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Other than Weird Al what bands have gone far enough past "parody" or "comedy" to be a great band in their own right?

LegionX

Member
These guys were a local parody band that only sang songs about Beards.... but their actual musical talent in my eyes pushed past that and made them a great band in their own right


 

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All these years later I still chuckle at what a fucking moron that guy is.
Trevor Moore

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Hitler Rap



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jason10mm

Gold Member
Brothers of Metal fits this bill.

The band started off as a joke, but they quickly realized their vocalist is incredible; so they turned it into a proper power-metal band, but with lots of clichés and puns.

They have some straight-up pop-power-metal songs like "Chainbreaker"
But then that same album has a slow song like "Weaver of Fate"
And that same album has a power song like "To the Skies and Beyond"

And all of them retain that quasi-parody vibe the entire time.

Their first album is equally excellent/corny.
This was a great rec, got Emblas Saga on repeat all day.
 
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