Your favorite band...that isnt all over the radio or real popular? im always on !
Question: if you could tell me one band that i have to listen to that you think is likely i havent heard, who would it be?
dont be captain obvious and say chili peppers, etc.
it could be any genre, dont worry about that. plus, im intrigued by all this death, power, melo, etc. metal talk lately. anything is welcome...
example: Roxel talks about Nevermore all the time, so i downloaded a song off of itunes the other day.
Answers: if you could tell me one band that i have to listen to that you think is likely i havent heard, who would it be?
dont be captain obvious and say chili peppers, etc.
it could be any genre, dont worry about that. plus, im intrigued by all this death, power, melo, etc. metal talk lately. anything is welcome...
example: Roxel talks about Nevermore all the time, so i downloaded a song off of itunes the other day.
Mahavishnu Orchestra, jazz fusion. You don't hear much jazz fusion on the radio. They're too busy playing Led Zeppelin on classic rock stations and Miles Davis on jazz stations (no disrespect to both artists). I guess you could call them popular in the fusion realms, but not so much here.
Yeasayer, psychedelia sorta band with world influences. "2080" and "No Need to Worry" are undoubtedly some of the best tracks of 2007. With the genres they mix together, there's no way they would get radio airplay or be popular these days.
Orange Peel, hard rock/progressive rock. They only have one album, but holy crap that one eighteen minute track is the only long song above fifteen minutes that I can handle currently. Guitar/organ awesomeness.
Clutch, bluesy stoner rock/metal. I believe they're getting more and more popular these days, but they haven't quite hit mainstream yet. Devoted fanbase for sure though. Got some great basslines, riffs, solos, vocals, drumming, songwriting...with a touch of uniqueness.
Electric Wizard, doom metal. The heaviest band...ever. One of their songs--"Barbarian"--was tuned six steps down I believe. No...not just one of their songs. A whole lotta them. Heavy guitar, heavy bass, hard-to-hear vocals that are somewhat distorted, and overall slow as ****.
Yeah...more than one, but whatever. Some of my favorites that aren't too well-known that I'm sure you haven't heard of (or heard much of).
brand new
5 second rule.
carpathia.
ASP
http://www.myspace.com/thetalesofasp
Ronnie Day
Kataklysm is one. Try Sonata Arctica too. Very different band, both kickass bands
Four Year Strong
Glasjaw
not sure of your style
but my favorite bands are
dispatch
state radio
dave matthews band
slightly stoopid
sublime
they are all Amazing bands, you should go check em out
songs i recommend listening to by them
dispatch: the general, two coins
state radio: rash of robberies, sudan
dave matthews band: crash into me, two step
slightly stoopid: closer to the sun, fat spliffs, officer
sublime: what i got, santeria, caress me down, tequila, summertime
*also, "Laid" by James (or matt nathanson) is a great song
hope this helped :)
Agalloch
Insomnium
The Birthday Massacre, Creature Feature, Mindless Self Indulgence, Screaming Mechanical Brain.
Arson Anthem
ASSJACK
Rebel Meets Rebel
Antiseen
psyopus
http://www.myspace.com/hank3 (for the metal check out Tennesee Driver, the country kicks a$$ to.
http://www.myspace.com/arsonanthem
http://www.myspace.com/antiseen
http://www.myspace.com/psyopus
http://www.myspace.com/rebelmeetsrebel
suicide silence
Well, since you did ask for some melodic death metal, I'll throw some Opeth (not sure if you know them or not) at you, some incredably beautiful songs:
The Drapery Falls:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvLn8j4c5...
Blackwater Park:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loGXDKEwF...
Reverie/Harelquin Forest:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvFu6eTVN...
And for something softer, have some Porcupine Tree:
Lazarus:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfmOtTMa-...
Radioactive Toy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWb-nlrXG...
Shesmovedon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44irwNJW3...
visit here to enjoy all about music
http://last.fm, http://allmuzz.com
Crash Anthem http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1viExpiLl... I love them
Peter Bjorn and John,I luv "Young Folks"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Sc8aOIEs...
and they're not famous yet But Phthia,my sister's friend is the one of the guitarist(Manny)in this video they're awesome!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohVp3d0Op...
****Escape the Fate****
Blessthefall
A Day to Remember
Senses Fail
I really like Jars of Clay, Switchfoot, Delirious, Ten Shekel Shirt, and Shawn McDonald.
Enjoy!
Parkway Drive
http://www.myspace.com/parkwaydrive
Montag good call with Clutch
The Academy Is...
The Hush Sound
All Time Low
Armor For Sleep
The Audition
Brighten
Yesterday's Rising
Bloc Party
Taking Back Sunday
Mugshot
Something Corporate
The Early November
The Starting Line
Acceptance
Tegan and Sara
Dead and Devine (not sure if you can find their songs on iTunes yet or not)
The Sounds
Shiny Toy Guns
Ben's Brother
Bright Eyes
Thursday
The Helio Sequence. Very catchy, well written songs, kinda indie if you're looking for a label.
Murder By Death. Different. That's all I can really say. Kind of a cabaret sound to them...which brings me to......
The Dresden Dolls. Piano, feminine angst, "big words" and deep concepts to trivial and spiteful lyrics. Fun fun fun.
Definitely not metal, but as a former hardcore metalhead I still appreciate all of the above. Hope you check them out and enjoy.
For the sake of contributing a harder-edge:
Otep. Feminine fury, pure and simple.
Nothingface. Raucous but full of hooks and decent melodies.
eta: don't mean to be redundant, but I realize that "chick singers" can be a deal breaker for some. Makes no sense to me, but more often than not, I feel that I've had to defend a band I like simply because it's female-fronted. Those listed are not exactly girl power music, much less "grrrrl power," it's just a disclaimer for those less open-minded.
Alkaline Trio
Armor For Sleep
Senses Fail
Funeral For a Friend (are they on the radio much?)
MxPx
The Lawrence Arms
Slapstick (defunct)
Dead To Me
One Man Army (defunct)
The Flatliners
This band's bad@ss
Embraced By Hatred
http://www.myspace.com/embracedbyhatred
i prefer underground bands to mainstream bands that loves money.
Mother Mae I
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fus...
Black Lips
"The Goo Goo Dolls" are a really good alternative band..
Lets see, "Zebrahead" is cool (they're metal) .
I love "Less Than Jake" , they're ska punk, very fun to listen to.
"The Living End" are allright, they're punk too.
"Theory of a Deadman" is also pretty good, they're more alternative.
On a more Gothic note, "Type O Negative" and "Nightwish" of course, but Nightwish is more power metal.
"Rancid" another good punk rock band.
And last but not least, "The Explosion". A very good punk band.
Enjoy :)
Against Me! - Thrash Unreal
Chevelle- the red
Showbread - Mouth Like A Magazine
Thrice- Image of the Invisible
CALLING ALL CARS - Senses Fail
Hawk Nelson - Friend Like That
All these band are all good
I also put the song i like them for
The Epochs- mellow, electronic, trippy music
Lovedrug- calm, acoustic, emo music
Of Montreal- upbeat, disco-y, happy music
The Dresden Dolls- funny, clever, catchy music
Beck- raw sounding, hip hop meets blues meets rock music
and as far as metal goes:
Nuclear Assault- fast, classic thrash music
Here are some bands I adore
The Medic Droid
Millionaires.
Hollywood Undead
Cloud Takes Shape
Sky Eats Airplane
Brokencyde
Scenes and Sirens
Stereo Skyline
Sorry if this doesnt help! =]
We The Kings
Atreyu
Alesana
The Rocket Summer
I Hate Kate
Phantom Planet
Five Second Rule
Basshunter
Mutemath
Spill Canvas
Single File
Mayday Parade
Drop Dead, Gorgeous
Breaking Benjamin
Cartel
Cobra Starship
Panic At The Disco
Fall Out Boy
Paramore
Escape The Fate
Hellogoodbye
Zeromancer
Rise Against
Against Me
Seether
The Academy Is...
The Hush Sound
The Kung Fu Girls
One Star Story
The White Stripes
Thirty Seconds To Mars
Tickle Me Pink
AFI.