Most of the stuff you hear on the radio has more than likely been produced by this guy. But his best work is his own music:
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Eh. I run into people all the time who don't even know who Venom is...
And Dissection isn't that obscure either, but I'm the only one I know who listens to 'em.
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And Dissection isn't that obscure either, but I'm the only one I know who listens to 'em.
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They haven't been mentioned yet, so I'll recommend some of you check out Protest the Hero.
They haven't made too big a splash (as far as I can tell, anyhow) but are a fantastic Prog Metal/Mathcore band. Just look up their "Fortress" album and listen to it all the way through. If you dig metal and all of its different sub-genres, I'd say they're definitely worth a look.
They haven't made too big a splash (as far as I can tell, anyhow) but are a fantastic Prog Metal/Mathcore band. Just look up their "Fortress" album and listen to it all the way through. If you dig metal and all of its different sub-genres, I'd say they're definitely worth a look.
I'll plug a local band from my home state that is extraordinarily good. Look up A Band named Ashes, its kinda indescribable because its so many things. You can get access to some of their best stuff through here.
[link]http://www.myspace.com/musicashes[/link]
Edit: I'll also drop Jon McLaughlin as one of the best singer/piano players I've heard just about ever.
Here's a few of my favorites:
[link]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffjbFMuf86Y[/link]
[link]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By7YgbX3GuA[/link]
[link]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNziVybsXMU[/link]
[link]http://www.myspace.com/musicashes[/link]
Edit: I'll also drop Jon McLaughlin as one of the best singer/piano players I've heard just about ever.
Here's a few of my favorites:
[link]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffjbFMuf86Y[/link]
[link]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By7YgbX3GuA[/link]
[link]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNziVybsXMU[/link]
That guy is a legend... I bet not many people knew that the Matrix reloaded theme actually has lyrics!Aaron Foltz said:
OT: My favourite unknown artist:
Only Kidding...!
I like quite a lot of music that is harder to find... that is because I listen to a lot of Chillout, and Chillwave, which doesn't have many well known artists outside of the genre's fandom...! And similar artists to those genres...
My favourites at the moment are:
XXYYXX - About You
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Ghostpoet - Us against whatever
And Trentemoller - Take me into your skin
I like quite a lot of music that is harder to find... that is because I listen to a lot of Chillout, and Chillwave, which doesn't have many well known artists outside of the genre's fandom...! And similar artists to those genres...
My favourites at the moment are:
XXYYXX - About You
[youtibe=IG5aSZBAuPs]
Ghostpoet - Us against whatever
And Trentemoller - Take me into your skin
Saul Williams. Not technically a band, I know. But this is one of the first times I've actually heard a hip-hop artist I like in a long time.
Pain, a Finnish industrial metal band
Coma Divine needs a lot more love
There's also Goldfish, a South Afrcan EDM band. I first heard of them throught their 8-bit music video for We Come Together which you may have seen last year. The main reason I like them because it doesn't just like generic dance music, it actually its own unique feel.
Pain, a Finnish industrial metal band
Coma Divine needs a lot more love
There's also Goldfish, a South Afrcan EDM band. I first heard of them throught their 8-bit music video for We Come Together which you may have seen last year. The main reason I like them because it doesn't just like generic dance music, it actually its own unique feel.
Alright, I'll throw one out there.
Kraftwerk.
An old German project originally from the underground Krautrock movement of the early '70's, they were known for experimenting. But it was when they started working on their album Autobahn (1974) that they started working heavily with synthesizers, and were able to make all their music with custom synths, like the one in the spoiler.
They are quite simply the first electronic band/project ever, and inspired those who are considered the pioneers of electronic music, like Gary Numan. And they are still touring today. They also have a persona of being robots themselves, and often use their custom robot counterparts in place of themselves for interviews and photo ops. And all their albums are released in both English and German.
Here's three of their songs, and an interview of Ralf Hutter by the BBC.
Kraftwerk.
An old German project originally from the underground Krautrock movement of the early '70's, they were known for experimenting. But it was when they started working on their album Autobahn (1974) that they started working heavily with synthesizers, and were able to make all their music with custom synths, like the one in the spoiler.
They are quite simply the first electronic band/project ever, and inspired those who are considered the pioneers of electronic music, like Gary Numan. And they are still touring today. They also have a persona of being robots themselves, and often use their custom robot counterparts in place of themselves for interviews and photo ops. And all their albums are released in both English and German.
Here's three of their songs, and an interview of Ralf Hutter by the BBC.
Can I be a huge whore and say Miracle of Sound?
I mean, he's pretty unknown and underrated when looking at humanity as a whole.
captcha: "friend zone" Let's not go there again, cappy.
I mean, he's pretty unknown and underrated when looking at humanity as a whole.
captcha: "friend zone" Let's not go there again, cappy.
I shall be spending the next day or two going through all the bands mentioned as firstly I need new music to listen to and secondly I can pretend I know all this cool unheard of music and become mecha hipster. Fear me.
As for a band I love and noones heard about, stars:
Also for a bonus I have no idea is they are popular but this is a hilariously amazing song to start singing and dancing to with friends, especially when drunk and feeling the love:
P.s. I will love you forever if you learn any of those dance moves and bust them out in a social setting.
As for a band I love and noones heard about, stars:
Also for a bonus I have no idea is they are popular but this is a hilariously amazing song to start singing and dancing to with friends, especially when drunk and feeling the love:
P.s. I will love you forever if you learn any of those dance moves and bust them out in a social setting.
I'm not sure she's unknown, but she's certainly under-rated.
Yes it's Amanda Fucking Palmer from The Dresden Dolls. She's different and probably a little bit mental but god damn can the woman write and sing. Plus she's married to Neil Gaiman.
Here she is, singing with the equally underrated Kim Boekbinder.
Yes it's Amanda Fucking Palmer from The Dresden Dolls. She's different and probably a little bit mental but god damn can the woman write and sing. Plus she's married to Neil Gaiman.
Here she is, singing with the equally underrated Kim Boekbinder.
Macabre
A band known to play a genre known as murder metal, which is basically songs about infamous serial killers and mass murderers with the musical styles of everything from grindcore to children's folk songs. Song names like Edmund Kemper had a horrible temper and Mr. Albert Fish(We're children your favorite dish?)
Manilla Road
REALLY underrated metal band for people who like their metal epic and totally bad ass. Seriously, listen to their albums Crystal Logic and Open the Gates and blow your mind.
A band known to play a genre known as murder metal, which is basically songs about infamous serial killers and mass murderers with the musical styles of everything from grindcore to children's folk songs. Song names like Edmund Kemper had a horrible temper and Mr. Albert Fish(We're children your favorite dish?)
Manilla Road
REALLY underrated metal band for people who like their metal epic and totally bad ass. Seriously, listen to their albums Crystal Logic and Open the Gates and blow your mind.
Elementary - Dear Watson said:Aaron Foltz said:
That guy is a legend... I bet not many people knew that the Matrix reloaded theme actually has lyrics!
The rest of his album is gold. Buy it. For real it's worth the 15+ coin.
The singer is my Brother and I think I know who you are ;PEvilMaggot said:
Big up for repping them though, I was going do it but I'll give you props and I'll let him know.
Please do support them and go their facebook page and give them a like, we'll be eternally grateful and you get some sweet tunes.sweetylnumb said:
Second album drops soon.
http://www.facebook.com/ravenfacedmetal
Black Mountain
Pure Reason Revolution
Talk Talk (especially their two last albums)
Vektor (for people who are into metal)
I could add a lot more but I don't want this post to be too long.
Pure Reason Revolution
Talk Talk (especially their two last albums)
Vektor (for people who are into metal)
I could add a lot more but I don't want this post to be too long.
Be prepared, I've got a lot here. Hopefully all my code worked properly, I dont want to have just wasted an hour typing and searching Here is a good assortment of some of my favorite songs from bands you've probably never heard of.
Falconer- Swedish Power/Folk metal. Really fast in some songs, about half are in Swedish, half are in English, and a voice you wouldn't expect in a metal band
English
Swedish
Alestorm- Scottish Pirate Folk Metal. Yep, you heard that right. Kind of fast, like Falconer, but it is all in good fun
Korpiklaani- Folk metal again, frequently using banjos, accordions, fiddles, flutes, etc. The singer has quite a growl to his voice, and it may seem a little heavy, but its one of the happiest bands I've ever heard.
Puscifer- The love child of Maynard James Keenan (you may know him from "Tool") and Milla Jovovich. Kind of a trance-ish alternative band, really interesting.
Nightwish Probably the most popular of the bands I am suggesting here, a lovely European power metal band, with female vocal leads, with a distinct opera sound to her voice. In some songs, they allow Marco to sing as well, and I must say, he has the exact beard I want to grow one day XD
For most of the bands existance, they had a vocalist named Tarja Turunen, the woman with the opera voice, giving the band a unique, mysterious feel. For their most recent album, due to conflict, Tarja was replaced by Annette Olzon, bringing a new flavor to the band. Annette also has a upper soprano range, but has more of a pop feel to her voice.
Tarja Turunen
Annette Olzon
Hell, lets throw some Marco into the mix
Marco
Lastly, a bit of Eluveitie, yet another folk metal band (I like folk metal, okay?) from Switzerland. They have two vocalists, one male, and one female. I only listen to the female most of the time, not personally a fan of growling/screamo.
Interesting side note, some of their songs are in an extinct language called Gaulish.
One more! the Dreadnoughts are a punk polka metal group from Vancouver, and they are just friggin awesome.
If you actually listened to all that, I love you.
Here is a good assortment of some of my favorite songs from bands you've probably never heard of.Falconer- Swedish Power/Folk metal. Really fast in some songs, about half are in Swedish, half are in English, and a voice you wouldn't expect in a metal band
English
Carnival of Disgust
Spirit of the Hawk
The Clarion Call
The Legend and the Lore
Spirit of the Hawk
The Clarion Call
The Legend and the Lore
Swedish
Vid Rosornas Grav
Ridom, Ridom
Svarta Änkan
O, Tysta Ensamhet
Ridom, Ridom
Svarta Änkan
O, Tysta Ensamhet
Alestorm- Scottish Pirate Folk Metal. Yep, you heard that right. Kind of fast, like Falconer, but it is all in good fun
Keelhauled
Shipwrecked
You are a Pirate!
Swashbuckled
^This one is making fun of another Pirate band, "Swashbuckle"^
No Quarter
Shipwrecked
You are a Pirate!
Swashbuckled
^This one is making fun of another Pirate band, "Swashbuckle"^
No Quarter
Korpiklaani- Folk metal again, frequently using banjos, accordions, fiddles, flutes, etc. The singer has quite a growl to his voice, and it may seem a little heavy, but its one of the happiest bands I've ever heard.
Vodka
Tequila
Metsamies
...and lastly from them, a Motorhead cover, complete with violin guitar solos
Iron fist
Tequila
Metsamies
...and lastly from them, a Motorhead cover, complete with violin guitar solos
Iron fist
Puscifer- The love child of Maynard James Keenan (you may know him from "Tool") and Milla Jovovich. Kind of a trance-ish alternative band, really interesting.
The Mission
Queen B
Indigo Children
Momma Sed
And now, time to make fun of country
Cuntry Boner
Queen B
Indigo Children
Momma Sed
And now, time to make fun of country
Cuntry Boner
Nightwish Probably the most popular of the bands I am suggesting here, a lovely European power metal band, with female vocal leads, with a distinct opera sound to her voice. In some songs, they allow Marco to sing as well, and I must say, he has the exact beard I want to grow one day XD
For most of the bands existance, they had a vocalist named Tarja Turunen, the woman with the opera voice, giving the band a unique, mysterious feel. For their most recent album, due to conflict, Tarja was replaced by Annette Olzon, bringing a new flavor to the band. Annette also has a upper soprano range, but has more of a pop feel to her voice.
Tarja Turunen
Over the hills and Far Away
Siren
Nemo
Siren
Nemo
Annette Olzon
Storytime
Amaranth
Bye bye Beautiful
Amaranth
Bye bye Beautiful
Hell, lets throw some Marco into the mix
Marco
The Islander
Lastly, a bit of Eluveitie, yet another folk metal band (I like folk metal, okay?) from Switzerland. They have two vocalists, one male, and one female. I only listen to the female most of the time, not personally a fan of growling/screamo.
Interesting side note, some of their songs are in an extinct language called Gaulish.
Omnos
One more! the Dreadnoughts are a punk polka metal group from Vancouver, and they are just friggin awesome.
Antarctica
Polka Never Dies!
Polka Never Dies!
Gonna split mine into sections...
Not unknown but under rated:
Unheard of and Under rated:
There are a load more but I cannot be bothered to add any right now.
Not unknown but under rated:
Hybrid (Symphonic 90's IDM/Electronica)
Spiritualized (Modern Space Rock/Experimental Rock/shoegaze)
Boredoms (Japanese Experimental Post-Rock)
Flying Lotus (Experimental Trip Hop)
Karunesh (Ambient New-Age)
Drudkh (Ambient Black Metal)
Nokturnal Mortum (I talk about these guys alot) (Epic Black Metal)
Mono (Japanese Post-Rock)
Spinalcord (Japanese Progressive Metal)
Darkspace (Crushing Space Black Metal)
Unexpect (Avant-Garde Metal with an amazing Bassist/Chapman Stick player)
Spiritualized (Modern Space Rock/Experimental Rock/shoegaze)
Boredoms (Japanese Experimental Post-Rock)
Flying Lotus (Experimental Trip Hop)
Karunesh (Ambient New-Age)
Drudkh (Ambient Black Metal)
Nokturnal Mortum (I talk about these guys alot) (Epic Black Metal)
Mono (Japanese Post-Rock)
Spinalcord (Japanese Progressive Metal)
Darkspace (Crushing Space Black Metal)
Unexpect (Avant-Garde Metal with an amazing Bassist/Chapman Stick player)
Unheard of and Under rated:
Apokefale (Blackened Melodic Grindcore)
Alghazanth (Epic Black Metal)
Adavant (Blackened Power Folk Metal)
Jaga Jazzist (Jazz Fusion Post-Rock)
Minenwerfer (Pure Black Metal)
Njiqahdda (Ambient Black Metal)
Alghazanth (Epic Black Metal)
Adavant (Blackened Power Folk Metal)
Jaga Jazzist (Jazz Fusion Post-Rock)
Minenwerfer (Pure Black Metal)
Njiqahdda (Ambient Black Metal)
There are a load more but I cannot be bothered to add any right now.
Hmm not sure that you doLyri said:
just huge fan of them ^^ Patrick J. Petersen but thanks ^^ imo they need to be heard by everyone!