Stalemate has been called many different things over their seven year history. "Prog-Pop".... "Power Pop". "Friend Rock" was a phrase that sprang up in early 2009, coined from a disparaging essay by Sufjan Stevens about a genre for microscopc bands whose only fans are the friends they guilt trip into coming to their shows. Orignally, the band wore this branding to focus on it's most salient feature: eclecticism.
Vital Remains is a blackened death metal band from Rhode Island, USA formed in 1989. Influenced by the likes of Venom, Celtic Frost, Bathory, Mercyful Fate, Sodom and Destruction. Originally comprised of guitarists Paul Flynn and Tony Lazaro, vocalist Jeff Gruslin, bassist Tom Supkow, and drummer Chris Dupont, the group has been through several line-up changes and record labels over the years. A pair of demos (1989's "Reduced to Ashes" and 1990's "Excruciating Pain") led to a contract with French label Thrash Records, who in turn released "The Black Mass" in 1991.
The Body (1): Sludge metal band 1999-. (2): Finnish hard rock band 1996-. (3): Christian hip-hop group. (4): 70s progressive rock group. (1) The best-known The Body is a two-piece sludge metal band based in Providence, Rhode Island, United States (formed in 1999), with heavy, low riffs, high-pitched screaming vocals, and occasional samples. They have released two full length records, a collaborative album with Braveyoung, an EP, splits with Get Killed and Whitehorse, a demo, and an anthology of their EPs, 7 inches, demos, ect.
Hayworth is 4 dudes from random spots in the small state of Rhode Island. They are characterized by frenetic fretwork, devestating breakdowns, eclectic music breaks and anguished vocals that shriek cleverly thought out and overtly sexual lyrics. They've released 3 EPs, and two full-length. This band has gained a fairly large following within the last 4 years of it's existence, and the numbers keep climbing.
There are at least eight musicians/bands going under the name of MILO 0. Milo is a brown man rapping. He is 20 years old and is a sophomore in college. He released his debut mixtape, "I wish my brother Rob was here" on November 1st, 2011. On February 19th, 2012 he released "Milo takes Baths", a mixtape featuring Milo rapping over Baths' instrumentals. Milo also wrote this blurb about Milo, apart from the bits he didn't. In 2012, he signed to Hellfyre Club Records.
"For me, there’s more to being a musician than just trying to sell a CD,” says Dan Mills of his latest album, Fiction in Photographs; An album which he is not trying to sell at all, but is available as a free download from his website. “I can’t expect to just play and be heard…especially in today’s environment. I try to let everyone in.” Mills understands this more than most, which is why he makes himself readily available to his followers at his shows and through a multitude of social and promotional media.
