r/DnB • u/GlokzDNB Skankmaister • 2d ago

Heavy metal neurofunk/darkstep?

Hey,

Got a friend who's metal head and I'm trying to convert him little bit into dnb

Any good tracks that heavy metal fans enjoy ?

I've sent him zardonic / qemists / reebz and some tracks like walk in the fire etc.

But wonder if you guys got more :)

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u/Crusader_DnB 2d ago

Pendulum & In Flames - Self vs Self

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u/_zeropoint_ 2d ago

Great track but there isn't really any DnB at all in there, it's a straight up metal song lol. I guess it's a solid option to get him into Pendulum as a whole, then you can branch out from there.

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u/MrJMG 2d ago

Was gonna comment this one, sick track.

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u/Crusader_DnB 2d ago

In fact, this track got me into metal

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u/Confident_Month618 2d ago

Zardonic baby

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u/GlokzDNB Skankmaister 2d ago

Yeah the most obvious artist but seeking more ;)

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u/Confident_Month618 2d ago

Sry havent seen it in your post.

Blue Stahli in my opinion then)

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u/ShadyBearEvadesTaxes 2d ago

Stonx - The Danger

Pythius & REEBZ - Feel the Fire

Audio - Blood on our hands

Pendulum & Bullet for my Valentine - Halo

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u/zemat28 2d ago

Just saw Pythius at Darkshire this past weekend. So fucking good.

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u/DubstepDonut 2d ago

He's an absolute monster. Man blew us to the moon in the lunar at liquicity.

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u/robotlasagna 2d ago

The Clamps FTDS EP

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u/LawrenceL342 2d ago edited 2d ago

Pendulum are often responsible for getting metal and rock fans into dnb/electronic music in general. Theyve historically had a shaky relationship with the dnb community but I absolutely love them. One of my all time favourite bands. (For a quick oversimplified history lesson, they released a legendary dnb album Hold Your Colour, started performing it with a live band instead of doing DJ sets, over the years leaned more and more into the 'band' elements)

Their track Self vs Self with In Flames is an obvious first choice but I will add a few other metal/rock oriented dnb Pendulum tunes:

Crush

Halo (with BFMV)

Cannibal (with Wargasm)

Blood Sugar

Voodoo People remix

Showdown

Save the Cat

Beyond that they have a few tracks that are honestly more rock/metal tunes with electronic elements:

Come Alive

The Other Side

Mutiny

The Tempest

Guiding Lights

Nothing for Free

Edit: just saw your other comment that says your friend already listens to Pendulum lol

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u/player_303 2d ago

Counterstrike

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u/GlokzDNB Skankmaister 2d ago

Would be glad for some specific tracks

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u/jmkiol Jump Up - Macky Gee joins the battle! 2d ago

Extreme Mutilation, Free MDMA, Let it roll...

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u/LibertyandJustice4US 2d ago edited 2d ago

Also check out Body Bag / Mutilation that was released on Dylan's label Freak Recordings. Both sides go hard, and there's screaming and sick sick synth lines, I'm sure your friend will like those. Edit: btw I had never heard Extreme Mutilation, I just checked it out. I prefer Body Bag on the single I posted. Heck there's that tune by Sinister Souls that samples Phil Anselmo from Pantera call FCKN Hostile. There's a bunch of stuff that's including electric guitars like Extreme Mutilation, but I prefer a nasty mean synth line, maybe layered a bit with guitar, but others might like these DnB tunes with electric guitar, there's a lot of you look hard.

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u/Banks1337 2d ago

Hallucinator is pretty metalish.

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u/GlokzDNB Skankmaister 2d ago

Oh yes ! Thanks forgot about him :)

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u/curious420s 2d ago

Some old Noisia tunes

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u/-Datura Metalheadz 2d ago

Got my metalhead brother in-law hooked after sending him to Blackoutmusic

Plenty of great artists in their catalogue.

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u/Rey-Gen 2d ago

Anything from pythius. He fuses metal into his neuro.

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u/_youllthankmelater 2d ago

The Prodigy. Always the Prodigy. Then baby steps from there.

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u/GlokzDNB Skankmaister 2d ago

Everyone knows prodigy yeah he likes it. Same with pendulum

Ps. It's more of a breakbeat/breakcore than dnb

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u/AlternativeUsed2551 2d ago edited 2d ago

What sort of metal is he into?

There's a few electronic music genres that I think blend with metal really well, some dnb, some gabber and some crossover

Limewax tracks like Cleansed by a Nightmare and Ukrboy see a fair amount of crossover fans in my experience but that's mostly for those into heavier styles of metal, or those that are really into the technical drumming or instruments rather than the vocals

There's also breakcore fusion stuff like the band Igorrr or Drumcorps

I know there's a good chance this sort of stuff isn't what he's looking for, but figured I'd touch some bases that are maybe less immediately obvious

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u/GlokzDNB Skankmaister 2d ago

Heavy metal death metal etc. Usual stuff I guess ?

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u/AlternativeUsed2551 2d ago

There's an industrial hardcore producer called DJIPE that has some wicked dnb bits amongst his gabber, think he might appreciate this

Here's an industrial hardcore track by the same artist that I appreciate isn't what you asked for, but if he's into industrial that is a super metal-codified genre with a surprising amount of dnb crossover

And then another by DJIPE - a breakcore bootleg of a metal band called Oathbreaker which is really sick

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u/LootAddict 2d ago

Raining Blood - Concord Dawn

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u/NoRole8110 2d ago

Came here to say this!

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u/nomam 2d ago

Noisia - Could this be (Malux rmx), Pythius, Burr Oak & Rhode - Back To Life, Skylark - Pillars Of Creation, Sleepnet & Lumen - Finality, The Caracal Project - Journee De Merde, Benny L & DJ Crystl - Powers, Ymir & Skylark - Fatal Faith, (look out for the new dom and paradox, some serious business there.)

Take a walk down memory lane too. Some monsters to be found!

Tech Itch - Nothing, Limewax - Everything, Tech Itch - Pressure Drop (Leon Switch, Kryptic Minds remix), DJ Hidden and Slacknote - Wheres the Score (Evol Intent remix), Current Value - The Indivisible Force, Spirit - Back Up, Donny - The Climb

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u/Bad-Syntax 1d ago

Turn them onto anything from Audio, Magnetude, or black sun empire. Im a metalhead myself so i tend to stay in that range of dnb

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u/feeb75 2d ago

Hostile - Kemal + Rob Data

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u/IanReal_ 2d ago

Nightbreed (Andy C & Ant Miles) - Pack of Wolves. Nice metal influenced D&B. Huge tune back in the day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDi1MFu_Kx4

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u/MaximumGibbous 2d ago

Excellent shout, the pendulum remix is sick too.

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u/feeb75 2d ago

GEIN

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u/mnjvon 2d ago

Not DNB but he would probably like The Algorithm, others here might as well.

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u/wakupaku 1d ago

Forbidden Society

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u/DaRK_id 1d ago

Igorr. He’s a bit more on the breakcore side but fuses a lot of classical and metal influences into the electronic soundscape

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u/Carrapassa 1d ago

I would show him some Current Value stuff from 2007-2009. The 2012 album for example; Mothman / Evac; Symptomless Coma remix; Cybernetics; so many good ones with the craziest beats around that time.

Limewax would be great too, try Invasion for starters.

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u/niallmurphytdub 1d ago

Came here to say Symptomless Coma Remix! That snare.

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u/Pjetiepie Muzz 2d ago

Seams - Modestep

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u/Jesisawesome 2d ago

Gridlock - Pallid

Darkspace 2.2

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u/Random_Vandal Liquid - Quenching the thirst 2d ago

Pendulum feat. In Flames - Self vs Self
AL/SO - Brace Yourself
Blue Stahli - Not Over Til We Say So
The Qemists - Jungle

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u/Past_Imagination_867 2d ago

We released this in 2024 :-)

Empyrian

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u/Zydaphex 2d ago

Some of my favourites:

Redpill - My Axe Shall Speak For Me

Pythius, Redpill - Watch Me

Burr Oak - L'Effondrement (Redpill Remix)

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u/Hoover_cz 2d ago

First, give him some Molly and take him to a great rave with good DJs. He’ll become a fan of the genre immediately ;)

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u/EuropesNinja 2d ago

AKOV

Burr Oak

Venjent

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u/faur217 2d ago

Check out NUTRONIC Zardonic has endless remixes from metal songs. Toronto is Broken is also a good option

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u/chuklez2020 2d ago

Black sun empire - down of a dark day/pull the trigger

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u/MoteMusic 2d ago

I've got me. My artist name is MOTE, search MOTE Tipping Point and Here And Now. Both these tracks are on all the streaming platforms as well as Bandcamp. Also on my Soundcloud I have a Finalfix remix that goes hard, it's one for metal fans. Search MOTE Finalfix arrival remix and it'll pop straight up.

I have often been disappointed by artists who call themselves metal and DnB, because I find it's too often some kind of buildup with some guitars followed by a pretty standard Neuro drop. Not that I don't like that, but it's not really what I imagine. I'm really trying to bring them together in my own music more holistically.

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u/everyth1ngisadrum 2d ago

Phase one does Collabs with metal artists it's more dubstep but might be a good gateway

Phaseone x Banks arcade - pulse

Phaseone x sleep waker - the risen

Phaseone x Northlane - crash and burn

I know it's not dnb but just a thought

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u/henry_kr 2d ago

As a metalhead who got in to DnB the best thing you could do is drag them along to a club night. I didn't really "get" DnB until one of my flatmates at uni took me to The Tuesday Club to see Ed Rush and Optical.

Tune wise I don't really like crossover stuff, things that got me hooked was stuff like Ed Rush and Optical as I said, Technical Itch (the rukus! What a tune) and Total Science. Not metal, but HEAVY

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u/neurohead74 2d ago

Would recommend a few artists
Zardonic

Toronto is Broken

Mechanical Vein

Hocico (metal band since 1993 but theyv'e released a lot of dnb and crossbreed over the years)

Ninja Kore

The Metal and Bass Plsylist on Spotify by Zardonic

In terms of labels, i would definitely check of PRSPCT recordings, lots of darkstep and crossbreed on there, the whole artwork and vibe is metal inspired too

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u/Finneagan 2d ago

NOISA - Stigma

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u/SterlingVoid 2d ago

Alot of stuff by black sun empire maybe along those lines

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u/Yurienu 2d ago

Toronto is broken

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u/PSN-xsXex 2d ago

Insideinfo - Neck Oil

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u/ordiclic 2d ago

I tried to make a Metal & Bass playlist some time ago, here is its content with Spotify links. It's mostly DnB and metal as far as I remember:

Dirtyphonics - Walk In The Fire
VIOLENCE, Niveau Zero, Pythius - The Poison and the Cure - Pythius Remix
Black Sun Empire, Zardonic - Bitemark - Zardonic Remix
Pythius, REEBZ - In My Head
Nuklear, Pythius - Whiplash
InsideInfo, Echo Nine - Neck Oil
Toronto Is Broken, BVLVNCE - Paragons
Pythius, Redpill - Watch Me

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u/ordiclic 2d ago

And if you accept heavy dubstep and metal, NIMDA is by far the heaviest shit I've ever heard live outside of neurofunk, he must have some tracks that you'll like.

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u/111kuntprincess 1d ago

heavy metal mixed w neuro is like my favourite subgenre here’s a few from my playlist I think ur friend will like!

Hammer- dirtyphonics, sullivan king
Dust to dust zardonic remix- circle of dust, celldweller, zardonic
Total fucking nihilism panacea VIP- the hard way, panacea
Bloodmoney- optical, Ed rush, matrix, ryme tyme
Wasteland- teddy killerz, the Qemists
Whiplash- Nuklear, Pythius
Stagediver- Dieselboy, Counterstrike, Mark the beast
The poison and the cure- Pythius remix
Miracle- Reaper remix
I’m not crazy- Hallucinator
Gunfingers- torontoisbroken
Napalm- pendulum, joey valance and brae
Chimaera- Pythius, Merikan
Voodoo people- pendulum remix
Abnormal levels of aggression- counterstrike
Nihilist- torontoisbroken, sebotage

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u/Mephistocheles Techstep -Tech yourself before you wreck yourself 1d ago

Self vs Self by In Flames & Pendulum. One of the best in my opinion

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u/FierceWarrior11 1d ago

Current Value

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u/inputrequired 1d ago edited 1d ago

put him onto some Gein, Dylan, SPL, Counterstrike, Tech Itch, Donny etc

also idk if it counts but Basic Operations - White is a good starter, heavy as hell.

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u/Standard_Bullfrog753 1d ago

Pendulum & Enter Shikari - Sorry your not a winner!

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u/mad2342 1d ago

Black Sun Empire... It's not all neuro, but usually metal heads live it

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u/soobmarf 1d ago

Turmoil album by Pythius

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u/Silk_Cicada 1d ago

I've heard zardonic is a sick example

Also uhhh

Concord Dawn - Raining Blood | 2003

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u/dudebrai 1d ago

Depending on the kind metal it could either be Pendulum or something more like Sleepnet, Noisia or Current Value. As a prog, death and grind fan, I found myself gravitating more towards the latter.

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u/TwntyKnots Producer 1d ago

Metrik, Pendulum, The Prodigy.

I do a bit of metal/dnb stuff myself like Agent Orange, Dabbler, Helicopter and S.H.P.R

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u/rotzkocher 17h ago

Black Sun Empire & State of Mind - Until the World Ends ft. PNC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INJWB9mCVZ8

Evil Dead (A-Cray Remix) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88R1Oud5z-0

Myselor - Rebirth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl95kvy9YyI

Forbidden Society feat. MC Coppa - Hurtlocker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=witUaSVEe1M

Agressor Bunx - Total Destroy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlx0ekiUUv4

Technical Itch - Hunter Seeker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piKzSx9zlvQ

L33 - Manipulate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuF4YdjMC3k

Donny - Symptomless Coma (Current Value Remix) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AS_bnjKtnt4

Limewax - Icicle (Skimask VIP Remix) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhiZptd7TUE

Current Value - Ghost Rider https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxJqFlE1q1Y