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Sleestak! Awesome band out of SC in the late 80's.
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Alright, I'm not sure if anyone here is really into the genre, but here goes my list of not-too-famous-ass-kicking-metal-bands:
Atreyu: Got a screamo vibe, it's some good stuff. Their lyrics are what will keep you coming back for more. From Autumn to Ashes: Another screamo band but they lean more towards to "emo" side of the genre. First off, their drummer is a.maz.ing. He's got some amazing double-kicks and his fast beats are just trance-causing. The vocals don't lack at all and sometimes you're treated to a female singer on some of their songs. Her voice is just gorgeous. Norma Jean: This metal-core (sometimes labeled as Christian as well) band has got a lot of talent. The're an extremely heavy band with some tid-bits of melody. Their lyrics are extremely mystical in a sense. "Leech with two daughters, give give they cry. Her name is She Is A Liar, she simply will not die." That's a little taste of the oddity that is their songwriting. Chimaira: Oh. My. Fuck. The lead singer has got a voice that would blow the clothing off a woman's slender body. He's got this edge about him that's not quite screaming and not quite melody but then again, it is. He's just amazing. Their drummer is fast as all Hell on the double-kicks, too, and their guitarists are precise to every note. This is my most strongly recommended band... GO. GET. THEM! |
Base 2, formerly Sci-Fi Lullaby
www.b2foundation.com Some of the guys worked with my father and uncle. This is from their website: Quote:
Maybe if the guys from the band remember me, they'll let me pu tup some of their old stuff here. |
Maybe you've heard of them
Granddaddy- Space Rock Bright Eyes - depressing folk (very busy music in the background) Gerald Collier - Country Rock guitarist from best kissers in the world |
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some other top-notch metal bands: shadows fall nevermore mastodon |
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Nice taste, all those bands are great. BTW, that Norma Jean quote is derived from a verse in the bible. A bit odd for a metalcore band to be devout Christians in a way... I suppose. Who cares really, they kick ass. Chimaira are AMAZING live. The lead singer gained the nickname Metal Moses on Ozzfest because he would part the crowd down the middle and have both halves charge each other at the strike of a chord. Fucking amazing, it was like something out of a modern metal version of Lord of the Rings. I was right in the middle :D EDIT: Oh, and good on you for quoting Face:Face. That's my favorite NJ song. BTW, ever heard of Luti-Kriss? That's Norma Jean's old name, they put out a couple albums under that moniker. Not as hard as Bless The Martyr material but still pretty nice. |
I've heard of 'em and they were getting tired of being associated with the rapper or something of that nature. So that's why they're sometimes labeled as Christian... That's an odd quote.
I just barely got to see Chimaira the other night and there were damn near heart-attack inducing amazingness. I can't even tell you how ready I was to just die in a blaze of glory. That glory being that I was within 10 feet of the baddest-ass metal band this side of pop-culture. Ah yes, Shadows Fall. Amaaazing instrumentals mixed with some pretty decent vocals. I love how they have this ability to sound so fluid. They've got some of the most original solos to ever grace the ears of their followers. Honestly, they're also a band that is extremely under-rated and should be rolling in far more cash than their retarded predecessors: Metallica. |
creeper lagoon...MGB
Actually, some of you may have heard them before, but they are definately one of the better bands out there that aren't well known. Also Matthew Good out of Canada is an excellent band.
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The Postal Service
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haha yey for FATA/glassjaw (LI scene represent!), Desaparecidos/Bright Eyes (Conor Oberst is one hell of a lyricist), The Faint, etc.
To add to this fun thread... Straylight Run - ex-members of TBS John Nolan and Shaun Cooper join Will Noon from Breaking Pangea and John's sister Michelle Nolan to create this piano driven indie rock band. They've only been together since August, don't have a label or record out, but are already headlining sold-out shows. They are playing Knitting Factory NY next Sunday and Monday. tix are $10. Their first 6 songs are up on their website for free download. They rock. "so now faith is replaced with a logic so cold/i've disregarded what i was/now that i'm older/and i know much more than i did back then/but the more i learn/the more i can't understand" The Mars Volta - experimental hard rock from ex-members of At the Drive-In, bass on the album played by Flea. Incredibly talented musicians, indecipherable lyrics, trippy, fast and loud. "Transient jet lag ecto mimed bison/This is the haunt of roulette dares/Ruse of metacarpi/Caveat emptor....to all that enter here" Ben Kweller - upbeat indie songwriting, kind of the antithesis to Conor's misery, but not lacking any talent. Ironic pop-culture influences. "i got a bad flavor/i got dirty clothes/i got a strange neighbor/who doesn't have curtains on her windows/i got a pet hedgehog/drinkin' jaeger all day/you got me crate combo and a baby on the way/but it's ok" Pretty Girls Make Graves - Andrea Zollo's pretty and intense voice lead this driving, inventive melodic punk band. Just get your hands on some of their stuff and listen. "Tonight I want to make it real/Close my eyes feel it ride up my spine/Radiate out my limbs into air/Make it electric/I've got to know I'm still alive" . . . So just go check em out, okay? xoJustine |
Not so much of a band as a loose collective, but the Desert Sessions (headed by Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme) is definately worth checking out
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''Blow'' Formed by the Dickinson brothers after the break up of the 'Little Angels' in the late 90s. A fine blues/soul/rock combo.
I think they've smoked themselves into non existence. |
The Beta Band. Nobody in the states seems to have ever heard of them, and they're one of the most inovative bands around right now. They unfairly get compared to Radiohead a lot, but their sound is really a lot like a mix of turn of the 70s Pink Floyd mixed with Pet Sounds -era Beach Boys and current electronic music trends. Sounds like an odd combonation, but it really works well.
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Major props to whoever mentioned Chimaira and Shadows Fall. Both are fantastic bands.
Lamb of God are also amazing. As are Killswitch Engage Check out Cripple Mr Onion I like to think of them as a metal version of Tool. Havok Stan is my father. |
Kasey Chambers
Holly Golightly Heidi Saperstein Dahlia Seed Pretty Girls Make Graves X Ray Spex Superchunk (international) Noise Conspiracy |
Well I can’t be certain of just how not-known these bands are but most of the people I meet never know of them.
Thievery Corporation Dot Allison Amon Tobin King Black Acid Low Yoko Kanno and the Seatbelts |
Hmmm..
Swimming is Floating is a favorite of mine, mixing Hardcore sounds with songs about gay sex and playing Nintendo. Belle and Sebastian. I'm very hesitent to put this in here.. I would think more people know about them.. but I haven't meet a person yet who regonizes them. They have a sound that seems to harken back to childhood memories, but with an edge of bitterness. |
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if you're feeling sinister is one of the greatest albums ever, probably in my top 10 |
Had a chance to listen to many of the bands mentioned here. So far the ones that cought my attention are:
Wax Poetic The Betterfly Effect The Black Keys N'dea Davenport [Edit] Adding Four Tet to the list. [/Edit] Thanks for sharing people |
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:) Two you guys may not know about: Elefant and The Shins The Shins are kinda poppy but their lyrics are excellent. Elefant is more lovey, but I like 'em. |
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Drive by truckers...man they rock!!!
ryan adams...i know you have heard of him...but 99% of the public thinks he's bryan adams. lyrics born...great rapper http://www.lyricsborn.com/ |
Iris - Synthpop band originaly from Texas, now mostly based out of Germany as far as I can figure. Used to go by Fading Iris, if you want to buy some of their stuff and you live in Canada, fat chance, but maybe they haven't been mentioned because they actually are big and well known in Europe? I have no idea. Reagan Jones has about the best voice I've ever heard. The more upbeat side of synthpop, compared to the Pet Shop Boys.
mesh - Another synthpop, influenced by Depeche Mode, a bit of a darker, more down side. Their lyrics deal mostly with failed relationships, and are usually put together extremely well, their latest album Who Watches Over Me? is my personal favorite. |
Sky Cries Mary
Modest Mouse (some may have heard them) Diamond Fist Werney Slowdive |
drive by truckers
Found them by accident on Kazaa, now I own all of their albums. Good sound. happyendings, carbon leaf, south normal and shonuff ... edit: added s'more... |
what about jon spencer blues explosion
brought one of their cds the other day and really liked it, but nobody i talk to know who they are... |
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But the Pink Floyd reference is accurate - they are an electronic 'Ummagumma' Pink Floyd era band. 'Dry The Rain' is among my all time favorite songs. As for: what about jon spencer blues explosion brought one of their cds the other day and really liked it, but nobody i talk to know who they are... That's likely because they hit their peak 5 to 10 years ago. They were a very popular indie rock band, so they're not quite a band that no one has heard of. Jon Spencer was originally in the 80's band Pussy Galore which spawned Royal Trux & Boss Hogg. |
Murderdolls. Some of you may have heard of them but they have a catchy sound. I would not consider them a great band but their album is pretty good.
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<a href="http://www.stepton.com">Stept On</a> is a great band from central Pennsylvania more people should know about. They play straight up hard edge rock. Go check them out if you get a chance.
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The Shins and Belle & Sebastian are both great. The former I got into right away when I got their most recent album. The latter took me close to a year to get into, but now If You're Feeling Sinister is fast becoming one of my favorite albums. Not Yet Mentioned I'll go with Stew. Great, soulful, wierd folkish music. I recommend the following: "Love Like That" "The Drug Suite" "Giselle" "The Instrument Of Pain". |
Supreme Beings of Leisure - muchos cool. very worldly with a good technoish beat. tasty.
Tinker's Punishment - Good classic rock band Matthew Moon - Local band from Denver. |
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people could go forever on a thread like this...but just a few off the top of my head..the BAND, CKY, (deron, chad, jess, vern) yes..just the BAND. dont get me started with you stupid uneducated people about cky who think its bam.
(i also HATE labeling music, but ill try so you not so bright people will understand) thought riot, theyre any awsome hardcore kinda band, lyrics being alot politcal...but theyre great THOUGHTRIOT.com The Secretions, their drummer sings the majority of the songs, i saw them in june 03, i really liked them, seeing as how i dont like stuff of their type usually, i dont know their site..but search for secretions music or somthing...kinda punky cool stuff. songs like... "sick of feelin like sh!t.." and so on and so forth... |
The Shins.
They are pretty big here on the club scene in Manhattan. They sound like a mix between The White Stripes, Radiohead and the Beatles. Very good stuff. |
The Birthday Massacre. Not many people know of them (not many I know, at least.) But they're a really great band. Probably one of the best I know of.
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I have to recommend Marah, they're a rock band from Philly and they really kick it. They have three albums out now and a fourth coming soon. Their best record is their sophomore effort, "Kids in Philly."
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