City Falls are a metalcore band from Bathurst, NSW who began in 2007 under the name For The Killing. After numerous name changes and getting a new rhythm guitarist, they changed their name to City Falls, and released their first recording, Broken Idols, which is currently gaining steam in the underground local scene.
Buried In Verona are a five piece metal band from Sydney which formed late 2006. After a few months of writing they entered the studio to record which has now become their debut album “Circle the Dead”. “Circle the Dead” is an unforgettable mix of intensity and melody. The band’s skillful songwriting flows effortlessly from technical riffing, blast beats, brutal breakdowns, shredding guitar solo’s and demonic screams to soaring vocals choruses, clean guitar parts and classically orchestrated sections.
Mandalay Victory are an Australian based melodic metalcore band, who simply enjoy putting huge amounts of energy into both, song writing and live performances. They released an EP in 2008 and Their full length album Tales Over Time was released in Febuary 2010
Silent Screams are a 5 Piece band from Coventry, UK. They play what has been described as by fans as a blend of metal, hardcore, deathcore with technical song structures and no repeating parts. Despite this chaos the music somehow makes sense as Silent Screams have had a busy last 2 years. Recording with Matt Hyde (Slayer, As I lay dying, Gallows, Slipknot, Trivium) for their current EP, relentlessly touring the UK and Europe all off their own back with no label.
Scar the Surface are a five piece melodic metal band hailing from Melbourne, Australia intent on delivering good times and good tunes to fans of the heavy side of music the world over.
Having shared stages with the best Australian metal has to offer, the band have forged and cemented their own name within the playing fields of Australia bringing forth their energetic and party-inducing stage show across the country numerous times in support of singles ‘The Art of Defeat’ and ‘Your Delusion, My Hatred’.
The Daylight Curse are a five piece band from Maroochydore, Sunshine coast, Queensland, Australia.
They are a metal/hardcore band.
Widely recognized for their energetic stage performances and down to earth approach to the music scene, this is one band that is proving they are worth taking note of. With the help of Strike 1 Records the band released their first CD titled 'While I Breathe I Hope' and have recently recorded their second effort 'Black And White Memories" 8 tracks of brutal, melodic metal. Recorded with dw norton at Backbeach studios.
Rise To Remain are a London-based 5 piece metal band. They were formed in late 2006/early 2007 by Ben Tovey, Will Homer and Austin Dickinson under the name “Halide” as a side project to several of the band’s members other endeavors in music. Within a few months the band solidified their line-up and began playing local shows as well as travelling across the UK, seeking out shows. Halide recorded two EP’s, both of which saw a viral release through their Myspace, which eventually garnered attention from more legitimate local promoters...
In This Moment is a melodic metalcore band, formed in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States in 2005. Their first album, entitled Beautiful Tragedy, was released on March 20th, 2007 on Century Media Records. The band's sound falls on the melodic side of the metalcore spectrum, with vocalist Maria Brink utilizing both screams and a good deal of clean, emotive singing, the latter being even more prominent on the band's second album, The Dream, released in 2008. Their third studio album was released on July 2010 named A Star-Crossed Wasteland
Originating from the coastal city of Wollongong Australia, Never See Tomorrow have been making a name for themselves in a big way since they first debuted in 2006.
In their short time as a band, this young but talented 5 piece ‘metalcore’ act have set their hopes high and achieved much in the past year…Having played numerous amounts of shows up and down the Australian coast has seen the band develop a large fan base in the metal/hardcore scene. Whilst pulling a further amount of attention for their recent cover of Vanessa Carlton’s, 1000 Miles.
My Own Enemy is a band from the South-East suburbs of Melbourne, Australia.
One of the hardest working and well known live acts of the region, they have played with many bands at many venues all over Melbourne.
Complex, thrash-influenced guitar riffs and pounding double-kick drums pair with the intense screaming/singing blend of vocals to bring a fresh metal sound to the local music scene. www.myownenemy.com.au