Wolfmother

As the most popularly accepted NWOARM band in the world, Wolfmother holds the most responsibility in spreading the word of the revolution. Unlike The Sword, their roots seem more to be in Led Zeppelin than Black Sabbath, so they can hardly be characterized as a metal band, but they kick insurmountable ass and they rock hard in a day devoid of hard rock.

They already have one sweet album out and then took a killer tour around the world. Now they have a live DVD out and are recording a new album. I bet it's due to contract crap, but I can't believe that they don't have a live cover of Communication Breakdown on the DVD. They better have one on their next album (not even coming out until 2008, goddamnit). They already have a good preview song on their MySpace, though.

Andrew Stockdale has a sweet 'fro. He's not a shredder, but he lays down some good guitar. But I gotta confess, he doesn't warm up his voice at all before live shows. He sounds like a lemming being strangled on the way down at the beginning of the show. He sounds good by the end (or maybe the pain just numbs you) at least. But don't let this throw you off. Go see them next tour.