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Distort Entertainment
Distort Entertainment is a Canadian independent record label based in Toronto, Ontario. The label specializes in bands performing hardcore punk-derived music, including Alexisonfire, Cancer Bats and Johnny Truant, but its sister division Distort Light has also released less aggressive rock bands such as Bend Sinister. History Formed by Greg Below, (concert promoter and owner of Distort Productions) and Mitch Joel, (music journalist and publicist) in early 2002, Distort began by producing New Jersey's Step Kings' third release, ''3 The Hard Way''. The label's slogan "Listen Harder" was soon formed and showed Distort's specialization in heavy music. In 2002, Below's full-time employment as a studio manager with EMI publishing Canada later helped to jump start Distort by opening the door to a distribution partnership with EMI Music Canada. Although Distort is admired for its independence in the industry, it wanted to be associated with the well respected quality for which EMI had be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Below
Greg Below is the president and founding partner of Distort Entertainment, Canadian show promoter and music producer. Greg is known for his height and enthusiastic love of music (especially metal). Distort Entertainment Greg and his partner, Mitch Joel decided to form Distort Entertainment after being introduced by a journalist friend of Mitch's. Below called Mitch shortly after meeting him with the proposal to start a record label. Later became Distort Inc. Distort Inc. specializes in heavy music, hardcore, and post-hardcore. Located in Toronto Ontario, Distort Entertainment is well known for its influence in the underground music market. Some artists and groups currently or once represented by the label are: Alexisonfire, Cancer Bats, Comeback Kid, Johnny Truant, Architects, Step Kings, and The Bronx. Below has in recent years started a sister division, Distort Light, in order to include bands like Bend Sinister.http://exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid2=946&fid1= ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackstorm
Blackstorm are a rock/blues band from Yuendumu in the Northern Territory. The members are Warlpiri and their songs are sung in Warlpiri and English. The band was nominated for a Deadly Award for Best Band in 2001. Music from Blackstorm and its members were used in the ''Bush Mechanics'' shows. Both Rice and Robertson also work as artists. Discography * ''Desert Calling'' (1995) - CAAMA The Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA) is an organisation founded in 1980 to expose Aboriginal music and culture to the rest of Australia. It started with 8KIN-FM, the first Aboriginal radio station in the country. Based in ... * ''Highway To Nowhere'' (2001) - CAAMA Blackstorm discography References External links *Bios a[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Periphery (band)
Periphery is an American progressive metal band formed in Washington, D.C. in 2005. Their musical style has been described as progressive metal, djent, and progressive metalcore. They are considered one of the pioneers of the djent movement within progressive metal. They have also received a Grammy nomination. The band consists of vocalist Spencer Sotelo, guitarists Misha Mansoor, Mark Holcomb, Jake Bowen, and drummer Matt Halpern. Since their self-titled debut, the band has released an additional five albums: '' Periphery II: This Time It's Personal'', the double album '' Juggernaut: Alpha'' and ''Omega'', '' Periphery III: Select Difficulty'' and '' Periphery IV: Hail Stan''. They've also released two EPs: ''Icarus EP'' and ''Clear''. All Periphery material is self-produced by the members of the band. History Formation and early line-up changes (2005–2009) Periphery was formed in 2005 by guitarist Misha Mansoor, who slowly gained a reputation on the Internet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oceana (band)
Polyenso is an American experimental rock band based in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. The band is composed of lead vocalist and keyboardist Brennan Taulbee, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Alexander Schultz, and percussionist Denny Agosto. The band's members were all at one point in American post-hardcore band Oceana, but moved to lighter, more uplifting music under the name Polyenso in 2012. Their sound is a blend of indie rock, electronic, folk, jazz, and hip-hop. They released their debut album, ''One Big Particular Loop'', on January 22, 2013. On October 16, 2015, the band released ''EP1'' featuring four tracks from their upcoming second album, ''Pure in the Plastic''. The album, released on April 1, 2016, featured a more pop-inspired sound, without the trumpet playing of their debut album. Later that year, Alternative Press named the band one of the Top 16 Bands to Watch. Oceana The band formed as Oceana in 2007 and beginning with a post-hardcore sound. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northlane
Northlane are an Australian heavy metal band from Sydney, formed in 2009. The band comprises guitarists Jon Deiley and Josh Smith, drummer Nic Pettersen and vocalist Marcus Bridge. Northlane have released six studio albums: '' Discoveries'' (11 November 2011); '' Singularity'' (22 March 2013), which reached No. 3 on the ARIA Albums Chart; ''Node'' (24 July 2015), a number-one album; ''Mesmer'' (24 March 2017), ''Alien'' (2 August 2019) and ''Obsidian'' (22 April 2022). At the ARIA Music Awards of 2015 the group won the Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album category for their album ''Node''. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2017, the band won again with ''Mesmer''. The band won the Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album category for the third time at the ARIA Music Awards of 2019 for their 2019 album ''Alien''. History Early years, line-up changes and ''Discoveries'' (2009–2012) Northlane were formed in 2009 as a metalcore band in Western Sydney by Jon Deiley on lead guitar, Bren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandroid Echostar
Mandroid Echostar is a six-piece heavy metal band from Guelph, Ontario, Canada. The band's sound has been described as a combination of melodic technical guitars, progressive metal, and heavy metal. The band won the Juno Award for Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2017 for their album '' Coral Throne''."Local Musicians Win Juno Award" Blackburn News, April 2, 2017. Band members The band was formed in the summer of 2010 by bassist Adam Richards, guitarist Sam Pattison, and drummer Matt Huber-Kidby.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower Than Atlantis
Lower Than Atlantis were an English Rock music, rock band from Watford, Hertfordshire. They formed in 2007 as a hardcore punk band and gradually shifted into a rock sound over five studio albums, their last being 2017's ''Safe in Sound (Lower Than Atlantis album), Safe in Sound''. The band consisted of vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Mike Duce, bassist Declan Hart, drummer Eddy Thrower, and guitarist Ben Sansom. They announced in December 2018 that they would be disbanding after a final 3 tour dates in 2019. History 2007–09: Formation and ''Bretton'' Lower Than Atlantis formed in 2007 while the members were attending college. Guitarist Ben Sansom asked guitarist Mike Duce if he wished to form a band with Ben's brother Luke, who would provide vocals.Patashnik 2013, p. 60 Alongside them was bassist Richard Wilkinson and drummer Matt Britz. They were initially called Atlantis. Duce said they renamed it to Lower Than Atlantis "because Atlantis sounds like your dad's covers b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gorgeous
The Gorgeous were a Canadian metalcore band formed in the summer of 2003 in Vancouver/Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. The band formed with Dali Shaw on guitar, Julien Brousseau on bass and Miguel Shaw on drums. The three played a few shows without a vocalist and quickly recruited Jordan Daniel. The band recorded a five-song demo at Flying Monkey Studio in Kelowna and took a one-year hiatus. The following summer, the band had an opportunity to tour Canada, upon which they decided to relocate to Montreal and renew their music career. In Montreal they recruited Hal Ferris on second guitar. Shortly after, The Gorgeous was signed to Distort Entertainment, and in the fall of 2005 recorded Great Lakes at Silo Studios in Stoney Creek. The Gorgeous subsequently toured Canada several times and, in January 2007, toured the UK as direct support for the Architects. A few months prior to this tour, Hal decided to go back to school, and was replaced by Kevin Keegan from A Javelin R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The End (Canadian Band)
The End were a Canadian mathcore/ metalcore band based in Mississauga, Ontario. Their sound has been compared to that of The Dillinger Escape Plan"The End - Elementary" ''MetalRage'', and deathgrind group Discordance Axis, as well as . History The End formed in 1999; at that time the members were lead singer Tyler Semrick-Palmateer, guitarists Steve Watson and Andrew Hercules, bassist Sean Dooley, and percussionist Anthony Salajko. The band's debut full-length album ''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead And Divine
Dead and Divine was a five-piece post-hardcore band out of Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Their initial success spawned from their 2005 EP ''What Really Happened at Lover's Lane'' on Verona Records (a label created by the band themselves, and Silverstein's Shane Told). History Their first EP, ''What Really Happened at Lover's Lane'' sold nearly 1,000 copies nationwide, landing them a spot on the Canadian ''Billboard'' chart. The band then set off on an independently booked coast to coast Canadian headlining tour that following summer, playing in as many cities as they could. They spent most of December 2007 recording their Rise Records debut album, ''The Fanciful'', at Interlace Studios with producer Kris Krummet. They shot a music video for "Like Wolves" with director Ben Knechtel. In July 2008, it was announced that Ryan Leger would leave the band in order to be with his girlfriend and newborn daughter. The band found a replacement, Kyle Anderson. Leger later joined Every T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comeback Kid (band)
Comeback Kid is a Canadian hardcore punk band formed in March 2001 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The band currently consists of vocalist Andrew Neufeld, guitarists Jeremy Hiebert and Stu Ross, bassist Chase Brenneman and drummer Loren Legare. Since its formation, the band have released seven studio albums and seventeen music videos. Their seventh studio album, ''Heavy Steps'', was released in January 2022. History The band was formed in March 2001, by Andrew Neufeld and Jeremy Hiebert who were both members of the band Figure Four, joined by their friends Scott Wade and Kyle Profeta, originally intended only to be a side project. The band's name, originally "The Comeback Kid", comes from a headline in a newspaper about hockey player Mario Lemieux coming back to the NHL. The band released a six-song demo in January 2002 and in August 2002 was signed to Facedown Records. Upon releasing ''Turn It Around'' on Facedown Records in 2003, Comeback Kid began touring full-time, covering most o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bury Tomorrow
Bury Tomorrow are a British metalcore band formed in 2006 in Southampton, Hampshire, England. The band is composed of six members; lead vocalist Daniel Winter-Bates, bassist Davyd Winter-Bates, drummer Adam Jackson, lead guitarist Kristan Dawson, who replaced founding guitarist Mehdi Vismara in 2013, rhythm guitarist Ed Hartwell, and keyboardist and vocalist Tom Prendergast, who both replaced Jason Cameron in 2021. Bury Tomorrow have released six studio albums, their most recent being '' Cannibal'', released on 3 July 2020. History Formation and debut album ''Portraits'' (2006–2010) The band was formed in 2006 in Hampshire, England, with their initial line-up consisting of rhythm guitarist and singer Jason Cameron, drummer Adam Jackson, lead vocalist Daniel Winter-Bates, bassist Davyd Winter-Bates (his brother) and lead guitarist Mehdi Vismara. The band, despite reading in press that "metalcore" had become a dirty word of such, was adamant to prove that metalcore was still ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
