The Most underrated Metal Bands Around

[Oldmanwillow]

Amon Amarth. This group kicks a lot of ass. They have the best music videos ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhptP8j-t-M&feature=related (best windmills EVER)

While Alestorm is under rated it isnt as good as Amon Amarth.

But the best metal band ever is ManOWar.

Hail and kill brothers

 

[Hishan]

Nocturnal Rites, sonic syndicate, Rhapsody of Fire, Tyr. Some good points being rasied here.

Also, while not techincally metal, Korpiklaani <3

 

[talaan99]

Amon Amarth. This group kicks a lot of ass. They have the best music videos ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhptP8j-t-M&feature=related (best windmills EVER)

While Alestorm is under rated it isnt as good as Amon Amarth.

But the best metal band ever is ManOWar.

Hail and kill brothers

Manowar actually got so big that they eventually founded their own record label, "Magic Circle Music" for other metal bands. In fact, Rhapsody of Fire was originally managed by the head of that label who also happened to be a member of manowar.

 

[Oldmanwillow]

I wasnt saying Manowar is underrated is was just saying manowar is my favorite metal band. but i didnt know that rhapsody of fire was managed by manowar. thats really cool

 

[talaan99]

every single thread I've read on these forums pertaining to metal bands, no matter what the actual original topic was intended to be, just ends up as "these are my favorite bands!"

underrated =/= the bands you like

like 75% of the bands mentioned in this thread are very well known and liked...

this doesn't mean you have to find the most obscure band in your collection either, actually post some things you think are underrated, it's that simple. Chances are if half the other people in this thread have mentioned the band (cough Dream Theater, Opeth) they aren't generally underrated.


Don't see how this is hard to understand, but maybe it's just me.


Anyhow, on topic.

Quo Vadis (technical death, some of the best drumming I've ever heard from their now-former drummer Yanic Bercier)
Dark Lunacy (sort of melodic/doom? sounds a bit like Insomnium)
Novembre (I guess this would be doom, I find it very relaxing haha)
Made of Hate (very CoB-esque, I absolutely love the guitar solos)
Blackguard (formerly Profugus Mortis, this is kickass folk metal!)

You actually have quite the valid point. If that's the case though, then people would only need to spout the names of really obscure artists that they need not even have listened to. At least with this method, we get slightly more known bands, but of higher quality, so we may find new favorites among them.

Back to the topic, I forgot to mention another symphonic metal band, Theatres Des Vampires.

 

[talaan99]

I wasnt saying Manowar is underrated is was just saying manowar is my favorite metal band. but i didnt know that rhapsody of fire was managed by manowar. thats really cool

I wasn't implying that you meant they were underated, I just got caught up in it and started babbling metal trivia... They're huge, awesome, and they set the tone for all power metal to come!

 

[Sark]

Karnivool

 

[Not Good]

[HEADING=1]MOTHERFUCKING AUTOPSY[/HEADING]

Also Abcess. I like Chris Rifert for some reason.

Also a lot of people here are just listing bands as fast as they can name them. Some have lots of praise some don't and some deserve about as much praise as a special child shitting himself every 3 hours (I.E. Anything featured on Headbangers Ball or given stupid amounts of spotlight for being really shitty).

Dream Theater
Opeth

Too much praise IMO. Schizophrenic songwriting and albums combined with pretentious lyrics equals a big pile of technical shit.

 

[Residential]

You actually have quite the valid point. If that's the case though, then people would only need to spout the names of really obscure artists that they need not even have listened to. At least with this method, we get slightly more known bands, but of higher quality, so we may find new favorites among them.

Back to the topic, I forgot to mention another symphonic metal band, Theatres Des Vampires.

This is true, but I'd assume that in a thread about underrated metal bands most of the people who are going to be reading or replying to this thread either listen to metal frequently, or enough that they are looking for new and interesting bands that they might not have heard of.

Now, I've youtubed and bookmarked quite a few of the bands posted so far from people who have actually stayed on topic, but overall this thread is polluted with people who apparently just see "metal" and "band" in the thread title and post the same bands page after page, just like every other similar thread like i mentioned in my last post.

Honestly, it'd be really nice for people to stop posting Blind Guardian/Dream Theater/Lamb of God/Opeth/Sonata Arctica/Kamelot (these seem to be especially high on the "this band is so great and I will post them regardless of the actual topic!" meter) and maybe actually make a worthwhile contribution...





Yes, I'm quite aware that I sound elitist about all this, I'm tired and felt like ranting a bit.

 

[Flying-Emu]

Metallica.

I sincerely hope you're joking.

 

[Rajin Cajun]

Running Wild they are fuckin' pirate metal for the Love of God what is there not to like?

 

[ratbob985]

Psycroptic
Miseration
Nevermore
Becoming the Archetype

 

[ToMegaTherion]

Gothmog is an awesome melodic black metal band that no one have ever heard of. Check 'em out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0kXUu4OJ4A

Another band that comes to mind is Winds of Plague

 

[inflamessoilwork]

Disarmonia Mundi!
Disarmonia Mundi!
Disarmonia Mundi!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6ol-CK-v-k

 

[Whistler777]

Dream Theater

You've got to be joking. Not only are DT one of the most overrated bands in the history of music, but their pretentious tendencies toward being "progressive" continue to obfuscate the fact that they're just another shitty metal band with clean vocals. What exactly makes people believe they are so special?

"Hurr hurr, their drummer uses a double-bass pedal, and I can hear the bass guitar over the rest of the track. They're so unique and talented!"

Sorry to sound like a troll, but this is really an issue on the internet, where people can be seen tonguing James Labrie's balls all the way from here to 4chan.

 

[The Jackyl]

I feel like many of you are confused as to the definitions of both "underrated" and "metal." I will forgive your ignorance for the time being.

I don't like the term "underrated", personally, because I think it's so damn subjective. I will instead list some contemporary metal bands that are very good but that most of you have probably never heard of: Ludicra, Wolves in the Throne Room, Enslaved, Havok, Borknagar, Violator, Parasytic, Ramming Speed, Minsk, Birdflesh, Fuck The Facts, Kill The Client, Feeble Minded, Anubis Gate, Population Reduction, Velnias, Finntroll, Total Fucking Destruction, Slough Feg, Mors Principium Est, Cephalic Carnage

 

[Onlythestrong]

Born of Osiris.....metal...underrated....go listen....they are great.

 

[SofaKingMetal]

You actually have quite the valid point. If that's the case though, then people would only need to spout the names of really obscure artists that they need not even have listened to. At least with this method, we get slightly more known bands, but of higher quality, so we may find new favorites among them.

Back to the topic, I forgot to mention another symphonic metal band, Theatres Des Vampires.

This is true, but I'd assume that in a thread about underrated metal bands most of the people who are going to be reading or replying to this thread either listen to metal frequently, or enough that they are looking for new and interesting bands that they might not have heard of.

Now, I've youtubed and bookmarked quite a few of the bands posted so far from people who have actually stayed on topic, but overall this thread is polluted with people who apparently just see "metal" and "band" in the thread title and post the same bands page after page, just like every other similar thread like i mentioned in my last post.

Honestly, it'd be really nice for people to stop posting Blind Guardian/Dream Theater/Lamb of God/Opeth/Sonata Arctica/Kamelot (these seem to be especially high on the "this band is so great and I will post them regardless of the actual topic!" meter) and maybe actually make a worthwhile contribution...

Yes, I'm quite aware that I sound elitist about all this, I'm tired and felt like ranting a bit.

Ok sorry this got windy...

Do keep in mind that this forum is comprised of members from around the world. Even the United States has distinct regional differences wherein certain bands or subgenres are more popular or well known depending on where you live. (ex. What the hell is sludge metal?) Some of the bands mentioned as mainstream I've never heard of, so regardless of someone's opinion of their overrated/underratedness they would be new to me anyways. I do agree that some people are simply listing favourite or intentionally obscure bands, which while not a bad way to disseminate good (or bad) music to a new audience of people it is nevertheless not what the OP was about. However, underrated does not necessarily have to mean unheard of, but some examples simply do not stand i.e. Metallica. Really? This is not meant as an insult to people who genuinely enjoy them and feel they currently get a bad rap, but Metallica has been HUGE for over TWENTY YEARS. Yes they have faced criticism, and yes there are a lot of people out there who see them as having become a joke/parody/ghost of former glory/sell-outs, but I think you'd be hard pressed to say they're underrated when their latest album has sold an estimated 100 MILLION records world wide and they have sold 51,136,000 albums in the United States alone. (figures courtesy of Wikipedia if someone wants sources) It would be like me saying Iron Maiden is underrated because the idiots around here have only heard the highlights of the Number of the Beast album, or (non-metal I know) saying Pink Floyd is underrated because again around here only stoners seem to have actually listened to them while everyone else bought the tshirt cos it was neat. These bands are globally known and extremely well-regarded and while modestly successful bands can certainly be underrated there are just some groups that have moved beyond that classification.

So anyhow... *looks around*

Dethklok.

Seriously.

"But they're a made-up cartoon band. They're just a joke." or, conversely, "Omg everyone and their mom has seen Metalocalypse! That is SO last year!"

Hear me out.

Listen to the Dethalbum. It's not Jesus Christ reincarnate here to free us of our sins and make us all thin and attractive but it's a good solid metal album and has more listen and replay value then a lot of the utter screaming crap being churned out by the metal factories these days. Also, it has the balls to not only not take itself seriously but also poke fun at the metal genre overall, various specific subgenres and unrelated subjects that all often think themselves very serious and important indeed and fail to see the utter silliness that results (hell coming from a fashion background the Dethfashion episode was precious) and they do it all with a straight face. It's not perfect (hell sometimes it's not even particularly funny) but it never set out to be perfect or the final word on any one issue and for a simple premise it has developed nicely into a satire relevant and funny enough to be enjoyed by the actual fans it makes fun of. I feel, at least in my experience, that a lot of people dismiss them because they are not a "real" band. Therefore, in my experience, I feel Dethklok is underrated. Not the show (Metalocalypse) but the band itself. Feel free to disagree, I do realise I'm advocating a fictional band in a satirical cartoon, but in my defense it's quite late and I can hide behind exhaustion-induced delirium and throw bits of fruit at any earnest attackers if need be cos I just fixed a snack. ]

 

[Acaroid]

Raven Black Night... seriously, they are awsome!!

http://www.myspace.com/ravenblacknight

http://www.geocities.com/ravenblacknightmusic/raven.html

 

[GiantRedButton]

Bal sagoth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Buyb_gyyzDk
and the most underappreciated of them all: Haggard http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdRS3y3y_2k