Everybody list a band(s) you think everyone else should try

[chequita guevara]

Buffalo Daughter, trippy Japanese punk band. They have a new album out with a major release in the US.

[axi]

I don't have any links, chiefly because when I want to DL greek music, I know what to search for.

I can give you names to search though

classic laika/rembetika:
Markos Vamvakaris
Vasilis Tsitsanis
Manolis Chiotis
Giannis Papaioannou
Giorgos Mitsakis
Stelios Kazantzidis
Marinella
Stratos Dionysiou

modern laika
Vasilis Karras
Notis Sfakianakis
Andonis Remos
Nikos Kourkoulis
Giannis Ploutarchos
Giorgos Tsalikis

pop
Anna Vissi
Despoina Vandi
Angela Dimitriou
Kaiti Garbi
Sakis Rouvas
One
Stefanos Korkolis
Giorgos Alkaios
Giorgos Mazonakis

Entechno
Portokaloglou
Lavrendis Machairitsas
Zervoudakis
Dionysis Tsaknis
Dionysis Savvopoulos
Mikis Theodorakis
Ypogeia Reumata
Pyx-Lax
Lakis Papadopoulos

Rock
Vasilis Papakonstantinou
Diafana Krina
Ksylina Spathia
Trypes
Enthelecheia
Pavlos Sidiropoulos
Giorgos Giokarinis
Nikolas Asimos

Rap/HipHop
Terror-X Crew
Zondanoi Nekroi
Imiskoumbria

notes:
laika=popular, an evolution of rembetika. Mixed with pop nowdays.
endechno=artistic, pop/rock but of a different kind than above and below categories.

These came out of my head. if you want more names or genres, I'll see what I can do.

Most greek songs rely heavily on the lyrics.

[Inverse Icarus]

Rammstein is one of my favorite bands, but the english translations of some of their songs is disturbing. some songs suggest rape / what have you.

example, entitiled Weißes Fleisch (White Flesh)

You, in the schoolyard
I am ready to kill
and no one here knows
of my loneliness

Red welts on white skin
I hurt you
and you cry loudly

Now you are scared and I am ready
my black blood soils your dress

Your white flesh excites me so
I am just a gigolo
your white flesh enlightens me

My black blood and your white flesh
I will always become hornier from your screams
the cold sweat on your white forehead
hails into my sick brain

Your white flesh excites me so
I am just a gigolo
my father was exactly like me
your white flesh enlightens me

Now you are scared and I am ready
my sick existence cries for redemption
your white flesh becomes my scaffold *
in my heaven there is no god

Your white flesh excites me so
I am just a gigolo
your white flesh enlightens me
my father was exactly like me
your white flesh excites me so
I am just a sad gigolo
your white flesh enlightens me

[Inverse Icarus]

anothe one is called Bück dich (Bend Down)

Bend down, I command you
turn your face away from me
your face means nothing to me
bend down

A human on all fours
I take him on a walk
ambling along the corridor
I am disappointed

Now he comes backwards towards me
Honey stays stuck on the garter
I am disappointed, totally disappointed

Bend down
your face doesn't interest me

The human has bent down
and moved into a good light
I show him what you can do
and I start to cry

The human stammers a prayer
out of fear because it goes worse for me
he tries to bend down even more
tears run up the back

Bend down

Bend down, I command you
turn your face away from me
your face means nothing to me
bend down once more

Bend down

[Inverse Icarus]

i saw them twice in concert, with the Family Valeus Tour (Korn, Ice Cube etc) and on a smaller tour with Godhead and Crossbreed (check out crossbreed, they're awesome).

their stage act made me an even bigger fan the main singer (Flake) lit himself on fire while singing. good stuff.

[Bereta_Eder]

very nice list, just some more suggestions

Originally posted by axi
I don't have any links, chiefly because when I want to DL greek music, I know what to search for.

I can give you names to search though

classic laika/rembetika:
Markos Vamvakaris
Vasilis Tsitsanis
Manolis Chiotis
Giannis Papaioannou
Giorgos Mitsakis
Stelios Kazantzidis
Marinella
Stratos Dionysiou
Giorgos Zabetas

modern laika
Vasilis Karras
Notis Sfakianakis
Andonis Remos
Nikos Kourkoulis
Giannis Ploutarchos
Giorgos Tsalikis
Vassilis Karas

pop
Anna Vissi
Despoina Vandi
Angela Dimitriou
Kaiti Garbi
Sakis Rouvas
One
Stefanos Korkolis
Giorgos Alkaios
Giorgos Mazonakis

Entechno
Portokaloglou
Lavrendis Machairitsas
Zervoudakis
Dionysis Tsaknis
Dionysis Savvopoulos
Mikis Theodorakis
Ypogeia Reumata
Pyx-Lax
Lakis Papadopoulos
Mariza Koh

Rock
Vasilis Papakonstantinou
Diafana Krina
Ksylina Spathia
Trypes
Enthelecheia
Pavlos Sidiropoulos
Giorgos Giokarinis
Nikolas Asimos
Erevos
Pax Romana


Rap/HipHop
Terror-X Crew
Zondanoi Nekroi
Imiskoumbria
Goin' Through

Cretan
Xilouris
Psarantonis

notes:
laika=popular, an evolution of rembetika. Mixed with pop nowdays.
endechno=artistic, pop/rock but of a different kind than above and below categories.
Cretan: for those who want to hear the epics i.e. erotokritos dressed in music, as they always were

These came out of my head. if you want more names or genres, I'll see what I can do.

Most greek songs rely heavily on the lyrics.

[Bereta_Eder]

Definitely worth to listen too are also:

Last Drive
Closer
Earthbound
Make Believe
Deus X Machina

[monolith94]

Pepé Deluxé.

[VetLegion]

axi and paiktis, thanks! I ll be looking into it.


Uber, Rammstein is Laibach watered down to meaninglesness.

[MOBIUS]

I just heard the Propellor Heads album the other day - they were good...

[axi]

The last five, mentioned by paiktis, use English lyrics.

[Apocalypse]

Third Eye Blind. They're great if you are into lyrics.

[Paul Hanson]

For some reason, I quite like KMFDM, but I think that's more because I find their songs amusing than anything else.

[Sirotnikov]

No one likes Metal?

And no I don't mean Nu-Metal. I mean the real thing..

Iron Maiden
Black Sabbath
Blind guardian
Dark Tranquility
Gamma ray
Helloween
Iced Earth
Inflames
Mercyful Faith
King Diamond
Motorhead
Nightwish
SymphonyX
Megadeth
Pantera
Sepultura
White Skull

and
..

Metallica

[axi]

I do, Siro.

Blind Guardian and Iced Earth specifically.

Sabbath too.