Black Mountain is a Canadian rock band led by Stephen McBean. The band is an amalgamation of the Classic Rock / Blues Rock of Neil Young, Buffalo Springfield, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath with some psychedelic tendencies. Leader Stephen McBean also heads another similarly-named band, Pink Mountaintops, who are the more experimental side of McBean's musical abilities. Black Mountain is the front line band for Black Mountain Army.
There is more than one artist with this name: 1. A technical/experimental death metal band from Australia.
2. An atmospheric neo-prog/metal band created by members of Cynic, from Miami, USA.
3. An independent progressive rock band from Edmonton, Canada.
4. A dreampop/electronic/ambient band based in Staffordshire, UK.
5. A hardcore breaks/nu rave act from London, UK.
6. An electronic/ambient artist from California, USA.
7. An Egyptian/British rock band based in Cairo, Egypt.
8. Mistag of the soundtrack to the video-game from Valve Corporation. See below
Trent formed in 2000 and are based in Nottingham, UK. A five piece band, the lineup has changed little over the past 8 years. The original lineup consisted of Nigel Briggs, Rich Bull, Phil Squires, Matt Loose and Ross McDouall. In 2005, Ross left the band and in 2007 Adam Blundy came onboard as full time drummer. With two successfull albums behind them (Hold On & Unfailing Love), 2008 sees the release of the new EP, Radio Everything, available from www.vineyardrecords.co.uk. More information is available at their official website, www.
Ham Sandwich are a five piece Irish rock band, with members hailing from County Meath and Dublin. Charismatically fronted by Podge McNamee (vocals/guitar) and Niamh Farrell (vocals) the line-up is completed by John Moore (bass guitar), Brian Darcy (guitar) and Ollie Murphy (drums). The band have steadily built upon a devoted following in the Irish alternative music scene, and have been noted for their incendiary live performances at venues such as Whelans in Dublin.
The Loungs are an indie rock band from St Helens, Lancashire, in the North-West of England.
They have released three singles and an album on Manchester's Akoustik Anarkhy label. The band are currently working on their second album.
Matt Kebbell is based in East London, England where he writes and performs most of the time. He takes an honest, direct and understated approach to songwriting and performing. The debut album "Skinny Dip" will be released june 30th 2008
Ghost Hotel is a five piece indie pop band from Frederick Maryland. Assembled in 2012, Ghost Hotel quickly perfected a blend of melodramatic pop, soaring sonic textures and catchy vocal hooks. Their first record Do You Feel It? was released in late September of 2012. http://ghosthotel.bandcamp.com/
The Almost is the band of Aaron Gillespie, the former drummer/clean vocalist of Underoath from Clearwater, Florida, United States started in 2005. Aaron stated that this band is much more of a traditional rock project than Underoath. A Monster Monster is on the loose. The Almost
Silbermond is a German rock band from Bautzen. The band originally formed in 1998 under the name Jast, which comes from the first letters of the band members' names (Johannes, Andreas, Stefanie, Thomas). In 2001, they changed their name to Silbermond ("Silver moon"). As opening act for Jeanette Biedermann, they became increasingly popular in Germany and Austria. They released their first album "Verschwende deine Zeit" ("Waste your time") in 2004. In late 2004 they went on tour, publishing their first concert DVD "Verschwende Deine Zeit - Live" in April 2005, which reached gold status.