18 coolest rock bands, which you could not hear
Music / / December 19, 2019
1. foo Fighters
Perhaps the most famous group from the list, led by former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl. However, since 1996, he has written many good and not "nirvanovskih" songs that mention the title of the eternal ex-drummer of the great groups could and drop.
Foo Fighters - is recognizable, rather formatted guitar music with an optimal ratio of lyricism and assertiveness. The presence of three guitarists, a charismatic vocalist who even turns into a broken leg chip presentations, and regularly updated set of hits made the group Foo Fighters, for which there is a monitor, and whose old albums can be happy pereslushivat. For all its conditional aspect and popularity Foo Fighters - not Nickelback and irritation almost no one cause. Maybe that's why they put together a full "Wembley" the two-day speech in 2008, and in 2015 a thousand musicians performed their Learn to Fly.
2. At the Drive-In
At the Drive-In - post-hardcore band from America, but its roots should look rather somewhere in Mexico and Puerto Rico. Band existed from 1993 to 2001, after which the frontmen Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez changed direction towards the progressive rock project founded and The Mars Volta. Since then, At the Drive-In have been two attempts to reunification, and the second, which took place in 2016, it seems to have become successful. For more than twenty years, the band pozvroslela: Omar is not so playfully dances with the guitar, and mic stands Cedric is not flying so high above the stage. But together with the participants became older and the music, and live performances only slowed degree of madness, remained brisk and interesting.
3. ’68
The first duet in our list - Josh Skogina project (ex-vocalist Norma Jean and The Chariot), and drummer Michael McClellan, who last fall was replaced by Niko Yamada. Music '68, as well as all of Josh projects serving different expressive and performances - especially the entertainment, acrobatics and flying over the stage guitars. Musically everything here is rather monotonous, though unusual, '68 - it's noisy punk rock with Fuzz guitars and aggressive vocals. Recommended to fans of creativity '68 Jack White, Nirvana and previous projects Josh Skogina.
4. DZ Deathrays
DZ Deathrays - it downhole dance-punk from Australia, not blasé complex melodies and additional parties - there is almost always only one guitar, one singing and drums. As the example of DZ Deathrays and '68, this is enough. It is also advised to pay attention to the clips DZ Deathrays - they're pretty funny, especially those in which Shane and Simon drink.
5. Queens of the Stone Age
The roots of Queens of the Stone Age lie somewhere in the stoner rock, but the reality is, as always, is much more difficult. Group Albums are different from each other and include very different influences, although the music at the same time remains recognizable. If quite simply, Queens of the Stone Age - some are particularly stylish and aristocratic, nabriolinennymi alternative rock, built on riffs.
Last year the band released a great album, and even lit up in our August collection. Among the early albums of Queens of the Stone Age, too, can find a lot of interesting, so we advise to download once the whole discography or at least some Greatest-Hits-playlist.
6. Mogwai
Canonicity formulaic post-rock with tracks, sound and arrangements at some point, it became so much that genre It lost its relevance: many of the most popular projects of zero collapsed, the audience of other much decreased. But there are several active groups that are fun to listen to, and now, and one of them - fathers Scottish post-rock of Mogwai.
Mogwai - is atmospheric music with guitar shoegaze-sound, experimenting with sizes and sometimes borrowing pieces of other genres. Scots manages to be varied as much as possible within such a narrow genre as post-rock. If you do the first time you hear about something like that, then Mogwai - the best option to explore the style.
7. Enter Shikari
Enter Shikari combine post-hardcore guitar zero with electronic sound and powerful breakdowns - with a nice pop melodies. It can be said, at least about 80% of the band. The last album the British were downloaded almost no guitars and extreme vocals - apparently, craving to make music stadium size is not passed and Enter Shikari. Fortunately, recognizable voice, pleasant melodies, some electronic chips and social lyrics were in place, so we We recommend listening to the entire discography, starting with Take to the Skies 2007 and ending with the fact than Enter Shikari deals now.
8. The Raveonettes
Call The Raveonettes rock band does not want to: in their music, of course, have the uploaded guitar and close to the garage sound, but the expression and evokes emotions Danes closer to some shoegaze or Dream-ass. At the same time The Raveonettes do not abuse ambient influences in their songs always have a clear beautiful melodies and easy bit. Recommended to all fans vysheoboznachennyh styles, as well as post-punk, and male and combinations female votes.
9. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Perhaps the most prolific of contemporary groups, which manages to combine performance with good quality music. Only in 2017 the Australians King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard went five full-length releases. And you can listen to.
If you are looking for a modern psychedelic music with a nod to the 60s and 70s, have nothing against the fact that the bass can play one note for eight minutesAnd are willing to listen to a lot of music really - you know what to do.
10. The Fever 333
The group, founded last year, vocalist Jason Butler of Letlive, guitarist Stephen Harrison of The Chariot and Arik single-name imports of Night Verses. On music The Fever 333 is much closer to the project of frontman - a rapcore who gives the Rage Against the Machine, the early Linkin Park. We recommended to all lovers of the expressive vocals and conditional aspect of alternative rock.
11. Cloud Nothings
In this group, there is something old-fashioned, reminiscent of Midwestern emo 90, and at the same time something fresh and neizbity. It seems that such a direct, a little lax indie rock with slightly podgruzhenny guitars and moderately expressive and dynamic vocals are now almost meet. Anyway, the band has its own style, which at the time said a well-known musician and sound engineer Steve Albini, who worked with the Pixies and Nirvana. It was he who produced the album Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory, released in 2012. All in all quite a different team five big releases and an album, a collaboration c Wavves - you can listen to everything.
12. Iceage
Group from Denmark, which often refer to the tag "punk." This genre has become attached to them from the first album, but since then things had changed: in 2014 they released the romantic, is associated with the work of Nick Cave (or At least his vocal delivery) Plowing Into the Field of Love, and more recently, in 2018 - a relatively combed Beyondless to hit Catch It and joint track with Sky Ferreira. Iceage clearly define the genre does not work, but the mood is something approximate to the classic post-punk. Love Cave and Joy Division? Meet Iceage safely, since the last album.
13. The Kills
The Kills - the duo of vocalist Alison Mosshart and guitarist Jamie Hince. For all 18 years of the existence of their group music not much has changed: The Kills - it's unpretentious drums, reserved and abrupt Jamie Party, rarely plays a backhand, recognizable voice of Alison and minimalist arrangements. However, this does not necessarily rule - by The Kills performances attracted session musicians, and recording, use a lot of additional tools. Apart from the main group, Alison is also known for his participation in the supergroup The Dead Weather, where she sings in pair with Jack White.
14. Wavves
Wavves - American rock band formed in 2008. Ten years ago, the band began with an uncompromising lo-fi-sounding, but already in 2010 came to the indie-rock with pristavuchimi vocal melodies. Now a bustling past reminds unless specific guitar sound and in the rest of Wavves - pleasing indie with echoes of punk rock, garage rock and surf.
15. Amenra
We continue tour of the musical directions. Following - postmetal and sludge, characterized by a heavy sound, the slow pace of the songs, often aggressive vocals and guitar playing in the lower registers. Belgian group Amenra - one of the brightest representatives of the existing music. Gloomy, sad and heavy. The most extreme point in our selection.
16. Royal Blood
At Royal Blood is not impressive backgrounds and a long history of success - their fans love, music media, charts and our colleagues, with this love has appeared almost instantly, in the year of foundation collective. The secret is simple: you need only write the most direct and swinging riffovy rock, inspired at the same time all the successful teams at once and taking ourselves a little from each. Condemn Royal Blood for it does not work: the music somehow good.
17. Death From Above
The duo, who already in 2004 showed how powerful sound can be a group of two people. It is the simplicity and drive steel chip Death From Above, but after a while the musicians in this framework, obviously, was a bit crowded. The second album, which was released 10 years later, was much more complicated, and the third, released last year, and did shows like a completely different team. In music, there were references, became apparent influence of modern and classic rock musicians. But is it good in the case of the original group identity - is another question. If you are uncomfortable far beyond the format of rock music, and harder still want, Death From Above - what you need.
18. Mastodon
Mastodon - artist from Atlanta, performing progressive rock and progressive metal. Each album it becomes significant among fans of these genres and guitar rock as a whole. Technic musicians receives individual praise from colleagues on the shop floor, for example, play a drummer Brann Dailor said Bill Ward from Black Sabbath and already mentioned in the compilation of Dave Grohl. In recent years, music Mastodon has become much easier, but the majority of fans is not confused. Heavy music has a higher barrier to entry, so those who are not familiar with the work of Mastodon, we recommend listening discography, starting with the last album.
Naturally, all the interesting rock bands in the world, we can not know. Therefore, inviting you in a comment - write about their favorite teams and make our selection even more useful.
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