Posted by scxrl3t on Jul 7, 2011 in
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Shinedown 
Shinedown is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed in 2001 and founded by members Brent Smith (vocals), Brad Stewart (bass), Jasin Todd (guitar), and Barry Kerch (drums). A few line-up changes followed, and the band's current line-up consists of Smith and Kerch, the band's only two remaining original members, with guitarist Zach Myers and bassist and pianist Eric Bass. Since Shinedown's inception, they have released three albums – Leave a Whisper (2003), Us and Them (2005), The Sound of Madness (2008) – and a total of thirteen singles, all on Atlantic Records. They have sold over 8 million albums worldwide.
Tags: alternative metal, alternative rock, Hard rock, nu metal, post-grunge
Posted by scxrl3t on Jul 6, 2011 in
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Seether 
Seether is a post-grunge/alternative metal band from Pretoria, South Africa, formed in 1999. The band is currently signed to Wind-up Records. Originally named Saron Gas and signed to Musketeer Records in South Africa, they changed their name in 2002, coinciding with the release of their second album and major label debut, Disclaimer.
Their new album titled Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray was released on 17 May 2011.
Tags: alternative metal, post-grunge
Posted by scxrl3t on Jun 25, 2011 in
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David Cook 
David Cook is an American rock singer-songwriter, who rose to fame after winning the seventh season of the reality television show American Idol. Prior to Idol he released an independent album entitled Analog Heart, followed by his post-Idol major-label debut David Cook which was released on November 18, 2008 and has since been certified platinum by the RIAA. His album This Loud Morning is scheduled for release on June 28, 2011.
Tags: alternative rock, post-grunge
Posted by scxrl3t on Jun 13, 2011 in
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Flyleaf 
Flyleaf is an American alternative metal band, formed in the Belton and Temple, Texas regions in 2000. The band has charted on mainstream rock, Christian pop and Christian metal genres. They performed around the United States in 2003 until releasing their eponymous debut album, Flyleaf, in 2005. The album went platinum after selling more than one million copies. The band won an online poll on yahoo.com and was named Yahoo!'s Who's Next band of the month in March 2006 and they were named MTV's artist of the week on December 24, 2007. Flyleaf released their second album Memento Mori on November 10, 2009 which debuted and peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard charts.
Tags: alternative metal, Christian metal, Hard rock, post-grunge
Posted by scxrl3t on Jun 7, 2011 in
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Three Days Grace 
Three Days Grace is a Canadian rock band, formed in Norwood, Ontario, Canada in 1992, originally under the name Groundswell. After a breakup in late 1997, the band regrouped in the same year under its current name and with a line-up consisting of guitarist and lead vocalist Adam Gontier, drummer and backing vocalist Neil Sanderson, and bassist Brad Walst. In 2003, Barry Stock was recruited as the band's lead guitarist. The band is based in Toronto.
After signing to Jive Records, Three Days Grace has released three studio albums: Three Days Grace(2003), One-X(2006), and Life Starts Now(2009). The albums have been certified platinum, double platinum, and gold, respectively, in the United States.
Tags: alternative, alternative metal, alternative rock, Hard rock, post-grunge, Rock
Posted by scxrl3t on Jun 3, 2011 in
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Breaking Benjamin 
Breaking Benjamin is an American rock band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, consisting of Benjamin Burnley, Aaron Fink, Mark Klepaski and Chad Szeliga. The band has released four albums to date: Saturate (2002), We Are Not Alone (2004), Phobia (2006) and Dear Agony (2009). The group is currently on hiatus due to frontman Benjamin Burnley's recurring illnesses and is unable to tour for the time being.
Tags: alternative metal, alternative rock, Hard rock, post-grunge
Posted by scxrl3t on May 31, 2011 in
30 Seconds to Mars,
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30 Seconds to Mars is an American rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1998. Since 2007, the band has been composed of actor Jared Leto (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, songwriter), Shannon Leto (drums, percussion) and Tomo Miličević (lead guitar, keyboards). Following the departure of Matt Wachter (now of Angels & Airwaves) in 2007, Tim Kelleher became the bassist for the group, performing live only with both Jared and Miličević recording bass for studio recordings, while Braxton Olita (keyboards) was added to the touring lineup in 2009. Previously, the group also featured guitarists Solon Bixler (now of Great Northern) and Kevin Drake.
To date, 30 Seconds to Mars have released three studio albums – 30 Seconds to Mars (2002); A Beautiful Lie (2005); This Is War (2009) and two extended plays – AOL Sessions Undercover (2007) and To the Edge of the Earth (2008).
Tags: emo, Hard rock, new prog, post-grunge, progressive metal
