Special K 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2004 I'm sure you get the gist from the title. If you've got a local band you love, just name-drop em here and give a description of their music. I shall start Locale: Seattle Band: Schoolyard Heroes- A great hard rock band with a classically trained lady lead singer, and a backup singer well versed in the art of metal-growl. Great B-movie lyrics reminiscent of White ZOmbie, before Rob Zombie sucked (including a song called Contra which consists almost entirely of the Konamie code.) They have songs for download at, appropriately, [http]www.schoolyardheroes.com[/http] I'll have more later. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Corey_Lazarus 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2004 Inheritance A thrash/death metal band out of my hometown of Franklin, MA. Originally known as Spinecast, they changed their name to Inheritance because there was already another death band named Spinecast. Reminiscent of Morbid Angel, early In Flames and Dark Tranquility, and Slayer. I highly recommend them, as I went to high school with the singer/lead guitarist, Ricky Zampa; worked with the lead guitarist/backup singer, John Crawford; and grew up with the bassist/backup singer, Pat Matheisen. The drummer I don't know at all, but the rest are pretty cool guys. Save for Pat, who's a major cocksucker. And even though they broke up due to creative differences... Sound Like The Hu-Man Rap. Funk. Hardcore. Death metal. Folk. Industrial. Indy rock. Psychadelic. Prog. All of these make up the influential styles of Sound Like The Hu-Man. With Steve O'Neill on guitars and his younger brother Daniel O'Neill on drums, and Mike Roberson on bass and their friend Nathan Peavey on vocals, the band had a unique sound, probably best described as "Fugazi meets Cannibal Corpse." Very experimental, often heavy, and always good to groove out to. The band's name is derived from the classic b-movie Robot Monster, and the band's lyrics come from satire of "I hate my life" bands, b-movies, and even episodes of The Twilight Zone (as the song "Twilight" is based off of the episode where the woman is in a coma due to a high fever, and dreams that the Earth is heading too close to the Sun, but in actuality, the Earth is moving too far from the Sun). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Baron 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2004 http://www.theklopeks.com/index.asp The Legendary Klopeks. Loud, abbrasive, dirty, punk rock band from Niagara Falls. Very popular band in the local area, and will attract a crowd. When performing, don't be surprised if an ambulance or two show up and the whole stage looks like a tornado went through it. Not great musicians at all, but they get the crowd right into it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giuseppe Zangara 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2004 There was one local band I kinda liked, but they broke up earlier this year. They weren't very original—they sounded a lot like Joy Division crossed with late 80s, early 90s-era Sonic Youth—but they played with a hell of a lot of energy. Just about every local band, otherwise, is either shitty emo/punk, metal (which I'm no judge of, anyway) or bland indie rock. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nl5xsk1 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2004 Location: Boston, MA My favorite local band is a cover band called Beefy/DC. They play AC/DC covers (obviously) but mainly only play the Bon Scott era. The band itself is remarkably tight, and the singer is a 400 pound guy that puts on a really good show. Definitely worth checking out, if you're in the area and get the chance. /just realized this sounds like an oral report done by a 7 year old Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alro 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2004 Location: The South (mainly Tennessee) The Loft (website) is a great bluesy-southern rock-almost jam-rock band. They put on one of the best live shows I've ever seen (thanks mainly to lead singer John Banzhoff). The whole band is just obscenely talented. Location: Kentucky, Tennessee Floord (website) is your basic southern rock band. They just put out an EP and are currently recording their second full album. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
converge241 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2004 Boston (by way of Stoughton), MA Teratism brutal death metal -definetly not to be confused with the Minnesotta Teratism who do black metal Teratism Boston as well Superkollider just damn good heavy rock/metal in the Helmet vein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpikeFayeJettEdBebop 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2004 Fredrick, Maryland My Dying Wish www.mydyingwish.com They're metal, pretty good in my oppinion, they get the fuckin' crowd going too. A Frail Winter Rose Another local Metal band. They also get the crowd going, but they're better. I'll post back here again when i find they're site, I've got it here somewhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mandarin 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2004 Rammenstein. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest COCOPUFFS Report post Posted November 13, 2004 Knoxville, TN 10 Years http://www.10yearsmusic.com/ This isnt really from my area, but out of all the indie bands ive heard, they are probably my favorite, They sound almost like Tool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest scratch Report post Posted November 14, 2004 Albany, NY, about 90 miles from here: Amazing Plaid. These guys play some crazy shit. www.amazingplaid.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
