What are some intense, emotional, state altering songs or pieces of music?

Question

Now I don't want pathetic suggestions like of pop or rock or just any commercial music. I actually want some full on stuff, not metal though, just the music that is seemingly perfectly created.
So please only answer if you actually have a diverse knowledge of music.

As a guide think of:
This Will Destroy You
Mono
Explosions in the sky
Silvio Pfifner - known for nyctalgia
Swallow the Sun
Quiet Child

Very limited guide as if I mentioned more, I think people would lose sight on what I am aiming at.
Pretty much, rich and powerful voice, with ALOT of emotional and personal expression rather than just singing the notes. Delicate as well as perfectly clustered instrumental aspect.
Genre can be anything, but as I stated above, Pop and any commercial music probably isn't a wise suggestion.
Nothing typical like Evanescence or Simple plan or any similar artists.

Anyway, thanks a load if anyone can add some more flavour and diversity to my music repitiore. :)

Answer 1

I love your list of music and I am familiar with a few of the groups you listed. It seems I am searching for the same emotion in music as you are. I have lots of beautiful music tracks but mostly are instrumentals. You are looking for personal expression in your music through lyrics and I myself have a hard time finding that. There is a few progressive rock groups that I enjoy with vocalists, I just hope they are not to "heavy" for your liking. They all have just amazing musicians and I hope you enjoy...



Blackfield ~ My Gift Of Silence

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOZCe-GCE2A



Porcupine Tree ~ Anesthetize

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XspR65gDRE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P66kIMa3tMQ



RPWL ~ Hole In The Sky

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYlZVTgsHoE



The first two have the same vocalist, Steve Wilson, he is a musical genuis in my opinion.

Answer 2

I'm in love with Two Step From Hell and ES Posthumus if you haven't heard of them...

Opeth has some pretty intense stuff too...OH and Virgin Black or Saviour Machine.

...i keep thinking of things... Not sure if you like industrial/electronic type stuff or not but Assemblage 23 and VNV Nation are good too.

Answer 3

extremely any song by utilising gadget of a Down... properly, the "sluggish" depressing ones. Like ATWA or Spiders. additionally purple Floyd songs, deeply significant ones like talk To Me/Breath and Time, or the unhappy ones like Vera, or those without-of-this-international guitar solos like with ease Numb and howdy You. and picture by utilising John Lennon... Julia by utilising The Beatles... any from Disintegration (by utilising The treatment). i think those are in general undesirable responses... oh properly.

Answer 4

listen to From First To Last's Heroine album

Answer 5

Listen to this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT2FcB0cy4A