Do you grow weary of mankind?  Are you losing what little respect you had for humanity? If you are, good, the world needs more people like you.  As an added bonus, you will greatly appreciate what this page has to offer.  If you are not now, or never will be a misanthrope, oh well, you can still enjoy all of the following, or none of them.  It's up to you. 

With the pleasantries disposed of, here is a brief list of what gets the staff of the Carnival going. When available, links have been set.  These are identified by bold-faced type.  Therefore, bands that are not bolded, are not linked to.  Please don't try to play the hero and report missing links. As time passes, we'll get around to linking to as many of these bands as we can.

Acid Bath blasting out of the swamps, leaving only death and destruction behind.
The Bakerton Group ¾ of one of rock's greatest bands
Barkmarket post-hardcore goodness
Bile brilliantly violent.... if the lights don't scare you, the blood will.
Johnny Cash the rootenist, tootenist pseudo-outlaw of his time
Clutch clutch is good.  they rock the stripes off of a zebra.
Coinmonster pennsylvanian prog-metal, but not really
Core brilliant rock and roll from new jersey
Miles Davis you shouldn't need to ask
Deadguy making life safe for the murder-minded..
The Dead Kennedys american punk legends
The Dillinger Escape Plan math rock designed to kill you
Dolly Trauma local guys who rock pretty solid.
Download incredible electronic chaos from industrial legends
Far one of the best bands nobody listened to...
Fu Manchu songs about vans, skateboards, outer space, and pinball.
Gwar everyone's favorite scumdogs
Helmet the tightest thing since spandex
Iceburn punk rock + jazz = junk rock
The (International) Noise Conspiracy rallying the revolutionaries
Karma to Burn heavy rock, stripped to the bones
Keelhaul blue-collar, bone crushing rock
Kyuss the sound of the american desert
Lozenge noise-lounge-core
Man...or Astro-Man? preparing mankind for the future...
Medeski, Martin, and Wood jazz, man.
Thelonius Monk bringing the bop on in
Morphine beatnik gloriousness
Mr. Bungle madness taken to an insane level.
Neurosis/Tribes of Neurot apocalyptic, or just plain fun?
The Newlydeads pigface alumni doing good...
Otis the best thing to never escape boston
Portishead jazzy trip hop that anybody who appreciates beauty should own
Queens of the Stone Age a continuation of the groove..
Refused yes, they were awesome, even before "the shape.." changed the world...
Regurgitator their older stuff was better than their newer stuff
The Reverend Horton Heat saving souls by drenching them in liquor
Secret Chiefs 3 curious ideas from the masterminds of mr. bungle
Skinny Puppy revolutionary electronic wizards
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion groovy punk blues, when they aren't being dumb
The Tear Garden psychedelic organic/electronic rock
Training for Utopia such an evil sound, for such a non-evil band
Tree boston hardwood
Unsane the physical manifestation of a headache
Zegota more leftist aggression