post-hardcore

Melbourne’s We, The Innocent are determined to cement their place in the Australian and hopefully world music scene as a band to be noticed and heard. Originating with two young and eager boys jamming on their guitar and drums in the garage with countless different people and too many bands to count, Guy and Michael had a musical chemistry that could not be matched. That is, until they stumbled across two members Matt and Nathan.

Hailing from Los Angeles, Touché Amoré set themselves against the glamour and greed of their hometown culture with '...to the Beat of a Dead Horse', the passionate debut LP/CD released through 6131/Collect Records. Touché Amoré have become of vibrant part of the flourishing West Coast hardcore punk scene, successfully bridging gaps between subgenres. By playing their explosive and sincere music in every basement, VFW hall, club and space up and down the West coast...

Oh, Sleeper is a metalcore band from Ft. Worth, Texas signed to Solid State Records. Oh, Sleeper formed in April of 2006 after former members of short-lived rock band Terminal got together with former Between the Buried and Me guitarist Shane Blay. Eventually they found a vocalist in Micah Kinard and began practicing. As the 4 members began sledging through all the normal problems of a band start-up (no place to practice, no money and different schedules) the biggest obstacle was finding the last and final member.

Trial Kennedy are an alternative rock band from Melbourne, Victoria that formed in 2002. Since their formation, the band have increased in popularity significantly due to their prolific touring and from the support of independent Australian radio shows, such as Triple J's punk and hardcore-oriented show, ShortFastLoud. The band's unique name comes from a music teacher, Mark Kennedy. When the band met in high school, they were all seeing Kennedy as their guitar tutor."We all 'trialled' off him", noted guitarist Stacey Gray.