There are 2 bands with the name Protex:
1) A punk band from Belfast, Ireland, formed in 1978.
2) A punk band from Cluj, Romania, formed in 1993. 1) In 1977, four schoolfriends formed the Incredibly Boring Band and did a few gigs playing covers of Thin Lizzy and Dr Feelgood songs. However, they were soon smitten by the punk bug and decided that they wanted to play energic pop like the Buzzcocks and the Ramones.
Direct Hit is a pop punk band based out of Milwaukee, Wis. that worships Andrew WK, The Ramones, and The Thermals in equal measure. Starting in 2008, they released a series of EPs for free online at directhit.bandcamp.com, called DH#1, DH#2, DH#3, DH#4, and DH#5, from which a full-length album will be compiled in 2011. In addition, Direct Hit has contributed songs to two split 7" records with Mixtapes (released November 2010) and Tit Patrol (released March 2011). People love them for their slogan, but mostly for their crazy energetic shows and music.
Too Soon! is a punk band from Melbourne, Australia. Their music is best-described as being influenced by alcohol and the well-intentioned encouragement of friends. They enjoy playing their instruments poorly, making bad decisions, long walks on the beach, living with regret and the bassist's cat, Peppy Hotdogs.
Misser is the project of Tim Landers of Transit and Brad Wiseman of This Time Next Year. Their debut album, Every Day I Tell Myself I'm Going To Be A Better Person, was released through Rise Records on May 15th 2012.
save your breath are a band from newport, south wales, playing honest straight up pop punk. their new e.p "nothing worth having comes easy", will be released in the UK on march 9th. having racked up shows with the polar bear club, set your goals, verse, funeral for a friend, the blackout, kids in glasshouses and the loved ones to name but a few, their future certainly looks promising.
the guard was a pop punk band from Ypsilanti, MI consisting of Dennis Berger – Rhythm Guitar and Vocals, Jason Considine – Lead Guitar, Chris Wilbur - Drums and Ryan Wojcik-Andrews - Bass. They rocked through the year of 2010 playing around the Ypsi/Arbor, southern and eastern parts of Michigan. They have played with international bands VICTORI4 from France and Kiros from Canada. In the summer of 2010 The Guard recorded Deep Thoughts with, The Guard at their practice studio in downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
Busted was a pop rock band originating from London, England that consisted of James Bourne, Matt Willis and Charlie Simpson. Their debut single, "What I Go To School For" was released in 2002 and charted at #3. The album Busted followed in September 2002. November 2003 saw the release of their second album A Present for Everyone. Both albums charted at #2 in the UK. A live album, A Ticket for Everyone was released in November 2004.
Elliot Minor (formerly The Academy) is a rock/pop band from York, England. They cite among their influences, Muse, The Used, Something Corporate, Jack's Mannequin, The All-American Rejects, Queen and The Beach Boys. According to the band's Myspace page, they also blend classical music into their sound. Elliot Minor also supported McFly in Newcastle in 2006 to an audience of over 13,000 people and also performed at Wembly Arena. Were spotted by a representative of Repossession Records to whom they later signed a record deal.
Fast Cars were formed in 1977 by Stuart Murray and his brother Steven at school in Swinton, Manchester. They played Pop-Punk, their original line up was ;Steven Murray vocals (and main songwriter) Hyden Jones on lead, Stuart on Bass and Tony Dyson on drums. After about 6 months Hyden left and Craig Hilton joined them and that is who played on the single "The Kids Just Wanna Dance". They had 2 songs put on "A Manchester Collection" LP Orbit Records.
Angelas Dish is an Australian indie pop band from the New South Wales Central Coast, formed in 2004. The four-piece currently consists of songwriting duo, brothers Michael and Joshua Harris, teamed up with bassist Peter Clarke and drummer Scott Mitchell. They have released three EPs and one studio album in their five year career.