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Dyscord

Hailing from Perth, Australia, Dyscord fuse many different facets of heavy music into a cohesive and well structured sound. Uncompromisingly brutal with generous splashes of melody, the band has achieved much in their short 4 year stint on the music scene. Including a national tour with The Black Dahlia Murder and supports with the likes of Killswitch Engage, Mudvayne, As I Lay Dying, The Haunted, Unearth, Static X, Darkest Hour and Ill Nino...

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Dropsaw

Coming from Newcastle Australia, this five piece delivers a unique blend of heavy hardcore and metal, keeping it as original as possible by staying away from latest trends, which is due to a diverse range of influences. Their well received debut album MISSING LIMBS was released on Trial and Error records in april 07. Dropsaw released their second album in 08 titled VICTIMS OR KILLERS. The album was recorded in Melbourne with the help of The Red Shores Roman Koester.

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Dead to Me

Dead to Me is a punk band from San Francisco. The band formed in 2003, shortly after One Man Army broke up and founding members Jack Dalrymple and Brandon Pollack sought out other SF punks to shore up the lineup of a new band. Jack shares vocal duties with bassist Chicken, who ayed in Western Addiction. Chicken's cousin Ian Anderson is the drummer. Original Guitarist Kyle from Semi-Evolved Simeans left after breaking his ankle on tour, and Nathan shortly joined after.

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Circuits

There is more than one artist named Circuits: 1. A hardcore band from Melbourne, Australia. 2.Brought together in the summer of 2006, Circuits are Ben, Nick, Nick Jnr and Simon. This London four piece’s frantic, twitching, spiky guitar pop looks to the new wave sound of the late 70s and combines it with a distinctly modern twist to create something special. Citing The Police, Elvis Costello and Paul Simon as their major influences, Circuits claim to bring new and different proposition in their music.

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Saving Grace

Saving Grace formed in early 2005 in Gisborne City on the East Coast of New Zealand. Combining brutal metal driven riffage, big breakdowns
and mosh parts with the passion, intensity and ethics of traditional hardcore, Saving Grace deliver a blistering and crowd engaing live performance, never failing to leave a strong impression. Lyrically the band deals with topics of faith, family,
friendship as well as the darker side of life including betrayal,suicide, violence and abuse.

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The Viper

Melvin Pelupessy has been around in the hardcore scene since the 90’s. After his breakthrough on Babyboom Records, The Viper started his own label Viper Beatz in 2006. He made seven successful releases on the imprint, but decided to join Neophyte Records in 2011. His discography contains hardcore smashes like “Come As One”, “Bulletproof”, “X-Terminate”, many ace remixes for tons of artists and collaborated with artists like Neophyte, Evil Activities, Endymion, Nosferatu and Korsakoff.

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Day of Contempt

Day of Contempt were a metalcore band from Adelaide, South Australia. Formed in 1997, they became an integral part of the burgeoning Adelaide underground hardcore scene before gaining widespread recognition and respect on a national scale. After releasing two cassette demos and a pair of EPs (Where Shadows Lie and See Through the Lies), as well as undertaking countless tours across Australia, USA, Europe and Japan, Day of Contempt relocated in mid-2004 to the Los Angeles/Orange County area. Signing with Epitaph, the band released one further EP, 2005's The Will to Live.

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Karoshi

There are at least four artists called Karoshi: 1) Karoshi are an electronic pop duo from the UK. They were formerly known as Karoshi Bros. Click http://www.karoshimusic.com/ New single release 'Not Sitting' out October 2010. 2) Karoshi is a Sydney, Australia based electronic music act. Originally the solo project of Beres Jackson, the group is currently a trio. Karoshi's debut release was a self-titled EP from 1997. 2) Karoshi is a melodic hardcore/crust punk band from Nashville, TN. They have a self-titled 7" which came out in 2008. listen to them at http://www.myspace.com/karoshitn

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August Burns Red

There are a galaxy's worth of metal bands active today, but stare at all of those stars long enough and some lines start to form; everything starts to take shape. The Constellations begin to bloom. Just three years ago, Lancaster, PA's August Burns Red were, to the naked eye, just another young band jockeying for position in the modern metal scene. Then came Messengers, the band's 2007 full-length release for Solid State Records, and a new front-runner emerged.

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