Underrated bands
Throes of Dawn Origin: Finland Active since: 1994 Label: Argonauta Records Genre(s): Progressive metal, progressive rock For fans of: Amorphis, Anathema, Hanging Garden, Thence “Our Voices Shall Remain” I’ve reviewed and written about many underappreciated bands, but Throes of Dawn is extreme. The Finnish band has been active since the Read more…
The underground scenes around the world are full of underrated metal bands that should have more fans. I figured it would be cool to make a list of a whole bunch of them. So here are 50 underrated metal bands to hit up. How many of them did you know Read more…
In late 2016, Klimt 1918’s new album “Sentimentale Jugend” finally arrived, almost ten years after predecessor “Just in Case We’ll Never Meet Again”. Klimt 1918 describe themselves as “uncomfortable emotional music”, and that label couldn’t be closer to the truth. Very few bands evoke as much bittersweet melancholy as Klimt. Read more…
It’s always nice to find a quality band you’ve never heard before. I ran into The Dark Third on rateyourmusic.com (also posted this review on there) and checked them out without any particular expectations. What I found was something both musically ambitious and emotionally touching. Let’s dive right into the Read more…
Just as the metal bands per capita map indicates, Finland is the home of a crapload of good metal bands. These are my 50 favorites. I’m going to exclude some gateway metal essentials like Children of Bodom and Nightwish, simply because I don’t personally enjoy them anymore . I’m also Read more…
After Katatonia’s recent hiatus, there is certainly a hole to fill in the depressive metal with clean vocals style. Deathwhite seems to aiming to do this. They’re an American gothic/doom metal band formed in 2012. Deathwhite previously released two EP’s: “Ethereal” and “Solitary Martyr”. The band mixes gothic rock with Read more…
2018 has been a lacklustre music year for me so far. Ocean of Grief’s full-length debut is one of the few bright spots. The band is a Greek death/doom metal act that received some well-deserved buzz for their 2016 EP “Fortress of My Dark Self”. This resulted in getting signed Read more…
Kaunis Kuolematon is a Finnish death/doom metal band. They will be the first post in my underrated bands series, as well as the first post on this blog. The band plays classic melodic death/doom metal. The main vocals are growled and quite typical for the style. All the songs are Read more…
2011’s “Reports From the Threshold of Death” is my favorite Junius album by far, as well as on one of my all-time favorites. This earlier state of band still has a lot to offer though. On this album, “The Martyrdom of a Catastrophist”, they focus more on post rock atmosphere Read more…
I only found out about Romania’s Grimegod after missing out on them on the Rockstadt Extreme Fest 2017 festival. I’m a bit disappointed about it, since “Wrong Roads” is a solid slice of death/doom metal. I often prefer my death/doom more angsty and aggressive. Raw, down to earth themes tend Read more…