Sorry for the wordy title but it was the best way I could put it without making it sound like clickbait. Basically just curious about bands that stand out from the genre they play in by having deep/dense lyrics. For example a hardcore / punk band having pages upon pages of lyrics, because that's a genre that's usually about heavy instrumentals with maybe a dozen lines of lyrics. Something interesting like that.

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[–] lightninhopkins 1 points 1 year ago

Ween.

[–] frostycakes 1 points 1 year ago

Los Campesinos fits the bill, I've described them as hyperliterate pop punk to people who haven't heard of them before.

[–] ghostdog 1 points 1 year ago

silent planet is a great example of this in the metalcore scene. their lyrics get intensely philosophical at times in a genre where lyricism often takes a backseat to riffy and rhythmic guitar work. highly recommend the songs “Depths II” from the album “The Night God Slept” and “Inherit the Earth” from the album “Everything Was Sound”.