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The Flatliners

The Flatliners are a ska-punk band formed in 2002, from Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. They describe their music as "a combination of two-tone ska and brain hemorrhaging punk rock" - what they affectionately call "skunk rawk." The Flatliners consist of four members: Scott Brigham (guitar), Paul Ramirez (drums), Chris Cresswell (vocals and guitar), and Jon Darbey (bass). All members or the band are from Alexander Mackenzie High School.

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Brendan Kelly

There is more than one artist with this name: 1) Brendan Kelly (born September 8, 1976) is the bassist and co-vocalist of Chicago band The Lawrence Arms, as well as guitarist/lead vocalist of The Falcon. Kelly's former bands include Slapstick and The Broadways. He is known for his raspy vocals and drunken demeanor. Kelly graduated from Northwestern University. In 2004, he appeared on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart in a correspondent piece by Ed Helms entitled "The Clash." He has a blog called Bad Sandwich Chronicles.

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Belvedere

Belvedere was a canadian / band formed in 1995. Originally not meant to play a show, they gained a cult following in Canada's scene. Known for their blazing speed and vocals, the band also appeared on the Warped Tour and Groezrock Festival bills.
Taking their name from the '80s sitcom, Belvedere began in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 1995 as the three-piece of Steve Rawles (guitar/vocals), Brock (bass), and Dan Hrynuik (drums).

Read more about Belvedere on Last.fm.

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Smoke or Fire

Smoke or Fire is an American punk rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. The band originally formed in 1998, when western Massachusetts natives Joe McMahan (lead vocals and guitar) and Jeremy Cochran (guitar) got together with fellow Boston University students Ken Gurley (bass) and Nick Maggiore (drums), hailing from New Hampshire. Originally calling themselves Jericho, the boys released their debut album, When the Battery Dies, in 2000. Their fan base grew as they played DIY basement shows and small clubs throughout the Northeast.

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Crime in Stereo

“It was a strange year,” says Alex Dunne, Crime In Stereo’s songwriter and guitarist. When referring to the twelve months between the 2006 release of their critically acclaimed The Troubled Stateside and the beginning of recording "Crime In Stereo Is Dead", “strange” might be an understatement. Crime In Stereo (Dunne, singer Kristian Hallbert, bassist Mike Musilli, drummer Scotty Giffin and guitarist Gary Cioni) thought they had seen the end of the road.

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Fenix Tx

Will Salazar (vocals) Adam Lewis (bass) Chris Lewis (guitar)... San Diego, CA based pop punk / alternative rock band which features only two members of the founding lineup. Chris Lewis from Will's other band, Denver Harbor has taken Damon's spot on guitar. Full Bio: Houston, we have a problem. It looks like FenixTX is breaking wide open... again! Fenix tx (formerly known as Riverfenix) came together on the north side of Houston in the balmy southern autumn of 1995.

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Doa

1. (doa) doa is a Japanese hard rock band currently under the Giza Studio label. The band is named after a single letter of each of the members' names: Daiki Yoshimoto, Shinichiro Ohta, and Akihito Tokunaga.
Two of the band's singles, "Eiyuu" and "Aoi Kajitsu", were used as opening theme songs for the 2004-2005 tokusatsu TV series Ultraman Nexus. Shiro no Jumon was used as an ending theme song for Saiyuki Reload Gunlock.
They consist of 3 members:
吉本 大樹 (Daiki Yoshimoto) < Vo >
大田 紳一郎 (Shinichiro Ohta) < Vo / Gt >

Read more about Doa on Last.fm.

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Rancid

Rancid is punk rock band which formed in Berkeley, California, United States in 1991. The band consists of Tim "Lint" Armstrong (vocals, guitar), Lars Frederiksen (guitar), Matt Freeman (bass) and Brendan Stieneckert (drums). The band has released seven albums: "Rancid" (1993), "Let's Go" (1994), "...And Out Come the Wolves" (1995), "Life Won't Wait" (1998), "Rancid" (2000), "Indestructible" (2003) and "Let the Dominoes Fall" (2009). The band originally consisted of Armstrong, Freeman (both former members of Operation Ivy) and drummer Brett Reed, with Frederiksen joining in 1993.

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