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Black Market Activities
Black Market Activities (BMA) is an American independent record label that was founded in 2003 by Guy Kozowyk, the frontman of the Boston, Massachusetts-based extreme metal band the Red Chord. History Black Market Activities was started with the stated goal of releasing records by bands that are pushing the boundaries of extreme music while keeping a friendly artist-centered attitude that steers clear of a lot of the "major label" business-like dealings that tend to hurt and exploit bands. The founder of the label being an extreme musician himself, he can more easily relate to the issues that are important to the bands on the label, and attempts to balance the business and art aspects of the music world. BMA is a tight-knit group of bands and friends who share similar ideas and musical tastes. In the years since its creation, BMA has grown quickly and gained much recognition. Black Market Activities teamed up with long-running metal record label Metal Blade Records on a produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Kozowyk
The Red Chord is an American extreme metal band from Revere, Massachusetts, formed in 1999. The group comprises vocalist Guy Kozowyk, guitarist/vocalist Mike "Gunface" McKenzie, bassist Greg Weeks and drummer Jon Rice. The band gained a fanbase with its 2002 debut album ''Fused Together in Revolving Doors''. The second album, ''Clients (album), Clients'', was released in 2005 and sold over 50,000 copies in the U.S. They released their third album, ''Prey for Eyes'' in 2007, which sold between 4,000 and 5,000 copies and debuted at No. 198 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 chart. Their latest album, 2009's ''Fed Through the Teeth Machine'', debuted at No. 180 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. The Red Chord has released four studio albums, having toured in North America, Europe, and Japan.Prey For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engineer (band)
Engineer is an American sludge metal band from Syracuse, New York. Featuring the brothers Bob, Brad, and Ryan Gorham, as well as the drummer Mike AuClair, the band released their debut EP Suffocation of the Artisan' in 2004 on Four Leaf Recordings. In 2005 they teamed up with Hex Records for a split release with labelmates Achilles. After touring the East Coast, and meeting Mike Hill (Anodyne) who ran Black Box Recordings, they released split 7"with McCarthy Blacklist. Their follow-up record, ''Reproach'', was released in January 2006 on Hex records. Signing to Black Market Activities in 2007, the band released ''The Dregs'' and ''Crooked Voices'' in 2007 and 2011, respectively. Engineer's music has been labeled as sludge metal, hardcore punk and metalcore. The band's third studio album, ''Crooked Voices'', experimented with inventive song structures and arrangements, while integrating a heavier emphasis on melody and noise rock elements. Band members * Bobby Gorham - vocals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Born From Pain
Born from Pain is a Dutch hardcore band from the Oostelijke Mijnstreek (as a part of the infamous M.O.C.) that formed in 1997. Since they formed, they have achieved fame through energetic shows and grew out to become the international band they are today. They have toured Europe, the United States, Mexico and Japan. They have shared stages with bands such as Hatebreed, Madball, Zero Mentality, Six Feet Under, Soulfly, Agnostic Front and Slayer. In March 2007, longtime frontman Che left the band for personal reasons. He was temporarily replaced by Carl Schwartz, frontman of First Blood, and Scott Vogel from Terror. The band later found a full-time vocalist in Kevin Otto of German deathcore band End of Days. But Otto struggled with his voice so he was replaced by bassist Rob Fransen and Andries Beckers of The Setup took over on bass. Born from Pain are widely regarded as one of the premier European hardcore bands. Members Current members *Rob Franssen – vocals *Dominik Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond The Sixth Seal
Beyond the Sixth Seal is a side-project band of Mike McKenzie and Greg Weeks of The Red Chord. They were formed as a thrash metal band in the suburbs of Boston in 1998 and released a few demos. In the summer of 2000, bassist Adam Wentworth (The Red Chord) joined up with BTSS to record their debut EP ''A Homicide Divine'' in early 2001. After a European tour and a series of shows in the United States, writing for the full length began. ''Earth And Sphere'' was written during a major line-up change, as Adam moved to guitar and the band saw the exit of Rob Devlin (guitar) and Lawrence Kwong (vocals). Beyond the Sixth Seal continued the album writing process while searching for suitable replacements. The first to join was Matt Woods (American Nightmare) on bass, followed shortly after by Mike McKenzie (also of The Red Chord) on vocals. The album was released in 2002 on German label Lifeforce Records and Beyond the Sixth Seal disbanded the following year in 2003. In 2006, the band h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Backstabbers Incorporated
Backstabbers Incorporated (sometimes called Backstabbers Inc. or BSI, and previously known as Life Passed On) were an United States, American hardcore punk, hardcore band based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. History Backstabbers Incorporated was formed as Life Passed On in the late nineties by Matt Serven (guitar) and Ryan McKenney (vocals). In 2000, a lineup changes prompted the band to change their name to Backstabbers Incorporated. Brian Serven joined around this time. They have released albums for Black Market Activities (distributed through Metal Blade Records, Metal Blade) and Trash Art!, Trash Art! Records in addition to some splits and EPs on smaller Do it yourself, DIY labels. The band has gone on several US tours, including a short tour in January 2005, and a more extensive East Coast Tour from October to December 2005. In 2006, the band embarked on a European tour during August and September. Since a short tour in March 2008 around ''Dudefest'', the band has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animosity (band)
Animosity was an American death metal band from San Francisco, California, formed in 2000. The band released three studio albums, toured in the United States and Europe, and disbanded in 2009. The classic lineup of Animosity consisted of vocalist Leo Miller, guitarists Frank Costa and Chase Fraser, bassist Evan Brewer and drummer Navene Koperweis. History Animosity formed in 2000 in San Francisco, California. They released their debut album, ''Shut It Down (album), Shut It Down'', on Tribunal Records in 2003, which was recorded when the members of the band were 16 and 17 years old. In 2005, they released their second disc, ''Empires (Animosity album), Empires'', on Black Market Activities (with distribution through Metal Blade Records) and toured the United States with Origin (band), Origin and Malevolent Creation. Their third album, ''Animal'', was produced by Kurt Ballou of Converge (band), Converge and released in October 2007. They have also toured Europe with Converge (band) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Today Is The Day
Today Is the Day is an American noise rock and Avant-garde metal, experimental metal band that originally formed in Nashville, Tennessee. The band's diverse sound combines influences from areas such as noise music, avant-garde metal, grindcore, post-hardcore, and alternative rock among other genres. Most of the band's recordings make extensive use of Dissonance and consonance, dissonance and Sampling (music), sampling, as well as unusual production techniques and Psychedelic music, psychedelic overtones. Lyrical themes include depression (mood), depression, warfare, violence, altered states of consciousness, and mental disorders. History Formation and early years with AmRep (1992–1996) The band was founded by guitarist Steve Austin and drum kit, drummer Brad Elrod, who previously played together in Alien in the Land of Our Birth. The duo would move to Nashville, Tennessee in the early 1990s and would form Today Is the Day in March 1992 after meeting bass guitar, bassist Mike ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Cobra
Sweet Cobra is an American post-hardcore band from Chicago, Illinois, United States. Members * Timothy Botchy Remis – bass and vocals * Robert Arthur Lanham Jr. – guitar * Jason Gagovski – drums and cymbals Selected discography Studio albums *''Praise'' (Seventh Rule Recordings, 2003) *''Forever'' (Hawthorne Street Records, 2007) *''Mercy'' (Black Market Activities, 2010) *''Earth'' (Magic Bullet Records, 2015) *''Threes'' (Hawthorne Street Records, 2022) Splits * ''Doomriders & Sweet Cobra: Are We Not Men? 7"'' (split with Doomriders) (2012, Hawthorne Street Records) * ''Sweet Cobra / Get Rad 7"'' (split with Get Rad) (2014, Hawthorne Street, Lifeline, Underground Communique) * ''Young Widows & Sweet Cobra Live at Three Floyds Brewing 12"'' (split with Young Widows) (2018, Hawthorne Street Records) EPs *''Bottom Feeder'' (Seventh Rule Recordings, 2009) Music videos * "Future Ghosts" (2015) * "Repo" (2016) References External links Sweet Cobraon Bandcamp Sweet Cobr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stomach Earth
The stomach is a muscular, hollow organ in the upper gastrointestinal tract of humans and many other animals, including several invertebrates. The Ancient Greek name for the stomach is ''gaster'' which is used as ''gastric'' in medical terms related to the stomach. The stomach has a dilated structure and functions as a vital organ in the digestive system. The stomach is involved in the gastric phase of digestion, following the cephalic phase in which the sight and smell of food and the act of chewing are stimuli. In the stomach a chemical breakdown of food takes place by means of secreted digestive enzymes and gastric acid. It also plays a role in regulating gut microbiota, influencing digestion and overall health. The stomach is located between the esophagus and the small intestine. The pyloric sphincter controls the passage of partially digested food (chyme) from the stomach into the duodenum, the first and shortest part of the small intestine, where peristalsis takes over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romans (band)
was a short-lived female Japanese pop unit formed in 2003, consisting of five singers also active in other pop bands from Hello! Project. The group only released one single, "Sexy Night: Wasurerarenai Kare", on August 20, 2003, ranking N°10 on Oricon charts, and disbanded the same year. Members * Mari Yaguchi (from bands Morning Musume, Tanpopo, Minimoni) *Rika Ishikawa (from bands Morning Musume, Tanpopo, and later V-u-den and Ongaku Gatas) *Mai Satoda (from band Country Musume, and later Ongaku Gatas) * Hitomi Saito (from band Melon Kinenbi) * Ayaka Kimura (from band Coconuts Musume was a Japanese idol girl group formed by Up-Front Promotion in 1999 and associated with Hello! Project. It was promoted as the "girls from Hawaii". After nine years, the group officially disbanded when Ayaka Kimura graduated from Hello! Project ...) Discography Single References External links Romans official discography Japanese girl groups Japanese pop music groups Japanes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Network (band)
The Network is an American six-piece new wave band. they released their debut album ''Money Money 2020'' on Adeline Records on September 30, 2003. After a 15-year hiatus, the band became active again in 2020, releasing a follow-up album titled '' Money Money 2020 Part II: We Told Ya So!'' in December 2020. History Formed in the summer of 2003, the band consisted of lead vocalist Fink, bassist Van Gough, and drummer Snoo, as well as additional members Captain Underpants and Z on keyboards and rhythm guitarist Balducci. They claimed they were "brought together by an ancient prophecy". The band's debut album ''Money Money 2020'' was released in September 2003 on Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong's record label Adeline Records. The Network concealed their identities by using accents and wearing masks. They frequently released press statements denouncing Green Day. There is also an unsubstantiated rumor that members of the band Devo were involved, but their alleged partic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lye By Mistake
Lye by Mistake was an American experimental metal band from St. Louis, Missouri, that formed in 2004. They released their most recent album, '' Fea Jur'', on October 13, 2009. They blend many genres into their music, including progressive rock, jazz fusion, and mathcore. After seven years as a musical project, the members went their separate ways in 2011. By late 2012, the band's dissolution was confirmed by both former vocalist Tony Saputo and former drummer Drew Button, although no official breakup announcement was ever made. History After they formed, they self-produced and released a five-track EP, "The Fabulous", in 2004. In May 2006, they released their debut album "Arrangements For Fulminating Vective" on Lambgoat Records. The album was mixed by Eric Rachel and mastered by Alan Douches. In June 2008, vocalist Tony Saputo left the band. The band intended to find another vocalist but decided to continue for their second album as an instrumental band. In October 2009, " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
