post-rock

Hybrid Trend are an alternative rock band from Leicester, United Kingdom. With a variety of influences ranging from Billy Talent to Dream Theater, to Muse and the Foo-Fighters, the band offers a blend of the soft, melodic vibes of alternative rock with the power and ferocity of heavy metal. The band, formed by students at the University of Leicester, have been together since September 2009, with ...a few lineup changes along the way. the band released their debut EP, recorded by Philip Wilbraham of A Thousand Enemies, in May 2011.

While the band is instrumental, they choose not to label themselves as such- the sound is ever-evolving, and they’d prefer to put out music that is organic, natural, passionate- rather than stick to a particular genre. The band likes to combine a wide range of influences to produce a sound that sways from epic, ethereal soundscapes to heavy post-rock riffs, rounded out with good old fashioned sludgy heaviness.

Michael Forrest is a solo multi-instrumentalist producer based in London. His influences are far reaching, from instrumental hip-hop through ragged electronica to jazz and classical music. The sound is asymmetric, polyrhythmic, often atonal, sometimes dark, sometimes relaxed, sometimes very very tense, but always fun. Multi-instrumentalist Forrest plays all his own instruments - the keyboard, the trumpet, cello, drums, decks and anything else he can lay his hands on.

There are multiple artists with the name Against The Grain. 1. Against The Grain was a Punk-Hardcore band that had started in the mid 80's from MV /San Juan Capistrano along with other locals such as U.T.I, Violation, Hangover, Bored to Death, F.R.I., Virulence, Symbolism Of Belligerency.
Originally a 3 Piece Band, They went on Tour and were the first out of the area to get some higher profile gigs.