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So I feel like a total loser asking this, but...

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Bastardous Bassist:
Rhapsody!

Yeah, actually nobody should ever be subjected to Rhapsody, except for its hilariousness content (which is pretty high).

I'd suggest looking for a band called Brave.  They're kind of still together.  They're a "local" (signed to a record label, but not a big one) band from around DC (VA side).  They're all really cool people, and amazing musicians.  They're not at all avant garde, but very little in rock actually is.

Also, I don't think it's been mentioned (probably considered too obvious, but I've seen some obviouser [it's a word, look it up!] bands mentioned) but Les Claypool.  A little more experimental, but not as much so as a lot of people have mentioned.

Here's a quick list of some other bands that are pretty cool:
Planet X
Racer X (and Paul Gilbert's solo stuff, which is pretty straight-up stuff, but really well-done)
The Crown (if you're looking for brutal, thrashy Death Metal)
The Bad Plus (a jazz piano trio, they do some really cool covers)
Queensryche (probably the most popular of these bands, they're reasonably straight-up rock)
Devin Townsend
Cab (jazz fusion, kind of like prog rock)
Also, I'd recommend checking out Michael Daugherty's Metropolis Symphony, but more specifically Bizzaro.

surgerydrugsnrocknroll:
the crown? brutal death?
theyre pretty much just normal thrash
not bad, but not death.

if you want brutal death, look for:
decapitated
cattle decapitation
beheaded
aborted
&
kronos (this is a really, really execptionaly good band)

Bastardous Bassist:

--- Quote from: surgerydrugsnrocknroll ---the crown? brutal death?
theyre pretty much just normal thrash
not bad, but not death.

if you want brutal death, look for:
decapitated
cattle decapitation
beheaded
aborted
&
kronos (this is a really, really execptionaly good band)
--- End quote ---


Well, my definition of "brutal" differs severely from yours, it seems.  I can see where you're coming from (especially considering the bands you've suggested), but I still stick by my guns that The Crown are both at least brutal.  I'll concede the fact about death metal due to the lack of blasting, mainly.  The main reason I don't consider them thrash is because my main exposure to thrash is stuff like Killswitch Engage and Hatebreed, which have radically different vocals (more uncontrolled screaming than The Crown has).  Though, maybe I'm completely wrong about the majority of thrash.

surgerydrugsnrocknroll:

--- Quote from: Bastardous Bassist ---The main reason I don't consider them thrash is because my main exposure to thrash is stuff like Killswitch Engage and Hatebreed
--- End quote ---


ah, there's the problem :]
kse and hatebreed are not thrash in the least
thrash is stuff like sodom, kreator, slayer, metallica, testament, stormtroopers of death, etc, etc.

just try listening to some sodom and kreator, then you'll see why crown falls under the same catagory.

Kai:

--- Quote from: Bastardous Bassist ---Rhapsody!

Yeah, actually nobody should ever be subjected to Rhapsody, except for its hilariousness content (which is pretty high).

Also, I don't think it's been mentioned (probably considered too obvious, but I've seen some obviouser [it's a word, look it up!] bands mentioned) but Les Claypool.  A little more experimental, but not as much so as a lot of people have mentioned.

The Bad Plus (a jazz piano trio, they do some really cool covers)
Queensryche (probably the most popular of these bands, they're reasonably straight-up rock)
Devin Townsend
Cab (jazz fusion, kind of like prog rock)

--- End quote ---


Dude, Rhapsody are awesome.

I think I mentioned Les Claypool, or AT LEAST Primus. If I didn't, I don't know what the hell I was thinking.

And I totally agree with these artists (the ones above, I'm just too lazy to break up the quotes into different sections).

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