Favorite Band That Hardly Anyone Else Has Heard of?

[hornpout]

What is your favorite band that that hardly anyone else seems to know about?

Mine: Sky Cries Mary (sort of 90s psychedelic/space rock)

[Stevie II]

youe gunna get banned for this!

[JonG]

metallica

[hornpout]

youe gunna get banned for this!

Steve, I wasn't just asking for a list of favorite bands. I was looking for suggestions of relatively unknown and obscure bands and thought this would generate some interesting discussion.

Surely almost everyone who's a die hard music fan has at least one band that they can't understand why they didn't catch on more?

[Bread and Faxes]

Focus.

60s-70s Psych.

[Stevie II]

aye aye it don't really matter....

2 years ago you'dve been banned but times have changed really

[RiceMonster]

Bled II Deth

[static]

mar de robles

[Shred Danson]

A Moment of Clarity

[hornpout]

mar de robles

Has potential :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTMY3F3zbyY

[dub sean]

Mishka

[ReachForTheSky]

bernard

[Bread and Faxes]

There are a lot of new people in R&M

plz post in General Discussion as well.

[Eliminator]

Indictment™

[Txus]

2nd Outlet

great free jazz

[Volumnius Flush]

Jacknife and Vaakevandring

[Russell]

The Name Droppers

[Ghoul Hustler]

ahhh yeahhhh droppin ****in names all over your face

[dinosaurxbrocore]

a suspended sentence

[mocha bear]

post-coital tears

[TojesDolan]

tojes dolan is my favorite band

[ATM]

Mine too <3

[lak89]

Threshold

one of my fav bands, great progressive metal from England, they've been growing in popularity though

[StreetlightRock]

Persefone - Progressive/melodic/death Death.

http://www.myspace.com/persefoneband

[132WalrusesInMexico]

Does Orphaned Land count? If yes, then them. If no, then I don't know.

[DBlitz]

Be'lakor I guess

[badtaste]

Stargazer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Bab0j8UYVM

[Stevie II]

Bled to death

[Interviewer/surveyer]

Lamb of God or Killswitch.

[Angmar]

LoL

[Stevie II]

bra jokes never get old

[Aakon_Keetreh]

they will one day.

[2muchket!]

Bled to death

was only a matter of time :')

[Shattered_Future]

Persefone - Progressive/melodic/death Death.

http://www.myspace.com/persefoneband

Heard of them before. So you lose! :smash:

Absolutely fantastic band though. Core is one of my favorite albums.

[dinosaurxbrocore]

To be completely honest though:
http://myspace.com/regretfromruin

They'll have quality recordings up really soon... and the recordings are really good, my band's guitarist did them.

[static]

Has potential :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTMY3F3zbyY

beyond potential, those guys are badass.

[willfellmarsy]

I think if you post you should put a little blurb about the band...NeWBReeD some awesome Polish prog...
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=133574524
Don't go to other NewBreed cause they suck

[bringonthebreakdown]

ready the way.
http://www.myspace.com/readytheway

[Riva]

Does Orphaned Land count? If yes, then them. If no, then I don't know.

Lamb of God or Killswitch.

Yeah man, these are totally awesome unknown bands. I also like this pretty underground metal band called Iron Maiden. They're totally underappreciated by the average mainstream listener.

[Interviewer/surveyer]

Yeah man, these are totally awesome unknown bands. I also like this pretty underground metal band called Iron Maiden. They're totally underappreciated by the average mainstream listener.

are you serious? Everyone knows Maiden, duh. I hear them on the radio from time to time. They're underground, but probably one of the most popular underground bands I know of. Kind of like Slayer. It's cool though that you've heard of Lamb of God and Killswitch Engage. Its hard to find people that like the same kind of music that I do. Have you ever heard of Unearth? Yeah, they're pretty good too, but even more unknown than Killswitch.

[Moon Flavor]

Yeah man, these are totally awesome unknown bands. I also like this pretty underground metal band called Iron Maiden. They're totally underappreciated by the average mainstream listener.

You really think Orphaned Land is mainstream enough to make a sarcastic attack at this young misguided man?

You, sir, are far more kvlt than I.

[ATM]

I met this chick today that likes Orphaned Land. Was pretty funny.

[Arucard]

Skepta.

[philly96]

Opeth

[Arucard]

are you serious? Everyone knows Maiden, duh. I hear them on the radio from time to time. They're underground, but probably one of the most popular underground bands I know of. Kind of like Slayer. It's cool though that you've heard of Lamb of God and Killswitch Engage. Its hard to find people that like the same kind of music that I do. Have you ever heard of Unearth? Yeah, they're pretty good too, but even more unknown than Killswitch.

I can't even tell if this guys being serious.

[illpressureurhinges1]

Oceana. They're like generic Post Hardcore, but I really like them.

[Shred Danson]

Joe, you are such a fag

:-*

[Riva]

I think I just got really subtly trolled. I dunno though.

And yeah, Orphaned Land are a relatively well-known and well-liked band, especially in the power metal/progressive metal "scene", where we all slick our hair over our eys, sit in the corner and cry over our swords and tankards of mead.

[Shred Danson]

yeah whatever

/cue wah-wah solo in viking throne

whos the large bundle of sticks now

I dunno, you have a WFOF avatar, you?

[Arucard]

the man makes a good point!

[Shred Danson]

8===d

[Volumnius Flush]

8===d

You did it wrong, you need a "D" at the end

[dinosaurxbrocore]

http://myspace.com/aphoticdiscord

[RiceMonster]

Slave Whipping Blasphemy

[Txus]

boris

[StreetlightRock]

Heard of them before. So you lose! :smash:

Absolutely fantastic band though. Core is one of my favorite albums.

No Wai! I mean, about Core - I know you've heard of them =P Core was such a let down for me tbh, like, I like it, but i was hoping better.

[FatalEnergy]

Arthemesia

[illpressureurhinges1]

boris

I just discovered them the other day. I really like their stuff.

[Prince of Darkness]

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti

[Dimmu Burger]

DoomFrost

[jrowa001]

El Caco

[The Feeding]

are you serious? Everyone knows Maiden, duh. I hear them on the radio from time to time. They're underground, but probably one of the most popular underground bands I know of. Kind of like Slayer. It's cool though that you've heard of Lamb of God and Killswitch Engage. Its hard to find people that like the same kind of music that I do. Have you ever heard of Unearth? Yeah, they're pretty good too, but even more unknown than Killswitch.


Please tell me you're not being serious??? Every 14 year old Hot Topic metal kid knows who those bands are!!! Maybe because Lamb Of God Has Been around almost a decade, Killswitch has been ripped off my every metalcore band in the world doing the sing/scream thing. And Unearth?? Seriously just another metalcore band. Iron Maiden?? I'm not going to touch that one...and Slayer, if you listen to metal and don't know who Slayer is....just wow, take a long walk off a short bridge.

Have you heard of??
All Shall Perish
Blotted Science
Arsonists Get All The Girls

three bands i'm in love with recently

[Dargon]

hahahahahahah ^^^

[Dimmu Burger]

Arsonists Get All The Girls

I enjoy these guys. Its a fun listen.

[Trembling Willows]

Pure Reason Revolution
The Ten Colour Accord

[Dimmu Burger]

**** U All

[dinosaurxbrocore]

Arsonists Get All The Girls

my band opened for them, they sucked

[Jude]

Discounting small local acts, nobody seems to have heard of the Sisters of Mercy or Robbie Robertson but I love them both.

[Shattered_Future]

No Wai! I mean, about Core - I know you've heard of them =P Core was such a let down for me tbh, like, I like it, but i was hoping better.

Really? I can't find anything wrong with it besides the subpar production and the stupid Latin part in the third song.

[Dimmu Burger]

The Black Friday Death Squad.

[132WalrusesInMexico]

You really think Orphaned Land is mainstream enough to make a sarcastic attack at this young misguided man?

You, sir, are far more kvlt than I.
Thank you for defending my honor.

I guess Orphaned Land is pretty well known on this board, but I don't know anyone in real life who knows them. That's the basis that I was going by.

I'm not tr00 kvlt enough :(

[Dimmu Burger]

Yeah can we decide if this thread means "normal joes haven't heard of" or "music fans such as MXers haven't heard of"?

[illpressureurhinges1]

Yeah can we decide if this thread means "normal joes haven't heard of" or "music fans such as MXers haven't heard of"?

I'm thinking the latter.

[Dimmu Burger]

I'm thinking the latter.

Ok then.

C.O. Poisoning.

[Arucard]

Griminal

[Eliminator]

Discounting small local acts, nobody seems to have heard of the Sisters of Mercy or Robbie Robertson but I love them both.
lol

[Kage]

This thread needs to be closed and forgotten about.

[7SOR]

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti

haha Ariel Pink is so weird.

[Volumnius Flush]

Anybody remember Outspoken? They had a great single called Farther in around 2002, not very well known unless you were listening to popular mainstream rock at the time.

[Interviewer/surveyer]

I can't even tell if this guys being serious.

serious about what? Unearth is a good band, so what if they aren't as well known as Maiden.

I couple years ago my friends got me into band like Trivium and As I lay Dying, they're pretty underground (well, not Trivium anymore) but I got bored with their style. Besides KsE and LoG, I'd say my favorite underground not well-known band would probably be Thrice. (not metal, but tehy're gods)...or Devil Wears Prada (Tech Deth for the win!! dumb name though)

[Dark_Hero]

Iniquity

[Txus]

serious about what? Unearth is a good band, so what if they aren't as well known as Maiden.

I couple years ago my friends got me into band like Trivium and As I lay Dying, they're pretty underground (well, not Trivium anymore) but I got bored with their style. Besides KsE and LoG, I'd say my favorite underground not well-known band would probably be Thrice. (not metal, but tehy're gods)...or Devil Wears Prada (Tech Deth for the win!! dumb name though)

LOL

[Angmar]

serious about what? Unearth is a good band, so what if they aren't as well known as Maiden.

I couple years ago my friends got me into band like Trivium and As I lay Dying, they're pretty underground (well, not Trivium anymore) but I got bored with their style. Besides KsE and LoG, I'd say my favorite underground not well-known band would probably be Thrice. (not metal, but tehy're gods)...or Devil Wears Prada (Tech Deth for the win!! dumb name though)

Are you serious bro? :amaze:

Like, I'm actually a bit worried here.

[Deth]

How can you be a member of MX for 2 and a half years and still be like that?

:confused:

[Interviewer/surveyer]

How can you be a member of MX for 2 and a half years and still be like that?

:confused:

be like what, intelligent about music? Devil Wears Prada is great, they're almost as tech as Dream Theater, if not more at times. Dream Theater is easier to listen to because their singer sounds like he should be in the 80's. I don't understand why you guys are ripping on me about my taste, I probably know more bands at my high school than any other person. Seriously, how many people do you know that recognize the name "August Burns Red". But I guess if you guys know a lot, maybe you could suggest some stuff to me. I heard about a band called "Death", are they pretty good? My friend told me they sound like a heavier version of Atreyu.

[Kage]

How can you be a member of MX for 2 and a half years and still be like that?

:confused:

What, not an elitist?

[The Feeding]

this thread is dead. everyone is just going to argue about how much more underground music you can listen to......

[Interviewer/surveyer]

this thread is dead. everyone is just going to argue about how much more underground music you can listen to......


I hope everyone knows I was joking about my posts, I wasn't being serious at all. Everything I mentioned was a joke.

[Txus]

you're not very funny tbqh

[Crimson]

lol

[Interviewer/surveyer]

you're not very funny tbqh

you can't please everyone.

[UmphreysHead]

I hope everyone knows I was joking about my posts, I wasn't being serious at all. Everything I mentioned was a joke.

Thank god, honestly I didn't catch on until you said this.

[Metalborn]

S-core

They're a french metal band. Check them out.

[Danger Bird]

I guess the bananas. They're the band with the most accurate i love them:nobody's heard of them ratio

[Interviewer/surveyer]

Thank god, honestly I didn't catch on until you said this.

lol, I'm pretty good at playing the part of a newb.

[charlesfishowitz]

achilles

[Essence]

The Locust

[AllBoutTheBenjamins]

The Frantic

[Dimmu Burger]

birds of prey

I have an album of theirs, it is quite good!

SuperHiroshima

[FreeSmells]

I don't really understand the point of this thread.
To get people to listen to unheard-of bands?

[Dimmu Burger]

For me it is to make up band names and look like I listen to obscure stuff. Of course this is the second time I've announced this, so it isn't working so well, lol.

[willfellmarsy]

Time Consumes Angel

[bringonthebreakdown]

Beloved.

[Pete]

Rosesdead http://www.myspace.com/rosesdead only me and mappy listen to them, i think. in the whole world.
Antagony http://www.myspace.com/antagony i've not seen anyone respond to me talking about them, even though they have asp-members and are awesome
Torchbearer http://www.myspace.com/officialtorchbearer one of the best meoldic death/black/thrash bands ever, yet i've not seen any discussion about them

[oracrest]

Junius - A local band from Boston that has a sound I can get into really well. I got to see them a few times this past South by Southwest and enjoyed them quite a bit.

Homesick For Space - A mellow indy band that has some good moments of build up and intensity. They use a bit of piano which sounds nice, and I like the sound of the singers voice. My favorite song of theirs was off their demo though, its hasn't made it to any of their albums. I put it here for anyone interested. Starts out really mellow and builds up to a nice climax.

http://www.modelforge.com/music/Homesick%20for%20Space%20-%20you%20can%20only%20hide%20for%20so%20long.mp3

[The Feeding]

speaking of The Devil Wears Prada
"Still Fly" anyone??

i love how they changed a line cuz they're all christian and sh*t

with the navigation arrow headed straigh to IHOP where aunt jemima really loves me cuz my syrup is so hot

[HighandDriving]

Melt-Banana but I'm sure they're some other people who have heard of em.

[hXcPLISIT]

got a quarter tank of gas, in my new E-class.. but that's okay, 'cuz I'm gon' riiiiiiide.

punk goes crunk is pretty bad.

[barbarian]

i like the dreadful yawns

[Txus]

Melt-Banana but I'm sure they're some other people who have heard of em.

What? they are very popular tbqh man.

I will metion (VXCXP)

[TojesDolan]

Tojes Dolan

[Dimmu Burger]

Melt-Banana but I'm sure they're some other people who have heard of em.

Yeah man, I like to play that for people to see the look on their faces.

Beloved.

Beloved(us) is the shiznit!

[C.O.A.]

albinobeach

[ncnxonattronn]

Metallica - Frantic

[RiceMonster]

Yeah, Metallica - Frantic is an epic band.

[dinosaurxbrocore]

not as epic as megadeth - tornado of souls

[Rounder]

Celldweller.

celldweller.com Free download. Some of you may remember klayton from Circle of Dust. NiN is to Celldweller as Earth is to Mars. Their both industrialish, but they are different worlds. Trent I've always seen as minimalist, whereas Celldweller is the opposite. Huge sounds, lots of ambiance.

[interviewer02]

Kerry King or Axl Rose (either or)

[TojesDolan]

melt banana is awesome

[beans]

boynamedsue

http://www.myspace.com/suetheboy

[Siberian Dreamer]

Full Surrender: http://www.myspace.com/fullsurrender were an acoustic band with some screamo parts. Shame they didn't release much.

November Coming Fire: http://www.myspace.com/novembercomingfire who have also split up. Guess they were kinda sludgey progressive hardcore, I dunno.

Jairus, who ALSO split up: http://www.purevolume.com/jairus
Some kind of experimental post-hardcore, or something. And Caligula Blushed is a tune.

[CymrychHugh]

not as epic as megadeth - tornado of souls

Matt? I finally signed up here. Anyway, Spawn of Possession.

[encmetalhead]

Parmalee - http://www.myspace.com/parmalee
Acirema - http://www.myspace.com/acirema
Omniscient - http://www.myspace.com/omniscient

[rid]

November Coming Fire are pretty cool. Listen to them every now and then!

[Txus]

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They Are Awesomeeeeeeeeeeeee

[randydances]

The Water Fox: www.myspace.com/thewaterfox
In Times Of Distress: www.myspace.com/intimesofditress (i think)

Till Night Falls (look it up on myspace)

[Pete]

The Water Fox: www.myspace.com/thewaterfox
In Times Of Distress: www.myspace.com/intimesofditress (i think)

Till Night Falls (look it up on myspace)

lern2link

The Water Fox: http://www.myspace.com/thewaterfox
In Times Of Distress: http://www.myspace.com/intimesofditress

[interviewer02]

Has anyone hear heard of Know Lyfe?

[vaxine3d]

Trigger Effect

http://www.myspace.com/heliocraft

[Dimmu Burger]

Dead As Sh*t