The best bands nobody seems to have heard of?

[JLML]

Dream Evil. Trust me, they are one of the best bands ever. (at least if you like metal )
Surprised that so few I know have heard of them.

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-i99_u27oBo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg7PxGsDvnY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HXlvA9a_TA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wceFAmq71W4

 

[The Grim Ace]

Being American almost no one I know here has heard of either of my favorites bands: Die Toten Hosen and Supergrass. I really don't like American punk and I think the Hosen are one of the best punk bands around. They're no Clash but they're still one of the best. Supergrass is just all around great yet they seem to only have any notoriety in Britain, sucks when so much music made her is just so bland and samey now.

 

[Wardnath]

The Ruins of Beverast, seriously some of the best black metal ever.


And Solstafir, brilliant stuff. Some kind of blackened rock.

 

[SimplyTheWest]

I have no idea if these bands are big or not, but hey:

The Cat Empire
Dropkick Murphys
Celldweller

 

[sunburst]

Ayreon. Seriously this is gold. I listen to NOTHING ELSE. (99% of all music I listen to is Ayreon or Ambeon. Ambeon is another project by the same composer).

Arjen Anthony Lucassen, particularly in relation to Ayreon, is really well known among European progressive metal fans. He's a genius. Still, listening to nothing else is a bit extreme. The Human Equation is definitely one of the best albums of the past decade but you should really check out some the other stuff by Arjen's guest musicians. The apparently numerous Devin Townsend fans on this site would agree.

 

[Cpt Waffa]

InMe!!

Seriously they are my all time favourite british band, I'd link some songs and stuff but I'm a total nub at that stuff.

But I can recommend some of my favourite songs by them, Master Storm, In loving Memory, Cracking The Whip, Myths and Photographs, Papillons Stalemate and I best stop there in case I get carried away.

 

[Chrono180]

How about Free Spirit? Ever since I heard one of their songs in the rock band network I thought they were one of the best indie bands ever. Heres a sample: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4giaxUSGOHA

 

[laol1999]

i know that Joel Plaskett is big in canada but i dont think hes as well known in other places
but ive never really asked anyone from another country about that

 

[rokkolpo]

NightWish, Gob, Gamma Ray, HammerFall,Edguy, Modest Mouse (two years ago), and maybe Freezepop.

i don't know a single person that hasn't heard of Nightwish.

OT: i dunno i'm kinda maintream.
best i can come up with is Seasick Steve.

 

[necromanzer52]

No one else in my school has ever heard of the smiths so I guess that counts.

 

[Captain Pancake]

I guess it counts as I hadn't heard about them until recently.

Atmosphere are a pretty neat, mellow rap/ hip-hop group.

 

[Jericho_Reivaj]

hmm... Minus The Bear anyone? or maybe Brad Sucks... hmm a list is in order...
We Are The Ocean
The Thermals
Jovian
Arsonists Get All The Girls
Bear vs. Shark
The Sound of Animals Fighting
Tides of Man
Here Comes The Kraken
Fight Paris
No Cash
Secret Lives of The Freemasons
Mozart Season
Team Sleep
The Gay Blades
Dr. Acula
Lower Definition
Midnight Matinee
[And Im just gonna throw the following out there in case anyone knows them]
Enter Shikari
Dance Gavin Dance
Oceana
Portugal. The man
Closure in Moscow

 

[dudeman0001]

Well, I don't know anyone who has heard of They Might Be Giants, but that might just be me.

Really?? I heard a bunch of their kiddie songs watching T.V. in the morning, and they did the opening for Malcolm in the Middle.

 

[JdaS]

Does anyone know a littel band called Quarashi?

I do indeed. My turn.

The World/Inferno Friendship Society
Casa de Chihuahua
O Pioneers!!!
Titus Andronicus

Serious love for World/Inferno though...If you have any love for punk, you need to get on this.

 

[dudeman0001]

Any Trans-Siberian Orchestra fans in the house?

 

[Spookboy666]

Nekromantix

Blitzkid

The Creepshow

Creature Feature

The Ghastly Ones

 

[blarghblarghhhhh]

Being American almost no one I know here has heard of either of my favorites bands: Die Toten Hosen and Supergrass. I really don't like American punk and I think the Hosen are one of the best punk bands around. They're no Clash but they're still one of the best. Supergrass is just all around great yet they seem to only have any notoriety in Britain, sucks when so much music made her is just so bland and samey now.

you should check out bad religion and rise against.both bands possess qualities seen in die toten hosen.


OT: the riot before are brilliant. http://www.myspace.com/theriotbefore

 

[dudeman0001]

I would have to go with


Phantasmagoria

http://visualyume-rin.blogspot.com/2007/09/phantasmagoria.html

Huh. I know about an obscure live-action video game from the 90's with the same name.

Spoiler

Interesting coincidence is interesting

By the way, how do I spoiler something without it saying spoiler?

 

[Tanto-chan]

i know they're really big but no one near me other than my friends and my bro have heard of MUSE. and i love MUSE.