10 Most Underrated Rock Bands Of The 90s

10. Filter

The industrial rock boom of the mid '90s is pretty much known as the house that Trent built at this point. Even though bands like Ministry may have been making waves back in the '80s, the dominance of Nine Inch Nails in the mainstream made them the go to band for those who wanted something a little more caustic than your average metal act. Then again, Trent may have had some competition from the man that he sacked a few years before his peak.

Around the same time that the Downward Spiral became one of the biggest albums at the time, Filter was emerging with Richard Patrick, who had been a member of Nine Inch Nails before striking out on his own. In between the more abrasive side of Filter's sound though, there was a lot of genuine talent underneath the hood, complete with some rolling riffs like what we got on Hey Man Nice Shot.

Richard also doesn't get nearly enough credit for the softer side of the band's sound, with Take a Picture showing the commercial potential of the industrial that wasn't as threatening as something like Closer. There are probably still a few people who consider this to be the diet version of what someone like Reznor would have done. To stomp out them, throw on something like the Amalgamut and see wat you've been missing all these years.