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Scar the Surface

Scar the Surface are a five piece melodic metal band hailing from Melbourne, Australia intent on delivering good times and good tunes to fans of the heavy side of music the world over.
Having shared stages with the best Australian metal has to offer, the band have forged and cemented their own name within the playing fields of Australia bringing forth their energetic and party-inducing stage show across the country numerous times in support of singles

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50 Lions

50 Lions is a hardcore punk band from Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia and are fast growing in the hardcore punk music scene.

In 2006 they released their self-titled 7" which sold out within 3 months of its release. Later that year they released their debut album Nowhere To Run, through Washed Up Records. Followed by Time Is The Enemy which was released through Resist Records. In 2006 they did a tour with fellow and now defunct Australian band I Killed The Prom Queen.

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Hand Of Mercy

Hand Of Mercy is a 5 piece Hardcore band from Sydney, Australia. Since their inception, the band has built a strong following with their own brand of fun, catchy yet brutal style of Hardcore/Mosh earning them a reputation as one of Australia's most up and coming bands.
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Day Of Contempt

Day of Contempt were a metalcore band from Adelaide, South Australia. Formed in 1997, they became an integral part of the burgeoning Adelaide underground hardcore scene before gaining widespread recognition and respect on a national scale. After releasing two cassette demos and a pair of EPs (Where Shadows Lie and See Through the Lies), as well as undertaking countless tours across Australia, USA, Europe and Japan, Day of Contempt relocated in mid-2004 to the Los Angeles/Orange County area. Signing with Epitaph, the band released one further EP, 2005's The Will to Live.

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THE STORM, PICTURESQUE

The Storm Picturesque are a metalcore band from Newcastle, Australia Exert From Myspace page:
We are a metal band from Newcastle, trying our best to breathe life into a stale genre. We are not an image. We are not trend driven. We create music that we want to hear and that we enjoy listening to. All of us are still young, and hope that you can enjoy our music as we mature as both people and musicians.

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iLL

There are five artists who use this name: 1) Nakako (Koji Nakamura) is the ex-singer of the Japanese experimental // band Supercar. After the breakup of Supercar, he went on to work on various other projects including Nyantora and iLL. With iLL, he has also worked with contemporary Japanese artist Naohiro Ukawa. 2) ill is a band from Atlanta, Georgia that plays a heavy blend of rock, blues, industrial, and punk. ill released the album Down In Deep in 2009, and released a self-titled EP in 2010.

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Against

There are 3 bands that use the name Against 1) Against are an Australian (Brisbane) Hardcore band that have graced stages with some prolific bands such as Throwdown (USA), Numb (JAPAN), Ensign (USA), Day of Contempt, Identity Theft, Life Love Regret, Stronger Than Hate, Restraint, Mourning Tide and The Nation Blue. They have a metal sound with old school HXC style. forceful guitars and high pitched screaming. these boys know how to entertain, and will not be "Left For Dead" under any circumstances.

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Battletruk

Battletruk are four mates who defy trends and play hardcore that they grew up on. Straight up no bullshit punk influenced short fast nasty songs to mosh to. Currently just released a split with friends Pillar of Hope, called Battle of Hope on beerfridgerecords/MGM (avail now at all good record stores on OZ). After successful launches in Aug, the next stop is a Madball support followed by a show with The Dead Walk. checkout their myspace (battletrukhc).
TRUK YEAH

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