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. 8mm was started by

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(who formerly worked with bands such as

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and

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), and his wife Juliette Beavan. 8mm has toured internationally in countries such as the United Kingdom and Chile, as well as across the US and in parts of Canada. They released two albums before moving to ChelseaGirl Records. Their debut, appropriately titled ''

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'', was released independently. Their second, '' Songs to Love and Die By'', was released on Curb Appeal Records. Since then, 8MM has released three albums with ChelseaGirl Records: On a Silent Night (2008), Love and the Apocalypse (2010) and Between the Devil and Two Black Hearts (2012). In 2019, they released an independent EP, titled Heart-Shaped Hell. 8mm was featured in the popular television show ''

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'' twice with their songs "No Way Back" and "Forever and Ever Amen". The latter was featured in the episode " Songs to Love and Die By", titled after their second album. They also remade a version of

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" which was used in the film '' Mr. & Mrs. Smith''. Their song "Liar" was featured on

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and on the season finale of ''

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used the track "Give It Up" on its hit show

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and "Never Enough" for a preview of an upcoming episode of '' The Real World: Sydney''. Their song "Around the Sun" from their album "Between the Devil and Two Black Hearts" also appeared in Canadian supernatural series ''

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'', season 3 episode 2. Additionally "Forever and Ever Amen" was used for the second episode of

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Discography

References

External links

Official 8mm site

8mm Facebook page

8mm MySpace account
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