Rotting Christ probably.

While Chester was one of kind - I really like Emily Armstrong. I saw them live a few months ago and she put on a SHOW. I got worried when the first few songs she was getting the crowd to sing most of the lyrics for the old Chester stuff, but then she let it rip for the second half and fucking tore the place down.

Typhoons is an amazing album.

It's a four-way tie between David Byrne/Talking Heads, Oingo Boingo, Spin Doctors and Yello.

Edit: five way tie - add in Earth, Wind and Fire (pre 1981)

Can't Get You Out Of My Head is a certified banger, and her collab with Nick Cave is awesome

NOFX

Jethro Tull
Iron Maiden
Opeth
Primus

Between those I cannot decide.

My current favorite band / musician is STOMACH BOOK. The main overarching theme she presents is trans pain manifested in anger and wrath. I love it, I'm not even trans.

Kitty at my foot and I want to touch it

Probably either steely dan or the replacements

Nice to see a fellow Primus enjoyer once in a while.

I never heard any jokes from ICP. I only ever heard how to survive when everybody hates you.

I like ISM(Industrial, Scientific, Medical... Its a radio frequency band...)

My favorite band is that awesome trio from Toronto...

Triumph.

Slowly exits stage left.

Between the Buried and Me is one of my favorites, as is Parkway Drive recently. Other top artists are ones like gloryhammer, Amararanthe, and Alestorm. Outside of metal, bands like Supercommuter/Optimus Rhyme, MC Frontalot, mc chris, and Captain Dan tend to be my most played

One of my favorite random artists I've found recently is Anthony Vincent who makes songs covers in the style of other artists, and I just can't get enough of Mr Brightside by A7X

A user of culture I see. I've not heard of Ne Obliviscaris, so I'll have to check them out

I love Polyphia, so I'll have to check out Sungazer and Casiopea

King Crimson is the official answer.

But I put Tool, Meshuggah, Between the Buried and Me, and maybe Karnivool in second place.

Love

Of course it's kind of a situational thing, favorite band can be different depending in when it's asked but I think Love has been the one band I never take a break from listening to and never get tired of.
Talking Heads is a very close second, and then many many more close third.
I really want to start sharing music more, but I have to find good ways to share the playlists I make.

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I thought you were serious at first.

I'd start with either Citadel or Exul. PLEASE return with your assessment.

The Wrecks

Currently love their pushback on anti empathy in the most punk way.
They have a song Sonder and Soapbox that are great when you are feeling like you are stuck with people who don't care.

They perform great live.

It's changed from year to year and scene to scene and phase of life to phase of life. But Pink Floyd has always been up there.

Nickelback.

Just kidding… NIN

We saw them here, and yeah what a great live act!

That's an impossible question.

The best live shows I ever saw in my life were Fela Kuti, Henry Rollins.

Right now I love Fontaines DC, Joshua Ray Walker, Leon Bridges as recording artists.

Favorite old album is Silk Degrees, but I wouldn't say I love Boz Scaggs, just that one album is so ridiculously good.

Favorite new album definitely Romance, Fontaines DC.

Best 'underrated' J Roddy Walston & the Business, their live shows and records were amazing.

Can't say I have a favorite band though.

I'm one of those horrible Cardiacs people, the ones that listen to Cardiacs

Protest The Hero | The Aristocrats

If you’re looking for stuff similar to Polyphia specifically check out Ichika Nito and Marcin if you haven’t listened to either.

They Might Be Giants

I certainly hope you caught the album release last year

Oh yeah, those are both right up my alley, thank you!

I got a few songs into Citadel and I want to like them, but I feel they'd be better served as instrumental based on the painters of the tempest trilogy and pyrrhic. I'll see about giving Exul a chance though, thanks for the recommendation!

This is way too low

Alestorm! It has everything, drunk pirates, silly pirates, horny pirates, bloodlusting pirates and pizza, for reasons I guess.

You have inspired me. I am listening to Lincoln.

Thats fair! The instrumental portion is absolutely where my ear is tuned Into. The guitar solo on Misericorde pt 2 on Exul is one of my favorite solos of all time and I've heard a LOT of guitar solos.

Truly some amazing musicians, could complain about his mom dancing with his best friend to a song about depression and not miss a single note.

Linkin Park

Changes a lot, but Stroke 9, Susto, Tiny Victories, Hollywood Undead all come up often.

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard because they are carrying all of the genres

Dark tranquility 🤘

Imagine Dragons, for sure.

Coldplay is good too, Brunuhville, Lindsay Sterling, The FatRat. All great.

Moron Police. I highly recommend their two later albums.

Their music is so wholesome.

The Tragically Hip.

No one in the world ever gets what they want

And that is beautiful

Everybody dies frustrated and sad

And that is beautiful

Fugazi