" THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER "

The Black Dahlia Murder formed in January 2001 and released a six-track demo, What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse, and a four-track EP, A Cold Blooded Epitaph, the latter of which the group released on its own Lovelost Records. After appearing in concerts such as the Milwaukee Metal Fest, The Black Dahlia Murder signed to Metal Blade Records in 2003.
The band played in Ozzfest 2005 and also participated in the Sounds of the Underground tour in 2006, which encompasses both the United States and Canada. They also played at Wacken Open Air in 2007.

Current bassist Bart Williams left his former band, Detroit's Today I Wait, to tour with the Black Dahlia Murder. After touring with the band on their co-headlining gig with Throwdown and their European dates with Liar, he joined the group full-time, replacing former bassist David Lock. Frontman Trevor Strnad said that Lock was fired for incompetency. Williams was one of two engineers (the other being Walls of Jericho's Mike Hasty) on the band's first full-length album, Unhallowed.

The band's second album Miasma peaked at #118 on the Billboard 200. After touring for the Miasma record drummer Zach Gibson left the band leading to Pierre Langlois joining. Zach Gibson went on to join Abigail Williams. Recently, Pierre Langlois left the band for a more secure lifestyle, and the band has finished their search for a replacement drummer and found former All That Remains drummer, Shannon Lucas.

Their new album, entitled Nocturnal, was released on September 18, 2007. The album debuted at #72 on the Billboard 200.

The Black Dahlia Murder announced on their MySpace that they were going on a U.S. tour with Cannibal Corpse to promote their new album Nocturnal and celebrate the 25 years that Metal Blade Records has been in business. They were joined by label-mates The Red Chord, Aeon, The Absence, and Goatwhore.

In January/February 2008, the band embarked on a U.S. headlining tour with 3 Inches of Blood, Hate Eternal, and Decrepit Birth, followed by another alongside Brain Drill and Animosity. They were on Hot Topic's "Summer Slaughter Tour"with Kataklysm, Cryptopsy, Vader, Whitechapel, and Despised Icon.

Recently the band has announced that long time lead guitarist John K has left the band and has been replaced by Ryan Knight.

In May of 2009, The Black Dahlia Murder released their first DVD, "Majesty". The DVD contains a documentary and live footage from the Summer Slaughter tour and their tour supporting Children of Bodom in late 2008. The DVD also contains all of their music videos and behind the scenes footage.

The Black Dahlia Murder has set Deflorate as the title of its new album, due on September 15 via Metal Blade Records. On July 7th The Black Dahlia Murder gave a exclusive sneak peek of Deflorate with the song “A Selection Unnatural” to Revolver

Style

The band's music makes use of the death metal sound, containing elements such as blast beats and fast death metal style. According to their MySpace page, their sound is influenced by Carcass, At the Gates, Darkane, Dissection, Darkthrone, Morbid Angel, The Haunted, In Flames, Dimension Zero, Iron Maiden, Metallica, and Megadeth. Vocalist Trevor Strnad alternates between deep, throaty "death metal growls," and high pitched shrieking, When asked to describe what kind of music the band plays, vocalist Trevor Strnad commented: "I've always said that we're melodic death metal. We are mostly influenced by Swedish bands and Carcass. The heavy end of our sound is the American style creeping in, with some Floridian influences like Morbid Angel, Malevolent Creation and that kind of stuff. We've been labeled more often because of our look than our sound, which is dumb, and speaks volumes about what kind of geniuses are out there!"

Download The Black Dahlia Murder-A Selection Unnatural (2009)

" AUGUST BURNS RED "

August Burns Red is an American metalcore band from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The band formed in March 2003 while some of the members were still in high school,and soon began playing shows around Lancaster. The band name is derived from an incident involving their first vocalist, Jon Hershey.

"We had our name because in high school, one of our best friends, Jon Hershey, who was also our vocalist at the time. But right before he joined the band, he was dating this girl named August. And the relationship got a bit out of hand and he really wanted to end it. So he ended the relationship and instead of getting just sad about it, she got really really really angry and Jon at the time had a dog named Redd, it was an Irish setter and it had red fur and everything.

So she got really mad, went up to his house, and burned his dog Redd alive, in his dog house. And the name and everything comes from, because the next day, the headlines in the newspaper in the local news was "August Burns Redd" and then we just kind of went with it. It really affected Jon, so when we were picking a band name, that was one that stuck in his head, so he decided to use it. So our name doesn't mean nothing, it just had a really weird and kind of gross meaning. "

History

In 2004,The group recorded an EP called Looks Fragile After All. After about year of playing shows and a new vocalist the band was signed to Solid State Records in 2005 and released Thrill Seeker on November 8 of that year. In 2006, drummer Matt Greiner was endorsed by Truth Custom Drums.

Their second album, Messengers, was released on June 19, 2007. It has sold over 75,000 copies thus far, and has peaked at number 81 on the Billboard 200.
From April to May 2008, August Burns Red toured with As I Lay Dying and Misery Signals[
The band toured from August 27 to October 12, 2008 with A Skylit Drive, Sky Eats Airplane, Greeley Estates, and This or the Apocalypse. August Burns Red headlined the tour.
The band also visited the UK and Europe for a month long headlining tour in November 2008 playing in Germany, Finland, Norway, Sweden, The United Kingdom, Republic Of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Italy, Belgium, The Netherlands, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and France.
After touring Europe the band is planning to record their third studio album, which is due to release in 2009. In an interview they also stated they would be interested in releasing a Christmas album.

The band has recorded an instrumental of the classic song, "Carol of the Bells" originally recorded for X Christmas. This cover is featured in certain trailers for the movie The Spirit, which was released Christmas Day 2008.

August Burns Red recorded a cover of "Hit Me Baby One More Time" by pop singer Britney Spears for the Punk Goes Pop 2 compilation album, released in March 2009.
August Burns Red released a song called "Chasing the Dragon" that was part of a new EP called Lost Messengers: The Outtakes. It contains B-sides, demos, and covers from the recording process of Messengers. The EP was released on February 24.
On March 6, 2009, the band also visited the Middle East for the first time, playing at the Dubai Desert Rock Festival.

The band announced on their Spring Headliner Tour with All That Remains that their latest album, called Constellations, will be released July 14th, 2009.
They will be headlining a tour this summer from July 10 to August 8 with Blessthefall, Enter Shikari, All Shall Perish, and Iwrestledabearonce. After this tour is completed, they will be touring Australia during August with Architects and Parkway Drive.
They are also billed to support Bring Me The Horizon on their October UK tour alongside A Day To Remember.

The band will be releasing a music video for their song Meddler off their album Constellations in the month of June 2009. They also released a song titled Thirty and Seven, on their Myspace on June 14, 2009 and another one on June 21, 2009 titled Existence. A third track from the upcoming album was added on June 29th, 2009 entitled "Ocean of Apathy".

Download AUGUST BURNS RED - Constellations (2009)

- 01 Thirty and Seven
- 02 Existence
- 03 Ocean of Apathy
- 04 White Washed
- 05 Marianas Trench
- 06 The Escape Artist
- 07 Indonesia
- 08 Paradox
- 09 Meridian
- 10 Rationalist
- 11 Meddler
- 12 Crusades

" SAOSIN "

Saosin is a post-hardcore band originally hailing from Newport Beach, California, formed in 2003. The band currently consists of vocalist Cove Reber, guitarists Beau Burchell and Justin Shekoski, bassist Chris Sorenson and drummer Alex Rodriguez.

Formation and Translating The Name (2003–2004)
The original lineup for Saosin, consisting of Burchell, Shekoski, Sorenson and former vocalist Anthony Green, was formed in the summer of 2003. On June 17, the band released their first commercial production, the EP Translating the Name. It was an immediate success and was immensely popular on online forums and music sites.

Saosin first became popular through promotion and exposure through the Internet. They became known for their distinct musical styles long before their first studio-length album was released, and were popularised on social networking and music sites such as MySpace.

Studio drummer Pat McGrath and Bassist Zach Kennedy left the band early on. Kennedy left for personal reasons, and he wanted to pursue a career in art. He was later replaced by Chris Sorenson. McGrath, who was a former drum technician for American thrash metal band Slayer, was never properly with the band; according to Burchell, he was hired only for the recording for the EP, as Alex Rodriguez had promised his band at the time Open Hand he would finish recording with them, then joined Saosin after the release of Translating the Name. Shortly after the EP's release, Saosin went on a U.S. tour with bands Boys Night Out and Anatomy of a Ghost.

In February 2004, the band's vocalist Anthony Green left Saosin and later formed the band Circa Survive. Green was very homesick and said he was missing his family. Green was also disenchanted with Saosin, evidenced by the use of cryptic imagery in the lyrics of the Translating the Name EP to convey his displeasure with the direction of Saosin. The other bandmembers did, however, finish their Warped Tour obligation with Story of the Year's Philip Sneed taking the mic. A public, nationwide audition then took place.

New singer and Saosin EP (2004–2006)

After the audition process and several guest vocalists on demos, the then 19-year-old Cove Reber, previously the vocalist of the unsigned local bands Mormon in the Middle and Stamp Out Detroit, was announced as their new permanent lead singer. Cove had sent in his demo tape which was an acoustic demo with "Mookie's Last Christmas". The demo has since leaked onto the internet. It is widely speculated to have included a few songs from Translating the Name. When Beau first heard the demo, he thought it was Anthony pulling a trick on them.

However, the inexperienced Cove Reber replacing the charismatic Anthony Green was hard for the band, especially for Reber himself, receiving a great deal of criticism. Many fans consider the time with Green to be something entirely different from what the band is today. There are still distinct fans of both eras (Green Era/Reber Era) debating on which is a better fit for the band as a whole.

After the Taste of Chaos tour the following winter, the band got signed to Capitol Records in March and toured the United States with the Warped Tour for the second time. Here, they released the Saosin EP. At first it was intended to be a free sampler, but Capitol Records did not allow this and released it as an EP. It contained Demo versions of songs later recorded on their first full length album. A video to their new single "Bury Your Head" was recorded during the tour. They kept on touring for the rest of 2005, mostly opening for Avenged Sevenfold and Coheed and Cambria.Self Titled LP and Come Close (2006–2008)

After a respite from touring between February and June, the Warped Tour 2006 and numerous demos and compilation appearances, Saosin released their first full-length album Saosin on September 26, 2006. The well-known music producer Howard Benson was hired for the production of the album. Benson had worked with several major rock bands such as My Chemical Romance and Blindside. The album sold over 35,000 copies in its first week. The record saw a change to a softer, less hardcore oriented tone, yet the band claims to be just as heavy as before during live performances.

During the rest of 2006, Saosin toured on the International Taste of Chaos Tour, playing outside of the US for the first time. They also toured the United States with Bleeding Through and Senses Fail. They kept on touring for the whole year of 2007, beginning with a tour with Senses Fail, Alexisonfire, The Sleeping and Drop Dead, Gorgeous. Saosin also invited the non-profit organization Invisible Children for a portion of the tour. In February they joined the Taste of Chaos 2007. Between April and June they toured in Europe, Australia, Japan and Indonesia. When they came home they continued their headlined tour together with Poison the Well, The Receiving End of Sirens, Fiore and Flight 409. In the later summer of 2007, they were part of the Projekt Revolution tour, headlined by Linkin Park. Other appearances include Placebo, My Chemical Romance and HIM. After this they headlined yet another tour in USA and Canada with Alexisonfire, Envy on the Coast, Norma Jean and The Dear and Departed. In the end of 2007 they toured in UK and Canada.

A live album, Come Close was released on March 11, 2008. The DVD/CD disc set consists of hi-definition concert footage and audio from their November 3, 2007 show at The Theater of Living Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It also contains various live songs on a CD, plus new versions of some of Saosin's favourite songs.

Saosin toured from January 21 to February 8, 2008 with Armor for Sleep, Meriwether, and The Bled; from February 9 to February 16 Fear Before joined the tour. They went to Australia between February and March, after which they performed in Singapore on March 7 as the opening performance for Incubus on their Light Grenades Tour. On their way home they also visited Bali, Hawaii and Mexico. After two final shows at home in California in April, they took a six month break from touring.


The Grey EP and In Search of Solid Ground (2008–present)

Saosin returned to touring on October 2008 alongside Underoath and The Devil Wears Prada.
In early 2009, they started recording their new album with producer Butch Walker. They partnered with Hurley to broadcast the recording process live on Hurley's website.
Saosin released a new EP titled The Grey EP on October 14, 2008. It was sold on tour and on iTunes and features three new songs, as well as an acoustic version of "Come Close".
Saosin is also scheduled to play during the whole Warped Tour 2009. Rumors of the band being in discussions with Circa Survive concerning touring are false; Colin Frangicetto, rhythm guitarist of Circa Survive, denies any possibility of touring with Saosin as they are recording their third album.

Saosin will release In Search of Solid Ground on September 8th, 2009.

Two new songs were released as a download to anyone who bought a shirt, and a pre-order. The new songs are "On My Own" and "Is This Real".

Members

Current

• Cove Reber - lead vocals (2004-present)
• Beau Burchell - guitars/backing vocals (2003-present)
• Justin Shekoski - guitar/backing vocals (2003-present)
• Chris Sorenson - bass/backing vocals (2003-present)
• Alex Rodriguez - drums, percussion (2003-present)

Former

• Anthony Green - lead vocals (2003-2004)
• Zach Kennedy - bass (2003)
• Pat Magrath - drums, percussion (2003)

Download SAOSIN - Saosin–In Search Of Solid Ground (2009)

- Saosin - Is This Real
- Saosin - On My Own

" KILLING ME INSIDE "

Indonesian Screamo Post hardcore band with a spread of catchy melodic vocals. Killms formally known as Killing Me Inside whose name was invented by our drummer. This band started in December 2005. At that time, we consisted of only four members: Yosaphat (Guitar), Onad (Bass), Rendy (Drums) and Raka (Guitar). The band was actually formed in South Jakarta, in the middle of June 2005 when we found our vocalist named Sansan.

Killing Me Inside..s aim is to create a Screamo Post hardcore in which power and aggressiveness come out from a screaming vocal style mixed with unconventional catchy tunes.

DOWNLOAD KILLING ME INSIDE - A Fresh Start For Something New

- 01. Prelude
- 02. Come One Girl Well Burn Money On Vegas
- 03. Let It Go
- 04. Diary Of Past Away
- 05. Blessed By The Flower Of Envy
- 06. Awake
- 07. Black And White
- 08. A Letter Of Memories
- 09. Dont Look Back
- 10. Forever
- 11. Torment

" THE USED "

The Used is an American rock band from Orem, Utah. Their sound has been classified under many sub-genres of rock. They signed with Reprise Records in late 2001 and rose to fame in June 2002 after releasing their debut self-titled album, The Used. They followed up with their second album, In Love and Death, in September 2004 and their third album, Lies for the Liars, in May 2007. An EP, Shallow Believer, was released in February 2008 that featured most of the band's B-sides to date. They spent the entire year of 2008 working on their fourth studio album, which is to be released in September 1st. The band has achieved both Gold and Platinum statuses in more than 6 countries worldwide.

Band members

The Used performing at Reading Festival, 2007. From left to right: Quinn Allman, Bert McCracken, Dan Whitesides.

Current members

• Bert McCracken — lead vocals, keyboard/piano (2001-present)
• Quinn Allman — guitar, backing vocals (2001-present)
• Jeph Howard — bass, backing vocals (2001-present)
• Dan Whitesides — drums, percussion (2006-present)

Former members

• Branden Steineckert — drums, backing vocals (2001-2006)

Temporary members

• Dean Butterworth — drums (2006-2007)
• Greg Bester — touring guitarist (2002-2003)


Download The Used-Blood On My Hands (2009)