Band that you love but just learned about in 2008

[goater24]

The random folk of Beirut was an eye opener for me this year as well as the early ska of count oussie and the more roots based Ethiopians. Does anybody else appreciate the early days of the ska???? Decker, skatalites, dynomites, Upsetters anyone?

 

[zen5887]

Most of the Jazz I listen to now I only got into this year. There was a time where I was bored of rock and moved to Jazz. So I found Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Marcus Miller, Charlie Parker.. So many

I also re-discovered Opeth this year. I heard about them years ago but wasn't really into that stuff back then but thanks to youtube and most of their albums being $10 at JB HIFI I now love them.

So in 2008 I found Miles Davis and Opeth - I should just stop looking for music, nothing will ever live up to this.

 

[Brokkr]

Iced Earth and Savatage

 

[Fiskmasen]

Last month was the first time I heard Clutch. How in the world I have managed to not hear this awesome band is beyond me, but everything they've done is superb. Recommendations all around.

Clutch - Electric Worry
Clutch - Profits of Doom

 

[jezz8me]

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

- Thanks to Bean for pointing them out for me

Beat me to it.

I have a verry interesting story actualy. I made a new friend and she is into prog. I was always into that stuff but i din't know many bands. She introduced me to Porcupine Tree who i now love and once her family friend who is about 15 years older found out he randomly contacted me through deviantart and sugested some great bands like Godspeed You! Black Emporer, Mogwai, Boards of Canada and the one i am most grateful for Amiina.

I also started using last.fm this year so i found some great bands including:
Bauhaus
The Glove
Just about every other side project of a member from The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees or Bauhaus
Flogging Molly
Sun 0)))
Crystal Castles
Nine Inch Nails (yes late i know)
Akira Yamaoka
Blues Control
E.S Posthumus
Lightning Bolt
and a bunch of random noise stuff.

 

[InvisibleMilk]

Coldplay, Alesana, Enter shikari, Dream Theater (one of my favorites), Demon Hunter (another goooooood one), and Shinedown.

 

[Baonec]

All of them i'd heard of but wern't totally into like I am now: SOAD, Sublime, They might be giants, Eskimo disco, Nizlopi, Disturbed & a few others.

 

[Syntax Error]

Kamelot, The Red Wings, The Black Mages, Metallica (the old songs), and I finally got around to listening to Avenged Sevenfold.

 

[Najos]

Flobots, but that might've been late 2007. Either way they're awesome.

 

[Arionis]

Skillet. Plain and simple.

 

[El_Zilcho]

Cynic and The Ocean Collective. They were supporting Opeth in Manchester a couple of weeks ago so when I got the tickets I thought I'd check them out, turns out they both rule.

 

[Najos]

The Ting Tings, pop yes but they are pretty good

Ugh, I hate these guys. My g/f is a little obsessed and I ended up listening to this for about an hour before I realized what was making my head hurt.

 

[dangerousdave_42]

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

- Thanks to Bean for pointing them out for me

Beat me to it.

I have a verry interesting story actualy. I made a new friend and she is into prog. I was always into that stuff but i din't know many bands. She introduced me to Porcupine Tree who i now love and once her family friend who is about 15 years older found out he randomly contacted me through deviantart and sugested some great bands like Godspeed You! Black Emporer, Mogwai, Boards of Canada and the one i am most grateful for Amiina.

I also started using last.fm this year so i found some great bands including:
Bauhaus
The Glove
Just about every other side project of a member from The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees or Bauhaus
Flogging Molly
Sun 0)))
Crystal Castles
Nine Inch Nails (yes late i know)
Akira Yamaoka
Blues Control
E.S Posthumus
Lightning Bolt
and a bunch of random noise stuff.

E.S Posthumus is absolutely fantastic got to love them

 

[speedcoreXdandy]

Peoplle who said Sunn o))), Lightning Bolt and Atari Teenage Riot you just won this thread.

I've probably discovered more than a hundred bands and artists new and old but I'll try to just keep the list down to my favourites:

Jedi Mind Tricks
Bad Balance
Electric Wizard
Snowgoons
Scientist
The Bug
M1dy
Army Of The Pharoahs
Surf Nazis Must Die
Roll Deep
Angerfist
The Horrorist
Converge
Dj Krush
Nortt
SSS

 

[Lukeydoodly]

Origin, The Faceless and Cynic.

 

[superbleeder12]

I discovered a lot of music this year

my music collection exploded from about 10 gigs to over 40.

Most of it is Post-Rock and Avant-Garde stuff

 

[Conqueror Kenny]

I just discover Trivium a month or so back. I love them, not enough to go buy an album yet, but give it time.

 

[Hunde Des Krieg]

Hadn't heard of Streetlight Manifesto until July. Amazing Ska band. Somewhere in the Between, may just be my favorite album ever.

 

[PedroSteckecilo]

SPOON
Apostle of Hustle
Young Galaxy
The Most Serene Republic
Vampire Weekend
Sigur Ros
Immaculate Machine

All bands I only discovered in 2008 and I'm really fond of them.

 

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