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Latterman

Latterman was a four-piece band from Long Island, NY, formed in 2000. They played a style of melodic punk rock with shouted dual-vocals by Phil Douglas and Matt Canino, with songs often containing political and/or socially-conscious lyrics. The band has been compared to the likes of Against Me!, The Lawrence Arms, and Hot Water Music. Since their split in 2007, members have most recently been heard playing in Shorebirds, Bridge and Tunnel, Laura Stevenson and the Cans, Iron Chic, RVIVR and The Brass.

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The Movielife

The Movielife was a pop-punk band from Baldwin, New York (Long Island). Formed in 1997, the band put out its first full-length, It's Go Time, in 1999 on Fadeaway Records. By this point, the classic lineup of Vinnie Caruana (vocals), Brandon Reilly (guitar), Alex Amiruddin (guitar), Phil Navetta (bass) and Evan Baken (drums) had coalesced. The band built up a strong local following on the strength the album and their live show, and soon jumped to Revelation Records, releasing This Time Next Year in 2000.

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Silent Majority

There are at least three artists with the name Silent Majority. 1. Silent Majority formed on long island in the mid-90's and became one of the most influential hardcore bands from the area. Tom currently sings for Capital. Many people consider them to be the best hardcore band originating from Long Island of their time 2. Silent Majority are a four piece melodic hardcore/punk band from the Eastern Shores of Hobart, Tasmania, made up of a bunch of best mates who met in high school.

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Revenance

Revenance is a from New York formed in 2002. , they have a self released EP "All Shall Suffer" released in 2003 and a second EP called "Somebody Kill Something", in 2004, which lead to them signing to a label. Their debut full-length album "Omen Of Tragedy" was released by Permeated Records in 2006. Alternatively, there is another band called Revenance hailing from Barnsley, England. They play melodic, catchy death metal and after releasing their first album in 2006, they are set to bring out a new record in 2009, recording with the prestigious producer, Jason Sanderson.

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Incendiary

Incendiary began in the summer of 2007 on Long Island, New York playing an angry, mid-90s style of hardcore in the vein of Indecision, Strife, and Snapcase. Featuring members of Soldiers, the band released a demo and a CD/7inch entitled "Amongst The Filth", available on itunes, amazon.com, and Interpunk.com. The band's debut LP entitled "Crusade" was released on May 16th, 2009. Crusade is darker and heavier than anything the band has released so far, infuenced by bands such as All Out War and Buried Alive.

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Capital

There are (2) bands named Capital. (1) Capital is a 5 piece hardcore punk band from the south shores of Suffolk County, Long Island. Blending the obvious melodic LIHC sound with DC and SoCal influenced punk, they released the 9 song LP "Signal Corps" in July 2006 and soon after signed to legendary hardcore label Revelation Records. Capital sells their CDs and shirts for low prices and only plays all ages shows to keep it easy for the kids.

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