A House to Zerra One - The Ultimate List Of Irish Rock Groups And Artists
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| Band/Artist | Notes |
|---|---|
| Ka tet | Ka tet were a power rock trio from the West of Ireland with a sound defined by crunchy riffs and 3 part vocal harmonies |
| Katie Kim | Former member of Dae-Kim, Katie Kim went her seperate ways and realeased her debut album Twelve in 2008 |
| Katmandu | Belfast 5-piece formed in '78, relocated to Dublin for a few years |
| Kaydee | Four-piece band from Kilkenny |
| Keltic Wine | Early 70s Celtic rock band, formed by a member of Mushroom |
| Kerbdog | Grunge/Metal band from Kilkenny |
| Kíla | Long running experimental Celtic crossover group formed in 1987. Two members of the early lineup went on to join The Frames. |
| Kill City Defectors | Four piece from Kildare that played their electro alt/indie rock with a funky edge |
| Killer Watt | 80s thrash metal band from Dublin, active 1985-88 |
| Kneecap | Controversial Hip-Hop Threesome as Béal Feirse |
| Kopek | Hard rockin' trio from Dublin |
| Kortirion | One man atmospheric black metal project of Tim Richards from Galway |
| Kyon | One man post rock project of Shane Talty from Limerick. |
| La Rocca | Pop/rock band formed by three Irish lads and one English guy who met at Cardiff University |
| Lankum | Irish folk with the crushing power of heavy metal |
| Large Mound | Large Mound were a 4-piece rock group based in Dublin. Their music combines elements of indie, classic rock and and metal. |
| Last Days Of 1984 | Dublin synth pop duo Darren Maloney and Brian Rice. |
| Last Known Addiction | Hard rock/metal band from N. Ireland |
| Late Night Pharmacy | Alternative rock band from Dublin formed in 2017 |
| Latitude | Dublin based hard rock band, active mid-late 2000s |
| Lauren Guillery | French-born Ireland-based female artist with attitude |
| LaVein | Metalcore band based in Dublin formed in 2023 |
| Le Bien | Dublin based synth & guitar duo, active 2005-08 |
| Le Galaxie | Electro pop/rock band from Dublin |
| Leanbh | Mid-naughties electro-acoustic duo from Meath |
| Leanne Harte | Musician, singer & songwriter from Sutton, Dublin, released debut record in 2003 when she was just 16 |
| Legion of Two | Duo of Alan O'Boyle and David Lacey combine electronics against a backdrop of live drums to create a unique ambience |
| Lerner | Cork band formerly known as 'The Martin Ryan Band' formed officially in 2004 |
| Les Enfants | A new-wave group active in the 1980s |
| Liam Ó Maonlaí | Former Hothouse Flowers frontman, released a Celtic inspired solo album 'rian' in 2005 |
| Light | Late 70's N.I. rock band formed by Jim Armstrong (ex Them) |
| Light A Big Fire | Eamonn Carr of Horslips fame was the manager of this 80's band |
| LiR | Rock band from Dublin active in the nineties that never quite lived up to their potential |
| Lisa Hannigan | After parting ways with Damien Rice in 2007 Lisa Hannigan has focused on her solo career |
| Lisa O'Neill | Critically acclaimed folky singer-songwriter from Cavan with a unique voice |
| little xs for eyes | Indie pop/rock group featuring current and former members of Life After Modelling, Butterfly Explosion and 66E; Launched their debut EP in 2007 |
| Lluther | Noise rock/alternative metal band from Dublin founded in 2004 |
| Loko Parentis | A special project band put together by Paul O'Mahony of Cork punk band Berserk - blending turbo-charged pop-punk ditties, screaming feedback, twisted funk and mangled dark groove |
| Lord John White | 80's Dublin band, evolved into Sack in the 90s |
| Los Langeros | Crazed 'goat punk' psychobilly outfit from Cork |
| Lotus Crown | 90's group founded and fronted by Jimi Shields, ex-Rollerskate Skinny |
| Loudest Whisper | Folk rock/progressive folk group formed in the early 1970s |
| Lovechild | Indie rock band from Belfast, active from 2002 to 2005 |
| Ludwig O'Neill | Former frontman with Belfast bands Chalice, The Bush Turkeys and Reeferadio, also a solo artist |
| Lugösi | Lugosi are a Dublin based shock-rock four piece with a love of the macabre, formed in 2016 |
| Luka Bloom | Known in Ireland as 'Christy Moore's brother', Luka Bloom is a talented writer and passionate preformer of folky rock and who also has a gift for uniquely interpreting other artists songs and make them his own. |
| Macbeth | A short-lived late '60s band linked to Thin Lizzy |
| Madra | Three-piece rock band from Dublin/Kildare |
| Mael Mórdha | Mael Mórdha mixes elements of Celtic Rock, Doom Metal and Irish Folklore and Mythology and incorporates traditional Irish instrumentation into their unique sound which they call 'Gaelic Doom Metal' |
| Maija Sofia | Maija Sofia Makela is an singer-songwriter from County Galway |
| Mako DC | Group formed by ex-Cyclefly members Declan O'Shea and Christian Montagne |
| Malthusian | Black/Death Metal formed in Dublin in 2012 |
| Mama's Boys | McManus brothers from Fermanagh were originally playing traditional music but turned to rock after being inspired by Horslips. They turned out some good metal music on the early and mid 80 |
| mannikin | Naughties 4 piece rock/pop/indi/grunge from around Bantry |
| Marabou | Metal band from Wexford active between 2011 and 2018 |
| Marc Carroll | Former member of Puppy Love Bomb and The Hormones; branched out on his own in 2000 |
| Maria Somerville | Connemara-born artist performs an ethereal, dreamy blend of music influenced by pop, trad and electronica |
| Mark Geary | Dublin born, based in New York |
| Martin Finke | Critically acclaimed indie singer/songwriter who was born in Germany and grew up in Clifden, Co. Galway |
| Mary Coughlan | Jazz and Blues singer from Galway who began her performing career in 1984 |
| Mass Extinction | Naughties Dublin based thrash metal band formed in 2003 |
| Master and Dog | Belfast band formed in 2007 originallly called John, Shelly and the Creatures |
| Megacone | 5 piece instrumental post-rock/metal band from Wicklow/Westmeath |
| Mellow Candle | Folk rock band of the late 60s / early 70s |
| Mellow Drops | Interesting alt/prog/experimental rock band from Dunshaughlin Co Meath, started in 1989, released an album in 2007 |
| Mesner | Indie band formed in Portlaoise in the 1990s, active until 2009 |
| Messiah J And The Expert | Naughties Dublin hip hop duo |
| Mexican Pets | Dublin guitar rock band formed in 1990 and disbanded in 1997, briefly reformed in 2006 |
| Mic Christopher | His aclaimed debut solo album Skylarkin' was released in 2002, a year after his death |
| Michael Knight | Indie pop group led by Richard Murphy; formed in 2001, released debut album in 2005; based between Dublin & Berlin |
| Michael O'Shea | Experimental musician with self-made instrument. His 1982 album is regarded as a cult classic |
| Michael Patrick Kelly | Dublin born pop singer, musician and composer popular in Germany and Switzerland. Also goes by the name Paddy Kelly |
| Mick Duffy | Singer and songwriter from Ballymun, Dublin; released debut album 'Awakening' in 2007 |
| Microdisney | Formed in Cork in 1980 by vocalist Cathal Coughlan and guitarist Sean O'Hagan. Coughlan later went on to form 'The Fatima Mansions'. |
| Mik Pyro | Republic of Loose frontman has released solo material |
| Mike Bartlett | Singer/songwriter with a strong voice, worked as a backline tech for many years before venturing out, now performing and recording his own music |
| MindRiot mt | Hard rock/grunge band from Cork originally formed in 1992 |
| Miriam Ingram | Former member of Wild Oscars, Miriam Ingram released her debut solo album 'Trampoline' in 2006 |
| Miss Paula Flynn | Singer with angelic voice from Co. Armagh garnered attention in 2007 for her version of Bowie's Let's Dance |
| Mocrac | Five piece, Dublin based indie pop/electronica outfit |
| Mojo Fury | Belfast/Lisburn rock trio |
| Moloko | Electronica duo based in Sheffield comprising of Irish-born singer Roisin Murphy and Mark Brydon active from 1994 to 2004 |
| Mono Band | Solo project of Noel Hogan, ex-The Cranberries |
| Montage | Early 80's Indie pop rock 4 piece from Ballymun Finglas Area |
| Mooncroozer | Band formed out of the ashes of Kopek |
| Moral Crusade | Thrash metal band formed in late 80s |
| Morello | Alt. hard rock/screamo band from Dublin, active 2002 to 2007 |
| Morphosis | Long running death metal band from Dublin, formed by members of Morphosis |
| Mortichnia | Black metal band from Dublin formed in 2014 |
| Moskowitz | Four piece indie/alternative/blues rock band based in Tallagh originally formed in 2002 |
| Mourning Beloveth | Death/doom metal band formed in 1992 |
| Mourning Of The Heretic | Black metal band from Derry |
| Moving Hearts | Blended Irish folk with rock. Members included Donal Lunny, Davey Spillanne, Christy Moore, Declan Sinnott. |
| Movment | Alternative Post-Punk Rock |
| Mrnorth | Formed in Dublin in the late 1990's, released their debut Lifesize in 2004. |
| Mugger Dave | Galway punk-pop trio formed in 2007 |
| Mumblin' Deaf Ro | Stage name of Dublin singer/songwriter Ronan Hession |
| Mundy | Singer/songwriter from Birr, Co. Offaly |
| Mushroom | Psychedelic celtic rock band originated in Dublin in 1972 |
| My Bloody Valentine | Highly acclaimed for their unique trippy densly layered guitar drone topped by delicate breathy vocals. |
| My Brother Woody | Vehical of Dublin indie pop songwriter Michael Cleare |
| My Little Funhouse | 90s hard rock group from Kilkenny |
| Myp et Jeep | Kilkenny band formed in 2005 |
| N.C. Lawlor | Nial Lawlor is a gifted blues & bluegrass slide guitarist, peforms as a busker and session musician |
| Na Cruithne | Galway Folk Metal band, active 2012-19 |
| Necrokinesis | One-man death/thrash metal project of Adrian Foley |
| Neosupervital | Primarily the musical vehicle of electronic music artist Tim O'Donovan; also has operated as a four piece |
| Nerves | Trio from West of Ireland blends punk, hardcore and industrial sounds |
| New Amusement | Dublin alternative/indie band made up of former school mates |
| New Sunset Hotel | Castlebar four-piect whose debut single in 2010 The Bitter End went to No 10. in Irish Charts |
| NewDad | Indie rock / dreampop band from Galway, formed in 2018 |
| Nick Kelly | Formerly frontman with The Fat Lady Sings |
| Nihilanth | Belfast Deathcore metal band formed in 2022 |
| Nina Hynes | Nina Hynes released her critically acclaimed debut album 'Staros' in May '02. |
| Nine Lies | Rock band from Northern Ireland formed in 2003 |
| Nine Wassies From Bainne | Idiosyncratic rock band formed by Corckman Giordaí Ua Laoghaire in the early ninties |
| Ninebar International | From Northern Ireland, predecessors of Roque Junior |
| No Spill Blood | Synth-metal trio formed in early 2011 as a side project between various players in the Dublin's experimental rock scene |
| No Sweat | Dublin-based hard rock group from late 80s early 90s |
| Noir|Noir | 4-piece alternative rock band formed in Cork, originally called Ladydoll |
| Noise Control | Techno mixed with guitar rock in the vein of The Prodigy/Chemical Brothers/Rage Against The Machine |
| Not Men But Giants | Indie/electronica group from Mullingar, Co. Westmeath |
| Nun Attax | Late 70s/early 80s Cork punk band, later evolved into Five Go Down to the Sea? |
| O Emperor | Five piece rock band from Waterford |
| Odd Morris | Post-punk four piece from Dublin |
| ODi | Acoustic folk-rock pop fantastic vocals |
| Offshore | Five piece band from Swords, Co. Dublin |
| Ogre | Death Metal band from Dublin who formed in 1989, one of Ireland’s first death metal bands |
| Old Season | Epic, melodic, doom-laden Irish Heavy Metal |
| OMB and the Furious Tree | Formed in 2005 by former Ravines members and ex-Ripleys frontman |
| On Pain Of Death | Doom/sludge metal band formed in Mayo in 2008 |
| One Day International | Dublin band formed in 2007 |
| One September | Five peice melodic rock band from Ennis, played around the circuit in early 80s |
| ONOFF | Three piece rock band from Dublin/Dundalk |
| Oppenheimer | Indie/electronica duo from Belfast |
| Organ Blender | Galway death metal band formed in 2018 |
| Orphanage | One of Phil Lynott's early bands, also included Brian Downey |
| OXN | Doom folk ensemble that includes Lankum's Radie Peat |
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