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Lungs

There are at least 2 artists with the name Lungs: 1) Lungs are a Sydney punk rock trio with an attention deficit. A taste for the frantic has them mixing the speed of skate punk and thrash with the more driving anthems of post-hardcore rock. They also play, write and record at an enviable pace. Since they formed in the inner west of Sydney in 2006, they have become synonymous with Australian fast punk, touring the country and playing main supports for acts as diverse as NOFX, A Wilhelm Scream, Bouncing Souls, Mach Pelican, The City On Film and Blueline Medic.

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Something for Sophie

A young band born out of Brighton, England. Something for Sophie sing catchy songs with a positive view on life, love and relationships. Something For Sophie formed in 2007, and quickly released their debut EP Giftwrapped, produced and recorded by Nathan Ironside (Lead singer and front man of The Stirring. This sold out within the first to weeks of availability. The band released their second record in 2008, (an EP titled 'Any Note Will Do') produced and recorded by Frankie Torpey at Rock factory studios in Harrow.

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Chiodos

Chiodos is an American post-hardcore band from Davison, Michigan, formed in 2001. Originally known as "The Chiodos Bros." the band's name was a tribute to filmmakers Stephen, Charles, and Edward Chiodo, responsible for the movie Killer Klowns from Outer Space. Their second full length album, Bone Palace Ballet, was released in North America on September 4, 2007 and debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200 and number 1 on Top Independent Albums. Warner Bros. Records released Bone Palace Ballet on January 26, 2009, as part of a new distribution deal in the UK.

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Henry & Louis

Henry and Louis… Louis’ (a.k.a. Andy Scholes) love for Roots music started in 1981 when he became a part of the legendary Bristol sound 'Red Eye Hi Power' along side Saul Hooper (King Solomom) and Kev Rogers (Farmer G/ Whitelion). Live sound was the basis of Louis’ musical education. In 1988 Louis met Henry (Jack Lundie) with a background in studio production. Keeping true to Roots wisdom they used the old recording ways of Tubby’s and the world opened up for the duo.

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Bob Marley & The Wailers

Bob Marley & the Wailers was a band created in 1974 by Bob Marley, after Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer left the precursor band, The Wailers. Bob Marley & The Wailers formed in Kingston, Jamaica and consisted of Bob Marley himself as guitarist, song writer and lead singer, Wailers Band as the backing band and the I Threes as backup vocalists. The band included the brothers Carlton Barrett and Aston "family Man" Barrett on drums and bass respectively, Junior Marvin and Al Anderson on lead guitar, Tyrone Downie and Earl "Wire" Lindo on keyboards, and Alvin "Seeco" Patterson on percussion.

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Manbearpig

There are at least 4 groups using this name: 1- Manbearpig, whose EP can be downloaded from here - http://www.mediafire.com/?6mfnc08padplyup - are an English melodic hardcore band from the depths of Norfolk. They recorded their debut EP "Ruined Emo" in the summer of 2010. After selling out of the initial Handmade batch the band put the full EP up for free download.
2 - ManBearPig are a band from Lincoln, UK. Their main members are Jon Pickett and Jon Wells on guitar, drums. They play progressive instrumental rock similar in style to The Mars Volta.

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Rival Schools

Rival Schools are a Post Hardcore band from New York, formed by members from several influential 80's and 90's hardcore bands (including Gorilla Biscuits, Quicksand, CIV, Youth of Today, Burn, Project X, Judge, Moondog, Warzone, Side by Side and Iceburn). The band started from the ashes of a short lived project, World's Fastest Car which had Artie Shepard of Mind Over Matter and Bad Trip fame involved, but the project went no further than demos. Apparently Walter and Artie had a difference of opinions hence the split. Artie then started Errortype: 11.

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Valencia

Valencia is a five-piece pop-punk alternative band from Philadelphia, PA. They are on I Surrender Records and have a debut album, This Could Be A Possibility, which debuted in October 2005 and re-released in September 2006 with national distribution through RED Ink. The band met by playing local shows together around the tri-state area in their respective bands. George and JD grew up together; attending grade school, high school, and their first year of college. They joined a band called "The Capgun Heroes" with Brendan in 2001.

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