Band that you love but just learned about in 2008

[PedroSteckecilo]

This thread is oddly specific.

 

[OblivionRegained]

People who have mentioned Avenged Sevenfold, Nickleback have now forfeited their musical souls. As for my band, it would have to be Parkway Drive, Protest the Hero, Explosions in the Sky, Russian Circles, Lamb of God (i know i know, how long have i denied myself this awesomeness), Unearth, Late of the Pier and a two local metal bands to me, Gacys Threads and Escape Fails.

YES! I am a Musical Nazi! Shut It!!!

 

[The_Deleted]

Amon Amarth
That is all.

 

[stompy]

Streetlight Manifesto and Catch 22. Heard someone playing Audiosurf using a song from Streetlight Manifesto, asked another friend for some of their songs, and got some Catch 22 songs as a bonus. Now I can't get Keasby Nights outta my head...

Edit: Anyone else here into ska?

 

[Berethond]

Streetlight, Halifax, Secondhand Serenade, Muse, Silverstein, Every Time I Die, Nightwish, Sonata Arctica, and Rammstein.

I love YouTube.
And my friends' iPods

 

[JBarracudaL]

This year I've discovered;

Mr Bungle
Estradasphere
Black Mountain
Do Make Say Think
Bell Orchestre
Elbow
Fleet Foxes
DeVotchKa
Emily Loizeau
Lightning Dust
Secret Chiefs 3
M83
Cynic
Pauline Croze
Pineapple Thief
A Silver Mt Zion

Many others as well. Every year I encounter a mountain of new artists. And I've actually considered this a fairly dry year.

 

[dangerousdave_42]

so far its distorted pokadot cadaver assemblage 23 The Cruxshadows

 

[the_tramp]

Kaneda1007[]|]Lamb of God (i know i know, how long have i denied myself this awesomeness)

Lamb of God? Blasphemy that you have not heard of them earlier.

On topic: I'd probably have to go with Powerglove (A videogame metal cover band), Amon Amarth and Bloodbath.

Although I have a feeling that it was actually late 2007 that I first heard of these bands... but either way listen to them everyone!

 

[Wavra]

Heres one i just heard a few days a go. They are an indie rock band called The Lottle Ones. They arent that big yet but thier songs are AMAZING! check them out

 

[Silvertongue]

OMG...I LUV Kamelot! <3 Anyway, another band I found out about recently is Cattle Decapitation. Really, really brutal Death Metal. Their musicianship is quite good, too, IMO, and they "sing" about the evils of the meat industry. xD

 

[Silvertongue]

Streetlight, Halifax, Secondhand Serenade, Muse, Silverstein, Every Time I Die, Nightwish, Sonata Arctica, and Rammstein.

I don't crave Rammstein the way I used to...but Nightwish is my absolute favorite band, and Sonata Arctica has been an old standby group for longer...although I think their newest album was a little bit hit and miss. Too much Prog, not quite enough Power.

 

[Zeldadudes]

Never realized how good Radiohead was...
Its amazing how popular they are and i didn't know about it ha ha.

 

[The Lyre]

The Horrors - London Punk meets...B-Movie Horror? One of those bands that I love yet everyone around me hates, it seems.

I've never owned a Beatles album until 2008.

Same goes for Nine Inch Nails...although I don't listen to them very often.

I tried to like Disturbed but I was ultimately put off by the god-awful, non-sensical, at times borderline-rap lyrics. So, apart from a few songs of theirs which are admittedly great, they were a failed discovery.

This thread has once again reminded me that I hate the music most 'Pists like.

 

[xitel]

Well, I just learned about a guy named Renard V that makes really good speedcore. I also discovered All That Remains and Senses Fail, but both of those were early in the year.

 

[RAWKSTAR]

Northern Kings - Please do check them out.

 

[jim_doki]

The Wombats

Their awesome is just so prevailent

 

[hakker]

Taproot

 

[sneakypenguin]

Vitamin String quartet, I love violin so I was enthused to see instrumentals of songs like headstrong, I hate everything about you, plus numerous pop songs.

 

[Dommyboy]

Juno Reactor and The Presets (like many people). Great Tranze and Electronica music.