A House to Zerra One - The Ultimate List Of Irish Rock Groups And Artists
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| Band/Artist | Notes |
|---|---|
| 12 Guage Outrage | Heavy/thrash metal band from Wexford formed in 2013 |
| 18th Empire | 18th Empire were a Dublin based Alternative rock band |
| 20 Bulls Each | Hardcore Irish punk/metal band from Dublin/Kilkenny. |
| 66e | 5 piece atmospheric indie rock band formed in 2002, released their debut album 'Fall down 7 times... Stand up 8' in 2005. Morphed into Le Galaxie |
| 7.5 Tonnes of Beard | Heavy, loud, sludge metal from Belfast influenced by the likes of Eyehategod |
| 79Cortinaz | Indie band based in Carlow/Laois; debut single released in 2004 and debut album 'Hopioki' out in 2007 |
| A Cow In The Water | Cork punk band formed in the 1980s, reformend in 2016 |
| A House | Formed in Dublin in 1985, split in 1997; frontman David Couse has a new band 'Couse And The Impossible' |
| A Lazarus Soul | Dublin five piece formed by frontman Brian Brennigan in 2001, second album 'Graveyard of burnt out cars' out in 2006 |
| A Little Bitter | N. Ireland metal trio formed in 2004 |
| A Plastic Rose | Formed in 2006 from the remains of Sligo band Haiku Thiefs, based in Belfast and later in England |
| Abaddon Incarnate | Death metal/grindcore band formed in early 90s |
| Acid Age | Thrash band from Northern Ireland formed in 2013 |
| Acidtone | Hardcore band from Co. Down active from 2002 to 2007 |
| Adebisi Shank | 3 piece instrumental rock outfit from Wexford & Dublin, active 2006 to 2014 |
| Adore | Adore are a 3-piece garage punk band that released their debut single in 2023 |
| Adrian Crowley | Mellow indie singer/songwriter based in Dublin influenced by the likes of Low, Nick Drake and Leonard Cohen |
| AeSect | Metalcore/progressive metal band formed in Dublin in 2010 |
| Aeternum Vale | Melodic Black Metal band from Dublin formed in 2012 |
| Afro Celt Sound System | A diverse range of musicians including Irish and Kenyan create a fusion of Irish, African and electronic music |
| Ailbhe Reddy | Dublin singer whose music blends the clear-eyed earnestness of folk with the bustle and hustle of electro-pop |
| Ailsha | Pop metal artist, entered Ireland's Eurosong song contest in 2024; sister of Cathy Davey |
| Áine Cahill | Soulful pop singer/songwriter from Co. Cavan |
| Aislinn Logan | Multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and vocalist from Belfast |
| Alias Empire | Dublin based indie/alternative/electronic band formerly known as Dry County |
| Alice | Erarly 70s rock band formed in Dublin, relocated to New York for a stint, included Jimi Slevin on guitar |
| Alien Dishwasher | One man project creating some excellent instrumental rock music |
| Alphastates | Formerly known as Babelfish, mellow electronica mixed with live instruments, released their debut album 'Made From Sand' in 2004 |
| ALT | Side project of Andy White, Liam O Maonlai and Tim Finn that recorded and played together in 1995 |
| Altar of Plagues | Altar of Plagues were a progressive metal band blending elements of black metal, post rock and industrial rock; active from the mid-2000s until 2015 |
| An Emotional Fish | Dublin band which split after releasing 3 albums in the early-mid nineties. Vocalist Gerrard Wheelan formed Jerry Fish and the Mudbug Club in 2002 |
| Ancient Malice | Crusty deathgrind filth featuring members of Abaddon Incarnate, Coldwar and Sheep Dip. |
| And So I Watch You From Afar | Northern Irish instrumental guitar rock band incorporating elements of progressive, noise rock, hardcore, metal, punk in their own original brew |
| Andrew Handrick | Andrew is a singer, songwriter, musician originally from Dublin, based in La Spezia, Italy. A self taught musician, he plays edgy indie/folk/rock with literate lyrics |
| Andrew Strong | Launched a music career after rising to fame for his role as the vocalist in the movie 'The Commitments' |
| Andwella (Andwella's Dream) | Late 60's psychedelic band from Belfast lead by Dave Lewis. a.k.a Andwella |
| Andy White | Belfast-born singer-songwriter, performing since the mis-80s; currently based in Australia |
| Angel Pier | Dublin based four piece, active 2006 to 2009 |
| Animator | Thrash metal band from New Ross in Wexford |
| Ann Scott | Singer/songwriter Ann Scott released her debut album 'Poor Horse' in 2003 |
| Anna Mieke | Singer, songwriter, musician from County Wicklow |
| Aoife Nessa Frances | Singer, songwriter, and musician from Dublin |
| Aortal | Dublin based alt rock band led by street musician, James O'Toole, active mid-late 2000s |
| Apolló | Four piece rock band from Drogheda |
| Aponym | Instrumental four-piece metal band from Cork |
| Apostate Viaticum | Dublin death metal band formed by mbemers of Morphosis |
| April South | Raunchy hard rock n' roll in the style of Suzi Quatro or Joan Jett |
| Archaós | Alternative metal band from Cork |
| Archie The Leper | Downpatrick heavy metal outfit active 1980-84 |
| Ares Redemption | Rock 4 piece from Laois formed in 2020 |
| Arjuna's Eye | Cobh based Metal band |
| Arkitekt | Group fromed by Noel Hogan (ex-Cranberries) along with Richard Walters from Oxford, UK. |
| Arm The Elderly | Cork band formed in 2005, mixes high energy rock with hip-hop for a sound something along the lines of Rage Against The Machine |
| Ascend The Hollow | Death metal band with an electronic element that evolved from Xerosun |
| Ash | Formed in Downpatrick, County Down in 1992 |
| Aslan | Passionate rock band lead by Christy Dignam, formed in Dublin in 1982 |
| Asphyxia | Death metal band from Dublin active 1986-92; later renamed to Morphosis |
| Assassin | 80s Dublin hard rock/metal band active 1984 to 89 |
| Asylum Road | Metal band from Derry formed in 2021 |
| Atominated | Thrash metal band from Dublin formed in late 2011 |
| Auld Blue Eyes | Solo metal/screamo/post rock project of Ian O'Callaghan |
| Autamata | Electro-pop band formed by Dublin-based artist/producer Ken McHugh |
| Auto Da Fé | New wave musical group active 1980-86. Founding member Gay Woods was formerly in Steeleye Span. Phil Lynott produced their first 3 singles. |
| Autumn Owls | Five piece group from South Dublin formed in 2006; describe their music as 'Vintage acoustic alt. folk' |
| Autumns | Experimental electronic musician from Derry active since the early 2010s |
| Bacterium | Funeral doom metal band based in Dublin |
| Bad Boat | From doom metal to straightforward rock anthems in a classic heavy 70’s sound with an underlying punk and metal edge. |
| Bagatelle | Long running band fronted by Liam Reilly, most well known for their 1980 single 'Summer In Dublin' |
| Bailer | Metalcore band from Cork formed in 2015 |
| Balashtoth | Solo project of a Hungarian guitarist/songwriter that lives in Ireland |
| Baleful Creed | Heavy Rock from Belfast |
| Band On An Island | Band On An Island were a five piece band from Newbridge, Co. Kildare, formed in 2003 |
| Bannered Mare | Started as the a solo project of Joe Padfield and expanded to a full five piece band |
| Bap Kennedy | Singer/songwriter/guitarist from Belfast, also was in Belfast band Energy Orchard. Brother of Brian Kennedy. |
| Barry McCabe | Blues Rock with a Celtic twist |
| Basht. | Five-piece rock band from Dublin released debut EP in 2024 |
| Bell X1 | Formed by ex-members of Juniper after the departure of Damien Rice |
| Belsonic Sound | Innovative rock/reggae outfit from Cork |
| Beneath the Sod | Funeral doom metal solo project started in 2017 |
| Bennys Head | Cork indie band, active between 1989 and 2012 |
| Berlin | Late 70s Dublin punk/new wave band |
| Bernie Tormé | Dublin born heavy metal/hard rock guitarist had his own band 'The Bernie Torme Band' and also played for some top metal acts including Gillan, Ozzy Osbourne, Atomic Rooster |
| Berserk | One of Cork's first punk bands, active between 1977 and 1979 |
| Betamax Format | Betamax Format create synth driven psyche punk workouts with vocals sometimes thrown in for good measure |
| Big Generator | Galway band formed in 1995 |
| Big Self | Belfast band from early-to-mid eighties |
| Big September | Indie band from Bray, active 2007 - 2014 |
| Bill Coleman | Singer/songwriter/musicain from Cobh, Co. Cork, also put out material under the name Glitch Cassidy |
| Black 47 | New York-based band made up of Irish expatriates named for the the blackest year of the Irish Famine, 1847. |
| Black Daisy | A band of Rock Chicks that got together in 2004; featured on MTV 'Breaking Point' and represented Ireland in the Eurovision |
| Black Shuck | Heavy groovy metal band from Galway |
| Blackball Fighter | Co. Down four-piece formed in 2005 |
| Blackguard Smile | Hard rocking band formed in Belfast in 2006 |
| Blackwater Conspiracy | Tyrone based hard rock band in the vein of Aerosmith, AC/DC, GnR; formed in 2005; Originallu called Million Dollar Reload, renamed to Blackwater Conspiracy in 2015 |
| Blackwych | 80s Rock Band from Co. Kildare, signed to Crashed Records & Metal Masters |
| Blaze X | Late 70s/early 80s powerpop/punk band from Tuam |
| Blew | Dublin band formed in 1997 |
| Blink | Alt pop/rock band, released 2 albums in the 90s and one in 2004 |
| Blood or Whiskey | Celtic/Punk from Kildare. In a similar vein as The Pogues, Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly |
| Blue Angel | Back in the late ‘70s, Blue Angel was the first rock band to emerge form Cavan |
| Blue in Heaven | Dublin based pop/rock quartet active between 1982 and 1989 |
| Blue Steam | Stax inspired Belfast r'n'b band from mid seventies |
| Bluesville | One of the first Irish bands to reach the American charts in the sixties |
| Boa Morte | Elegently downbeat four-piece formed in Cork in 1998 |
| Bob Geldof | Launched solo career in 1986 after the Boomtown Rats split |
| Bodydrinkers | Cork based death metal band |
| Bon Ton Rouler | A new musical permutation and combination for two songwriters, Mick Major and David Duggan |
| Boss Volenti | Dublin no-nonsense rock n roll outfit formed in 2003 |
| Brian | Initially a duo but later down to the core of Dubliner Ken Sweeney, active in 1990s |
| Brian Deady | Soulful singer from Cork with a sound rooted in American Deep South spirituals as well as R’n’B and Soul |
| Brian Houston | Singer/songwriter from Belfast |
| Brian Kennedy | Singer/songwriter from Belfast. Worked with Van Morrison |
| Bronagh Gallagher | |
| Brush Shiels | Well known figure in the Irish rock scene since coming to prominence as leader of Skid Row in late 60s |
| Bucket | Dublin-based 3 piece noise rock outfit |
| Buffalo Sunn | Dublin Rock band, active 2013-15 |
| Burning Embers | Cork band active 1986 − 1990 |
| Burning Shades | Burning Shades were a Sligo band fromed in 2006 |
| Bury Me With My Money | Alternative rock band from Co. Mayo |
| Bushplant | Folk rock fusion band from Co. Clare featuring Mary Custy on fiddle |
| Butterfly Child | Indie band that caught the ear of John Peel, lead by Joe Cassidy from Belfast |
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