Any fans of this genre on the board? I would assume so, since many of you pride yourselves over your expansive music tastes (pretentious imo). I haven't dug deep into the discographies of pioneers of the genre, such as ZZ Top, but I love more modern beardcore bands such as Protest The Hero and Mastodon; they're intense.
Silverstein is pretty terrible though. I don't know how anyone could take them seriously.