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SURVIVING SUNRISE Combine the Hard Guitar driven Rock riffs reminiscent of bands like the Foo Fighters, Papa Roach, Breaking Benjamin, and Nickelback with the high energy, aggressive beats and Fist Pumping Anthems of Story of the Year, and AFI; add in the passion and rawness of late 90’s Hardcore bands, a tinge of Metal styling all punctuated with infectious hooks and what you get is Surviving Sunrise. This Long Island based Modern Rock is a marriage of contradictions. Merging Hard Rock, Hardcore, Screamo, Metal and Pop they have created a sound that is dark, yet hopeful, raw yet polished, heavy yet full of lush harmonies and introspective yet catchy. With lyrics that will make you think and songs that will get stuck in your head for days, after every listen you’ll be left wanting more.
PRIMA A BLOODY PACK OF WOLVES. A DEPRAVED GROUP OF MUSES. THESE THREATS ARE EQUALLY DISHEARTENING TO YOUR CITADELS. TO BE BLUDGEONED INTO SUBMISSION BY NOISE, SAYS PRIMA. WITH VOICE, DRUM AND SOUL. THESE ARE THE TOOLS OF OUR RECKONING. WE ARE HERE AND ARE NOT AFRAID.
SWEET HOLLOW DRIVE Sweet Hollow Drive is a personable band that can honestly say they have a song for absolutely anyone, while still maintaining a unique style. Their full-length release of "The Perfect Blue" in 2008 demonstrates their love for creativity while possessing a "wonderfully self-produced sound." SHD has been featured on the front page of PureVolume, won various college and community battle of the bands, and proudly donates their music to local fundraiser/benefit events such as the popular Relay For Life. This band will truly connect and keep in touch with every single fan, form new friendships, and build up the Sweet Hollow Drive family.
DELANO GROVE Music written by members has been heard on various commercials, programs and films. Delano Grove wrote and performed the title 'Atomic Car' on Thinkfilms feature film "Strangers with Candy" starring Steven Colbert and Sara Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick. Has been featured in many top 20 playlists and radio stations including over 200 college radio stations. Media exposure ranges from Maxim Magazine to the Clear Channel New Music Network.
COSA NOSTRA Cosa Nostra is a five-piece rock band from Long Island, New York committed to pushing their limits and being the best band they can be. Cosa Nostra literally translates from Italian to, “it’s our thing;” which is exactly what the band has become for them. Citing influences from bands like Bayside, Thrice, and Taking Back Sunday, Cosa Nostra has carved their own unique identity into the Long Island scene; playing the biggest venues on the Island from Mulcahy's to the Crazy Donkey. They have placed in Band and Venue's Battle of the Bands, winning a week long northeast tour, and have been showcased at The Blender Theater at Grammercy, as one of the best up and coming bands in the New York City area.
GIRLS LIKE CIGARETTES New York-based, Baltimore transplants, Girls Like Cigarettes boast not only the type of infectiously catchy alt-rock one might have heard on 120 Minutes circa 1990 -- thus channeling groups like Husker Du, Catherine Wheel, Teenage Fanclub, and the Pixies, all of whom loom large in the band's output -- but have the impressive ability to be supremely populist yet to truly sound like nobody else on the scene today.
TESTING FOR ECHO Hailing from Long Island, NY, Testing for Echo is a dynamic rock / pop band that performs their original compositions throughout the U.S. The group has shared a stage with National acts Eve 6, Gym Class Heroes, The Sleeping, and Quietdrive. Marked by talent and passion that draws upon life’s inspirations and personal experiences, Testing for Echo has played more than 300 shows and events at venues ranging from colleges and universities to New York City's own Webster Hall. Their live performances have been showcased on MTV2, and Time Warner Cable. Their work has been showcased at the New York Comic Con, and commissioned as the theme song for a web-TV series.
ROB "ROB" the artist whose name is the acronym for his self titled debut CD "Rise On Belief", an album filled with the influences of legendary rock artists Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Lenny Kravitz. The true essence of ROB's music is captured in his exciting and mesmerizing performance. ROB has performed in New York’s Legendary CBGB's, The Cutting Room, S.O.B’s, Triads, Kenny's Castaways, Galapagos, Mercury Lounge, The Bitter End and The World Famous Apollo Theater, where left the crowd screaming for an encore. ROB digs deep into his grass roots to rock you out. This is powerful music! Now, get ready to "Rise On Belief".
THE BOURBON MOTHERS 100 proof Rock and Roll from Central New York. Bold lyrics, big hooks, raw emotion and sexy confidence. The Bourbon Mothers bring to the table what mainstream music has been lacking. Pure and honest rock and roll with attitude.
SPIT HOT FIRE Spit Hot Fire is a New York City alternative rock, reggae, and pop band with the swagger of hip-hop. Their debut self-titled album hit the CMJ adds charts #1084 at #16, and since then their unique, polished sound, world-class video for "October Nights"", and incredible live show have catapulted them into the regional and national tour circuit, NACA college show world, and lit up the internet with their buzz. With new, improved music being recorded and prepared for Fall 09, only the national spotlight will do justice to Spit Hot Fire this next year...
HIS NAME WAS YESTERDAY His Name Was Yesterday's escalating support within the national music scene creates an aesthetic that the band may well be some sort of overnight success; nothing could be further from the truth. The bands mix of hardcore and melodic metal has attracted Jagermeister as an official sponsor, as they currently tour the country on their E.P. 'Witness to a Dying World', while finish writing for their full length due Summer 2010.
A THOUSAND SHADES OF COLD A hard rock quartet utilizing heavy riffs and dark lyrics. A Thousand Shades of Cold is a focused and refined machine incorporating progressive, hardcore and technical metal elements while emphasizing powerful vocals. This group is determined and focused on achieving more and more, trying to reach beyond their limits and then continuing to push forward.
STEMM STEMM is branded as THE SOUNDTRACK TO THE UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship). Crossing over aggressive music with aggressive sport throughout the MMA world since 2002. Look out for STEMM on tour in support of their new CD, 'Blood Scent' released November 11, 2008 Catch 22 Records.
