lucifer's Friend -> Shadow of Intent

Lucifer's Friend > Judas Priest > Metal Church > Slayer > Skeletonwitch > The Black Dahlia Murder > Shadow of Intent

Helmet > Portal

Helmet - Godflesh - Blut Aus Nord - Portal


lets go Fates Warning > Waking the Cadaver

Fates Warning > Watchtower > Voivod > Gigan > 7 H. Target > Decimated Humans > Waking the Cadaver
Cranial Incisored -> Hydromedusa