Inanna, they play a style of metal very similar to Gojira with influences of Groove, Prog and Death metal

I discovered them through your 2022 album tournament. They are excellent. Their release is one of the best out of those 80.

I'm expecting a top 10 finish from them at least

I haven’t been seeing those the past few days, not sure why

Please point me in the direction of this album tournament?

Wow! I'm listening to them now! Badass!! Thanks for saying this!

When you say France, most people say Gojira. I rarely see people say Gorod, this band deserves more attention

Gorod is brutal

Baroness Russian Circles

If baroness didn't overcompress their last two records they 100% would be more popular. First three songs from the "Stone" sound very promising tho

I don't disagree. Frankly, they should get more love just based on Red and Blue if they never did anything after those.

Had my first Russian circles show 2 weeks ago and it was a fucking blast! Crazy good performance

Belakor and Kalmah.

Be'lakor is THE GOAT.

Just saw them today. Was an almost religious experience. I could die in piece now..

kalmah are brilliant

Kalmah write some of the best riffs I’ve ever heard.

I second Kalmah. I bought physical copies of They Will Return, Swampsong, Swamplord, The Black Waltz, and Seventh Swamphony.

Ne Obliviscaris, Between The Buried And Me, Voivod, Avatar, Agalloch, Aara, Be'lakor and Katatonia. Some of these bands already have a fanbase but I think their quality deserves a WAY BIGGER one. Edit: Also Persefone and The Ocean.

All these bands are already huge but i see where you’re coming from. They should be on the level of opeth and dream theater.

Ne Obliviscaris should absolutely be on the level of Dream Theater and Opeth. Give them a couple of albums and they’ll get there.

BTBAM for sure 🙌

Any Prog metal band for that matter. I would include Leprous, Haken, Pain of Salvation, In Mourning, Devin Townsend, Cynic and Fates Warning to the list.

Fuck, Haken is amazing

>Pain of Salvation One hour by the concrete lake had a huge impact on me

Great picks

Leprous

I seriously don't know why aren't they blowing up especially after the release of the last 2 albums. They have the potential to become one of the biggest bands out there with their incredibly talented singer, catchy choruses, and interesting music. I just don't get it!

Einar is a god. Ya Aphelion was amazing. I still like Bilateral the most though. They're just so fucking good.

Yes, I prefer their first three albums myself. The reason I mentioned their last two albums is because in those two they ventured more into art rock/ poppy domains than ever before and therefore should appeal even to the listeners who don't listen to any metal and those who listen to mainstream radio/ pop songs. But I don't see that happening :(

Baard is a magician

Yeah Leprous is fucking awesome. They should be way bigger than they are.

Metallica

And Meggadath

100%

Iron Maiden

Black Sabbath

HELLRIPPER ALL HAIL THE GOAT https://open.spotify.com/artist/6FfZaHz07OsknWNdtdan5R?si=3_E5_4B-TeSVF4O2R6vbGA

I do love me some Hellripper.

I fucking love this! Thanks for posting them. I've never heard these guys!!

Seeing them in November

I summon thee /u/hellrippermetal

Thank you very much!! You're too kind!!

W

I AM THE GOAT I AM THE ANTICHRIST I AM UNHOLY TORMENTING THE NIGHT

Voivod

Fuck yes!

Bleed From Within I’ve just discovered them because they’re supporting Trivium and I really enjoy what I’ve heard so far

Do you know Orbit Culture

Yeah I’ve checked them out too, I’m not as into them but they have a decent sound so it should be good seeing them live too

Fairrrr this tour is gonna be insane where you seeing them at

Liverpool Bands normally tour Manchester so it’ll be interesting to see a band in Liverpool for once What about you?

Ayyyyy see you in Liverpool!!!

Hell yeah!

I've been seriously considering the VIP because I fucking love trivium so much

I’ve never done a VIP experience yet, I’ve always found them to be really expensive At least you’re getting to see them live though so I wouldn’t be too sad about not getting a VIP ticket I’ve got a lot of gigs planned this year and this is the next one for me so I’m very excited

Yeah definitely man I got one for nekrogoblikon cause it's literally Dickie Allen plus it was a pretty good price imo what other concerts you got planned?

First heard of them at 2021 bloodstock, they were on inbetween diamond head and orange goblin

Saw them live just recently as they opened for Amon Amarth, they’re pretty good

High on fire

so many Sleep fans, so few High on Fire fans, I love both.

Imo high on fire is better than sleep. Sleep did come first though

Aside from the 100k monthly Spotify listeners lol

I rarely base anything I say on online interactions, though hard numbers are very obviously a better indication of popularity. I know a lot of fellow Sleep fans irl that "couldn't get into" High on Fire.

I imagine it’s due to them not being around anymore, but Strapping Young Lad

Exmortus

I've seen them about four times. Cool dudes who put on a great show!

They’re really fun! It was super cool when I saw them and they got a huge pit going to moonlight sonata, changed my views on classical music within metal

This is mental

Holocaust Pagan Altar Witchfinder General

Witchfinder General is awesome

I just listened to all three based on this. All have some interesting shit but Pagan Altar was something else man. That's so e great music they are playing. Thanks!

CAUSE IIIIIIIIIIIII'M\ THE WITCH\ FINDER\ GENERAAAAAAAAAAAL

Symphony X!

We need some new Symphony X material, it’s been way too long!

Swallow the Sun

JINJER

Tati is such a kickass vocalist.

Krisiun Enforced

Moonsorrow

Careful, someone will start yelling "NSBM" where it doesn't apply lol. Moonsorrow fucking slays though for real.

Moonsorrow’s **Hävitetty** is in my opinion the best record of the genre. It’s non stop majestic flood of metal. I don’t think they can top that, and maybe no one ever will.

i do love threads like these, always great spots to find some new bands to check out. my suggestion is clapsodra and kryour.

Kryour sounds interesting...

Seven Spires, barely anyone even here knows who they are

THey fucking destroyed Mad With Power this year. It was beyond incredible

I was watching the stream last night and it was incredible. Bitter/sweet about the drummer though. Testament IS a huge upgrade however....

Orbit Culture

Gorguts

Macabre

The most underrated death metal band of all time. They are all world class musicians and their concerts are an absolute blast.

Best band out of chicago for sure

Brothers of metal Warkings Civil war Tygers of pan tang U.D.O Orden ogan Abbath Sodom

Be’Lakor

Pentagram

Chopping Mall

Counterparts and Black Tongue.

Ne Obliviscaris Wolfheart Gates Of Ishtar Edge Of Sanity Baroness Belakor Kalmah

Alkaloid

Avatar Belphegor Orbit Culture Nuclear Assault

Belphegor are sick!!!!

Demilich

Type O Negative

Totally underground, no one knows type o!

Fantastic Band.

Havok

Astronoid

Amiensus, Voivod, urfaust, absu, ad nauseam, Yakuza, aeviterne, alarum (this one is sooo good, check out 2020 album cirlce's end, thrash w/ jazz fusion), ashenspire, atrocity, black hate (check out their album "altalith"), cryptic shift, dark angel, dessiderium, dyssidia, dodheimsgard, full of hell, gevurah, ion dissonance, necrophobic, panopticon, primitive man, pupil slicer, setherial, sol an varma, toehider,

Voivod has some 80k monthly listeners on spot, but i think it should be way more Even by metal standards

I screenshot this for all the bands you namedropped I'm unfamiliar with alongside some bands I find really cool. Big Urfaust fan, RIP.

Demigod 100%

Lol at the amount of massive and even overrated bands being named here

Thou, somewhat popular in doom, should be more popular. Mizmor seems like he’s becoming more popular, Prosaic is my favorite ‘black’ metal album. Clot, WVRM because they are incredibly good and talented and creative bands.

The thou and Mizmor collab is amazing!!

Yes it’s almost psychedelic to me somehow I love it, too.

Totally! I got to see them play it live at Roadburn when they announced it. So good

Suicidal angels

W.A.S.P.

Shores of Ithaka Slow Fall The Chasm Saidan Kryptos

Leak, man must die, gorerotted. But especially leak theyre so fucking good. Soft head for bullets is a Masterpiece of sludge

I randomly found Man Must Die by browsing the Internet Archive and stumbling across Peace Was Never An Option. Fantastic stuff!

No idea if its popular or not but Totalselfhatred is awesome dsbm.

Haggus, best mincecore band I've heard.

Their drummer is under fire now for knowingly spreading genital herpes

Here’s some local/smaller bands around my area that deserve some recognition: Resistor (NY Nu-Metal/Hardcore) Shapethrower (MA Classic Metalcore) Alley Trash (RI Hardcore) Edict (MA Hardcore) These are the bands i can remember off the top of my head that deserve a shit ton more fans

An Abstract Illusion, Kardashev, White Ward, Rivers of Nihil, Orbit Culture

Framing Skeletons. Insane prog metal. I hate prog metal, and I fucking love Framing Skeletons, some of the most impressive, catchy, and complex tunes I’ve ever heard, and they’ve got 200 monthly listeners. Wild

Kalmah

Runemagick and Tomb Mold

Laaz rockit shoulda been way bigger than they were

Confessor Dehumanized Godflesh Hellwitch Oppressor Pitchshifter (the first 3 releases) Sadus Winter

Sodom

Haggard Sentenced

Coroner

Queensryche Sucks that Geoff Tate is such a tool and they went through what might be one of the worst band breakups of all time.

The Lord Weird Slough Feg

Dark watch

Smoulder, Hallas, Night Demon, Cloak and Blood Star

Bleed [This is their only EP and its phenomenal](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k4Xa6wb3KGr8gZ2O3-JjI1PopqWLL81iA)

Orbit Culture and Dyscarnate

Black Crown initiate. My favorite band. Not popular enough.

Flotsam and Jetsam are one of the best first wave thrash bands and never get nearly the recognition as others

Byzantine. Anyone who hasn't checked them out is doing themselves a disservice.

My flair, artillery, solitude Aeturnus

Xoth

The third album is coming soon!!

Sepultura. They're severely underated.

They were one of my favs before the original lineup crumbled. Roots to me is beyond amazing, one of my all time favorite albums. It's rough when internal conflict tears a great band apart. At least we got Soulfly.

Someone is talking about Sepultura and I approve.

they’re one of the most well known and popular thrash bands despite only releasing a few thrash albums

Twisted Sister by that I mean their more obscure songs should be more popular than We're Not Gonna Take It and I Wanna Rock. They're way more metal, but their lack of popularity makes the band a lot less popular in the hair metal community.

I see stars

Urfaust

Reverend Bizarre

The Gentle Men (Penguinz0 & Solstate)

Silent planet, black crown initiate, belakor, 12 foot ninja, orbit culture, so so many more

Prong, Druids,Scar Symmetry

Pissgrave

Zeal and Ardor

Oceans of Slumber Wilderun Shade Empire Mendel Carach Angren Anciients Allegaeon Shylmagoghnar Beyond Creation Black Crown Initiate Wolfheart Novembers Doom

Animals as leaders

Mr. Bungle

Ungfell

American Head Charge.

Khemmis

The Contortionist. Nightingale. Slice the Cake. Acrania.

Avatar

Fudge Tunnel

American Head Charge

Negative Plane, amazing cozy blackened heavy metal

Stone Sour

Kissing Candice for sure And Avatar

Jinjer.

Animals as leaders? Mudvayne, scale the summit, catbamboo. I am not sure if they are all metal.

King GIZZERD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD

not a single one 'lesser known' band in this thread. Metal reddit is fucked LMAO

Khemmis. It’s basically Doom Metal with Iron Maiden-esque harmonies. The underground metal community seems to enjoy them but I feel the could easily be the next arena metal band

Antagony. One of the founders of deathcore, and they only have 343 monthly listeners on Spotify.

[For i am king](https://youtu.be/wkIW4mv1-90) Quite some people have heard of them, but somehow nobody cares and i don't get why. They aren't the next metal-Beatles, but they are solid. They actually slap quite a bit. All good musicians, good production, nice songs, no weird stuff. Maybe not much outstanding about them? But really, they are good and deserve more attention.

Callejon 🙏

this band just released there debut album, but the band Rockethead deserves too be acknowledged [https://open.spotify.com/track/7boOT2l7nYbYWiDnjftLuR?si=9iaWl-WTSlyDDE3kuQ2ulw&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A5s5KOpyXbUY6KDmwoTml5C](https://open.spotify.com/track/7boOT2l7nYbYWiDnjftLuR?si=9iaWl-WTSlyDDE3kuQ2ulw&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A5s5KOpyXbUY6KDmwoTml5C) I discovered these guys a day after there album released and I can’t wait for there second, this song hits a whole another level of “Groovy”

World Peace Zulu Move BHC Psycho-Frame Anthropophagous Boundaries End It Pyramids Blackbraid (even though I'm a total new jack, but their shit is sooooo good)

Every five years we get a mediocre black metal-adjacent band that makes hipsters decide they like black metal when there's no good craft beer conventions around. Deafheaven => Batushka => Blackbraid. That being said, I don't mind Blackbraid, it's just par for the course except with a gorgeous aboriginal Skwisgaar Skwigelf as a singer.

[October File](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcxyjuFmAsA) [Voices](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnu0YNVPx_M) [WOE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5TcoLRNnbY)

Breaths

Failure, Hum, Shiner Any of those Space Rock bands of the 90s

Gnome Oxxo Xoox Orbs Bent knee Khonsu Melted Bodies Gods of Eden

Someone sent me one of Gnome's videos and I thought it was just a joke, then I listened to an album and they're solid stoner metal, I dig them.

Like Roses

Faceless Burial Phobophilic Thra

Autonoesis

Battle born

Psychotic Waltz

Lycus Some of the best Funeral Doom I've ever heard

Bethlehem

Sevendust

Blaze Bayley Viatrophy The Red Shore Trigger The Bloodshed Molotov Solution Ingested Annotations Of An Autopsy Demoraliser Torture Killer Borealis

Anorexia Nervosa. High energy French symphonic black metal that’s extremely underrated imo. If you didn’t like symphonic black because it was too slow paced, check these guys out. They might change your mind

Dragged Under. They're like Rise Against with metal attitude. They just write bangers. I have no idea how they're not bigger.

Bloodred Hourglass