I've been very impressed with Airbourne, Black Tide & Operator this year, quite strong debuts.

If there are anymore you think I should know about let me know (prefer melody and big guitars over shoutyness and 'experimental)

If you like that kind of stuff, try Turbonegro.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH9WY3YtV4g

And Priestess

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdWGIJX2_14

Maybe some Zeke

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zM8egfMkG5k

Open Hand

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dwUnc4CyNo

Young Heart Attack

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y6H8ch53pQ&feature=related

Datsuns

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWVxGFIpPB8

Barnsley's own GU Medicine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywaEZvRgtPE

And the superb Supersuckers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6-mmxXtghE&feature=related

Peter Pan Speedrock

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcElZNyiKpw&feature=related

Greenhaven

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UswtzUCrZ2c

Orange Goblin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPMN2d_v_2E&feature=related

Atomic Bitchwax

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2zKFgKLItA&feature=related

Nashville Pussy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bUhLG0vMmI

Alabama Thunderpussy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUvkIuxq3OM

Spiritual Beggars

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3fyYDpghPs

I know a lot of this is maybe more stoner/heavy but if you don't like it, you don't like it.

Cheers, yeah been a big turbonegro fan since bout 97, was gutted when they split up, but the return was good, Supersuckers are ok.

I don't like some you have mentioned as they are a bit too stoner / bar room sludge... but i'll check out all the ones i've not heard of. cheers

im liking the way rock is going too. enjoyed airborne even if on a personal level they are a bunch of arrogant midgets.

it good were stepping away from emo rock should be loud and fun.

gonna keep an eye on this thread. my music taste got stuck somewhere in the early 90s and havent liked much new since then, so whats top of your list?

The Sword - Freya
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe7OQpUlanE

Black Mountain - Druganaut
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0RjXTjvjCA&feature=related

Baroness - Wanderlust
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb3ep6YW0JI

Mastodon - Sleeping Giant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-2alwdcmrs

Porcupine Tree - Blackest Eyes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTNO4PBO5Zo

These three are quite different and all good

Down
http://www.myspace.com/downnola

Black Tide
http://www.myspace.com/blacktide

Pride of Lions (prob too cheesy for people on here, ex-survivor songwriter)
http://www.myspace.com/prideoflions

Nekro, just worked through all your postings....my findings (i'm quite a tough music critic so hard to please haha)

- Open Hand was interesting and most original
- Datsuns i've heard b4 I think, catchy and fun but prob bore of it after a bit
- GU Medicine, i've missed theses a few times, i've missed out, they are pretty good.

I'll check more over weekend...oh if you havent already..you'll love Gluecifer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB6D6VXi3BA&feature=related

Good posts. Have albums by all the bands mentioned so far apart from Black Tide and Pride of Lions.

Yes, the GU Medicine song I put up here isn't he best, but it's the only one with a video. They have two albums which are brilliant.

And yeah, I love Gluecifer. I forgot to mention Hellacopters too.

Black Tide have been played to death on Radio One. Whenever I tune in it's being played. For a young LA band, that's pretty good going. They must have a helluva good manager and label to get them continuous airplay like they've had.

Airbourne got a lot of airplay when first launched but I've not heard/seen much of them in recent months.

Funny how both bands mentioned here sound so similar to other big named rock bands out there. Airbourne being AC/DC soundalikes and Black Tide being very LA Guns sounding.

Black Tide have been played to death on Radio One. Whenever I tune in it's being played. For a young LA band, that's pretty good going. They must have a helluva good manager and label to get them continuous airplay like they've had.

Airbourne got a lot of airplay when first launched but I've not heard/seen much of them in recent months.

Funny how both bands mentioned here sound so similar to other big named rock bands out there. Airbourne being AC/DC soundalikes and Black Tide being very LA Guns sounding.

I personally think Black Tide take best bits of several bands, I can hear bits of Guns N Roses, Iron Maiden, Metallica and even a dash of 80's hair metal ala Slaughter...all good points though! and the vocals were recorded when he was 15???? crazy!!!

Oh and there's Wolfmother but you'll probably have heard them.