Nottingham post/math/rock/electronica band formed in 2004. Likened to godspeed you black emperor!, MONO and radiohead, USM have shared a stage with Forward Russia, Arcs, Double Handsome Dragons and G-Plan among other. Despite an ever-fluctuating line-up, and constant changes in musical direction, union station massacre are returning to gigging and recording as a six-piece in summer 2009.
Yowie, a dual-guitar and drums trio from St. Louis, have been stunning audiences with their incomparable barrage of sonic kung fu. They accelerate the progressive-rock rhythmic sensibilities of Ruins and Magma and mutate them with the shrieker side of Big Black and Slayer. The band incorporates many variations in time signature, tempo, and tuning, to create a virtual audio maze, but no matter how complex things get, their compositions remain cohesive and compelling. After releasing their debut album Cryptooology on Skin Graft, they lost a guitarist.
Steinbeck is a powerpop/math rock band from New Britain, CT and Worcester, MA. Their sound is often compared a mixture between modern powerpop groups like Say Anything and Piebald and classical alternative groups like R.E.M. and Jawbreaker. www.steinbeckrock.com
We're No Heroes (often abbreviated WNH) are a three-piece band from Cardiff, United Kingdom, composed of Tom Collins, Michael 'Dewey' Owen, and Luke Llewellyn. They first formed in the summer of 2009 at a downtown South Side recording studio in Chicago, USA
There are two bands with the name Laser Beast. 1) Laser Beast is a four-piece from Leicester featuring ex-members of Public Relations Exercise and Her Name Is Calla.
www.daslaserbeast.bandcamp.com
www.daslaserbeast.bigcartel.com 2) Laser Beast is from San Jose, Calfornia, and is composed of Devon Hunter (To The Bottom of the Ocean) on drums and Joseph Oria (The Third Temptation of Paris) as the bassist/vocalist. They are a noise rock band a part of the San Jose local scene. They draw their influences primarily from Lightning Bolt and The Locust. www.myspace.com/laserbeastband
Hella began in 2001 in Sacramento, California as a two member band consisting of Zach Hill and Spencer Seim writing technically intricate music of a highly spastic nature. They play a blend of math rock and noise rock. On early albums, the band forged their classic sound, playing minimally arranged, abrasive instrumentals that still retain an idiosyncratic sense of melody. In 2005, the band expanded their live band by adding Dan Elkan on vocals, rhythm guitar, and synth and Jonathan Hischke on bass guitar.
Cleft are a 2-piece band from Manchester, UK. They make massive, dirty noises.