Metal Bands that play 7 strings

[JuneDubb2010]

I recently got my first 7 string guitar and im looking for some good songs to cover with it i know of korn,nevermore,Jeff Loomis,Angel Vivaldi and scar symmetry can anybody help me out please.

 

[Erick Kroenen]

Chimaira (Emil has some PRS 7 strings), and Adaggio (Stephan Forte is amazing)

 

[Mik3D23]

Obscura, Fallujah, Scale the Summit, newer Paradise Lost, some Decapitated I think, Prometheus by Emperor, there's so many.

Bloodbath, At the Gates, and Nile all play in drop A or B standard but on 6 strings..

 

[lukeshallperish]

All shall perish, whitechapel, Carnifex, periphery, born of Osiris, intervals, tesseract, monuments, Fellsilent, make them suffer, northlane, In hearts wake

 

[DC23]

I'm not sure, but perhaps Mercenary. Trivium's Shogun, I believe is all 7 string. Some Dream Theater is aswell, obviously.

 

[Michael T]

Morbid Angel - Covenant

Emperor - Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire and Demise

Some Behemoth cannot say right off the top of my head.

At the Gates tune to B on a 6 string so they should work.

Mushroomhead

Strapping young Lad /Devin. But he uses an open G tuning I believe

 

[TraE]

Amon Amarth uses 6 string guitars downtuned to B standard, so you can just ignore the high E. Also, if you want a serious challenge check out some Spawn of Possession. One of their guitarists use a seven string.

 

[Electric Wizard]

...6 string guitars downtuned to B standard, so you can just ignore the high E.

I don't mean to call you out specifically, but people say things like this from time to time and it's not totally accurate because you have to account for the G being an F# on a 6 string.

 

[ZachK]

Fallujah
Nevermore
Dream Theater
Suicide Silence
Intervals
Meshuggah on early albums
Mushroomhead
Trivium
Periphery
Slayer on God Hates Us All
Metalica on Some Kind of Monster
Structures
Whitechapel
After the Burial on some songs I think
Animals as Leaders
Cloudkicker?
Steve Vai

 

[madloff]

Some After the Burial stuff, Red Seas Fire, The Contortionist, Structures, Periphery, Volumes, Monuments

 

[yuvioh]

suicide silence, oceano, acacia strain and emmure to name a few.

 

[ImNotAhab]

Cant think of anything else to add besides Deftones (although is it metal!?)

 

[Convictional]

Mandroid Echostar

 

[Gothic Headhunter]

Morbid Angel's "Gateways to Annihilation" is all 7 string tuned down a half step. It's heavy as balls and relatively easy.
Also second Dream Theater. This is a good song to start out with.

 

[TraE]

I don't mean to call you out specifically, but people say things like this from time to time and it's not totally accurate because you have to account for the G being an F# on a 6 string.

My apologies, I should have specified. The comment was given under the pretense that OP had basic understanding of standard guitar tuning.

 

[wassabiyojimbo]

Cant believe no ones mentioned Unearth Buz and Ken both have sig 7s

 

[TKtheproducer]

Fear Factory, Mnemic, Lacuna Coil, Issues

 

[Kullerbytta]

Since Morbid Angel has already been mentioned (great fun, their songs!) I'm gonna go ahead and suggest japanese MUCC if you're interested in some different stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N954ja9f6oc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=706cqrTOKkg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuHfZK-iEeY

 

[The Grief Hole]

If we are talking Japan, Kazuya from Infernal Revulsion has the sexiest custom ESP 7. Beautiful guitar.

 

[Scud7011]

Gonin-Ish use 7 strings. If you haven't heard of them before now, then I'm doing you a huge favor