A House to Zerra One - The Ultimate List Of Irish Rock Groups And Artists
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| Band/Artist | Notes |
|---|---|
| Paddy Casey | Dublin based singer/songwriter |
| Paddy Goodwin And The Holy Ghosts | Rock / blues rock band from Drogheda |
| Paddy Hanna | Indie singer-songwriter from Dublin |
| Paddy Saul | Paddy Saul is an established singer/songwriter from Drumconrath, County Meath, based in Boston |
| Panama Kings | Belfast band fromed in 2007, split in 2010 |
| Panda Kopanda | Indie rock band from Belfast, released one album in 2009 |
| Paradox | Alternative Rock/Grunge Outfit formed in Cork in 1996 |
| Paranoid Visions | Punk band formed in 1981 and split in 1992, reformed briefly in 1996, 2001 and for the long term in 2005 |
| Partholón | Atmospheric Sludge/Post-Metal band from Cork formed in 2015 |
| Pat McManus | Hard rock guitarist from Co.Fermanagh of Mama's Boys fame |
| Paul Brady | Prolific singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist from Strabane has released a string of albums from the 80s through to the present |
| Paul Casey | Singer/songwriter/guitarist from Derry |
| Paul Cunniffe | Paul Cunniffe, an Irish singer-songwriter from Tuam, Co.Galway. Former frontman of Blaze X. Now deceased. |
| Pavesi | Pop/rock group from Donegal Town |
| Peacefrog | Belfast based band, formed in 1991 |
| Peggy's Leg | Early 70s band formed by Jimi Slevin, released the album 'Grinilla' |
| Percolator | Experimental rock band |
| Perfect Crime | 80s New Wave band released two singles on MCA in 1983-84 |
| Perish The Thought | Perish The Thought are a 5 piece metal outfit from Cork city, their sound being described as heavy, discordant, melodic cacophony |
| Pet Lamb | Dublin alt rock band had a number of releases on the Therapy? related label, Blunt, in the nineties |
| Peter O'Malley | Singer/songwriter from Limerick, also a standup comedian |
| Phil Lynott | One of Irelands most charasmatic rockers fronted Thin Lizzy and also recorded a couple of solo albums |
| Philip Morrow | Alt folk/indie artist from Donegal now based in Galway; recorded under the band name, The Red Rose Cafe |
| Philtre | Indie-alternative-rock act from Tralee Co Kerry, formed in 2004 |
| Picturehouse | Long running Dublin based band formed in early 90s |
| Pillow Queens | Pillow Queens are an indie rock band from Dublin formed in 2016 |
| Pilotlight | Four piece formerly known as Polar formed in Dublin and then based themselves in London, re-naming to Pilotlight |
| Pinky | 2000s artist with a unique voice; released debut single in 2006 |
| Planxty | Formed in 1973, Planxty mixed Irish folk and traditional music with modern influences. Members included Christy Moore and Donal Lunny. |
| pMad | pMad is the goth inspired solo vehiicle of Paul Dillon from Portumna, Co. Galway. |
| Pop Mecanics | Early eighties new wave group |
| Power Of Dreams | Indie rock band from Dublin, active from 1989 to1994 |
| Primordial | Long running metal group that got together towards end of 1980's in Skerries, Co. Dublin |
| Princess | Dublin dream-pop / shoegaze duo active in mid-2010s, featuring Aoife Nessa Frances |
| Protex | Belfast punk band formed in 1978 |
| Psykosis | Psykosis are an Thrash Metal Band that formed in 2008 in Dublin |
| Pugwash | Band and later solo project with Thomas Walsh as it's core |
| Pulling Faces | Eighties pop band |
| Puppy Love Bomb | Early 90's Dublin band |
| Purple Haze | 80's hard rock band from the Waterford/Wexford area |
| Putrefy | Long running Northern Ireland Death Metal/Grindcore band on the go since 1992 |
| Pyramid | Tipperary-based rock band of the 1970s, fronted by guitarist Tommy Lyons. Busy gigging band with strong Santana influences. |
| Q | Q is the solo project of Colm Quearney former member of Dublin bands Dragonfly and LiR |
| Queen Kong | Synth & guitar rock band formed in Cork, later based in Dublin, active in the naughties |
| Rachael Lavelle | Dublin born singer and composer who captivates audiences with her arresting voice and humorous observations on existence |
| Rarely Seen Above Ground | Performance name for experimental mulit-instrumentalist Jeremy Hickey from Kilkenny |
| Raw Novembre | Raw Novembre gigged around Ireland from 1990 to 1997 |
| Red Enemy | Hardcore/Metalcore outfit from Dublin, metamorphosed into The Scratch |
| Redtwelve | 5 piece rock band from Dundalk |
| Reevah | Ethereal indie pop singer-songwriter from Derry |
| Relish | Soulful rock trio/duo from Belfast centred around brothers Ken and Carl Papenfus |
| Remma | Formed in Cork 2003. Signed to Morrissey's Attack/Sanctuary label. |
| Republic Of Loose | Five piece Dublin band played their brand of retro funk rock from 2001 to 2014 |
| Restive Nation | Progressive electro-rock group from Dublin formed in 2014 |
| Revelino | Five-piece Dublin band formed in 90s, released 3 critically acclaimed albums during their time |
| Revere | Cork band Revere released their debut album 'Modern Science' in 2005 |
| Rhob Cunningham | Dublin singer songwriter |
| Ricky Warwick | From Newtownards, Co. Down, former member of New Model Army and The Almighty embarked on a solo career in 2002. |
| Riff Master General | Heavy metal group form Northern Ireland formed in 1998 |
| Robert Grace | Singer-songwriter from Co. Kilkenny, signed to Sony Records |
| Robocobra Quartet | Belfast collective of musicians inspired by Stravinsky and Dead Kennedys in equal measures |
| Robotnik | Robotnik is an adventurous Lo-fi concoction of pop, electronic beats by Chris Morrin from Baldoyle |
| Rocky De Valera and the Gravediggers | 70s Dublin punk influenced rock 'n roll band, reformed in 2005 |
| Rodrigo Y Gabriela | Instrumental duo that play a unique percussive brand of acoustic guitar rock. From Mexico City, they moved to Ireland in 1999, busked for a living before they became famous. |
| Roesy | Singer/songwriter from Birr, Co.Offaly |
| Rohan Healy | Singer/songwriter/guitarist grew up mostly in Australia and now based in Dublin; son of punk veteran David Virgin. |
| Róisín El Cherif | Irish Palestinian artist from Galway |
| Róisín Murphy | Formerly part of the Moloko electronica group, Roisin Murphy launched a solo career after Moloko split in 2001 |
| Rollerskate Skinny | Alternative rock band formed in 1992. They released two critically acclaimed albums in the 1990s. |
| Rollers|Sparkers | Experimental electronica/ambient rock group |
| Roper | Hardcore metal/grindcore band from Limerick |
| Roque Junior | Northern Ireland band made up of former members of Joyrider and Ninebar International, active 2002-04 |
| Rory Gallagher | Considerd by many to be one of the greatest rock guitarists of all time |
| Royseven | Alternative rock band from Co.Dublin formed in 2003, formerly known as Jove |
| Rubyhorse | Formed in Cork in the late 80s, relocated to Boston in 97 and had success in the American market with their album Rise; split in 2005 but got back together in 2018 |
| Rudi | Punk band formed in Belfast in 1975 |
| Ruefrex | Ruefrex, originally called Roofwrecks, were a punk rock band from Belfast formed in 1977 |
| Runnin' Riot | Belfast Oi punk band formed in 1996 |
| Sack | Dublin band Sack, formed in 1994 from the ashes of Aiken Drum and Lord John White |
| Sacre Bleu | Five piece late 70s Dublin RnB/New Wave group who released two singles in their three year career |
| Sacrilegia | Fast and Ruthless Black/Thrash Metal made in Dublin |
| Saint Sister | 'Atmosfolk' duo combine harp music and synths with vocal harmonies |
| Sandstone | Progressive metal/power metal band from Derry, formed in 2003 |
| Sano Hill | Singer-songwriter based in Galway city |
| Saville | Dublin 4-piece, known for their melodic jangly Rickenbacker driven rock |
| Scald | Death / industrial / progressive metal from Belfast formed in 1993 |
| Scavenger | Metal band formed in Drogheda in 2001, active until 2006 |
| Scenes | Jazz/Post-Rock fellows from Kerry |
| Scheer | 1990s alternative rock/metal band from Derry |
| Screaming Orphans | Long running pop/rock and folk band of four sisters from Bundoran; relocated to New York in early 2000s |
| Screenreader | Grung rock band centering around blind multi instrumentalist Brian Casey from Bantry, evolved out of Stone Throwing Youths |
| Scullion | Folk rock band that formed in the mid-1970s, released music in the 80s |
| Seán Needham | Singer/Songwriter from Donegal, based in Dublin for several years; Relocated to Denmark |
| Sean O'Connor | Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter and Producer. Was the lead singer/guitarist and songwriter for The Lookalikes. |
| Secret Police | Grunge influenced rock band from Limerick |
| Sectile | Five piece progressive metal band from Dublin formed in 2016 |
| Seeping Into Cinemas | Solo project of Barry O'Brien, ex-Betamax Format |
| Shadows Calling | Alt metal/rock band with a female lead vocalist from Cork |
| Shaine | Late 80s, early 90s pop/rock act |
| Shallow Stream | Hard rocking band formed in Dublin in 2006 |
| Shane MacGowan | The Pogues main man formed The Popes after departing from The Pogues as well as doing collaborations with other artists |
| Shock Treatment | North Belfast Post-punk/New Wave 1978-1983 |
| Shoctopus | Hard rock/classic metal band from Dublin, active 2007 to 2015 |
| Shouting at Planes | Indie rock band from Cavan, formed in 2010 |
| Silent Running | 1980's Belfast band, recorded 3 albums released on EMI and Atlantic |
| Silverbacks | Indie/post-punk five-piece from Dublin |
| Simon McBride | Rock guitarist and vocalist from Belfast who is a member of Deep Purple |
| Simple Kid | Simple Kid is Cork born Ciaran McFeely who plays a trippy, folky brand of music backed by the rest of his band (his laptop) |
| Sinéad Lohan | Folksinger and songwriter Sinéad Lohan debuted in 1995 with the album 'Who Do You Think I Am' and released the follow-up 'No Mermaid' in 1998 |
| Sinead O'Brien | Genre defying songstress from Limerick |
| Sinead O'Connor | A great voice all the way from a whisper to a scream and from punk to traditional Irish airs. |
| Sirocco | Excellent metal band fromed in Co. Waterford in 2003, self described as 'Celtic Thrash', play a melodic brand of metal and do it very well - should be more well known! |
| Sister Lovers | 3 piece indie rock / noise pop band from Cavan, active in early-mid 2010s |
| Sixteen Layers | Four piece alternative rock band from Dublin |
| Sixth House | US based metal group fronted by Irishman Martin O'Brien |
| Sk'Boo | Belfast band formed in 1968 by ex-Them members Jim Armstrong and Kenny McDowell |
| Skid Row | Led by Brush Shiels, included a young Gary Moore in it's lineup and briefly Phil Lynott. |
| Skindive | Combining rock riffs with electronic beats and female volcals Skindive were formed in Dublin at the end of the 90s, moved to the US got a record deal and released ther debut album in 2001 |
| Slave Zero | Death metal band from Kilkenny |
| Slomatics | Belfast Based Doomy Heavy Heavy Rock band formed in 2004 |
| Slow Riot | 4-piece post-punk band from Limerick |
| Snow Patrol | Well known band formed by a group of lads from Northern Ireland while attending university in Scotland |
| Snowblind | Snowblind are a three piece band from Dublin |
| Soak | Indie rock, singer-songwriter from Derry |
| Soda Blonde | Alt-pop band from Dublin, formed in 2019 |
| SODB | Black metal band from Dublin featuring Ian Lynch of Lankum |
| Soma State | Four piece hard edged rock band from Wexford |
| Something Happens | Dublin based guitar-oriented pop/rock four piece emerged in the late 80s released their debut in 1988 and followed with a few albums in the early 90s |
| Sons of Southern Ulster | Post-punk band from Cavan |
| Sonus Mortis | One man Death/Doom Metal band from Cellbridge started in 2013 |
| Sorcha Richardson | Singer-songwriter from Dublin released debut album in 2019 |
| Sour Blood | Experimental artist Kevin Gleeson crafts innovative and compelling soundscapes |
| Soverna | Threee piece alt-rock/metal band from Wexford |
| Speed | Short lived punk band from Portadown, released the very first Northern Irish punk record in 1977 |
| Speedking | Hard/Progressive Rock outfit from Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan |
| Sprints | Garage noise four piece based in Dublin formed in 2019 |
| Spud | 1970s folk rock group who heavily influenced by the likes of Sweeney's Men, Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span |
| St Vitus Dance | Belfast band formed in 1981. Lead singer Noel Burke later briefly fronted Echo and The Bunneymen |
| Stalag 17 | Punk band from Belfast, Northern Ireland that existed from 1980 to 1987. |
| Stand | Stand are a Dublin 4-piece rock band. |
| Stand-Up Guy | Belfast thrash metal band formed in 2000, active until 2010 |
| Stanley Super 800 | Four-piece indie-rock band from Cork formed in 2003 by former members of a trad group |
| Stano | Stano started out as a member of Dublin punk band The Threat before releasing his debut single in 1982 |
| Star Belgrade | Indie rock group active around 2006-07 |
| Starjets | Mid-late 1970s power pop/punk group from Belfast |
| Static Routines | Late 70s punk band from Dundalk |
| Steafán Hanvey | Singer/songwriter from Downpatrick, Co. Down |
| Steel Tormentor | Old school heavy metal band from Mayo, formed in 1996; debut album 'Unleashed' released in 2004 |
| Stepaside | Dublin band formed in 1974, active until 1982 |
| Stereo Nasty | Metal band from Kildare, active 2013-2019 |
| Stiff Little Fingers | One of the best bands out of the late 70's punk scene (much rawer, grittier and punkier than the Clash who they are often compared with). Many of their songs such as the classics 'Alternative Ulster', and 'Suspect Device' were about life during the 'troubles' in Northern Ireland. |
| Stillroom | This Dublin band formed in 2004 have a 'back to the eighties' hard rock vibe going |
| Stoat | Quirky trio 2 of which are from Wexford |
| Stormzone | Heavy metal band from Northern Ireland formed in 2004 |
| Strangers With Guns | Alternative rock band from Dublin - an energetic blend of metal, grunge and hardcore punk |
| Stump | Zany and experimental 80s Irish-English band formed in London in 1983, 2 members from Cork |
| Suddyn | Anthemic rock band formed in New York in 2002 by 2 Clonmel natives along with 2 brothers from NY; was based in both Ireland and NY |
| Sugar Shack | Late 60s bluesy rock band that fetured Brian Downey on drums |
| Sultans of Ping F.C. | Founded in 1989, and split up by 1997, reunited in 2005 for a series of gigs. Best known for their early 90's single Where's Me Jumper? |
| Sundrive | Sundrive were a Dublin based duo formed in 2002 |
| Super Extra Bonus Party | Indie-electronica band, formed in November 2005 and based in Dublin |
| Suzaku Avenue | Boundry pushing post-hardcore/metal band from Dublin |
| Sweeney's Men | A group formed in 1966 that was part of the 60s Irish folk revival |
| Sweet Jane | Dublin based psychadelic/shoegaze rock outfit |
| Sweet Revenge | Early 80s hard rock / heavy metal band from Co. Cavan |
| Sweet Savage | Belfast heavy metal band formed in 1979, once featured guitarists Vivian Campbell and Simon McBride |
| Swim | Dublin pop band from late 80s, early 90s |
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