Best band on Reddit

140 reviews from r/punk, r/Opeth, r/Pantera and 24 more subreddits

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Apple

5.0

(16)

"Best on you can get."

"Ocean band all day."

"I'd recommend it."

"Ocean band is the best"

"Very comfortable, easy on/off."

"I love straps by Nyloon. Comfortable and look great."

"I love it, feels expensive and it definitely isn’t."

"Sport loop style has no metal and is super comfortable."

"My favorite watch band that I’ve used is easily the Milanese loop."

"Sport Loops all the way."

Wilderun

5.0

(4)

"Their album Veil of Imagination is my favourite album of all time."

"Would be my fav band if Opeth didn't exist."

Nike

5.0

(4)

"My absolute favorites are the Nike Velcro loops because I find them to be comfy and easy to clean."

"Switched to the Nike bands that have holes in the band and never looked back."

"Nike band"

"Nike apple bands are great and breathable."

Stratovarius

5.0

(3)

"All of stratovarius."

"Stratovarius is absolutely essential power metal, especially the era from Episode to Infinite."

"Stratovarius - basically everything IMHO"

Brothers of Metal

5.0

(3)

"Both of these bands are easy enough to get into."

"Brothers of Metal, Beast in Black, New Horizon, Falconer (rip)."

"Brothers of Metal were the band that first piqued my interest in the genre."

Be'lakor

4.0

(3)

Strung Out

5.0

(2)

"Strung Out is pretty dope punk with technical guitar sounds."

"Strung Out, Propagandhi, A Wilhelm Scream, Municipal Waste, Pour Habit"

King of Hearts

5.0

(2)

"They hit all your requirements and were SO much fun at my wedding."

"Here are a few that I recommend."

Gojira

5.0

(2)

"Gojira might fit what you seem to be looking for."

#10

Widespread Panic

5.0

(2)

"WIDESPREAD PANIC, BILLY, TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND, THE WOOD BROTHERS"

"WIDESPREAD PANIC. The one and only."

#11

Bad Brains

5.0

(2)

"The first Bad Brains album is a classic and I think is a solid blend of punk, metal AND reggae."

"Bad Brains"

#12

Jinjer

5.0

(2)

"Jinjer is pretty awesome. Start with the Macro album."

"And I have an obligation to mention Jinjer, one of my fav bands of all time"

#13

Sepultura

5.0

(2)

"Sepultura but start from the groove stuff."

"Sepultura- Arise and Chaos A.D."

#14

Angra

5.0

(2)

"Angra - start from their first album and go forward."

"Just do yourself a favor and listen to whole Temple of Shadows and Rebirth albums by Angra and thank me later."

#15

Sonata Arctica

5.0

(2)

"First 3 sonata arctica albums."

"Sonata Arctica, 1st 3 albums. Winterhearts Guild is spectacular."

#16

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

5.0

(2)

"Is another excellent prog metal album."

#17

ResMed

5.0

(2)

"If you want a really nice one that is designed by a medical company that makes sleep apnea masks, then get the ResMed one."

"Resmed is the strap you are looking for. i have one, game changer"

#18

Cain's Offering

5.0

(2)

"Cain’s offering."

"Cain’s Offering, a supergroup featuring members from Stratovarius and Sonata Arctica."

#20

Machine Head

5.0

(2)

"Machine heads first 2 albums and then most of the stuff from their 5th album on."

"Machine Head is definitely worth a listen."

#21

Riot

5.0

(2)

"I'm gonna recommend you Riot (currently known as Riot V) since HammerFall do have a cover of their song."

"Riot is also a must. their album Thundersteel is like the perfect encapsulation of Power Metal."

#22

Mastodon

4.5

(2)

"Phenomenal prog metal."

#23

Google

4.5

(2)

"This is definitely my favorite since the PW1!!"

"I'm in between the leather and the woven."

#24

Silver Arrow Band

4.5

(2)

"Silver Arrow Band"

#25

Agalloch

4.0

(2)

#26

Umphrey's McGee

4.0

(2)

"Try Umphrey's McGee (whose long-time FOH engineer jumped ship to go to work for Sturgill on this tour!)"

"Umphrey's McGee"

#27

Ne Obliviscaris

4.0

(2)

#28

Fontaines D.C.

4.0

(2)

"Fontaines dc (another irish band that’s sort of similar)..."

"I live in Dublin. So Paranoid Visions, Boomtown Rats, Fontaines DC are the ones can think top of my head."

#29

Tits Up

5.0

(1)

"Tits Up: https://youtu.be/GGBu2s77ldc?si=eq1gqboSzfgn_ork"

#30

Down & Outs

5.0

(1)

"Down & Outs: https://youtu.be/Pv_kV8Cu3mc?si=yDBfi9MK2xPPF1jL"

#31

Cricket Blue

5.0

(1)

"I really like Cricket Blue"

#33

Coughin’ Vicars

5.0

(1)

"Coughin’ Vicars: https://youtu.be/r46-csYH55o?si=A_EfVcP44YH49Z56"

#34

Kat Wright

5.0

(1)

"Kat Wright band - killer"

#35

Minorikeys

5.0

(1)

"The Minorikeys do Hip Hop as well as traditional wedding music!"

#36

Pardon Us

5.0

(1)

"Pardon Us: https://youtu.be/ZbOflKB0umE?si=ewnOWLzYMcwOQwIO"

#37

Piss Kitti

5.0

(1)

"Piss Kitti: https://youtu.be/_eH6vCmMp7k?si=IQ_IbddaX-tRZG5V"

#38

Jatoba

5.0

(1)

"Keep an eye out for Jatoba (they play 'groovegrass'). Highly recommend!"

#39

POS

5.0

(1)

"My FAVORITE! POS but they sadly don’t have a Spotify https://posociety.bandcamp.com/album/product-of-society-demo"

#40

Behind These Empty Eyes

5.0

(1)

"I highly recommend Behind These Empty Eyes."

#41

Milton Busker and the Grim Work

5.0

(1)

"If you like rock/folk, lyrics that make you hit rewind and think, go listen to their two albums."

#42

Matchmakers

5.0

(1)

"The Matchmakers were truly incredible at our wedding!"

#43

Texas In July

5.0

(1)

"Texas In July https://youtu.be/KnXxIYLtyyA?si=UXG84CO3HirjQGLy"

#44

The Southern Revival

5.0

(1)

"I just found a band called The Southern Revival. Also a very decent band in my opinion."

#45

ERRA

5.0

(1)

"ERRA"

#46

Këkht Aräkh

5.0

(1)

"Këkht Aräkh"

#47

Malevolence

5.0

(1)

"Malevolence are heavily influenced by Pantera and Lamb of God and it definitely comes across like that in their music with a modern twist."

#48

Buzzoven

5.0

(1)

"Buzzoven are a great band to check out, pretty early sludge stuff."

#49

Strapping Young Lad

5.0

(1)

"Strapping Young Lad. 'Alien' is my favorite album by them, but 'City' is widely considered their best album."

#50

Havok

5.0

(1)

"Havok! Or as you probably know damageplan, Down and Hellyeah."

#51

Atrophy

5.0

(1)

"Atrophy, crowbar, defiance, exhorder."

#52

GW-5000U-1JF

5.0

(1)

"The band on the GW-5000U-1JF is supposed to be supreme."

#53

Dart Collective

5.0

(1)

"We're using Dart Collective but have heard great things about Vybe Society too!"

#54

Mercy and the Heartbeats

5.0

(1)

"Mercy and the Heartbeats are awesome!"

#55

Luckys Devil Band

5.0

(1)

"Everyone from our corporate to couples use luckys devil band."

#56

The Klipptones

5.0

(1)

"[The Klipptones](https://klipptones.com/)"

#57

Killer Be Killed

5.0

(1)

"Check out Killer Be Killed."

#58

The Destro

5.0

(1)

"The Destro - As The Coil Unwinds Local Texas band I had the pleasure of playing shows with back in the day. Heavy as fuck. Really groovy."

#59

Hot Load

5.0

(1)

"Hot Load https://hotload.bandcamp.com/album/to-live-di"

#60

Firestarter

5.0

(1)

"Firestarter https://firestartersxe.bandcamp.com/album/firestarter-madhouse-split"

#61

Pajamas

5.0

(1)

"Pajamas from Ann Arbor are a great choice!"

#62

All Get Out

5.0

(1)

"Is a great band!"

#63

Diode

5.0

(1)

"Diode https://refryrecords.bandcamp.com/album/diode"

#64

Acolyte

5.0

(1)

"[Acolyte](https://acolyteband.bandcamp.com/album/entropy)"

#65

The Dark

5.0

(1)

"The Dark https://the-dark-la.bandcamp.com/album/sinking-into-madness"

#66

Rouge Krewe

5.0

(1)

"I really like the [Rouge Krewe]"

#67

Diablo Swing Orchestra

5.0

(1)

"Diablo swing orchestra"

#68

Electric Wizard

5.0

(1)

"A good doom/stoner metal band is Electric Wizard :)!"

#69

VIZA

5.0

(1)

#70

Dikembe

5.0

(1)

"Pretty much *my* DIY goat of the late 00s-10s emo revival scene."

#71

Cellar Darling

5.0

(1)

"Cellar Darling is fantastic "

#72

Opeth

5.0

(1)

#73

Christian Nesmith

5.0

(1)

"Highly, highly recommended, very delicious retro vibe."

#74

Mind Spun

5.0

(1)

"Highly recommend checking out the band Mind Spun."

#75

Thank You Scientist

5.0

(1)

#76

Eldar Djangirov

5.0

(1)

"Eldar Djangirov: - [“Torque” | GEM]"

#77

Epica

5.0

(1)

"Epica. While they are probably more symphonic than prog, they have enough complexity in their arrangements that there is a lot of crossover into prog fandom."

#78

Alix

4.0

(1)

"I've been on a rubber strap kick and very happy with some of the alix stuff I've bought."

#79

ZOX

4.0

(1)

"I found ZOX watch bands and they’re my new favorite."

#80

Throwdown

4.0

(1)

"Throwdown. They are a clone I feel like. A ton of Pantera influence."

#81

Descend

4.0

(1)

"Is a sick album that really grew in me recently."

#82

Exploring Birdsong

4.0

(1)

"Really beautiful music."

#83

After Forever

4.0

(1)

"Final 2 releases are great."

#84

Nargaroth

4.0

(1)

"If you wanna check out some black metal I recommend Nargaroth and Koffinmoon."

#85

Koffinmoon

4.0

(1)