Capitalist Casualties is a hardcore punk band from Santa Rosa, California often considered to be a powerviolence band due to their inclusion in a song by Man Is the Bastard which names off all the big PV bands of the day. They've been around since 1986 and are the only one of the first wave powerviolence bands still active today.
Scottish, Glaswegian band Suspire, are brothers Mark Duffin (bass guitar, vocals) and Paul Duffin (guitar, lead vocals), along with Clare Kelly (drums).
After completing their first ever EP in 2007, the band are due to start work on a record in 2009. The band are also pioneers of an underground art/music movement called One Creative Scotland, and collaborate from time-to-time with Glasgow-born short film-maker, Mark Moore.
Jesus Crust started as a project around 1997. At that time both members, 13 and 10, participated in other bands.
This kept Jesus Crust very low-profile. In 1997 they recorded their first demo ‘Punk is Dead’.
This tape is still considered to be a pretty good release, although the recordings are quite rough and primary
(due to the fact that they were actually a test). During these recordings Jesus Crust was temporary joined by
Thrash driven hardcore band from Melbourne, Australia. Heavily influenced by power-violence, noise and traditional hardcore punk. They have shared the stage with more well known bands like Extortion, Straight Jacket Nation, Septic Surge, Suffer and Collapsed Toilet Vietnam and are nothing like any of the bands below. http://www.myspace.com/pathetichuman
Cunt Butcher is a grindcore band, formed in 2004 in Sydney, Australia but now based in Brisbane. Originally a solo project for Carcass Butcher, the band has been through several lineup changes and cofigurations. For almost two years Carcass and second bass player Cadbury Redbeard, together with a drum machine, terrorised the Sydney live music scene with raw meat, islamic blowup dolls, pigs, nudity, blood (both human and animal) and assorted other fluids, as well as playing some ultra-politically correct grindcore in between.
JohnXMcClane is a 4 piece powerviolence outfit from the dark underbely of South East UK. Their debut EP has worked its way around the internet, as the band have worked their way around the country like a plague. Following the EP, the band has since released a video for the final song 'Maggot', which can be viewed on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1YUd7vEvo8. Keep your eyes peeled for JXM to hit your hometown soon. http://www.facebook.com/jxmpv
Agathocles is a legendary grindcore band from Belgium, who describe their music as "mincecore". The band started in 1985, and has gone through many line-up changes - with Jan Frederickx being the only original member - but is still going strong today. Agathocles have gained an underground cult following through their frequent releases - which mostly include countless 7" EPs, Split 7" EPs, full-length CDs / LPs, and compilations - adding up throughout the years to become one of the largest discographies of any grindcore band.
Ripped to Shreds is a hardcore/power violence band from South England. http://www.myspace.com/rippedtoshredshc
There are at least 3 artists called Charm: 1) A Japanese powerviolence band.
Albums:
-split with U.G MAN
-Shikami
-Hito
-split with GALVANIZEHEAD 2) A Classic Goa Trance project of Tatsuo Endo and Takeichirou Kurosaki from Japan. 3) Charm is a Spanish pop duo.
Band members: Martha Mateo & Lydia Cuestas.
New single of spanish pop duo Charm:
Charm "shooting star" (2009) on iTunes. 4) Charm is Phillip Falcone, a DJ and rapper who had a minor hit in 1991 with 'Butt Naked'.