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Mike TV

Mike TV are a pop-punk group formed in 2001 under the name Pickled Dick by Domb Harper, Jhon Cosgrove and Lars Jackson. Several line-up changes have occured since the band's formation with Marky joining on drums in 2004, then being replaced by Nick Reynolds (Riff) in 2006. The Current line-up consists of Domb Harper on bass, Jhon Cosgrove on guitar, Richard Bushby on lead guitar and Glynn Mellor on drums.

Cage The Elephant

Cage the Elephant are an alternative rock band which formed in 2005 in Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States.The band consists of Matt Shultz (vocals), Brad Shultz (guitar), Lincoln Paris (guitar), Daniel Tichenor (bass, vocals) and Jared Champion (drums). Their breakthrough single was Ain't No Rest For The Wicked, which peaked at #83 on the Billboard Hot 100, #32 on the UK Singles Chart and #3 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. The band have released two albums: "Cage The Elephant" (2008) and "Thank You Happy Birthday" (2011).

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Reverend Horton Heat

The Reverend Horton Heat is both an American three-piece psychobilly/rockabilly band from Dallas, Texas, and the stage name of its singer/songwriter, Jim Heath (born in 1959 in Corpus Christi, Texas). The group originally formed in 1985, playing its first gigs in Dallas's Deep Ellum neighborhood. Its current members are Jim "Reverend Horton" Heath on guitar and lead vocals, Jimbo Wallace on the upright bass, and Paul Simmons on drums. Through relentless touring and a manic stage show, they have established themselves as one of the most popular underground acts in America.

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Murderdolls

Murderdolls are a horror punk/glam metal band fronted by Wednesday 13, formerly of Frankenstein Drag Queens From Planet 13. One of their primary influences is the Glam Metal genre. The band were originally promoted as the "other band" of Joey Jordison, the drummer of Slipknot, or a "collaboration" between Jordison and Tripp Eisen, created after the disbandment of The Rejects. The band are often described as "Mötley Crüe meets The Misfits" by critics and fans alike. Strangely, bassist Eric Griffin bears a considerable resemblance to the Motley Crue bassist; Nikki Sixx

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Friends With the Enemy

Friends With The Enemy are a fast melodic punk band from the Gold Coast, Australia. Formed in Oct 2009, FWTE released their debut EP 'New World DisOrder' in Sept 2010, followed by a tour in America, with shows supporting Guttermouth and Versus The World. Also supporting Guttermouth in their recent tour of Australia. In February 2011 Friends With The Enemy won Triple J’s Unearthed competition to play Soundwave Festival, sharing the stage with Iron Maiden, Pennywise, Social Distortion, Millencolin, New Found Glory, Sum 41, and many more..

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Skirmish

Skirmish, the bulldozer of heavy metal, was founded 2005 in Kajaani, Finland. Their upcoming debut album, "Through the Abacinated Eyes" will be released by legendary Violent Journey Records. The album has been recorded, mixed and mastered in D-Studio, Finland by Jarno Hänninen. Based on past releases, people have tried to chain Skirmish inside genre limits, such as death or thrash metal, but the bands driving force has been to stay outside of categories and to rather make good music in a tight leaning position.

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Summerset Avenue

Summerset Avenue are a pop/punk band from Melbourne, Australia. Formed in early 2010, the band consists of Leeanne Rodgers (vocals), Carlos Peregin (guitar), Steve Cannatelli (bass) and Darren Keane (drums). Summerset Avenue recorded their debut EP titled "Nowhere Near Home" in Boston, MA in July 2010, which was mixed and mastered by Mike Picotte and Mike Watts (The Almost, Story Of The Year, As Cities Burn). The EP is due for release in August/September of 2010.

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Unwritten Law

Unwritten Law is an American rock band formed in 1990 in Poway, California (a suburb of San Diego) and currently recording for Suburban Noize Records. They have released seven full-length studio albums and have toured internationally, including performances on the Warped Tour. They are notable for their singles "Seein' Red" and "Save Me (Wake Up Call)," both of which entered the top 5 in the US Modern Rock charts.

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Exhaustion

A crust influenced punk-hardcore band from Caen (France) with members of <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Amanda+Woodward" class="bbcode_artist">Amanda Woodward</a>, <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Karysun" class="bbcode_artist">Karysun</a>, <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Zombies+Are+Pissed!" class="bbcode_artist">Zombies Are Pissed!</a>, <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Soar" class="bbcode_artist">Soar</a>, and <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Fuaim+Catha" class="bbcode_artist">Fuaim Catha</a>. <a href="http://www.stateofexhaustion.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.stateofexhaustion.org/</a>

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),