Ghost. Square Hammer is the song that initially melted my face off.
Edit: Almost forgot, I think I got into Dirt Poor Robins even more recently. I just love their sound, it's like nothing I've heard before. A lot of their songs possess religious undertones, but not obnoxiously so. Some faves:
I started listening to Ghost a few years ago after listening to Square Hammer. They are so good I have no idea how I got through my life without hearing them earlier. Love their costumes as well.
You found a fantastic band to get into! My wife and I are bummed Ghost's current tour is done, we went to four of them because the production value of their latest tour was so damn good.
Vendredi sur Mer (Switzerland) - catchy, original electropop with a lot of lullaby-ish spoken word. Much of Charline's early work was co-written by wunderkind Lewis Ofman.
A timely question! I've been listening to Neutral Milk Hotel a lot recently, and for the first time. I'd heard of the band back in the day, but somehow never listened. The Wikipedia entry lists a number of my favorite bands as influenced by them, so I guess it's no surprise that I enjoy it so much.
Might also want to check out the classics, Therion's ‘Symphony Masses: Ho Drakon Ho Megas’ and ‘Lepaca Kliffoth’. They aren't very symphonic, but are the points where Therion were moving from death-doom to their proper developed sound.
A friend told me about Bad Omens (metal) and I’ve been listening to them. I don’t usually like heavy music these days, but sometimes it can be cool and they have some clever lyrics.
They've been around or several years now, but I just discovered Brothers of Metal a month or so ago from one of their tracks being in the game Pistol Whip, and I'm slowly becoming obsessed.
They're such a fun balance of epic viking fantasy and tongue in cheek humor.
In the span of like 2 weeks I discovered a bunch of new music. I never get why people cling onto the stereotype that you stop listening to new music once you hit a certain age. I'm finding new shit all the time.
Same thing with age. I’m in my fifties, stumbled into Tropical Fuck Storm through King Gizzard a year or two ago and realized that all the new bands I was listening to were all Australian (I’m in the US). Probably from watching so much Like a Version. I listen to a lot of new music based on either covers of songs I know or cool band names. My current obsession, Apes of the State, is driving me into folk punk now. A little while ago I was wondering who was making the best protest songs for all of today’s bullshit. Folk punk is soothing my soul while I fight the power.
Castle Rat are mostly heavy/doom with lots of emulation of Black Sabbath. For some reason several such woman-fronted bands cropped up in recent-ish years, namely also Druidess and Hail Darkness
I'm not big on actual 80s music, so I feel like they have some type of modernization that gets my goat. Castle Rat was the soundtrack to painting cibderblock basement walls a vague gray teal. Pretty good match.
I probably heard stuff on the radio (CBC-1) and even on Lemmy that I've taken a liking to the first time I've heard them, but have yet to search for them. But here are a few relatively recent stuff. I pretty sure I've listened to each of the first 3 at least 10x, maybe ≥20x.
Clarissa - Ela [might be "bedroom pop"/lo-fi/dream pop/techno-pop/soft] (2021)
(You can probably download this directly from Vimeo.)
Yeah, I know, 2 young attractive barefoot women who kiss in the end and the translation, IIUC, indicates that her parents wouldn't understand their relationship, but I've taken quite a liking to the music.
Ivana Máchová & Miriam Hrušková - Terezka [sounds a bit like ABBA] (1979)
Haywire. Musically they might not hit me as deep and profound as say, Bad Religion. But for live show intensity… Fuck, it’s like the 90s again. A sweaty crush of humanity getting their eardrums blown while someone back-flipping off the balcony knocks their teeth out. Fun for all ages!
I need to check out if Ashnikko has anything other than Worms that is good. I found the song looking for songs specifically about BPD and the list I was using said most of her discography is about it.
This is a whole subgenre of EDM called Jungle, which is probably why they aren't popular as it was never super popular to begin with and they are one group in a sea of groups.
I think for me that might be Unleash the Archers. I ended up looking through their discography and while their earlier stuff was a tad rough, everything from the album "Apex" onward is great. The quintessential UtA single for me is Awakening.
My roommate said he was trying to find bands that reminded him of Gojira and found them YouTube. For me the one song that reminds me of them is "Tonight we ride" from the intro to everything after it's just my favorite.
Peeling Flesh: They don't have high production values, thought provoking lyrics or a coherent style, But it is an interesting mix of genres that fucking slams.
I got really into Flopsy's Dream and their debut album Pleasant Pudding last summer.
It's the secondary project of Tom Davies, a Geoguessr YouTuber I've been following for years. Soft, laid-back rock that hit the spot just right for me.
The newest artist I got into is Amélie Farren, who came out with some singles and a debut album last year.
But the artist I got into most recently is Chicago's own Beach Bunny, whose 2025 album Tunnel Vision I've been listening to on repeat for weeks now, along with the single "Year of the Optimist", which: if you're going to check out one song from them, that's the one IMO.
Mamaleek were a breath of fresh air when I discovered them around five years ago, after thinking I've heard basically all genres already. It was like hearing good music for the first time again.
I'm digging pretty much everything they do. "Trigger" is a favorite but I play the dopamine out of everything they make. That's a really rare and fantastic feeling to vibe so well with a group/artist. :D
Seconding Castle Rat and Unleash the Archers. To add diversity, I found Cellar Darling around the some time. Some type of metal, vague Scandinavian influence, ethereal vocals, and, now a necessity to life, hurdy-gurdy solos
Ghost. Square Hammer is the song that initially melted my face off.
Edit: Almost forgot, I think I got into Dirt Poor Robins even more recently. I just love their sound, it's like nothing I've heard before. A lot of their songs possess religious undertones, but not obnoxiously so. Some faves:
I got super into "Square Hammer" last Halloween!
I started listening to Ghost a few years ago after listening to Square Hammer. They are so good I have no idea how I got through my life without hearing them earlier. Love their costumes as well.
Congrats on finding the best band ever 🤘
Do this song next
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u9DV1eHQpcA
I got into them a few years ago and for me it was the live video of 'Mary on a cross' which then got me into their discography.
You found a fantastic band to get into! My wife and I are bummed Ghost's current tour is done, we went to four of them because the production value of their latest tour was so damn good.
Kyuss
Latest band I got really into has gotta be Viagra Boys
Vendredi sur Mer (Switzerland) - catchy, original electropop with a lot of lullaby-ish spoken word. Much of Charline's early work was co-written by wunderkind Lewis Ofman.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhqUMFj51X0 (NSFW)
Well I'm not exactly sure on the specifics of what this song's about, but it's catchy and I like the video.
The song's about emotional ambivalence in relationships. That whole first album of hers is just fabulous.
A timely question! I've been listening to Neutral Milk Hotel a lot recently, and for the first time. I'd heard of the band back in the day, but somehow never listened. The Wikipedia entry lists a number of my favorite bands as influenced by them, so I guess it's no surprise that I enjoy it so much.
Greta van Fleet
Great music.
Same here. Fantastic
Igorr . Ils sont fous, les Français!
I just found out about fleshgod apocalypse, they're fantastic. If symphonic death metal speaks to you it's worth checking them out!
A few choices:
The Fool
And the Vulture Beholds
I Can Never Die
Checking them out now via their most popular videos on yt. I'm digging "Epilogue!"
One of my favorites of all time! I can listen to both the Agony and Labyrinth albums on loop!
Might also want to check out the classics, Therion's ‘Symphony Masses: Ho Drakon Ho Megas’ and ‘Lepaca Kliffoth’. They aren't very symphonic, but are the points where Therion were moving from death-doom to their proper developed sound.
Electric Callboy!!
They’re a German electronicore band who fuses metal, EDM and techno and they’re pretty fun/funny
We Got the Moves!
Igorrr - can't understand no one around me have ever heard about them.
A friend told me about Bad Omens (metal) and I’ve been listening to them. I don’t usually like heavy music these days, but sometimes it can be cool and they have some clever lyrics.
The last one is Lord of the Lost. Scratched the itch of getting a metal band that I don't have to worry about being a nazi cult in the future.
Damn, these songs are good on their own, he's got a nice rich voice. But then oh my fuck, also the costume work is hella good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I9CYu668jA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dh58ATKrSg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai3LrJ2MPSs
Bloodywood - A Bollywood themed metal band. Great fun!
Check out the Andre Antunes with Nooran Sisters mashup. (He has more of these with various Indian and Pakistani singers.)
That's awesome!
In This Moment - alternative metal (?)
Just finished listening through their discography last week.
YouTube
TIDAL
ITM is awesome. I love the song "whore"
Have you seen their merch? :D
https://inthismomentofficial.com/collections/all-products/products/whore-collectible
https://inthismomentofficial.com/collections/all-products/products/whore-tee
https://inthismomentofficial.com/collections/all-products/products/whore-raglan-1
Kaleo - rock and roll from Iceland
Amigo the Devil - found on a murderfolk playlist
Parov Stellar - techno-swing
Bridge City Sinners - murderfolk
Mariache el Bronx - mariache cover band
Plastic Bertrand - French surf rock (?)
If you like Amigo the Devil and don't know them already, check out Harley Poe. Murderfolk/Horrorfolk
Will do, thanks!
They've been around or several years now, but I just discovered Brothers of Metal a month or so ago from one of their tracks being in the game Pistol Whip, and I'm slowly becoming obsessed.
They're such a fun balance of epic viking fantasy and tongue in cheek humor.
POWERSNAKE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpiK6ncKQfM
The Other Son of Odin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFGkutszRFA
Death of the God of Light - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=469fV_JzIwM
Brothers Unite - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIWAC0Dw6JE
Yggdrasil - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5yYMjU8xDg
I’m currently waiting for Jesse Welles to take the stage. His song “RED” hooked me hard.
In the span of like 2 weeks I discovered a bunch of new music. I never get why people cling onto the stereotype that you stop listening to new music once you hit a certain age. I'm finding new shit all the time.
Die Spitz - Doom/Punk/Grunge band from Texas. They have really wild shows.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB01l-V_vAE
Tropical Fuck Storm - Aussie Rock & Roll. Kind of a sad boy druggy aesthetic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t663s10WwPE
Earth Tongue - New Zealand classic Heavy Metal with Ozzy and Satan in mind. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7qUjVRe8fs
Spite - Deathcore. Kinda boring old school Myspace era stuff to be honest. Takes me back to 2007 when I was a wee lad though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7qUjVRe8fs
Am I the crusty Deathmetal head now?
Same thing with age. I’m in my fifties, stumbled into Tropical Fuck Storm through King Gizzard a year or two ago and realized that all the new bands I was listening to were all Australian (I’m in the US). Probably from watching so much Like a Version. I listen to a lot of new music based on either covers of songs I know or cool band names. My current obsession, Apes of the State, is driving me into folk punk now. A little while ago I was wondering who was making the best protest songs for all of today’s bullshit. Folk punk is soothing my soul while I fight the power.
House of Protection
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trzefJeYKkc
Bilmuri
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzONJQRHtj0
Unprocessed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnGRrWNOZ4E
Conquer Divide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wqlldj3rDzc
Don Broco. Nightmare Tripping released yesterday.
Men I Trust
Castle Rat: Medieval Fantasy Heavy Metal. I would say more Rock than metal, and kind of an 80s feel.
They are incredible. Great music, fun lyrics, presence and themes to their shows.
Also shout out to MIRE and their new album. Heavy metal.
Castle Rat are mostly heavy/doom with lots of emulation of Black Sabbath. For some reason several such woman-fronted bands cropped up in recent-ish years, namely also Druidess and Hail Darkness
I'm not big on actual 80s music, so I feel like they have some type of modernization that gets my goat. Castle Rat was the soundtrack to painting cibderblock basement walls a vague gray teal. Pretty good match.
It's been a year or so but probably Reagan Youth
Really got into? The Strokes three or four years ago.
They kinda blew up recently because of their KEXP performance, but I discovered Angine de Poitrine like 2 weeks before that.
I also discovered 88Kasyo Junrei around the same time. Fantastic band.
Fcukers have been putting out an astonishing amount of music in the last year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyJat1RGPi4
Which is awesome, Nora wasn't going to be able to keep Vengaboys vibe alive alone forever.
Shits too depressing these days to not have mindless party music.
Oh, I like. Silly club music is the other genre besides metal that can hack my shitty brain into working for a few hours, and they've got a nice beat.
Bon Bon is pretty good too. Sounds like almost the same beat to me?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUnpIO-OTx0
They just dropped a whole album yesterday, before that it was just singles.
I haven't listened tho, but I get the feeling each album is like a "set" where all the tracks blend into each other.
The start of every new track, is the end of the last one.
Which would explain why so many feel so similar.
The band is just a DJ and a vocalist after all. Kind of a Sophie Tucker type deal.
Ho99o9
Industrial, hardcore, punk, rap, metal, all at the same time.
"Street Power"
ANIMA! Moving Mountains is my favorite.
I probably heard stuff on the radio (CBC-1) and even on Lemmy that I've taken a liking to the first time I've heard them, but have yet to search for them. But here are a few relatively recent stuff. I pretty sure I've listened to each of the first 3 at least 10x, maybe ≥20x.
Clarissa - Ela [might be "bedroom pop"/lo-fi/dream pop/techno-pop/soft] (2021)
https://lemmy.world/post/18462542
ELA - Clarissa
https://vimeo.com/586751589
2:52
(You can probably download this directly from Vimeo.)
Yeah, I know, 2 young attractive barefoot women who kiss in the end and the translation, IIUC, indicates that her parents wouldn't understand their relationship, but I've taken quite a liking to the music.
Ivana Máchová & Miriam Hrušková - Terezka [sounds a bit like ABBA] (1979)
https://lemmy.world/post/35969218
Cold Showers - "Sliver" (Official Video) (they sound a bit like Depeche Mode)
https://lemmy.world/post/31824931
[21st dekaday, 2787 YAE] Laura (music by Nick Gudgeon; Dancer Laura Beanland Stephens) [the music has a bit of a Tycho feel to it] (2018)
https://lemmy.world/post/33108498
wp:Sally Go 'Round the Roses
[R&B pop]
American Bandstand 1963 – TOP 10 – Sally, Go 'Round The Roses, The Jaynetts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POwIuMLQe2A&list=RDPOwIuMLQe2A&start_radio=1
3:31
"Sally go round the roses
(Sally go round the pretty roses)
They won't tell your secret
(they won't tell your secret)"
Also, this sounds like great My Bloody Valentine: 😁🙂
How to make Shoegaze in 2 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN67L4LJxgw
2:17
Haywire. Musically they might not hit me as deep and profound as say, Bad Religion. But for live show intensity… Fuck, it’s like the 90s again. A sweaty crush of humanity getting their eardrums blown while someone back-flipping off the balcony knocks their teeth out. Fun for all ages!
Fluisteraars and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard (specifically the microtonal albums).
I need to check out if Ashnikko has anything other than Worms that is good. I found the song looking for songs specifically about BPD and the list I was using said most of her discography is about it.
More artists than bands, but:
Lubalin and Su Lee
They are Gutting a Body of Water
I can’t stop listening to these two freaks from Belgium called La Jungle.
https://youtu.be/a-YEC8cjJGA
Super high intensity fun fast jams
I don’t understand why they aren’t huge
This is a whole subgenre of EDM called Jungle, which is probably why they aren't popular as it was never super popular to begin with and they are one group in a sea of groups.
Sure, but they don’t play jungle music. They also probably suffer because there are other bands called Jungle.
But I love them the best and hope you enjoy listening to them.
I don’t know how new they are but band of horses and Lord Huron
I definitely meant "new to you". My example is like a decade old, but I discovered them just recently.
Wooze. Put their entire discography on a playlist, hit shuffle. You're welcome.
Battle Tapes. Their latest album is a few years old, but it's solid all the way through. Their entire discography is also worth it, though.
I think for me that might be Unleash the Archers. I ended up looking through their discography and while their earlier stuff was a tad rough, everything from the album "Apex" onward is great. The quintessential UtA single for me is Awakening.
Someone snuck their song Northwest Passage into a sea shanty Playlist and then they were in my life from then on. Soulbound is in my rotation, too
My roommate said he was trying to find bands that reminded him of Gojira and found them YouTube. For me the one song that reminds me of them is "Tonight we ride" from the intro to everything after it's just my favorite.
https://youtu.be/UOvZKJlrtk8
Ladrones
I don't know Spanish.
A few recent ones are Ducks Ltd, Cindy Lee and MJ Lenderman/ Wednesday.
Sleep Theory - not to be confused with Sleep Token
Super good band, got to see them open for Nothing More in '24
Been digging the Wee Hairy Beasties:
https://youtu.be/59nn4Yepnzk
Peeling Flesh: They don't have high production values, thought provoking lyrics or a coherent style, But it is an interesting mix of genres that fucking slams.
Same here. I think they toured with Whitechapel. The G Code is a batshit crazy album and I love it.
Mamalarkey their song Big Trouble is such a goddamn banger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tNxl2Q2hzw
I got really into Flopsy's Dream and their debut album Pleasant Pudding last summer.
It's the secondary project of Tom Davies, a Geoguessr YouTuber I've been following for years. Soft, laid-back rock that hit the spot just right for me.
The newest artist I got into is Amélie Farren, who came out with some singles and a debut album last year.
But the artist I got into most recently is Chicago's own Beach Bunny, whose 2025 album Tunnel Vision I've been listening to on repeat for weeks now, along with the single "Year of the Optimist", which: if you're going to check out one song from them, that's the one IMO.
Johnny booth
Mamaleek were a breath of fresh air when I discovered them around five years ago, after thinking I've heard basically all genres already. It was like hearing good music for the first time again.
King Kong
https://youtu.be/ijH-FS-8zIo
Two that I just absolutely LOVE after I came across them:
Theocracy:
https://youtu.be/143Bj62fm-Y
Uplifting Christian power metal. They SHRED and bring me hope in this dark world.
Smash Into Pieces:
https://youtu.be/3NpjfRKOblg
I'm digging pretty much everything they do. "Trigger" is a favorite but I play the dopamine out of everything they make. That's a really rare and fantastic feeling to vibe so well with a group/artist. :D
Royal Blood and Spoegwolf.
Definitely Kalandra
Another banger
Don't even know the genre (always a good sign in my book)...folky proggy post rock?
Apes of the State, which is now sending me on a folk punk deep dive
Oh God so many
Lebrock
Fm84
Przm
Dylan Gossett
Ryan Birmingham
Billy strings
So many more but these are what comes immediately to mind.
Seconding Castle Rat and Unleash the Archers. To add diversity, I found Cellar Darling around the some time. Some type of metal, vague Scandinavian influence, ethereal vocals, and, now a necessity to life, hurdy-gurdy solos
Billy Talent
I've been getting into decades old music since.
The Devils
https://youtu.be/R8qHiTndhIA
Lyric Noel
https://youtu.be/syLdamw6j_0