My Top 10 Philippine Rock Bands of All Time

1.Eraserheads

The band is one of the most successful, critically acclaimed, and significant bands in the history of Original Pilipino Music. Eraserheads are also credited for spearheading a second wave of Manila band invasions, paving the way for a host of influential Philippine alternative rock bands.

The band released several singles, albums, and EPs that reached number one. The band achieved critical and commercial success with their third album Cutterpillow, which achieved platinum status several times. Eraserheads received the Viewer's Choice Award for Asia from the MTV Video Music Awards.

receive the coveted "Moon Man" trophy for winning the 1997 MTV Asia Viewer's Choice Award, which made Eraserheads the first ever Filipino artists to win the award.

2. Parokya ni Edgar

They are so cool, all the song that they made relate the filipino's life on how they show their love to their love once.
 Parokya ni Edgar is a Filipino band that was formed in 1993 by a group of college students. The band is famous and most lauded for its original rock novelty songs and often satirical covers of popular songs. The band has since transcended musical genres, varying styles from one song to another - alternative rock to pop rock, funk to rapcore, and so on - while providing comic relief to their listeners. Despite having "Edgar" in the band's name, none of the members go by it.

3.Slapshock

Creates hard music yet with a passion in their lyrics; Jamir has a voice of such a hard rocker and when he sings you can feel him inside your heart. The way he plays each word makes Slapshock distinctive from other bands in the market. Slapshock is a rock band with a heart!
Slapshock is a rock band from Manila, Philippines. Formed in 1996 originally as a rap metal act, significantly being compared with Korn. Their recent material were now under the metalcore genre.

 4.Kamikazee

Their lyrics are very unique and interesting. It is so great, their voices' harmony is perfect. I like it very much!
Kamikazee is a Filipino rock band formed in 2000. The band is composed of Jay Contreras, Jomal Linao, Led Tuyay, Puto Astete and Bords Burdeos.


 
5.Chico Sci

They're filipino but they play music as if they're foreign
i could say that they could beat mcr if only they have the same popularity.
ChicoSci is a 5-piece Filipino rock band based in Manila. The band is composed of Miggy Chavez, Mong Alcaraz, Calde Calderon, Macoy Estacio and Ariel Lumanlan.




6.Queso

  Queso was formed in 1994. High school schoolmates 2ts Calinawan and Enzo Ruidera founded the group. 2ts Calinawan being new to the school, alienated and still feeling out of place in a new environment he found himself in, hanging outside the classrooms, saw this small guy walking by, head up with big crazy hair covering his eyes, folded up black jeans just enough to expose his red chucks, the star logo covered and inked out by an anarchy sign.



7.Greyhoundz

Greyoundz was formed in 1997 by cousins Niño and Audie Avenido who at first just wanting to join a local battle of the bands contest together with other bandmates that includes Allen Cudal. The contest was canceled so they opted to audition at the now defunct Club DREDD that was based in Manila.














8.Imbue no kudos

Hailing from Olongapo City, Philippines, Imbue No Kudos is relatively a band with the drive and passion to bring their music and explosive stage presence to the world. Comprised of some of Olongapo's most talented young musicians, this band has learned how to mix sing-a-long poppy choruses with heavy nail biting breakdowns in a way that is not easily overlooked.There is rock passion, melodic pop skill and joyful, soulful intelligence throughout the band's music, bolstered by driving power and the soaringly smooth voice of Betong Enriquez. Guitarists Earl Santos and Darwin Alcazar weave hard-charging guitars together with fluid hooks overtop the solid rhythm of drummer Jem Velunta and bassist Aj Magsino.. They believe that music should be passionate and thought provoking and original and Imbue No Kudos seek to bring new light and fresh legs to a genre wrought with apathy. 

9.April Morning Skies

Formed in the late 2003, April Morning Skies [AMS] is Andrew Espiritu on vocals, Bernard Olazo on bass, Macoy Estacio on drums, Tim Gonzalez on synths and Aaron Corvera and Kenneth Aranza doing guitar duties.
A product of metal, punk, melodic-post hardcore influences, AMS aims to stir music listeners with their own kind of music. Concocting tales of triumphs and losses stirred in melodies that spark with aggression and punch with enthusiasm. Though a relatively new band, the boys prove they're no neophytes in songwriting. Arming themselves with tracks that shoot precise rhythms, loud guitar-based instrumentation plus vocals that balance punk and metal styles, April Morning Skies is truly a band to look out for.
AMS has consistently wowed crowds all over Luzon and Visayas, earning themselves as a reputation next big thing. And then finally, they hooked up with wiz producer Eric Perlas of Tower of Doom Records to record their debut album entitled “In Darker Days Ahead” that was released last August 8, 2008.
 As of now, the band is doing their share of shows and sharing the stage with prominent and underground acts slowly leaving a remarkable impression to the followers of the scene. 

10. Sandwich

Sandwich is a Filipino rock band that was formed in 1995 by Raimund Marasigan and Diego Castillo for the purpose of fulfilling their mutual desire to work together. Castillo recruited former band mates from The Aga Muhlach Experience Mike Dizon (of The Teeth) to play drums and Myrene Academia (of Imago) to handle bass duties. Sandwich was searching for a vocalist when music video director Marie Jamora recommended her friend Marc Abaya. A few years earlier, Marasigan was a judge at a contest where Marc Abaya jammed to a Beastie Boys song with his high-school band, Shirley Beans. Abaya then joined Sandwich, but was later replaced by Mong Alcaraz of the band Chicosci.