Any unknown/unsigned bands you guys like?

[windseer90]

Re: Any unknown/unsigned bands you guys like?

Dead Poetic isn't unsigned but they are widely unknown. Check them out on purevolume.com

[bjf1377]

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He's not a band, but an unknown artist is Tech N9ne.

Seems kinda odd cause I've known about Tech N9ne for a year or two now and I knew he didn't have a big record deal, but for whatever reason I thought he had some more going for him than he apparently does.

HourCast is from Boston(in original post), they are an AWESOME band. Their cd is amazing.

Resin is another Mass. rock band that gets no recognition and their music is pretty damn nice. http://www.myspace.com/resinband

Seemless - stoner rock/southern metal. http://www.myspace.com/seemless

Bipolar - AMAZING!!!!! They have a similar sound to Shinedown, but better musicianship, and the singer, Patrick Michaelis MAY be the best rock singer alive. http://www.myspace.com/bipolarrocks

Hurt - metal/rock/acoustic crossover band. Amazing lyrics and musicianship. J Loren is also one of the best around at what he does(vocals). http://www.myspace.com/hurt

Crash Midnight - Rock band from Boston. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...endid=14997437

Beautiful Creatures - 90's metal band. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...iendid=5876459

I gave some of these bands a listen. Damn nice suggestions eXperiment. Gotta love the rock scene in Massachusetts

- I was impressed by Hurt and I'll definitely be looking into them some more.
- Bipolar, well I liked the sound a little, so I'll give them a few more listens (although it's gotta be tough on a band to be trying to break through when one of your founding members dies)
- Resin I kinda liked, but it was a bit to calm for my tastes I guess (for a rock band).
- Seemless has a familiar sound that I can't really put my finger on for some reason. I like it, but at the same time it feels like I've heard it before

here's a local one I like "Within Reason"..

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...endID=58818429

Not bad at all. I like "Favorite Sin"




Also, I honestly have no idea how much exposure they have gotten, but Black Stone Cherry is a pretty good Southern rock-type band from Edmonton, KY. I have their first debut + 2 songs they put on a single and they have some very catchy tunes.

[bkfount]

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this thread is awesome...

already got a few songs from stuff mentioned here.

[pennstlbu]

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Seems kinda odd cause I've known about Tech N9ne for a year or two now and I knew he didn't have a big record deal, but for whatever reason I thought he had some more going for him than he apparently does.

He's well known, I think for an independent artist, but not as a mainstream artist. He's sold over 500,000 albums independently. Also, he's known in pockets of the country. Like I hadn't heard of him until I went to college in Washington, and a friend from Denver turned me on to him. He's very big in Denver, KC, and SLC. He's starting to get bigger in Seattle and the Bay Area (mostly because he's loosely tied w/ the Hyphy movement having done songs with Yukmouth of the Luniz and E-40).

Plus Tech has an insane live act from what I've heard. He puts it all out there for his fans. He is constantly on tour. I think he does over 100 shows per year. He raps about it in his new album about how much the road takes away from his wife and kids, but he keeps doing it because it helps his family financially. He actually is pretty well off financially from what I hear because he is independent and is touring so much.

[eXperiment63]

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- I was impressed by Hurt and I'll definitely be looking into them some more.
- Bipolar, well I liked the sound a little, so I'll give them a few more listens (although it's gotta be tough on a band to be trying to break through when one of your founding members dies)
- Resin I kinda liked, but it was a bit to calm for my tastes I guess (for a rock band).
- Seemless has a familiar sound that I can't really put my finger on for some reason. I like it, but at the same time it feels like I've heard it before

Hurt is an amazing band. Their debut album is amazing front to back, in fact, the last song is the best. They also put on one of the best live shows on the planet.

Bipolar, their album sounds better than the new demo recordings they have up on the myspace page. They are a great band though.

Resin has a good mix of heavier and mellow songs on their album. One of my favs is Innocence. Their album is well worth the $4.99 they charge on their page.

Seemless is pretty much a metal super-group. They are made up of founding members of some of the most prominent metal acts out today, including shadows fall and killswitch engaged.

[Chaos81]

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Plus Tech has an insane live act from what I've heard. He puts it all out there for his fans.

That he does.

It's kinda funny for me to hear people talk about him as unknown because around here he's HUGE. I've known of him and have been going to his shows for about 7 years now. Speaking of which, I haven't been to one in awhile, I need to make some plans.

[TarHeelBorn]

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There is a local band down here called Lynam and they are really good, in fact i think they are touring with Hinder right now.

[dales]

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Another Sight and a band I saw the other night, Haloburn.

[SLAYER]

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The Sword, Into The Moat, High on Fire, and Psyopus.

[bjf1377]

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Another Sight and a band I saw the other night, Haloburn.

Well, Another Sight ain't too shabby. I've noticed over the past year or so that Boston's a really strong area for rock music

[eXperiment63]

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Well, Another Sight ain't too shabby. I've noticed over the past year or so that Boston's a really strong area for rock music

Yea... Boston has become a very very strong Rock city in the past few years. There is TONS of unsigned talent in Boston, epsecially old-school flavored rock.

There is a band named Damone that is signed, though I'm not the biggest fan. I'm not sold on the vocals, but the music is awesome. It's a mix of thrash and punk.

[elicoleman]

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Dead Poetic isn't unsigned but they are widely unknown. Check them out on purevolume.com

Sad thing is, they are breaking up 2 months after their release of "Vices".

[BGarrett7]

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There is a band named Damone that is signed, though I'm not the biggest fan. I'm not sold on the vocals, but the music is awesome. It's a mix of thrash and punk.

Saw them open for Butch Walker and wasn't overly impressed.

[Kearnzo]

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"Strata" is by far the best unknown I listen to. Probably my favorite band as well. I think a couple of guys on OS listen to them as well (eli?), and we all agree they are great. Give "When It's All Burning" and "In A Sweet Dream" a listen and you'll see what I mean. Eric Victorino (vocalist) has a fantastic voice, and also has a book out of poems and short stories, which I also highly recommend, called "Coma Therapy". Give them a listen. I know they had a song on Madden I believe in 04 or 05 called "Piece By Piece", which is a great, CATCHY rock song.

[elicoleman]

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Yeah, I'm a fan of them...and it was Madden 05 when they had Piece By Piece.