Seemingly lesser-known bands you like

[Assassin Xaero]

I'm heard of half this stuff... >_>
And seriously, whoever is saying "The Beatles" needs to learn that most of the population of the Earth knows who they are.

OT: A few I listen to that barely anyone around here knows:
Dimmu Borgir
Bishop of Hexen
After the Burial
Within the Ruins
With Faith or Flames
Drist
In Fear and Faith
Authority Zero
Strike Anywhere
Spit (N)
Caliban
Heaven Shall Burn
I.R.A.T.E.
Leadboot Marathon
Remembering Never
Slaves on Dope
Terrorbunny
100 Demons

 

[Fwee]

Polkadot Cadaver

You get a cookie.

I'd have to say I like Bobbie Boob. I DARE you to even try to like him.

 

[Insignia19]

Frankenstein drag queens anyone?

I know them, got into them after listening to Murderdolls. Also a Devin Townsend fan to the max.

As for lesser known bands I like, how about Salem, Orphaned Land, also Paradise Lost

 

[Aerodynamic]

Sick Puppies. Not that unknown but i don't really know anyone else who is a fan, but i could say the same about Soundgarden.

Soundgarden has a strong and big fanbase, Im in that fanbase, they are my favorite band. Not very unknown, but still amazing.

In case you dont know, they are back together.

 

[TheDudeMan14]

Tomorrow is the day. only one of my friends have heard of them, but they have an EP on itunes so im pretty sure someone on here has heard of them.

 

[theSovietConnection]

Well, lesser-known on here, and lesser-known around where I am are 2 completely separate things. At any rate, the closest bands I have that qualify under both would be Scatman John and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy


Yes I like swing

 

[blankgabriel]

Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum

The Black Atlantic

 

[Vigormortis]

There's probably quite a few on my part, but a few spring to mind. Daniel Lenz. Joe Boyd Vigil. Little People. Looper. Tilde. To name a few.

Now, if we were to tweak the meaning of "unknown" or "obscure", to mean someone that pretty much everyone has heard at one point or another yet most have no clue he exists, I'd have to say Junkie XL. That man has put out more music by himself then I'd care to imagine across a range of albums, genres, films, commercials, games, you name it. Yet the average person, when I mention his name, gives me this awkward, blank stare.

I would have to say, The Beatles.
Though they just had a game about them released, so I would say they are on the up and up.

o.0 Dear God I hope you're being sarcastic, lol.

 

[Flack]

Jonathan Coulton.
Hes slightly better know after Portal since he wrote "Still Alive"
But still.

 

[Megas Rules]

hmmm the most UNHEARD OF bands i know are

Scared Of Dinosaurs (great altern/cover music)
SuperPowerLess (8/16bit Music/ Remixes)

Superpowerless is a great band for anyone that likes Nintendo Hack style music and Techno

SPL's Most famous Song been on MTV :O
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f3AN986hKU

Scared of Dinosaurs First Single :O
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXataWCs0mQ

 

[AvsJoe]

I'm surprised at just how few people listen to Within Temptation. Also I get a lot of blank stares over Hatsune Miku but that's because most of the people I know barely know anything from Japan.

 

[black-magic]

I mostly listen to mainstream music, but I do like neurosonic and she wants revenge.

 

[Megas Rules]

Jonathan Coulton.
Hes slightly better know after Portal since he wrote "Still Alive"
But still.

jonathan coulton is one of those who gets mentioned now and then and people have heard of but dont really remember :S

Code Monkey and Still Alive are great

 

[Satosuke]

Ayreon. Prog/Metal rock opera perfection.

 

[War Penguin]

I'm always under the impression that Moby is never heard of when I talk about him.

He's a freaking brilliant artist. Listen:

Spoiler

 

[Toaster Hunter]

Sabaton. I know many here like them but no one I know has heard of them.

 

[cocoadog]

GOD DAMMIT! if i have to say Gojira for one more post ima bust a humpback whale over someones scapula!

 

[Ithae]

Mute Math sorta...

 

[Warrior Irme]

Honest Bob and the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives is a great group. I know some people may know them because I think get got a song into guitar hero 2... correct me if I am wrong. Either way their album Second and Eighteen is great.

 

[arsenicCatnip]

Flogging Molly, The Drop Kick Murphys

Where i'm from, Flogging Molly and DKM are fairly well known.

Uh... I guess the ones I like that are obscure (and note, this is obscurity where I live, idk if they're obscure to you) are:

The New York Dolls
The Crown Jewels / The Contes (They changed their band's name after their 3rd CD)
Voltaire
The SeatBelts
The Arrogant Worms
Toad The Wet Sprocket
Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine
Firebomber (and if you've heard of THEM, i tip my hat to you, sir or madam)