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Battlefields

Hailing from the depths of Minnesota and Fargo-North Dakota, BATTLEFIELDS have been touring relentlessly for the last three years and accruing massive accolades for their brutally honest music and astounding live performances and their two previous records, both released on indie label Init Records. BATTLEFIELDS have definitely stepped up to the plate and created an instant classic in "Thresholds of Imbalance" that encompasses a new direction in extreme and epic mind-expansive music.

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Stalker

At least seven groups/artists share the name Stalker. 1) Stalker was a Finnish rock group during the 80s. 2) Stalker is one of the two fathers of the netlabel 1bit wonder, hailing from Lipsia/Germany. Deejaying since 2000, he started making music himself in 2004. Educated in Techno and House, his production stlye concentrates on deep, dubby and minimal structures.
(Source: www.1bit-wonder.com).

Read more about Stalker on Last.fm.

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The Mantra Above The Spotless Melt Moon

The Mantra Above The Spotless Melt Moon is a young band hailing from the south of Italy. Producing haunting and progressive rock music (a kind of post-rock with vocals) this is a band capable of attracting interest from many people with very different tastes, such is the diversity in The Mantra songs. Currently signed with English label RareNoiseRecords, they are about to release a 4 track EP, "Rooms", featuring the collaboration of Eugene Robinson of OXBOW.

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Palaces

There are two artists named Palaces: One plays heavy, droney, excessively loud hardcore from downstate new york. The other Palaces was founded in 2010 by drummer Mike Quigley in Sydney, Australia, following the dissolution of metal band Tourettes. The group attempts to fuse the expansive textures of bands like Isis and Mogwai with minimalistic 'choral' style vocal textures, originally inspired by Arvo Part and renaissance choral music.

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Earthship

EARTHSHIP surge ahead like a nuclear-powered icebreaker through the Barents Sea, laden with mighty riffs, tons of groove and home-brewn whiskey. Join the EARTHSHIP's bearded crew, led by captain Jan Oberg (former drummer of THE OCEAN) for a ride through the vast black sea of doom and prog'n'roll. Featuring The Ocean's Robin Staps on guitar. Stay tuned and check out www.myspace.com/wearetheearthship.

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Bongripper

Bongripper is a four-piece band from Chicago, IL, United States. Since 2005, they have self-released seven recordings. Known for a deafening and intense live performance, the band thrives on an unrelenting sound that can compete with any of the heaviest bands of their genre. 2006 - The Great Barrier Reefer
2007 - Hippie Killer
2007 - Heroin
2008 - Hate Ashbury
2008 - Meat Ditch (Collab With Winters In Osaka)
2010 - Satan Worshipping Doom

Read more about Bongripper on Last.fm.

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