Unknown/Not very well known bands.

Well I'm actually from Singapore, so here are a few bands from Singapore.

Draconis Infernum (Orthodox BM)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p98Pe44N1is&feature=related

Absence Of The Sacred (Prog-DM)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk8uD-0AsBg

Oshiego (Thrashy DM)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLuyYXbwUII

Rudra (DM influenced by Indian Vedic themes and Indian folk music. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uFwJlsES60

These are a few of the more outstanding ones.

Desecrator-Subconscious Release
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKQgVrhnlb8
..they just have 1 Album and its a fucking masterpiece in Death Metal!!
fantasti Death Metal from UK

Delirium - Zzooouhh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL_mLruGd80
Also only 1 album, fantastis Death/Doom Band from Netherlands

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etWF3_anUFo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Hellraider a thrash band from chile!

I've mentioned these guys a couple times on here, German black metal:
Farsot - Like Flakes of Rust
http://youtu.be/-VHxTIccU4Q
Farsot - 7
http://youtu.be/8uPNuhOi9KY

Saligia (Nor) -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-D5NzBn4TM&list=FLU6iKWuglPROov3bMEBHXEQ...

Torture Chain (USA) -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq4qCTRht6I&list=FLU6iKWuglPROov3bMEBHXEQ...

Deathcult (Nor) -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BXpHcktiDY&list=FLU6iKWuglPROov3bMEBHXEQ...

Occvlta (Ger) -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z2L75H-ecw&list=FLU6iKWuglPROov3bMEBHXEQ...

And just because I've been on a Koldbrann binge lately, here is a live video:

Koldbrann (Nor) -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7x92Dj2ZTs

Forgot one...

A masterpiece of a pagan/folk musical project from good-old Norge called Sorgsvart -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sBlUyA7vq0&feature=BFa&list=FLU6iKWuglPR...

I'm from Poland so here's one great polish thrash band - Deathinition:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wwaMzcnq14

And my friend's death metal band - Pestifer (Belgium)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_YrW-wrn9o

Förgjord! This Finnish black metal duo is one of my favourite bands. For all fans of very raw but yet melodic black metal:
Förgjord - Suohauta
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR1gp3iEYXo

A good DM band from Netherlands: Supreme Pain-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTN7FuTHSq0

Chapel (Canada) - Think Midnight, Tank, Motorhead & Venom, but more Thrashy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd5sYQEz5Yk&feature=related

Venenum (Germany) - Featuring members from Excoriate & Hellish Crossfire. Amazing raw and primitive death metal:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8hanqiD3w8&feature=related

Violent Attack (Paraguay) - Dirty and barbaric Thrash only South Americans are capable of delivering:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PYythdcgjc

Nosferatu (Brazil) - Old school heavy metal in the vein of Paul Di'Anno-era Maiden, Heavy Load, Holocaust & Ostrogoth.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS5S17Fpodw&feature=related

OBLIVEON!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7UUI0HtLSI

you know, you guys could be more helpful and include at least the genre, if not a brief description like morenecromansy...

Morfin (pronounced Morphine):
Death metal from L.A. "Singer sounds like a cross between Chuck Schuldiner and Jeff Becerra!" They do a great Leprosy cover too!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CGkDavatOg

Czar:
Black Metal from L.A. These guys are sick live! Related vids should have 'em live.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKYGlTMuMTE

Detest:
Death metal from L.A. They have no actual demos on youtube. Just live performances.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU7zMF1nXXY

D.A.M.

Madrost! I might have a show with them in a few months!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WHNo3wJt8c

Exmortus! Again, I might have a show with them in a few months!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ks4yUPeYdw

Savage Death comes to mind.
US Thrash band with a few roots in early death metal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUTIr5LD84I

And NME, a first wave black metal/ thrash band
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrxDxSnKj7Q
http://youtu.be/OQ4dFM-o1Xw

Flames of Hell , a first wave black metal band from Iceland(!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbyCJ0BLhz0

and one more for good measure ( I could do this all night...)
Voor, another thrash band with a touch of early death metal thrown in for flavour.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNZpkqd36WA

Aptorian Demon

The Beatles

http://forcedkill.bandcamp.com/
http://repressionmetal.bandcamp.com/
http://www.myspace.com/architorturemetal
http://www.mikseri.net/artists/?id=139940
https://www.facebook.com/NuclearOmnicide/app_178091127385
Some Finnish new wave Thrash Metal...

crown ov horns- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAca4W1T2Jk

Humiliation- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga1LLjsgMys&feature=related ..if u like bolt thrower then u can try listen to their stuff..

3 other bands everyone should check out, all of whom just happened to be signed to Barbarian Wrath(RIP):

Countess (Holland) - Started out as your average BM band, but started incorporating more traditional heavy metal elements along the way and managed to create an incredibly unique sound and atmosphere no other band can match. The fact that every release is limited to 666 copies makes Orlok even more awesome!

http://youtu.be/VuZdDp9kCQI
http://youtu.be/2aTgdO0lHUQ
http://youtu.be/D-1jaJQ-714

Tearstained (US) - A one-man band that can go from Bathory inspired riffs to Hellhammer/Celtic Frost slow-mid tempo riffs and Mikael does one hell of a King Diamond impersonation.

http://youtu.be/0uXOmb-EAgc
http://youtu.be/7M6pAQd_QOQ
http://youtu.be/u82FVPHLObY

Morrigan - Total Bathory worship.. Nothing more to say. "Plague, Waste and Death" is an essential album.

http://youtu.be/MW5unCgi6-U
http://youtu.be/ySxasGkeNq8
http://youtu.be/UcomMDY7S94

fuckin NIHILIST (not pre entombed)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FTIFB71zuE

Meliah Rage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrWdFmifsCE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9LVpSxAoxQ

One of my favorite bands and they're still active. Mike Munro is probably the most toughest looking vocalist ever.

Stygian
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_jSaxpJVYI

I don't feel like pulling a Tico Tyrant and listing a whole bunch at one, so I'll just list a few right now :D

Pensées Nocturnes(France) - Fronted by Vaerohn ( ex Way to End,Valhôll). He fuses romantic/baroque/neoclassical elements into a black metal approach that basically explores solitude and ambiance such as DSBM, but it's really a lot more unique than that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-vJZek3h1k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jxS1nBDPc8

Thor (Canada)- A really old school heavy metal band from Vancouver Canada. They released some mediocre albums, but their 1985 one is the one worth noting, which is entitled 'Only the Strong'. It's definitely worth looking into, a nice mix of musicianship and song quality...not exactly inventive, but very kick ass and a fun time!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzboTtbqomk
and a live one too!- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5hTagjh_Vg

It seems like Crowbar is unknown. They're a sludge metal band from Louisiana and they are so fuckin good. Here are a couple of songs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM2-iPAY2p4

^It's from their second studio album released in 1993.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy5UnS6QSo0

^This is from their newest album from 2011, and they still kick ass.

I'm from Hong Kong, so here are some bands from my fellow country(city)men, there's definitely more than two, I will add more later.

Orthon (Symphonic Black Metal)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xOKJpPt6iI

Cadaver (Death Metal)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHt75OUgQMA&

Crossover over thrash - loss for words.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBdSKhb0lpo

Another Crossover thrash band - Lethal Agression

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

the actual good Slipknot band - nothing to do with that faggot ass one getting around these days!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPWLkqv_Ue0

I have a couple of Croatian thrash bands here that are relatively unknown outside the country:

Descender - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_NOLhLMawU

Evil Blood - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI5_3DyOnYM

Vortex - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w5NrP9jBmQ

Devastation - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNqQtKTA04U

Nightmare from Columbia..straight forward HM....

personally I am into Pure Speed Metal so other than Exciter, Abattoir, Acid, are there other Pure speed metal bands around to explore and discover????

Another batch!

Wojnar(Poland/Ambient/Black Metal/Folk/Slavic paganism)- Wow, what can I say? Poland's scene of black/folk and pagan metal bands never cease to amaze me. Wojnar released a series of demos from 1998-99 and a few demos, the 'Book of Veles' was his first full length..but truly its' safe to say 'Z najgłębszych borów pieśni Wam niosę ' is the breakout album.
Wojnar is a journey of Slavic/Folk pagan musicianship, combined with a direct and effective black metal approach...keyboards, flutes, guitar and varied vocals(sometimes like a story narration, sometimes like a chanting type of singing) give you a sense of really being brought back to the roots of the music, there is a really earthly texture that almost gives you the sense of being in a forest or sitting around a sacred ground with fellow warriors. Regardless of where you find your own roots, this is the kind of music that can truly give one a sense of awe and wonder...it's definitely top quality and worth a listen.

- 'Słońca Brzask' from Z najgłębszych borów pieśni Wam niosę, 2006 full length: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYVFwiulwWg&feature=relmfu
- 'Znak Orła Białego' from Epos O Woju Z Krainy Mrozem Spowitej, 2009 full length : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRLmIHO9rEk&feature=related

Skagos( Canada/Folk/Atmospheric/Black metal)- This is a relatively new project hailing from Vancouver Island, with members from Iskra and Fauna. Skagos is music that explores nature and the self exploration of being humane, the spirituality of things...and the ambiance of our existence, both the chaotic and the beautiful side of it. I personally found out about them through their split with Tomhet in 2007? or 2008?
Their 2009 full length, entitled 'Ást' is a musical journey well worth looking into if this is the kind of music that peaks your interests. I truly consider their approach to be the epitome of atmospheric mastery...definitely another great band in a long line of similar groups I follow. Combining classical, folk, ambient and acosutic elements and mixing it with a progressive 'back metal' feel, Skagos create a true feeling of nature and struggle within the tone of their sound. Not all the songs have vocals...henceforth, a larger impact is left on the listeners mind. This is not music for the impatient , but it is great sound for a wandering and exploring individual. It's truly brilliant work.

- 'A Night That Ends, As All Nights End, When the Sun Rises' from 'Ást', 2009 full length: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RJShKVHu60&feature=plcp
- 'Smoldering Embers' from their split with Panopticon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJfkB7I2PSQ

Lhind (Germany / Shoegaze type feel/ Black metal/ Progressive/ Experimental/ Ambient ) -Well, just thought I'd share some light on a band I basically just discovered...more experimental work from the the land of the runes...and a simply refreshing take on the genre. There are definite ties to the roots of black metal, but it's easy to see variety that leads me to think this has a more progressive avant garde feel,it's just sort of skimming the surface or rock, but still very atmospheric in a way.It's a nice blend whatever it is...it is brilliant...and it is proof that this genre will never die. Deutschland vor!
A 2011 demo entitled, 'Where Ice Breathes Fire' is so far Vidarson's only work with Lhind, but you can also see his musicanship at play with fellow German band 'Treibgeist'.

- 'Where Ice Breathes Fire ' title track from Where Ice Breathe's Fire, 2011 demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV8A5EeW1_c&feature=relmfu
- 'Flower of Solitude' a sneak peak into an upcoming album?!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRNGGbFkfXc&feature=relmfu