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Champion

There are three known artists with this name: 1) Energetic, positive Straight Edge Hardcore from Seattle.
Champion released two EPs, entitled 'Come Out Swinging' and 'Count Our Numbers' (which were eventually compiled onto one record entitled 'Time Slips Away'), a single full-length album, 'Promises Kept', and a split EP with Betrayed (who featured two members of Champion) before splitting in 2006. Their reasoning for breaking up can be found on their MySpace page.

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Turning Point

There are 2 artists named Turning Point. 1) is an influential straight edge hardcore band from New Jersey, active in the late 80s to early 90s. Later material strayed away from their previous youth crew style to take on a more melodic and introspective sound.
2) is an instrumental jazz group based in Phoenix, Arizona. The idea for the band was conceived by the guitar and bass duo of brothers Thano and Demitri Sahnas. When the two met drummer/percussionist John Herrera and keyboardist Steve Culp on separate gigs shortly after, Turning Point was formed.

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Outburst

There are three bands called Outburst. 1) a New York hardcore band. 2) a United Kingdom Stoner/Doom/Metal band 3) a Dutch Thrash Metal band. 1) Outburst was an Astoria, Queens based New York Hardcore band, founded in the mid 80's. They grew to popularity after a well received demo and tracks on Blackout! Records' "Where The Wild Things Are.." Compilation. The band also recorded and released one EP, entitled "Miles To Go" for Blackout! in 1989, soon after the band broke up and all the members went their merry way.

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Feral Youth

Feral Youth are a hard hitting, youth crew styled hardcore band from Nottingham, England. Keeping their sound raw and punky, the band acknowledge the old school hardcore punk that came before them, but push that sound forward with sarcastically delivered and politically aware vocals, ripping guitars and powerful drumming. Members: Louis Hardy - Vocals
Elliot Heath - Guitar
Pete Jones - Drums
Ed Beniston - Bass

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Free Spirit

1) They are a Boston Hardcore band featuring Gil Sayfan, and their sound would be comparable to the faster youth crew bands of the mid 80's like Straight Ahead NYC Mayhem and Youth of Today
2) Free Spirit are a melodic hard rock band from Finland. Stadium size choruses and big guitars are the key elements in their music, whose main influences come from 70’s and 80’s heavy metal and melodic hard rock bands. Their sound is at the same time familiar and yet seductively novel.

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Carry Nation

There are more than one artist with the name Carry Nation. 1) Carry Nation were a straight edge hardcore band in the late 1980's. Line up:
Dan O'Mahony
Frank Harrison
Gavin Oglesby
Steve Larsen The band appeared on a couple of compilations and released a 4 song 7" in 1989 titled Face The Nation. 2) "Brisbane has given birth to a soulful and fresh talent, who titles herself "Carry Nation". Nation offers her audience a piece of her mind, and for thirty or so minutes the room is transformed.

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