Posted by scxrl3t on Jun 2, 2011 in
AFI,
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AFI (A Fire Inside) is an American alternative rock band from Ukiah, California, formed in 1991. They have consisted of the same lineup since 1998, lead vocalist Davey Havok, drummer and backup vocalist Adam Carson, with bassist Hunter Burgan and guitarist Jade Puget, who both play keyboard and contribute backup vocals.
AFI have released eight studio albums over 19 years as a band, the first being Answer That and Stay Fashionable in 1995. The band then went on to release Very Proud of Ya the next year, followed up by a third in three years, Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes. Over the years, AFI has changed its style from the earlier days of hardcore punk, to the horror punk-influenced sound of 1999's Black Sails in the Sunset and 2000's The Art of Drowning. It was not until this, the band's fifth album, that the band first featured on the charts, as The Art of Drowning peaked at number 172 on the Billboard 200.
The band had its first major commercial success 12 years after it formed, in 2003, with Sing the Sorrow reaching number five on the Billboard 200. It went onto receive Platinum certification with over one million units sold in the US.
The band returned in 2006 with Decemberunderground, which featured the hit single "Miss Murder". Both achieved the top spot on the Billboard 200 and Hot Modern Rock Tracks, respectively. AFI's eighth studio album Crash Love was released in 2009, peaking at number 12 on the Billboard 200, selling 52,000 copies in its first week of release.
Tags: alternative rock, hardcore punk, horror punk, post-hardcore, Punk rock
Posted by scxrl3t on Jun 2, 2011 in
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Boys Like Girls 
Boys Like Girls is a rock band originally from Boston, Massachusetts. The band consists of Martin Johnson ( lead singer, rhythm guitar), Paul Digiovanni (lead guitarist), Bryan Donahue (bassist), and John Keefe (drummer). The debuted with their self-titled album, Boys Like Girls, and followed up with their hit album Love Drunk.
Tags: alternative rock, emo pop, pop punk, pop rock
Posted by scxrl3t on Jun 2, 2011 in
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Fall Out Boy 
Fall Out Boy is a Grammy-nominated American rock band from Wilmette, Illinois, formed in 2001. The band consists of vocalist/rhythm guitarist Patrick Stump, lead guitarist Joe Trohman, bassist Pete Wentz, and drummer Andy Hurley. The band released five albums from 2003–2008, and were deemed inactive as of 2009.
With Pete Wentz as the band's primary lyricist and Patrick Stump as the primary composer, Fall Out Boy reached mainstream success with its major label debut, From Under the Cork Tree. Released in 2005, the album won several awards and achieved double platinum status after selling more than 2.5 million albums in the United States alone. To support the album, the band headlined tours around the world in 2005 and 2006. In 2007, the band released the followup Infinity on High to major chart success, reaching #1 on the Billboard 200 and selling 260,000 copies its first week. The lead single, "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race", reached #1 on the Billboard Pop 100 and #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. In live performances, Patrick Stump simultaneously plays guitar and sings. Patrick Stump, in a recent interview, explained that Fall Out Boy never really broke up and are simply "on a break" whilst the members work on other projects. In an interview with Chicago Sun-Times, he said "Fall Out Boy is just not planning anything right now. I would be very, very surprised if we don’t do another record again”, hinting that Fall Out Boy may make more music in the future.
With the release of their 2009 compilation Believers Never Die - Greatest Hits, and in regard to the legacy of the band, Allmusic senior-editor Stephen T. Erlewine wrote that Fall Out Boy ? "seems like one of the quintessential mainstream rock singles bands of the 2000s."
Tags: alternative rock, pop punk
Posted by scxrl3t on Jun 1, 2011 in
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Prime Ministers 
Prime Ministers are an Ecuadorian rock band. Emerged as a band in 2007. It consists of Ernesto Estrada (guitar, vocals), Jorge Luis "Pala" Varela (guitar), Pedro Argüello (bass) and Jaime "Chimo" Solórzano (drums).
Their debut album Take A Ride is a compendium of 12 songs that unearths the 60s' rock sound and brings it back to life with an interesting sequence worth listening to closely. The album's tracks follow an order that takes the listener down a path from darkness to light. Take a Ride starts with "Dead Man Walking", a song that deals with depression. It's the starting point for a rhythmic, spiritual evolution that fast-forwards towards liberation in the 11th track, "Let Love Rule". Each song has its raison d'etre and guides the audience towards the certainty that the only way to happiness is to let love rule their lives. The work was produced in English, a language in which the band feels comfortable composing and singing, the language they actually call "their rock n roll mother tongue".
Tags: alternative, alternative rock, indie, latin rock, Rock, rock and roll
Posted by scxrl3t on Jun 1, 2011 in
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The Click Five 
The Click Five is an American power pop band from Boston, Massachusetts. The original members, most of them students at Berklee College of Music, started on January 1, 2003 and played in various local venues. They then quickly got the attention of talent scout Wayne Sharp (who had worked with the power pop group 'Candy'). The Click Five made their first recording, a two-song demo session, in early 2004 after successful local touring. They released their debut album Greetings from Imrie House in 2005. After vocalist Eric Dill left the group and was replaced by Kyle Patrick who debuted on their second album Modern Minds and Pastimes in 2007. Their third album is TCV.
The band were initially known for their infectious power pop songs and for their Mod-based public image, involving sharp-looking suits and ties coupled with moptop haircuts, which is deliberately reminiscent of The Beatles. They prefer to classify their music as 'new school power pop'. In total, the band has sold two million albums worldwide and have created eight number one singles in seven different nations.
Tags: alternative rock, pop rock, Power pop, Rock
Posted by scxrl3t on May 31, 2011 in
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Kill Hannah 
Kill Hannah is an alternative rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois and is currently signed to Original Signal Recordings and Universal Motown Records in the US and Roadrunner Records outside of the US. They have released six studio albums, seven EPs, and two compilation albums as well as three DVDs.
Tags: alternative rock, electronic rock, Glam rock, Post-punk revival
Posted by scxrl3t on May 31, 2011 in
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Goodnight Nurse 
Goodnight Nurse was a pop punk band from New Zealand, formed in Auckland, in 2001. The group originally began as a trio, but later changed to a four-piece prior to the release of their second album. It consisted of lead vocalist Joel Little, guitarist and back up vocalist Sam McCarthy, bassist Rowan Crowe, with drummer and back up vocalist Jaden Parkes.
The band has released two studio albums, Always and Never and Keep Me On Your Side. Both peaked at number five in their home country of New Zealand. The albums combined have spawned nine singles to date, with Goodnight Nurse having a top 40 single in New Zealand every year since 2004, the most recent being 2009's "Lay With Me".
Tags: alternative rock, Melodic hardcore, pop punk, Punk rock
