An awesome melodic rock band whose songs are just as likely to get stuck in your head as they are to melt your face, AGAINST THE TIDE was formed in the summer of 2009 by bassist Mike "Mazz" Mazzeo, lead guitarist Dave Madura and drummer Kevin Reviello. After adding rhythm guitarist Mike "Skatz" Scasserra, the group sought out to find a singer. Within a short matter of time, they came across singer/songwriter Lauren Ashley Grygo.
Lamb of God is an American metal band, originally formed under the name Burn the Priest. The roots of Lamb of God were planted in the year 1990, when Mark Morton, Chris Adler and John Campbell were bros at Virginia Commonwealth University. The trio began playing at Adler's house in Richmond weathering chilly conditions. "There was no heat in the house," recalls Campbell. "We would hang around the kerosene heaters, get really drunk and write metal songs. Fumes and Black Label beer were definitely what fueled our early days."
Opeth is a progressive metal band from Sweden that is influenced by many diverse musical styles ranging from jazz, 1970s progressive rock, death metal, and blues. Their recent releases have deviated from their traditional death metal influenced style, with more emphasis on progressive elements. Vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt is also noted for utilizing both clean singing and death growls, often in the same track.
Brutal Death/Grind from New Zealand
http://www.myspace.com/monoliyth - From Monoliyths Myspace.
Monoliyth was formed back in 1998 in Melbourne, Australia, playing under the banner of thrash metal. Within months the new band headed for the studio to record their first demo entitled 'Deep In Your Mind'.
Although the production was rough, the music still maintained its raw energy, and opened doors for the band in terms of leaving the garage for the live scene.
There are several bands with the name Trauma. 1) A Polish death metal band, signed to Witching Hour Productions. 2) A Venezuelan death metal band. 3) Trauma is the first band of Cliff Burton, who later joined Metallica. They played power & speed metal. 4) A german electro band from Berlin. 5) An American experimental hardcore/metalcore band with one release out on Strikefirst Records. 6) Brazilian rap group. 7) A thrashcore band with social lyrics from Spain. 8) Indonesian death metal band located in Jakarta.
There are three different bands with the name Traces 1)Traces(Now Saturnian) are a Symphonic/Melodic Black Metal band from the UK, formed by guitarist Dave James, bassist Daniel Scrivener and his brother James Scrivener on keys, and were shortly joined by Sam Greenland on drums. Taking influence from such bands as Wintersun, Dimmu Borgir and Emperor, the success of their demo track Vivisection managed to secure them a deal with Siege Of Amida Records in 2007 only a few months after their formation.
There are two bands named Make Them Suffer. One is a Dutch band making beatdown hardcore, the other is a symphonic death metal band from Australia. Make Them Suffer are a 5 piece Symphonic Death Metal band from Perth, Western Australia. After completing their line-up in July 2008 Make Them Suffer have since gained a solid fan base amongst the Perth metal community with the release of their 4 track demo. Band Website:
http://www.myspace.com/makethemsufferau Online Store:
http://makethemsuffer.bigcartel.com/
A leader in any true metal fan's book, Internal Nightmare are a devastating sight to behold! Formed 2007 in Melbourne, Australia – Internal Nightmare are the result of a collective passion for aggressive, groove-laden music with avoidances to current (detrimental) trends that seem to be destroying the quality of modern metal. Taking cues from legendary acts such as Machine Head, Lamb Of God, Pantera, Unearth, Death...
There are 2 bands named Absu. 1. American esoteric black metal band with a sound informed both by thrash and death metal. Formed in Plano, Texas in 1989, the band's name was originally Dolmen but this was soon changed to Absu, drawing thematic influence from middle-eastern and celtic mythology they recorded four albums and an EP from 1993 to 2001. After the release of Tara in 2001 the band was put on hiatus as guitarist and bassist Equitant Ifernain and Shaftiel departed, citing musical differences and disinterest in the band, respectively.