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DJ Seduction

DJ Seduction (AKA John Kalkan) started his career in 1989, DJing at events such as The Dungeons and Crowland Road, and on the pirate station Sunrise FM. In 1991 he was signed to ffrr and released Hardcore Heaven which stayed on the UK charts for several weeks. DJ Seduction then started one of the most successful happy hardcore labels of all time, Impact Records, and was also heavily involved in setting up the Hardcore Heaven and United Dance events. His recent projects include collaborations with CLSM, the Maximum Impact record label and Uproar events.

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Baby D

There are 2 Artists that go by the name Baby D. 1.Baby D were a UK-based dance (house/techno) band best known for their UK Number 1 single "Let Me Be Your Fantasy" in 1994. Vocals were provided by Dorothy Fearon (also known as Baby D) and Nino (also the MC and keyboardist). Floyd Dyce was the writer/ producer for the band and also credited as keyboardist on occassion. The band had 2 other Top 10 singles, I Need Your Loving (which was a cover of The Korgis 80s hit Eveybody's Gotta Learn Sometime) and So Pure, as well as numerous other less successful hits.

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Wolfpack

There are 3 bands known as Wolfpack; 1) Wolfpack was the former name of the Swedish hardcore punk/d-beat band Wolfbrigade. Wolfpack changed their bandname to Wolfbrigade after a right wing racist community started using the name "Wolfpack"; they did not want to be associated with right wing politics. 2) Wolfpack were a 5-piece thrash/traditional metal band from Preston, UK. They released one album entitled "Total Head Removal" before changing their name to Salem (UK) and releasing a demo called "Impending Doom"

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These Days

There are Four artists named "These Days". 1. Pop-Rock/Aternative band from Salisbury, UK 2. Hardcore band from the San Francisco Bay Area. 3. Finnish indie band. 4. Former Indie Band from USA. 1. These days are a 4 piece rock/pop/punk band influenced by the likes of Foo Fighters and Brand New, who have an exciting and different way of looking at music, who see it as not just a hobby but as a passion to get the crowd jumping and singing along with their catchy choruses and punchy instrumentals.

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The Distance

Band Information (new bio being added shortly) Jay Reason has grown up in the punk scene. He is now a man in his 20’s and his voice as well as what he has to say has matured quite a bit. The Distance, which Reason fronts has also matured, their upcoming full-length The Rise, The Fall And Everything In Between is a mesh of melodic driving pop hooks, fully fleshed out arrangements and built upon a foundation of speedy punk energy.

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Black Flag

Black Flag is an American band formed in 1976 in Hermosa Beach, California, United States, largely the brainchild of Greg Ginn, the guitarist, primary songwriter and sole continuous member through multiple personnel changes. Keith Morris was their original lead singer. He left the band suddenly in 1979 to form the well-known band, Circle Jerks. Ron Reyes was the second singer for the band, but decided to leave the band not too long after. Dez Cadena would be their next singer, but switched to second guitar when they found fourth and final singer Henry Rollins in Washington D.

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Incendiary

Incendiary began in the summer of 2007 on Long Island, New York playing an angry, mid-90s style of hardcore in the vein of Indecision, Strife, and Snapcase. Featuring members of Soldiers, the band released a demo and a CD/7inch entitled "Amongst The Filth", available on itunes, amazon.com, and Interpunk.com. The band's debut LP entitled "Crusade" was released on May 16th, 2009. Crusade is darker and heavier than anything the band has released so far, infuenced by bands such as All Out War and Buried Alive.

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Ruffneck

1) Ruffneck was a house act consisting of Derek A. Jenkins, Dave Daniels, Dwayne Richardson, Shaheer Williams, Stephen B. Wilson, and Joanne Thomas aka Yavahn. They debuted in 1987 with "The Power - The Rhythm", featuring Thomas' future co-member of Jomanda, Cheri Williams, on vocals. They didn't emerge on the scene again until 1995, when their track "Everybody Be Somebody", featuring Yavahn, hit the dance charts worldwide.

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