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[Liffguard]

Okay, a slightly unusual question here. I'm looking to incorporate trumpet and other brass instruments into hard-rock and even metal and I'm looking for some reference points. Can anyone recommend any good rock/metal bands that have successfully integrated brass instruments? Thanks.

[imapiratearg]

Cursive's later material.   Particularly some tracks off of The Ugly Organ and just about all of Happy Hollow.

[a pack of wolves]

Rocket From The Crypt (somebody had to say it) and Bulbul. I'm not sure if all Bulbul's material features a trumpet player since I believe their line-up is pretty variable but the self-titled album does to excellent effect, and they might be of interest to you since it sounds like you might be going for a reasonably heavy sound and Bulbul have a pretty hefty Melvins influence.

[Thrillho]

Get 'Milk Lizard' by Dillinger Escape Plan.

[Liffguard]

Thanks guys, I'll definitely be checking those out. S'funny, as soon as I'd posted the topic I suddenly remembered another band I'd heard a while ago that did it quite well. A japanese band called Sigh, they were using saxaphone (technically woodwind, I know) to pretty good effect.

[a pack of wolves]

If you want bands that use saxophone too then Nation of Ulysses, Sweep The Leg Johnny and The Sonics are very definitely worth checking out.

[Thrillho]

And The Birthday Party and The Stooges, I guess. And Pink Floyd.

Wait, isn't sax woodwind?

[imapiratearg]

Yes.  He realized that.

[Thrillho]

No he didn't.

Lies.

Fuck you!

*runs*

[Der Turm, der Leute frass]

Ephel Duath have a guest-Trumpet Player on their album "the painters palette"

pure awesomeness

[David_Dovey]

It was called Roquefort, and you can listen to it here

[Liffguard]

Cheers guys, lots of good recommendations there. I just checked out Karnivool and whoah, frack me, that is exactly what I was after and more.

[Misereatur]

Bulbul.

Heh.

[bbqrocks]

Me and my friend may be starting a grindcore with brass band.

[KharBevNor]

Ephel Duath have a guest-Trumpet Player on their album "the painters palette"

pure awesomeness

Oh my goodness thank you. Seriously, if you hadn't said this, I would have had to kill the thread.

Ephel Duath - The Passage

I am impressed by the amount of effort they put in to trick photography to try and obscure the fact that their bassist is only about four feet tall.

[TheFuriousWombat]

I've been touting The Drift a lot lately but they apply so well here. Awesomely unique rock/jazz sound with a whole lot of brass (really well done brass at that). Do Make Say Think is also a band that should be checked out. Even if they are far from metal of any kind they're a good example of using brass instruments to an interesting effect. Plus they're just really really good.