what bands do you think will most likely become mainstream

[Venona]

like in 2001 i doubt hardcore Taking Back Sunday fans would think they would be as big as they are
and i know for a fact most old die hard Avenged Sevenfold fans feel backstabbed on how their band sold out

what bands do you think will go this route?

my guesses are as follows
Mae
Emery
Plain White T's
The Sleeping
Say Anything (even though i love them i'd i have to say they are)
Cartel
The Early November
Scary Kids Scaring Kids
Saosin
Underoath will probally get on the radio by their next single and probally sign to a Major

[fcknazisympathy]

doesnt matter all those bands suck

[lucasfcosta]

plain white t's is just ridiculous. their level of suckness is so high i think theyll become mainstream before anyone, given the amount of retards in the planet.

[Venona]

doesnt matter all those bands suck
i asked what bands YOU think will be mainstream
i wasnt asking if the bands i named would be mainstream

[Venona]

plain white t's is just ridiculous. their level of suckness is so high i think theyll become mainstream before anyone, given the amount of retards in the planet.
yeah them, Emery , and The Sleeping will blow up after their run Nintendo Fusion Tour with Hawthorne Heights and 30 Seconds To Mars.

[ticklemyfancy]

mae, pwt's, cartel, & early november are pop bands; they can't stop going mainstream

but i'd like to see anberlin and spitalfield get more coverage they deserve it

[FOBPrettyNPunk]

Cartel is almost there.

[mht]

like in 2001 i doubt hardcore Taking Back Sunday fans would think they would be as big as they are
and i know for a fact most old die hard Avenged Sevenfold fans feel backstabbed on how their band sold out

what bands do you think will go this route?

my guesses are as follows
Mae
Emery
Plain White T's
The Sleeping
Say Anything (even though i love them i'd i have to say they are)
Cartel
The Early November
Scary Kids Scaring Kids
Saosin
Underoath will probally get on the radio by their next single and probally sign to a Major


its not that easy to sign to a major like your saying with underoath, because if you know anything about labels, they sometimes sign you for so many albums. so probably not major unless their contract is up if not, and if they have one more left, expect a fast mediocre(eerrr, a more terrible album than the shit they already made) album or a cover album like btbam.


and scary kids wont go major, they are on like immortal records, they dont play that big of shows or with semi big bands like the rest do, expect saosin to be #2 on trl next to their buddies a7x sometime around christmas...

[lucasfcosta]

and scary kids wont go major, they are on like immortal records, they dont play that big of shows or with semi big bands like the rest do, expect saosin on #2 next to their buddies a7x sometime around christmas...

omg

how depressing would that be..

[mht]

its going to happen, just wait for their capitol records release, i mean come on, its capitol records.

[GoWaitInTheCar]

Most of those bands are mainstream now.

[x togepi x]

its not that easy to sign to a major like your saying with underoath, because if you know anything about labels, they sometimes sign you for so many albums. so probably not major unless their contract is up if not, and if they have one more left, expect a fast mediocre(eerrr, a more terrible album than the shit they already made) album or a cover album like btbam.
.

or...they could go the route of coheed and cambria, against me!, etc, and put out a live cd for their last album on the label. Or go like Thursday and give both labels credit for the album, like Thursday did with War All The Time. It's pretty easy to sign to a major if they want you, they've got enough money to buy out UO's contract for sure. There's no way Tooth and Nail/Solidstate would fight that.

I would be inclined to agree with you, except Mae just jumped to Capital and UO and Mae have the same amount of cds under Tooth and Nail/Solidstate, which leads me to believe that Underoath's contract is up. Although, I admit that I have no idea how many records Underoath was signed for.

I doubt that they'll go to a major though because they're overtly Christian, whereas on most Mae songs you can just pretend replace all the references to Jesus with some girl/guy and it becomes a love song.

[Venona]

paramore will eventually be all over the radio

[Venona]

but i'd like to see anberlin and spitalfield get more coverage they deserve it

they already play Anberlin on the radio like crazy down here

[dekdog11]

doesnt matter all those bands suck

no. you suck.

[mht]

or...they could go the route of coheed and cambria, against me!, etc, and put out a live cd for their last album on the label. Or go like Thursday and give both labels credit for the album, like Thursday did with War All The Time. It's pretty easy to sign to a major if they want you, they've got enough money to buy out UO's contract for sure. There's no way Tooth and Nail/Solidstate would fight that.

I would be inclined to agree with you, except Mae just jumped to Capital and UO and Mae have the same amount of cds under Tooth and Nail/Solidstate, which leads me to believe that Underoath's contract is up. Although, I admit that I have no idea how many records Underoath was signed for.

I doubt that they'll go to a major though because they're overtly Christian, whereas on most Mae songs you can just pretend replace all the references to Jesus with some girl/guy and it becomes a love song.


i agree with you 100 percent , and i think major labels are still figuring out how to handle or take on these whole i love jesus bands.(publicity wise) but i wouldnt be surprised if they figure something out soon. and than its bye nickelback and all that other shit rock on tv.

[x togepi x]

yeah, you can't really promote them the same way that you'd promote a secular band.

[mht]

it should be interesting to see if or how they go about it, and the impact it has on tv and media. maybe it will create an anti christian uproar of other religions. maybe not.

[x togepi x]

it will be definitely interesting. Especially in the punk/hardcore scenes where Christian bands are becoming more prevalent. I wonder what the backlash will be like if they all go mainstream.

[ticklemyfancy]

they already play Anberlin on the radio like crazy down here

im assuming its because theyre a local band

all that plays here is nu metal and grunge

[Venona]

im assuming its because theyre a local band

all that plays here is nu metal and grunge

they dont play Underoath on the radio
and they started closer to here than Anberlin did

[paul manley]

underoath just turned down a bunch of major label offers and re-sgined to solid state/tooth and nail.

[mht]

it will be definitely interesting. Especially in the punk/hardcore scenes where Christian bands are becoming more prevalent. I wonder what the backlash will be like if they all go mainstream.


i think solid state treats their jesus loving bands pretty good though, i know august burns red loves it, they are local around here so, i know from them its a good place for a jesus band and there is really no reason to sign to a major, but for every eyeliner tight jean screamo from first to last escape the fate bands out there i can see why, all those bands its becomming a race to a major label. i hate music anymore lol

[Venona]

new guesses

Armor For Sleep will get alot of radio play once they come out with a new album
Paramore
Men Women and Children
Cute Is What We Aim For
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Nightmare Of You
The Spill Canvas
My American Heart
Copeland

[x togepi x]

i think solid state treats their jesus loving bands pretty good though, i know august burns red loves it, they are local around here so, i know from them its a good place for a jesus band and there is really no reason to sign to a major, but for every eyeliner tight jean screamo from first to last escape the fate bands out there i can see why, all those bands its becomming a race to a major label. i hate music anymore lol

Yeah, I could definitely see how christian metalcore would want to stay on solidstate. I'd think they'd lose a lot of business from the christian crowd anyway if they did jump to another label. There's christian bookstores that stock tooth and nail/solid state stuff, but wouldn't stock the bands if they were on a secular label.

I still think a huge band like Underoath might make the jump anyway, just because there's nowhere else for them go to go, and they'd get a lot of fans that wouldn't really know they're christian until they go to a show. I don't know, I think Mae was a bad example for me to use, because I don't think they're actually a christian band.

but this whole, let's make generic music and see how fast we can get signed crap is horrible. i remember when i used to be able to have decent conversations with people who claimed to like hardcore.
Most of the time now it's like "omg!!!! norma jean is coming to town. are you going to go?"
"no."
and then they rant about some horrible local act that sounds just like all those christian metalcore acts, except with a person that can't scream and guitar players that don't really know how to play.

[Rock]

doesnt matter all those bands suck
please stop.like in 2001 i doubt hardcore Taking Back Sunday fans would think they would be as big as they are
and i know for a fact most old die hard Avenged Sevenfold fans feel backstabbed on how their band sold out

what bands do you think will go this route?

my guesses are as follows
Mae
Emery
Plain White T's
The Sleeping
Say Anything (even though i love them i'd i have to say they are)
Cartel
The Early November
Scary Kids Scaring Kids
Saosin
Underoath will probally get on the radio by their next single and probally sign to a Major

as far as your guesses go, i'd agree with you on plain white t's, cartel, and the early november. i'm not sure about say anything. i love them, but i don't know how they'd do on corporate radio (nor do i care). i want them to be successful, but like everyone else, would prefer that they didn't go mainstream.

[patrickhowell]

whatever

[fenderkid212]

hmm it depends on what u mean by mainstream i guess. i kinda consider in a tv sense music on fuse to be scene music, MTV to be mainstream, and MTV2 to be like rock mainstream.

An obvious one is Cartel, duh...
I already consider Motion City Soundtrack and Underoath semi-mainstream

but i bet by the end of the year/beginning of next :

Rock Kills Kid
CIWWAF
The Honorary Title
The Early November
Crash Romeo
Nightmare of You

[neo506]

spam

[Shatter_Glass]

Patrick whatever happened to that band you went on tour with?

[Shatter_Glass]

spam

GCH will blow up

spam

Well DERRRR i mean like Patty Stump is on the new one!

[Venona]

hmm it depends on what u mean by mainstream i guess. i kinda consider in a tv sense music on fuse to be scene music, MTV to be mainstream, and MTV2 to be like rock mainstream.

An obvious one is Cartel, duh...
I already consider Motion City Soundtrack and Underoath semi-mainstream

but i bet by the end of the year/beginning of next :

Rock Kills Kid
CIWWAF
The Honorary Title
The Early November
Crash Romeo
Nightmare of You
Rock Kills Kid is already pretty mainstream down here
well i dont know about their popularity but they get radio play

[Shatter_Glass]

Here is the biggest crime in recent albums of the past few years. "Bicycle Song" was not on By the Way
And "Brooklyn" was not on LN. Damn shame.

[Shatter_Glass]

"Yeah ,YOU WORK HARD FOR WHAT YOU'VE GOT"

[iLikePants]

Here is the biggest crime in recent albums of the past few years. "Bicycle Song" was not on By the Way
And "Brooklyn" was not on LN. Damn shame.

Dude, that's such a letdown.

[neo506]

Here is the biggest crime in recent albums of the past few years. "Bicycle Song" was not on By the Way
And "Brooklyn" was not on LN. Damn shame. haha dude we talk of this like every other day

TBS suck at choosing CD songs

their bsides are so damn good I anticpate them more than the CD sometimes

[neo506]

you are all whores

[iLikePants]

I like jackets.

[neo506]

boobs

[iLikePants]

Mitchell likes to play Connect Four in the nude.

[neo506]

Mitchell likes to play Connect Four in the nude. dont tell our secrets


connect four is fun, but naked twister with ALi is best

[blinkonce82]

new guesses

Armor For Sleep will get alot of radio play once they come out with a new album
Paramore
Men Women and Children
Cute Is What We Aim For
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Nightmare Of You
The Spill Canvas
My American Heart
Copeland

I completely agree. I was just about to post those bands. Sadly, I love Men Women and Children.

[bertandgerard]

doesnt matter all those bands suck

this guy is a moron underoath has the best drummer today , aaron gillespie is so freakin talented , man this guy has no clue at all

[fcknazisympathy]

this guy is a moron underoath has the best drummer today , aaron gillespie is so freakin talented , man this guy has no clue at all
Are you kidding me? Neil Peart is the best drummer today, end of story quit life.

Go listen to your pussy ass christian music, ******.

[WasteofPaint31]

"Go listen to your pussy ass christian music, ******."

Underoath is awesome and that was a pretty cool comment because obviously people who listen to christian music are all christian and they are all ******s. Wait a second I believe christians don't like ******s because its against the religion what a paradox.

Seriously man you are an asshole but I do agree Neil Peart is the best drummer today you just don't have to call someone a ****** and bring up religion because of your insecurities.


and just to be an asshole back in a less offesnive manner Jets suck and the Steelers won the super bowl last year so Pittsburgh owns you

[Slaur]

I think Paramore will blow up

[WasteofPaint31]

"Mae
Emery
Plain White T's
The Sleeping
Say Anything (even though i love them i'd i have to say they are)
Cartel
The Early November
Scary Kids Scaring Kids
Saosin
Underoath will probally get on the radio by their next single and probally sign to a Major"

as stated earlier Mae, Cartel, Early November, Plain White T are pop bands so it is very likely they will blow up.

Say Anything is amazing and deserves some fame
I don't understand how Underoath can be mainstream they seem to heavy for the radio as far as screaming goes and I doubt they will leave Solid State I can't imagine them going anywhere else they will probobly resign when their contract runs up.

I never considered Scarry Kids very popular, they are kind of a generic band who will break up when money gets hard

Emery is a band who isn't meant for mainstream
I could care less if Underoath, Emery, and Say Anything go mainstream as long as the music is awesome

[a speedo model]

cartel's pretty much there.

[Dan CiTi]

paramore will eventually be all over the radio Probably, in a couple years.

[boysdontcry17]

Are you kidding me? Neil Peart is the best drummer today, end of story quit life.

Go listen to your pussy ass christian music, ******.

lol. i think underoath is way overated.

[Venona]

Gym Class Heroes , Paramore , Say Anything and Silverstien are getting alot of airtime on Fuse

[Branevember31]

Cute
Paramore
Cartel
The Academy Is...
October Fall
Jack's Mannequin (if they continue)
The Hush Sound
Hellogoodbye
Hit The Lights
Just Surrender
Dave Miello
All Time Low


and Early November is not a pop band, not even close

[GoWaitInTheCar]

like in 2001 i doubt hardcore Taking Back Sunday fans would think they would be as big as they are
and i know for a fact most old die hard Avenged Sevenfold fans feel backstabbed on how their band sold out

what bands do you think will go this route?

my guesses are as follows
Mae
Emery
Plain White T's
The Sleeping
Say Anything (even though i love them i'd i have to say they are)
Cartel
The Early November
Scary Kids Scaring Kids
Saosin
Underoath will probally get on the radio by their next single and probally sign to a Major

All the bands you listed. Most of them already are there.

[Branevember31]

Cute
Paramore
Cartel
The Academy Is...
October Fall
Jack's Mannequin (if they continue)
The Hush Sound
Hellogoodbye
Hit The Lights
Just Surrender
Dave Miello
All Time Low




bolded: bands on fueled by ramen

[Venona]

Cute
Paramore
Cartel
The Academy Is...
October Fall
Jack's Mannequin (if they continue)
The Hush Sound
Hellogoodbye
Hit The Lights
Just Surrender
Dave Miello
All Time Low


Jack's Mannequin , Cartel , The Academy is... , and Hellogoodbye are already mainstream.

[xowearmeout]

the sleeping? i don't think so.
cartel, definitely.
say anything, i don't think so.
saosin, yeah.
TEN, possibly.
underoath, yes.

[xllirikx]

say anything are going to be huge soon.

[alcoholandirony]

the dillinger escape plan

[xowearmeout]

say anything are going to be huge soon.

i don't know why but i disagree.

don't quote me on it just incase they DO.

but isn't max a little too obscene for mainstream?

[Dan CiTi]

Circa Survive, TREOS, RxB, TMV.

[Venona]

ok for one The Mars Volta is already mainstream ,because that single they had from frances the mute got played on the radio alot down here
and rx bandits have been around awhile without going mainstream why do you think theyd do it now?

[hellahellalame]

from first to last is my favorite band and they are definately on their way to mainstream if not already slightly there. they just signed to capitol records so they have to release a lot of videos and cds and have a lot of shows in stuff so definately.

[TBSEmoKid]

I think somebody already listed them...But I think The Hush Sound are gonna go mainstream,they just have that radio feel.Anberlin,though it'll be a sad day,are gonna be mainstream soon,you can just tell.I think the new album from Copeland will get them some much needed attention.Cartel is already mainstream.And if HTH can go mainstream,i'm sure the sleeping can,cuz The Sleeping is way better than those guys(:

[Venona]

holy shit people
ANBERLIN IS ALREADY MAINSTREAM
they get played on the radio
they play radio shows
kids who their whole wordrobe comes from Hollister listen to them
well at least thats how it is down here.

[TBSEmoKid]

well in OH theyre definately not.I'm talking mainstream like on MTV and stuff dude.

[imovemountains]

if you really like a band, does it matter if the kid down the street likes them?...not really...

if you are so wrapped up in who likes the same bands as you, you aren't in it for the music, just the image

i hope every single one of the bands break out as big as possible making as much money as possible so that they have the funds to continue to make albums that i will love

[Will Bryme]

Circa Survive, TREOS, RxB, TMV.

hahahahahahahahahaha...does anyone else find this extremely hilarious?

And in response to some others

the early november: if this record doesnt break them, i dont know what will

underoath: does a metalcore band really have any mainstream radio potential? plus the guitarist definitely said that there's no way they'd go to a major (but ive heard that one before)

[WakingTheMisery]

hahahahahahahahahaha...does anyone else find this extremely hilarious?

why? i think its something that should happen. the new album is the epitome of good. they deserve any hype and exposure they can get.

[jusscali]

mae, pwt's, cartel, & early november are pop bands; they can't stop going mainstream

but i'd like to see anberlin and spitalfield get more coverage they deserve it
good looks on anberlin and spitalfield needing more love

[jusscali]

say anything is already huge where im at, and so is cartel...or atleast are in the process. i completely forgot about anberlin gettin their single on the radio, but i dont think thats nowhere near to them getting as huge as they should.

i think paramore may get bigger, im hoping mae does with their next release.

[WakingTheMisery]

i call the hush sound. i don't really like the album, but i think kids will eat it up.

[jusscali]

i call the hush sound. i don't really like the album, but i think kids will eat it up.
see idk...i think they are almost too poppy for mainstream success. a lot of kids these days with think the same thing i found myself thinking at first before i got into them a lil more. that they are a whole lotta gay...maybe thats just my take though

[trainwreck89]

like in 2001 i doubt hardcore Taking Back Sunday fans would think they would be as big as they are
and i know for a fact most old die hard Avenged Sevenfold fans feel backstabbed on how their band sold out

what bands do you think will go this route?

my guesses are as follows
Mae
Emery
Plain White T's
The Sleeping
Say Anything (even though i love them i'd i have to say they are)
Cartel
The Early November
Scary Kids Scaring Kids
Saosin
Underoath will probally get on the radio by their next single and probally sign to a Major

i agree with most of these... even though the sleeping has proggy elements i can def. seeing them getting more popular. I saw a clip of them playing heart beatz on cartoon network which was insanely disturbing

[chokeychicken]

2007 is the year of cartel

[PJ1336]

2007 is the year of cartel

ditto.

also, underoath... nope.

the almost... yeah probably.

look for that guy (arron?) to quit underoath soon.

[atticus1492]

I would say the Beatles. They have really paid their dues.

[punk shawn]

i can see the sleeping getting popular.

[cmarierk]

i like the sleeping.
their second album will probably make them more known.

[MIKEY_HORROR]

i like the sleeping.
their second album will probably make them more known.

yeah i see the Sleeping making it pretty big.

i also see Brandston getting kind of big. Bayside should get bigger then they were. and maybe Jonezetta will too

[TBSEmoKid]

With this new release Anberlin is gonna be big,compared to my last post made a while ago.

[chokeychicken]

the more i read this thread, the most i question some people's definition of mainstream.

just because all your friends know a band, or their CD, or have seen them live..does that make them mainstream? I mean, i don't know about you but most (98%) of my friends listen to this music in some way or another. I have very few "radio-loving" friends.

I mean, to me, mainstream is like...hinder. Or the goo goo dolls. Or something else that is a household name. I mean, if you went up to your average teenager who wasn't wearing a tight t-shirt and jeans, they probably wouldn't know who cartel is.

am i off base here?

[bootsydan]

the more i read this thread, the most i question some people's definition of mainstream.

just because all your friends know a band, or their CD, or have seen them live..does that make them mainstream? I mean, i don't know about you but most (98%) of my friends listen to this music in some way or another. I have very few "radio-loving" friends.

I mean, to me, mainstream is like...hinder. Or the goo goo dolls. Or something else that is a household name. I mean, if you went up to your average teenager who wasn't wearing a tight t-shirt and jeans, they probably wouldn't know who cartel is.

am i off base here?

No, you are dead on. Minus the stereotype tight shirt and jeans haha. Majority of guys will wear that.

Mainstream bands would be considered those who play on the radio fairly often.. and on a variety of different radio stations. The kind of bands where everyone knows one or two songs by them, but if asked about their complete albums, probably wouldn't be able to provide much insight.

[Wobbie]

Going further on Chad's excellent post, i count mainstream as when people who don't even like whatever type of music it is, have heard of the band. Ask someone's parents who Fall Out Boy or Panic At The Disco is, and chances are, they'll know, or have heard the names. Ask the same of Cartel, etc, and chances are, the wouldn't.

It should be all about the music though. Who gives a shit how popular a band is.

[CrazyNa7e]

paramore, hellogoodbye, saosin

[Geldofpunk]

two of those are practically already mainstream.

I could see So They Say and Destroy The Runner going mainstream.

[AndyVizzle]

Hellogoodbye
Cartel
Paramore (Given their new cd will have a decent single)

these bands will be all over tv pretty soon

[Geldofpunk]

Alesana. (they don't deserve it though)

[xJangsterrx]

Paramore will no doubt become mainstream w/the new release, Fall Out Boy if they can even get any MORE mainstream than they already are, and then probably Boys Like Girls ((MAYBE))

[FinchBulldog2]

i asked what bands YOU think will be mainstream
i wasnt asking if the bands i named would be mainstream

Yeah but d00d those bands are so not xhcx.

[average_jane]

Hellogoodbye
Cartel
Paramore (Given their new cd will have a decent single)

these bands will be all over tv pretty soon

agreed, only i would say the plain white t's over hellogoodbye.

[danielineffigy]

Envy On The Coast. At least I'll be able to say I was with them since the beginning.

[high_output]

i think possibly goodbye tomorrow. it is kinda iffy though, because i know they have alot of fans but i hear almost nothing about them ever and they dont even have their own message board. not like that is a success indicator but, i mean, nowhere for fans to gather and hang out.

[high_output]

and i dont mean they will sell out. i mean they might blow up and get super popular. selling out is so subjective these days...:-/

[Myownworstenemy]

mae, pwt's, cartel, & early november are pop bands; they can't stop going mainstream

but i'd like to see anberlin and spitalfield get more coverage they deserve it
I agree.

[S9Dallasoz]

OneRepublic
A Change of Pace
Madina Lake
Maybe Anberlin will get some more mainstream airplay this time around, 'Paperthin Hymn" was a Top 40 modern rock track previously...
All Time Low (If Cartel does it, these guys should be next)
Skillet (So they sound like Hinder with an orchestra, they still aren't very well known)

[average_jane]

OneRepublic
A Change of Pace
Madina Lake
Maybe Anberlin will get some more mainstream airplay this time around, 'Paperthin Hymn" was a Top 40 modern rock track previously...
All Time Low (If Cartel does it, these guys should be next)
Skillet (So they sound like Hinder with an orchestra, they still aren't very well known)

whoa, skillet! haha. they're better than hinder...or at least they used to be, back in the day. i haven't heard anything recent from them.

[tyman07]

Willpowerless is a kick ass band tearing up the northeast very new shit..love it

[Geldofpunk]

Melee
Fair
Escape The Fate

[Myownworstenemy]

I wouldnt consider them mainstream since I dont really listen to the radio but The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus? They might make it big and I want them to but then I dont...'Cause then a bunch of loser people are gonna be all gettin on my nerves pretending they know stuff when they dont....I hate it when bands go mainstream. but a band I'd love to see go mainstream is Boys Night Out, just to see what happens

[Geldofpunk]

they are already mainstream. They are all over the radio and mtv. And they are on Virgin records.

[S9Dallasoz]

they are already mainstream. They are all over the radio and mtv. And they are on Virgin records.

RJA are warped tour headliners, and have a top 5 song with "Face Down", They've hit it Big.

"whoa, skillet! haha. they're better than hinder...or at least they used to be, back in the day. i haven't heard anything recent from them."

As for Skillet, I love their recent record, "Comatose" (which has so many mainstream ready radio hits on it, see "The Last Night") and ya they are much better than hinder even though they had the same producer and many would compare the vocals to Hinder's. Guy in Skillet is much better.
www.myspace.com/skilletmusic (http://www.myspace.com/skilletmusic)

Sick Puppies should have a Gold record by the end of 2007 too.

Maybe Orson in the States finally. #1 UK album should = some U.S. deal. They're from LA too.

[love2hateme]

i think Dave Melillo shoud go main stream hes so talented

[Geldofpunk]

and girly. :-D

[S9Dallasoz]

Quietdrive anyone?

[love2hateme]

and girly. :-D

I'm a girl so I don't care

[Geldofpunk]

I figured...;-)

[TBSEmoKid]

Skillet did do extremely well with this last release.

And now that I think about it, All Time Low would do a fantastic job in the mainstream industry if Cartel can.

[Geldofpunk]

Between The Buried and Me...who else?

[HiddenInNJ]

i would go w/ cartel (almost there) and say anything definitely.... I also feel The Almost's album is going to create a stir all over the place already signing to a major before the release of the album means a lot of publicity for this drop.... I hope Anberlin receives more coverage because they put out great cds and put on a great live show

[chronomic]

are we talking about bands trying to be mainstream, or bands who are about to be mainstreamed?

[HiddenInNJ]

about to be

[chronomic]

gotcha

[Sinkist]

Plan White T's. I work for Sirius and thats all I hear on the POP channel.

[C.J. Roberts]

Skillet did do extremely well with this last release.

And now that I think about it, All Time Low would do a fantastic job in the mainstream industry if Cartel can.

True. I didn't think Cartel would cut it.

I think the original list is pretty good, I'm not against bands hitting mainstream because there will always be smaller bands that those of us who love music know about.

[MIKEY_HORROR]

i could see Anberlin getting HUGE this year

[radbirts]

Cartel, Saosin, and Underoath already are mainstream. Also, Underoath won't sign to a major label, they'll stay on Tooth And Nail, that's pretty much guaranteed.