Bands Which Are Virtually Unknown In The West But Are Awesome
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| 1 | Junoon
Although disbanded now,they left a huge catalogue of brilliant albums for people to cherish.Starting as a small pakistani band they went on to become the biggest band in asia.Their music was a unique sufi-rock type,which combined mystical poetry with wailing guitars. |
| 2 | Vital signs
The pioneers of rock music in the subcontinent.They have gained legendary status after stringing brilliant albums consistently and coming up with smash hit anthmic singles like dil dil pakistan and tera karam maula.Though they disbanded later,two of their members went on to have successful music careers,one of them was notably Salman Ahmad,who incidentally went on to become the guitarist of junoon |
| 3 | Strings
They are a very popular pop/rock group in the subcontinent.Although this band was founded more than 15 yrs ago,it only gained unprecedented success in 2001 after the release of their studio album named "duur".Their music has substance to it and so does their lyrics.Soothing guitars and careful vocals is a feature of this band |
| 4 | Aaroh
Aaroh is an impressive rock band with a punkish feel.Their recent album 'Raag Neela'has become a smash hit,breaking all sorts of records.Punkish riffs and long solos catch one's attention while listening to this album |
| 5 | Mizraab
Mizraab is one of the first progressive metal group in the subcontinent.Their vocalist and lead guitarist is Faraz Anwar,who is an internationaly acclaimed guitarist & has released his solo album "an abstract point of view "which got rave reviews internationally.Allan Holdsworth called him "king of guitars in pakistan" |
| 6 | Karavan
This is an ace hard rock group which has made terrific music for the past few years.Talented guitarist Asad Ahmed is the highlight of the band |
| 7 | E.P
Pakistan's most popular hard rock/rock group.EP is the first band in the region to combine rap and conventional rock |
| 8 | Meekal Hassan Band
Meekal Hassan in currently the most accomplished guitarist in the subcontinent and his band has become increasingly successful in the last few years.The use of the flute in its music has been very successful and their classic rock style appeals to almost everyone. |
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