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Daysworth Fighting

Hailing from Victoria's Western Suburbs, the four members of Daysworth Fighting have been jamming together since 2001 under their former name - Potamus. After a long break in 2004 where Bassist - John, and Drummer James fulfilled personal commitments overseas, the band started anew under the name Daysworth Fighting. Spending most of 2005 getting organized and back into playing live shows, the band has further progressed in their style of hardcore punk rock, mixing new melodies and tempos with rough vocals and driving beats, and playing with some of Australia's finest bands along the way.

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Roam

There are multiple artists that go by the name Roam: 1) A 5 piece Melodic Punk band from Eastbourne, UK. You can listen and download their first EP 'No Common Ground' from their bandcamp and check them out on Facebook 2) Born Nov. 9th ’87 in the island of The Philippines ROAM(Rene’ Endino) made her way to the states by the age of 12. Always having an interest in mixing genres and bashing faces she’s sure to move an audience with the hardest sounds whether it be electro or hardcore. At 20 she moved to LA where she got started out as a bedroom DJ hitting the stage within weeks.

Read more about Roam on Last.fm.

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Statues

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).

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Mute

There is more than one artist with this name:
1) Mute is a melodic punk band from Quebec. http://www.myspace.com/mutepunkrock 2) Mute is an Screamo/Powerpop Band From Colombia. www.myspace.com/rockmute 3) Mute is an alternative rock band from the United Kingdom. www.myspace.com/mutemusicmute 4) Mute is a rock, ska, funk band from Warsaw-Poland. http://www.mute.prv.pl 5) Mute is a pop, rock, '80s sounded band from Japan. http://mute.cc/ 6) Mute is an electronic band from Ecuador. http://myspace.com/mutecitydade

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Seaweed

Hailing from Tacoma, Washington, Seaweed was one of those 1990s bands that combined elements of driving punk and rock sound with emotional vocals and catchy melodies. They were signed to Hollywood at one time, and have released five full-length albums and multiple singles over the span of their career. Seaweed's musical agenda was close to the 90s post hardcore scene, with contemporaries such as. Samiam, Jawbreaker, and tourmates Superchunk and Quicksand. They were well-known for their cover of Fleetwood Mac's 'Go Your Own Way' which appeared in the movie Clerks.

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High Five Drive

High Five Drive finished off 2009 with the Japanese release of “Fullblast”, their latest record. Days later it’s 2010 and HFD is on an eight show tour in the USA. After a few months at home working on new material, the band tours several European countries in April with Canadian dates in late March. The band isn’t rich, and has only a small network of allies. Yet, they have kept a firm standing in the insanity of egos, opinions, and ostracism also know as the music industry. Alone they stare into the Icy Dawn.

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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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