Editing Approved Music (section)

==Rock==
*'''Amon Düül II - Yeti''': See, they call it Yeti, 'cause this is a beast of a release. At over an hour long, this album is absolutely stuffed to the brim with crazy psychedelic textures and heavy jams that could even put Sabbath in their place. Fantastic for setting moods or getting into a headspace.

*'''Blue Oyster Cult''': Another prog rock band, notable mainly for some mainstream songs, but they also have a hefty work of fantasy-based music. Some of their songs have been written or are based on the work of Michael Moorcook, creator of [[Elric]].

*'''The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets''': A rock band who make many songs based off of the works of H.P. Lovecraft, although they have other sci-fi, horror, or just weird story inspired songs, such as "Coelacanthem" and "Molasses Disaster" based on actual events and creatures.

*'''Genesis- Most of it''': Putting this here because their music, while primarily prog-rock, also verges off into much more standard pop, and much darker, slower stuff. They’ve done everything, and some of it’s even good. I, personally, would recommend “In the Cage”, “Firth of Fifth”, and most of their album “Duke”.

*'''King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King+''': The original. [[The Dark Tower|Not that Crimson King]]. [[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure|Or that one.]]<ref>Although they were both named for the band.</ref> The soundtrack of a medieval apocalypse. Classical and acoustic instrumentation mixed with rock music stylings, a sprinkling of jazz here and there, and lyrics that make fantasy allusions make for the perfect mood setter for your [[grimdark]] D&D campaigns.

*'''Kino''': ''The'' Russian Rock band. Headed by Viktor Tsoi, there's a reason why he's regarded to this day as a national icon for russian music and the frustration present to this day on the country for it's government and leaders. The ''Chyorny albom'' (Black Album) is generally recommended as a entry point for newcomers (ironically, since it's the last album for the band), but iconic songs like ''Summer is Ending'' and ''Calm Night'' are also nice starts to get what's so praised about the band.

*'''Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds''': Grimdark stories about murder, crime, rape and religion are par for the course, with the occasional love ballad. Fantastic music and lyrics that could inspire many characters and hooks, as well as set a pretty grim mood if ever it's needed.

*'''Nico''': While Chelsea Girl is considered to be a stock standard sixties pop album (though a classic nonetheless), the rest of her discography is wildly different, thanks in part to her Velvet Underground bandmate John Cale as producer. [[Grimdark]], [[Apocalypse|apocalyptic]] vibes, as well as fantastical lyrics and droning medieval instrumentation help to draw you into an atmosphere of heavy dread and hopelessness. Seriously, there's a reason Nico is credited with being the first ever truly goth artist.

*'''The Residents''': A deconstructionist art-rock band that have been making music since seemingly the dawn of time. Some truly weird songs and imagery in their lyrics. Perfect for pilfering.

*'''Slint - Spiderland''': Edgy post-rock that walks the delicate line of being angsty but not whiny. Minimalist rock production with your typical verse-chorus-bridge songwriting with cool time signatures. All of this is in service to the dark tone with songs that cover topics of social anxiety, depression and abandonment. The lyrics alone could be used as inspiration for characters and adventures.

*'''Tom Waits''': Songs about the freaks and underclasses of modern society sung by a homeless man who sounds like he's been drowning his sorrows in whiskey since before you were born. Excellent songs that are executed with flawless, characterful performances that are accompanied by top notch production and instrumentation. There are plenty of characters to be stolen from this music.

*'''Warren Zevon''': English-style Rock with a '''dark''' sense of humor and a discography over a time period longer than the average Neckbeard's lifespan. Any particular album would be a good starting point, although Excitable Boy and Bad Luck Streak at Dancing School are particularly well known. Themes range from Untreated Mental Illness, excitement over trains, and gambling adventures in Cuba to Mercenary work in Africa, [[Werewolf:_The_Apocalypse|Werewolves who really don't care about the masquerade]] and a Cyberpunk concept album. Was badass enough to crack jokes about the cancer that he knew was going to kill him and recorded a whole album before it finally got him. Depending on the exact album, his music works thematically for [[Shadowrun]], Modern or retro-style [[Call of Cthulhu]] games, [[World_of_Darkness|Old World of Darkness]] games, and really anything set in the grimy side of the Cold-War era. 

*'''Yes - Fragile, Close to the Edge, Tales from Topographic Oceans+''': You'll be hard-pressed to find a more quintessentially prog band than Yes. Probably could be viewed as a [[noblebright]] King Crimson. Fantastical lyrics with ridiculously tight playing and songwriting and just enough of that prog cheese to keep it fun. Good luck finding a band that would better suit your 80s inspired fantasy games. < [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPCLFtxpadE To Be Continued]I \ I /