GOOD European Bands

[Sir_Brizz]

Obviously, I'm an American.

However, what I am looking for is some really good European bands. I don't particularly care if they sing in English or if it's Techno stuff or what... However, I don't want anything like Rap or Death Metal sucky stuff. Stuff like Linkin Park is okay.

I have heard Lacuna Coil (EXCELLENT band, where can I order a CD??) and Nightwish (also EXCELLENT) but I'm looking for some other popular ones that have awesome music.

Also, if anyone knows of some really good American underground music ala Evanescence, Evan and Jaron and Taking Back Sunday, I'd like to know about them, too.

 

[Bean 3:16]

England...I LOVE IT!
RADIOHEAD
UNKLE
Blur
Oasis
1 Giant Leap
Lo-Fidelity All Stars
Stereophonics
Gorillaz
Basement Jaxx
MS. DYNAMITE
Audio Bullys
Robbie Williams
Ok...ok...Coldplay...but...they're...so...meh

Sigur Ros
The Caesers/Caeser's Palace
Cassius
Gipsy Kings

Hope that is something to get you started

 

[Super Feen]

The (International) Noise Conspiracy

 

[Hunter]

cold play is all i'd say for the stuff your looking for (are they english? )

 

[_Zd_JOLT1r_]

Abba

 

[Winged Unicorn]

Power/Speed metal:

Sonata Arctica (finland)
Stratovarius (finland)
Masterplan (germany)

Power/Epic metal:

Rhapsody (italy)
Domine (italy)
Beholder (italy)
Highlord (italy)
Blind Guardian (germany)
Hammerfall (sweden)

Gothic metal:

Graveworm (italy)
Lacrimosa (germany)
Rammstein (germany)

 

[Saito]

if you like house or trance, or jungle I can hook you up pretty fast

 

[DFB]

Hundred Reasons (Ideas above our Station, Shatter Proof is not a Challenge)
The Darkness (Permission to Land)
Lost Prophets (Fake Sound of Progress, Start Something)
Millencolin (Same Old Tunes, Life On a Plate, For Monkeys, Pennybridge Pioneers, Home From Home)
Reef (Replenish, Glow, Rides, Getaway)

 

[novak]

I can't believe no-one has mentioned Muse. Give it a listen, you won't be disappointed.

 

[Balton]

Obviously, I'm an American.

However, what I am looking for is some really good European bands. I don't particularly care if they sing in English or if it's Techno stuff or what... However, I don't want anything like Rap or Death Metal sucky stuff. Stuff like Linkin Park is okay.

I have heard Lacuna Coil (EXCELLENT band, where can I order a CD??) and Nightwish (also EXCELLENT) but I'm looking for some other popular ones that have awesome music.

Also, if anyone knows of some really good American underground music ala Evanescence, Evan and Jaron and Taking Back Sunday, I'd like to know about them, too.

linkin park? evanescence?
I could name you a few awesome bands but you're looking for mainstream angst-pop.

 

[Bean 3:16]

Blind Guardian! Yes!

 

[OICW]

If you liked proper metal I'd recommend Meshuggah but oh well. Nevermore, although they're American, is very good: their 2003 album Enemies of Reality is more rock than metal, unlike their earlier albums, so you might like that particular one better.

Just for giggles, try some songs by The Butterfly Effect. They're an Australian band which I've recently discovered, and I think that they're pretty good. NOTE: they first formed in 1999 and released their first EP in 2001, they have nothing to do with the bloody Ashton Kutcher film

 

[Bean 3:16]

GAR! Meshuggah is great. My embarassment mounts.

 

[[DF]phalanx]

coldplay
the darkness
gorrilaz
oasis

 

[Hollowman]

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That is all

 

[Snipeo]

Millencolin (Swedish) & Funeral For A Friend are awesome. Also note worthy:

Muse
Lightyear
Oasis
One Stop Earnest
Capdown
Hundred Reasons
Coldplay
Lostprophets
The Filaments
The Libertines
Feeder
Hell Is For Heroes
Karia

American bands of note ...

The Ataris
Brand New
Taking Back Sunday
The Get Up Kids
Alkaline Trio
Thrice
Pennywise
The Distillers
Billy Talent
Catch 22
Jimmy Eat World
Finch
Mad Caddies
NoFX
Saves The Day

All super

 

[Sir_Brizz]

linkin park? evanescence?
I could name you a few awesome bands but you're looking for mainstream angst-pop.

No no no you missed it altogether...

I'm looking for European/American underground that is a similar style. I would rather get some that was like underground Evanescence (Origins CD and older).

I've got great suggestions in this thread....some of the bands I have had a chance to get a song for rock! Keep any other ideas coming

 

[DFB]

I've got great suggestions in this thread....some of the bands I have had a chance to get a song for rock! Keep any other ideas coming

Which bands have you tried?

 

[loserkid]

Refused

 

[Balton]

No no no you missed it altogether...

I'm looking for European/American underground that is a similar style. I would rather get some that was like underground Evanescence (Origins CD and older).

I've got great suggestions in this thread....some of the bands I have had a chance to get a song for rock! Keep any other ideas coming

well, then try 'Corvus Corax' that's a german band playing old medieval tunes, sometimes modernized sometimes as old as possible
not only a novelty.
check out Matmos' latest album 'The civil war'. it's great. american too I think. cant think of much unknown music right now.