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Salt The Wound
Salt the Wound was founded in 2001. 10 line up changes later, we are who we are today. Our debut full length “Carnal Repercussions” will be released in stores Feb. 5 2008! So keep your eyes peeled for updates. We love to go on safari! (Read More)
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Sanguine Addiction
Sanguine Addiction was formed in Colorado Springs , Colorado in Early 2002. Sick and tired of other bands trying to mimic other big name bands, Sanguine Addiction wanted to try and create an original sound all of there own. They wanted to write what sounded good to them, and not be… (Read More)
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Saosin
Who is Saosin? Cove Reber—Vocals Beau Burchell—Guitar, Vocals Justin Shekoski—Guitar, Vocals Chris Sorenson—Bass Alex Rodriguez—Drums Where are they from? Chris is from “Crowntown aka Corona, CA.” Beau, Justin, and Alex are from Orange County, CA. Cove is from Vista, CA. When did they form? The most commonly-seen live line up didn’t… (Read More)
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Saving Abel
“You know when you hear a song on the radio and you don’t know who it is, but you love it and feel like you’ve heard it before? That’s our band! The first time someone hears us, they go, ‘I know that band!’ Then someone explains, ‘no, it’s a brand-new song… (Read More)
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Saving Verona
Saving Verona: a 3 piece Rock/Pop-Punk/Indie band from Denver, Colorado. Although Cousins Bryce Hoops and Paul Harris have been playing music together all their lives (literally jamming to Green Day and Bush tunes since age 7), Saving Verona formed when the final member of the trio, Randy Troup, came into the… (Read More)
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Scary Kids Scaring Kids
Gilbert, AZ. Population: not too many. Hedged away in the Arizona dustbowl, Gilbert is the kind of small, desolate suburb where the overworked end up retiring. While it may seem shocking to hear now, two years ago then-impending high school graduates Scary Kids Scaring Kids decided that they were ready for… (Read More)
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Schoolyard Heroes
Sometimes, fierce entities come in unexpected packages. Right out of high school, Seattle, Washington’s Schoolyard Heroes—brash dealers of angular riffs with thematic bents that’d make Issac Asimov proud—launched their Priest construction-meets-Misfits lyricis attack on prog punk at all-ages venues throughout the ever-vibrant Pacific Northwest scene in 2003 before releasing that year’s… (Read More)
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Sean Price
Sean Price (b. March 17, 1972) is an American rapper from Brownsville, Brooklyn, a member of the Hip Hop supergroup Boot Camp Clik. He came to fame as one-half of the duo Heltah Skeltah, performing under the name Ruck, along with partner Rock. He is currently considered to be one of… (Read More)
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Secondhand Serenade
Over the last few years, the music industry has evolved in a way which allows the common man with extraordinary talents, to rise above the sea of similarity, and stand on his own as the voice of a generation. A generation that is fueled by heart, emotion, passion and determination. And… (Read More)
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Secret & Whisper
Music is the end in and of itself… How often do you hear this concept today? Chances are, rarely. The fact is, the truly iconic, the truly special bands are those select few who are not afraid to make sonics, melodies, and unique sounds their utmost priority. And it is no… (Read More)
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See You Next Tuesday
Playing what Ray Zalinski would refer to as “Brutal grind for brutal dudes” See You Next Tuesday is made up of four unassuming guys from suburban Michigan. Modesty aside, aficionados of boredom will also note the band’s use of innovation and experimentation to expand the grind genre to the best of… (Read More)
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Senses Fail
Darkness pervades Senses Fail’s music, from the pummeling beats to the corrosive riffs to the shouted introspection. You wouldn’t guess that from speaking with the band, though. The New Jersey-based quintet’s undeniable intensity frequently gives way to laughter once they put down their instruments. It’s a refreshing break from musicians who… (Read More)
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Set Fire to Athens
With the release of their debut album, Set Fire to Athens has set out to prove that they belong in the top ranks of the metal elite. Bringing in a fresh sound by taking a traditional hardcore foundation and building upon it with the brutal influence of death metal, catchy poppy… (Read More)
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Set Your Goals
Influenced by the likes of Civ, Kid Dynamite, Lifetime, Reach The Sky, The Movielife, etc., Set Your Goals was formed to create the same style of music by combining fast, melodic guitar parts, crowd-friendly sing alongs, and “real life” lyrics of which others could hopefully relate. Having recently seen the release… (Read More)
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Sever Your Ties
Southern California has a knack for bringing chart topping pop acts soaked in surface level appeal, yet lacking in humility, believability and most of all, faith. The men of Sever Your Ties are not the typical Southern California product. Comprised of six best friends, Solid State Records’ most recent discovery is… (Read More)
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Shai Hulud
Shai Hulud are arguably one of the hardcore scene’s best groups, yet that title seems a bit too hasty considering they have only released one full length album. Hearts Once Nourished with Hope and Compassion is a fantastic album that succinctly wraps up what the late 90’s hardcore scene has become… (Read More)
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Shawn Jackson
Shawn Jackson is a hip hop recording artist who has clearly preserved his ‘88 hip hop admiration, while balancing it with the relevance of today’s culture. An aspiring MC for years, Shawn was truly introduced to the hip hop community in 1999 as Soul Kaliba, one half of the Rhode Island… (Read More)
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Shinedown
Florida-based Shinedown’s career is off to a good start. The band has already scored a top-5 rock single with “Fly on the Inside,” which comes from its debut Atlantic album, “Leave a Whisper.” “I think it was a relief more than anything,” lead singer Brent Smith tells Billboard.com about hearing the… (Read More)
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Shiny Toy Guns
There is too much work to sit here and sell us or sell you and sell what you found so WE write songs because we have had fear frustration love adoration humility death and life cross everything we are | so have you | and so has every girl and boy… (Read More)
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Showbread
When Revolver Magazine reported Showbread’s debut Solid State Records’ release, “No Sir, Nihilism Is Not Practical” as the best screamo album of the new year in 2004, the stage was set for Georgias spastic flurry of sound and show, and the group of seven has yet to decelerate. In the year… (Read More)
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Shwayze
Malibu. It’s where Mathew McConaughey flexes his pecs for paparazzi while shirtless on the beach. It’s where Courtney Cox and husband David Arquette recently sold their home for the modest asking price of more than $30 million to Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt. It’s where Julia Roberts built her multi-million… (Read More)
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Silverstein
Silverstein formed in Ontario, Canada, in 2000; it formed as a side project for vocalist Shane Told, guitarist Josh Bradford, drummer Paul Koehler, guitarist Richard McWalter, and bassist Bill Hamilton. But after diving into the thriving Ontario hardcore/emo scene, which also included bands like Moneen and Grade, Silverstein soon found an… (Read More)
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Since The Flood
Hailing from the flourishing Massachusetts hardcore/metal scene, Since the Flood has quickly become one of the most well known hardcore bands from the area. Since the Flood started in early 2002 as five friends conversing in a basement sharing their opinions on bands and genres. They decided to act on their… (Read More)
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Single File
A rock band from southern California? A jazz trio from Colorado? Something about North Carolina? And who the hell is Laura, anyway? Long story very short: Joe, Sloan and Chris have been writing music together since their early years in junior high / high school, and have played more shows in… (Read More)
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Skeletonwitch
Formed in Athens, Ohio, SKELETONWITCH has been launching metal assaults on an unsuspecting underground since 2003. The members of THE WITCH are bonded by the universal truth, that heavy metal is the law, thereby unleashing the band’s brand of ripping, epic thrash. Everything begins with the purity and aggression of the… (Read More)
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Sky Eats Airplane
The members of Sky Eats Airplane started their musical careers in two separate bands. Brack began playing guitar in Backseat Driver in 2003. It was a Punk/Post-Hardcore group which consistently drew a hundred people per show. Meanwhile, Lee created a band called Our First Fall with Daniel Hunter (Now PlayRadioPlay!), which… (Read More)
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Slaine
On September 2, 2003, Slaine hit rock bottom. After years of drug abuse, starting in high school in Boston, and one final 72-hour cocaine marathon, he was left sitting in a Roxbury detox shaking and hallucinating. He was left to reflect on a life that started in Dorchester and left him… (Read More)
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Sleeper Horse
When the Blackout Pact imploded in the City of Sin last year, singer Mike Herrerra returned to Denver on a mission. A mission to accomplish what his previous band could not; rock and roll domination. It took Herrerra almost six months to find the perfect combination of members to make up… (Read More)
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Sleeping Giant
Sleeping Giant represent a great and terrible day when all living things will return to dust; and their sound is as formidable as one might suspect the apocalypse should be. Sleeping Giant charged onto the Redlands, CA scene in 2006 with their bold and powerful live show, where in addition to… (Read More)
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Slim Cessna’s Auto Club
From Denver, Colorado comes Slim Cessna’s Auto Club. Led by Slim Cessna himself, he and his band of old traditionalists have been around in one form or another since 1993. Performing in area dives and opening up shows for Johnny Cash, Cracker, and Kristen Hersh. The sound is classic country there’s… (Read More)
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