Bands reviews from Reddit

"Trail loop 100%"

"I have tried most of them, including titanium milanese, and 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"

"The milanese is super comfortable, breathable, no moisture retention, light, durable, totally functional."

"Another vote for ocean. easy to clean and comfortable."

"Second the ocean band."

"For daily use I do wear Milanese loop actually and I have no issues with mine."

"DOA was a very good choice def got some songs on repeat now"

"Also really digging DOA too."

"Last Scream of the Missing Neighbours with DOA is a masterpiece."

"As a Canadian, D.O.A was my favorite band to go see live."

"Maybe check out early D.O.A. They’re Canada’s Dead Kennedys."

"The D.O.A. Jello Biafra collab album Last Scream of the Missing Neighbors, is like a lost DK album."

"Cobra starship. And bayside always."

"Always ALWAYS Silverstein and Bayside."

"Bayside. Seen them 60 plus times, and they actually get better."

"Bayside."

"Bayside."

"These are recommended brands: Serious Steel, Clench, Quantum Bands, Rubber Banditz, Harambe, Rouge and Elite FTS."

"You can't go wrong with Serious Steel, Clench, Harambe and X3."

"Serious steel bands are outstanding quantity."

"I've had Serious Steel for a year and X3 for a few years."

"I recommend you looped bands of Clench, Rouge or Serious Steel."

"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"

"Nomad Rugged or Sport"

"Bolt Thrower"

"Bolt thrower"

"Bolt Thrower"

"Bolt Thrower, Death, Molested, Woods of Ypres"

"Type O Negative, Woods of Ypres, Trees of Eternity"

"Type O Negative. RIP Peter Steele."

"Type o, acid bath, NAILBOMB."

"Type O"

"Agent Orange"

"Agent Orange is pretty close."

"Agent Orange, Man or Astro-Man?, Untamed Youth, JFA."

"Agent orange was the first band that came to mind when you mentioned the surf rock aspect."

"Fall out boy is so amazing live!"

"Pierce the Veil, fall out boy, Say Anything, and adtr are all still killing it!"

"Fall Out Boy!"

"LOVEBITES"

"Lovebites! They play in few genres of metal, including power metal, thrash, little bit of symphonic etc."

"Lovebites - Frozen Serenade."

"Pierce the veil & coheed are SOOO good live!!!!"

"PTV and Movements!!"

"Pierce the Veil, fall out boy, Say Anything, and adtr are all still killing it!"

"Band-Maid"

"BAND-MAID"

"The one and only BAND-MAID"

"+1 for Dennou Himeca especially if you’re a fan of 0.1gnogosan."

"I recommend dennou himeca"

"I recommend dennou himeca, maybe u would like their song kyururucyan"

"The Warning"

"The Warning. A mixture of different styles and genres."

"The Warning. All under 25 years old. First album released in 2017."

"TOOL or Primus maybe both."

"I ended up on Tool and it’s such an AMAZING band."

"Tool"

"Try Necrophagist, Archspire and Desecravity."

"Hate to say it, but Necrophagist"

"Necrophasgist"

"Shout out to Neck Deep."

"Is obviously just the thing you’re looking for!"

"They've been heavy in my listening rotation ever since."

"Huge fan of ... nomeansno"

"Nomeanso is a fucking fantastic band."

"NoMeansNo is on a different level than most bands. Their musical craftsmanship and lyrics rival some of the best bands."

"I found this band called Avenged Sevenfold."

"Definitely you must listen to the latest album by Avenged Sevenfold."

"I really love Avenged Sevenfold's album Life is But a Dream."

"Rush."

"Rush Windir Bathory"

"RUSH Heaven and Hell"

"Anthrax is the obvious answer Try Among the Living or Spreading the Disease albums"

"Has great vocals, Among the Living is top tier."

"Anthrax - N.F.B. (dallabnikufesin)."

"If you want good vocals- overkill is the answer"

"Overkill for sure"

"Try Overkill he actually sings"

"Deftones, Slipknot, Korn, Linkin Park, Snot, Mudvayne."

"Depends on who you ask but Linkin Park for me"

"If you want a new band, check out Linkin Park 2.0"

"Death"

"Death, Motörhead, Black Sabbath, Dio"

"Death - Cosmic Sea, Voice of the Soul."

"PUP, Machine Girl, Otoboke Beaver, Liturgy, Soul Glo"

"PUP. first time i heard their music and instantly fell in love."

"Deftones, Slipknot, Korn, Linkin Park, Snot, Mudvayne."

"Korn, TOOL, Linkin Park (maybe), Avenged Sevenfold."

"KoRn, it's still nu metal but it's also more towards the metal side of things."

"Fair to Midland"

"Fair to Midland! Serj signed them to his label."

"Night Birds have a sorta similar surf/punk/hc thing going on."

"Night birds is a good rec"

"Night birds for sure! Kinda lost track of them in my collection and just started rocking them again this weekend."

"I strongly recommend Alcest, deafheaven and agalloch."

"Agalloch"

"With Junna is amazing."

"Try also HAGANE, Hero."

"System of a Down will keep playing shows but will never release another album"

"Probably System of a Down"

"Is in my fav band of all time."

"Paramore and Bring Me The Horizon absolutely smashed at WWWY 2022."

"Pierce the veil & coheed are SOOO good live!!!!"

"Coheed is insane."

"My Chemical Romance, and I’m hoping Gerard leans into his theatrics for the Black Parade revival!"

"Definitely My Chemical Romance, A Day To Remember, Pierce the Veil, Cobra Starship, and Fall Out Boy."

"I’d still probably recommend the NS for this sort of thing."

"For this, I would highly recommend NS Design."

"Sepultura"

"Sepultura Brujeria Pre-Satanist Behemoth"

"Raymei and superknova are really good like the other commenter said!!"

"Raymei and superknova are really good like the other commenter said!!"

"We have all the best metalcore: Ocean Grove."

"Australian band, about to put out a new album in November."

"DO NOT MISS THEIR SET."

"Story of the year absolutely crushes it every time."

"Faith No More"

"Faith No More"

"Ghost and Avatar are my two favorites after System"

"Ghost seem to be going good atm great stage show too."

"After The Burial."

"After the Burial for the win. Dig Deep and Evergreen are perfect albums, but their catalog goes way deeper."

"* Silverstein."

"Always ALWAYS Silverstein and Bayside."

"Wednesday"

"Wednesday rocks. Especially the album Twin Plagues and the song ‘bull believer’ on their latest record"

"Deftones, Slipknot, Korn, Linkin Park, Snot, Mudvayne."

"You need to listen to get some by snot!"

"You should 100% check out Serj tankians solo stuff."

"Look into serj's and daron's solo projects, daron's is similar to soad and serj's is kinda like soad, idk how to describe it but it's good"

"You can't have this conversation without them."

"They literally have a song for every mood, every genre, every vibe."

"I’ve been listening to a lot of Julie recently."

"Julie kinda reminds me of sonic youth if you’re into that vibe."

"I haven't seen anyone say Twelve Foot Ninja yet."

"Twelve foot ninja."

"I strongly recommend Alcest, deafheaven and agalloch."

"Alcest if they can be considered shoegaze"

"Deftones, Slipknot, Korn, Linkin Park, Snot, Mudvayne."

"Deftones. They have a few good albums."

"Ocean band for me."

"Trail absorbs sweat."

"War on Women"

"War on Women, FEA, and Not on Tour are some newer favorites"

"Germany: Electric Callboy."

"Germany: Electric Callboy."

"You need Malevolence"

"Shout out to Malevolence."

"Paramore and Bring Me The Horizon absolutely smashed at WWWY 2022."

"Paramore ❤️ and fall out boy puts on a really good show."

"* Counterparts."

"For sure."

"Manchester Orchestra, specifically live, is sensational."

"Manchester Orchestra puts on an incredible show every single time."

"Deftones, Slipknot, Korn, Linkin Park, Snot, Mudvayne."

"Mudvayne - World So Cold."

"Pantera"

"Pantera - Planet Caravan"

"Sabaton"

"The Used and Atreyu"

"The Used and 3OH!3 were super fun in 2022!"

"Oh! I am a huge fan of Ill niño actually hehe"

"Ill Nino have Spanish versions of there songs"

"Woods of ypres"

"Woods of Ypres"

"Didn’t see anyone mention “Fleshwater” my favorite random find from the last 2 years"

"Not exactly shoegaze but Fleshwater and Nenagenix are quite good"

"I really enjoyed it and SOAD is my favorite band so I think you should give them a go!"

"Also if you like Primus, check out Flagman as well."

"Viza is pretty good, Serj does guest vocals occasionally."

"Definitely check out Viza, major SOAD inspiration."

"Acid bath"

"Acid Bath - Scream of the Butterfly."

"Muse. Their second album is heavy as fuck and Stockholm syndrome was inspired by Daron’s style of playing."

"Failure, Gojira, TOOL, Muse."

"We have all the best metalcore: Polaris."

"Polaris and Northlane."

"Half Me from Germany RIIIIIIPPPPS."

"We have all the best metalcore: Northlane."

"Polaris and Northlane."

"* Alexisonfire."

"Are essential listening."

"Pierce the Veil, fall out boy, Say Anything, and adtr are all still killing it!"

"ADTR and Four Year Strong are great live."

"New Found Glory. Always."

"New found glory is pretty good."

"Bodylastics tube bands are amazing."

"I've used Bodylastics bands going on 25 years."

"Gojira. I also like the most recent two Avenged Sevenfold albums."

"Failure, Gojira, TOOL, Muse."

"Belmont Wilmette We were sharks Capstan (not quite pop punk, but check their older stuff. Pretty fast paced. Wax Poetic is a good one) Settle your scores Brigades (specifically China Doll) Life Lessons Kayak Jones Pentimento Ben Quad Hold Close Coldfront For When You Can’t Breathe Man Overboard Homebound Midfield Brooklane Calling All Captains Woes Parting Ways Johnny Baseba"

"The Showcase Showdown's singer has a voice very similar to Jello's."

"Showcase Showdown is the closest I’ve found in sound."

"Godsmack."

"Truth or Under Your Scars by Godsmack."

"Check out Ankla .. similar style but heavier"

"You should check out Ankla. It’s in both Spanish and English."

"Nevermore"

"Nevermore"

"I have a few I like from Chimaira! Of course I know Pantera."

"Chimaira is great. Have you discovered the mighty Pantera yet?"

"Not necessarily all like Daughtry, but worth a check if you're looking for more classic/hard rock that's not too pop and not too metal... 7nth Time Down, Building 429, Cody Carnes, Cory Asbury, David Leonard, The Neverclaim, Rhett Walker Band, Sidewalk Prophets (some slow stuff, but when they rock... they rock), Stephen Stanley (my current fav)"

"Red, Echoing Angels, Jeremy Camp, 7eventh Time Down, Pillar, Thousand Foot Krutch, Abandon, Mainstay, Rob Rock, Narnia, Theocracy, Scandinavian Metal Praise, Bleach, Caedmon's Call, Plankeye, Mercy Me, Third Day, Zach Williams, Swingin Hammers, Nine Lashes, Sent by Ravens, Manic Drive, The Afters, Chris Tomlin, Kutless, 12 Stones, Anberlin, Life House, Shawn McDonald, The Almost, Neal Morse, The B"

"Mr.Fanstasic, The Starvers"

"I'd throw in Mr.FanTastiC, Survive Said the Prophet and Macaroni Empitsu."

"Scandal"

"Scandal"

"Some songs to try out: Devildriver - Clouds Over California"

"Devildriver gives some LoG vibes. Check out Clouds over California"

"Nike sport loop."

"Used to love the Nike sport loop but ocean band is now top tier!"

"UVERworld"

"I'd add: + uverworld + man with a mission to the list."