Tell us your favorite band from your region/city/state

I living in Rio de Janeiro (the state, not the city) and my favorite band is without doubt, Saint Spirit.

Started in 1993/94 they have 4 full lenghts and 1 Ep with covers (one of them appear on the Deliverance tribute). They really crush in a stage. One of their hightlights was when they opened a Sepultura's concert in 2009.



(Tomarock Fest with Sepultura, Torture Squad and other bands)


(From the album 'Mea Culpa' - 2015)


(From the album 'Vanitas Vanitatum' - 2011)

American Arson (Michigan) is a new favorite band of mine.

LexMetalis wrote:I living in Rio de Janeiro (the state, not the city) and my favorite band is without doubt, Saint Spirit.

Started in 1993/94 they have 4 full lenghts and 1 Ep with covers (one of them appear on the Deliverance tribute). They really crush in a stage. One of their hightlights was when they opened a Sepultura's concert in 2009.



(Tomarock Fest with Sepultura, Torture Squad and other bands)


(From the album 'Mea Culpa' - 2015)


(From the album 'Vanitas Vanitatum' - 2011)

I liked Saint Spirit a lot! I can´t find their CDs. They are very talented. Are they still active?

I live in the Lightmare, Creed, Saint Attack, Bloody Cross area.
Can´t choose a favourite one here. Loved the rawer demos a lot!
You can´t compare them - each one is special.

Hi cailen, glad to read this. They're very talented guys and personal friends too...

Outside Brazil is really hard to find. I have tried some distribuition in the past but never happened. I'll ask to the band leader if he had some in stock.

And yes, they're alive. Compositions to fill a new album, but with no deadline to release

Here in Washington state it would be Bloodgood, Watchmen, and Demon Hunter.

Geez, I grew up in South Dakota. . . “we” did produce Nodes of Ranvier, but well after I moved away.

Home now is New Hampshire. . . which is a wonderful place to live, but. . . .

I'm originally from Oregon where Saint is from.

As for current bands living here, I would have to go with Seventh Day Slumber and Disciple which are both located in Tennessee.  I believe most of Skillet lives here now as well.

At one time, all of Guardian lived around Nashville, but I think Jamie went back to Indiana.

John Schlitt lives in Franklin, TN, so I will add him.

As far as big bands from the classic scene, I don't know of anyone purely from Tennessee.  If they secured a record deal, many of the artists moved here to be closer to the Christian labels which took up root in Nashville.

Grindboy wrote:Geez, I grew up in South Dakota. . . “we” did produce Nodes of Ranvier, but well after I moved away.

Home now is New Hampshire. . . which is a wonderful place to live, but. . . .

Maybe not your taste in music but ZION was from South Dakota. From that band came Rex Scott who formed X-Sinner and GX Project https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Zion/33355

I am going to pick from the NY/NJ/CT region otherwise there's slim pickings from my state alone:

Immortal (NY)
Haven (NJ)
Rage Of Angels (CT)

oldschooldoom wrote:

Grindboy wrote:Geez, I grew up in South Dakota. . . “we” did produce Nodes of Ranvier, but well after I moved away.

Home now is New Hampshire. . . which is a wonderful place to live, but. . . .

Maybe not your taste in music but ZION was from South Dakota. From that band came Rex Scott who formed X-Sinner and GX Project https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Zion/33355

Ah yes!  I’d all but forgotten.  Back when they were new/current they in fact were to my taste.  I remember being able to see a free show they put on at the Western Mall in Sioux Falls in probably. . . ‘88? 90?  I was a kid and it was a long time ago, but you are in fact on point.