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- black midi. If you’ve read any 2019 album-of-the-year lists, then you’re familiar with black midi—the young South London band whose music exploded the minds of music critics and nerds alike.
- Empath. Philadelphia outfit Empath might be the only band whose music functions perfectly in an unruly punk setting, but also sounds like it was birthed in a marsh at night time.
- Gnoomes. Gnoomes (pictured above) infuse spacey shoegaze with cold techno and brisk krautrock, and the Russian band’s latest full-length, MU! , offers a much more meaningful and unique psychedelic experience than most.
- Gong Gong Gong. Chinese guitar-and-bass duo Gong Gong Gong achieve so much with so little. Their minimal post-punk, which features Tom Ng singing in native Cantonese, may appear grim at first, but underlying their bare droning is a bluesy energy and an appreciation for pop structures.
18 hours ago · 2. The Allman Brothers Band. The Allman Brothers Band’s history has been a tangled web of success. Like Lynyrd Skynyrd they have suffered losses of band members that have called into question ...
- Stalaggh/Gulaggh. An amalgamation of musicians from the Dutch and Belgian black metal scenes, what took this lot way beyond the norm was that they used genuine mental patients on their three albums, released between 2002 and 2007.
- Rockbitch. No simulated sex here. Rockbitch went all out onstage in their commitment to making the whole experience as real as it could be. They also added in the occasional pagan ritual, just to spice things up even further.
- NME. This pioneering punk-metal band from Seattle was one of the first “extreme metal” bands in the US, and not just because of their music. Frontman Kurt Struebing was convicted of murder in 1986 when he chopped his own mother into pieces with a hatchet.
- Radio Werewolf. Formed during the height of “Satanic Panic” hysteria in mid-80’s America, Radio Werewolf was once considered “the most dangerous band in the world”, largely due to the notoriety of their vocalist, Zeena Schreck.
Jul 8, 2021 · “There’s a song on the album called ‘Strange Time to Be Alive’, but our drummer was like, ‘Dude, it’s a strange time to be a rock band,’” Hewson says. “We were looking at the ...
- 256 VOTES. Rush. Many call them prog rock, but Rush is definitely equal parts nerd. Their palatable brand of prog has won them an intensely loyal fanbase perhaps rivaling the Grateful Dead.
- 214 VOTES. Weezer. Perhaps one of the most successful nerd rock bands of all time, Weezer defines the label in every way possible. Singer Rivers Cuomo has been named a "nerd sex symbol," and even has a TV show in the works about a rocker who quits his band at age 30 and goes to Harvard.
- 154 VOTES. Devo. Sometimes cited as the godfathers of nerd music, Devo is much, much more than their hit "Whip It." Their catalog of weird music, distinct aesthetic, and unique brand of visuals influenced what was to come in '80s - something co-founder Gerald Casale said was unintentional.
- 130 VOTES. King Crimson. One of prog's most beloved bands, King Crimson's nerdy brand of intellectually challenging rock is still going strong after several decades.
Feb 1, 2022 · Majesty Crush. When it comes to talking about a band who were born in the wrong time and place, Majesty Crush might take the crown. Formed in Detroit in 1990, Majesty Crush were on the wrong side of the Atlantic to take advantage of shoegaze's 'peak', the genre never really taking hold in the US in the same way it had Britain.
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Jun 22, 2022 · Hard rock is such a vast yet broadly defined subgenre that the law of averages dictate that a large number of bands were always going to find themselves far from the top of the pile. Although the UK had some of the biggest hard rock bands of all time, its roots were so inherently American that even if bands got some renown in the US, many remained all but unknown elsewhere.
