emo
Alesana
The crowd is still screaming at a sold out show in Anaheim, California as the sweetcore phenomenon known as Alesana exits the stage. "I don't think I’ll ever get used to this," says frontman Dennis Lee as he tips back the last swallow of his water bottle. "Seeing kids go crazy like that thousands of miles away from home reminds me that I have the best job in the world. Oh, and that wearing cowboy boots on stage probably isn't the best idea in the world...but it simply must be done.
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Brand New
Brand New is a rock band from Long Island, New York, and consists of lead vocalist, guitarist, and lyricist Jesse Lacey, guitarist Vincent Accardi, bass guitarist Garrett Tierney and drummer Brian Lane. Most recently Derrick Sherman joined the band on tour in 2006. The band was formed in 2000 in Merrick, New York and partly consists of former members of the band The Rookie Lot and Taking Back Sunday.
Glamour Of The Kill
Glamour Of The Kill is a metal band hailing from York, UK. Formed in 2006, the band incorporates elements of powerpop, 80's metal, and of course modern metalcore breakdowns to produce a well thought out, catchy sound. GOTK is known for their use of prominently clean vocals with backing growls, as well as gang vocals. They began their walk to fame by earning a place in Kerrang! Magazine's "New music coming your way" section, which gained them support slots with well-known modern metal bands such as Avenged Sevenfold, Still Remains, and Darkest Hour.
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New Found Glory
New Found Glory (often abbreviated NFG) is an American pop punk band based in South Florida. The band consists of Jordan Pundik (vocals), Chad Gilbert (guitar), Steve Klein (guitar), Ian Grushka (bass) and Cyrus Bolooki (drums). To date, the band have released six studio albums, with their seventh, Not Without a Fight, released on March 10th, 2009. The band formed under the name A New Found Glory in mid-1997 in Coral Springs, Florida, United States and currently based in California.
Rinse
1) Rinse was an emo/hardcore band active in the mid 1990's, featuring ex-members of Prevail, and members who would later play in bands like Hassan I Sabbah, Forcefedglass, etc. They released a Self-Titled 6-song 7" on Concurrent in 1996, and a song on a compilation 7" entitled From Stars Come Hearts on Witching Hour in 1997. 2) Rinse is the name of a grime MC from London, UK and a member of G-Fam unit.
http://www.myspace.com/rinsemusic 3) There is also a Dutch artist called Rinse, who is active in the freetek/tekno scene with the Acid Anonymous Soundsystem
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The South
There are at least two bands that go by this name, one British and one American: 1) The South is a band consisting of former The Beautiful South members Dave Hemmingway, Alison Wheeler, Dave Stead, Damon Butcher and others; they primarily play live and are yet to make any releases. 2) The South were a hardcore band from St Augustine, FL. Members went on to be in Environmental Youth Crunch, In Danger Of Dead, Tubers, Solid Pony, Centipede, Alligator, and more. They've played 2 reunion shows since doing their farewell caravan tour July9-11th, 2004.
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Scholars
1. Sam Nicholls (formerly of aptly-monikered local heroes Aboycalledhero) and Tom Woodstock joined (sometime Tellison stand-in drummer) Mike Frost and Chris Aylett to form SCHOLARS, a rock band with ambition, ideas and a strong sense of purpose. SCHOLARS play what comes naturally to them – melodic rock with a healthy dose of energy and passion. Combining pop sensibilities and anthemic choruses with creative instrumental arrangements and thoughtful lyrics, the band have created a blend of alt-rock, indie and emo which is heartfelt and free from pretension.
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The Holiday Plan
The Holiday Plan are a London based rock band who had brief success on MTV2 and enjoyed singles and EPs on various major and indie record labels. They toured with many big acts including Reuben. The band split up in 2005 to reform under a different name to concerntrate on playing closer to London so they could afford to have jobs instead of expensive touring all the time. 2010 sees The Holiday Plan reforming and playing shows again! This is good news for everyone!
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