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Upon A Burning Body

Upon A Burning Body was started by accident "A Side project gone wrong." These San Antonio, Texas natives mix brutal breakdowns with catchy two steps and heavy blast beats. After changing many members over time, they finally found a concrete line up. They have managed to dominate the Texas metal scene, and earned themselves a signing to the Sumerian Records family. They are known for their intensely brutal and fast sections combined with breakdowns and gang chants to match and top the best in the game. They have also become known for powerful and violent live shows.

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Floating Me

Consisting of members from some of Australia’s finest progressive rock acts of the past two decades – (Karnivool, COG and Scarymother) F L O A T I N G M E released their debut single "Sugar" in late 2010 and their debut self-titled album April 2011 on Cross Section (The Boxer Rebellion, Foreign Objects) through Inertia. In May 2011 the video was picked up by Yahoo! Music: http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/FloatingMe/Sugar--221556576

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The Projectionist

The Projectionist are a Cambridgeshire UK based 4-piece hardcore/metal band. Blending an energetic mix of hardcore and metal, The Projectionist are a no-holds-barred sonic attack that cuts a path straight through your ears and into the deepest regions of your bowels.
Like English weather, their music is changeable, tinged with hope followed by misery, tongues planted firmly in cheek. “Mixing discordant hardcore with thick, violent riffs that wouldn’t be out of place on the soundtrack to some vicious horror movie, the quartet have just released their debut EP ‘Meat Parade’.

Read more about The Projectionist on Last.fm.

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Aonia

Aonia was a district of ancient Boeotia, containing the mountains Helicon and Cithaeron, and thus sacred to the Muses, who are called by Alexander Pope the "Aonian maids." The band began as the brainchild of bassist Rob and rhythm guitarist Graham.in 2006. They had been playing together for about a year when they decided to start a project. Rob was also, separately but simultaneously, rehearsing with Tom, who also wanted to set up a band. Graham and Tony had been in a previous band, Fate Untold, five years previously, and so Tony agreed to become the unnamed project's drummer.

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Desolation Angels

Desolation Angels formed in London in 1981, and later moved to Los Angeles, California. They are best known for their single Valhalla / Boadicea and their self titled full-length, though they also recorded an unreleased full-length titled While The Flames Still Burn.

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Skyclad

Skyclad is a British band with strong folk influences in their music. They were formed by former Sabbat vocalist Martin Walkyier, and Satan / Blind Fury / Pariah guitarist Steve Ramsey in 1990 to represent the "ultimate band". From the start, they have incorporated a diverse range of influences from British folk music to German which has fed their constantly evolving sound. They are widely considered the inventors of .

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Hirax

Hirax is an American band from Buena Park, California. Starting in 1984 under the leadership of vocalist Katon W. De Pena, the band played in Los Angeles and San Francisco with the other new thrash metal bands of the area such as Metallica, Exodus and Slayer. The band was a clear example of the thrash/speed metal/crossover genre. After releasing some demos, Hirax signed with Metal Blade and debuted with their first full-length, "Raging Violence" in 1985. The band was composed of Katon W. De Pena (vocals), Scott Owen (guitar), Gary Monardo (bass) and John Tabares (drums).

Read more about Hirax on Last.fm.

The Happiness Project

Our band is a project based on different musical points of view. We play rock&roll, hardcore, pop, metal, electronica at the same time, mixing and playing with vocals until we find somethig special that becomes exciting, we’re searching deep inside the things we would like to express. To take one step forward day by day, looking for warm sounds crashing to make it a huge new sound. We love the atmospheres that can be touched by the recipients because that feelings go back to the band, the so called rush.

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