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IMPENDING DOOM

Impending Doom are an American Christian deathcore band from Riverside, California. The group has released five full-length studio albums and are currently a five piece with vocalist Brook Reeves as one of the two original remaining members along with Manny Contreras who left the band in 2010 but returned in 2012. The band refers to their style of music as "Gorship", which is described by Reeves as "Worshiping God through our gore-sounding music".

MEMBERS

Current Members :

Brook Reeves – Vocals (2005–present)

Manny Contreras – Guitar (2005–2010, 2012–present)

David Sittig – Bass Guitar (2006–present)

Brandon Trahan – Drums (2009–present)

Eric Correa – Guitar (2013–present)

Former Members :

Jon Alfaro – Bass guitar (2005–2006)

Chris Forno – Guitar (2005–2007)

Isaac Bueno – Drums (2005–2007, 2009)

Greg Pewthers – Guitars (2006–2008)

Andy Hegg – Drums (2007–2008)

Chad Blackwell – Drums (2008–2009)

Cory Johnson – Guitars (2008–2012)

Check them out at Last.fm

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WHITECHAPEL

Whitechapel is an American deathcore band from Knoxville, Tennessee. The group comprises vocalist Phil Bozeman, guitarists Ben Savage, Alex Wade, Zach Householder; bassist Gabe Crisp and drummer Ben Harclerode. Founded in 2006, By Phil Bozeman and Ben Savage, the band has released four studio albums, five music videos and are currently signed to Metal Blade Records. Whitechapel's 2010 album A New Era Of Corruption, sold around 10,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release and debuted at position No. 43 on the Billboard 200 chart. The band's self-titled album was released on June 19, 2012 and debuted at No. 47 on the Billboard 200.

MEMBERS

Current Members :

Phil Bozeman – Vocals (2006–present)

Ben Savage – Lead guitar (2006–present)

Alex Wade – Rhythm guitar (2006–present)

Gabe Crisp – Bass (2006–present)

Zach Householder – Rhythm guitar (2007–present)

Ben Harclerode – Drums (2011–present)

Former Members :

Brandon Cagle – Guitars (2006–2007)

Derek Martin – Drums (2006–2007)

Kevin Lane – Drums (2007–2011)

Check them out at Last.fm

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TEXAS IN JULY

Texas in July is an American Christian Metalcore band from Ephrata, Pennsylvania. Formed in 2007, the group currently consists of members ranging in ages from 20 to 23. Texas in July released an EP, Salt Of The Earth and their debut full-length album, I Am through CI Records. After acquiring the attention of Equal Vision Records, they signed to the label and released their second and third full-length albums, One Reality on April 26, 2011, and their most recent self-titled album on October 9, 2012.

MEMBERS

Current Members :

Alex Good - Lead vocalist (2007–present)

Adam Gray - Drums (2007–present)

Christian Royer - Lead Guitar (2007–present)

Ben Witkowski - Bass Guitar (2007–present)

Chris Davis - Rhythm Guitar (2010–present)

Former Members :

Logan Maurer - Rhythm Guitar (2007–2010)

Check them out at Last.fm

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ANIMALS AS LEADERS

Animals as Leaders is an American instrumental progressive metal band formed by guitarist Tosin Abasi in 2007. It currently features guitarist Javier Reyes and drummer Matt Garstka. Prosthetic Records released the band's self-titled debut album in April 2009. Abasi and Reyes are also members of the supergroup T.R.A.M, alongside former The Mars Volta wind instrumentalist Adrian Terrazas-Gonzalez and Suicidal Tendencies drummer Eric Moore. Reyes also has his own side-project, Mestis.

The group released their latest album, Weightless, on November 8, 2011 in the US, November 4th in Europe, and November 7 in the UK.

MEMBERS

Current Members :

Tosin Abasi - Guitar (2007-present)

Javier Reyes - Guitar (2009-present)

Matt Garstka - Drums (2012-present)

Former Members :

Chebon Littlefield - Bass, Keyboard (2007-2008)

Matt Halpern - Drums (2009)

Navene Koperweis - Drums (2009-2012)

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SCALE THE SUMMIT

Scale The Summit is an American Progressive/Experimental Metal band based out of Houston, Texas. It formed in 2004 and signed to Prosthetic Records. The band draws influences from other progressive acts such as Cynic and Dream Theater. However, unlike most progressive bands they have no vocalist and play instrumental music.

The band gained notice as part of the Progressive Nation 2009 tour with Dream Theater, Zappa Plays Zappa and Bigelf.

MEMBERS

Current Members :

Pat Skeffington - Drums (2004-present)

Chris Letchford - Guitar (2004-present)

Travis Levrier - Guitar (2004-present)

Mark Michell - Bass (2012-present)

Former Members :

Jordan Eberhardt - Bass (2004-2012)

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THY ART IS MURDER

Thy Art Is Murder is an Australian deathcore band from Campbelltown, New South Wales(a suburb located in the city of Sydney). The band formed in 2006 and have released two EPs and two full-length albums and are currently signed to Distort in Canada and Nuclear Blast worldwide. Their 2008 EP Infinite Death, reached position no. 10 on the AIR Charts upon release, and their second full-length album Hate debuted at no. 35 on the AIR Charts, making them the first extreme metal band to ever reach the Top 40 of this chart. The album as well reached no. 1 on AIR and both no. 2 and no. 4 respectively on the USA and Canadian iTunes metal charts on its week of release.

Thy Art Is Murder have garnered a wide fanbase in Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States despite having not even toured in the US yet. Their first show in the United States was held at a small venue in Binghamtom, NY in 2011.

MEMBERS

Current members :

Lee Stanton - Drums (2005—present)

Sean Delander - Bass Guitar (2010—present) Rhythm Guitar (2006—2010)

Chris "CJ" McMahon - Lead Vocals (2009—present)

Andy Marsh - Guitar (2010 – present)

Tom Brown - Guitar (2012—present)

Former members :

Brendan Van Ryn - Lead Vocals (2006—2008)

Gary Markowski - Lead Guitar (2006—2010)

Josh King - Bass Guitar (2006—2009)

Mick Lowe - Bass Guitar (2009—2011)