Aaaah, great to finally see another fan of them! (as well of Deftones of course!) Such a great, great band, and you got it right when you desribe them as the "Radiohead of post hardcore". Vheissu is one of my favorite record ever, and The Artist in the Ambulance + The Alchemy Index are not far behind. I'm quite sad I never had the occasion to see them live before their hiatus. Oh, and you didn't mention their last 2 records, which are more grungy in sound, Beggars and Major/Minor . Have you listened to them yet?
Wow. I didn't know they were on hiatus that's disappointing; and no I haven't gotten around to Beggars or Major/Minor yet. I'm still processing Vheissu and The Alchemy Index. Ha ha. It still boggles my mind how Red Sky and Atlantic weren't huge hits on rock radio back in the day.
^ True. In general, it boggles me how Thrice hasn't got more recognition. That band would have deserved to have a statut as big as some Muse or LP if you ask me, but that might be the fanboy in me talking there On Beggars and Majori/Minor, I'd say the first one is almost as good as the 2 preceding records. It's not as original or experimental, but it definitely have some great tracks in terms of songwriting. Also, the mood is totally different, more raw and organic, especially with how the guitars sound...It's almost like a new Thrice. Major/Minor is a continuation of that, with a more grunge-influenced sound, and it's definitely a good record too. Hopefully you'll have fun when you'll listen to them!
I understand that they're too experimental and heavy to be as big as Muse or LP, but they should be at least Deftones or Tool level. Cool. I'll definitely check those albums out eventually.
My Chemical Romance Muse Green Day Metallica Imagine Dragons Pendulum 30 Seconds To Mars System of a Down Skillet Linkin Park
Novi Novak Eminem Nickelback (lol) 30 Seconds to Mars Sol Daughtry 3 Doors Down Skillet Theory of a Deadman and Linkin Park a bit
Great to see some fellow Thrice fans on here According to this article it seems they are coming back, which got me pretty excited! http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/...and_will_record_new_music_says_touring_is_ver Now back to topic: Narrowing my lists down to ten was extremely difficult, but I tried my best. Top 10 In no particular order: Rock/Punk/Metal Rise Against Linkin Park Enter Shikari Thrice Underoath For Today August Burns Red Sleeping Giant Anti-Flag (with Blink 182, Millencolin and the Offspring the first punk band I started listening to) Metallica 11: The Chariot (too good not to add to my list!) __________ + The Devil Wears Prada, Oh Sleeper, The Offspring, Mad Caddies, Millencolin, Impending Doom, Breakdown of Sanity, Haste The Day, Silverstein, The Ghost Inside, Memphis May Fire, We Came As Romans, Becoming The Archetype (with Jason Wisdom), Saving Grace, War Of Ages, Ska-P, Nueva Etica, LaBrassBanda (Bavarian Ska-/Punk-/Brass-combo), Die Toten Hosen Hip Hop/Rap Nach Marteria/Marsimoto Casper Propaganda Beautiful Eulogy Blumentopf Porta Emanero Lowkey Alert312 _______ +Tote King, ZPU There are way more bands and artists that I also like, but naming them all would be too much!
It's been bugging me since this thread opened and I see not everyone has followed the 10 band rule so I've expanded my list. Linkin Park Nine Inch Nails Muse Behemoth slipknot Led Zeppelin Jimi Hendrix Lamb of God Goatwhore Electric Wizard Tool Taake Tsjuder Bathory Aeon Septicflesh Dimmu Borgir High on Fire There that feels better
Fuck it, I'll go against my own rules... (screw the rules!) Top 5 1. Linkin Park 2. Razor Red Noise / In Viridian 3. Thirty Seconds to Mars 4. Coldplay 5. Hollywood Undead Other Favorite Bands - Dangerkids - Imagine Dragons - Bastille - Finding Iris - Lupe Fiasco - Fall Out Boy - Palms - Tycho
Not really in order: Arcade Fire Nine Inch Nails/How to Destroy Angels Massive Attack The Books Death Cab for Cutie/The Postal Service Radiohead Death Grips OneRepublic Linkin Park Vampire Weekend Linkin Park and OneRepublic are two bands I'm starting to reconsider. Linkin Park really has only made 1.5-2 albums that I really feel anything towards anymore, and I follow them more out of habit/nostalgia. OneRepublic started off strong by combining pop sensibility with some great song writing and even stuff that's a bit more "out there," but their latest was pure pop and that train seems to be speeding up and not slowing down. Some groups that I really like but are probably still too new to judge are: Lorde Purity Ring High Highs Mutual Benefit Foster The People Passion Pit Youth Lagoon Raindeer Grouplove Chvrches
Yeah, recently I'm finding that I feel the same way. I guess that's why this album wait has been/is completely tolerable.
I have to say that their inclusion in your list feels a bit random in how they contrast with the other artists you've included. Especially in regard to the second "new" one. You are more of an indie/synthpop/alternative fan, don't you? Nice to see Purity Kind and Chvrches right there! I didn't mentioned them because of how new they are, but I've been listening to both a lot for the past few months.
No order: Nine Inch Nails Faith No More Chevelle Linkin Park Incubus Depeche Mode Dream Theater Buckethead Killswitch Engage Creed
01. Linkin Park 02. The Killers 03. The Beatles 04. Depeche Mode 05. Keane xx. Radiohead xx. Pendulum xx. Julien-K xx. Hollywood Undead xx. Muse
Favorite Bands (no order after LP) -Linkin Park -Red Hot Chili Peppers -korn -Rage Against the Machine -P.O.D. -Incubus -Deftones -Dead By Sunrise -Evanescence -Paramore -Haim -Twenty One Pilots -Imagine Dragons Favorite Rappers (no order after Eminem) -Eminem -Fort Minor -Apathy -Celph Titled -7L & Esoteric -Styles of Beyond -Trademarc -Vinnie Paz -RA the Rugged Man -Nas -Rakim