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Raised in the low course neighborhood of Brownsville, in Brooklyn, NY, East Coast rapper Kaseem Ryan (aka Ka) got his begin during the fantastic age group of rap, in the group Organic Elements. When that task fizzled out, he shaped the underground hip-hop duo Nightbreed with fellow rapper Kev. For …

Canadian doom metallic outfit Bison B.C. (the “B.C.” was added like a precautionary measure in order to avoid any potential legal issues with bands which were inspired to mention themselves following the same beast) grew from the fertile floor of well-known Vancouver “skate-thrash” music group S.T.R.E.E.T.S. The quartet, which features …

Chicago-based singer/songwriter and previous frontman for the indie rock clothes Wolfie and so on Youthful, J.A. Ziemba crafts elaborate pop music that mix the grime and grit of garage area rock using the melodic disposition from the Seaside Boys. Formed half a year after Ziemba and his wife divorced, Beaujolais …

Together with his older brother Joe, the versatile Charlie McCoy positioned among the fantastic blues accompanists of his era, his nimble, sensitive guitar function enriching recordings from performers including Tommy Johnson and Ishmon Bracey. Created May 26, 1909 in Jackson, MS, the self-taught McCoy was documenting regularly from the past …

For a short spell through the later ’90s, Crooked I used to be signed to Virgin. The Long Seaside MC made an appearance on Virgin and Virgin-affiliated compilations just like the SWEPT UP soundtrack (“Gal,” with Luniz) and C-Style’s 19th Road LBC Compilation (“Gangsta Gangsta,” “Jump to the”). Not really …

Influenced from the Specials, Public Enemy, as well as the Clash, London collective the Ruler Blues combine folk-punk, Two-Tone, and dub reggae with overtly political lyrical themes — developing a appear they explain as “conscious rude boy ska.” The music group originally formed like a duo in 2004 before vocalist/ukulele …

Boston, Massachusetts hardcore group Defeater originally formed in 2004, and, after some lineup adjustments, ultimately landed on vocalist Derek Archambault, guitarists Jay Maas and Jake Woodruff, bassist Mike Poulin, and drummer Joe Longobardi by 2008. Conceptually-inclined from the starting, their debut recording, Travels (2008), launched a narrative which chronicled an …

Hollow Corp hail in the northeastern French city of Colmar, and were founded in 2005 by vocalist Stephane Azam, guitarists Mathieu Roszak and Guillaume Schleret, bassist Romain Fiorot, and drummer Laurent Michalak. Acquiring inspiration from rings as different as Mastodon, Meshuggah, and France’s very own Gojira, the quintet released its …

Although these were 1st formed in 1998 by siblings Carlos (vocals/guitar) and Lond Garcia (drums), Wittier, CA’s Antagonist languished in unsigned obscurity for near ten years before their effort finally started to pay dividends within the neighborhood metallic and hardcore scene. At that time, the Garcias, second guitarist Matt Lopez …

English death metallic outfit Cause the Bloodshed were shaped in Shower in 2006 by guitarists Rob Purnell and Martyn Evans. Drummer Potential Blunos and vocalist Charlie Holmes became a member of the following calendar year and started honing the group’s effective audio, a brutal aural onslaught that echoes traditional extreme …