The Unknown: Music from outside the USA

[fcgamer | 4,719]

I'm starting this thread so that we can share bands / artists that we like, which aren't known in the USA. I'll start by sharing some bands mostly from Taiwan, which I like:

No Party for Cao Dong:

 

Fire Ex: 

These guys are probably at the top of my list, I saw them perform live here too.

 

Random:

 

Eggplant Egg:

 

Amazing Show:

 

 

[Reed Rothchild | 9,510]

Kalmah, Swallow the Sun, Omnium Gathering, Scar Symmetry, Sigh, Hollenthon, Mercenary, Skyfire, Haggard, Orphaned Land, Disarmonia Mundi, Evergrey, Ayreon, and many others all have basically zero US presence for the most part.  I bet Disarmonia has never toured outside of Europe.

I also had a random indie music compilation from India.  Pretty bad... Except one artist.  Protest the Hero vibes.  I wish I k ew what they were called.

[MachineCode | 159]

Crossroad is a cool song. I wonder how hard it is to sing in a tonal language since the inflection can change the word itself, which I would think limits the vocal melodies.

[Hammerfestus | 3,820]

7 hours ago, Reed Rothchild said:

Kalmah, Swallow the Sun, Omnium Gathering, Scar Symmetry, Sigh, Hollenthon, Mercenary, Skyfire, Haggard, Orphaned Land, Disarmonia Mundi, Evergrey, Ayreon, and many others all have basically zero US presence for the most part.

Much respect.

Haggard is one of the greatest unknown joys of western music.  Them Germans know their way around classical music for sure.

One of my personal favorites.

 

id like to throw in 

elvenking (Italy):

Alcest (France):

 

Shaman (Finland):

Versengold (Germany):

 

[Reed Rothchild | 9,510]

Hah, yeah I nearly linked The Observer by Haggard.

 

[Reed Rothchild | 9,510]

Therion is another one that is a complete unknown in the US despite being huge in Europe.  I doubt they ever tour the US again.

 

[themisfit138 | 523]

@Reed Rothchild I am adding Wintersun to your list. 

 

For the Power metal fans

 

 

Lastly a little Japanese Punk. Saw them open for the Michael Graves Misfits. 

 

Edited April 14, 2020 by themisfit138

[Hammerfestus | 3,820]

Also I’ve got to throw in some Pain of Salvation:

As far as I’m aware they still won’t tour the US after they tried to fingerprint dude post 9/11.

umm how about some Tyr to wash it down:

Europeans can’t hog all the fun:

Andre  Matos‘ band after he left Angra.

[Reed Rothchild | 9,510]

The stripper that was grinding on me at my bachelor party loved TYR.  Seriously.

[Hammerfestus | 3,820]

Lol!  That should be a thing you should be able to special request.  
 

“Put your damn clothes back on and let’s talk about the new album“

Also here comes the joke about holding your heathen hammer high.

[Abelardo | 154]

 

[Aguy | 771]

I'm a big fan of 80-90' Rock en Espanol so here's just of few favorites

From Mexico - Caifanes

From Spain - Hombres G (kicks in at :30)

From Argentina - Soda Stereo

From Chile - Los Prisioneros (This was the first video ever played on MTV Latin America in 1993)

And one more from Mexico - Mana

 

[nesmaster14 | 433]

 I had a friend from Nepal back in high school who was one of the few people in school I clicked with musically.  Anyway he was part of a music group/scene called KTMRocks (Nepal underground metal/rock scene) and this was one of the bands he helped with called VHUMI.  I'd love to visit there sometime and go to shows.

 

[Kguillemette | 1,543]

Amorphis was one of my favorite Finnish bands in high school(still is too!) 

I'm not sure how to classify the next band, Arcturus, but they are simply amazing.(Norway)

 

 

[Kguillemette | 1,543]

Eterna(Brazil)

The Gathering(Netherlands)

I listen to a lot of european metal.

[guitarzombie | 924]

Amorphis?  My band played with em a few years ago.  Said some nice things about us.  I didn't hear it though because I never heard or cared about em, but the lead singer/gtr player loved em and wanted to do the show just to say he played with em.

[Reed Rothchild | 9,510]

Nice dude.  Amorphis is my buddy's favorite band after I introduced him to Skyforger.  He'll get a kick out of that.

Also, why would you not watch the set you're opening for lol?

[Kguillemette | 1,543]

6 hours ago, guitarzombie said:

Amorphis?  My band played with em a few years ago.  Said some nice things about us.  I didn't hear it though because I never heard or cared about em, but the lead singer/gtr player loved em and wanted to do the show just to say he played with em.

I'm gel.

Seriously though, great band. The only album I didn't feel so far is Far From The Sun. The album's Elegy and Tales From The Thousand Lakes 20 years later still get monthly spins by me.

[zombiemicrowave | 42]

So this is where we showcase the good bands!  I love Balzac and Amphorphis.  Hopefully, I will see Hammerfall in August. (not holding my beath)

[guitarzombie | 924]

12 hours ago, Reed Rothchild said:

Nice dude.  Amorphis is my buddy's favorite band after I introduced him to Skyforger.  He'll get a kick out of that.

Also, why would you not watch the set you're opening for lol?

I was too busy talking to my friends and people who saw us haha.  I didn't care too much about em but they werent bad.

[Tabonga | 2,314]

This is a good example of the Krautrock genre from the sixties/seventies. (The Cosmic Jokers were a sort of super group of some of the best of that movement).

 

[Reed Rothchild | 9,510]

8 hours ago, Kguillemette said:

I'm gel.

Seriously though, great band. The only album I didn't feel so far is Far From The Sun. The album's Elegy and Tales From The Thousand Lakes 20 years later still get monthly spins by me.

FfrS is such hot garbage.  Guess they had to figure out what sound they wanted through trial and error.

[Tabonga | 2,314]

Great movie -if you haven't seen it you should check it out.

Edited April 16, 2020 by Tabonga

[Kguillemette | 1,543]

2 hours ago, Reed Rothchild said:

FfrS is such hot garbage.  Guess they had to figure out what sound they wanted through trial and error.

My guess that it was such an embarrassment that Pasi Koskinen was forced to leave the band. Tomi Joutsen spits some hot fire on some of the newer tracks. I love The Bee.

 

[Tabonga | 2,314]