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Good Riddance

Good Riddance is a band hailing from Santa Cruz, California. They formed in 1986 and after over twenty years, eight albums, and countless tours, played their farewell show in 2007. They played fast and explosive punk and hardcore music that was heavily influenced by the early American hardcore scene. The lyrical themes varied from political protests and analysis of the American society, to personal struggles and alienation. On occasion, the band had also been known to write slower, sometimes romantic songs.

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April

There is more than one artist with this name: 1) April is a Polish hardcore band from Zambrow. 2) April is a Finnish, Helsinki-based metal band founded in 2004. April was signed on to Spinefarm Records in early 2006, and the pre-production of their album started almost immediately. Between recording sessions the band has supported Bullet For My Valentine and played at two major open-air metal festivals.

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Trial

There are at least 4 bands called Trial: 1) Hardcore band from Seattle, Washington, United States. Since forming in 1994 the band has worked desperately to communicate their infusion of activism, emotion, anger and intensity in a world where people are more comfortable remaining sedate. Challenging that attitude, Trial has never given up, all the while fueled by a relentless desire to play hardcore music which is charged with political and personal fury.

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Negative Approach

Negative Approach is an American band. They are considered one of the pioneers of hardcore punk, along with bands like Minor Threat, Bad Brains and Black Flag. Formed in Detroit, Michigan, Negative Approach existed from 1981-1984, and now again from 2006-present. Like most hardcore bands, they were little known in their day outside of their hometown. They are now idolized in the Detroit underground and the punk subculture, considered to be one of the elite bands of the

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Uprights

In autumn 2007, drummer Craig Clark put a note on the notice board at Mount Temple Comprehensive School in Leeds, looking for people to join a band. Alex Greenwood (aka Bono Vox), Dave Evans (aka The Edge) and Jon Owen joined up. Dave Evans soon left to join the Navy, while the remaining three formed 'Dream Boat' before changing to 'Expert Shooter' and then Uprights.

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Amodali

From http://www.myspace.com/amodali Amodali is an experimental vocalist/musician, dancer and artist. Using voice as a medium she explores magic, trance states, & esoteric sexuality. She creates sonic sculptures, primal vocalisations, that form a bizarre vocabulary of ecstatic, magical realities. Tracks feature a mixture of analog and digital sounds, forming a visceral curtain of noise and electronica...Searing soundscapes from the hinterlands of consciousness.

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Inside Out

Inside Out was an early '90s straight edge hardcore punk band from Orange County, California. They released one EP, No Spiritual Surrender, in 1990. They played in and were respected by the same Southern California youth crew/straight edge scene as Infest and Chain of Strength, and integrated old-school metal into their sound. They broke up in 1991 after their guitarist, Vic DiCara, left the band to become a Hare Krishna monk.

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Unbroken

There are at least two groups titled Unbroken. 1. Unbroken was a hardcore band from San Diego, California. They were influential in the Southern California hardcore scene during the mid-to-late 1990s. The band chose the name Unbroken because they wanted to emphasize their dedication to the straight edge philosophy of drug abstinence. However, most of the members have since given up this belief.

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