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Ask HN: Heavy Metal Music for Programming?

29 points by rullopat 4y ago

Listening to chillout or electronic music playlists for programming really isn't for me, what about heavy metal programming playlists? I don't see many around.

ecmascript 4y ago
Maybe not that many tracks on my metal list but at least there is some, I hope you find something to enjoy :) https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/e17c930e-6e8e-4f29-856f-b90395743de2 https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/e17c930e-6e8e-4f29-856f-b9...
- rullopat 4y ago
  It's a pity that I don't have Tidal...
  - ecmascript 4y ago
    You can just view/copy the titles and search for them on whatever service you're using to find music? But here you go, some of my favs from that playlist: https://saoir.se/track/tidal/108030305 https://saoir.se/track/tidal/108030305 https://saoirse.kvm.vufuzi.se/track/tidal/83981884 https://saoirse.kvm.vufuzi.se/track/tidal/83981884 https://saoirse.kvm.vufuzi.se/track/tidal/109311763 https://saoirse.kvm.vufuzi.se/track/tidal/109311763
- k_ 4y ago
  Would definitely also recommend Finntroll (especially this album) and Alestorm (wearing a we are here to drink your beer t-shirt right now xD) too! Some Korpiklaani could fit this playlist pretty well I think.
ArtWomb 4y ago
Absolutely. Saw everyone live back in the day: Def Leppard, Ozzy, RJD, Iron Maiden, Lita Ford, Yngvie Malmsteen, Aerosmith, Metallica, Ratt, Wasp, Korn...
k_ 4y ago
Lately I often switch from metal to "viking/norse" music for programming. I would recommend a lot of what ends up in Fimbul Radio [0], and it being a radio takes away the burden of choosing what to hear / when to switch. [0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcm6Sj0_W1E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcm6Sj0_W1E
mindcrime 4y ago
I listen to metal a lot when coding, but I don't have a specific playlist. I either just let Youtube figure out what to play for me based on whatever they've learned about my tastes, or I use Audacious with my local mp3 collection and put it on shuffle mode. About the best I can come up with by way of specific recommendations are this series of "Heavy Metal Classics" collections where somebody bundled a bunch of songs into a single YT video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3Dgl5xkh4E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3Dgl5xkh4E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f25PW3vdEa4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f25PW3vdEa4 https://youtu.be/FBSvXvzOt4c https://youtu.be/FBSvXvzOt4c and so on. Search "heavy metal classics" on Youtube for more. Some of these are pretty good.
drKarl 4y ago
For me, programming music can't have lyrics or I'd get distracted from my train of thought. When I listen to metal while programming, I search for instrumental metal. Not necessarily heavy metal, I usually find instrumental power metal or progressive metal. I hope that gives you some hints of what to search for...
- nreece 4y ago
  Ditto. I prefer progressive rock or classical music while doing deep-work. Instrumental, specially ambient or Middle-Eastern, is nice too. English vocals are distracting during work, but strangely I don't mind any other language (Turkish for example), because my brain cannot fathom it, and remains focused.
  - k_ 4y ago
    Yeah, "wildly" (as in _very_) foreign languages work well. I'm glad I discovered The Hu (for example [0] -- edit: forgot about the intro on this one, might want to fast forward a minute), with which I am usually not worried to be distracted because of the lyrics. [0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4xZUr0BEfE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4xZUr0BEfE
    - maicro 4y ago
      Two recommendations for you then - Bloodywood, Indian folk metal (in Punjabi and/or Hindi apparently); and Babymetal (BABYMETAL), Japanese "kawaii" metal (apparently) (one of my favorite songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8pcFhPZQYg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8pcFhPZQYg ).
      - yumraj 4y ago
        Didn't know "Indian folk metal" was a thing, but Bloodywood is bloody fantastic. (I speak Hindi).
    - yumraj 4y ago
      If you like The Hu, try Yat-Kha [0] [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXgzc--MgvA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXgzc--MgvA
37ef_ced3 4y ago
Yes. Put some ear plugs in and crank up the Elder or Pelican. Way up. Filtered through (muffled by) ear plugs, heavy metal is a good accompaniment to software work.
ipiz0618 4y ago
Animals As Leaders is a pretty good choice. Their music is instrumental, and so complex (yet enjoyable and very heavy) that you won't even bother to analyze it :). For music with vocals, I find black metal good for focusing. Cthonic is one of my favorites!
- adamrmcd 4y ago
  I've been on a Jazz kick for the past few months -- cocktail jazz, cooking jazz, lounge jazz playlists on spotify -- but it's starting to lose its effect coding. Animals as Leaders is exactly the tangent I needed. Thanks!
- justusthane 4y ago
  Thanks for this! Cthonic looks interesting. What album would you recommend starting with?
  - ipiz0618 4y ago
    Takasago Army is great both musically and lyrically. It is a fictional story with historical (World War II) background. You really have to dig into the translations of the lyrics to understand it though - they are in native Taiwanese dialect.
- dharmon 4y ago
  Animals as Leaders wakes up my brain like nothing else. I think my brain is vaguely aware that what I am listening to is some sort of complex puzzle, but I don't have the knowledge of music theory to crack it, so instead it's just primed for whatever coding / math tasks I'm working on that I can solve.
psyc 4y ago
Ministry, esp. old Ministry. Hypnotic and repetitive.
zefcfd 4y ago
I signed up just to tell you this: Listen to the band "russian circles", it's favorite programming music. Occasionally heavy, no distracting vocals, interesting rhythms (but not too technical to distract), overall very good background music.
- the_only_law 4y ago
  Neat to see them mentioned a few times. I found them randomly through Spotify a while back and tonight they were pretty good.
- animanoir 4y ago
  any specific band?
- dalmo3 4y ago
  If you like Russian Circles for programming, I also recommend Cloudkicker.
sumo89 4y ago
I like to listen to doom/stoner metal because it's not too distracting and usually minimal lyrics. Sleep, Slugdge, Bongripper, Elder, Electric Wizard etc. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DXdpVGstUksUC?si=97ea2276a5504e8d https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DXdpVGstUksUC?si=...
- 37ef_ced3 4y ago
  I second this (most excellent) recommendation and suggest, in particular, the band "Windhand". For example, Windhand's song "Three Sisters": https://youtu.be/0FkhnGdwDcw https://youtu.be/0FkhnGdwDcw
- stryan 4y ago
  Another point for doom/stoner metal: Samsara Blues Experiment got me through my OS class in college. It's pretty easy to get into too since a most albums are uploaded in full as single videos to youtube. Just beware that one of the big channels uploading videos, Stoned Meadow of Doom, is questionable at best in the scene since operates on a pay-to-play basis. Otherwise, if you don't mind some harsh vocals I also recommend atmospheric black metal, as well as drone metal. Caladan Brood, Saor, Eldamar, Sunn O))), and Summoning are some of my faves.
  - maicro 4y ago
    Could you clarify that note about Stoned Meadow of Doom? I mentioned them in my sibling comment - I'm not affiliated, have just been enjoying the channel off-and-on for years, so I'm curious.
    - stryan 4y ago
      Riffpedia has a better article[0] then I could write, but the TL;DR is SMoD used to try to do DMCA takedowns against over stoner metal Youtube channels, as well as running a pay-to-play (as in, the bands pay to play) festival for a couple years. The latter being the bigger issue from what I've heard; stoner metal ain't exactly a well paying genre to begin with, the fact the SMoD basically makes money off uploading other peoples albums (he keeps all the ad revenue) and then makes bands pay to play in his festival was widely seen as a "dick move". [0] https://riffipedia.fandom.com/wiki/Stoned_Meadow_of_Doom https://riffipedia.fandom.com/wiki/Stoned_Meadow_of_Doom
eithed 4y ago
You might be interested in post rock / post metal - heavier sound, no lyrics. Best of post metal: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7HPigooLkKvn3Enr5ilQwS?si=e065472530e6453e https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7HPigooLkKvn3Enr5ilQwS?si=... For example: Pelican, Russian Circles, Isis, Cult of Luna Best of post rock: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ebKOuGNfJ5g8RdtbEBHxe?si=709b0f447d3244f8 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ebKOuGNfJ5g8RdtbEBHxe?si=... For example: This Will Destroy You, Jakob, God is an Astronaut, Maybeshewill, The Evpatoria Report
- mhitza 4y ago
  I quickly skimmed the post rock playlist, and I highly recommend the band Tides From Nebula, which isn't on that list. "Higgs Boson" or "Tragedy of Joseph Merrick" would be two songs to easily get hooked on as a fan of the genre. I would also like to mention 65daysofstatic, which surprisingly were also absent on the playlist.
  - eithed 4y ago
    Aye - I only listed more common bands. You won't find Godspeed You Black Emperor or Mogwai on the list either (which I found absurd) ;) The list gives an idea what post x is and gives examples, so goal achieved :) Still I double your recommendations. 65daysofstatic might not be what OP is looking for, but is still a great band. For more similar see math rock. The Evpatoria Report is one of more obscure post rock bands amongst listed. Still, their Maar album ranks amongst my favourite, with highlite of Mithridate, hence the inclusion (apropos of none)
justusthane 4y ago
This is a timely post for me! I've never been big into metal, but just recently I've found that metal often helps me focus better than the classical, alternative, indie-rock, and hip-hop I usually listen to. I've had Bloody Kisses by Type O Negative on repeat lately, but I will be combing this thread for recommendations! Not all of these are precisely metal, but I also enjoy: - All Rights Removed by Airbag - Facelift by Alice in Chains - In Absentia by Porcupine Tree - Houdini by Melvins
proce55ing 4y ago
I like to keep the theme going sometimes and listen to The Algorithm; Brute Force is probably my favourite https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CDS9gmdHtB8 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CDS9gmdHtB8
spookybones 4y ago
I sometimes play the Metal Detector station on my SomaFM app, and I’ll save the songs I like on Spotify. I agree with some other sentiments on here of Doom/Stoner/Sludge metal being good background music. I still don’t know why Sleep’s Dopesmoker album was removed from Spotify. Minimal lyrics. Was my favorite background album for work.
- maicro 4y ago
  Thanks for the recommendations, I'm listening to Sleep now and enjoying it X) I poked around a bit, found this note on Sleep's Facebook page (a comment and reply from private individuals in the comment chain, thus names removed): "they removed it when the rights transfered from southern lord to Third man records. Weeks ago." That was on this specific post: https://www.facebook.com/officialsleep/posts/pfbid02LsRuZ82MXHH8n623eJLTXrwxqMJ4PRCytRa1qrKYGa6mVrsqcPu1R5bRYnNjDWxkl?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZXuZUclK21KtPSg5mk5PNLpfXsKrP8mbBCtmliVcZJiFG_pJZqvv4LFLkBdcs7vKxG_1Q8GAxVs2DOPm-Xor1P1qBa7DquF-xSj9V-EOZoT8bl9gM-VC6VcMVdjvZ7d7IcW8ygBg2sig9ZArz-kVgTPdFV5X1x4usX8gfFlys3EOw&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R https://www.facebook.com/officialsleep/posts/pfbid02LsRuZ82M... .
alexjplant 4y ago
Ron Jarzombek is an insanely talented composer and guitarist who makes ff-the-wall instrumental metal that suits this purpose very well. Check out his projects Blotted Science, Spastic Ink, and Watchtower. A demonstration of his 12-tone composition system is here [1] if you want an idea of the sort of craziness that he's capable of :-). [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpoL0QBKxHA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpoL0QBKxHA
jh3 4y ago
To name a few: YOB, Animals as Leaders, Neurosis, Pelican, Russian Circles, Isis :)
bsg75 4y ago
Insomnium, Before The Dawn, Cult of Luna - and similar Nordic Melodeath bands. I used to hate the harsh vocal trend, but then discovered the vocals become something I don't focus on and get distracted by. Daylight Dies and similar - Spotify has some good "Instrumetal" playlists. Raised Fist - although the vocals are "In your face" contrary to the above, I'm finding that similar hardcore gets the synapses firing.
- dalmo3 4y ago
  Insomnium is my go-to music for late night coding. It instantly puts me in a flow state.
exabrial 4y ago
Oh for sure. I prefer female-fronted metal for this... Xandria, Arcadia, Unsun, Nightwish, Sirenia
rcv 4y ago
I can't recommend Lightning Bolt's album "Wonderful Rainbow" enough. It's super heavy, but repetitive enough that I can easily focus while I listen to it.
standardly 4y ago
Can't go wrong with Meshuggah. Plenty of chunky instrumentals
snarkypixel 4y ago
I listen to dream theater all the time while coding
rolph 4y ago
it depends on the pace of work, but i usually have music, or soundtracks from various video games. ive wondered at times how well the elevator ride would go if the canned muzak was replaced by inhouse creations. something like ministry is a pace to keep while rote typing, but things like elder scrolls, or torchlight, when the task is about developing an abstraction or an unorthodox proc or func
toast0 4y ago
I'm a fan of curated radio, so when I was In a Metal Mood[1], I tuned into https://www.radiotunes.com/metal https://www.radiotunes.com/metal which is run more or less by the same people who do the dance music at https://www.di.fm/ https://www.di.fm/ [1] I got to spend a week tearing out Wordpress and replacing it with a just-good-enough replacement that fit our needs. No database, no comments, no plugins, no operational issues.

29 points by rullopat 4y ago

Listening to chillout or electronic music playlists for programming really isn't for me, what about heavy metal programming playlists? I don't see many around.

ecmascript 4y ago

Maybe not that many tracks on my metal list but at least there is some, I hope you find something to enjoy :) https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/e17c930e-6e8e-4f29-856f-b90395743de2 https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/e17c930e-6e8e-4f29-856f-b9...

rullopat 4y ago
It's a pity that I don't have Tidal...
- ecmascript 4y ago
  You can just view/copy the titles and search for them on whatever service you're using to find music? But here you go, some of my favs from that playlist: https://saoir.se/track/tidal/108030305 https://saoir.se/track/tidal/108030305 https://saoirse.kvm.vufuzi.se/track/tidal/83981884 https://saoirse.kvm.vufuzi.se/track/tidal/83981884 https://saoirse.kvm.vufuzi.se/track/tidal/109311763 https://saoirse.kvm.vufuzi.se/track/tidal/109311763
k_ 4y ago
Would definitely also recommend Finntroll (especially this album) and Alestorm (wearing a we are here to drink your beer t-shirt right now xD) too! Some Korpiklaani could fit this playlist pretty well I think.

ArtWomb 4y ago

Absolutely. Saw everyone live back in the day: Def Leppard, Ozzy, RJD, Iron Maiden, Lita Ford, Yngvie Malmsteen, Aerosmith, Metallica, Ratt, Wasp, Korn...

k_ 4y ago

Lately I often switch from metal to "viking/norse" music for programming. I would recommend a lot of what ends up in Fimbul Radio [0], and it being a radio takes away the burden of choosing what to hear / when to switch. [0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcm6Sj0_W1E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcm6Sj0_W1E

mindcrime 4y ago

I listen to metal a lot when coding, but I don't have a specific playlist. I either just let Youtube figure out what to play for me based on whatever they've learned about my tastes, or I use Audacious with my local mp3 collection and put it on shuffle mode. About the best I can come up with by way of specific recommendations are this series of "Heavy Metal Classics" collections where somebody bundled a bunch of songs into a single YT video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3Dgl5xkh4E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3Dgl5xkh4E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f25PW3vdEa4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f25PW3vdEa4 https://youtu.be/FBSvXvzOt4c https://youtu.be/FBSvXvzOt4c and so on. Search "heavy metal classics" on Youtube for more. Some of these are pretty good.

drKarl 4y ago

For me, programming music can't have lyrics or I'd get distracted from my train of thought. When I listen to metal while programming, I search for instrumental metal. Not necessarily heavy metal, I usually find instrumental power metal or progressive metal. I hope that gives you some hints of what to search for...

nreece 4y ago
Ditto. I prefer progressive rock or classical music while doing deep-work. Instrumental, specially ambient or Middle-Eastern, is nice too. English vocals are distracting during work, but strangely I don't mind any other language (Turkish for example), because my brain cannot fathom it, and remains focused.
- k_ 4y ago
  Yeah, "wildly" (as in _very_) foreign languages work well. I'm glad I discovered The Hu (for example [0] -- edit: forgot about the intro on this one, might want to fast forward a minute), with which I am usually not worried to be distracted because of the lyrics. [0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4xZUr0BEfE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4xZUr0BEfE
  - maicro 4y ago
    Two recommendations for you then - Bloodywood, Indian folk metal (in Punjabi and/or Hindi apparently); and Babymetal (BABYMETAL), Japanese "kawaii" metal (apparently) (one of my favorite songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8pcFhPZQYg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8pcFhPZQYg ).
    - yumraj 4y ago
      Didn't know "Indian folk metal" was a thing, but Bloodywood is bloody fantastic. (I speak Hindi).
  - yumraj 4y ago
    If you like The Hu, try Yat-Kha [0] [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXgzc--MgvA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXgzc--MgvA

37ef_ced3 4y ago

Yes. Put some ear plugs in and crank up the Elder or Pelican. Way up. Filtered through (muffled by) ear plugs, heavy metal is a good accompaniment to software work.

ipiz0618 4y ago

Animals As Leaders is a pretty good choice. Their music is instrumental, and so complex (yet enjoyable and very heavy) that you won't even bother to analyze it :). For music with vocals, I find black metal good for focusing. Cthonic is one of my favorites!

adamrmcd 4y ago
I've been on a Jazz kick for the past few months -- cocktail jazz, cooking jazz, lounge jazz playlists on spotify -- but it's starting to lose its effect coding. Animals as Leaders is exactly the tangent I needed. Thanks!
justusthane 4y ago
Thanks for this! Cthonic looks interesting. What album would you recommend starting with?
- ipiz0618 4y ago
  Takasago Army is great both musically and lyrically. It is a fictional story with historical (World War II) background. You really have to dig into the translations of the lyrics to understand it though - they are in native Taiwanese dialect.
dharmon 4y ago
Animals as Leaders wakes up my brain like nothing else. I think my brain is vaguely aware that what I am listening to is some sort of complex puzzle, but I don't have the knowledge of music theory to crack it, so instead it's just primed for whatever coding / math tasks I'm working on that I can solve.

psyc 4y ago

Ministry, esp. old Ministry. Hypnotic and repetitive.

zefcfd 4y ago

I signed up just to tell you this: Listen to the band "russian circles", it's favorite programming music. Occasionally heavy, no distracting vocals, interesting rhythms (but not too technical to distract), overall very good background music.

the_only_law 4y ago
Neat to see them mentioned a few times. I found them randomly through Spotify a while back and tonight they were pretty good.
animanoir 4y ago
any specific band?
dalmo3 4y ago
If you like Russian Circles for programming, I also recommend Cloudkicker.

sumo89 4y ago

I like to listen to doom/stoner metal because it's not too distracting and usually minimal lyrics. Sleep, Slugdge, Bongripper, Elder, Electric Wizard etc. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DXdpVGstUksUC?si=97ea2276a5504e8d https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DXdpVGstUksUC?si=...

37ef_ced3 4y ago
I second this (most excellent) recommendation and suggest, in particular, the band "Windhand". For example, Windhand's song "Three Sisters": https://youtu.be/0FkhnGdwDcw https://youtu.be/0FkhnGdwDcw
stryan 4y ago
Another point for doom/stoner metal: Samsara Blues Experiment got me through my OS class in college. It's pretty easy to get into too since a most albums are uploaded in full as single videos to youtube. Just beware that one of the big channels uploading videos, Stoned Meadow of Doom, is questionable at best in the scene since operates on a pay-to-play basis. Otherwise, if you don't mind some harsh vocals I also recommend atmospheric black metal, as well as drone metal. Caladan Brood, Saor, Eldamar, Sunn O))), and Summoning are some of my faves.
- maicro 4y ago
  Could you clarify that note about Stoned Meadow of Doom? I mentioned them in my sibling comment - I'm not affiliated, have just been enjoying the channel off-and-on for years, so I'm curious.
  - stryan 4y ago
    Riffpedia has a better article[0] then I could write, but the TL;DR is SMoD used to try to do DMCA takedowns against over stoner metal Youtube channels, as well as running a pay-to-play (as in, the bands pay to play) festival for a couple years. The latter being the bigger issue from what I've heard; stoner metal ain't exactly a well paying genre to begin with, the fact the SMoD basically makes money off uploading other peoples albums (he keeps all the ad revenue) and then makes bands pay to play in his festival was widely seen as a "dick move". [0] https://riffipedia.fandom.com/wiki/Stoned_Meadow_of_Doom https://riffipedia.fandom.com/wiki/Stoned_Meadow_of_Doom

eithed 4y ago

You might be interested in post rock / post metal - heavier sound, no lyrics. Best of post metal: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7HPigooLkKvn3Enr5ilQwS?si=e065472530e6453e https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7HPigooLkKvn3Enr5ilQwS?si=... For example: Pelican, Russian Circles, Isis, Cult of Luna Best of post rock: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ebKOuGNfJ5g8RdtbEBHxe?si=709b0f447d3244f8 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ebKOuGNfJ5g8RdtbEBHxe?si=... For example: This Will Destroy You, Jakob, God is an Astronaut, Maybeshewill, The Evpatoria Report

mhitza 4y ago
I quickly skimmed the post rock playlist, and I highly recommend the band Tides From Nebula, which isn't on that list. "Higgs Boson" or "Tragedy of Joseph Merrick" would be two songs to easily get hooked on as a fan of the genre. I would also like to mention 65daysofstatic, which surprisingly were also absent on the playlist.
- eithed 4y ago
  Aye - I only listed more common bands. You won't find Godspeed You Black Emperor or Mogwai on the list either (which I found absurd) ;) The list gives an idea what post x is and gives examples, so goal achieved :) Still I double your recommendations. 65daysofstatic might not be what OP is looking for, but is still a great band. For more similar see math rock. The Evpatoria Report is one of more obscure post rock bands amongst listed. Still, their Maar album ranks amongst my favourite, with highlite of Mithridate, hence the inclusion (apropos of none)

justusthane 4y ago

This is a timely post for me! I've never been big into metal, but just recently I've found that metal often helps me focus better than the classical, alternative, indie-rock, and hip-hop I usually listen to. I've had Bloody Kisses by Type O Negative on repeat lately, but I will be combing this thread for recommendations! Not all of these are precisely metal, but I also enjoy: - All Rights Removed by Airbag - Facelift by Alice in Chains - In Absentia by Porcupine Tree - Houdini by Melvins

proce55ing 4y ago

I like to keep the theme going sometimes and listen to The Algorithm; Brute Force is probably my favourite https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CDS9gmdHtB8 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CDS9gmdHtB8

spookybones 4y ago

I sometimes play the Metal Detector station on my SomaFM app, and I’ll save the songs I like on Spotify. I agree with some other sentiments on here of Doom/Stoner/Sludge metal being good background music. I still don’t know why Sleep’s Dopesmoker album was removed from Spotify. Minimal lyrics. Was my favorite background album for work.

maicro 4y ago
Thanks for the recommendations, I'm listening to Sleep now and enjoying it X) I poked around a bit, found this note on Sleep's Facebook page (a comment and reply from private individuals in the comment chain, thus names removed): "they removed it when the rights transfered from southern lord to Third man records. Weeks ago." That was on this specific post: https://www.facebook.com/officialsleep/posts/pfbid02LsRuZ82MXHH8n623eJLTXrwxqMJ4PRCytRa1qrKYGa6mVrsqcPu1R5bRYnNjDWxkl?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZXuZUclK21KtPSg5mk5PNLpfXsKrP8mbBCtmliVcZJiFG_pJZqvv4LFLkBdcs7vKxG_1Q8GAxVs2DOPm-Xor1P1qBa7DquF-xSj9V-EOZoT8bl9gM-VC6VcMVdjvZ7d7IcW8ygBg2sig9ZArz-kVgTPdFV5X1x4usX8gfFlys3EOw&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R https://www.facebook.com/officialsleep/posts/pfbid02LsRuZ82M... .

alexjplant 4y ago

Ron Jarzombek is an insanely talented composer and guitarist who makes ff-the-wall instrumental metal that suits this purpose very well. Check out his projects Blotted Science, Spastic Ink, and Watchtower. A demonstration of his 12-tone composition system is here [1] if you want an idea of the sort of craziness that he's capable of :-). [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpoL0QBKxHA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpoL0QBKxHA

jh3 4y ago

To name a few: YOB, Animals as Leaders, Neurosis, Pelican, Russian Circles, Isis :)

bsg75 4y ago

Insomnium, Before The Dawn, Cult of Luna - and similar Nordic Melodeath bands. I used to hate the harsh vocal trend, but then discovered the vocals become something I don't focus on and get distracted by. Daylight Dies and similar - Spotify has some good "Instrumetal" playlists. Raised Fist - although the vocals are "In your face" contrary to the above, I'm finding that similar hardcore gets the synapses firing.

dalmo3 4y ago
Insomnium is my go-to music for late night coding. It instantly puts me in a flow state.

exabrial 4y ago

Oh for sure. I prefer female-fronted metal for this... Xandria, Arcadia, Unsun, Nightwish, Sirenia

rcv 4y ago

I can't recommend Lightning Bolt's album "Wonderful Rainbow" enough. It's super heavy, but repetitive enough that I can easily focus while I listen to it.

standardly 4y ago

Can't go wrong with Meshuggah. Plenty of chunky instrumentals

snarkypixel 4y ago

I listen to dream theater all the time while coding

rolph 4y ago

it depends on the pace of work, but i usually have music, or soundtracks from various video games. ive wondered at times how well the elevator ride would go if the canned muzak was replaced by inhouse creations. something like ministry is a pace to keep while rote typing, but things like elder scrolls, or torchlight, when the task is about developing an abstraction or an unorthodox proc or func

toast0 4y ago

I'm a fan of curated radio, so when I was In a Metal Mood[1], I tuned into https://www.radiotunes.com/metal https://www.radiotunes.com/metal which is run more or less by the same people who do the dance music at https://www.di.fm/ https://www.di.fm/ [1] I got to spend a week tearing out Wordpress and replacing it with a just-good-enough replacement that fit our needs. No database, no comments, no plugins, no operational issues.