Band reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 152 Reddit reviews across 26 subreddits and 36 posts to rank the best Band brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/AppleWatch, r/applewatchultra, r/Opeth, r/PowerMetal, r/Pantera. Top-rated brands include Apple (4.9/5), Nike (5.0/5), Wilderun (5.0/5).

Stats

Reviews152

Subreddits26

Posts36

Brands87

Products25

Top communities

r/AppleWatch20 r/applewatchultra18 r/Opeth16 r/PowerMetal15 r/Pantera15

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By Brand

By Product

Apple

4.9

(28)

"Trail loop 100%"

"I think sport loop is the best for sport activities."

"Either sport or trail loop. Get a few of them so you can wash them and always have a nice clean dry one to switch to."

"Trail loop is my absolute favourite although I wear the titanium loop most of the time because it looks better"

"Ocean band is best band."

"Ocean band if you want to stick with an Apple branded ultra band"

"I own them all and the Trail loop and the titanium milanese are my absolute favourites, the milanese loop is my most worn"

"Team trail loop"

"Trail loop. There are plenty of sub $10 options for it on Ebay as well."

"The trail loop is really comfortable"

Nike

5.0

(6)

"Nike sport bands are the best I have found for daily wear + regular sports"

"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."

"The Nike Sport Band. It’s sleek, easy to clean, and has the holes for ventilation. By only choice when running."

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."

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."

Nomad

5.0

(3)

"Recently got the rugged version just to change it up and love it."

"I like the nomad sport and use it for every occasion."

"Nomad Rugged or Sport"

Be'lakor

4.0

(3)

Widespread Panic

5.0

(2)

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

"WIDESPREAD PANIC. The one and only."

Sepultura

5.0

(2)

"Sepultura but start from the groove stuff."

"Sepultura- Arise and Chaos A.D."

#10

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

5.0

(2)

"Is another excellent prog metal album."

#11

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."

#12

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"

#13

Gojira

5.0

(2)

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

#14

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."

#15

Cain's Offering

5.0

(2)

"Cain’s offering."

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

#16

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."

#17

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"

#18

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"

#19

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"

#21

Sonata Arctica

5.0

(2)

"First 3 sonata arctica albums."

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

#22

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."

#23

Google

4.5

(2)

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

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

#24

Mastodon

4.5

(2)

"Phenomenal prog metal."

#25

Silver Arrow Band

4.5

(2)

"Silver Arrow Band"

#26

Agalloch

4.0

(2)

#27

Ne Obliviscaris

4.0

(2)

#28

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"

#29

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."

#30

Behind These Empty Eyes

5.0

(1)

"I highly recommend Behind These Empty Eyes."

#31

Hot Load

5.0

(1)

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

#32

The Band Method

5.0

(1)

"[The Band Method] does a TON of hip-hop and they have a great DJ"

#33

Firestarter

5.0

(1)

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

#34

Diode

5.0

(1)

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

#35

Minorikeys

5.0

(1)

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

#36

Dance Gavin Dance

5.0

(1)

"Acceptance Speech 2.0 is a no skip album with great cleans and harsh vocals too."

#37

The Dark

5.0

(1)

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

#38

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."

#39

Artificial Joy

5.0

(1)

"Artificial Joy https://artificialjoy.bandcamp.com/album/100-pure-joy"

#40

Advoids

5.0

(1)

"Advoids https://utgrecords.bandcamp.com/album/7-2"

#41

Eldar Djangirov

5.0

(1)

"Eldar Djangirov: - [“Torque” | GEM]"

#42

Phoenix

5.0

(1)

"Phoenix the Band. These guys mostly do 80s rock, and are serious musicians."

#43

Killer Be Killed

5.0

(1)

"Check out Killer Be Killed."

#44

Texas In July

5.0

(1)

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

#45

The Southern Revival

5.0

(1)

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

#46

ERRA

5.0

(1)

"ERRA"

#47

Këkht Aräkh

5.0

(1)

"Këkht Aräkh"

#48

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."

#49

Buzzoven

5.0

(1)

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

#50

Strapping Young Lad

5.0

(1)

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

#51

Havok

5.0

(1)

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

#52

Atrophy

5.0

(1)

"Atrophy, crowbar, defiance, exhorder."

#53

Matchmakers

5.0

(1)

"The Matchmakers were truly incredible at our wedding!"

#54

Mind Spun

5.0

(1)

"Highly recommend checking out the band Mind Spun."

#55

Post-party

5.0

(1)

"Post-party are a small Irish band, they are really good :D"

#56

Cricket Blue

5.0

(1)

"I really like Cricket Blue"

#57

Kat Wright

5.0

(1)

"Kat Wright band - killer"

#58

Kizu

5.0

(1)

"Kizu has been putting out some bangers like Oni recently. They're amazing."

#59

High on Fire

5.0

(1)

"Is a mandatory album to listen too."

#60

Jatoba

5.0

(1)

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

#61

Entheos

5.0

(1)

"Certainly more of a Progressive Death Metal band but I can't help but mention Entheos every chance I get."

#62

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."

#63

Cellar Darling

5.0

(1)

"Cellar Darling is fantastic "

#64

Diablo Swing Orchestra

5.0

(1)

"Diablo swing orchestra"

#65

Acolyte

5.0

(1)

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

#66

Electric Wizard

5.0

(1)

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

#67

VIZA

5.0

(1)

#68

Dikembe

5.0

(1)

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

#69

All Get Out

5.0

(1)

"Is a great band!"

#70

Opeth

5.0

(1)

#71

Christian Nesmith

5.0

(1)

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

#72

Aether Realm

5.0

(1)

"I also really like the ‘tarot’ album by æther realm."

#73

Thank You Scientist

5.0

(1)

#74

Tits Up

5.0

(1)

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

#75

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."

#76

Exploring Birdsong

4.0

(1)

"Really beautiful music."

#77

Stiff Little Fingers

4.0

(1)

"Belfast Stiff little fingers New normal Defects Rudi Outcasts Crackhead control Stalag 17"

#78

Spiritkiller

4.0

(1)

"Spiritkiller, Halo Bite, Drug Church (yea not small lol)..."

#79

Inhaler

4.0

(1)

"Every single person i know that listens to inhaler listens to wunderhorse, fontaines dc..."

#80

Friday Pilots Club

4.0

(1)

"Friday Pilots Club!"

#81

The Vaccines

4.0

(1)

"I have a few! The Vaccines, The Kooks, The Strokes, Jeff Buckley, Franz Ferdinand..."

#82

Alix

4.0

(1)

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

#83

Pentire

4.0

(1)

"Pentire are pretty good and have that anthemic indie vibe"

#84

Descend

4.0

(1)

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

#85

After Forever

4.0

(1)

"Final 2 releases are great."

#86

Nargaroth

4.0

(1)

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

#87

Freestyle Shark

3.0

(1)

"I just ordered a Freestyle Shark Apple Watch clip band hope it works."

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