Here's another edition of tunes what I think are cool. Gonna go off the wall a bit here on a couple.
Nerve End - Venom Willow (Axis 2011)
These guys are a really cool dynamic bunch from Finland. I hear a cool blend of Periphery type djent with some Devin Townsend Band flourishes. Really melodic with grooves. This EP is completely free courtesy of the band themselves. HERE
Fair to Midland - Amarillo Sleeps On My Pillow (Arrows & Anchors 2011)
Here's an off the wall band. They touch so many various styles (from bluegrass to alternative rock to full on heavy metal ect) all done cohesively and subtle. The stylistic changes are all well written and don't change up just for the sake of being esoteric, it's all molds together well.
Open Hand - Crooked Crown (You and Me 2005)
This is a really cool band that released this masterpiece of an album completely under the radar. Possibly because they were signed to an awful label that was well known to not give a shit. Anyway, really awesome pop rock. Beautiful album art
Marina And the Diamonds - Lies (Electra Heart 2012)
A friend showed me this (girl obviously) but this is some awesome pop music. It's well written and performed. Way better than your average manufactured pop star, this girl has real songs about real stuff and her voice is awesome.
City and Colour - Coming Home (Sometimes 2005)
One man band Canadian. Haunting and beautiful. Enough said.
Any Given Day - Home is Where the Heart Is (My Longest Way Home 2014)
German Metal. I love it. Add it to the sea of awesome German metal bands.
