RE: Gasps from the audience... Did they just do that? This is Shock Rock. [Metal Tree: 7]
I notice that there are some really new branches I haven't made it to yet. Such as New Wave of American Metal. Some of the bands like Killswitch Engage Sam Dunn has listed in this section, though Wikipedia mentioned them in Metalcore (which I didn't know what was either) so another case of sub-genre overlap. It is possible Texas Hippie Coalition might fit into one of these up and coming branches (and possibly some older ones as well), but the majority of the styles coming up (there are some exceptions) I do not really know what distinguishes them... so I don't know where they might fit until I've researched and written about those branches... there are a few branches left I am familiar with, but quite a few I know nothing or very little about. This is kind of cool though, because I learn things while making my posts.
Well, they don't really look like a Metal band
Hell... I don't associate looks with music anymore... :)
I like it when they don't look like expected... and I have never heard these guys but they are pretty bad ass...
Low aspect would also work well with Doom metal, and definitely has some Pantera feel... though I suspect some of the branches I haven't covered yet might fit better for a lot of newer bands. Hard to say since I don't know what defines most of them...
The lowness of this though would fit with Doom Metal feel.... but another trait of the Doom Metal seems to be that they almost continued with the Black Sabbath feel and carried it forward.
These guys are unique enough I suspect they'll fit better in new stuff I haven't covered.
Really cool though... thanks for sharing them.