unknown and underrated bands

[Jolly Co-operator]

Here Come the Mummies. Seeing them live is always fun, and it almost immediately alleviates any stress I may have had that day. They perform dressed in full mummy atire, and they have a great energy about them. Watching them just makes you feel good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhG2lBLCtdA&feature=plcp

That's one of their animated music videos. I know I talked up their live performances a lot, but it can be hard to find good live footage. Here's a piece of live footage I was able to find. It features their signature invention; The Cowbelt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDiXPx2OqPI&feature=fvwrel

 

[deathzero021]

Astarte [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjAPdEvuxs0]. An all-female black metal band from Greece. Truly amazing talent. Without a doubt my favorite black metal band. They add much variety and passion into their music. what keeps me away from the "traditional" black metal style is it's generic and predictable sound.

Another good band i might suggest is Abagail Williams [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s04W_rAvBAg]. Another experimental black metal group (sadly disbanded now) however they're a bit more known.

And to finish off, an indie death/thrash band Deceased [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pPOp7lu0Hs] is a one of a kind. Still active and still keeping it brutal. A unique blend of thrash and death with harsh but understandable vocals.

 

[Lyri]

Hmm not sure that you do just huge fan of them ^^ Patrick J. Petersen but thanks ^^ imo they need to be heard by everyone!

Aha you weren't one of the two people I thought you could be, well played sir.

I'll see what I can do about getting James to maybe give you a shout out on the facebook page, thanks for supporting RavenFace and keep spreading the word.

 

[piinyouri]

Spoiler: Anacrusis, proggy thrash band

Spoiler: Anchorhead, a goofy and fun band that didnt last long, but gave us this masterpiece.(This is only the second half, can't find the full thing sadly.)

Spoiler: Anthriel, power/prog that wrote an album about Drizzt.

Spoiler: Anubis Gate, spectacular proggy rock/metal stuff

 

[wookiee777]

Alright. How about some obscure Atmospheric Black Metal?


Sorry, I don't know how to embed. Color me embarrassed.

EDIT: Never mind, a kind gentlemen helped me learn the secret art of embedding.

 

[Breaker deGodot]

Joan as Police Woman is one that I discovered recently. Not totally unknown, but she's never had any particularly wide-reaching mainstream success. Here are some of her best songs:

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[OmniscientOstrich]

Alright. How about some obscure Atmospheric Black Metal?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bzxTVc4E7I

Sorry, I don't know how to embed. Color me embarrassed.

Voila! For future reference you have to put the link in brackets and cross out the following:

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bzxTVc4E7I]

Track ain't bad either btw, sounds kind of Drudkh-esque.

 

[unicron44]

I'll go with a few.

First I'll do unknown with is Gang Colours. He makes cool, atmospheric synth music.

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Another unknown is Peter & Kerry. I really don't know much about them but I stumbled upon them recently and I like what I hear.

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Peter & Kerry Peter & Kerry

Now for underrated.

Japandroids get a lot of love from blogs and Pitchfork and I like them a lot.

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Next is probably one of my absolute favorite bands, Metronomy. I think they are far more well known in the UK, but are virtually unknown in the US so I put them in the underrated category.

 

[wookiee777]

Alright. How about some obscure Atmospheric Black Metal?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bzxTVc4E7I

Sorry, I don't know how to embed. Color me embarrassed.

Voila! For future reference you have to put the link in brackets and cross out the following:

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bzxTVc4E7I]

Track ain't bad either btw, sounds kind of Drudkh-esque.

Okay, thanks for the instructions on that. And thanks for embedding it for me. I'll try it on my post now. EDIT: It works! Thanks again!

 

[Dangit2019]

They got a bit popular because of their song "Sail", but AWOLNATION deserves a deeper look as the rest of the album is almost completely different.

 

[EvilMaggot]

Hmm not sure that you do just huge fan of them ^^ Patrick J. Petersen but thanks ^^ imo they need to be heard by everyone!

Aha you weren't one of the two people I thought you could be, well played sir.

I'll see what I can do about getting James to maybe give you a shout out on the facebook page, thanks for supporting RavenFace and keep spreading the word.

Ill always support Ravenface and keep spreading the word about them truely a great band that just needs to get more attention and thanks the least i could do for them

 

[TheFunPolice]

This guy is incredible, He recorded 90% of the instruments himself *aged 17* and he's been getting bigger and bigger over the past year

Did I mention he's also a good friend of mine? I'm not saying he's amazing just because I'm friends with him, His music actually IS incredible

Ladies and Gents, I give you, GEORGE BARNETT!!!




And the rest of his album is up on youtube