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Anyone a fan of a local or underground band? There are tons of bands out there with real talent who will never be heard because they aren't what the media deems "radio friendly" for whatever reason. If you have a band that deserves to be heard, please post it with a short description of what they play.

For instance...

Turbid North. I grew up with these guys in North Pole, AK and even opened for them a couple times back in the day. They are considered Alaska's premiere metal act, although they now reside in the Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX area and have picked up some new members, Brian McCoy from Debri and Chris O'Toole from England. They originally had a strong Pantera influence, but have changed thier musical direction significantly, often leaning toward darker influences such as black metal, sludge and even a little bit of psychedelic. Listen to "The Hunter", the solo is phenomenal! Nick really nailed it on that one. Last time I talked with Adam (Rydlinski), they have been talking with Relapse Records, which would be great. They have earned it, if you ask me. They've worked VERY hard for it.

Opeth. Another amazing band you won't see on MTV or on any radio station. Very progressive, very original and very diversified. They can be loosely classified as a metal band from Sweden with jazz influences. They are one of the few bands who can go from a winding, melodic riff into all out death metal to a melodic clean riff and then break out into a jazz influences solo that has much emotion as David Gilmour and not seem the least bit awkward transitioning. Truly an amazing band and every album is unique.

Necrophagist. One for the hardcore metal fans. These guys are insane! Pure, rip your face off, technical death metal from Germany. No real frills here. Its fast and brutal. Mohammed Sucimez is just downright scary. I don't even know how to describe his style, but he has great feeling for a death metal guitarist and knows his way around the harmonic minor and diminished scale. Great listen if you're into bands like Cannibal Corpse or Death.

Dream Theater. This is why you don't give nerds instruments. These guys studied music at Berkley and they excel in it. More of a progressive hard rock/power metal act. Not a weak link in the band, but James LeBrie's vocals take a bit of getting used to, but he can belt it for sure. One listen to the epic, 24 minute song, "A Change Of Seasons" and you can see how truly talented these guys are.

Between The Buried And Me. Might not count because they've gotten some decent media attention, but they are ridiculous! I can't make sense of these guys. They are the definition of why its call music "theory". Metal for sure, but what the heck is up with that random pirate sea shanty? Weird bunch of guys.

Anywho, what are some worthwhile bands to listen to in your opinion? Something you won't really hear on the radio. I don't want mainsteam. I want REAL music. It doesn't matter the genre. Please share.
 
I've heard of Pig Destroyer. I'll check out the others for sure! Anyone else have any local/underground bands that they would like to share with us or are yall just gunna continue lurking?
 
Behemoth, Dimmu Borgir, Belphegor, Six Feet Under, Napalm Death, Vader, Immortal, Gorgoroth, Amon Amarth, Ajattara, Sepultura, Cannibal Corpse, Burzum, Satyricon, Hypocrisy, Kataclysm, Kalmah, Legion of Damned, Goatmill.

There ya go :D
 
To psyclon nine? :D favorite song of mine is "as one with the flies" but its their only one like it.
 
Clutch. They don't just play songs like Electric Worry. Oregon is a great song. So are Passive Restraints, Devil and Me, and Burning Beard. Their videos aren't bad, either.
 
guess ill bump this with some Industrial/EBM.

as i said before Psyclon Nine. but also Combichrist, Suicide Commando, Wumpscut, Destroid, Eisenfunk, Unter Null, Tacitical Sekt, Centhron, Grendel, Haujobb.
 
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Trap Them, Municipal Waste, Cursed, Crowbar, All Out War, Skinless, Disembodied, Ringworm

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Alright, here's a long list of bands i listen to....it ranges from numetal all the way over to deathmetal, it all depends on my mood as to what i'm listening to every day.

40 Below Summer, A Dead Motion, A Few Memories, Across The Sun, Agonist, All That Remains, American Head Charge, As Blood Runs Black, As I Lay Dying, Attila, Austrian Death Machine, Beneath The Sky, Bleed The Sky, Bleeding Through, Bring Me The Horizon, Bury Your Dead, Chimaira, Conduction From The Grave, DevilDriver, Disfigured Elegance, Divine Heresy, Dog Fashion Disco, Droid, End of the Rope, Fail Emotions, Forever In Terror, Ghost Machine, God Forbid, Hed (pe), Hell Within, Himsa, Knives Out!, M.A.N., Machine Head, Machinemade God, Mnemic, Mindless Self Indulgence, Motograter, Mushroomhead, MyGrain, Ninetail, My Hero Is Me, Nothingface, Otep, Parkway Drive, Polkadot Cadaver, Psychostick, Rishloo, Slice The Cake, Spineshank, Spoil Engine, Synthetic Breed, System Divide, The Breathing Process, The Empire Shall Fall, The Mercury Arc, Trigger Point, Trivium, Unearth, Whitechapel.

There are more but i tried to keep the more popular bands out of it as much as i could.
 
metaldad904 said:
Alright, here's a long list of bands i listen to....it ranges from numetal all the way over to deathmetal, it all depends on my mood as to what i'm listening to every day.

40 Below Summer, A Dead Motion, A Few Memories, Across The Sun, Agonist, All That Remains, American Head Charge, As Blood Runs Black, As I Lay Dying, Attila, Austrian Death Machine, Beneath The Sky, Bleed The Sky, Bleeding Through, Bring Me The Horizon, Bury Your Dead, Chimaira, Conduction From The Grave, DevilDriver, Disfigured Elegance, Divine Heresy, Dog Fashion Disco, Droid, End of the Rope, Fail Emotions, Forever In Terror, Ghost Machine, God Forbid, Hed (pe), Hell Within, Himsa, Knives Out!, M.A.N., Machine Head, Machinemade God, Mnemic, Mindless Self Indulgence, Motograter, Mushroomhead, MyGrain, Ninetail, My Hero Is Me, Nothingface, Otep, Parkway Drive, Polkadot Cadaver, Psychostick, Rishloo, Slice The Cake, Spineshank, Spoil Engine, Synthetic Breed, System Divide, The Breathing Process, The Empire Shall Fall, The Mercury Arc, Trigger Point, Trivium, Unearth, Whitechapel.

There are more but i tried to keep the more popular bands out of it as much as i could.
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:thumbsup: Sounds like my last.fm stations! LOL
 
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