Bands that should have been much bigger than they are/were..

Two words:

DIAMOND HEAD

IMO, it's the biggest injustice in the music industry that these guys were not mega-stars.


PENTAGRAM would fall into this category easily too.

Soldier - two demos and two tracks on Cal Metal two..... They could play and perform and write great songs....

Enter Self LOL! Well, before the spilt we did tour with Vader, Skinless, Origin, Withered Earth and Impaled! But on a more serious note M.A.R.S. Project:Driver, Nevermore should never have had to play before Life of Agony... So NEVERMORE! Watch Tower, yes TT Quick, Pride & Glory, Sabbath w/ Tony Martin,Steeler, Hawaii, and ALL the God gifted and amazingly talented Christian Metal (real metal that is) Bands/ Ministries that have been and are continuosly overlooked!!!!

Devastation - released two of the best thrash albums of the late 80s/early 90s (Signs of Life and Idolatry).
Sacrifice - If they were from Germany, Los Angeles or the Bay Area instead of Canada, they would have received more exposure.

kmorg wrote:

Artch

Equinox

Don`t forget WITCHHAMMER kmorg. Overloocked and underrated, but a great band

Temple of Blood wrote:

ARTILLERY

Oh yes!!!!
I am ordering their new box any day now. Can`t wait. Only have two albums on vinyl by them

Fates Warning
Barren Cross
Guardian
King's X (they should have been as big as Rush)

and yes Deliverance

How'bout...

Loudness (yea, I know, they're huge in their homeland but I would've liked to see'em have a little more success on this side of the ocean)

Kix (Soooo underrated!! I was glad for them when they briefly joined the hit parade with the single "Don't Close Your Eyes" but they were SO much better than that one song!)

E-Z-O

Crimson Glory

thejokeriv wrote:

King's X (they should have been as big as Rush)

I agree with that one!! Original, melodic, heavy and cool as all get out....

I remember reading that first cover article in Kerrang! when OOTSP came out... Then some friends and I hurried out and bought it.... MAN!!! I really thought RushmeetstheBeatlesmeetsMetallicameetsPinkFLoyd......

It was original in the midst of so much unoriginallity..... They rock !

IronAge wrote:

-Saxon
-Seduce
-TT Quick
-London
-Overkill
-Forbidden
-Malice
-Leatherwolf...etc...etc...

Good call on Leatherwolf. I can't believe thay weren't bigger. They actually had alot of talent and musicianship to them and Mike Olivieri could really sing a tune.

Fat Freddy wrote:

How'bout...

Loudness (yea, I know, they're huge in their homeland but I would've liked to see'em have a little more success on this side of the ocean)

Kix (Soooo underrated!! I was glad for them when they briefly joined the hit parade with the single "Don't Close Your Eyes" but they were SO much better than that one song!)

E-Z-O

Crimson Glory

My best friend absolutely loves these guys (Loudness), he has like 11 or 12 of their albums.

My guitar teacher loves Loudness as well.

I like them quite a bit, too. Good band!