Editorial: 25 Unsigned Bands To Know

Posted: January 6th, 2008
Contributed By: Nick

So here is my modest little New Year’s present to you all, 25 bands I think are deserving of a little time in the spotlight as we cross into 2008. No, this list is not exhaustive, nor is it request based-it’s simply a collection of bands I think have what it takes to kick things up a notch this upcoming year. And without further adieu…

1. Veronica’s Veil (www.myspace.com/veronicasveil)
Location: Jacksonville, FL
For Fans Of: In This Moment, Stone Sour, Red

2. Makeshift Romeo (www.myspace.com/makeshiftromeo)
Location: Ft. Myers, FL
For Fans Of: Dope, Family Force 5, Letter Kills

3. Sterr (www.myspace.com/sterr)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
For Fans Of: 3 Doors Down, Pillar, Oleander

4. Paperback Hero (www.myspace.com/paperbackhero)
Location: Los Angeles, CA
For Fans Of: Hinder, Greenwheel, Dust For Life

5. theAmend (www.myspace.com/theamendmusic)
Location: Knoxville, TN
For Fans Of: Staind, Alter Bridge, Thousand Foot Krutch

6. Track Fighter (www.myspace.com/trackfighter)
Location: Sacramento, CA
For Fans Of: Taproot, Trust Company, Story of the Year

7. Reno (www.myspace.com/reno)
Location: Toronto, Canada
For Fans Of: Daughtry, The Exies. Submersed

8. Age of Daze (www.myspace.com/ageofdaze)
Location: Canada
For Fans Of: 12 Stones, Thornley, Course of Nature

9. Vertigo (www.myspace.com/listentovertigo)
Location: Knoxville, TN
For Fans Of: Flyleaf, Paramore, Finger Eleven

10. Man Automatic (www.myspace.com/manautomatic)
Location: Northern California
For Fans Of: Collective Soul, Closure, 32 Leaves

11. Amidine (www.myspace.com/amidine)
Location: Middleburg, FL
For Fans Of: From Autumn to Ashes, Endwell, HawthorneHeights

12. Year and a Day (www.myspace.com/yearandadayal)
Location: Huntsville, AL
For Fans Of: Breaking Benjamin, Submersed, The Exies

13. On A Dead Machine (www.myspace.com/onadeadmachine)
Location: Memphis, TN
For Fans Of: Fuel, Socialburn, Puddle of Mudd

14. Society Red (www.myspace.com/societyredjax)
Location: Jacksonville, FL
For Fans Of: Burn Season, Papa Roach, Trapt

15. Closer (www.myspace.com/listentocloser)
Location: Columbia, SC
For Fans Of: Strata, Dredg, Dead Poetic

16. Bound (www.myspace.com/boundroyal)
Location: Jacksonville, FL
For Fans Of: Switched, Day of Fire, Chevelle

17. A Romance Thesis (www.myspace.com/aromancethesis)
Location: Riverside, CA
For Fans Of: Paramore, Anberlin, Armor for Sleep

18. Hanover (www.myspace.com/rockhanover)
Location: Sellersburg, IN
For Fans Of: Evanescence, Hurt, 30 Seconds to Mars

19. Abrupt Edge (www.myspace.com/abruptedge)
Location: Boise, ID
For Fans Of: Sick Puppies, Skillet, Acroma

20. Rotation (www.myspace.com/rotation)
Location: Flat Rock, MI
For Fans Of: Funeral for a Friend, Linkin Park, From Firstto Last

21. Fight of Your Life (www.myspace.com/fightofyourlife)
Location: New York, NY
For Fans Of: Eighteen Visions, Madina Lake, Taking BackSunday

22. Violence to Vegas (www.myspace.com/violencetovegas)
Location: Tulsa, OK
For Fans Of: Thrice, Atreyu, Dry Kill Logic

23. Marashino (www.myspace.com/marashino)
Location: Milwaukee, WI
For Fans Of: Hoobastank, Breaking Point, Blindside

24. The Beautyfire (www.myspace.com/thebeautyfire)
Location: Detroit, MI
For Fans Of: 10 Years, Evanescence, Simon Says

25. Anagen (www.myspace.com/anagen)
Location: Austin, TX
For Fans Of: Audioslave, Theory of a Deadman, Lynam