Bands that play in C# standard and drop C#

[Chris O]

I think Stone Sour plays a fair number of tunes in that general vicinity.

 

[p4vl]

i know floods by pantera is in C# and into the void and children of the corn by black sabbath are in C# are well, and some all that remains is in C#

Pantera always tuned a quarter step down from C# (or whatever tuning they were in). They set their tuners to A=435 or so.

Samael
Suffocation

 

[garey77]

i know floods by pantera is in C# and into the void and children of the corn by black sabbath are in C# are well, and some all that remains is in C#

Pantera always tuned a quarter step down from C# (or whatever tuning they were in). They set their tuners to A=435 or so.

Yeah, what's up with that? Just to be different sonically?

 

[rocknrolla]

i know floods by pantera is in C# and into the void and children of the corn by black sabbath are in C# are well, and some all that remains is in C#

Pantera always tuned a quarter step down from C# (or whatever tuning they were in). They set their tuners to A=435 or so.

Yeah, what's up with that? Just to be different sonically?

So nobody will be able to play along with the song.

 

[p4vl]

i know floods by pantera is in C# and into the void and children of the corn by black sabbath are in C# are well, and some all that remains is in C#

Pantera always tuned a quarter step down from C# (or whatever tuning they were in). They set their tuners to A=435 or so.

Yeah, what's up with that? Just to be different sonically?

Adds a bit of weight to a band's sound without having to commit to changing the key (the singer might not be able to hit some notes if it's in E flat). Some songs just have a snappier energy in standard that just isn't there in E flat, maybe Dime was just trying to find a balance?

Megadeth did the same thing for their first couple of albums.

 

[HowMuchYaBench]

Wasn't Deftones Around the fur in Drop C#?

That sounds about right.

 

[leib10]

Some songs by Lamb of God, Avenged Sevenfold, Illnath, and some alternative bands use C#. I really like this tuning. It sounds a bit darker than drop D, but for some reason I feel it's also easier to play in.

 

[spguitar]

Smashing Pumpkins - C Standard,C# Standard and Drop C#.
Doomsday Clock or United States would be cool for a metal band to cover.

 

[spanny]

My band Tadashi uses C standard and drop A# tuning on a couple songs. The rest is all drop D and E standard (which I prefer). I use 11's on the standard and drop D, 12's on the C standard / drop A#