Lookin' for good band recommendations (hardcore, punk, Tool, member)

thegoatman · 12-13-2007, 06:26 PM

I've been getting into hardcore/punk/avant garde/generally noisy music more and more these days, but finding new bands that aren't totally generic and bland is rough. I like bands that can find a good counter balance between chaos and hookiness. I've used the similar artist tool on Yahoo Music, but it usually gives me nothing but crap.

These are a few bands that I'm into at the moment: The Blood Brothers (Newer work more than older), Refused (The Shape of Punk to Come in particular), the Beep Beeps, Chiodos, Head Wound City, Mclusky, The Paper Chase, At The Drive In, etc., etc.

I realize the above bands have fairly disparate sounds, but I'm casting a wide net. So if you can think of a band with a similar sound, or just something that might blow me clean out of the water, I'd appreciate it.

~~CAPTAIN CAVEMAN~~ · 12-13-2007, 06:30 PM

Fall of Troy most likely.

thegoatman · 12-13-2007, 08:13 PM

I'm familiar with Fall of Troy. They have their high points, but they're hit or miss. They fall victim to the generic disease just a tad.

bardonodude · 12-14-2007, 09:32 AM

check out loma prieta dude
MySpace.com - Loma Prieta - San Francisco / Berkeley, California - Hardcore / Melodramatic Popular Song / Visual - www.myspace.com/lomaprieta

NoiseNotMusic · 12-14-2007, 02:08 PM

Orchid. Always listen to Orchid.

weleasewoger72 · 12-14-2007, 05:33 PM

Femme Fatale are worth a listen

xcult_classicx · 12-14-2007, 07:50 PM

i second Femme Fatale

thegoatman · 12-14-2007, 09:07 PM

Good call on Femme Fatale. Some of the better hardcore I've heard, period.

Seltzer · 12-14-2007, 10:01 PM

I'm not that well versed in punk, but in terms of hardcore I enjoy Converge, A Wilhelm Scream, some old Comeback Kid, Circle Takes the Square, Cro-Mags, some MLIW and Orchid. A lot of it was recommended to me by a mate of mine, who is a member of Score One For Safety.

I'm not sure if those bands are considered to be tr00 or sellouts or whatever, but it's what I've been listening to.

weleasewoger72 · 12-15-2007, 07:57 AM

Yeah, Femme Fatale are good. Only found out the other day that FF is just one guy playing all the instruments - How many arms does this guy have!

12-13-2007, 06:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
thegoatman Groupie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 5	Lookin' for good band recommendations I've been getting into hardcore/punk/avant garde/generally noisy music more and more these days, but finding new bands that aren't totally generic and bland is rough. I like bands that can find a good counter balance between chaos and hookiness. I've used the similar artist tool on Yahoo Music, but it usually gives me nothing but crap. These are a few bands that I'm into at the moment: The Blood Brothers (Newer work more than older), Refused (The Shape of Punk to Come in particular), the Beep Beeps, Chiodos, Head Wound City, Mclusky, The Paper Chase, At The Drive In, etc., etc. I realize the above bands have fairly disparate sounds, but I'm casting a wide net. So if you can think of a band with a similar sound, or just something that might blow me clean out of the water, I'd appreciate it. Last edited by thegoatman; 12-13-2007 at 08:31 PM.

12-14-2007, 02:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
NoiseNotMusic Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 150	Orchid. Always listen to Orchid. __________________ http://imagegen.last.fm/basicrt10/re...AmNietzche.gif

12-14-2007, 05:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
weleasewoger72 Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 92	Femme Fatale are worth a listen __________________ http://the-poet-you-never-were.blogspot.com

12-14-2007, 10:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
Seltzer Fish in the percolator! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hobbit Land NZ Posts: 2,870	I'm not that well versed in punk, but in terms of hardcore I enjoy Converge, A Wilhelm Scream, some old Comeback Kid, Circle Takes the Square, Cro-Mags, some MLIW and Orchid. A lot of it was recommended to me by a mate of mine, who is a member of Score One For Safety. I'm not sure if those bands are considered to be tr00 or sellouts or whatever, but it's what I've been listening to. __________________ In the Court of King Crimson \| Last.fm \| RYM Last edited by Seltzer; 12-14-2007 at 10:07 PM.

12-15-2007, 07:57 AM	#10 (permalink)
weleasewoger72 Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 92	Yeah, Femme Fatale are good. Only found out the other day that FF is just one guy playing all the instruments - How many arms does this guy have! __________________ http://the-poet-you-never-were.blogspot.com

12-13-2007, 06:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
~~CAPTAIN CAVEMAN~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: VAN Posts: 2,530	Fall of Troy most likely.

12-13-2007, 08:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
thegoatman Groupie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 5	I'm familiar with Fall of Troy. They have their high points, but they're hit or miss. They fall victim to the generic disease just a tad.

12-14-2007, 09:32 AM	#4 (permalink)
bardonodude Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Posts: 1,367	check out loma prieta dude MySpace.com - Loma Prieta - San Francisco / Berkeley, California - Hardcore / Melodramatic Popular Song / Visual - www.myspace.com/lomaprieta

12-14-2007, 07:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
xcult_classicx Offset Guitar Operator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 1,149	i second Femme Fatale

12-14-2007, 09:07 PM	#8 (permalink)
thegoatman Groupie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 5	Good call on Femme Fatale. Some of the better hardcore I've heard, period.