Your biggest musical discoveries this year?

[TAC]

Stargate
Pyramid Theorem
Headspace
Reverence
Silent Force
Hourglass

[Cedar redaC]

Circus Maximus debut album Nine.

Fantastic disc.
look forward to their second album 12 years from now when they get back from that ski vacation

But Nine isn't Circus Maximus's first album, they have two others.

I do hope they make another album soon.

[jingle.boy]

Circus Maximus debut album Nine.

Fantastic disc.
look forward to their second album 12 years from now when they get back from that ski vacation

But Nine isn't Circus Maximus's first album, they have two others.

I do hope they make another album soon.

He knows.  Slagging CM is his thing.

[lonestar]

Yep, gotta add Pyramid Theorem, Silent Memorial, and Nightwish.

[ColdFireYYZ]

Devin Townsend
Kevin Gilbert (just discovered him the other day)
IZZ
Renaissance
Magma
Mike Keneally
Gosta Berlings Saga

I've also discovered a lot of lesser-known 70s prog bands like Celesete, Le Orme, Greenslade, Colosseum, etc.

[rogerdil]

Hells yeah, Gilbert and Keneally.

[snapple]

Peter Gabriel
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
Nero
OSI

....I think those are the only guys I actually listen to on a normal basis.

[Jaffa]

Nightwish springs to mind. 

[pain of occupation]

Cool idea for a thread! I have quite a few.

The Smashing Pumpkins, Mew, Nine Inch Nails, Amplifier, Faith No More, Dir En Grey, Converge, Brand New, maudlin of the Well, Mr. Bungle, Dog Fashion Disco, Polkadot Cadaver, Kayo Dot, Talk Talk, Deftones, Pink Floyd & Swans.

I would consider those to be the most important. The Smashing Pumpkins is already one of my favorite bands (in my top3 at least), and most of these are in my top50 artists/bands ever. Really awesome year for me.

i was under the impression zantera's been into amplifier and pimping that isht for eons.

[senecadawg2]

Anathema
Kayo Dot
Mumford and Sons
Agalloch

They've all impressed me immensely, but Agalloch probably gets the edge among these recent diamonds.

[The King in Crimson]

Anathema (listened to them last year but got into them this year)
Genesis
maudlin of the Well
Melechesh
Meshuggah
Primordial
Redemption
Transatlantic
Ulver
Beyond The Bridge
ELP
Gentle Giant

[WindMaster]

Agalloch
Protest the Hero
Kvelertak
Ensiferum

Black Metal in general, but not any specific bands that I love...YET.

[Dark Castle]

Kvelertak 
If you're warming up to Black Metal, you should check out Nachtmystium and Enslaved.

Nachtmystium is such an amazing band, they mix psychadelia, black metal, and industrial into one hellish blaze.
and Enslaved is some of the most beautiful Black Metal you'll ever hear.

[WindMaster]

Yes, I've been checking out Enslaved recently. What's a good starting album? I need one to focus on instead of jumping all over the place.

Have you heard Borknagar? Sort of a BM supergroup, and really excellent!

[Dark Castle]

Yes, I've been checking out Enslaved recently. What's a good starting album? I need one to focus on instead of jumping all over the place.

Have you heard Borknagar? Sort of a BM supergroup, and really excellent!

My first was Axioma Ethica Odini, but Vertebrae, Riitiir, Isa, and Below the Lights are great starting points if you don't want to get into their old school Black Metal days yet, which are also chock full of good albums.  They're truly a band whose discography I completely love, along with Nachtmystium 

I have indeed heard Borknagar, a excellent band as well. If you haven't heard Darkthrone you should check dem boiz out.  Amazing band, gone from Black Metal to whatever the fuck they want in recent years, but still fantastic Black Metal band.

[johnnysuperfan]

TRANSCEND 

+ Anathema, Circus Maximus 

[Cedar redaC]

Circus Maximus debut album Nine.

Fantastic disc.
look forward to their second album 12 years from now when they get back from that ski vacation

But Nine isn't Circus Maximus's first album, they have two others.

I do hope they make another album soon.

He knows.  Slagging CM is his thing.

 

[Buddyhunter1]

If I had to pick one, Agalloch. Still haven't checked out all their stuff yet, but so far they've been nothing but amazing.

[Ħ]

Not much, since I got a new computer and all my CD's are at my parents' house. So I just listen to music every now and then, but never for very long. The only new artist I've gotten into is Eminem, and I've checked out other rap artists as well.

[Cedar redaC]

Young MC is a great artist that I discovered this year, and probably my favorite "rapper".

[Ħ]

Any songs to suggest?

[Cedar redaC]

Pickin' up the Pace

Roll with the Punches

[Orthogonal]

Great thread idea. This year I've been on the biggest "exploration" of new bands in many years. Band's that I purchased an album for the very first time this year.

Anathema
Ayreon
Big Big Train
Borealis
Coheed and Cambria
Cloudscape
Darkwater
Devin Townsend
Haken
Fair to Midland
Masterplan
Myrath
Ne Obliviscaris
Redemption
Seventh Wonder
Sieges Even
Suspyre
Wintersun

[SystematicThought]

The Pineapple Thief and rediscovering Umphrey's McGee

[pain of occupation]

not too many musical discoveries this year. new stuff (to me) i most got into:
Akphaezya
Amplifier
Anathema
Bend Sinister
Effloresce
Estradasphere
Flying Colors

still waiting on a few others to (further) win me over.

[Lolzeez]

Haken
Frank Zappa
Ayreon (Thank you.)
Tool
Chick Corea
Jordan Rudess (solo)
Blue Oyster Cult
Maudlin Of The Well

[Ruba]

Animal Alpha
Ministry
Djerv
Nightwish
Rush
King Crimson
Pink Floyd
Alice Cooper
James LaBrie

yeah I'm a beginner still...

[Ħ]

Pickin' up the Pace

Roll with the Punches

Those songs were pretty dope Hayden.

[adace]

Found some more awesome bands today.

Mutemath
This Town Needs Guns
Tycho

[MrBoom_shack-a-lack]

Haken
Circus Maximus
Work Of Art
Wintersun

I don't actively search for new/undiscovered music, it mostly comes from recommandations and when i find something that i really like i tend to ravish the hell out that particular bands/artists song or album or in some cases their total discography. I will also say that if i find an artist/band that blow me away, that particular act will basically be the only thing i will listen to for a week or two. I can be very emotional when it comes to newly discovered music. Therefore my list can be pretty small every year.

I'm happy to announce that 100% of my list comes within DTF! 

[Cedar redaC]

Pickin' up the Pace

Roll with the Punches

Those songs were pretty dope Hayden.

Dude, most of that album is pretty dope, check it out.

[nightmare_cinema]

Alter Bridge
Daft Punk

That is all. I rarely get into new music... my top bands of the year barring Alter Brdige have been Dream Theater, Porcupine Tree and the Pineapple Thief, all of whom I've been listening to for a good few years. But an online connection got me into AB, and I had a bit of a Discovery phase over Summer which got me into Daft Punk. Maybe more next year?

[Heretic]

Great thread idea. This year I've been on the biggest "exploration" of new bands in many years. Band's that I purchased an album for the very first time this year.

Anathema
Ayreon
Big Big Train
Borealis
Coheed and Cambria
Cloudscape
Darkwater
Devin Townsend
Haken
Fair to Midland
Masterplan
Myrath
Ne Obliviscaris
Redemption
Seventh Wonder
Sieges Even
Suspyre
Wintersun

ohhhhh man discovering some of those bands is an amazing experience. I remember when I first got into Fair to Midland, such a fascinating time.

[Juular]

Not too many new discoveries this year:

Conan
Les Discrets
Blood Command
Barren Earth
Bersarin Quartett

Edit: I forgot Audrey Horne.

[jingle.boy]

Harem Scarem

Couldn't let this go by without a