Local Bands Appreciation Thread

[KingProgdor]

Only one that I can think is really noteworthy is Ocean, a Doom/Post-Sludge act from the downtown Portland area. Saw them live back in...March I believe, or February. Slow as hell but they put on a powerful show.

A description that someone I know made of their sound was 'if Swallow the Sun were Sludge.'

[Mystlyfe77]

Some more from the Illadelph:

The Extraordinaires
Fun, eclectic, "indie" rock. Their myspace is linked in their "band" section for some samples.



Monolith
Post-metal. Highly ambient.


Rumpelstiltskin Grinder
Thrash metal. Darker and more aggressive than most revival thrash acts, but still contains a lot of the lighterhearted and cheesy lyrics.

[Fragory123]

Fact: No good bands ever came out of a rural town in Newfoundland.

[Mystlyfe77]

Fact: No good bands ever came out of a rural town in Newfoundland.

http://www.newfoundlanders.net/musiclinks.html

[Fragory123]

http://www.newfoundlanders.net/musiclinks.html

I take that back.

Though no bands from Newfoundland which I knew of I appreciate.
Great Big Sea is the Nickelback of Newfoundland.

[JukeBoxHero]

I mentioned them quite a few times and I'm certain I have annoyed most of the posters here with my posts about them but I shall try to put it to rest here.

Anyway the best band I know in the local area around me is a pop rock band called Vanity Theft. They're not a very serous band(kazoo solo on Edit Edit Edit) and while they break no ground I believe they still do fairly well. A somewhat mainstreamish sound but they're among my favorite bands to use this sound. I would check out Excavating and Edit Edit Edit from the myspace but have they have full tracks up on last.fm as well.

http://www.myspace.com/vanitytheft

http://www.last.fm/music/Vanity+Theft/Symptoms

http://www.last.fm/music/Vanity+Thef...+Pace+Yourself

If you check out any song from the last.fm link, at least try Teeth and Bones, my favorite song from by far.

[willdabeast21]

Black Moor is pretty good
I also like Sloan and Matt Mays & El Torpedo, though they are popular all over Canada

[MdrnDayWarrior]

Rustic Overtones are the only local band I really know of that I like. They are basically legends around here.

[KingProgdor]

Holy crap, another Mainer. What part?

And to stay on topic, Maine has a fairly solid Black Metal scene. The only band that I can think of that I really don't like is 13 Winters; the rest (Bothildir, Anno Daemonicus, Falls of Rauros) I've pretty much liked.

I hope Dead Season stays away from the mainstream, I'd hate this state to be known for them.

[Idiostock]

Juneau is a pretty tight band. The guitarist was my teacher when I was trying it out, and he gave me a copy of Safe and Sound for free.

I listen to the album a lot.