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Tampa, Florida
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Tampa is a major city in, and the county seat of, Hillsborough County, Florida. It is located on the west coast of Florida on Tampa Bay, near the Gulf of Mexico, the city had a population of 346,037 in 2011. The current location of Tampa was once inhabited by peoples of the Safety Harbor culture. The area was explored by Spanish explorers in the 16th century, resulting in violent conflicts and the introduction of European diseases, which wiped out the original native cultures. In 1824, the United States Army established a frontier outpost called Fort Brooke at the mouth of the Hillsborough River, near the site of todays Tampa Convention Center. The first civilian residents were pioneers who settled near the fort for protection from the nearby Seminole population, today, Tampa is part of the metropolitan area most commonly referred to as the Tampa Bay Area. For U. S. Census purposes, Tampa is part of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, the Greater Tampa Bay area has over 4 million residents and generally includes the Tampa and Sarasota metro areas. The Tampa Bay Partnership and U. S. Census data showed an annual growth of 2.47 percent. A2012 estimate shows the Tampa Bay area population to have 4,310,524 people, Tampa was ranked as the 5th best outdoor city by Forbes in 2008. Tampa also ranks as the fifth most popular American city, based on where people want to live, a 2004 survey by the NYU newspaper Washington Square News ranked Tampa as a top city for twenty-somethings. Tampa is ranked as a Gamma+ world city by Loughborough University, ranked alongside other world cities such as Phoenix, Charlotte, Rotterdam, and Santo Domingo. The word Tampa may mean sticks of fire in the language of the Calusa and this might be a reference to the many lightning strikes that the area receives during the summer months. Other historians claim the name means the place to gather sticks, toponymist George R. Stewart writes that the name was the result of a miscommunication between the Spanish and the Indians, the Indian word being itimpi, meaning simply near it. The name first appears in the Memoir of Hernando de Escalante Fontaneda and he calls it Tanpa and describes it as an important Calusa town. While Tanpa may be the basis for the modern name Tampa, archaeologist Jerald Milanich places the Calusa village of Tanpa at the mouth of Charlotte Harbor, the original Bay of Tanpa. A later Spanish expedition did not notice Charlotte Harbor while sailing north along the west coast of Florida, the name was accidentally transferred north. Map makers were using the term Bay or Bahia Tampa as early as 1695, people from Tampa are known as Tampans or Tampanians. Latin Americans from Tampa are known as tampeños, or tampeñas for females and these terms of Spanish origin emerged after 1900 for the immigrant communities in West Tampa and Ybor City
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Post-hardcore
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Like post-punk, the term has been applied to a broad constellation of groups. Hardcore punk typically features very fast tempos, loud volume, and heavy bass levels, additionally, many of these bands vocalists were just as likely to deliver their lyrics with a whispered croon as they were a maniacal yelp. Allmusic also claims that post-hardcore bands find creative ways to build and release tension rather than airing their dirty laundry in short, sharp, british post-punk of the late 1970s and early 1980s has been seen as influential on the musical development of post-hardcore bands. As the genre progressed some of these groups also experimented with an array of influences, including soul, dub, funk, jazz. Groups such as Saccharine Trust, Naked Raygun, and The Effigies, during the early to mid-1980s, the desire to experiment with hardcores basic template expanded to many musicians that had been associated with the genre or had strong roots in it. Many of these also took inspiration from the 1980s noise rock scene pioneered by Sonic Youth. Some bands signed to the independent label Homestead Records, including Squirrel Bait, a reviewer noted that the groups 1989s release Wrong was one of the most aggressive and powerful opuses in post-hardcore ever made. During the years 1984 and 1985 in the scene, a new movement had swept over. When The Faith put out the EP Subject to Change in 1983 it marked an evolution in the sound of D. C. hardcore. This movement has been widely known as the Revolution Summer. Other bands have been perceived as taking inspiration from such as funk. According to Eric Grubbs, a nickname was developed for the new sound, with some considering it post-harDCore, the latter, mentioned in skateboarding magazine Thrasher, would come up in discussions around the D. C. area. In the nearby state of Maryland, similar bands that are categorized now as post-hardcore would also emerge and this group has also been considered as one of the earliest emo acts. The second half of the 1980s saw the formation of bands in D. C. which included Shudder to Think, Jawbox, The Nation of Ulysses. MacKaye described this period as the busiest that the Dischord Records label had ever seen. Most of these acts, along with ones, would contribute to the 1989 compilation State of the Union. It has also noted that the groups ever-evolving sound would signal a more experimental turn in hardcore that paved the way for later Dischord releases. Similarly, the debut studio album, 1990s Repeater, has also been generally regarded as a classic
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Emo
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Emo /ˈiːmoʊ/ is a loosely categorized music genre characterized by expressive, often confessional, lyrics. By the mid-1990s, numerous emo acts formed in the Midwestern and Central United States, meanwhile, a more aggressive style of emo, screamo, had also emerged. Emo broke into mainstream culture in the early 2000s with the success of Jimmy Eat World. In the wake of success, many emo bands were signed to major record labels. By the early 2010s, the popularity of emo began to decrease, some bands moved away from their emo roots and some bands disbanded. An underground emo revival emerged in the 2010s, with drawing on the sounds and aesthetics of emo of the 1990s. The term emo has been applied by critics and journalists to a variety of artists, including acts and groups with disparate styles. In addition to music, emo is often used more generally to signify a particular relationship between fans and artists, and to describe related aspects of fashion, culture, and behavior. Emo has been associated with a stereotype that includes being particularly emotional, sensitive, misanthropic, shy, introverted and it has also been associated with stereotypes like depression, self-harm, and suicide. While emo originated in hardcore punk and has considered a subgenre of post-hardcore, it has also been associated with indie rock. The fusion of emo with pop punk is known as emo pop. The New York Times described as emo as emotional punk or post-hardcore or pop-punk and that is, punk that wears its heart on its sleeve and tries a little tenderness to leaven its sonic attack. If it helps, imagine Ricky Nelson singing in the Sex Pistols, author Matt Diehl described emo as a more sensitive interpolation of punks mission. The 1966 album Pet Sounds by the American rock band the Beach Boys has been characterized as the first emo album by Treblezines Ernest Simpson, in some ways, one could find trace elements of in early emo albums of the 2000s. In the 1980s, the Washington, D. C. hardcore scene swelled in size with the formation of many hardcore punk, post-hardcore itself is a more melodic and experimental offshoot of hardcore inspired by post-punk. Hardcore bands that were influential on many early emo bands include Minor Threat, The Faith, Black Flag, Emo originated as an outgrowth of the hardcore punk scene of early 1980s Washington, D. C. Minor Threat fan Guy Picciotto formed Rites of Spring in 1984, breaking free of hardcores self-imposed boundaries in favor of guitars, varied rhythms. Many of the themes would become familiar tropes in later generations of emo music, including nostalgia, romantic bitterness
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Screamo
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Screamo is an aggressive style of emo that emerged in the early 1990s, using short songs that combined musical intensity with willfully experimental dissonance and dynamics. It was pioneered by San Diego bands Heroin and Antioch Arrow and developed in the late 1990s mainly by bands from the East Coast of the United States such as Orchid, Saetia, screamo is characterised by a strong influence from hardcore punk and the use of screamed vocals. Lyrical themes usually include emotional pain, romantic interest, politics, some screamo bands border on powerviolence and grindcore. The term is complicated in usage and many object to the label. The vocal style it describes is not clearly defined and even some bands using growled vocals have been called screamo and it has been applied to various genres unrelated to the original screamo scene, such as modern post-hardcore and metalcore. Screamo essentially is a style of hardcore punk-influenced emo with screaming, the term screamo is a portmanteau of the words scream and emo. Screamo uses typical rock instrumentation, but is notable for its brief compositions, chaotic sounds, harmonized guitars, some screamo music features chaotic noise and quiet, melodic guitar lines put into a song. According to AllMusic, screamo is generally based in the side of the overarching punk-revival scene. Screamo often features dynamic shifts that go from soft and quiet to loud and aggressive or loud and aggressive to soft, emotional singing and harsh screaming are common vocals in screamo. A lot of screamo bands sometimes play ballads, in addition to melodic transitions from heavy to soft styles, screamo also is characterized by frequent shifts in tempo and dynamics and by tension-and-release catharses. Screamed vocals are used not consistently, but as a kind of crescendo element, alex Henderson of AllMusic considers screamo a bridge between hardcore punk and emo. Screamo lyrics often feature topics such as pain, breakups, romantic interest, politics. Screamo lyrics are introspective, similar to that of softer emo bands. The New York Times noted that part of the appeal is its un-self-conscious acceptance of differences. Many screamo bands in the 1990s saw themselves as implicitly political, screamo arose as a distinct music genre in 1991, in San Diego, at the Ché Café, including bands such as Heroin and Antioch Arrow. Gravity Records and Ebullition Records released this more chaotic and expressive descendant of emo, the scene is noted for its distinctive fashion sense, inspired by mod culture. As with emo, the term carries some controversy among participants. The innovations of the San Diego scene eventually spread elsewhere, such as to the Seattle group The Blood Brothers, many groups from the East Coast were influential in the continual development and reinvention of the style, including Orchid, Pg
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Rise Records
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Rise Records is an American record label currently based in Beaverton, Oregon. Rise was founded in 1991 by Craig Ericson in Nevada City and he released a small number of 7 records before putting the label on hiatus to attend college. Ericson didnt release anything further until 1999, after moving to Portland and he began issuing small-print 7 records, and his first CD release came in 2000, from the group One Last Thing. The label gave a strong foundation to bands Anatomy of a Ghost, Ever We Fall, later signees, gained considerable popularity while with Rise, and moved on to what were larger labels at the time. Rise has also signed some veteran bands, including, Hot Water Music, Bouncing Souls, The Bled, Bleeding Through, Rise Records releases are distributed in the U. S. by ADA and BMG. In July 2013, the company moved from Portland to neighboring Beaverton, Oregon, the label has a distribution deal with Alternative Distribution Alliance, the indie distributor owned by Warner Music Group and directly in Europe and Australia with Warner Music and BMG. On September 9, Australian label UNFD announced a partnership with Rise. On May 18,2015, BMG announced the acquisition of the label, Rise will maintain its headquarters and Ericson will remain in charge. BMG will help with back office operations and provide Rise a more international reach
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Interscope Records
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Interscope Records is an American record company. At the time, it differed from most record companies by giving decision-making authority to its A&R staff and it had its first hit records less than a year after it was founded and achieved profitability in 1993. In 1992, Interscope acquired the rights to market and distribute the hardcore rap label Death Row. Albums by Death Row artists included rappers Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, as a result, Time Warner severed ties with Interscope by selling its 50 percent stake back to Field and Iovine for $115 million in 1995. In 1996, 50% of the label was acquired by the MCA Music Entertainment Group for a reported $200 million, Iovine served as chairman and CEO until May 2014. He was succeeded by John Janick, Interscope is headquartered in Santa Monica, California. The labels best-selling artists include U2, Eminem, Lady Gaga, in 1989, Ted Field began to build Interscope Records as a division of his film company, Interscope Communications. To run it, he hired John McClain, who had played a role in Janet Jacksons success at A&M Records, and Tom Whalley. Separately, Iovine, who had produced records by U2, Bruce Springsteen, I thought, Music is going to change, Iovine said in 1997. Young bands arent going to be asking for me, but I love working with the new thing. I always liked the part of the business thats the first time you hear something, Iovine and Field were introduced by Paul McGuinness, then U2s manager. After a series of negotiations led by David Geffen, they came to an agreement, in a 1997 article in Rolling Stone, David Wild wrote, Interscopes start-up coincided with a period of incredible change in the music world. Nirvana had ushered in the alternative revolution, based in Westwood, California, Interscope was run by music men. It was a departure from the industry practices of the 1970s and 1980s. A founding tenet of the label was that artists would have creative control. Interscopes first release was Rico Suave by Ecuadoran rapper Gerardo in December 1990, Primus Interscope debut was released in May, followed by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunchs Music for the People in July. It included the #1 single Good Vibrations, two days after first hearing his demo, Whalley signed Tupac Shakur, and in November 1991, Interscope released 2pacalypse Now, Shakurs studio debut. Interscope began to develop a significant presence in the genre in 1992
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Capitol Records
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Capitol Records, LLC is an American record label which operates as a division of the Capitol Music Group. The label was founded as the first West Coast-based record label in the United States in 1942 by three industry insiders named Johnny Mercer, Buddy DeSylva and Glenn Wallichs, in 1955, the label was acquired by the British music conglomerate EMI as its North American subsidiary. EMI was later acquired by Universal Music Group in 2012 and was merged with the company in 2013, making Capitol Records, Capitol Records circular headquarter building located in Los Angeles is a recognized landmark of California. Mercer first raised the idea of starting a company while golfing with Harold Arlen. By 1941, Mercer was a songwriter and a singer with multiple successful releases. Mercer next suggested the idea to Wallichs while visiting his record store, Wallichs expressed interest in the idea and the pair negotiated an agreement whereby Mercer would run the company and identify their artists, while Wallichs managed the business side. On February 2,1942, Mercer and Wallichs met with DeSylva at a Hollywood restaurant to inquire about the possibility of investment of the company from Paramount Pictures, while DeSylva declined the proposal, he handed the pair a check worth $15,000. On March 27,1942, the three men incorporated as Liberty Records, in May 1942, the application was amended to change the companys name to Capitol Records. On April 6,1942, Mercer supervised Capitols first recording session where Martha Tilton recorded the song Moon Dreams, on May 5, Bobby Sherwood and his orchestra recorded two tracks in the studio. On May 21, Freddie Slack and his orchestra recorded three tracks in the studio, one with the orchestra, one with Ella Mae Morse called Cow-Cow Boogie, on June 4,1942, Capitol opened its first office in a second-floor room south of Sunset Boulevard. On that same day, Wallichs presented the companys first free record to Los Angeles disc jockey Peter Potter, on June 5,1942, Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra recorded four songs at the studio. On June 12, the recorded five more songs in the studio. On June 11, Tex Ritter recorded Jingle Jangle Jingle and Goodbye My Little Cherokee for his first Capitol recording session, and the songs formed Capitols 110th produced record. 133 - Get On Board Little Chillun - July 31,1942 - is a Freddie Slack/Ella Mae Morse/Mellowaires recording that might be the first rock n roll record and she has sometimes been called the first rock n roll singer. A good example is her 1942 recording of song which, with strong gospel, blues, boogie. Bone Walker recorded Mean Old World a pioneering example of the use of electric guitar. The earliest recording artists included co-owner Mercer, Whiteman, Tilton, Morse, Margaret Whiting, Jo Stafford, the Pied Pipers, Johnnie Johnston, Tex Ritter, Capitols first gold single was Morses Cow Cow Boogie in 1942. Capitols first album was Capitol Presents Songs By Johnny Mercer, a three 78-rpm disc set with recordings by Mercer, Stafford and the Pied Pipers, all with Westons Orchestra
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Epitaph Records
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Epitaph Records is a Hollywood-based independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. The label was originally just a logo and a P. O. box created in the 1980s for the purpose of selling Bad Religion records, Gurewitz took the name from a King Crimson song of the same name. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s most of the bands on Epitaph were punk and pop groups, while there are many post-hardcore. A large portion of the label, known as Hellcat Records, is owned by Tim Armstrong. Several sister-labels also exist, such as ANTI-, Burning Heart Records, Fat Possum Records, Hellcat Records, the lable has recently been added to the Forza Horizon franchise as a radio station. Brett Gurewitz formed Epitaph Records as a vehicle for releases by his band Bad Religion and its first release for the label was Bad Religions 1981 self-titled EP, followed by their debut How Could Hell Be Any Worse. Which was also the labels first full-length release, also released during this period was Peace thru Vandalism, an EP by The Vandals, who were the first band besides Bad Religion to sign to Epitaph. Two more Bad Religion releases followed – Into the Unknown and the EP Back to the Known – before their temporary split, after Gurewitz had cleaned up his drug issues, both Epitaph and Bad Religion were revived in 1987. In the following year, Epitaph released its first record as a label, which was L7s self-titled album. Also in 1988, Bad Religion released Suffer, which was released and distributed by Epitaph. Not only is Suffer often cited as one of the bands best by fans, in 1989, Gurewitz signed NOFX to Epitaph. This was followed by Bad Religions next two albums – No Control and Against the Grain – which sold 60,000 and 100,000 copies respectively. By 1993, more punk acts had signed to Epitaph, including Pennywise, Down by Law, Coffin Break, The Offspring, Rancid, SNFU, Total Chaos and Claw Hammer. Epitaphs expansion saw the label relocate to new offices in Silver Lake, recipe for Hate was followed by their 1994 highly successful release Stranger Than Fiction. Brett Gurewitz is thought to have left Bad Religion as a result of internal disputes and that year Bad Religion and Epitaph received widespread fame, both within and outside the punk community, when Bad Religion, NOFX, Rancid and The Offspring all released hit records. This was a big year for punk in the mainstream, Rancid appeared on Saturday Night Live the following year, playing Ruby Soho and Roots Radicals. In 2001, Brett Gurewitz returned to Bad Religion, and the returned to Epitaph Records, releasing six more albums. In mid-2005 Epitaph was added to the official list of RIAA members along with several other independent labels
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OWSLA
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OWSLA is a record label and creative collective founded by Sonny Skrillex Moore and co-founded by Tim Bitvargen Smith, Kathryn Frazier, and Clayton Blaha. Skrillex announced the label on 17 August 2011, the labels first release was Porter Robinsons Spitfire, which reached number one on Beatport. Prior to the label, Skrillex had teamed up with Zedd, 12th Planet. The 19-track sequel was released on the label on March 13,2012 and also included KOAN Sound, The M Machine, Ghastly, Zardonic. The name OWSLA is a reference to Richard Adams fantasy novel Watership Down which is about a group of anthropomorphized rabbits who live in a Sandleford warren
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Black Light Burns
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Black Light Burns is an American industrial rock band fronted by Wes Borland of Limp Bizkit. The bands lineup consists of Borland, Nick Annis, Dennis Sanders and their debut album, Cruel Melody, was released in June 2007 to critical acclaim. They released a covers and b-sides CD/DVD combo package in the summer of 2008 titled Cover Your Heart, after a temporary hiatus, the band regrouped in 2012 and released their second album, The Moment You Realize Youre Going to Fall in August. The band released an album, Lotus Island, in January 2013. After achieving mainstream success and popularity with Limp Bizkit, Wes Borland quit the band in 2001 and he was already a member of Big Dumb Face, a project he had been working on with his brother Scott, during his time with Limp Bizkit. He set it aside after his departure from Limp Bizkit and began working on different projects. Simultaneously, he began Eat The Day, with Scott Borland, Eat The Day eventually unraveled itself, as, in Borlands words, I think everybody involved in that project had different ideas about the direction that it should go. Borland became self-absorbed, and along with pressure from the label, and struggles finding a lead singer for the band. After the failure of project, The Damning Well, in 2003, Borland began writing a solo record with its members Danny Lohner and Josh Freese, with Josh Eustis. This solo record was the beginning of Black Light Burns, and stylistically at the time, it was more of a mellow, relaxing, and esoteric outing. Borland returned to Limp Bizkit once again in summer of 2004, turning down the spots as touring guitar player in A Perfect Circle. Post the release of Limp Bizkits The Unquestionable Truth in 2005, according to him, the band members had already gone their separate ways, and he simply decided not to return. Borland stated that Black Light Burns was now his main project, eventually, John Bates contribution on vocals was removed as Borland discovered his identity as a vocalist. Black Light Burns first tour was set to begin in fall of 2006 with From First to Last. This tour was to feature Borland doing double duty as the singer/guitarist for Black Light Burns, however, Sonny Moore developed a node on his right vocal cord needing surgery, thus ending Wes Borlands touring stint with From First to Last. Borland was offered the touring guitarist spot in Nine Inch Nails and he encouraged Borland to not sing like someone was asleep in the next room and make it a heavier affair, while coincidentally Borland was changing the material slowly more into that. After years of working on it all the participants had free time from their projects, Black Light Burns released their debut album. In its first week of release Cruel Melody sold 6,000 copies in the US according to Indiehq. com, the initial touring lineup of Black Light Burns was Wes Borland, Marshall Kilpatric, Nick Annis, Sean Fetterman
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Limp Bizkit
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Limp Bizkit is an American rap rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed in 1994. Their lineup consists of Fred Durst, Sam Rivers, John Otto and their music is marked by Dursts angry vocal delivery and Borlands sonic experimentation. Borlands elaborate visual appearance, which includes face and body paint, masks and uniforms, the band has been nominated for three Grammy Awards, have sold 40 million records worldwide and won several other awards. Borland left the group in 2001, but Durst, Rivers, Otto and Lethal continued to record and tour with guitarist Mike Smith. Following the release of their album, Results May Vary, Borland rejoined the band and recorded The Unquestionable Truth with Durst, Rivers, Lethal and they are currently recording their seventh studio album, Stampede of the Disco Elephants. Fred Durst grew up in Jacksonville, Florida, where he took an interest in breakdancing, hip hop, punk rock and he began to rap, skate, beatbox and deejay. While mowing lawns and working as a tattoo artist, he developed an idea for a band that combined elements of rock and hip hop. Durst played with three bands, Split 26, Malachi Sage, which were unsuccessful, and 10 Foot Shindig. Durst told Sam Rivers, the bassist for Malachi Sage, You need to quit this band and start a band with me thats like this, rappin and rockin. Rivers suggested that his cousin, John Otto, who was studying jazz drumming at the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts and playing in local avant garde bands, Durst, Rivers and Otto jammed and wrote three songs together, and Wes Borland later joined as a guitarist. Durst named the band Limp Bizkit, because he wanted a name that would repel listeners, according to Durst, The name is there to turn peoples heads away. A lot of people pick up the disc and go, Limp Bizkit and those are the people that we dont even want listening to our music. Other names that were considered by Durst included Gimp Disco, Split Dickslit, Bitch Piglet, every record label that showed an interest in the band pressured its members to change its name. Limp Bizkit developed a following in the underground music scene, particularly at the Milk Bar. The bands local popularity was such that Sugar Ray, who had a label contract. Milkbar owner, Danny Wimmer, stated that Limp Bizkit had the biggest draw for a local band and they went from playing ten people to eight hundred within months. Fred was always marketing the band and he would go to record stores and get people involved, he was in touch with high schools. However, the band knew that to achieve success, they would have to distinguish themselves in their live performances
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The Human Abstract (band)
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The Human Abstract is an American progressive metal band from Los Angeles, California. The Human Abstract has gone through several changes over the years, with the current consisting of founding members Dean Herrera. Minette and Brett Powell, in addition to Henry Selva and Travis Richter, the Human Abstract formed in Los Angeles, California in 2004 with guitarists Dean Herrera and A. J. Minette, drummer Brett Powell, bassist Kenny Arehart, and vocalist Nick Olaerts, the groups name was derived from the title of a William Blake poem published in Songs of Experience in 1794. The band soon released a demo to sell at live performances. They would later record additional demos with Jonny Santos of Spineshank and Silent Civilian, the Human Abstract signed to the independent record label Hopeless Records in 2005. Nathan Ells joined the band before heading into the studio to record the debut full length release Nocturne. They released their album on Hopeless Records on August 22,2006. Their album Midheaven was released on August 19,2008, the Human Abstract performed on 2007s Vans Warped Tour and 2008s Take Action Tour featuring Every Time I Die, From First To Last, The Bled, and August Burns Red. In fall 2008, they toured with the Japanese band Dir en grey, Nathan Ells addressed a situation regarding A. J. Minette was quoted as saying I cant keep on crossing the Rubicon so much, I dont feel like I can get onstage and feel honest about playing metal anymore. The rest of the felt that totally changing the sound would have been like a smack in the face to all those that had been coming out. As of January 9,2009, Henry Selva was named permanent bass player for the group, Selva originally filled in after Kenny Areharts departure in 2006. In September 2009, the band began co-writing material for the new album, Digital Veil, minette also served as producer on the album. It was also announced that the band would be parting ways with vocalist Nathan Ells, in November 2009, Herrera confirmed through a Myspace blog that Leonard was no longer in the band, Sean is not technically in the band anymore. However, we have not ruled out the possibility of him having some sort of presence on the next record and he decided that touring wasnt for him, and wanted to go to music school. In April 2010 Travis Richter revealed to Absolutepunk. net in his first interview since becoming The Human Abstracts new frontman that A. J, the Human Abstract released their first single Faust from Digital Veil on November 16,2010. On January 10,2011 The Human Abstract announced that they had signed to E1 Music, the song Patterns was released January 18,2011, followed by Complex Terms on February 15,2011
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Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows
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Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows was an American post-hardcore supergroup, formed in 2010. They released their debut self-titled album on February 22,2011, the band was formed in late 2009/early 2010, after Craig Owens was let go by Chiodos. The bands members were announced in several YouTube video updates on Craig Owens official YouTube page, the bands members included vocalist Craig Owens, drummer Aaron Stern, guitarist/vocalist Nick Martin, guitarist/vocalist Matt Good, and bassist Adam Russell. The band played their first live shows to sold out crowds at the Pike Room inside The Crofoot in Pontiac, released their first song, If You Think This Song Is About You, It Probably Is. On December 6,2010, they released their second song and this was followed by Sex Life, released on January 18,2011, which is the first single from the album. Released their fourth song off of their album, My Swagger Has a First Name to all those who pre-ordered the album. The bands debut self-titled album was given a date of February 22,2011. Played main stage on the 2011 Vans Warped Tour for the entirety of the tour, with the exceptions of July 17,19, and 21st. Vocalist Craig Owens stated that the band would not play those three dates due a prior commitment he made to be on set for the movie K-11. Would make up three dates as well as give away merchandise and a special meet and greet and advised fans that were supposed to go those shows to keep their ticket stubs. On August 21,2011 Craig posted a status on the bands Facebook page saying, im pretty sure we just wrote a few of the best DRUGS songs to date. Craig Owens has continued to update the status of new songs being written via his Twitter, the band played the Counter Revolution tour in Australia, and played the WWIII tour with Asking Alexandria and Hollywood Undead in November. On November 28,2011 the band posted a previously unreleased b-side from their first album, the song is called Rehab in Rifle Rounds and was released as a one-year celebration. The band has parted ways with Warner Brother and so they have parted ways with Decaydance. On January 16,2012, a song titled Scream If Youre Crazy was released on to Noisecreep, on January 18,2012 the band made this announcement, It is with bittersweet sentiment that we announce some news today. Our bass player, Adam Russell, has made the decision to move on from Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows to pursue other opportunities. While we are happy to see him make a choice that will ultimately be best for him, of course, please know that we remain close friends and supporters of Adam, and that there are no hard feelings. Rest assured this will not affect our current tour schedule and our close friend, Tai “Never Wrong, Always” Wright, will be filling in on bass duties on the upcoming SIN Tour which starts Thursday in Chicago
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Periphery (band)
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Periphery is an American progressive metal band based in Washington, D. C. formed in 2005. They are considered one of the pioneers of the djent movement within progressive metal, the band consists of vocalist Spencer Sotelo, guitarists Misha Mansoor, Mark Holcomb, and Jake Bowen, drummer Matt Halpern, and bassist Adam Nolly Getgood. Periphery released their debut in 2010, followed by Periphery II. On December 3,2013 they released a teaser for their EP Clear, Peripherys third and fourth studio albums, entitled Juggernaut, Alpha and Juggernaut, Omega respectively, were released on January 15,2015. Most recently, Periphery released their third self-titled album, Periphery III, all Periphery material is self-produced by the members of the band. org message boards. Before and during Peripherys tenure in the scene, Mansoor developed a reputation for doing his own audio production, the majority of which was performed with a home computer. Mansoor has continued to update his personal project, Bulb, often transferring songs between the two projects, Mansoor also continues to be involved in a number of other musical projects, including Haunted Shores, Four Seconds Ago, and Of Man Not of Machine. Periphery went through a number of changes during its early history. Originally, Misha played drums and guitar in the band, but began scoping out local talent and found local drummer Jason Berlin, Berlin was planning to pursue interests in Los Angeles and was replaced upon departure by Travis Orbin. In 2009, Travis Orbin left the band to pursue a career as a session drummer and he was then replaced by Matt Halpern, who was scouted by Mansoor whilst playing for a local pop band. Periphery released their debut album, Periphery, through Sumerian Records on April 20,2010. It debuted at No.128 on the Billboard Top 200, the band ran into multiple health issues during the tour, Spencer Sotelo had a case of bronchitis and was regularly unable to perform the entire set. Jake Bowen fell and broke a finger in the first week of the UK tour and was unable to play for the rest of their headlining tour. He recovered and joined the band during the last couple of shows on their tour with Fair to Midland and Scale the Summit right before they dropped out of the tour. On March 22, Periphery released a cover of Metallicas song One, on January 19,2011, the music video for Jetpacks Was Yes. was posted on NME. The video features a re-recorded and re-structured version of the song which was released on The Icarus EP, Peripherys first single, from their Icarus EP titled Frak the Gods, was released on March 24. On July 6,2011, Periphery announced via a MySpace blog post that the band had parted ways with guitarist Alex Bois. However, they did not change touring schedules, hiring Mark Holcomb, on 7 September 2011, they were announced as the opening act for Dream Theater on the European leg of A Dramatic Turn of Events Tour starting in January 2012
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Skrillex
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Sonny John Moore, known professionally as Skrillex, is an American electronic dance music producer, DJ, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He began his first tour as a solo artist in late 2007, after releasing the Gypsyhook EP in 2009, Moore was scheduled to record his debut studio album, Bells, with producer Noah Shain. However, he ceased production of the album and began performing under the name Skrillex, subsequently, he released the Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites EP in late–2010 and More Monsters and Sprites EP in mid–2011, both of which have since become moderate commercial successes. On December 5,2011, the BBC announced that he had nominated for their Sound of 2012 poll. On December 12,2011, he was also named MTVs Electronic Dance Music Artist of the Year, Skrillex has won a total of eight Grammy Awards and holds the world record for most Grammys won by an Electronic Dance Music artist. Skrillex has collaborated with Diplo, Boys Noize to form the groups of Jack Ü, on Moores 29th birthday in 2017, he reunited with From First To Last to release a single named Make War. Moore was born in the Highland Park neighborhood of Northeast Los Angeles, but moved to the Forest Hill neighborhood of San Francisco at the age of 2, where he attended elementary school. At the ages of 9 and 10, Moore attended a boarding school located in the Mojave Desert LV. By the time he was 12, his family moved back to his birthplace of Northeast Los Angeles, There he enrolled in a private academy school specializing in arts, the school used some of L Ron Hubbards teachings. Later he was schooled at the age of 14 due to bullying. In 2004, he learned he was adopted and dropped out of the program when he was 16, in 2004, Moore contacted Matt Good of From First to Last about playing guitar for the band on their debut album. After flying out to Georgia, Moore was heard singing by three producers, Derrick Thomas, Eric Dale, and McHale Butler, and was then made lead singer. In June 2004, Epitaph Records released the bands first full-length record with their new bandmate, Dear Diary, after performing on several successful tours, two being the Vans Warped Tour and Dead by Dawn tour, they began recording their second album, Heroine with producer Ross Robinson. The album was released in March 2006 on Epitaph, with high record sales once again, the band found themselves part of many successful tours, until Moore started suffering vocal problems, causing the band to resign from several tours. After going through a successful surgical procedure, Moore informed the band he would be permanently resigning to work on a solo career. FFTLs last show performed with Moore was in their hometown of Orlando at The House of Blues while touring with Atreyu, Moore announced he had left From First to Last to pursue a solo career. He then launched a Myspace page displaying three demos and this led to Moores first performance since his leaving From First to Last. On April 7,2007, alongside harpist Carol Robbins, Moore played several songs at a local art building
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Matt Good
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Matthew Aaron Matt Good is an American musician and producer. He is best known for being the lead guitarist and lead vocalist of post-hardcore band From First To Last from its conception in 1999 until now. He was formerly the guitarist of grindcore band The Color of Violence, which featured future From First to Last members Travis Richter, Derek Bloom and he joined Chiodos vocalist Craig Owens band, D. R. U. G. S. Eventually moving on to music under the name Kit Fysto with friend AJ Calderon. He currently owns and operates a recording studio in Tempe, Arizona called Good Sounds. Good was originally in grindcore outfit The Color of Violence, then known as Skeleton Slaughter vs. Fetus Destroyer. The band had started as a project, but Good, along with fellow members Travis Richter, Derek Bloom. From First To Last was founded by guitarist-vocalist Travis Richter and Good, the group, then having a rotating line-up, released their debut EP, Aesthetic, on Four Leaf Recordings in New York. Good and Bloom were the original members to be on all of the bands releases. They were featured on all four of the bands full-length albums, after being kicked out of Chiodos in late 2009, Craig Owens had started saying that he was putting a new band together, which was unnamed at the time. Owens later revealed the name of the new band was D. R. U. G. S, which is an acronym for Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows. Owens started to band members one by one through video blogs. The band entered the studio on August 25,2010. The band then went on their first headlining tour Rise from the Ashes Tour, supported by Eyes Set To Kill and New Medicine, the band announced that the album would be titled D. R. U. G. S. With a release date of February 22,2011, Matt Good and friend AJ Calderon created a side project named juiceb0x. The two produced a few Dubstep/Electronica remixes under that name, later, however, they changed their name from juiceb0x to Kit Fysto, due to a copyright infringement issue. After Matt Good and two band members left D. R. U. G. S. Kit Fysto became Matt Good and AJ Calderons full-time project, the two are scheduled to play their first live show together June 22,2012 at The Electric Glow Festival in Allentown, Pennsylvania
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Wes Borland
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Wesley Louden Wes Borland is an American rock musician and artist. He is best known as the current guitarist and backing vocalist of the nu metal band Limp Bizkit and he gained popularity when Limp Bizkit achieved mainstream success in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He formed a band called Big Dumb Face with his brother Scott in 1998, Borland left Limp Bizkit in 2001 and started many side projects such as Eat the Day and The Damning Well. After rejoining Limp Bizkit in 2004, Borland founded Black Light Burns, Limp Bizkit went on hiatus following the release of their album The Unquestionable Truth. However, the original lineup reunited in 2009 and recorded their sixth studio album. In 2016, Borland released his solo album Crystal Machete, Borland is known for his sonic experimentation and elaborate visual appearance, which has included face and body paint, masks and uniforms. He has drawn covers and created artwork for many of his music projects as well as oil paintings. Borland was voted #37 in Total Guitars Top 100 Guitarists of All Time, originally from Richmond, Virginia, United States, Borland grew up in Nashville, Tennessee. Borlands musical interests were at odds with the music trends which leaned largely toward country music. He recalled, I would bring in something, and my teacher would go, dont you want to play some Merle Haggard. Borlands brother, Scott, took an interest in guitar. Borlands interest in hip hop music was piqued by the release of Anthrax and Public Enemys collaboration, Borland moved to Jacksonville, Florida with his parents, where he began attending art school due to his lack of interest in the local music scene. There, he began practicing sculpture making and special effects, Borland continued to take guitar lessons, working with a teacher that specialized in jazz. As his guitar skills improved, Borland began to craft guitar parts, Borland felt confined by being forced to attend church despite his lack of interest in organized religion, and moved out when he reached the age of 18. Borland joined Limp Bizkit, a formed by Fred Durst. Limp Bizkit developed a following in the underground music scene, particularly at the Milk Bar. Borlands theatrical rock style was the attraction for many concert attendees. After DJ Lethal joined the band as a turntablist, Borland left Limp Bizkit after a disagreement with Durst, however, Borland rejoined after the band signed with Mojo, a subsidiary of MCA Records
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Los Angeles Area
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Throughout the 20th century, it was one of the fastest-growing regions in the United States, although growth has slowed since 2000. As of the 2010 U. S. Census, the Los Angeles Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of nearly 13 million residents. Meanwhile, the metropolitan regions population at the 2010 census was estimated to be over 17.8 million residents. Either definition makes it the second largest metropolitan region in the country, behind the New York metropolitan area, the agglomeration of the urbanized Greater Los Angeles area surrounds the urban core of Los Angeles County. However, this Census definition includes large, sparsely populated and primarily desert swaths of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, according to the U. S. However, more than half of this area lies in the sparsely populated eastern areas of Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Los Angeles has a reputation for sprawl. For comparison, the New York–Newark Urbanized Area as a whole had a density of 5,309 per square mile. Los Angeles sprawl may originate in the decentralized structure. Its major commercial, financial, and cultural institutions are geographically dispersed rather than being concentrated in a single downtown or central area. Also, the density of Los Angeles proper is low when compared to some other large American cities such as New York, San Francisco, Boston. This is misleading though, since unlike other cities the boundary of Los Angeles incorporates mountain areas with almost no people, when the actually built up area is considered, urban Los Angeles has density in excess of 10,000 people per square mile. Densities are particularly high within a 5-mile radius of downtown, where some neighborhoods exceed 20,000 people per square mile. Also, what gives the entire Los Angeles metro region a high density is the fact many of the citys suburbs. Within its urbanized areas, Los Angeles is noted for having small lot sizes, buildings in the area are low when compared to other large cities, mainly due to zoning regulations. Los Angeles became a city just as the Pacific Electric Railway spread population to smaller cities much as interurbans did in East Coast cities. In the first decades of the century, the area was marked by a network of fairly dense. The ascendance of the automobile helped fill in the gaps between these towns with lower-density settlements. Many working class whites migrated to this area during the 1960s and 1970s out of East, as a result, there was a large growth in population into the Conejo Valley and into Ventura County through the US101 corridor
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Aesthetic (EP)
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Aesthetic is the debut EP by American rock band From First to Last, released in 2003. It was the bands first release, original pressings contain the bands original name First To Last, but later pressings changed when the band added the From to the beginning of their name. All songs written by From First to Last and these demos can still be illegally downloaded on the internet
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Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Bodycount
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Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Body Count is the debut studio album by American post-hardcore band From First to Last. It was released on June 29,2004 through Epitaph Records, the title was taken from a monologue in the film Heathers, in which Winona Ryders character is writing in her diary. Production was handled by Lee Dyess and the band themselves, the album was remastered by Beau Burchell from Saosin, however, it is not indicated on the personnel, possibly due to a contemporary feud between the band. The album also is notable for being one of the earliest projects featuring singer, the album received generally mixed reviews from music critics. It reached number 12 and 21 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums and it spawned two singles, Ride the Wings of Pestilence and Note to Self. The hidden track features contributing vocals from American rapper Major League Player, populace in Two was included in the soundtrack for the video game Burnout 3, Takedown. It was released on the store for download on July 26th,2005. Failure by Designer Jeans –3,06 Note that Failure by Designer Jeans isnt featured on any album by From First to Last and it is featured on Punk-O-Rama 10
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Heroine (From First to Last album)
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Heroine is the second studio album by American post-hardcore band From First to Last. It was released on March 21,2006 through Epitaph Records and it peaked at number 25 on the Billboard 200, selling more than 33,000 copies within its first week. It is the bands highest-selling album, and has more than 232,000 copies as of April 2008. The album has spawned two singles, The Latest Plague and Shame Shame, a B-side, Save Us, has since been released via the bands official Myspace. It is the last album to lead vocalist Sonny Moore. Sonny also stated I cannot continue to strain my vocal chords in this way when announcing to Matt Good that he was contemplating leaving, Sonny possibly contributed to their kickstarter page for their new LP Dead Trees. Wes Borland played bass on the album after Jon Weisberg was forced to leave the band in 2005, the album has received generally positive reviews from contemporary music critics. AbsolutePunk also gave a positive review, saying, Gritty as hell, full of obscenities and soaring sing-along choruses
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From First to Last (album)
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From First to Last is the self-titled third album by From First to Last, released on May 6,2008. Worlds Away is the albums first single, which hit the radio on March 17 and this is the first full-length album by the band without Sonny Moore as lead vocalist. The first song on the album to be released was Two As One, on January 23, one of the songs from the new album, We All Turn Back to Dust, was released exclusively through Billboard. com. com. This release coincided with a Hot Topic in-store performance in Novi, a limited quantity of the exclusive CD was available at the 2008 Take Action Tour. The song information from We All Turn Back to Dust revealed that the album would have 11 tracks, several songs off the album appeared in EAs FaceBreaker. The songs Two As One, and Worlds Away are featured on the soundtracks of EA Sports games, NASCAR09, NHL09, EA Trax also features the song I Once Was Lost, But Now Am Profound on Need for Speed, Undercover. Tick Tick Tomorrow appeared as a remix on the Underworld, Rise of the Lycans OST. Two as One –3,21 The Other Side –3,41 Worlds Away –4,03 We All Turn Back to Dust –4,01 Medicinal Reality –3,09 A Perfect Mess –4,24 Tick Tick Tomorrow –3,27 Deliverance
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Alternative Press (magazine)
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Alternative Press is an American music magazine based in Cleveland, Ohio. It generally provides readers with band interviews, photos, information on upcoming releases and it was founded in 1985 by Mike Shea, who is the current president. Joe Scarpelli is the current general manager, jason Pettigrew is editor in chief. The first issue of Alternative Press was simply a punk rock fanzine, distributed at concerts in Cleveland, Ohio beginning in June 1985 by APs founder. He disliked the music that was then being broadcast on stations and believed that bands playing underground music should be given more media coverage all in the same spot. He said, It has really always been about covering music for the misfits, Shea began working on his first issue in his mothers house in Aurora, Ohio. Shea and a friend, Jimmy Kosicki, targeted the Cleveland neighborhood of Coventry, I took my high school newspaper from Aurora High that looked nice and clean and offset print. Id walk into these flower shops and Hallmark shops, and Id say Were going to put out an entertainment publication, and theyd look at my high school newspaper and say, Its really professional. Thats how we got enough money to make the first issue, financial problems plagued AP in its early years. However, by the end of 1986, publication had ceased due to its financial problems, with the growth of alternative rock in the early 1990s, circulation began to increase. APs covers included bands such as Red Hot Chili Peppers and Soundgarden, by 1994, the magazine was doing cover stories on Beastie Boys, Henry Rollins and Love and Rockets. Did we sometimes protest too much, maybe, but we were up against a lot, we were underfinanced and still underappreciated in some corners of the music business, so we had to fight scrappily and mean when it was called for. Nobody takes you seriously unless you take yourself seriously, and thats what Norman brings to his position to this day. By the early 2000s, after resisting attempts to purchase the magazine, when asked the magazines audience, Shea said, It went from heartfelt emo, to screamo, to post-hardcore, to metalcore… but, there will always be a suburban kid full of angst. At the time of its 20th anniversary in 2005, AP had grown to a size of 112 pages per issue. AP introduced its own ceremony in 2014. In 2015, the ceremony was moved to Clevelands Quicken Loans Arena. It featured hosts Alex Gaskarth and Jack Barakat of All Time Low and performances by Rob Zombie, New Found Glory with Hayley Williams of Paramore, Panic. at the Disco, due to the Republican National Convention, the 2016 APMAs were moved to Columbus Value City Arena
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Dead Trees
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Dead Trees is the fifth album by post-hardcore band From First to Last. It is the release to feature new vocalist Spencer Sotelo, Taylor Larson as third guitarist. Returning to the group is guitarist/vocalist and founder Travis Richter, who had left the band in 2009, the band planned for the release to be an EP but due to the success of their kickstarter, the band had enough money to fund this LP. The album was released through Sumerian Records, all tracks written by From First to Last
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Florida
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Florida /ˈflɒrᵻdə/ is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, Florida is the 22nd-most extensive, the 3rd-most populous, and the 8th-most densely populated of the U. S. states. Jacksonville is the most populous municipality in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States, the Miami metropolitan area is Floridas most populous urban area. The city of Tallahassee is the state capital, much of the state is at or near sea level and is characterized by sedimentary soil. The climate varies from subtropical in the north to tropical in the south, the American alligator, American crocodile, Florida panther, and manatee can be found in the Everglades National Park. It was a location of the Seminole Wars against the Native Americans. Today, Florida is distinctive for its large Cuban expatriate community and high population growth, the states economy relies mainly on tourism, agriculture, and transportation, which developed in the late 19th century. Florida is also renowned for amusement parks, orange crops, the Kennedy Space Center, Florida has attracted many writers such as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Ernest Hemingway and Tennessee Williams, and continues to attract celebrities and athletes. It is internationally known for golf, tennis, auto racing, by the 16th century, the earliest time for which there is a historical record, major Native American groups included the Apalachee, the Timucua, the Ais, the Tocobaga, the Calusa and the Tequesta. Florida was the first part of the continental United States to be visited and settled by Europeans, the earliest known European explorers came with the Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León. Ponce de León spotted and landed on the peninsula on April 2,1513 and he named the region La Florida. The story that he was searching for the Fountain of Youth is a myth, in May 1539, Conquistador Hernando de Soto skirted the coast of Florida, searching for a deep harbor to land. He described seeing a wall of red mangroves spread mile after mile, some reaching as high as 70 feet. Very soon, many smokes appeared along the whole coast, billowing against the sky, the Spanish introduced Christianity, cattle, horses, sheep, the Spanish language, and more to Florida. Both the Spanish and French established settlements in Florida, with varying degrees of success, in 1559, Don Tristán de Luna y Arellano established a settlement at present-day Pensacola, making it the first attempted settlement in Florida, but it was abandoned by 1561. Spain maintained tenuous control over the region by converting the tribes to Christianity. The area of Spanish Florida diminished with the establishment of English settlements to the north, the English attacked St. Augustine, burning the city and its cathedral to the ground several times. Florida attracted numerous Africans and African-Americans from adjacent British colonies who sought freedom from slavery, in 1738, Governor Manuel de Montiano established Fort Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose near St
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Grindcore
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Grindcore is an extreme genre of music that originated in the early to mid-1980s. It draws inspiration from some of the most abrasive-sounding genres, including punk, extreme metal, industrial. Early groups like Napalm Death are credited with laying the groundwork for the style and it is most prevalent today in North America and Europe, with popular contributors such as Brutal Truth and Nasum. Lyrical themes range from a focus on social and political concerns, to gory subject matter. A trait of grindcore is the microsong, several bands have produced songs that are only seconds in length. British band Napalm Death holds the Guinness World Record for shortest song ever recorded with the one-second You Suffer, many bands, such as Agoraphobic Nosebleed, record simple phrases that may be rhythmically sprawled out across an instrumental lasting only a couple of bars in length. Another offshoot is electrogrind which incorporates electronic music such as sampling. Although influential within hardcore and extreme metal, grindcore remains a form of music. Grindcore evolved as a blend of metal and hardcore punk. The name derives from the fact that grind is a British term for thrash, Grindcore relies on standard hardcore punk instrumentation, electric guitar, bass and drums. However, grindcore alters the usual practices of metal or rock music in regard to song structure, the vocal style is ranging from high-pitched shrieks to low, throat-shredding growls and barks. In some cases, no clear lyrics exist, vocals may be used as merely an added sound effect, a common practice with bands such as the experimental Naked City. A characteristic of some songs is the microsong, lasting only a few seconds. In 2001, the Guinness Book of World Records awarded Brutal Truth the record for Shortest Music Video for 1994s Collateral Damage, in 2007, the video for the Napalm Death song You Suffer set a new Shortest Music Video record,1.3 seconds. It is also not uncommon for albums to be very short when compared to other genres, usually consisting of a large track list. Many grindcore groups experiment with down-tuned guitars, while the vinyl A-side of Napalm Deaths debut, 1987s Scum, is set to standard tuning, on side B, the guitars are tuned down 2½ steps. Their second album From Enslavement to Obliteration and the Mentally Murdered EP were tuned to C♯, Harmony Corruption, their third full-length album, was tuned up to a D. Bolt Thrower went further, dropping 3½ steps down, bass is tuned low as well, and is often distorted
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Myspace
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Myspace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. It is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California, Myspace was acquired by News Corporation in July 2005 for $580 million. From 2005 to 2009, Myspace was the largest social networking site in the world, since then, the number of Myspace users has declined steadily in spite of several redesigns. As of March 2017, Myspace was ranked 3,178 by total Web traffic, Myspace had a significant influence on pop culture and music and created a gaming platform that launched the successes of Zynga and RockYou, among others. Despite an overall decline, in 2015 Myspace still had 50.6 million unique visitors and has a pool of nearly 1 billion active and inactive registered users. In June 2009, Myspace employed approximately 1,600 employees, in June 2011, Specific Media Group and Justin Timberlake jointly purchased the company for approximately $35 million. In August 2003, several employees with Friendster accounts saw potential in its social networking features. The group decided to mimic the popular features of the website. Within 10 days, the first version of Myspace was ready for launch, a complete infrastructure of finance, human resources, technical expertise, bandwidth, and server capacity was available for the site. The project was overseen by Brad Greenspan, who managed Chris DeWolfe, Josh Berman, Tom Anderson, the first Myspace users were eUniverse employees. The company held contests to see who could sign up the most users, eUniverse used its 20 million users and e-mail subscribers to breathe life into Myspace, and move it to the head of the pack of social networking websites. A key architect was tech expert Toan Nguyen who helped stabilize the Myspace platform when Brad Greenspan asked him to join the team. Despite over ten times the number of developers, Friendster, which was developed in JavaServer Pages, could not keep up with the speed of development of Myspace and cfm. The MySpace. com domain was owned by YourZ. com, Inc. intended until 2002 for use as an online data storage. By 2004, it was transitioned from a storage service to a social networking site. A friend, who worked in the data storage business. DeWolfe suggested they charge a fee for the basic Myspace service, Brad Greenspan nixed the idea, believing that keeping Myspace free was necessary to make it a successful community. Myspace quickly gained popularity among teenage and young adult social groups, in February 2005, DeWolfe held talks with Mark Zuckerberg over acquiring Facebook but DeWolfe rejected Zuckerbergs $75 million asking price
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He Is Legend
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He Is Legend is a rock band from Wilmington, North Carolina. They signed to Tragic Hero Records in 2009, the bands current lineup is front man Schuylar Croom, guitarists Adam Tanbouz and Denis Desloge, and bassist Matt Williams. In 2003, having played under the names of Stronghold, No One Wins, and The Uriah Omen, the name He Is Legend was adopted by members Tanbouz, Bache, Bell, Croom. The name He Is Legend is an adaptation of the 1954 book I am Legend by Richard Matheson, however, the release almost never saw the light of day as the group would almost break up right after they had finished recording. Suck Out the Poison was released on October 3,2006, soon after the release of Suck Out the Poison, guitarist McKenzie Bell left the band. He was replaced by guitarist Mitch Marlow, during their tour with Chimaira, Dragonforce, and Killswitch Engage in spring of 2007, the first few weeks were played as a 4-piece without Marlow. During the Peanut Butt Tour 07, a different second guitarist, at their show at the School of Rock in New Jersey, Bache stated that Marlow had accidentally booked himself to produce a record for another band back in North Carolina. The dates of recording coincided with much of the tour, so he was not able to tour with the band, Worth stepped in and was, by the account of Bache, excellent in his performance. At their final show before beginning their tour in Australia, Marlow performed with the band, the bands performances throughout the 2009 SXSW festival featured them as a four-piece once again. Worth Weaver had begun standing in on the 2007 Peanut Butt Tour with the band, according to a recent blog, He Is Legend announced that they will be taking a musical sabbatical in the forest surrounding North Carolina recording studio, Warrior Sound Studio. The blog continues, saying that the material written during this hiatus will be used to create a record made of solid gold. On April 16,2009, the band confirmed that their newest album, on May 27,2009, the band posted The Primarily Blues and in early July China White III, and Futures Bright, Man on their Myspace. It Hates You was released on July 21,2009 and produced by Mitchell Marlow and Allen Jacob at Warrior Sound in Chapel Hill, NC, with additional production by Kit Walters. On September 2009, it was announced that He Is Legend is taking an indefinite hiatus, from September 2009 until February 2010, frontman Schuylar Croom filled in on vocals for Dallas Taylor with Maylene and the Sons of Disaster. On October 16,2011, it was announced that He Is Legend will be playing their first show taking a indefinite hiatus in 2009. The show took place on October 31,2011, at the Satellite Bar and Lounge in Wilmington, on December 22,2011, frontman Schuylar Croom announced that there would be a new He Is Legend album released in 2012. The band toured once more throughout November–December 2012, but no news regarding the promised new album were announced. They compared finding a new drummer to trying to find a kick ass drumming needle in a hay stack, luckily, they came upon an acquaintance, Sam Huff, whom had previously played in a band with friends of theirs
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Weed, California
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Weed is a city located in Siskiyou County, California, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the town had a population of 2,967. There are several unincorporated communities adjacent to, or just outside Weed proper and these include Edgewood, Carrick, and Lake Shastina. These communities generally have mailing addresses that use Weed, or its ZIP code, the total population of this area in 2007 was 6,318. Weed is about 10 miles west-northwest of Mount Shasta, a prominent northern California landmark, Weeds city motto is Weed like to welcome you. It has frequently noted on lists of unusual place names. The town of Weed gets its name from the founder of the lumber mill and pioneer Abner Weed. In 1897, Abner Weed bought the Siskiyou Lumber and Mercantile Mill and 280 acres of land in what is now the City of Weed, by the 1940s Weed boasted the worlds largest sawmill. On September 15,2014, a fast moving wildfire called the Boles Fire spread through the town with massive force fueled by 40-mph winds. The fire started behind the Boles Creek Apartments in the part of Weed at approximately 1, 30pm. Over 200 structures were damaged or destroyed, including two churches, the school, high school, and Roseburg mill, many homes. The schools and mill only sustained minimal damage to outbuildings, about 7,678 Pacific Power customers in both Weed and Mt. Shasta lost power as a result of the fire. The town of Weed gets its source of public water from the Beaughan Spring. The pristine water is piped directly to homes, disconnecting from Beaughan Spring would leave Weed without public water. Weed is located at 41°2527 north, 122°234 west and it is located off Interstate 5,49 miles south of the California–Oregon border. The next large town to the north on I-5 is Yreka, U. S. Route 97 runs to the northeast and Klamath Falls, Oregon. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 4.8 square miles. The closest cities to Weed, with a greater than 50,000, are, Redding, California
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Warner Bros.
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Entertainment Inc. – colloquially known as Warner Bros. or Warner Bros. It is one of the Big Six major American film studios, Warner Bros. is a member of the Motion Picture Association of America. The companys name originated from the four founding Warner brothers, Harry, Albert, Sam, Jack, the youngest, was born in London, Ontario. The three elder brothers began in the theater business, having acquired a movie projector with which they showed films in the mining towns of Pennsylvania. In the beginning, Sam and Albert Warner invested $150 to present Life of an American Fireman and they opened their first theater, the Cascade, in New Castle, Pennsylvania, in 1903. When the original building was in danger of being demolished, the modern Warner Bros. called the current building owners, the owners noted people across the country had asked them to protect it for its historical significance. In 1904, the Warners founded the Pittsburgh-based Duquesne Amusement & Supply Company, in 1912, Harry Warner hired an auditor named Paul Ashley Chase. By the time of World War I they had begun producing films, in 1918 they opened the first Warner Bros. studio on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. Sam and Jack produced the pictures, while Harry and Albert, along with their auditor and now controller Chase, handled finance and distribution in New York City. During World War I their first nationally syndicated film, My Four Years in Germany, on April 4,1923, with help from money loaned to Harry by his banker Motley Flint, they formally incorporated as Warner Brothers Pictures, Incorporated. The first important deal was the acquisition of the rights to Avery Hopwoods 1919 Broadway play, The Gold Diggers, however, Rin Tin Tin, a dog brought from France after World War I by an American soldier, established their reputation. Rin Tin Tin debuted in the feature Where the North Begins, the movie was so successful that Jack signed the dog to star in more films for $1,000 per week. Rin Tin Tin became the top star. Jack nicknamed him The Mortgage Lifter and the success boosted Darryl F. Zanucks career, Zanuck eventually became a top producer and between 1928 and 1933 served as Jacks right-hand man and executive producer, with responsibilities including day-to-day film production. More success came after Ernst Lubitsch was hired as head director, lubitschs film The Marriage Circle was the studios most successful film of 1924, and was on The New York Times best list for that year. Despite the success of Rin Tin Tin and Lubitsch, Warners remained a lesser studio, Sam and Jack decided to offer Broadway actor John Barrymore the lead role in Beau Brummel. The film was so successful that Harry signed Barrymore to a contract, like The Marriage Circle. By the end of 1924, Warner Bros. was arguably Hollywoods most successful independent studio, as the studio prospered, it gained backing from Wall Street, and in 1924 Goldman Sachs arranged a major loan
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Fall Out Boy
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Fall Out Boy is an American rock band formed in Wilmette, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, in 2001. The band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Patrick Stump, bassist Pete Wentz, lead guitarist Joe Trohman, the band originated from Chicagos hardcore punk scene, with which all members were involved at one point. The group was formed by Wentz and Trohman as a pop side project of the members respective hardcore bands. The group went through a succession of drummers before landing Hurley and recording the debut album. The album became a success and helped the band gain a dedicated fanbase through heavy touring. Take This to Your Grave has commonly cited as an influential blueprint for pop punk music in the 2000s. Fall Out Boy received a Best New Artist nomination at the 2006 Grammy Awards, the bands 2007 follow-up, Infinity on High, landed at number one on the Billboard 200 with 260,000 first week sales. It produced two hit singles, This Aint a Scene, Its an Arms Race and Thnks fr th Mmrs. Folie à Deux, the fourth album, created a mixed response from fans. Following the release of Believers Never Die – Greatest Hits, the took a hiatus from 2009 to 2012 to decompress. The band regrouped and recorded Save Rock and Roll, which gave the band its second number one. 1, making it the bands third No.1 album, Fall Out Boy was formed in 2001 in the Chicago suburb of Wilmette, Illinois by friends Pete Wentz and Joe Trohman. Wentz was growing dissatisfied with the mores of the community. With enthusiasm in Arma Angelus waning, he created a pop side project with Trohman as an easy. Trohman met Patrick Stump, then a drummer for grindcore band Xgrinding processX, while discussing Neurosis with a friend, Stump interrupted the conversation to correct their classification of the band in a conversation that soon shifted to the new band. Stump, viewing it as an opportunity to try out with local hardcore celebrity Wentz, directed Trohman to his MP3. com page, which contained sung-through acoustic recordings. Stump intended to try out as a drummer, but Trohman urged him to bring out his acoustic guitar, while Wentz wanted Racetraitor bandmate Andy Hurley in the group as drummer, Hurley appeared uninterested and too busy. The bands first public performance came in a cafeteria at DePaul University alongside Stilwell, Wentz and Stump argued over band names, the former favored verbose, tongue-in-cheek names while the latter desired to reference Tom Waits in name
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Hawthorne Heights
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Hawthorne Heights is an American post-hardcore band from Dayton, Ohio, formed in 2001. Their lineup currently consists of JT Woodruff, Matt Ridenour Mark McMillon, on November 24,2007, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Casey Calvert died, leaving the band as a four-piece. On June 2014 it was announced the departure of original drummer Eron Bucciarelli, on January 20,2015, it was announced that Micah Carli had left the band. The band found success with both of their first two albums, their 2004 release, The Silence in Black and White, and their 2006 album, If Only You Were Lonely, both achieving Gold certification. Their second album peaked at No.1 on the Billboards Independent Albums chart. They are also known for their 2006 single Saying Sorry. The bands third album, Fragile Future, was released on August 5,2008, surprisingly through Victory Records again, Hawthorne Heights released their fourth studio album with Wind-up Records on June 1,2010. The albums title is Skeletons, and it peaked at No.50 on the Billboard 200, the bands former label, Victory, released a Hawthorne Heights greatest hits album, entitled Midwesterners, The Hits, on November 9,2010. Shortly afterward, Hawthorne Heights left Wind-up Records to begin their own record label, via this new label, the band will be releasing an EP trilogy, beginning with Hate released August 23,2011, and followed by Hope released June 5,2012. After signing with Red River Entertainment in 2013, the band postponed the release of the third EP in the trilogy, the band played on the 2013 Vans Warped Tour. In September 2015, the band released Hurt, the third EP of the trilogy, originally known as A Day in the Life, their first record was a demo entitled Four Bullets for One Girl. After one album, an EP, Paper Chromatography, The Fade from Dark to Light, and significant line-up changes, on the DVD portion of The Silence in Black and White, drummer Eron Bucciarelli states that the band took their current name from the author Nathaniel Hawthorne. Vocalist and guitarist JT Woodruff is the original member. Their first album The Silence in Black and White, was recorded over a four-week period, the Silence in Black and White peaked at number 56 on the Billboard charts. The singles Niki FM and Silver Bullet were released in 2005, the Legion of Doom remixed a song from the album, entitled Where Can I Stab Myself in the Ears. and it appeared on the Underworld, Evolution Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. The remix was re-titled Where Do I Stab Myself in the Ears, the band performed on the 2006 Nintendo Fusion Tour. A live CD/DVD was intended to be recorded from this tour, Casey Calvert, the bands rhythm guitarist, was found dead on the bands tour bus on November 24,2007. The band had begun its American tour just the day before in Detroit, toxicology and autopsy reports stated that Calvert died of combined drug intoxication. C
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The All-American Rejects
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The All-American Rejects is an American rock band formed in Stillwater, Oklahoma in 1999. The band consists of bassist and lead vocalist Tyson Ritter, lead guitarist and backing vocalist Nick Wheeler, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Mike Kennerty, Tyson Ritter and Nick Wheeler are the bands songwriters, Ritter is the main lyricist and Wheeler is the primary composer. The group achieved success with their debut self-titled studio album The All-American Rejects. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA and spawned the single Swing, Swing and their third studio album When the World Comes Down was released in 2008 and was later certified gold by the RIAA. Its lead single Gives You Hell became The All-American Rejects most successful song to date, peaking at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Gives You Hell was certified 4× multi-platinum for sales of over 4 million in the United States by the RIAA. Kids in the Street, the fourth studio album, was released March 26,2012. On October 30,2015, the released a new single named Theres a Place. The All-American Rejects have sold over 10 million albums worldwide and they were ranked No.73 on the Hot 100 Artists of the 2000s and No.183 on the Billboard 200 Artists of the Decade list. The band has continued to tour, and are working on an EP due out in 2017. The band formed in Stillwater, Oklahoma, in 1999 while members Tyson Ritter, the two originally met in 1997 at a club where an early band of Wheelers was performing. It was here that Ritter offered himself for bass duties, eventually Ritter and Wheeler decided to form the All-American Rejects. When asked where the came from, Mike Kennerty says. I feel like we have grown into it over the years, in 2000, still in high school, the group made a demo simply labeled The All-American Rejects, with Tyson Ritter, Nick Wheeler, and Jesse Tabish. The demo CD was engineered, mixed and mastered by Wheeler and it was also managed by Alisa Ben at Half-A-Cup Entertainment. The demo is now referred to as The Blue Disc or The Blue Album. The CD consisted of songs, a few of which would be included on the Same Girl. Jesse Tabish later split from the group and later became a member of the folk band Other Lives. Ritter and Wheeler put together the Same Girl, New Songs EP, which was sent to independent Doghouse Records, where an intern saved the disc from the trash
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Warped Tour
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The Warped Tour is a traveling rock festival that has toured the United States annually each summer since 1995. It is the largest traveling music festival in the United States, Warped Tour was conceived in 1995 as an eclectic alternative rock festival, but in 1996 began focusing on punk rock music. Although it has continued to be known primarily as a rock festival. The band times and sets are found on an inflatable lineup, every year there is a BBQ Band. In exchange for the privilege of playing on the tour, the BBQ Band prepares the post-show barbecue held for the bands, past BBQ Bands have included Dropkick Murphys, Art of Shock and The Fabulous Rudies. Similarly, one band, Animo, has permitted for the past four years to play on the tour in exchange for working on the setup crew. The BBQ Band for the 2016 tour is the band Reckless Serenade, the tour started as a skate punk and third-wave ska tour, but later began to feature mostly pop punk and metalcore acts. It is set up early in the morning during the set up crews arrival, when heading into Canada, there is a bus that loads the supplies that heads into Canada while the other bus contains the equipment that stays in the U. S. until the next show. In 2013, Kevin Lyman decided to allow free admission to the Warped Tour. Parents have their own day care. It is called Reverse Day Care, grown-ups can spend the day waiting for their children in the Reverse Day Care tent. There is ample seating and often fans or cooling devices to keep the parents occupied during the festival, the Warped Tour was created in 1995 by Kevin Lyman, in production with the short lived Warp Magazine and Creative Artists Agency. The tour began June 21 at the Idaho Center in Boise, Idaho, the tour has always been held at outdoor venues though on a rare occasions that has not always been the case. In 1996, due to problems with the venue where the event was to be held,1996 was the first year for Vans as a sponsor and they have been the main sponsor ever since carrying their name in the title. In 1998, the tour went international, including venues in Australia, Japan, Europe, Canada, in 1999, the tour started off in New Zealand, Australia and Hawaii in the New Year. It then started up again in the United States for the northern hemisphere summer before ending up in Europe, the Vans Warped Tour has turned eco-friendly by using biodiesel for the production buses. In 2009, the two stages were condensed into one and bands were given 40-minute sets, as opposed to the traditional 30 minutes across the previous two stages. Despite this, the decided to bring back the two main stages concept with 35-minute sets instead for the 2012 tour and beyond
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Atreyu
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Atreyu is an American metalcore band from Orange County, California, formed in 1998. The band consists of vocalist Alex Varkatzas, lead guitarist Dan Jacobs, rhythm guitarist Travis Miguel, bassist Porter McKnight, the name change came because of a change of members and progressive musical styling. In 1998, Atreyu released an independent seven-track EP titled Visions, the album was sold at their live performances. Atreyu signed with Victory Records in 2001, and their most critically acclaimed works would be to come from these releases, in 2001, Atreyu signed with Victory Records, later releasing in 2002 their first full-length album Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses. The band also introduced a singer, Brandon Saller, the drummer. However, for Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses, his parts were largely confined to choruses, Music videos were filmed for the singles Aint Love Grand and Lip Gloss and Black. The latter video found significant airplay on Headbangers Ball and Uranium in fall of 2003, the bands second album, The Curse, was released in 2004, selling 450,000 copies. The band was featured on the soundtrack to the film Mr. Atreyu was also featured on the soundtrack to Underworld, Evolution with Her Portrait in Black, right Side of the Bed also appeared on the Burnout 3 soundtrack, a racing video game. Atreyu released its third album, A Death-Grip On Yesterday. The album peaked at number 9 on the Billboard 200, with sales of 69,000, the band gained further fame when the first single, becoming the bull appeared on the soundtrack to Madden NFL07. The album was said to have a balance of Brandon Sallers melodic singing vocals and Varkatzass aggressive screaming, in early 2007, Atreyu signed a record deal with Hollywood Records for America and an international deal with Roadrunner Records. With a new label, the band began to prepare its fourth studio album, a jigsaw puzzle was released on the bands website, as the goal was to put all the audio clips of the single Becoming the Bull into correct order, forming the whole song. Lead Sails Paper Anchor was released on August 28,2007, the American release of the album had a bonus track, a cover of the song Epic by Faith No More while the European and Australian bonus track was a cover of Clean Sheets by The Descendents. The album was received mixed reviews, and was a notable change in sound for the band. Atreyu toured in the United States on the Taste of Chaos 2008 tour, alongside such as Avenged Sevenfold, Bullet for My Valentine, DespairsRay, Mucc. The band also toured with co-headliners Avenged Sevenfold and Bullet for My Valentine in Australia and they also played the United Kingdom Taste of Chaos tour, headlining with Story of the Year and As I Lay Dying. On April 22,2008, Lead Sails Paper Anchor was re-released with new cover art, from July to August 2008, Atreyu headlined the Revolution Stage of Linkin Parks Projekt Revolution
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Every Time I Die
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Every Time I Die is an American metalcore band from Buffalo, New York, formed in 1998. They have garnered acclaim for their energetic and intense live shows and they announced on July 14,2008 that they had left their label Ferret Music and signed with Epitaph Records instead. Their eighth and latest studio album Low Teens was released through Epitaph on September 23,2016, the band was established by brothers Keith and Jordan Buckley, whose father, Michael Buckley, lectures Computer Science and Engineering at the University at Buffalo. They added to the lineup with guitarist Andy Williams, bassist John McCarthy. In 2001, Stephen Micciche, of Kid Gorgeous replaced Ratajczak as bassist for the bands second full-length Hot Damn. however, Micciche resigned from his position in 2005. Micciche was replaced by Kevin Falk and their sixth bassist, Keller Harbin, replaced Byrnes and played with the band for its tour with Atreyu on the World Championship Tour along with From First to Last and Chiodos. The band was featured on the 2007 Sounds of the Underground tour, josh Newton, was inducted in September 2007 as the bands seventh bassist for a tour with Underoath. In 2006, their song The New Black was featured as a track in Guitar Hero 2. The band performed the song Werewolf live on the ABC late night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live. on Halloween of 2007, from January–February 2008, Every Time I Die went on a tour with Killswitch Engage, The Dillinger Escape Plan, and Parkway Drive. They also headlined the Take Action Tour, playing alongside From First to Last, August Burns Red, The Bled, the band played the entire Warped Tour 2008. During the 2009 UK tour with Gallows, a song titled Buffalo 666 from their then-upcoming album New Junk Aesthetic was played for the first time, the album also included guest vocals by Pete Wentz, Matt Caughthran and Greg Puciato. At the end of June it was announced that drummer Mike Ratboy Novak had left the band due to personal conflicts, on August 23, Ryan Legs Leger was added as the new drummer. The band was part of the European Taste of Chaos Tour at the end of 2009, supporting headliners Killswitch Engage, Every Time I Die headlined the 2010 Australian Boys of Summer Tour. In support of Every Time I Die were Australian bands 50 Lions, the band toured across Australia playing shows in Sydney, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. Josh Newton announced on October 12,2011 that he was no longer in the band, for the remainder of the tour, Stephen Micciche filled his role as bassist. On December 12, they released a video on Warped Tours YouTube channel announcing they were playing all dates on the 2012 Warped Tour. In January 2012, Every Time I Die released their video for Underwater Bimbos from Outer Space, from their album Ex Lives, on February 23, Every Time I Die posted a film clip to another new song, Revival Mode. In January, the made a tour in South America with Four Year Strong
