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Day Of The Dead

Day of the Dead is a hardcore band from Portugal. Day Of The Dead was formed in May 2001, as a weapon to express our personal feelings and beliefs. DOTD's main purpose is to fight against all the apathy that is poisoning today's punk/hardcore scene. Sharing different seeds of discontentment about several issues related to the realities of our lives, DOTD tries to instigate reflection and discussion.

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Just Say Go!

An Australian Youth Crew Hardcore band, disbanded in late 2007.
Sing-a-long oriented. In late 2003, 4 kids got together in a small practice space in Brisbanes Fortitude Valley with the intentions of having fun and playing hardcore with heart and message. Drawing influences from the likes of Gorilla Biscuits, Insted, Bold, Chain of Strength, In My Eyes, Time Flies, Mouthpiece, and other youth crew bands, led to a fast paced, energetic sound.

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Thick As Blood

THICK AS BLOOD is a very proud hardcore band from Miami, FL. Formed in '04, they started out as a seven man team but recently trimmed down their roster to five, bringing out a more focused sound. They released their debut album "Moment Of Truth" in '07, toured the states numerous times including Canada sharing stages with the likes of Madball, Terror, Bleeding Through and much more.
In 2009, the five piece released their debut full length album for Eulogy Recordings Called Embrace. Their posterity not only holds new material and extensive tour dates across the U.

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Carry Nation

There are more than one artist with the name Carry Nation. 1) "Brisbane has given birth to a soulful and fresh talent, who titles herself "Carry Nation". Nation offers her audience a piece of her mind, and for thirty or so minutes the room is transformed. Although she has only been apart of the scene for 9 months Nation has played all the main stages of the valley district, and scored a record deal with indie label "Television Records". When asked about her success as a musician Carry Nation states "Look over there!!" and points behind you, when you turn around she is gone." - Myspace.

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Wish For Wings

Wish For Wings are a hardcore band from Brisbane, Australia. The members of the band are very dedicated and supportive of the straight edge philosophy. They are known for their intense shows and are a cornerstone of the Australian hardcore scene. They have also released an EP "From the Past To the Grave" which was distributed locally.

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Stick to Your Guns

Stick to Your Guns is a 5 piece hardcore band from Orange County, California. Very heavily influenced by the orange county hardcore scene, their music, message, style, and sound can perhaps be compared to bands like Bleeding Through and Throwdown. Currently they are signed to Century Media/Sumerian Records and have released two full-length albums to date. They will be releasing their third full length album June 1, 2010, titled "The Hope Division". Members:

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Throwdown

There are three artists with the name Throwdown: 1) Throwdown are a <a href="http://www.last.fm/tag/straight%20edge" class="bbcode_tag" rel="tag">straight edge</a> <a href="http://www.last.fm/tag/metalcore" class="bbcode_tag" rel="tag">metalcore</a> band from Orange County, California. In total, they have had 9 releases. With their past two releases, they have changed their style from hardcore to a more metal direction. 2) Throwdown is a <a href="http://www.last.fm/tag/heavy%20metal" class="bbcode_tag" rel="tag">heavy metal</a> band from Texas. 3) Throwdown is a <a href="http://www.last.fm/tag/hardcore" class="bbcode_tag" rel="tag">hardcore</a> band from the Sydney suburb, Cronulla, who are featured in many bodyboarding videos put out by underground tapes.

xStrength Through Purityx

Strength Through Purityxxx are a straight edge mosh band from Brisbane, Australia.
Forming in 2008 with a solid foundation and drive to play fast, heavy, straight edge music.
xSTPx have shared the stage with such bands as Bury Your Dead (USA), Terror (USA) , The Acacia Strain (USA), Stick To Your Guns (USA) and Bishop (USA).
The sky is the limit for xSTPx with a full length cd due to be released at the end of 2010.

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Your Demise

Hate filled hardcore from St Albans, UK. Parting with your frontman, merely weeks after the release of your breakthrough debut album, is not an event many could take in their stride; the annals of musical history are not exactly littered with bands that have lived to tell the tale. But Your Demise are amongst a determined few, the British quintet standing tall at the climax of the busiest, most demanding year of their collective lives – unbeaten, unbroken, unscarred, having positively transformed adversity into rebirth.

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50 Lions

Now a staple in Australian hardcore, 50 Lions first bared their claws in 2005 at the height of the metalcore craze in their native Byron Bay. Focussing on producing a more traditional hardcore sound, the key to the survival of the band would be some serious van hours. Building on a sturdy reputation as a fierce live presence, they earned their place on bills with Byron counterparts Parkway Drive and other notable Australian bands such as Carpathian, Miles Away and Her Nightmare, before stepping up to share stages with internationals such as Terror, Madball, Down To Nothing and Blacklisted.

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