First off let me just define what I mean by underrated to avoid long-winded arugments about nothing. Underrated/overlooked = bands that stand out to you as being particularly good that you dont hear much mention of, and not just becaue theyre super kvlt. Off the top of my bored head: Fermento, Cadaver, Black Mass of Absu, In Slaughter Natives, Dr Shrinker, Mystifier, Abigail, Cement, Dead, Killing Joke. All i got for now.
Age of Silence, Oranssi Pazuzu, Infestus, Dødheimsgard. Also Nightbringer. I'm always surprised when I find myself having to introduce Nightbringer to friends that are into black metal. Figured they'd be a household name in black metal by this point.
I actually hear people about Lycia all the time. Also, bursys first two violated the rules. Bands that noone knows because of being kvlt dont fit the description of being underrated. Oh and shoes COME OVER BRAH
Really? I'd like to meet those people, because I never hear anyone discuss Lycia. They must be cool. Ok, so how about Bleak, then? Michael VanPortfleets shortlived side project. Does that work for you?
And Ross, shoot me a text since you hate phone calls.
Im just trying to avoid the thread turning into one of those 'list bands you know that most people dont because youre more kvlt than them' things.
post by BobNOMAAMRooney nli at Oct 13,2012 11:35am
I kind of overlooked Nightbringer initially because they were the promoted band on FMP's shop page for what seemed like the entirety of 2006 and fool me once, shame on Velvet Cacoon, fool me twice, won't get fooled again.
I kind of overlooked Nightbringer initially because they were the promoted band on FMP's shop page for what seemed like the entirety of 2006 and fool me once, shame on Velvet Cacoon, fool me twice, won't get fooled again.
haha I did the exaact same thing. To tell you the truth though Id say theyre more overreated than under.
Underrated/overlooked = bands that stand out to you as being particularly good that you dont hear much mention of, and not just becaue theyre super kvlt.
I remember seeing the name Place of Skulls in the southern lord catalog years back and I think I heard a sample track, but Ill have to check em out for real.
Also, it's hilarious that I could post Enslaved in this and the overrated thread for equally valid reasons.
to me personally, I think Enslaved gets the right amount of attention. I think theyre right where they should be.
Starting a Rated/Looked thread for Enslaved videos
I just think that if any bm band deserves the attention its enslaved. To me, their lengthy and varied catalog of albums and releases that spans all across the board from raw BM to ambient-floyd-esque prog is one of the more worthwhile things to ever come out of the black metal scene as a whole. But thats not to say they arent without their faults.
Also, it's hilarious that I could post Enslaved in this and the overrated thread for equally valid reasons.
to me personally, I think Enslaved gets the right amount of attention. I think theyre right where they should be.
Starting a Rated/Looked thread for Enslaved videos
I just think that if any bm band deserves the attention its enslaved. To me, their lengthy and varied catalog of albums and releases that spans all across the board from raw BM to ambient-floyd-esque prog is one of the more worthwhile things to ever come out of the black metal scene as a whole. But thats not to say they arent without their faults.
Right, they're one of my favorite bands and it colors how I view their faults where sometimes I give them a pass because of the high esteem I hold for their albums and other times I'm far too critical because of how great I know they can be.
By all rights, they should be as huge as Radiohead or Coldplay, but they're not. In fact, as far as I know, they've only done two US shows(Progpower one year, Nearfest another)
hm but they are bands that more people should know, thus underrated isnt it?
The point is I could name a ton of random bands noone has heard of but this thread was meant more for discussing bands like say Killing Joke, who I hold in particularly high esteem but the average person may not have heard much of.
post by andrewbastard nli at Oct 13,2012 12:17pm
Killing joke a pretty respected just maybe not so much in the 'metal only!!' scene
Yea I meant it in regards to the metal scene. Like Cement was pretty big for their time but I never hear metalheads mention them, and I bet a lot of people would dig it.
TOOL
DEFTONES
LAMB OF GOD
CARBOMB
SKYNYRD
THE BEATLES
RADIOHEAD
PILEDRIVER
NEUROSIS
JESU
CONVERGE
DOOMRIDERS
NAGLFAR
AGALLOCH
VITAL REMAINS
DIRTY PROJECTORS
BON IVER
LIL WAYNE
EMPEROR
post by Will Spanner at Oct 13,2012 2:23pm
Sourvein are criminally underappreciated. Those who know, KNOW (probably because they've seem them live and couldn't hear right for days afterwards)
First off let me just define what I mean by underrated to avoid long-winded arugments about nothing. Underrated/overlooked = bands that stand out to you as being particularly good that you dont hear much mention of, and not just becaue theyre super kvlt. Off the top of my bored head: Fermento, Cadaver, Black Mass of Absu, In Slaughter Natives, Dr Shrinker, Mystifier, Abigail, Cement, Dead, Killing Joke. All i got for now.
black mass of absu was wayyy underrated. funny story i ended up living with one of the gutiar players while i was living in pawtucket. his gf moved into the spare room and he ended up comming out after he did a tour with one of his other bands. they still jam out from time to time!
Long after the days and the seasons, and people and countries.
The banner of raw meat against the silk of seas and arctic flowers;
(they do not exist). Recovered from the old fanfares of heroism,--
which still attack the heart and head,-- far from the old assassins.
-- Oh! the banner of raw meat against the silk of seas and arctic flowers;
(they do not exist).-- Bliss! Live embers raining in gusts of frost.--
Bliss!-- fires in the rain of the wind of diamonds
flung out by the earth's heart eternally carbonized for us.
Google guys fucking hens? You're fuckin weird dude.
post by Happy Hipster at Oct 14,2012 10:29pm
What the fuck? Only in metal circles because Killing Joke are well known to industrial/goth/post punk kids. Hell anyone who listened to Nirvana knows who KJ is, I was just out for beers with this jock kid and he was talking about Killing Joke.
13th Floor Elevators are like the most influential garage psych band ever so that's also retarded. Skullflower, wtf, noise kids love that shit! Even Samsara Blues Experiment is well known by anyone into stoner rock at all. Cobalt was the darling of the press before they dropped off the map. Hell they were on Fox News even.
Anyone into doom at all knows that Wino played on Place Of Skulls album In Vision and that everything else sucks especially the last one. Is this thread a joke or a parody or something??? Or are metalheads really this sheltered and ignorant? Because this is really sad and pathetic if it is indicative of musical knowledge.
What the fuck? Only in metal circles because Killing Joke are well known to industrial/goth/post punk kids.
Anyone into doom at all knows that Wino played on Place Of Skulls album In Vision and that everything else sucks especially the last one. Is this thread a joke or a parody or something??? Or are metalheads really this sheltered and ignorant? Because this is really sad and pathetic if it is indicative of musical knowledge.
ugg go back to masturbating in the mirror...underground...in your moms basement... better underground right?
A friend of mine was just telling me about how he ordered tickets to see Megadeth in November and it got me thinking.
While Megadeth is definitely one of the most well known and successful metal bands ever, I feel like only their first three-five albums ever receive praise.
So, Youthanasia is criminally underrated. It's probably my favorite Megadeth album behind RIP and people act like it's as bad as CW or Risk when it's way better.
That's just my opinion though.
Speaking of oldschool thrash, bands like Toxik, Blind Illusion and Paradox are horribly overlooked gems.
That's how it always is. The singles are almost always the worst song on the album, ie symphony of darkness, faith no mores 'epic,' I dont wanna be me, etc.
That's how it always is. The singles are almost always the worst song on the album, ie symphony of darkness, faith no mores 'epic,' I dont wanna be me, etc.
lol symphony of darkness. Meant symphony of DESTRUCTION obviously.
Youthanasia is criminally underrated. It's probably my favorite Megadeth album behind RIP and people act like it's as bad as CW or Risk when it's way better.
That's just my opinion though.
I agree with you 100%, Youthanasia is criminally underrated, and the most consistent album Dave ever wrote in terms of every song being really good. Not a single song out of the twelve is filler, something one actually can't say for the most typically cited classics of Peace Sells and Rust in Peace (there's no Dawn Patrol or These Boots on Youthanasia). Of course, it's considered heresy to even say this. I think the reason why Youthanasia didn't get accepted by some is the fact that the songs are more or less mid-tempo, and people were hoping for some faster songs, but I don't think that's a reason to judge the material as any less than it was. Definitely anyone who thinks Risk, the worst Megadeth album x100 is better than Youthanasia has their eardrums up their asshole. It's like saying one of the post Black albums was better than Black. There's a difference between trying to write great mid-tempo songs that have great melody and harmony at every turn, and incorporating a lot of weird-fitting non-metal influences that disrupt every thing the band ever tried to do in terms of musicianship, mood, style, composition, and authenticity for the benefit of absolutely fucking nothing - hoping to sell more albums and instead selling less because of the embarrassing drop of quality in every aspect.
post by ShadowSD at Oct 21,2012 10:15am edited Oct 21,2012 10:18am
This was probably meant to be sarcastic, but it actually makes way more sense than the person who posted Tool as overlooked. WTF? Tool is cited all the time by musicians as a band they like aside from always having been played to death on the radio. If there's one band I've heard people go on and on about a lot in my life, it's Tool.
When it comes to GnR, though, Slash is actually incredibly underrated as a solo performer, his sets are fucking amazing and the one guitar player people should see if they can only see one live.
And Axl's strange new three guitar GnR touring act is quite underrated, too, one of the best shows you'll see believe it or not.
(This isn't something I would have brought up in this thread if it hadn't been raised, since obv GNR has been played tons on the radio too but I think it's underrated/overlooked how good the live shows of both are right now.)
This was probably meant to be sarcastic, but it actually makes way more sense than the person who posted Tool as overlooked. WTF? Tool is cited all the time by musicians as a band they like aside from always having been played to death on the radio. If there's one band I've heard people go on and on about a lot in my life, it's Tool.
said it obnoxiously but yall know when yr alone in car that feels good. since evryone here is being so honest and confessional:
Marnie Stern's guitar. take away her voice take away her band and you have some underrated sound. potential
I guess overlooked/underrated is a relative term depending on your perspective, but I'll go with Ludicra, The Atlas Moth, and Drawn And Quartered. Locally, if you've overlooked Dark Passenger thus far, go buy the EP.
yea I mean I guess its not really overlooked overall, but I havent heard anyone mention it in yearrrrs and I listen to it weekly. Same thing with EoS Crimson.
bump for Live Skull. If anyone is at all into 80s no-wave, check out the self-titled ep or Bringing hOme the Bait. Weird and miserable indy rock at its finest.
