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| Albums That Flew Under The Rrrrrradar
A list of albums that flew under the radar of the music community, be it the wider community rrrrrhere on sputnik. Some of these albums are from now defunct bands who never got the love rrrrrthey deserved. Others are already well-known in their native land, but never made it rrrrrworldwide. some of these bands are household names but this respective album is like the rrrrrforgotten child in the bands' catalogue... | 1 | | Cobra Khan Helgorithms
Without peer in NZ punk, Cobra Khan disbanded in 2011 but not without releasing
the colossal "Adversities" album. If you like your punk heavy but are looking for
something a little different try this album. It is a shame they never got any
recognition in NZ, let alone worldwide. RIP | 2 | | Skunk Anansie Post Orgasmic Chill
Unfairly labelled a one hit wonder for the song "Hedonism" off the Stoosh album. In
reality, this band was much more than that. Songs like "Charlie Big Potato" reveal
a dark electro undercurrent to the band and songs like "We Don't Need" showcase
the unbelievable vocal range of frontwoman Skin. Truly an overlooked album and under-rated band. | 3 | | Five Pointe O Untitled
Released in 2002, shortly after the embers of the Nu-metal scene were flickering
out, Five Pointe O released this untitled album which never got the recognition it
deserved. This album pretty much took the best parts of nu-metal and mixed it with
progressive song structures in songs like "Aspire, Inspire" and "Freedom" to create a unique and dynamic sound. | 4 | | Nothingface Skeletons
Along with the album Violence, Nothingface were a diamond amongst a sea of shit
in the nu-metal scene. While Korn, Limp Bizkit etc were wowing the brainwashed
masses, bands like Nothingface went about their business with minimum fanfare and just flew under the radar. | 5 | | Burst Prey on Life
Released back in 2003, this album was a prelude to the brilliance of 2005's
masterpiece Origo. This album stands on it's own as a piece of art, yet for some
reason was overlooked by most metal-heads which is a shame considering it started a three-peat of truly amazing
albums from Burst. RIP. | 6 | | Finch Say Hello to Sunshine
After the release of What it is to Burn, Finch could've gone down the same road
and released What it is to Burn v2.0. Instead, they chose to record Say Hello to
Sunshine, an amazing album that was never fully appreciated until you properly
digested the album. For some, it was just too much of a 180 degree turn from previous album. Oh well, their
loss. | 7 | | dredg The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion
Like the forgotten child in dredg's career, this album was released with a large amount of pessimism surrounding the early
leaks
of songs like Irelund. After the so-so Catch Without Arms, the band was largely written off as a one album wonder (El Cielo)
Yet
for those who took their time with this album, it grew on the listener slowly and had some downright amazing songs. They
should've given up after this album though, that new one was shamefully bad. | 8 | | Mew Frengers
Hailing from Denmark, Mew are an alternative rock band not too dissimilar from dredg themselves. Yet while dredg were banished
from planet earth and have rode off into the sunset on a pile of steaming shit, Mew have been steadily consistent since the late
90's. This album Frengers released in 2003 is my favourite of theirs and is largely unknown. | 9 | | Smashing Pumpkins Adore
The dark horse in the Pumpkins discography, Adore was the follow up to the commercial success of the Mellon Collie album. As a
result, this album flew under the radar of many fans who were expecting a Mellon Collie Pt 2. Time has since been kind to this
album and many fans consider it their best work, certainly their most mature and personal. | 10 | | The Gathering if_then_else
The dark horse in the Gathering's discography, if_then_else was released after How To Measure A Planet which saw the band
ditch their metal roots and experiment with various other genres. Despite boasting the fan fav song Saturnine, this album is
largely forgotten when it comes to The Gathering. Even the band seem to leave it out of their set list. Songs like Rollercoaster,
Shot To Pieces and Amity are some of the band's best. | 11 | | Temple of the Dog Temple of the Dog
Despite boasting both Eddie Vedder and Chris Cornell on vocals plus the sleeper hit "Hunger Strike", this album barely registered
a blip on the grunge movement radar when compared to the likes of Nevermind, Ten and Dirt. Maybe being a one album project
was one reason this album is often forgotten by the music public. | 12 | | Eucharist Mirrorworlds
In the middle of my melodic death metal phase I came across this album and couldn't believe I hadn't heard it sooner. When
discussing melodic metal bands, the usual suspects come to mind (DT, In Flames, At the Gates etc), however Eucharist released
Mirrorworlds and then snuck away without any fuss. | 13 | | Atomship The Crash of `47
Another band I picked up during the latter nu-metal phase, I listened to this album today searching through an old playlist.
Songs like Mothra and Pencil Fight are solid slabs of heavy rock and show serious promise from a band who dissapeared into
obscurity. | 14 | | Coalesce 0:12 Revolution in Just Listening | 15 | | Helmet Aftertaste | 16 | | Ashes Divide Keep Telling Myself It's Alright
A side project of Billy Howerdel from APC, Ashes Divide released one album in 2008 and then dissapeared. Most of the songs
retain a dark and gothic sound similar to Mer De Noms, minus the distinguishable voice of Maynard Keenan. Not half bad. | 17 | | Gordian Knot Gordian Knot
This self titled debut from this progression jazz/metal fusion band was hardly a massive hit when you consider the insane
amount of talent on display; Ron Jarzombeck (watchtower), Sean Reinert (cynic) John Myung (dream theater) Sean Malone
(Cynic). After Cynic reformed this album became more recognised, and led to the follow up album Emergent. The songs River's
Dancing and Reflections are two of my fav instrumental tracks ever. | 18 | | Oceansize Everyone Into Position | 19 | | Supergroove Traction
Despite gaining a cult following in New Zealand, Supergroove never got much further than the international terminal of Auckland
Airport. Which is a real shame because this album was well ahead of it's time. Released in 1995, Supergroove mixed elements
of funk, ska and rock and songs like Cant Get Enough, Sitting Inside My Head are catchy as hell. I love the horns and trumpets
they use. So unique. | 20 | | LTJ Bukem Logical Progression, Level 1
Placeholder for the album Earth | 21 | | Leftfield Rhythm And Stealth | 22 | | Live Secret Samadhi
Channeling Faith No More, after the commercial success of Throwing Copper the band decided to throw a curveball and release
this dark and brooding album. Much like FNM did with Angel Dust, Live put their balls on the line and made an album for
themselves. Lakini's Juice, Freaks and Heropsychodreamer are ripping tracks. | 23 | | Pearl Jam Vitalogy | 24 | | Maylene and the Sons of Disaster III
Saw these guys open for Dillinger a few years ago and they blew me away. | 25 | | The Apex Theory Topsy-Turvy | |
Artuma
08.11.13 | umm 17 is like the most well-known post rock album after the gy!be ones | Rowan5215
08.11.13 | 7 is amazing, best dredg imo. | Artuma
08.11.13 | it's great but only my 4th fav dredg | Rowan5215
08.11.13 | We meet again Artuma lol. Yeah I dunno maybe I just need to give El Cielo more time to sink in but right now I don't see its merits as much as everyone else, a couple songs are fantastic but most are just good. I prefer Catch Without Arms and Pariah. As for Leitmotif, the interludes are a tad annoying, the actual songs are great but not enough to warrant it being above 4th best imo. And yeah I don't really need to talk about Chuckles. | Keyblade
08.11.13 | 10 and 12, sweet. 10 is one of my least favorite by them, but it does have Rollercoaster which is one of my favorite songs by them, and a few other sweet ones
17 is pretty big on here btw | Artuma
08.11.13 | el cielo is just astonishing, will always be my favorite by them. after that, my ranking goes: leitmotif, catch without arms, pariah. and we seriously don't need to talk about chuckles | Relinquished
08.11.13 | 5 is the least talked of Burst but yeah it rules | Rowan5215
08.11.13 | Mmmm I'll give El Cielo another go sometime, but I just love the diversity and themes in Pariah. | Calc
08.11.13 | 6 is one of the pinnacles of the genre for me and 11 is coo i don't think that flew under the radar at all. | Polyethylene
08.11.13 | Albums that flew under the rrrrrrrrrrrrrrradar | jmnewcomer18
08.11.13 | 28 is amazing | CameoLover
08.11.13 | 11, 23 and 24 not really
15 rocks and 16 is pretty good too | jmnewcomer18
08.11.13 | 34 is meh | Rowan5215
08.11.13 | I just jammed 6 again after seeing this list. Fucking amazing album and I'm only just realising it. | Hurricanslash
08.11.13 | Amazing list, I agree on every album. | Dreamflight
08.11.13 | "Despite boasting the fan fav song Saturnine, this album is largely forgotten when it comes to The Gathering. "
Not me, it's my 3rd fav. :D
Always great to see a list with The Gathering, Skunk Anansie and the Pumpkins. | Deviant.
08.11.13 | My radar picked up 17 of these albums | thumbcrusher
08.11.13 | 6 is brilliant yeah | Rowan5215
08.11.13 | Oh and I just realised 22 is on this list. Absolutely brilliant album, deserves love. | Cygnatti
08.11.13 | what deviant said. | PayneTiger777
08.11.13 | 18 is fantastic. | danielcardoso
08.11.13 | Agree mostly on 11. | AceOfSpades
08.11.13 | pearl jam are bland and boring, sorry | danielcardoso
08.11.13 | From Pearl Jam you really only need Ten and Vs.
But those two are amazing. | MosesMalone
08.11.13 | I wouldn't say 24 flew under the radar. | Cipieron
08.11.13 | cool list man. i'm gonna have to check a lot of these out | micpattern
08.12.13 | Cobra Khan - Graze The Earth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJw9Vn8yyE8
Cobra Khan - Rachana
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd6U1BVND3s
Strawpeople - Taller Than God
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iez8UseA9pk
Supergroove - Sitting inside my head
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q3A80UxN18
Supergroove - Can't get enough!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JwYVh0qOd4
Supergroove - You Gotta Know
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clSYkn37iRQ
Five Pointe 0 - Purity 01
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jkVtCinQbs
Skunk Anansie - Charlie Big Potato
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEp8yJPjedU
Skunk Anansie - We don't need
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_oELGBokCk
| zoso33
08.12.13 | just listened to Adore the other day, awesome | ThyCrossAwaits
08.12.13 | I'd say 7, 8, and 18 all got/get a fair amount of attention. | DominionMM1
08.12.13 | 23? i fail to see how a record goes under the radar while selling 5 million copies | ThyCrossAwaits
08.12.13 | Listening to 8 now. | DikkoZinner
08.12.13 | Incantation - Vanquish in Vengeance | TheInmortalVermicide
08.12.13 | Good list but don't agree with 11, 18 and 23 | ITsHxCTOASTER
08.12.13 | props for 8, it's amazing | dathvada321
08.12.13 | props for 6. love that album | GnarlyShillelagh
08.13.13 | lol at list title | NightProwler
08.13.13 | Frengers is one of the best things ever. I should 5 it | engleprunt
08.14.13 | Haha, Apex Theory...yes. | hikingmetalpunk
08.14.13 | darkthrone foad | TheSupernatural
08.28.13 | 6, 7, and 13 for sure.
Pencil Fight by Atomship is one of my favorite alt rock songs. | manosg
08.28.13 | Don't now if 10 is the dark horse in the Gathering's discog but they lost me after this one. I like it but don't love it. | VlacDrac
06.09.23 | No way 14 is underrated. |
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