Refused is a hardcore punk band originating from Umeå, Sweden, formed in 1991. The band's final lineup comprised its founding members, vocalist Dennis Lyxzén and drummer David Sandström, as well as guitarists Kristofer Steen and Jon Brännström. Their lyrics were often of a non-conformist and politically far-left nature. The band released five EPs and three albums before initially splitting up in 1998.
1. Canadian metalcore band http://www.myspace.com/counterparts
2. Brazilian melodic metal group. http://www.myspace.com/counterpartsmetal 1. Hailing from and having conquered little more than Ontario's little dirty Hammer, Counterparts is prone to strike the unexposed with an implement of more impact, more complexity and greater deftness with their debut full-length release of “Prophets” in early 2010.
Texas Is the Reason was a post-hardcore band founded by former Shelter guitarist Norm Arenas and 108 drummer Chris Daly in 1994. A foundational quartet in the post-Sunny Day Real Estate movement of emo music, Texas Is the Reason played melodious but forceful rock music before disbanding in 1997. Norm Arenas (guitar), guitarist for the hardcore Hare Krishna band Shelter, formed Texas Is the Reason with friend and then fellow Hare Krishna devotee Chris Daly (drums), formerly of the band 108, which played music of a similar kind to Shelter's, some time in the early 1990s in New York City.
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Archaic Smile are a 4 Piece Hardcore/Punk band reigning from Bristol. The band was originally compiled from ex No Guts No Glory Guitarist, Zach Dunn, ex The Harlots Bassist, Mitch Dowling, Becoming Rome's Josh Gallop and Tom Hoddinott and to finish the line up, Tom Stroud. After a year hiatus, AS are in the midst's of rebuilding their selves with a new line up, a new sound and big plans with a lot of drive behind them.
Paris is Burning was formed in Miami, FL by guitarist Gabriel Yunes and bassist Javier Guifarro with the firm intention of creating something more efficient and strong than anything they previously did with their past musical projects. The melting pot that makes Paris is Burning is a broad one, blurring the lines of metal, hardcore, grindcore, death metal, thrash and even some sporadic atmospheric passages.
Formed in Massachusetts in 2004 and solidified in 2008 from a diverse background of musicians, Defeater is a forward-thinking hardcore band with more to them than just mosh parts. The band recently released their debut full-length Travels on Topshelf Records and now, to celebrate their new home, Bridge Nine Records will be re-releasing Travels on CD internationally as well as the vinyl edition in conjunction with Topshelf Records on February 24th, 2009.
6 Piece Deathcore band from Bournemouth, England - Formed July 2010 :D Todd Perry - Vocals
Jordan Wicks - Vocals
Josh Stacey - Drums
Liam Shaw - Guitar
George Arnott - Guitar
Jesse Civil - Bass http://www.facebook.com/theseoceansrunred Recently Released Their Debut Single 'Call To Arms'
Debut EP Coming Out July 2011
We're a hardcore band from the Brisbane/Gold Coast area. We concentrate lyrically on political issues and the day to day bullshit we all go through and put up with. We're not here to fit in and we're not going anywhere anytime soon. Drawing our main influences from punk and hardcore mainstays such as Good Riddance, Sick of It All, Comeback Kid, Bad Religion, Toe To Toe, Mad Ball, Raised Fist, and 59 Times the Pain. We're here to get our messages across. Not to judge.
There is more than one artist with this name: 1. statues are a power pop outfit from Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. They are comprised of Rob Seaton (vocals, guitar), Jeff Houle (drums, vocals) and Mitch Houle (bass, vocals). You can find more information on their MySpace page (http://www.myspace.com/statues) or their own website (http://www.statues.ca). 2. Statues is a chaotic hardcore band from Perth, Australia, made up of Mike Dann (vocals), Duncan Wolfe (drums), Scott Kay (guitars) and Matt Templeman (bass).