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Smoke or Fire

Smoke or Fire is an American punk rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. The band originally formed in 1998, when western Massachusetts natives Joe McMahan (lead vocals and guitar) and Jeremy Cochran (guitar) got together with fellow Boston University students Ken Gurley (bass) and Nick Maggiore (drums), hailing from New Hampshire. Originally calling themselves Jericho, the boys released their debut album, When the Battery Dies, in 2000. Their fan base grew as they played DIY basement shows and small clubs throughout the Northeast.

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Headaches

1. Headaches is a band from Brisbane, Australia playing melodic hardcore/punk in the vain of bands such as Kid Dynamite, CIV, H2O and Lifetime. They have released a demo and have shared the stage with local acts Break Even, Phantoms, Word Up and Skyway and international act Fireworks. http://www.myspace.com/headachesbrisbane 2. Headaches is a also an experimental/electronic artist from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada that follows this description: headaches is what happens when you often can't sleep due to chronic headaches and b) watch a lot of movies

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Asleep In The Light

Asleep in the Light was formed in 2010 when members Nico (vocals) and Jolan (Guitar) had the idea to start a band. The music then started coming together as Monty (Bass) and Tim (Drums) were added to the band. Paul (Guitar) was the last member to complete the 5-piece band preparing the way for shows in 2011. Asleep in the Light will be planning on releasing their highly anticipated EP in 2011. Look out for a show near you soon and be sure to come say hi.

Lungs

There are at least 2 artists with the name Lungs: 1) Lungs are a Sydney punk rock trio with an attention deficit. A taste for the frantic has them mixing the speed of skate punk and thrash with the more driving anthems of post-hardcore rock. They also play, write and record at an enviable pace. Since they formed in the inner west of Sydney in 2006, they have become synonymous with Australian fast punk, touring the country and playing main supports for acts as diverse as NOFX, A Wilhelm Scream, Bouncing Souls, Mach Pelican, The City On Film and Blueline Medic.

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The Swellers

The Swellers are a punk quartet from Fenton, Michigan, formed in 2002. Their music is fast and melodic, drawing heavy influences from 1990s skate punk. The current lineup consists of Nick Diener (guitar & lead vocals), Jonathan Diener (drums & backing vocals), Ryan Collins (guitar) and Anto Boros (bass). They are signed to Fueled By Ramen. The band played on the Vans Warped Tour in 2005 and had a short tour in Japan following the Japanese release of The Beginning of the End Again.

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Vultures

Vultures may refer to: 1) An up-and-coming melodic hardcore band from Melbourne established late in 2008 . Played with the likes of Iron Mind, Break Even, Carpathian, Have Heart and 50 Lions in their short career. They have already released two demos which are available for free download on their MySpace (mysapce.com/vulturesmelbourne). Heading into the studio mid-May 2010, Vultures will record their first EP, 'I Don't Blame you', featuring six new tracks and one re-recorded track.

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Lockdown

There is more than one artist with this name:

1) Formed in 2003, Lockdown from New York play a hard brand of NYHC. Lockdown is Eric Roi (Lead Vox) (ex-Bile), Jeff Lombard-i (Guitar & Lead Vox) (ex-Bile, Napalm), Nicky X (Guitar) (ex-Cro-Mags), Ivan Gonzalez (Bass) and Doug Bohn (Drums) (ex-Bile, Suffocation). Lockdown's debut album American Made was produced by Billy & Danny of Biohazard.
http://www.myspace.com/5733820

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The Gun Runners

The Gun Runners are a 5 piece Punk Rock band from Melbourne, Australia.
In the time we have been together we have been lucky enough to have shared the stage with bands such as Bad Religion (USA), NOFX (USA), Strung Out (USA), No Use For A Name (USA), Lagwagon (USA), Smoke Or Fire (USA), Crime In Stereo (USA), Pour Habit (USA), Irrelevant, A Death in the Family, Like Alaska, The Scandal, The Omen, Anchors, Stand Defiant, Lostboyfound...among many others.

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Four Year Strong

Four Year Strong are an American pop punk band from Worcester, Massachusetts, formed in 2001. The group consists of vocalists and guitarists Dan O'Connor and Alan Day, bassist Joe Weiss, and drummer Jackson Massucco. They have released four studio albums with the latest, Enemy of the World, released on March 9, 2010. History Formation and It's Our Time (2001–2006)
Rise or Die Trying, Explains It All (2006–2009)

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