Roosevelt
There are at least three bands with the name Roosevelt
1) Alias of Cologne based producer Marius Lauber, signed to Greco-Roman, the Berlin-London party collective and record label that has been a home for Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Disclosure, Baio and Hot Chip's Joe Goddard.
His debut single 'Sea' blends Balearic haze with his hometown
Make Me
Hailing from New Brunswick, New Jersey, Make Me combined the quiet and upbeat melodies of mid/late 90's emo like American Football with harsh, screamed vocals to create a fun and original take on the "screamo" genre. Existed from 2004 to 2006.
Damages
1) Damages are a hardcore punk band from Grand Rapids, MI. Started in the winter of 2007, they have released a two song demo in the spring of 2008, a five song demo in January of 2009. The "Love's Labor EP" was released as a CD limited to 100 within special packaging. Love's Labor EP also released as a 7" on Life To Live Records, out now. www.myspace.com/damageshc 2) Damages are a new melodic hardcore band from Vancouver.
Thorns
There's more than one artist under this name:
1. Thorns (formed as Stigma Diabolicum, but changed name to Thorns after two years) is a Norwegian black metal band, masterminded by Blackthorn (Snorre W. Ruch - also in Mayhem and Satyricon). They made two highly influential demos in the early 90's, Grymyrk and Trøndertun, but have only released one full-length album, since the band was founded, in 1989.
Dylan Nyoukis
Embrace
There is more than one artist with the name Embrace, the first two of whom are significant:
1) a five-piece indie band from Leeds, England, who have enjoyed significant success in UK, including three number one albums and six Top 10 singles
2) a Post-Hardcore/Post-Punk band from Washington D.C. that had a galvanizing influence on the Washington, D.C. punk scene of the 80's and featured Ian MacKaye (who subsequently formed Fugazi)
3) a Dutch Trance duo
4) a Canadian Gothic Metal band
Unicorn Hard-On
Orchid
There are at least six bands called Orchid:
1. A hardcore band from Amherst, Massachusetts
2. A doom metal band from San Francisco, California
3. An indie-pop band Poznan, Poland
4. A rock band from Halifax, Nova Scotia
5. an alias of Alexander Tooth
6. a "post-prog" band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
1. Active from 1998 to 2002, Orchid was first and foremost a hardcore band. Orchid combined a post-modern aesthetic with hardcore punk...
Pengo
noise heathens, bashing out the psychedelic chaos since 1998. Tons of releases on tons of labels from all over the world. Tours all over the U.S. & Canada. Soundtrack to the Center of the Cyclone inside your head. Birth: August 11, 1998
Members: Jason Finkbeiner, John Schoen, Nuuj, Joe Tunis (1998-2005)