What's the best band I'm not listening to?

[Kokoba]

Here are some of the best bands you're not listening to, probably--

Polaris/Miracle Legion (Polaris was pretty much Miracle Legion minus one guy, they did all of the music for the Nickelodeon show The Adventures of Pete & Pete.) They've since broken up, but the front man Mark Mulcahy is still making good music. Really mellow and pleasant acousticy alt-rock sort of sound. "Music From the Adventures of Pete and Pete" is the only Polaris album and it's good. "Pursuit of Your Happiness" by Mark Mulcahy is quite good, though not quite as perky and rhythmic as the former.

Carbon Leaf. Originally from Virginia (or somewhere in the southern US), I think they've been around for about 7 years now? Again mellow and acoustic, but also a bit of variety in instrumentation (mandolin, etc).

Anyway, I like to find out about new music. So plug your underrated bands here, recommend an album or two, etc.

[AaronD]

I'd say Elvis Costello if you haven't heard his stuff... Let's see... That's about it for unknown.

[Alice Shade]

Well...

L`Ame Immortelle, Erben Der Schopfung, Symphony-X, Dir En Grey, Alice In Videoland....

(Everything pretty hard on mind, so listen at your own risk.)

I can continue.

[Kokoba]

I'd say Elvis Costello if you haven't heard his stuff... Let's see... That's about it for unknown.
I <3 Elvis Costello--but not in large doses. I have all but the very latest albums, actually. My favorite has to be My Aim is True, though the one he did with the Vienna String Quartet is good too.

[jon_hill987]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delerium

You might not think of them as underrated, they have had a lot of chart success, yet whenever i mention them the only response I seem to get is "Who?".

[AaronD]

I <3 Elvis Costello--but not in large doses. I have all but the very latest albums, actually. My favorite has to be My Aim is True, though the one he did with the Vienna String Quartet is good too.
You'll definitely wnt to hear "King of America" and "When I was Cruel" then. The two greatest Costello albums in existence, sometimes nicknamed his marital angst albums.

[Fallen Hero]

Probably everything I hear

Epice, Moonsorrow, Wintersun, Celtic Frost, Finntroll, Cradle of Filth, Children of Bodom, Machine Men, Nightwish, Dimmu Borgir, Draconian, Leaves' Eyes, Within Temptation, Xandria...

[Dr Goofy Mofo]

I go with Fallen Hero's list. He has some pretty sweet Bands. Oh for some rock try Poets of the Fall.

[Silhouette2113]

Dream Theater, Sonata Arctica, The Fall of Troy, Opeth, etc....

OH
band on myspace called The Hope Avenue (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=158997232&MyToken=15ae62fc-16b5-48f2-9112-01cec6f1d1ac)

And my band on myspace Silhouettica (http://www.myspace.com/silhouettica)

[Fallen Hero]

I have a lot of music.

I got industrial/electronic/gothic: L'ame Immortelle, Lacrimas Profundes, Kypteria, Combichirst, VNV Nation, SITD, Skinny Puppy, The Birthday Massacre, Dope Stars Inc., Deathstars, Suicide Commando, Wumpscut, Das Ich, Asp, Samsas Traum, Apoptygma Bezerk (sp), MM, NIN, BlutEngel,...

Metal:

CoF, CoB, Dimmu Borgir, Draconian, My Dying Bride, Type O Negative, Slipknot, Slayer, Nightwish, Opeth, Otep, Devil Driver, Fear Factory, Cannibal Corpse, Holy Fuck, Fuck... I'm Dead, Finntroll, Korpiklani, Xandria, Within Temptation, Dream Theatre, Theatre of Tragedy, Lacuna Coil, Leaves' Eyes, Mayhem, Morbid Angel, Marduk, Gorgoroth, Dark Forest, Dark Funeral, Anorexia Nervosa, Eisregen, Rammstein, Oomph!, Lacrimrosa, Moonsorrow, Wintersun, Murderdolls, Wednesday 13, As I Lay Dying, Arch Enemy, At the Gates, Anthrax, DragonForce, Blind Guardian,... I could keep going for a while..

[Dr Goofy Mofo]

You have one wicked awesome collection Fallen Hero. Reminds me of my own

[rzm61]

(hed)p.e.
Protest The Hero
Reggie and The Full Effect
Coheed and Cambria
Alkaline Trio
Saves The Day
Death From Above 1979
Glassjaw
Head Automatica
Men Women and Children
Devil Wears Prada
The K.G.B.
........that should do it for now.