Bands you wish you found out about sooner.

Just recently (like RIGHT now) I found out about Pentagram. Awesome sounding stuff.

Ever had a band where you got into them, but wondered why you didn't sooner?

Radiohead.

VNV Nation. They played a gig in my home town in like 2004 or something and haven't been back since.

Clutch, saw them live about 4 years ago and they became one of my favorite bands. 

Dokken. I used to pass them off as some pretencious Glam Metal band, but they really have some sweet tunes.

Hanoi Rocks, i found out about them two years ago.

I don't know how i ever lived wihout their music

Jimmy Eat World...I learned about them through the Bleed American and the single "The Middle" which I hate, but found the band to be fantastic...though usually their singles end up being the worst tracks off of the CDs.

found out about and got into a different things but theoretically i wish i found about every band earlier its great to see a bands catalog develope and even more fun to see them rise to fame.

Go Jimmy Go and Sage Francis.

If by bands you mean groups, then The Roots, they get it crackin!

Also, Lauryn Hill....yeah, she's great.

I don't think I could appreciate some of the music I listen to now if I listened to it a couple years ago, I guess I wish I had heard of Emerson, Lake & Palmer a bit sooner but apart from that I'm happy.

MSI.
Not sure if I would have liked it as much though.... about 5 years ago I was in a classic rock phase.... going along with the crowd ftl!

Mogwai

Modest Mouse. They're like a interlude to my underOath and System of a Down.

The Doors.I cant stop listening to them.

The Black Crowes. Discovered them through the GTAIV soundtrack and have since obtained all their studio albums. I love the way they fuse hard rock with blues and soul to create a distinct sound.

I really wish I heard about Kamelot sooner. Stumbled onto them by a Youtube video.