Skillet is an American rock band formed in Nashville, Tennessee, consisting of all Christian members. Skillet formed in 1996 with two members: John Cooper, former vocalist for Tennessee progressive rock band Seraph, and Ken Steorts, former guitarist for Urgent Cry. The two bands met through touring together, but those bands disbanded soon after, so John and Ken's pastor encouraged them to form their own band as a side-project.
There is one band called DYS and one band called Dys. Last.Fm mixes them up: 1.) Formed at ground zero of Boston's legendary straight edge hardcore scene, DYS, stood for "Department of Youth Services" but they jokingly told everyone it stood for "Dave You Suck".
They rose out of SS Decontrol's Boston Crew, going on to help establish the city as a center of the movement along with Negative FX and Last Rights.
BENEATH THE RISING TIDE started just over 3 years ago (2008), originally as a 6 piece metalcore outfit, the band has progressed to a 5 piece death metal band. Playing their first show to over 550 people, 150 of which came through the doors to see Beneath The Rising Tide, the band has been quick to find their feet and establish themselves as one of Melbourne’s most popular local bands. 2008 saw the release of 5 track demo, playing over 25 shows and in one month,
CAPTURE THE CROWN is a metalcore band from Sydney, Australia, formed in 2010. Their debut album Til Death is set for release on December 18, 2012 through Sumerian Records, to be sold exclusively at Hot Topic. This youthful quintet want nothing more than to create a sound which can move fans from the very first riff to the last. Their motto is live fast, play fast, party fast. For CAPTURE THE CROWN, their fans come first; they create music not only for themselves but most importantly their fans.