I've heard Spock's Beard. I used to be a regular on the Dream Theater board, and I got introduced to them there. When I first listened to their albums, I found them talented, but underwhelming. But the way the DT fanbase kept gushing about them as if they were godlike helped to nudge me from "underwhelmed" to "can't friggin' stand them!" Same goes for Pain of Salvation.

I'm going to buy their album as soon as I find it, thanks.

These guys aren't new, but their new song is pretty good. I saw the vid on Headbanger's Ball last Saturday and then downloaded the song. The band is Mushroomhead and the song is "Simple Survival" from the album "Savior Sorrow". I am not a fan of theirs, but this song is pretty good!!!! (IMO) I played it at a gig last weekend, and had a lot of questions on what song this was and who sang it. A mushroomhead fan had never heard it before, and really liked it. :rockon:

I still haven;t heard anything off of their new album, becaus ethe have a new viocalist. I loved thier old stuff, tho.

Two groups whose albums I plan on buying over the holidays...

Dragonforce
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and Trivium

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Holy voice from hell, Batman. This band is proof that ANYONE can make it as a rock and roll vocalist. :shake:

I could give a rat's butt about the vocals. The kids on the guitars have some chops.

Hey, whatever floats your boat. I'm not criticizing you for your tastes, I'm criticizing that band based on my tastes. :)

Old Trivium = some of the worst harsh vocals ever

New Trivium = pretty good James Hetfield impersonation

I never could get into Trivium. Dragonforce is good, and Henry Li is one badass little British Chinaman, one of the better speed players out there. The only problem I have with them is that there is an overriding sameness to about 95% of their catalogue, a problem that admittedly afflicts a lot of power and speed metal bands.

I have to be honest here,I've downloaded a little bit of all their music and made a couple of compilation cd's of the stuff I like the best.I do have a concert DVD they put out not along though on my Christmas list.

As for some other music I've come across lately that I'm really liking

Alias Eye

Watermelon Slim

Angels and Airwaves

Enigma

I haven't heard of the other three, but Enigma is great. They've been around forever, though, in case anyone was thinking they're a new band.

Yeah,that's why I titled the thread New Music Discoveries,doesn't necessarily mean it has to be a new band just new to you and somehow Enigma got by me but thanks to a friend I recently got introduced to them.

i know we talk about sevendust bla bla bla but this is one of their better songs that is softer and not so much screaming i dig it

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