Ultimate Guitar's Top Band Profiles Of 2007

They were impossible to ignore. Whether it was because of their ear-catching MP3s or their jaw-dropping lack of talent, 4 bands featured in Ultimate Guitar’s new profile section received more views than any of the 5,000-plus others. When it came down to it, there was not much common ground among the bands that had the most profile hits. At one of the end of the spectrum was a gothic sextet with a heavy keyboard presence, and at the other side was a group of young lads that have perfected the art of playing songs that, although full of offbeat topics (Marxism and diarrhea, anyone?), surprisingly suck you in. What a diverse bunch we have out there in Ultimate Guitar Land.

If you haven’t already taken time to check out the likes of Post Modern Sounds or Sinnair, spend a few minutes scanning over what have been officially crowned as the must-see band profiles. Take into consideration that a lot of the groups are still young and perfecting their craft, so don’t be surprised if not every song is recorded in a professional studio. Love them or hate them, here are the bands that enticed the UG Community like no others.

Amplify This!

1093 profile views

Location: Great Britain
Genres: Punk Rock
Link: artists.ultimate-guitar.com/amplifythis

The MP3s are sparse on the profile for Amplify This!, but what is lacking in quantity the band made up for with their blend of energetic pop-punk. The 2 MP3s featured on the profile are actually just different versions of the track “Rock With Me,” with one being a stripped-down demo that actually sounds quite a bit different than the full-band recording. Although the band is currently dedicated to the pop-punk genre, a few of their influences (Reel Big Fish and Less Than Jake) might just eventually persuade these boys to add a few horns to the lineup. For as fresh-faced and young-hearted as the musicians appear to be (we love the South Park rendition of the band, by the way), the songwriting already shows plenty of promise – with or without the addition of ska in their future.

MP3 To Check Out: The demo for “Rock With Me” features no percussion and surprisingly ends up sounding a bit grittier and more punk-inspired than the cleaned-up version.

Sundial

1375 profile views

Location: Russia
Genres: Sympho Black Metal, Gothic, Doom, Epic, Atmosphere
Link: artists.ultimate-guitar.com/sundial

Out of all of the top band profiles, Sundial opted for a more dramatic path. Probably the most interesting element is the contrasting styles of keyboardist/vocalist Anastacia Kuznetsova and singer Dimitrii “Wolf” Muratov, who have polar opposite musical deliveries that keep things interesting. While Sundial lists sympho black metal as one of their genre styles, the guitar-oriented, edgy side is often kept in check more so than a lot of black metal bands out on the scene today. The quintet doesn’t shy from their darker nature, but it is usually balanced out by airy keyboard/piano solos that often are featured for long periods of time within each song.

MP3 To Check Out: “Doubts” includes Sundial’s trademark synth lines, but you’ll also get an unexpected Rammstein-like vocal that immediately makes it stand out from the rest.

Sinnair

1418 profile views

Location: Madrid
Genres: Modern Rock, Alternative, Progressive Rock, Metal
Link: artists.ultimate-guitar.com/sinnair

If there is one band that could likely have a hit on the Billboard rock charts within the next year, Sinnair would be a top candidate. By the look of their list of influences (Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Motorhead, The Mars Volta), it’s obvious that they know what it takes to construct a memorable song as well. The MP3s listed on their profile were obviously recorded in some sort of studio environment, but it’s not just pristine sound quality that translates into solid songwriting. Along with guitarist PT’s incredible riff work and vocalist Heras’ impressive range, Sinnair’s songs are skillfully composed and will probably click with a wide range of listeners.

MP3 To Check Out: “Wine & Cigarettes” is one of the more laid-back rock tracks and accentuates how similar Heras sounds like Alter Bridge’s Myles Kennedy at times.

Post Modern Sounds

1494 profile views

Location: Connecticut, USA
Genres: Proto Post Progressive, Melodic Death Pop Core
Link: artists.ultimate-guitar.com/pomos

From the sound of the band’s name, you might be expecting a cutting-edge, possibly experimental collection of tracks. While that doesn’t precisely describe Post Modern Sounds, the band still has a style that stops you in your tracks. Sure, songs like “Lucy In The Sky With Diarrhea” and “Ozzy Osbourne’s Brother” might seem a little odd at first, but that’s exactly what is so intriguing about the trio. You can hear a whole lot of influences running amok in their MP3s, with “The Little Marxist That Couldn’t” sounding like everything from a Mark Knopfler number to a Dead Kennedys’ hit. But perhaps the biggest tell-tale sign that this band is unique comes in the UG readers’ comments. Blackflag49 wrote “You guys rawk,” while whatup1234 couldn’t resist saying, “You guys suck so bad, your (sic) not gonna make it anywhere.” With all of the passion flying around, it might just mean that Post Modern Sounds could be the next big thing in the rock world.

MP3 To Check Out: Although every song will give you the full Post Modern Sounds experience, “Blue Box Bed” has an infectious little riff to round out all of the beautiful oddity.

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Comments

[Giorgi]

WTF?????

50% irony in there right?

[Jimbleton]

'Melodic Death Pop Core'

how do u do that?

[SmashThings]

lol never heard of any of them

[Nightmare_xxx]

I like the ones that I know

[SuperBlob]

WOOOOO GO PMS!

[pAmpH]

I might just check them out...

[=Thunderbird=]

"Melodic Death Pop Core" OMFG??
lol... what strange genre^^ ... what has this band to do with melodic death or with core???? that's really strange...

[MuRph83]

"melodic death pop core"?????

[Shabalaba]

melodic death pop core?
Like everyone else has said wtf!

[huevomax]

The last band reminded me of the misfits for some reason.
I still didn't like them.

[jammin24]

melodic death pop core FTW

[C&C Magik]

i was just about to post a comment saying

"haha melodic death pop core"

looks like i've been beaten..... 5 times.

[sponj]

aw yeah, you go doolittle

[Saofan12]

this is a joke, rite?

[THE NEKRYPH]

**sighs** what is the music world decaying into??

[E V H 5150]

I thought Sinnair was okay, but the rest were pretty boring. Post-Modern Sounds had horrible sound quality. And Sundial's songs were just boring, pretty basic. I thought Sinnair had a good sound. And Amplify this was okay, but it seemed like Rock With Me didn't really go anywhere.

[ThomasHare]

Jimbleton wrote:

'Melodic Death Pop Core'

how do u do that?

+1, lol

[ctb]

Sundial are amazing!

[BFMV_OWN]

Jimbleton wrote:

'Melodic Death Pop Core'

how do u do that?

+1 lol

[BFMV_OWN]

ThomasHare wrote:

Jimbleton wrote:

'Melodic Death Pop Core'

how do u do that?



+1, lol

+2

[J.J.G.]

ThomasHare wrote:

Jimbleton wrote:

'Melodic Death Pop Core'

how do u do that?



+1, lol


+2

+3

[SuperBlob]

Hang on, you've all got the genres wrong for PMS. There is only one genre there, not two :p

[Pingis_Or_Death]

That last band was actually some of the worst music I've ever heard.

[Typik]

Pingis_Or_Death wrote:

That last band was actually some of the worst music I've ever heard.

Seconded, I like sinnair a bit though, I just heard them just now anyways.

[PopNFresh07]

All I want for Christmas is that girl from Sundial.

D:

..

Cool music, too.

[MedicreDemon]

J.J.G. wrote:

ThomasHare wrote:

Jimbleton wrote:

'Melodic Death Pop Core'

how do u do that?



+1, lol


+2

+3

+4

[Divinephyton]

I loved them all, except for Amplify This.
Post Modern Sounds shocked me, they are so young, yet still produce -to me- very retro sounding tunes. I can def. hear their influences in their music...
As for Sinnair and Sundial well, they just plain rocked! :p

[xCoilx]

MedicreDemon wrote:

J.J.G. wrote:

ThomasHare wrote:

Jimbleton wrote:

'Melodic Death Pop Core'

how do u do that?



+1, lol


+2

+3


+4

+30000085076038078083572847813758732 819578

[Doolittle]

hehe Thank you guys from everything.
We're secretly just a simple punk/postpunk band >_>

Checked lol.

[element4433]

PMS!!!!! I've liked them since before they were a band

[Shazazmic]

"Melodic Death Pop Core"

Fall out Boy + Behemoth + Lamb of God

O.O?

[Cleared]

There are still no prog-country, metal, death-blues, neo-rap bands on this list.

[StreetLight3989]

Go PMS!!! Now I can be cool and say I liked them before they were UG famous.

[Flying Afros]

Shazazmic wrote:

"Melodic Death Pop Core"

Fall out Boy + Behemoth + Lamb of God

O.O?

hahahahaha

[uhh_me?]

way to go doolittle!!!

[werty22]

StreetLight3989 wrote:

Go PMS!!! Now I can be cool and say I liked them before they were UG famous.

Me too. We were cool before anyone else.

[Toaster Pastry]

OK, I have to admit, I kinda wish I had thought of "Lucy In the Sky with Diarrhea" first.

[g0tstr1ngs?]

Cleared wrote:

There are still no prog-country, metal, death-blues, neo-rap bands on this list.

hey thats my band!! you should check out our newest song called "Hoes comin' to my sinister farm to help set my people free"

[yeahyeah]

Tom! Jeremiah!

Sign my ass!!!!!

[Dirtydeeds468]

LOL @ melodic death pop core

What a load of balls.

[samerika]

I haven't seen any of those :P

[gopherthegreat]

i've seen Post-Modern Sounds (quite good), but none of the others.

[FRDesign]

I have more profile views than any of those bands lol

[webbtje]

Melodic death pop core?

Lulz. Nice bit of satire.

[el rulfo]

g0tstr1ngs? wrote:

Cleared wrote:

There are still no prog-country, metal, death-blues, neo-rap bands on this list.


hey thats my band!! you should check out our newest song called "Hoes comin' to my sinister farm to help set my people free"

Gotstrings, you are a genious!

[elcapitan1800]

FRDesign wrote:

I have more profile views than any of those bands lol

Not anymore. And I thought Sinnair was really good, not really digging the rest

Woo yeah, Doolittle.

Checked.

[tucker69]

Lucy in the Sky with Diarrhea...
lol...

[!normajean!]

Pingis_Or_Death wrote:

That last band was actually some of the worst music I've ever heard.

+infinity
that was seriously the worst band ive ever heard in my entire life. im going to have nightmares about it for years. and it will eventually drive me to insanity and i will kill myself.


metaphorically speaking....

[Doolittle]

^lol @ the music I make driving some with the username "Normajean" to the point of death.
Again, thanks you everything, everyone!

[blackout57]

'Melodic Death Pop Core'?

lol X 10.000

[blackout57]

'Melodic Death Pop Core'?

what is this? a new age? or more boring styles?
u decide
(metalcore rulezzz)

[LosVatos88]

haha melodic death pop core

sounds fun

[guitarsolo_17]

melodic, death-pop core.....

well, A7x is considered Death Metal/"Hardcore"...and they are extremely popular image AKA POP!.....makes complete sense.

[Post Disastor]

i figured the best guitar network website on the web would know good music



i guess i figured wrong

[justforcomments]

FAR OUT! You guys don't understand why they label themselves as "Melodic Death Pop Core" ? Just look at the name! "Post Modern Sounds"

Of course they are going to say a 'genre' like that which makes no sense, they're post-modernists.

[batiboy06]

melodic death pop core..
sounds like britney's dancing ballet in kirk's solos with flo's helicopter bass. hmph.

[hminh87]

You gotta be kidding with me...!

[*toki*]

yea, well i got a band that's "melodic clasical blues prog death-meatal techno core"

[*toki*]

beat that

[the boogieman]

terrible list

[European Son]

People at UG are just horrible at comprehending irony/humour. The genre Post Modern Sounds claim to be playing is obviously just a joke. Seriously , people.

PoMoSounds is my favoruite amongst the four.

[European Son]

Congratz, Doolittle & Co.

[original=punk]

element4433 wrote:

PMS!!!!! I've liked them since before they were a band

lol, too baz i'm more z0mb13zZz than youz. cuz i new bout dem b4 da begin of tim.

[shenanigans]

I thought all of them were just really, really...bad...

PMS sounded like a joke band
Sinnair was just very boring and overdone, didn't sound inspired..
Sundial had some promise, but besides "intro" they too sounded lame
Amplify this didn't even really sound like a band, and Rock Me was very very cheesy.

JUST MY OPINION...but hey whatever keep at it...

[hi,i'm jordan]

melodic death pop core is just another term for steaming pile of crap.

[jordy-77]

Post Modern Sounds shouldn't even be in a top 10, I've heard bands wayyy better, IMO, which are also more skilled bands.

[Captain Chaos]

Those are some terrible bands.

[The Spoon]

Te melodic death pop core is supposed to be a joke

[Jorge A. Luna]

post modern sounds q es eso y q generos? no (m)anchen

[jufru]

lol i dont like the music of Post Modern Sounds, but the genre is my favorite.
You have to see this that way, if you are the first in a genre, it's much easier for you to get successfull and even if you get the title best "melodic death pop core" - band

[Dark~Star]

BFMV_OWN wrote:

Jimbleton wrote:

'Melodic Death Pop Core'

how do u do that?

+1 lol

well i know a song close to that lol

Oops i did it again- Children of Bodom/

awesome band too. espically on riffs and bridges.

[StreetLight3989]

Melodic Death Popcore is the new revolution in music.

[zeppelinpage4]

Sundial has some brilliant vocals and have a great sound overall.

Sinnair were really great too.

[breadstick]

Sinnair was frickin awesome!

[StreetLight3989]

The only good band here is Post Modern Sounds. The rest are boring and already sound like an existing band, nothing unique.

[element4433]

StreetLight3989 wrote:

The only good band here is Post Modern Sounds. The rest are boring and already sound like an existing band, nothing unique.

Seriously. Why be like everyone else when you can be different and unique?

[Ska Wars]

Post-Modern Sounds is a very good band. Their music is very complex, and the perfection!

[BulletRide]

My new band's name is gonna be called Melodic Death Pop Core. Greatest ****in genre ever.

[Decembero]

Is this the future of our music? erm! I know local talent that are better than these bands and they are also in universities or colleges doing degrees in various subjects because it is so hard to make it bigger than playing in pubs. Its a shame.

[joshgiesbrecht]

SmashThings wrote:

lol never heard of any of them

I agree.. Are these just no name bands.. That have like a couple thousand fans?

[Kw1q51lv3r]

It was all boring skimming through that article for me, until I saw Post Modern Sounds' section. This is what ran through my mind:

Proto Post Progressive: Sounds a little too restricting for me to think of them having a varied sound.
Melodic Death Pop Core: ... ... ... Uh... ... ... What?

[micah151]

haha pms
bmw

[dirtymexican863]

lets retitle the article "Ultimate Guitar's Top 4 bands that nobody cares about"

[element4433]

dirtymexican863 wrote:

lets retitle the article "Ultimate Guitar's Top 4 bands that nobody cares about"

I care about Post-Modern Sounds

[RHCP94]

element4433 wrote:

dirtymexican863 wrote:

lets retitle the article "Ultimate Guitar's Top 4 bands that nobody cares about"
I care about Post-Modern Sounds

Same here.

[StreetLight3989]

I also care about Post-Modern Sounds. The rest suck.

[evening_crow]

PopNFresh07 wrote:

All I want for Christmas is that girl from Sundial.

D:

..

Cool music, too.

Not if i can take her first!!!

muahahaha!!!!

[KJKINFLAMES]

i hope Nergal from Behemoth eats them....

[thebixter88]

It's supposed to read:
Proto-Post-Progressive-Melodic-Death-Pop-Core
So think of them as Rush+H.I.M.+SOAD+Dimmu Borgir+Brittney+Slipknot

[MedicreDemon]

Sundial is the only good one.....

[DoomSentinal]

doom and epic are not ****ing genres

[ericbennetts]

um...no.

absolutely terrible.

[LosT.Teddy.]

medolic death pop what ? i mean that would be shit by hearing this xDD löl

[opivy21]

PMS is the greatest!

[Night_Lights]

MedicreDemon wrote:

Sundial is the only good one.....

pretty much, and even then, its not amazing.

[Educated_Rokker]

I don't think I was on the day this was voted on....

[lagunasunrise]

g0 PMS!!11!!!!1!!! | t0t@!e3 g0Tz u gUY'z D3M0!111!!!111a!

[speedmetal ftw]

hi,i'm jordan wrote :
melodic death pop core is just another term for steaming pile of crap.

i second that

[speedmetal ftw]

UG wrte: Blackflag49 wrote “You guys rawk,” while whatup1234 couldn’t resist saying, “You guys suck so bad, your (sic) not gonna make it anywhere.” With all of the passion flying around, it might just mean that Post Modern Sounds could be the next big thing in the rock world.

next big thing when our world goes to shit

[element4433]

speedmetal ftw wrote:

UG wrte: Blackflag49 wrote “You guys rawk,” while whatup1234 couldn’t resist saying, “You guys suck so bad, your (sic) not gonna make it anywhere.” With all of the passion flying around, it might just mean that Post Modern Sounds could be the next big thing in the rock world.


next big thing when our world goes to shit

Your name is speedmetal ftw, you can't have an opinion on what good music is. Also, I don't think you're smart enough to understand the genious of PMS.

[GTB24]

melodic death pop core i dont have a clue what tht means put together but these words on their own dotn describe anything aboot the band my gran can play guitar in a more death style than these guys

[GTB24]

ohh and btw best band above sundial easily even if they do sing in russian and i cant understand it its awesome \m/

[speedmetal ftw]

lol the genious of pms? sorry i could not understand the genious of a womans menstrual cycle....lmao

[speedmetal ftw]

Typik :
Pingis_Or_Death wrote:

That last band was actually some of the worst music I've ever heard.

Seconded, I like sinnair a bit though, I just heard them just now anyways.

+3

[StreetLight3989]

All this hate on PMS. What else would I expect from the extremely intelligent Metal and Classic Rock elitists on UG? Seriously PMS are great music.

[rockfanatik00]

sinnair is ****in awesome

[element4433]

speedmetal ftw wrote:

lol the genious of pms? sorry i could not understand the genious of a womans menstrual cycle....lmao

You're silly

[SuperBlob]

StreetLight3989 wrote:

All this hate on PMS. What else would I expect from the extremely intelligent Metal and Classic Rock elitists on UG? Seriously PMS are great music.

This m,an is correct

[Goblumich07]

they lack alot of musical structure. if you listen, the bass lines have a lot of notes thrown in that are completely dissonant from everything else going on.

[Ska Wars]

I'm calling it now: PMS are going to repeat as top band next year! Just you wait and see!

[Aminos]

melodic death pop core?? OMG

[Smiley-JLU]

Ska Wars wrote:

I'm calling it now: PMS are going to repeat as top band next year! Just you wait and see!

i agree. PMS rules, but just wait till Decimated King get a profile on here. to find out more search 'decimated king' on google and get the bebo link.

[matalliam]

SuperBlob wrote:

Hang on, you've all got the genres wrong for PMS. There is only one genre there, not two :p

nobody cares

[Mist Rias]

Sundial sounds cool.....
Someday I'll be a lead singer of a famous band, you'll see.

Jazz is better than Blues & Rock!

[DFX11]

who are these people?

[PianoBlackSP]

The main problem with the post modern guys is that singer. He either needs to shut the f**k up and play bass or drop the bass and focus on vocals. It really, really sounds like he cant do them at the same time.

[freedoms_stain]

sinnair and sundial sound like decent serious bands ready to make a go of it in the music industry, the other two sound like school kid bands who need to tighten up ALOT before they're ready for that. And one of them, I think it's Amplify This, sounds a helluva lot like Wheatus!

[Paul Lambeth]

"Melodic Death Pop Core"

Fall out Boy + Behemoth + Lamb of God

O.O?

More like Sugababes + Dark Tranquillity + A District Apart

Which isn't really what they are...

[mikeguitardude]

Melodic Death Pop Core

LMAO What a mix that sounds to me like a pop disaster.
Stick with a f***ing genre and play it. What the hell is that lol I wonder how that would sound?

[StreetLight3989]

The Melodic Death Pop Core thing is a joke. Are you people ****ing stupid?

[victor_toijam]

WAS ALL THIS SOME KIND OF A JOKE

[GrovMan]

lol, lol

[01meliac]

**** the lotta ya

[Shinozoku]

Sundial rules

[TheDestroyerX]

melodic death pop core.....
ITS THE END OF THE WORLD!!!!!

[skindred]

melodic death pop core..now i have heard everything lol

[Griffinx]

Right so I got that the Melodic Death Pop Core was probably a joke
But they were actually the msot awful thing I've ever heard..
Seriously they made me ashamed to even be on their profile.

[slashguitar1234]

am i the only one on UG that likes ALL of them?

[oiggamid]

how did these ppl even get voted best bands i never even heard of any of them some of the bands voted best should be like Avenged sevenfold,new found glory, kid rock,my chemical romance. what happen to those bands ppl ! get the rock on !

[ciwwaf rulz]

amplify this gets a thumbs up... the others get a thumbs down. cuz really metallic death pop core? do u wanna be like fall out boy?

[DroptheBomb]

Jimbleton wrote:

'Melodic Death Pop Core'

how do u do that?

wat about the emoacidjazz?

el rulfo wrote:

g0tstr1ngs? wrote:

Cleared wrote:

There are still no prog-country, metal, death-blues, neo-rap bands on this list.


hey thats my band!! you should check out our newest song called "Hoes comin' to my sinister farm to help set my people free"


Gotstrings, you are a genious!

[DroptheBomb]

oiggamid wrote:

how did these ppl even get voted best bands i never even heard of any of them some of the bands voted best should be like Avenged sevenfold,new found glory, kid rock,my chemical romance. what happen to those bands ppl ! get the rock on !

dont those bands get enough spotlight as is?
this is a chance for up and coming band sto get heard there broseph