I thought this was quite a good topic to start. What you do is just post a band that you like that might be from your country that you like to get people around the world liking it.

Artist: Zed
Nationality: New Zealand
Genre: Rock
Like: Simple Plan/Goo Goo Dolls/
Good Songs: Hard to Find her, Glorafillia, Renegade Fighter, Don't Worry Baby, Firefly(from the movie 'The Hot Chick' It's the first song played on the end credits)
Website: www.zedquarters.com

Artist: Full Blown Rose
Nationality: USA
Genre: Rock
Like: No Dout/Evanescence
Good Songs: Somebody Save Me(Theme song of the TV show Tru Calling)
Website: www.fullblownrose.com

Artist: The Feelers
Nationality: New Zealand
Genre: Rock
Like: Goo Goo Dolls/Nickelback
Good Songs: Good as it gets, Communticate, Larger than Life and Fishing for Lisa
Website: http://www.thefeelers.co.nz/

Artist: Elemeno P
Nationality: New Zealand
Genre: Rock
Like: Incubus/The Dandy Warholes
Good Songs: Verona, Nirvana, Everyday's a saturday, Urban Gettaway, Fast times at Tahoe
Website: http://www.elemenop.co.nz/

Artist: Blindspot
Nationality: New Zealand
Genre: Rock
Like: Linkin Park
Good Songs: Phlex, Fade Away, Nil by mouth, Room to breath
Website: -----

Artist: Four Star Mary
Nationality: USA
Genre: Rock
Like: The Dingo's at my baby(that's cause they are!)
Good Songs: She Knows, Pain(Slayer Mix), Run, Tied Up, Dilute(they are the Dingo's at my baby from Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Website: http://www.fourstarmary.com/

Tru Faith

Oooh! Great thread idea! I've got one...I've been a fan of them since I was about 14 y/o (I'm almost 25 now,) and just broke out their CD again the other day for the first time in years.

Band: Republica
Nationality: British
Type of Music: I would prolly classify it as techno, but not like most techno. Think more like Lords of Acid, but not quite THAT hard.
CD you've gotta hear: "Republica" (yeah, it's self titled)

And one my husband turned my on to:

Band: The Parasites
Nationality: American
Type of Music: Pop-like punk (alot like Blink and Simple Plan)
CD you've gotta hear: "Punchline" (Not sure how easy it would be to find, but...yeah.)

Band: Less Than Jake
Nationality: American
Type of Music: ska (very fastly driven punky rock)
CD you've gotta hear: well, all of them! But Anthem is their newest one.

Artist: HIM
Nationality: Finnish
Genre: They define themselves as 'Love Metal', it's not a very describable genre, as you see...
Good Songs: Funeral of Hearts, Buried Alive By Love, The Sacrament, Beyond Redemption (I could name them all! lol!)
Website: http://www.heartagram.com

Artist: Within Temptation
Nationality: Holand
Genre: Goth Rock
Good Songs: Bittersweet, Ice Queen, Mother Earth, Never-ending Story
Website: http://www.within-temptation.com

Artist: Sonata Arctica
Nationality: Finnish
Genre: Goth Rock / New Metal (I suck at genre designation!)
Good Songs: Full Moon, Replica, Letters To Dana, Mary Lou, Sing In Silence
Website: http://www.sonataarctica.info

As I said before, I suck at designating genres, so sorry if I'm completely mistaken!! :blush:

And, Tru Faith, I think this is a great idea! ^_^

Artist: Alongcameman
Nationality: Welsh
Genre: Rock
Like: Blink 182 (formally "The Dragouts")
Good Songs: Outcast
Website: type in Alongcameman into google

Artist: Anterior
Nationality: Welsh
Genre: Rock
Like: Finch
Good Songs: Dunno the names of them sorry :S
Website: (No site as of yet, check out www.rmsrockclub.co.uk )

oooh.

Name: Muse
Nationality: British
Genre: Electric Rock, i guess. Kind of like techno... but much better because it is a)actually music and b... it's rock.
Like: Nothing i've ever heard before. I guess they're kind of like evanescence... and maybe HIM... they're their own style, really.
Good Songs: Sing for Absolution, Muscle Museum, Blackout, Stockholm Syndrom, Endlessly, Hysteria, Plug in Baby... the list goes on.
Website:http://www.muse.mu/ (very cool website, btw)

haha.. flower.. you beat me (and sarah) to HIM... lol.

:kiss2:

Well, I was gonna pimp HIM but Flower already has...lol...

Name: 4foot4
Nationality: American
Genre: Punk Rock
Like: AFI, maybe a little Blink 182, they also (especially the vocals) remind of some heavier Smashing Pumpkins stuff...
Good Songs: Heartfelt Melody, Wayward Feelings - both available for free, legal download. ^.^
Website: http://www.4foot4.com
Notes: They're from Franklin, Pennsylvania, which is where I'm from. And Cody (the bass player) is in my Spansh class, so that rocks. I need to catch them live sometime, since I missed the Battle of the Bands. But they rock, listen to them. ^_^

Artist: 48 May
Nationality: New Zealand
Genre: Rock
Like: Simple Plan
Good Songs: Fightback, lots more but I don't exactly know the names
Website: ---

They played a gig at our school for free cause one of the guys used to go to my school.

Tru Faith

Artist: Out of your mouth
Nationality: Canada Or American
Genre: rock/punk
Like: None that i know
Good Songs: Music (old Maddona Song)
Website: Out of you mouth Offical Wedsite

Artist: Kill Hannah
Nationality: America, Chicago-area
Genre: Alternative, a little bit punk, some electronic-type elements (I hate techno shit and I love them so don't let that throw you off! ^_^ )...
Like: Smashing Pumpkins, The Cure....
Good Songs: Kennedy, 10 More Minutes With You, Boys and Girls...their live versionj of Billy Idol's Rebel Yell kicks ass, but I don't know if you can find it anywhere... :huh:
Website: www.killhannah.com

Artist: Michael Murphy
Nationality: New Zealand
Genre: Pop/Rock
Like: Alex from The Calling
Good Songs: SO DAMN BEAUTIFUL- It was released today and I love it.
Website: Michael-Murphy.net

I'm obsessed with this guy as you can tell!

I wonder how I discover this thread only now! Excellent idea!

*pinning it!*

:love:

*nods* excellent idea, indeed!

Name: Elisa

Nationality: Italian, but she sings in English

Genre: :unsure: pop, light rock, ambient, electronic...

Like: a very original mixture, likeable if you are fond of Tori Amos and Alanis Morissette

Good songs: Labyrinth, Rock your soul, Heaven out of Hell, Sleeping in your hand, Broken

Artist: Funeral for a Friend
Nationality: Welsh
Genre: Emo
Like: Lostprophets (only more raw)
Good Songs: Bullet Theory, Moments Forever Faded, Juneau, The Art of American Football
Website: Official Site

Artist:Mad Caddies
Nationality: American (California)
Genre: Ska, Punk
Like: Reel Big Fish, NOFX, Operation Ivy
Good Songs: Preppie Girl, Irish Drinking Song, Drinking for 11, Polyester Khakis, We'll start to worry when the cynics start to believe, S.O.S.
Website: www.madcaddies.com

Artist: The Slits
Nationality: British
Genre: Punk
Like: The Raincoats, Siouxsie and the Banshees. The Prefects, Public Image Ltd.
Good Songs: Instant Hit, I Heard it Through the Grape Vine, Shoplifting,
Website: The Slits

Artist: CAKE
Nationality: USA (Sacramento, California)
Genre: alternative
Like: nothing you have ever heard
Good Songs: Rock n' Roll Lifestyle, Short Skirt/Long Jacket, Jesus Wrote A Blank Check, Mexico, and every other song they have written
Website: www.cakemusic.com

Artist: The Clarks
Nationality: USA (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Genre: rock/alternative
Like: Classic rock with really great lyrics and a genuine sound. Very catchy.
Good Songs: On Saturday, Born Too Late, Butterflies and Airplanes
Website: www.clarksonline.com

Artist: Listed MIA
Nationality: USA (Newark, Ohio)
Genre: pop punk/emo
Good Songs: Stop and Go, Are Memories Made of This?
Website: www.listedmia.com

Great Idea!!

Artist: Default
Nationality: CANADIAN!!:)
Genre: Rock
Like: Nickelback, Theory of a Deadman
Good Songs: Waisting My Time, Live A Lie, All Is Forgiven, It Only Hurts
Website:Defaults Official Site OR Defaults MySpace!

Artist: Raccoon
Nationality: Dutch
Genre: Rock/Pop
Like: not like something known I believe
Good Songs: Love you more, Guilty as charged,
Website: unknown

This is a really cool band I just can't find the website
Grrrrrrrrrrrr :wacko:

How did I not notice this thread before now?! :laugh:

Here's my latest love (in the way of music, that is ;)) *laughs*

Artist: Holly Brook
Nationality: American
Genre: Alternative/Acoustic
Influences: "Joni Mitchell, Sarah McLachlan, Dido, Tori Amos, Willy Porter, Imogen Heap, Fiona Apple, Bob Dylan, Rufus Wainright, Ben Folds, Niel Young, Alana Davis, and many more." (according to MySpace *boohiss* Music)
Good Songs: Heavy, Curious, What I Wouldn't Give, and basically all the other songs I have heard by her
Website: Holly's Official Site

Other: She's also featured in Fort Minor's Where'd You Go (they're hiphop, which I generally don't like, but I do like the sound of this song)

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG :faint: :faint: :faint:

You know Within Temptation and Sonata Arctica?????????
You are my new favoritest person EVER!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

*ahem* Sorry bout that, I just get really exited about stuff like that. :blush: Oh, and I love HIM too, but it's become ridiculously mainstream (and I hate being mainstream, especially because they're mainly popular with the obnoxious "I think I'm goth, but I'm really not" people at my school *grrrrr we hateses them, yes we do preciousssss*), so I'm a little more reluctant to be overtly in love with them.

OMG Sonata Arctica was at JAXX (it's this club "near" my house) and I totally went to see them! OMG it was AMAZING!!!!!! :faint:

Artist: Stratovarius
Nationality: Finnish
Genre: Basically, the same as Sonata Arctica: Heavy Metal
Good Songs: 4000 Rainy Nights, A Drop In The Ocean, Fantasia, Hunting High And Low, I Surrender, Mother Gaia, Million Lightyears Away, Infinity, Black Diamond, Father Time, Speed of Light, Seasons of Change, Winter,
Website: STRATOVARIUS.COM

Artist: The Hush Sound
Nationality: USA- Chicago to be exact
Genre: Rock, emo, powerpop
Like: Hellogoodbye and Panic! At the Disco meets The Killers
Good Songs: Citty Traffic Puzzle, Echo, Crawling Towards The Sun, and My Apologies
Website: TheHushSound.com


Artist: Over It
Nationality: USA
Genre: Rock, punk rock
Like: Good Charlotte meets NOFX
Good Songs: Shine, The Waiting, Siren on the 101
Website: punkrocks.net/_overit/


Artist: The Scene Aesthetic
Nationality: USA- Washington I think.
Genre: emo, powerpop, and acoustic
Like: Hellogoodbye, and The Killers meets Relient K
Good Songs: Alvin Maker's Greensong, The Alamo is No Place for Dancing, Beauty in the Breakdown
Website: TheSceneAesthetic.com