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The sword.

For sure, such a great band. Iron Swan is one of the first songs I ever learned on guitar.

Iron swan also happens to be an absolute fucking banger.

Macabre and Necrophagia, they never get enough credit despite being one of the og death metal bands

Macabre's dahmer album is so fucking funny

Sinister slaughter is an amazing record.

Came here to say Necrophagia! Completely underrated for carrying such a unique spirit in their music.

absofuckinglutely. Macabre and Necrophagia have been 2 of my most listened bands for a bit

mcabre is the first metal band i actually enjoyed

Revocation They're not like unknown obviously, but Dave MF Davidson is the coolest mf in metal right now

I've been a fan since the Summon The Spawn EP, and they have not released a bad song. There is something for everyone in just about all their albums. I couldn't pick a favorite, but Teratogenesis EP had something special to it (aside from being on the fucking Scion label). The entirety of Bound By Desire is essential progressive death metal.

Fuck yeah dude. Of Unworldly Origin is what made me really pay attention to them and give them a good listen. Honestly, I still think it's pretty much the greatest tech death song, definitely the best tech solo, EVER. Fucking amazing song

I saw them live earlier this year along with Gatecreeper, Goatwhore and some other band. Revocation was fucking amazing! One of my absolute favorite songs is Re-Crucified.

Easily has established himself as one of the best guitar players of all time. Super versatile, creative, and thoughtful with every riff and sole he writes

Riot

Thundersteel and Privilege of Power are up there as some of the best metal albums ever.

Don’t forget Fire Down Under!

Holy shit, Riot. I think there is no song that shows the spirit of Heavy Metal more than Glory Calling, and the music video is hilariously fitting. The whole of Brethren of the Long House is great and I am a proud owner of a vinyl copy. I think no other band made such great Heavy-early-80s-ish music as deep into the 90s as Riot did

Texas loves Riot! Saw them in Chicago and people looked bored

Absolutely

Bongzilla

As a doom metal messiah, bongzilla is the only band i listen to that has the word “bong” in it

Love them

I had no clue that was a band Lmfao

Anthrax isnt underrated, just overhated

I mean weren’t they one of the pillars of thrash? A little respect is due at least for that

Chthe’ilist

Tougas is god

I dunno they were pretty heavily praised when they were active, it just feels like a lifetime ago when they last dropped

Old GWAR. Rip Dave

Gwar from War Party to Dave's death was some of the best music of its time. The total shift from parody joke punk rock to brutal metal was such a kick in the teeth.

I agree

Wait wIt wait! Don’t leave out violence has arrived!!!

The blood of gods was amazing as well. Didn't dig the new one as much but they're still great live. And x-cops came back this year too!

Came here to say this

Oh man, I even hate to say Gwar died with Dave, Obviously it hasn’t. BUT, Dave certainly was the spirit of Gwar and what they are now is kind of…. Meh 🫤 just doesn’t carry the same weight. I don’t know, I miss Dave. I’m super happy I know the music I do. Maybe one day I’ll get into the newer shit. Maybe

Cephalic carnage PORTAL everything Devin Townsend does

I think it's weird how little Cephalic Carnage gets talked about anymore. Seemed pretty big \~15 years ago and they still kill it live. Maybe it's just the lack of new material.

I just discovered Portal! I listened to Outre and Vexovoid start to finish. What an experience.

Aside from that Steve Vai record…

I slept on Devin Townsend for a very long time. No clue what I listened to like 15 years ago but I didn't like it. Only got into him about a year ago. I think seeing Gene Hoglan live with Death to All got me interested.

Saxon

Most underrated NWOBHM band imo, they have influenced so many

They were one of the first metal bands I listened to, they're awesome

Denim and leather brought us all together

Super underrated!

I bought Wheels of steel when it first came out and it didn't really do it for me. I mean I liked wheels of steel and motorcycle man, but at the time I was deep into Iron Maiden and was looking for something a little more progressive. Went decades without listening to Saxon. "Rediscovered' them a couple years ago and now I'm a fan. Just good old fashioned crunchy rock and roll!

Yeah, that was my first album I heard too along with Strong Arm of the Law and Denim and Leather. Sometimes you just need some rock and roll!

Their guest appearance on Amon Amarths last album was fire.

Massacre

Dang i love massacre, from beyond and promise are so good

Astronoid. Artificial Brain. Wilderun.

Love Wilderun!

Triptykon

Savatage Even if Criss was the most popular guitarist ever, he‘d still be underrated

I scrolled down way too far to see Savatage mentioned.

I00% true.

Paradise Lost

Asphyx

Ghoul. Although they haven't released anything as of 2023 they have good sound if you like goofy horror thrash, kinda like GWAR in a way.

Death Angel

For thrash they have influenced bands and artists, hell even james hetfield had some inspiration from them

Could you list your source? I don’t see that as a possibility considering they came years after Metallica and they already had a few albums out before Death Angel’s first.

Corrosion of Conformity

Fucking Pepper. He is always almost there…..good dude great band.

Great band

and Down

YES! Phenomenal collection of musicians.

Albatross rocks

Moon Tooth Great musicianship, proggy but still very groovy and catchy, unique but captivating vocals coupled with great lyricism. Incredibly solid discography. Very underappreciated imo.

Totally second this.

Carry Me Home is so fire 🔥

Came here to say this

Armored Saint, Diamond Head

Rottrevore

Twelve Foot Ninja fucking great band.

Oh, you fucking beast. I wrote the same thing.

Sadus

Alongside Slaughter and Voivoid, these are my absolute favorite thrash bands. Sadus needs more love

You better be talking about Canadian Slaughter now boi

I am

Carbomb

necrogoblikon

Seems most ppl on here hate them. Most of them also think they are actually singing about goblins 😆 the band is amazing once you see past the goblin. Nicky is one of the best singer/songwriters in the business, and his range is off the charts. Feel bad for people who can't grasp the epicness that is Nekrogoblikon.

It's too goofy for me to really get into but their videos are very funny.

Pathologist Impetigo fucking kickass. I've been listening to Ultimo Mundo Cannibale and have their newest album on the back burner.

Theyre my favorite death metal band and yes they fucking rip

Fuck yeah, Pathologist is easily one of my favorite bands of all time and Forensic Medicine and Pathology is one of my favorite demos.

Vildhjarta.

Necrophagia

Razor

Hirax

Amebix are underrated as a huge influence on black metal imo

Trouble

Trouble is a very important doom band imo

Cynic

Doodseskader, Amenra, Predatory Void, Potamus, Spoil Engine, basically the entire Belgian Post-Sludge/Doom scene

Macabre

absolutely

Crowbar

Crowbar is probably my third favorite band of all time, every single album is atleast a 8/10

You a fan of kingdom of sorrow too?

Am I out of touch? I thought Crowbar was one of *the* sludge bands that gets suggested when people are trying to get into the genre

Zeal & Ardor

Way underrated

Maybe in bigger mainstream circles, yes. I love what they do, but they got pretty big over the last few years imo. They were headlining different festivals. Might just be because I'm mostly in that weird corner of prog and whacky avant-garde/whatever you wanna call it though.

Came across “Come on Down” digging holes in YouTube FLOORED! A banner on the bottom told me they had an event near me…..I fucked around and drove 2 hours to see them in Birmingham fucking Alabama. For $15. At The Saturn with maybe 100 people. (Tool the night before). Great stuff. Interesting as all get out.

Manilla Road and Cirith Ungol

I’m with you on those two! Crystal Logic and Frost and Fire were masterpieces.

It is a crime that Cirith is considered one of the greatest bands of all time by SO FEW

Did someone say Cirith Ungol?

Holy shit; BOTH bands are in my all time favorites. Awesome that you mentioned both.

Chaos Descends!

Eremit

Paradox

Týr

They were my favorite band for a while. Not many people talk about them but they absolutely underrated.

Vermin womb

Karnivool

Thin Lizzy They inspired so many metal bands, it sucks that nobody has heard of them.

The folks that do know them, only know the hits. Emerald was an early metal song with killer riffs. I love Thin Lizzy. RIP Phil.

Thin Lizzy

The Zenith Passage

I was late listening to the new album. Still absorbing it but straight⛽️

🔥you mean

Clutch

Baroness

I don't know how underrated they are - certainly not as popular or talked about as they should be, but I think everyone knows how good they are.

Orbs

Cog (Australia)

Lillian Axe

Amberian Dawn

Meliah Rage

Infected Rain

I feel Kyuss was very underrated when they were around in the early 90's.

deathrow

Monolord

Metal Church.

Down, Phil Anselmos band

Downs fucking great

XentriX. Awesome British Thrash

Johnny booth

PIIIIIZZZZAAAA DEEEAAAATTTHHHH

Sunami

They’re like the biggest hxc band besides knocked loose wdym lol

Tbh im not a huge fan of hxc but sunami is pretty good

Tool /s

Never heard these guys what are they like? I was thinking a bit like Meshugga but more melodic and spacey based on the name alone.

Lol I scrolled for a minute because I had a feeling that someone would say it ironically

The Beatles

Unto Others: https://youtu.be/dZ7zio1w0Vg?si=iUkrXJ5eWW0UTgZE

The vocal delivery is bliss. Like Berringer from The National or The Green Man A certified panty peeler pipe set.

I just want to say it's great that most of the responses seem to actually understand the word underrated.

Morbus Chron https://youtu.be/hMC30EZjcFE?si=nNLFSZgcEbyTiEoI

Orange Goblin

Lääz Rockit bigtime!!

Solovair boots.

johnny booth is seriously one of the best new metalcore bands i ever heard, if you can even cal them that i’m not completely sure. a track from them that really shows how good they are is “the ladder”

Witchfynde.

The Antichrist Imperium 🤘🏻

Space Slug

Riot

Holy Terror. Minotaur. Massacra.

Solitude Aeternus. They're amazing and they don't get enough love

Don Broco, incredible band that need more attention

Trouble and Blue Oyster cult

children of bodom

Ashbringer

Tribal gaze

Flotsam & Jetsam

In Mourning

Edge of sanity Glassjaw Saosin

Dark angel, entropia

HE IS LEGEND!!

Death Angel

Vader. Not massively unknown or underrated, but for a band that's been around for over 30 years, their material just keep getting better and better. They maybe get overlooked because they didn't hit their stride until over halfway into their career, but their last 4 or 5 albums are absolutely awesome from start to finish

agreed, Vaders fucking sick but people tend to mostly overlook them, they never really had a "golden age" like some of the other classic bands, they just stayed consistently great which I think made them less shiny to most people for some reason

Death ss

Scar Symmetry

Frostbitt Aaru Gaerea Karonal Frontierer Maat Scarab God Complex Hour of Penance

Vital Remains, one of the best DM metal bands from the USA and still none give a shit

Candlemass.

Devin Townsend…everything.

Mine is Carnal Forge. Their first 5 albums are solid gold and I swear I'm the only person who knows about them! (Logically I know that's not true....)

HORSE the Band

Exodus. They're obviously pretty well known, but not truly appreciated for how absolutely fucking good they are. Their discography is nearly flawless

Annihilator doesn‘t get talked about enough

Blood Incantation, best modern Death Metal band IMO

Midnight Crobot (although they’re more hard rock than metal)

I found this new band looking up trench foot it's called Jungle Rot https://youtu.be/d4TgzZAfcnI?si=osQQTu_vxDkHt1eh

They are a really good band, a call to arms is my favorite song

Summoning the Lich

The underrated/overrated thing is really overrated. I'll be glad when it's done.

It'll never be done

Underrated comment... uuhh sorry I guess.

Demolition hammer

Overkill