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Alternative Rock

Karnivool

Karnivool is a five-piece progressive rock group based in Perth, Australia that was formed by Ian Kenny in 1996, who at the time filled the roles of both guitarist and vocalist for the band while they played Carcass and Nirvana covers. Their name stems from the band being initially described by local fans as "a bunch of clowns". Their style of music can be classified as both progressive rock and alternative rock, with alternative metal undertones. Major influences of the band are Nirvana, Radiohead, Meshuggah, Pink Floyd, Tool, Soundgarden and Carcass.

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Sleep Parade

Sleep Parade are a band from Melbourne, Victoria that formed in 2004. With the release of 'Things Can Always Change' Sleep Parade have evolved into a heavyweight contender on the Australian prog-rock scene. A Flawless, world-class album".
Nick Snelling Beat Melbourne three-piece Sleep Parade's debut album Things Can Always Change was released in April 2008 through Shock Records. The bands plans include spending the rest of this year and through till the end of summer touring the album and playing to crowds Australia wide.

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From Afar

1) FromAfar - Post-Hardcore - Brighton, UK. <a href="http://www.facebook.com/FromAfarBand" rel="nofollow">www.facebook.com/FromAfarBand</a> - <a href="http://www.fromafarmusic.com" rel="nofollow">www.fromafarmusic.com</a> 2) From Afar - Commercial Indie Rock - Sydney 3) From Afar - metal band from Rzeszów, Poland. Vocals: Wojtek Pyć
Guitar: Marcin Chuchla
Guitar: Tomek Przywara
Bass: Piotrek Jaskółka
Drums: Michał Chruściel The beginnings of the band reach back to the year 2005, when Marcin Chuchla and Sebastian Szpakowski founded From Afar.

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Dead Leaves

Dead Leaves is a hard rock band formed in 1994, in Shamokin, PA. The band consists of Jer Waugh on Bass,
Jason Dampman on Lead Guitar,
Kris Guitas on Lead Vocals,
Rich Pastuszek on Drums.
Jason Walters on Guitar,
They are a band that does not stray much from the Hard Rock sound, no rap, no techno, Just heavy hitting lyrics and Bass Lines. Dead Leaves is from Central Pennsylvania, USA. They were sponsored by Jagermeister. They only have two albums, the Dead Leaves E.P. and Your Kind is Labeled.

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The Domino State

"The Domino State make brooding, intense music that knocks spots off much of the competition". Class of 2008 - Indie acts to hit the big-time over next 12 months." The Independent "In heart-in-lungs showstopper ’Iron Mask’, The Domino State have got one of the singles of the year...everyone should be falling over themselves to go see ’em…" The Fly "When we say that The Domino State really could join that list of life changing important bands its really not a case of PR hyperbole but a statement of fact.

San Salvador

Featuring former members of the retired Sounds Like Chicken, San Salvador combines dry and heavy reggae with rock and roll stretching the boundaries of genre stereotypes. Sure to make you kick on and dance, this live show will prove to groove.

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Concrete Blonde

Concrete Blonde is an alternative rock band dating from the early 1980s to the early 1990s (and re-formed again in the 2000s). They are best known for the poignant songwriting and vocals of Johnette Napolitano. Singer / songwriter / bassist Napolitano formed the band Dream 6 with guitarist James Mankey in Los Angeles in 1982, releasing an eponymous EP in France on the Happy Hermit label in 1983. When they signed with IRS in 1986, labelmate Michael Stipe suggested the name Concrete Blonde, describing the contrast between their hard rock music and introspective lyrics.

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Full Scale

Full Scale was an alternative-metal band from Perth, Australia formed in 1998. The band moved to Melbourne in the year 2000 and released two EPs, "White Arrows" and "Black Arrows" they were released by Popstar Records and Full Scale toured the east coast extensively. Further down the track the band moved to Los Angeles and was signed to Columbia Records (Sony BMG) and released their full length self-titled debut in 2005. Full Scale was known to tour with other popular alternative-metal Australian bands such as The Butterfly Effect and their strong politically motivated lyrics.

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Versa Emerge

vice versa: with the order changed : with the relations reversed
emerge: to rise from an obscure or inferior position or condition Through endless member metamorphosis and what seemed to be a constant subjection to the opposite forces of the universe, VersaEmerge (now graced for the first time with a solid line-up) is finally becoming the band, and people, they've worked so vigorously and tirelessly to become.

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