Bands you discovered in 2007

[jackson13]

It was a year of metal, death metal and screamo for me, as I discovered (through friends and random recommendations) the following:

Killswitch Engage
DevilDriver
Kalmah
Parkway Drive
and Job for a Cowboy


What a year its been. I probably lost a lot of hearing this year too because of it. But it was worth it. Most of the bands I dont understand (Kalmah, Parkway and Cowboy) but I just love the screaming and the pounding drums and wailing guitars. Kalmah is just really awesome. Most of their songs start out almost like its classical music and then it just kicks into hardcore ass kicking metal and screaming. I really got turned onto Killswitch though. Just an overall great band. Definitely my new favorite band of the year. However, my favorite song of the year has to be 'End of the Line' by DevilDriver. That song starts out a bit classical itself but then they just totally kick it up with pounding double foot drums (or whatever they are actually called) and the guy screams for like 30 seconds and its just awesome. Thats all there is to it.

[bourahioro]

Is this your first immersion into metal?

[Jamesadin]

LCD Soundsystem
The National
My Bloody Valentine
Neutral Milk Hotel


Yeah, I've been missing out.

[LordSimen]

Heard "3" for the first time this year, now thinking about bumping them to one of my favorite bands.

[Criminal Rock]

I honestly can't remember who i discovered this year.

jesus me...

This calls for a thorough investigation of my music library and myspace friends list.

I'll be back soon. If not, send a search party...

[Criminal Rock]

OK, after some searching... here's the list

Grizzly Bear
Super Furry Animals
Kooks
Mohanski
The Besnard Lakes
Arty Karate
Kill Krinkle Club
William Elliott Whitmore
*EDIT* Menomena

The majority of these guys are vague myspace bands. Some are big, some more than others...

In any bag, thank god for myspace.

[echo_bravo]

Caribou

I am not sure if its just one guy or a bunch of people. Anyway Caribou fucking rules. Just some psychodelic band I came across on myspace.:cool:

[jackson13]

Is this your first immersion into metal?

Not really. I knew more well known metal bands like GWAR and others before this year. But this year I found out one of my friends listened to the type of music I listed and I listened to it with him and I guess I just have an ear for it cause I love it now.

[Frank the Tank]

Battles
Ulver
!T.O.O.H.!
Lykathea Aflame
Caribou
Liars
Blind Illusion

[Cronos]

I'm pretty sure most of these I discovered this year, gotta love randomly downloading stuff.

36daysofstatic
All That Remains
Aqualung
Bayside
Cartel
Circa Survive
Darkseed
Deep Forest
Dover
Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton
Enigma
Era
Fairweather Fan
Firescape
The Fray
Gregorian
Missy Higgins
Kalmah
Lyriel
Paramore
Parker Theory
Psy-Kick
Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, The
Relient K
Render
Rise Against
Silent Envy
Sioen
Still Remains
Weepies, The
Xandria
Zeraphine
Zhivago

[X-Nightcrawler]

It might be easier to browse the "metal" thread, since I've discovered a thousand from there. But some:

30 Seconds to Mars, 36 CrazyFists, Aemen, APM Music, Audio Machine, Ayreon, Bathory, Beautiful Sin, Behemoth, Between the Buried and Me, Blackmore's Night, Brad Sucks, Brand X Music, Cannibal Corpse, Celtic Frost, Cryptopsy, Demon Hunter, Devil Driver, Dope, Down, Dry Kill Logic, Flyleaf, Future World Music, Gackt, The Gathering, Idan Raichel Project, Imogen Heap, Into Eternity, Ken Hirai, Kenny Chesney, Kutless, Lamb of God, Leaves' Eyes, Jack Jezzaro, Live, Mastodon, Maximum the Hormone, Megadeth, Mindless Self Indulgence, Moonspell, Morbid Angel, Norma Jean, The Notwist, Octavia Sperati, Pantera, Paramore, Pfeifer Bros. Music, Pillar, Plumb, Porcupine Tree, Position Music, Protest The Hero, Rin Oikawa, Sepultura, Skillet, Slayer, Snow Patrol, Stone Sour, Stream of Passion, Suffocation, Suicidal Tendencies, Tesla, Therion, Tiamat, Toby Keith, Trapt, Tristania, Two Steps From Hell, The Used, Vienna Teng, Vital Remains, Xandria,

[Ayestrain]

Great band called Midlake, who's album "The Trials Of Van Occupanther" came out in '06 but got heavy rotation this year in my iTunes.

Also got turned on to some cool new bands like Masarati & Oceansize, as well as some older stuff like Frank Zappa and Jethro Tull.

[therealjohng]

Menomena
The Earlies
Panda Bear
Feist

[Criminal Rock]

Oh, Menomena... I almost forgot about them...

[chasingbanky]

Coliseum
Me without U
Frodus

[bourahioro]

Graveyard BBQ

[Romero&Juliet]

Teddy Hathaway!

[Ayestrain]

Also forgot about Darker My Love, great psych/stoner rock out of San Fran.

[thedudeman69]

The Knife
LCD Soundsystem
Kyuss
Bad Brains

[Cronos]

Just discovered Norther, absolutely loving them.

[Crimson_Regret]

It might be easier to browse the "metal" thread, since I've discovered a thousand from there. But some:

30 Seconds to Mars, 36 CrazyFists, Aemen, APM Music, Audio Machine, Ayreon, Bathory, Beautiful Sin, Behemoth, Between the Buried and Me, Blackmore's Night, Brad Sucks, Brand X Music, Cannibal Corpse, Celtic Frost, Cryptopsy, Demon Hunter, Devil Driver, Dope, Down, Dry Kill Logic, Flyleaf, Future World Music, Gackt, The Gathering, Idan Raichel Project, Imogen Heap, Into Eternity, Ken Hirai, Kenny Chesney, Kutless, Lamb of God, Leaves' Eyes, Jack Jezzaro, Live, Mastodon, Maximum the Hormone, Megadeth, Mindless Self Indulgence, Moonspell, Morbid Angel, Norma Jean, The Notwist, Octavia Sperati, Pantera, Paramore, Pfeifer Bros. Music, Pillar, Plumb, Porcupine Tree, Position Music, Protest The Hero, Rin Oikawa, Sepultura, Skillet, Slayer, Snow Patrol, Stone Sour, Stream of Passion, Suffocation, Suicidal Tendencies, Tesla, Therion, Tiamat, Toby Keith, Trapt, Tristania, Two Steps From Hell, The Used, Vienna Teng, Vital Remains, Xandria,

Holy shit! Thats a very nice list!

[X-Nightcrawler]

Holy shit! Thats a very nice list!

Thanks. I suddenly began listening to this 'music' thing.

Metal rulz.

[Crimson_Regret]

Yup! It really does...

My list...

Agua De Annique, Blackfield, Stolen Babies, Distorted..

[Vong]

illScarlett
Saint Alvia Cartel
Kaiser Chiefs
Silversun Pickups

[Cop No. 633]

I barely caught hold of the Black Lips in 2007. They're probably my favorite modern garage band.

Also got into Trenchmouth. A band that heavily influenced At the Drive-In and Mars Volta. but I like Trenchmouth better. More self restraint on their stuff.

T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rhthmo de Cotonou. Good afro beat jams. You'll be bobbing your head to this all day.

Also got into Fantomas. The best death metal band. They know when to back off and do pretty, haunting stuff and then go into the heavy jams. Not to mention, they did a great version of the Godfather Theme on their Director's Cut album.

Two bands I had heard before but hadn't started really listening to till this year was the Melvins and FEAR. Two great bands. Love em a lot. I don't know why I didn't get really into them before, oh well... I'm just happy I did.

[xseanymacx]

Heavy Heavy Low Low

August Burns Red

To The Lions

All Out War

The Architect

[bowieee]

OK, after some searching... here's the list


William Elliott Whitmore
.

I take my hat off to you sir.

[Criminal Rock]

I take my hat off to you sir.

William is a badass, what can I say?

[Cronos]

Just discovered

Symbol Of Obscurity
Coma
Kampfar
Necrophil

[wiggleurbigtoe]

I discovered loads of music this year, because 2007 was a year of music for me. Prior to this year, I never put much thought in music as film occupied most of my spare time. But, thanks to one band all of that has changed.
Brandi Carlile Band really is responsible for introducing music into my life.
I've also really gotten into:
Tegan and Sara
Missy Higgins
Muse
Ray LaMontagne

[cuddleworthy]

The New Pornographers
Albert Hammond Jr.
Black Kids
Ambulance LTD
Idlewild
The Subways

[Superplasmatron]

the black lips
the liabary tapes
Boduf Songs