Oh hell yeah, old school drum and bass!

The Smiths - There is a Light That Never Goes Out

Ringfinger fits well too, maybe Reptile.

All I Have to Do is Dream, Everly Brothers

Stone Temple Pilots - Still Remains

Sturgill Simpson

Miranda Lambert, Kieth Urban, Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum, Dolly Parton is still doing Jolene, Little Willies cover of Jolene, Maren Morris (My Church)I will add more as I think of some

This seems the exact description of The Scarecrow album, by Avantasia

Let's go all the way by Sly Fox has been getting some air time lately.

As someone who has been in and out of the country music scene, I’ll give some from particular artists that I’ve listened to despite being out of the loop.

-Florida Georgia Line: Confession, Smoke, Dig your Roots. -Luke Combs: Even though I’m leaving, 3 2 1 too many, beautiful crazy.

Also my favorite country song from that period is “You should be here” by Cole Swindel.

What time period?

A long shot I know, but Crowded House album has some of those elements (yellow on floor, curtains down the side, angle of artwork suggest larger heads, wings on one guy, the word "house" in big letters). If not, at least you can cross this one off.

Then what's the issue?

my favorite electronic track of all time is literally called heavy metal

https://youtu.be/fE5UTC891B0

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Can anyone cross reference or correlate which of these dark electronic bands are FFO (for fans of) and then mention the metal band? Closely following this thread, super interested in this. I like a lot of different types of metal and I’m certainly interested in electronic, but have never correlated the two (like wow, these guys are like the pantera of house music!)

John Carpenter’s soundtracks and Wendy Carlos stuff. Mort Garson’s pseudonyms’ music

Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley

Justice (French band)

Also, 40 oz to Freedom.

Siamese Dream

Shivaxi has mixes where he introduces some pretty badass dark electro

Scan around a little, I think this mix opens on a relatively happy note.

https://youtu.be/T38i2nwceyQ

Right after I posted my comment I thought of Welcome Reality!! One of the few albums from my short dubstwp phase I listen pull out from time to time, love it

100% what I’m looking for! Thank you for the recommendation

Maybe try Sometime Around Midnight by The Airborne Toxic Event

Edit to say on second thought this one might be more towards the stalkier end of the spectrum than what you are looking for

Fellow metal head who lines to dabble in electronic music here and there. TBH I listen to playlists I find more often than specific artists/producers. I like a variety of drum and bass, but playlists I've listened to including the words "atmospheric" or "dark" might be more up your alley. I've found goa trance can often be dark yet high energy. One artist I do know that the first La Castle Vania song I heard reminded me of is called Savant. Hope some of this leads you to some tunes!