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Underoath

Underoath (occasionally typeset as underOATH or UNDERØATH) is an American Grammy Award-nominated band originally formed on November 30, 1997 in Ocala, Florida, but since then, have re-located to Tampa, Florida, which was home to some of their newer members. The band's line-up consists entirely of Christian members. They are currently signed with Solid State Records, a subsidiary of Tooth and Nail Records, and are the label's most popular group.

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Basement

There is more than one band with this name. 1) A Melodic Hardcore band from Suffolk, UK
2) A French Noise Rock band 1) Basement are five lads from Ipswich, Suffolk who play melodic hardcore with a touch of emo, like early Lifetime.
www.myspace.com/basementuk 2) Basement was created at the end of 1995 inspired by various American bands such as Jesus Lizard, Unsane, Fugazi, Cop shoot cop or Distorted Pony.
The band’s first EP entitled “Head on“ was recorded by Fred Norguet (Burning Heads, Portobello Bones, Ez3kiel…) and was released by Weird records/Tripsichord in March 1996.

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Lydia

Lydia was a three-piece (formerly six) indie rock group from Gilbert, Arizona. Whether expressing the vicissitudes of a romance run off course or finding one's soul deep inside his or her thoughts, Lydia crafts its sound with cadence approach that creates the equal allegiance to thunder and quiet found in Antleman's words, and further solidifies its place as the voice of today's indie rock generation.

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Alesana

Alesana (pronounced /ˈælɨs ˈænə/ Alice-Anna) is an american six piece post-hardcore band from Raleigh, North Carolina formed 2004. The band has released three full length albums and one EP to date. Current members are Dennis Lee (screaming vocals), Shawn Milke (lead vocals, guitars, piano, synth, keys, programming, string composition), Patrick Thompson (lead guitar, backing vocals), Jeremy Bryan (drums, percussion), Shane Crump (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Jake Campbell (rhythm guitar, backing vocals).

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Complete

It seems as if this band entry regards to three bands. First one is a Canadian Band named Complete. They are from Vancouver, BC, Canada and were formed in 1999 as a punk/hardcore band in Vancouver. Today their music can be rather described as emo. They released two albums through Spawner Records. Their music can be heard at http://www.myspace.com/complete The Canadian Complete consists of:
- Sean Conry: Drums,
- Jon Goodridge: Lead Guitar,
- Justin Denbok: Lead Vocals,
- Kyle Richardson: Bass (Backing Vocals),

The Get Up Kids

The Get Up Kids are a Kansas City-based American rock band. Formed in 1995, the band was a major player in the mid-90's emo scene, otherwise known as the "second wave" of emo music. As they gained prominence, they began touring with bands such as Green Day and Weezer before becoming headliners themselves, eventually embarking on international tours of Japan and Europe. They founded Heroes & Villains Records, an imprint of the successful indie rock label Vagrant Records.

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Jimmy Eat World

Jimmy Eat World formed in Mesa, Arizona, United States in 1993. They are associated with an array of genres including alternative rock, indie rock and pop punk. Singer/guitarist Jim Adkins and drummer Zach Lind, who had been friends since kindergarten, joined forces with co-vocalist/guitarist Tom Linton and bass player Mitch Porter to try their hand at music. In its early years the band emulated the style of their punk rock influences, and they eventually recorded and released three singles and a full-length, self-titled album on local label Wooden Blue Records.

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Little League

3 Bands: - Little League is 3 rowdy dudes from Tallahassee, FL. - Little League was an instrumental band from California. Members are now playing in pretend. - Little League hailing from philadelphia was established in 1999. In 2002 they
were forced to change their name after receiving a cease and desist order from Little League
Baseball Association. They are now called Kill Verona.