City Falls are a metalcore band from Bathurst, NSW who began in 2007 under the name For The Killing. After numerous name changes and getting a new rhythm guitarist, they changed their name to City Falls, and released their first recording, Broken Idols, which is currently gaining steam in the underground local scene.
Hailing from sunny San Diego, CA, SECRETS has already made an impact as one of the most promising up and coming acts in the scene. Armed with irresistibly catchy choruses, soaring vocals, and mercilessly dynamic breakdowns, its no wonder the post-hardcore five-piece has seen such success since signing to <a class="music tag"><a href="http://www.last.fm/label/Velocity" class="bbcode_label">Velocity</a>/<a href="http://www.last.fm/label/Rise+Records" class="bbcode_label">Rise Records</a> in the Spring of 2011. Velocity Records’ Dave Shapiro says, "When I heard these songs, I knew San Diego had yet another band that would be at the forefront of their genre.</a>
Victorian melodic hardcore band, now broken up.
Mastodon is an American progressive metal band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 1999. The band comprises bassist/vocalist Troy Sanders, guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds, guitarist Bill Kelliher and drummer/vocalist Brann Dailor. They have released five full-length albums to date, expanding their musical borders from early raw Sludgy riffs to later psychedelic multi-layered songs, yet maintaining progressive style with unusual time signatures and odd instrumentation.
As I Lay Dying is an American metalcore band from San Diego, California. Founded in 2000 by Tim Lambesis and having completed their first Line-up in 2001, the band consists of vocalist Tim Lambesis, drummer Jordan Mancino, lead guitarist Nick Hipa, rhythm guitarist Phil Sgrosso, and bassist Josh Gilbert, all of whom are Christians. Signed to Metal Blade Records, As I Lay Dying has released four studio albums, one split album, and one compilation album.
We Came As Romans, is a post-hardcore/metalcore band from Troy, Michigan. Driven by the passion to not go unnoticed they put all their effort and talent into their live shows and the release of Demonstrations. Their latest EP "Dreams" shows just how far the band is willing to push themselves. Signed to Equal Vision Records (announced April 16th) after being named Alternative Press' "Best Unsigned Band" early 2009.
Spawned from members of Melbourne based progressive metal, VICES AND VIRTUES and Bendigo death metal act, HER MAJESTY.
5 piece progressive metalcore band from Adelaide, South Australia. For more info: www.myspace.com/jackthegiantkiller www.facebook.com/jtgkband
Within the post-modern musical arena there are two musical entities. There are simple and catchy tunes, and there is wild, abstract, impulsive, and provocative music;
Arturo Chaos masters both spectrums. Perth is flourishing with young talent, and based on recent achievements Arturo are proving to be the one of the youngest, prominent and most promising Perth acts of 2009. Arturo Chaos are spontaneous with progressions, not seperating but combining all elements of the metal and hardcore genre, and even extend beyond these boundaries.
In This Moment is a melodic metalcore band, formed in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States in 2005. Their first album, entitled Beautiful Tragedy, was released on March 20th, 2007 on Century Media Records. The band's sound falls on the melodic side of the metalcore spectrum, with vocalist Maria Brink utilizing both screams and a good deal of clean, emotive singing, the latter being even more prominent on the band's second album, The Dream, released in 2008. Their third studio album was released on July 2010 named A Star-Crossed Wasteland