Local Bands thread - The Best bands in your area!

[Andy_Wiser]

I thought it was a nice idea to start a thread to talk about your area's coolest band...so....
Post here some city/regional/national bands you like!!!

I am from Italy, and I can say some of the best bands we have are.....(look for them on myspace's music search!)

Forty Winks (punk/alternative rock)
The Hormonauts (punk/garage/rockabilly)
Vanilla Sky (PopPunk/emo)
Hopes Die Last (screamo/metalcore)
Anti You (old school hardcore)
The Wisers (punk pop) (yeah, that's my band ahaha)
The Styles (indie)
Linea 77 (nu metal/metalcore)

All bands from italy...i picked the ones who sing in english mostly

[Druska]

vanilla sky sounds good
i'm sorry but the best bands over here don't sing in english but i'll post them
mago de oz(it kinda celtic-rock)
dikers punk-rock

[upperclasszero]

theres a band near me called Spaz Attack, they friggen kick ass, search for them on youtube

[Hentaiman]

Well Vanilla Sky are pretty known for their cover of Umbrella (which is kickass) and I have like two albums by them, they are pretty nice.

Well, I'm from Israel and I can tell you we got some kickass heavy metal and punk scene (though mostly heavy and thrash metal), but here are some bands to check out. They sing in English btw.

Missing In Action (Metalcore) - awesome metalcore band
www.myspace.com/mialoud

The Fading (Thrash Metal/Melodic Death Metal) - they also won this year's Wacken Metal Battle for young bands:
www.myspace.com/thefadingmetal

Acropolis (Extreme Power Metal) - they have like the best guitarist in Israel, he's amazing!
www.myspace.com/acropolismetal

Useless ID (Punk rock/Pop punk) - best Punk band in Israel! they are super successful worldwide too now
www.myspace.com/uselessid

Mens Rea (Old school Hard Rock) - awesome 80s influenced band
www.myspace.com/guiltymind

Inferno (Thrash Metal) - nice thrash metal, they have only one recording but they are great live
www.myspace.com/infernoisr

Got No Shame (Punk rock) - great punk rock!
www.myspace.com/shamegotnon

Blasphemy (Metalcore/Progressive Death Metal) - nice band
www.myspace.com/isrblasphemy

Betzefer (Metalcore/Groove Metal) - awesome Pantera influenced band. they were successful in Europe and signed to Roadrunner Records:
www.myspace.com/betzefer

Memory (Punk Rock/Melodic Hardcore) - great band live
http://www.myspace.com/memoryband

Abrage (Thrash Metal) - awesome thrash metal band
www.myspace.com/abrage

Immaterial (Melodic Death Metal) - great melodeath band
www.myspace.com/immaterialband

This Means You (Post-Hardcore) - great great band
www.myspace.com/thismeansyoumusic


check all of those out!

[Shiv]

Senik =) my band

http://www.myspace.com/senikrock

circuit (XD
bushwack...which is pretty legit
http://www.myspace.com/bushwhack

[wiggs1441]

The Johnstones - http://www.myspace.com/thejohnstones (there myspace banner is a joke)
Keepin' 6 - http://www.myspace.com/keepin6
illScarlett - http://www.myspace.com/illscarlett
Down With Webster - http://www.myspace.com/downwithwebster
Beyond Decay - http://www.myspace.com/beyonddecay
Mean Tangerine - http://myspace.com/meantangerine
The Flatliners - www.myspace.com/theflatlinerstoronto

[pierre29]

theres another singer called FROM L.A.! shes italian (from sicily) but moved in Cali!

From L.A.

www.myspace.com/fromlamusic


tell me what you think about ;)

[CIRCUITzach]

lol hardcoresum41fan <3

THE CIRCUIT.
I AM CIRCUIT
www.myspace.com/thecircuitct

[Dylan]

The Johnstones - http://www.myspace.com/thejohnstones (there myspace banner is a joke)
Keepin' 6 - http://www.myspace.com/keepin6
illScarlett - http://www.myspace.com/illscarlett
Down With Webster - http://www.myspace.com/downwithwebster
Beyond Decay - http://www.myspace.com/beyonddecay
Mean Tangerine - http://myspace.com/meantangerine
The Flatliners - http://www.myspace.com/theflatlinerstoronto

illScarlett kick ass guys! definetly check them out!

my firends' band is pretty good. they don't have a singer, or bassist but what they play is sick. i don't think they have any songs up on the internet... i tell you guys when they do.

[Billy41]

There are no cool bands in the netherlands

[Hentaiman]

Well, here is my band haha:
http://www.myspace.com/trashboxisrael

we don't have any songs up for now, but still check us out, we have a new rockin' myspace layot

[Andy_Wiser]

vanilla sky sounds good
i'm sorry but the best bands over here don't sing in english but i'll post them
mago de oz(it kinda celtic-rock)
dikers punk-rock

Mago de oz is really cool! i think i ve heard em before!

[Andy_Wiser]

Well Vanilla Sky are pretty known for their cover of Umbrella (which is kickass) and I have like two albums by them, they are pretty nice.

Well, I'm from Israel and I can tell you we got some kickass heavy metal and punk scene (though mostly heavy and thrash metal), but here are some bands to check out. They sing in English btw.

Missing In Action (Metalcore) - awesome metalcore band
http://www.myspace.com/mialoud

The Fading (Thrash Metal/Melodic Death Metal) - they also won this year's Wacken Metal Battle for young bands:
http://www.myspace.com/thefadingmetal

Acropolis (Extreme Power Metal) - they have like the best guitarist in Israel, he's amazing!
http://www.myspace.com/acropolismetal







Israel scene is really good! I've seen useless id a bunch of times, they rock!
Useless ID (Punk rock/Pop punk) - best Punk band in Israel! they are super successful worldwide too now
http://www.myspace.com/uselessid

Mens Rea (Old school Hard Rock) - awesome 80s influenced band
http://www.myspace.com/guiltymind

Inferno (Thrash Metal) - nice thrash metal, they have only one recording but they are great live
http://www.myspace.com/infernoisr

Got No Shame (Punk rock) - great punk rock!
http://www.myspace.com/shamegotnon

Blasphemy (Metalcore/Progressive Death Metal) - nice band
http://www.myspace.com/isrblasphemy

Betzefer (Metalcore/Groove Metal) - awesome Pantera influenced band. they were successful in Europe and signed to Roadrunner Records:
http://www.myspace.com/betzefer

Memory (Punk Rock/Melodic Hardcore) - great band live
http://www.myspace.com/memoryband

Abrage (Thrash Metal) - awesome thrash metal band
http://www.myspace.com/abrage

Immaterial (Melodic Death Metal) - great melodeath band
http://www.myspace.com/immaterialband

This Means You (Post-Hardcore) - great great band
http://www.myspace.com/thismeansyoumusic


check all of those out!

[Andy_Wiser]

There are no cool bands in the netherlands

Very wrong!! I've been touring the netherlands this summer and we got to share the stage and see a lot of
great bands!
Here's some (as always, look for them in myspace music search ;-)

Antillectuals
The Apers
The Smelly Cats
Storm
Heiderosjes
The Bips

are just the first coming to my mind!
We had lots of fun playin the netherlands!

[boof]

check out

something with numbers (they are rad!)
gyroscope (also pretty cool)
aplonea (up and coming but pretty sweet)

thats just off the top of my head for know...

[budgie]

In Case of Fire (from the same town as me)
http://www.myspace.com/incaseoffire

Million Dollar Reload (from just up the road)
http://www.myspace.com/milliondollarreload


more regional:
Ash
http://www.myspace.com/ash

[playker]

Barricada - Rock/Punk
La Fuga - Melodic Rock
Extremoduro - Transgresive Rock
Marea - Rock
Berri Txarrak - A mix of Rock and melodic Hardcore

[Bobbyjames]

from my hometown, i have The Darkness. thats how cool my hometown is. lol

oh, and Lil Chris. i went to school with that bellend

[Nettn]

The Runaway Puppets: http://www.myspace.com/therunawaypuppets. They are really really good, and if you like queens of the stone age, give them a listen.. really one of the best "underground" bands I've heard.

[budgie]

from my hometown, i have The Darkness. thats how cool my hometown is. lol

oh, and Lil Chris. i went to school with that bellend

no way! you went to Kirkley Community High School???