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I'n bored and no interesting topics.

so name a favorite foreign band, at least one not situated in your country that isnt on the radio and billboard charts and everyone friggin knows -_-

i'll go with The Pillows

Morning Musume

Pineapple Theif....hmm well I just started to listen to them awhile ago so its not like I know their standings on charts or anything but I do know barley anyone knows of dem...^.^

Blind Guardian (my favourite band of all time) situated in the U.S never gets any air time or anything but their songs deserve to be on every single radio ever made.
:headbang: :sniper: :cool: :mp5:

Thursday

Rammstein.

Rammstein.
you missed the point

unless wherever you live rammstein is obscure

Ramstein is a great band

you missed the point

unless wherever you live rammstein is obscure

I wish Rammstein applied to this thread. They give me a headache.

how many people actually have rammstein as a foreign -obscure- band

Gamma Ray.

Coldplay. :p

wheres me stabbin tools

I'm going to say the Beatles or Radiohead, they apply don't they?

X-Ray Spex, although a lot of music does come from England anyways

I'm going to say the Beatles or Radiohead, they apply don't they?
no, they dont. stop

I'm going to say the Beatles or Radiohead, they apply don't they?
i think the Beatles are the least obscure band in history, Radiohead might almost count

i think the Beatles are the least obscure band in history, Radiohead might almost count
yeah the beatles just had ANOTHER compilation of their music released again

radiohead couldn't possibly count... pablo honey is one of the top selling albums of all time.

no, they dont. stop

Then I'm going with the Unicorns or Broken Social Scene. They are both obscure and I'm pretty sure that they are both Canadian, or maybe Silverchair. :p

Group X
Flogging Molly got on US radio recently with "7 Deadly Sins" but they aren't anywhere near mainstream yet.
Ome Henk

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I'n bored and no interesting topics.

so name a favorite foreign band, at least one not situated in your country that isnt on the radio and billboard charts and everyone friggin knows -_-

i'll go with The Pillows
hmm how can a band be known not on the charts and obscure and foriegn?
ill go with Fozzy :D

hmm how can a band be known not on the charts and obscure and foriegn?
ill go with Fozzy :D
maybe not obscure in their main country, but obscure relative to where you are. and you can find it pressing keys and hitting enter at google, i dunno

Dimmu Borgir

Within Temptation

Flogging Molly

Van Dik Hout


I'm from the US, so I can only even find 2 of those bands albums without getting on a plane or getting shipped from overseas.

i dunno if flogging molly is really obscure enough to count here..

Well, Fantastic Plastic Machine isn't really a "band". So I guess I'll say Cibo Matto, or maybe Leningrad Cowboys.

Without a doubt, Miss Kittin. (had to look up where she was from to make sure she was foreign). :eek:

The Back Horn

Rotting Christ. I am from the US, and this band is Greek.

One of Greece's most well-known and respected metal bands, Rotting Christ played a primitive, raw, black/death metal mixture early in their career, gaining some critical acclaim in particular with Thy Mighty Contract, but then decided to shift toward a slower, gloomier dark metal style starting with Triarchy Of The Lost Lovers. Harsh, raspy vocals blend with heavy, bleak guitars, lending a dark, grim mood to the proceedings. Sleep Of The Angels brightens the mood just a bid, opting for a more standard goth metal atmosphere, while the more recent Khronos is harsher, reminding some of the early days while retaining the pace of the later material. Not the easiest of listens, as the dirge occasionally gets to be just a bit much, but the band have matured greatly and the last three albums in particular are professional and worth a listen.
(From a web site about Rotting Christ)

I also like Children of Bodom and Dimmu Borgir.

The Pillows... Chess Squares, are you refering to that Japanese band?

They made some good music for that anime Fooly Coolly, Furi Curi, or however you spell it.

Belle and Sebastian- I don't know if they count though, they aren't as unknown as I think, probably.
But also No More Dolls, from Milan.

GODBREATH! A Japanese punk rock band the is awesome! I've gotten to meet them.

Blind Guardian (my favourite band of all time) situated in the U.S never gets any air time or anything but their songs deserve to be on every single radio ever made.
:headbang: :sniper: :cool: :mp5:

ehm Are you in the US or are you talking about Blind Guardian? 'Cause Blind Guardian are very much German.


Favourite band not from my country? Hard to say. There's lots of awesome metal out of Scandinavia (not just black/death metal). Hmmmm... I'm gonna say it's a toss up between Type O Negative and Opeth.

Emperor, from Norway, who also happen to be my favorite band.

are bands the only thing you're looking for? or does single artists count?

Within Temptations

Someone played a Moxy Fruvus song for me that I thought was pretty cool. Thier from Canada, right?

But to make sure I have something that applies: Stokholm Saxophone Quartet. I would say Tarif de Haiduks but I think that too many yuppies and middle class arties know who they are by now.

Therapy? an Irish band, and I live in the U.S. Unfortunately they're not on the charts, I don't think their newest album has even been released here yet.

Dropkick Murphys, or if you don't count that because I am american, then The Pillows are my choice. Fooly Cooly is the greatest anime ever made.

Korol I Shut (King and Jester)

U2, Rolling Stones

and TM Revolution (<- music from Gundam SEED)

rammstien is pretty obscure, they only have 1 song that is ever played anywhere were i live

du hast

anyway my favorite foriegn band is filter and its not played on the rdio so i only hear them from mp3s :(

Apocalyptica. Cello rock.

Within Temptations

No, they're annoying pseudogoths and their album was no1 in many european countries.

I'll say Kyuss.

Bohse Onkelz

The Prodigy, nothing else...

Nightwish - Still pretty obscure in England
Helloween
Fozzy - For comic reasons

Foreign to you or foreign to me? What's foreign to you? (write me for tips on how to avoid the question and move on)

Therapy? an Irish band, and I live in the U.S. Unfortunately they're not on the charts, I don't think their newest album has even been released here yet.
i saw them last week...playing in our students union, they were great

Kyuss.


(Nearly everything I listen to is foreign for me :p)

Here's a good one, The Decemberists. Never get any air time here, (being indy rock) and their from Britain, so foreign to the U.S.

If that isn't foreign, than I'm going with those Romanian guys who sign the "Numah Numah Eh" song. They crack me up :D

Try out The Gathering. They're from the Netherlands.

Blind Guardian (my favourite band of all time) situated in the U.S never gets any air time or anything but their songs deserve to be on every single radio ever made.
They should have been picked to do the LOTR soundtrack.

Someone played a Moxy Fruvus song for me that I thought was pretty cool. Thier from Canada, right?

But to make sure I have something that applies: Stokholm Saxophone Quartet. I would say Tarif de Haiduks but I think that too many yuppies and middle class arties know who they are by now.

Moxy Fruvous is a great band to listen to if you're a Nationstates regular. They are Canadian...it's a pity they split up a couple of years ago. I saw them live in Saint John NB, and they signed my sneaker.

Try out The Gathering. They're from the Netherlands.


They should have been picked to do the LOTR soundtrack.

Yikes. Not over Howard Shore, no way.

Pigface - US
Atari Teenage Riot - Germany
DJ Cam - France
Melt Banana - Japan
Aphex Twin - England
Stiff Little Fingers - Ireland
Avalnches - Australia

Whoever said Broken Social Scene and the Unicorns should check out A Northern Chorus and the Arcade Fire for some more good Canadian stuff

Skindred

Elephantman

Waxies Dargle (there hard to find because they're named after a famous song by Shane McGowan)

Kilkenny Brothers

Massacre T.O.M

Apocalyptica. Cello rock.

Cello metal at that.

They are the best. Ever.

Pigface - US
Atari Teenage Riot - Germany
DJ Cam - France
Melt Banana - Japan
Aphex Twin - England
Stiff Little Fingers - Ireland
Avalnches - Australia

There is a band called Atari Teenage Riot? Now that will confuse me everytime I listen to the band The Ataris and their song "Teenage Riot."

I'd have to say Nightwish or Apocalyptica. I was surprised to see Nightwish listed already.

some relatively low key artists Im rockin right now...

Oscar Lopez
Jem
Rachel Yamagata
Sweatshop Union
Belle and Sebastian
Stereo Total
Transglobal Underground
Mirah
Pepper
Long Beach Dub Allstars
Millencolin
International Noise Conspiracy
Tiger Army
Chixdiggit
Swingin Utters
Edith Piaf (well, shes not that mainstream anymore!)

I'd have to say Nightwish or Apocalyptica. I was surprised to see Nightwish listed already.

Nightwish has an excellent singer. I was going to go to their concert, but then I couldn't go for some reason.

Here's a good one, The Decemberists. Never get any air time here, (being indy rock) and their from Britain, so foreign to the U.S.

If that isn't foreign, than I'm going with those Romanian guys who sign the "Numah Numah Eh" song. They crack me up :D

The Decemberists are from the northwest. Washington, I think.

Cello metal at that.

They are the best. Ever.

mmmm cello metal

*drools*

And talented cellists to. I am a majoring in cello in school right now BTW.

Hey you Apocalyptica guys, have you heard the song they made with Ville (from HIM and Lauri (from The Rasmus)?

Too pop?

You want obscure and foreign?

Ok - the Dresden Dolls

I'd say The Hives but maybe it's too popular. Apfex Twins, Koop, Kent

Textures

Lodger. They're from somewhere in Scandinavia. My guess is Sweden or Norway, not like it matters.
They have samples and flash music videos on their website Lodger.tv (http://www.lodger.tv).
Check them out, they're quite good.

Lodger. They're from somewhere in Scandinavia. My guess is Sweden or Norway, not like it matters.
They have samples and flash music videos on their website Lodger.tv (http://www.lodger.tv).
Check them out, they're quite good.
Finland. And yes, it doesn't matter. :)

up til just before thier latest cd came out a couple of weeks ago i would have said U2

up til just before thier latest cd came out a couple of weeks ago i would have said U2

U2 has been humogous for years, hell I think the world's biggest band label has been thrown around before each of their last two albums. The sad thing is they have sucked since they made it big.

Killswitch Engage

Lacuna Coil

Arch Enemy

I hail from the UK, wouldn't hear any of those bands on mainstream UK radio :mad:

Nightwish has an excellent singer. I was going to go to their concert, but then I couldn't go for some reason.

Awww damn, forgot about Nightwish...my bad :headbang:

Ska-P
Potshot

it's easy for me - I live in the UK, so all the american bands count as foreign, and ska never gets much airtime.

i saw them last week...playing in our students union, they were great
Lucky you. I think the last time they played here was 2001. :(

mano negra / manu chao

Avalanches - Australia

Seen them live and wasn't impressed.

Well since I live in Australia most of the bands I listen to are foreign. :p
But I'll name some non-English ones?
Rammstein
I also have a soft spot for Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and his Qawwals.

Sotto Facia Semplice.

Then I'm going with the Unicorns or Broken Social Scene. They are both obscure and I'm pretty sure that they are both Canadian, or maybe Silverchair. :p

I just bought Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Dead, Its pretty cool. RRR's been playing a fair bit of Broken Social Scene. What about Hidden Cameras?

I like Sodastream.

But to make sure I have something that applies: Stokholm Saxophone Quartet.

Hah! I didn't know anybody else had even heard of them. My mom (she's a poet) has collaborated with them on some occasions.

Anyway. Obscure, foreign band/artist...is Daedelus obscure enough?

Hang On the Box - China (punk)
Fay Wong - China (pop)
Cheiftans - Ireland (trad.)

If I'm allowed to suggest groups from Japan (long term resident, but not Japanese):
Puffy AmiYumi
Shang Shang Typhoon
Melt Banana
Blue Hearts

If I can't name Japanese groups, then surely I'm free to name US groups"
Glasnots
Celtic Stone

Morning Musume

Beat's on Junii with Joey's baseball bat.

megaherz---German rock band similar to Rammstein but better...i highly recamend you look into it...

Karamelo Santo

The Weakerthans....You never hear them in the UK (despite sold out gig in London, which a friend of mine went to) but i hear they are bigish in canada. At least when i bought fallow there, the checkout girl didn't stop talking about them....