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Restarts

The Restarts are a hardcore punk and ska punk band from London, England. They formed in 1995 in London with Darragh on drums, Kieran from Armed and Hammered on bass, and Mik on the guitar. They played many shows in the UK with their three-piece until Mik left, at which point Alan joined the band. With Alan on guitar they recorded their System Error CD, but due to Alan's commitments to the UK Subs he had to leave the band.

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Ashers

Ashers are a hardcore punk band from Boston, Massachusetts, featuring Marc Unseen of popular hardcore band The Unseen on vocals. They possess influences from the post-hardcore genre and released one EP entitled "Cold Dark Place."

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Wasted Youth

There have been at least three Wasted Youths. The first Wasted Youth were a punk/new wave group from Canning Town in east London who released several records on the Bridge House label in the late 70s. Similarly to early Only Ones their sound was very Lou Reed influenced. The first two singles "Jealousy" and "I'll Remember You" remain classics of their kind The second (sometimes known as "LA's Wasted Youth") was a band in early 80s from Los Angeles, California, who played classic hardcore punk.

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Discharger

Dutch vikingrock / streetcore band! New pioneers in the genre.
Great melodies, agressive power, relentless vocals... Their motto:
"Many people say violence is not the anwser,
but it's a language people understand..." Check for their latest album "The sword of our ancestors"
Release date: December 2008. Earlier work:
"Born immortal", Rebellion Records 2004: Raw, agressive, but very melodic debut. A fresh wind in streetrock. Mandatory!

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The Killjoys

Multiple bands have used this name: 1. The Killjoys - a UK punk band (1977)
2. - The Killjoys - Australian
3. - The Killjoys - Canadian 1. The Killjoys were a British punk band which formed in 1977. The band released only one single, "Johnny Won't Get to Heaven". Their lead singer, Kevin Rowland, later formed Dexys Midnight Runners 2. Formed by Craig Pilkington and Anna Burley as a pop-folk group, from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, received critical acclaim for their 1990 Album Ruby, include receiving an ARIA award for best independent release.

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Angelic Upstarts

The Angelic Upstarts were a staunchly anti-fascist, working class Socialist British street punk/Oi! band of late 1970s and early 1980s. The "Upstarts" (as they are commonly referred) formed in South Shields, North-East England in 1977. The original line up for the band was Mensi (vocals), Mond (guitar), Steve Forsten (bass) and Decca Wade (drums). The band have reformed and split a few times over the years and some of the ex members include bass players, Ronnie Wooden, Glyn Warren, Tony Feedback, Ronnie Rocker and Max Splodge who also had a stint playing drums.

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