Unknown bands that you like
 

Does anyone have bands that they like but are pretty much unknown?

I have, for example bands like Power Quest, Arthemis, Timeless Miracle.....

Convoy!
Convoy Music, Lyrics, Songs, and Videos

They freakin RAWK! The lead singer's a friend of mine, we opened up for his old band Lynt many times a few years back, and he came to our (band I used to be in) studio to do a cover of "Show Me How To Live" which came out friggin awesome. I caught a Convoy show a couple months back when they opened up for Pat Travers. Great tunes, killer stage presence, and just a fun bunch of guys.

I don't know how "famous" or whatever, but I love Huntress. Their first album, Spell Eater, came out early last year, and I've not had it out my cd player or off my mp3 player since.

nothing is unknown these days anymore since the dawn of the computer and social sites unknown is wayy different then what it was like in 1992


to be unknown u have to be like a garage band that has yet to post ur band on the net or played a show

So not true.

I'm a big fan of the Sizlacks, which are relatively unkown. They only have 3 demos up on youtube, and are supposedly working towards getting a record deal. :tramp:

Yeah, not true. Granted, internet has allowed for bands to put out their music more conveniently, but that doesn't mean there are no more unknown bands. I find new bands all the time.

yall must not get my point bands back in 1992 were realllyyyy unknown compared to today

But you said as your second point that you need to be a garage band to be considered unknown, which isn't true.

well for ex a garage band that plays in like tennesse that hasent posted anything online isnt going to be known in Texas

Not really.

Just because you are on the internet doesn't mean people are listening to you.
People who post their music on the internet in 2013 are just as unknown as the bands who would put out classified ads in music papers offering you a free demo tape in 1992.

Anyone who ever got big using 'The Internet' already had management and a record company behind them.

arggghhh ur just trying to counter point me arent U LOL !!!!!!

bottom line Music is more .... "accessible" these days

No, you said there's no such thing as unknown.

What point are you trying to make here, because i'm confused.

for fans of mr bungle, you might enjoy Tub Ring.



i also wanted to throw a video of a band called Bend Sinister in here, who are in some ways reminiscent of The Mars Volta (just a lot less complex and more articulately melodic) but i couldn't find a link to any of the tracks i'm familiar. needless to say, going to their show in a place that couldn't have packed more than 100 people in it was the best 5 bucks i ever spent in my life.

and whiskey, aside from the subjective nature of the word "unknown," i feel this thread was a good idea. thanks buddy.

i don't have alot and im sure some ppl know them,
Kasmir
Pete & the pirates
Mother, Mother
The thermals

More will come to mind later..
apart from Kashmir and maybe Pete & the pirates i wouldn't recommend any of them, their just good not great.

Hammer No More the Fingers

(As an aside, the boy in the video is my adorable cousin who they handpicked to dance like a dork in their video.)

Freekbass

This man can slap some sick bass.

The Freak Fandango Orchestra

They're pretty killer. I'd say that if you dig Gogol Bordello, you'd probably have some sort of enjoyment for them. That's the most similar artist I can think of. As an aside, this song is the one my bros and I are planning on using in the opening credits of our sketch comedy ****.

These are just three that sprang to mind immediately. I don't wanna go link crazy here, haha.

i thought he danced pretty well. :)
better than me anyway and that song is really good, is it worth checking that band out?

Yeah, they're pretty solid, and they're one of the most fun live bands you're wont to see. I'd put 'em up there with the Bomb! The Music Industry show I saw a few years back. Especially as far as shows you could see in a small to medium-sized music club. They're a blast.

Our Subatomic Earth, Bedroom sludge/post-metal, as good as any of the big names in the genre IMO.



Our Subatomic Earth

Band IdiotHead from Poland.

youtube.com/watch?v=0lo0Agv1ej4 - Free Market Music

youtube.com/watch?v=6vFiclm9Pdg - Karen Pommeroy

youtube.com/watch?v=UiUe883m-Xc - Jesus Paint

sorry for that kind of links, but I'm new here and can't make links correctly yet ;)

There is an amazing band from Edmonton called Action News Team. They are always releasing new music and have such killer tunes. Also they are an amazing group of people to be around. Check out any of the albums on band camp and Im sure you wont be disappointed.

There's a really awesome metal band from Finland called Pain Confessor. I would recommend for example a song called Lake of Regret!

U.p.o.
 

Zoltan Bathory was the bass player for the band U.P.O. Who is currently the lead guitarist for Five Finger Death Punch. I always thought that this particular song was underrated, overlooked anyway.


U.P.O. - Godless - YouTube

These are the crazy f*ckers that gave me this name
 

Portland's Wreck Creation. I actually helped capture the audio at the 3:01 mark, from the great 1992 movie "Bad Lieutenant"

I've heard songs by the band Close Your Eyes that I absolutely love, and I know nothing about the band. I'll definetly look a lot more into them, though.

Love Battery is a fantastic band that no one has heard of. They were lumped in with the '90s "Grunge" movement and were even signed to Sub Pop. Do yourself a favor and listen to their debut album, Dayglo, on YouTube, or even buy it. They're probably my favorite unknown band.

The Dwellers are an amazing Power Pop band that for some reason never caught on with 99% of the music listening population, despite being signed to capitol records and having one of their albums produced by the legendary producer Tony Visconti. They're so unknown, it's hard to find their songs on even YouTube, which seemingly has every song ever made. Check out their 1995 album, Whatever Makes You Happy, which was the one produced by Tony Visconti.

I probably like too many unknown bands. My favorite, though is definitely Breaking Through and Down in Ashes .... and His Name Is Alive.

I'm from the PNW & I've totally heard of LB. The album was pretty good but they weren't very good live.

Lair Of The Minotaur: fantastic brutal metal that is all based on mythology
Church Of Misery: heavy doom metal that is all based on serial killers
The Biters: great, catchy power pop rock

I love these threads.

If I like a band, I know them... therefore they can not be unknown.

This will be the next evolution of hipsters, like "my favorite band is so unknown, I havent even heard them!"

Now that you mention it Bastard, I may not be aware of, or have not as yet discoverd the band/artist who is my all-time favorite.

Hell .. I may "never" know who is my favorite! I might not ever get to hear them because they are so unknown, or they could always have completely been and stayed unknown to only a few local bar fans, and without any recording material ever made at all.

I don't think that there will ever be "The Greatest" persay. Only different great artist and bands, and thats all.

Zoltan Bathory was the bass player for the band U.P.O. Who is currently the lead guitarist for Five Finger Death Punch. I always thought that this particular song was underrated, overlooked anyway.


U.P.O. - Godless - YouTube Have you ever listened to this song before? Its worth the time in my opinion.

Amboy Dukes
 

Anybody familiar or remember this band?

French- Canadian indie band called Woelv.

WOELV.wmv - YouTube

Love the "unknown" bands. Los Twang Marvels are a surf instrumental group. Pretty well known band in the surf music community though.

Yep. I've heard that on a couple classic rock stations around here lately, and have actually heard it on the radio before classic rock was termed.

Gorod, Symbyosis

Progressive/Technical Death Metal

Certainly The Interim Project, stumbled upon them on spotify a few days ago. Liked the EP they had up so I followed them. I'm the only person following them and they only have 3 total listeners on last.fm. I don't know about you, but I cosider that pretty unknown. I also enjoy Behind The Ghost. Star Pimp as well. Actually, just so you guys know, Star Pimp is awesome.

Priestess, sound a bit like early Black Sabbath.


Priestess - Lay Down - YouTube

Priestess are quite big. They had a track on Guitar Hero and have even previously had a major label deal on RCA.