BISON formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1997 when drummer Eddie and former guitarist Calksi were inspired by the nu-metal and alt-rock OG’s of the day, like Korn, Helmet, Sepultura, Incubus etc, bringing hip-hop and heavy music together. The recruits of bassist Amos and vocalist Brens soon followed. BISON quickly established itself within the Melbourne heavy music scene, bringing high energy shows & Rap/Rock tunes with wide appeal to the all-ages, festival and pub/club circuit.
BISON recorded its debut EP ‘Within Earshot’ with ARIA nominated producer DW Norton (Superheist) which lead to the band being signed to Shock Records, through heavy label ‘Faultline Records’. The EP created waves within the heavy community & music press. First Single ‘Hard to Take’ received triple J attention as well as regular play on Triple M and community radio.
In late 2005 hit the Studio again to record its Third EP ‘DEMO’ - tragically these songs were never released and the very limited pressing is now sought after by fans worldwide. At that point, the tyranny of the road, the evolution of life, lead to the band taking a break. That break lasted 14 years. The disappointment of never releasing ‘DEMO’ plagued the members, knowing that ultimately there was some unfinished business for a band that exploded onto the scene, but left with a deafening silence. There was never a ‘final show’ moment.
In early 2019, all of the members of BISON agreed it was time to jam again. Uploading their back catalogue of music to digital platforms sparked a fire. Without expectation, the 5 members found themselves in a rehearsal studio, 4 hours later, BISON had written ‘Begin Again’ the return single & the comeback was ratified……. there was life in the old dog yet!
Flash forward to 2021 and the BISON line-up has grown up with the tyranny of time. Thematically ‘Perfect Mistakes’ Explore’s the lessons learned from separation, death, addiction, the pressures of life & all that comes with experience. Listeners can really connect with these new tunes. The six track EP is comprised of 5 new songs, and 1 re-recorded track from ‘DEMO’.
Bison are back - their new EP Perfect Mistakes will be released into the world on Friday May 28th and can be pre-ordered/pre-saved at http://ffm.to/bison_perfectmistakes from this Friday. New Single 'Begin Again' will be released on all digital stores and streaming platforms on Friday April 9 and is available at http://ffm.to/bison_BA.
01. Begin Again
02. New Enemy
03. Take Your Place
04. A Million Miles
05. Stained
06. Blindside
Here it is. The long-awaited album in Australia is finally here. The Melbourne five-piece unveiled their first single ‘Begin Again’ way back in April 2021
The record kicks off with "BEGIN AGAIN", where the band shows the root sound coming from the old school Nu Metal, full of current elements, the so-called Nu Metal Revival.
The whole EP, backed by pulsating beats , RAP vocals, followed by catchy melodies , sounds just as "nostalgic", perhaps a little more 2000's for all you old school Nu Metal fans.
Hearing this songs, it just instantly reminded me of good Old Australian Nu Metal days, dope riffs and strong chorus that stick to your mind.
Even after a long hiatus, BISON managed not to stray from their origins, and we like it!!!
"...Chapiza is a hardcore/crossover band from central Maine...
The word Chapiza embodies all that is nonsense, it has no meaning,
therefore you can define for yourself whatever type of metaphorical
bullshit you feel is necessary. Many people say it wrong actually...
it is pronounced (chah-peezah). So when you tell your friends about
the coolest band in the world you won't think of yourself as a dork
later on when you find out how it is correctly pronounced. Most Chapiza songs are based on the phakatriatic theory, which was
developed in the late 2nd Century by the Phakatrions a nomadic group
of midgets who had warlike lifestyles despite their stumpy bodies
and unquenchable pacifism..."
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Chapiza - Demo (1997)
1.Intro - Are you ready to rock biatch
2.Burn
3.I'll Try
4.Unkynd
5.Blasphemy
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Chapiza - Live (2000)
1.Smurf Intro
2.Just Be Happy (live in Portland Maine)
3.Machines (live in Portland Maine)
4.Burn (Live In Milo Maine)
"...Tribal Traktion, an underground Midwest band, is taking on the world of
hard rock with a unique approach. They bring optimism and enlightenment
to the hard rock music scene; an oddity when generally hard rock is
depicted as dark and depressing. Triba l Traktion revels in high-energy
enthusiasm, intense movement, and melodic transitions.
Their songs are an extreme sports adventure into uncharted territory with
different grooves, different keys, and different feelings.
Tribal Traktion performs an incredibly positive and electrifying live show.
Music reviewer, E. Phillips, wrote "Tribal Traktion can easily capture
the best funk of the Chili Peppers, the angst of Rage Against the Machine,
the melodic emotion of Stone Temple Pilots, and the melancholic isolation of Tool."
Currently, the band is on a marketing tour of college towns.
Popular in New Pontiac's music scene, they perform at Griff's Grill,
headline 7th House, and captivate Clutch Cargo's.
Branching out from familiar territory, they intoxicate crowds in Toledo,
E. Lansing, Detroit, Bay City, andd soon to be the world..."
1 My So Called Life
2 Jack
3 I Can't See
4 Time To Face Yourself
5 That's The Truth
6 Corrupt Fate
7 Croak
8 From Fear To Hate
9 Serial Box
10 Brainwash Of A Nation
Tracklist: 1 Intro 2 Profiteuses 3 Ready ? 4 Pedo 5 Ouai Ca Cest Vrai !!! 6 Ouai Cest Super 7 4.07 Profiteuses 8 Sans Titre 9 La Vie Me Rend Aigris (version Funk) 10 Pedo (version Origine) 11 La Vie Me Rend Aigris (version Funk 2) 12 Pedo (version Encore Pas Content) 13 Ready ? (version Origine)
Tracklist: 01 9 Times 2_10 00:00 02 Sotaspeak 03:30 03 Self-Sided...Continuum 07:53 04 Wink And The Gun 14:33 05 N _Sos_ 18:07 06 Trimester 21:59 + (BONUS TRACK) Not to touch the earth 27:22
"...Quixotik is a versatile band out of South Florida, designated to five members, all coming from extremely different musical and ethnicity backgrounds. Because of the vast difference of each member, it gives them a unique original sound to offer. They have slowly been pieced together since early 2000, becoming who they are today. The creative lyrics, riffs and extreme energetic stage performance makes them singled out to be one of the most interesting bands in creation yet to date..."
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Name: Quixotik - Keep It Simple (2003)
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Tracklist: [#01] All I Do Is Break 00:00 [#02] Rated R 03:35 [#03] Pyrimad 07:00 [#04] Simple 12:48 [#05] Between the Lines 16:10 [#06] Last Regret 19:26 [#07] Annoyance 23:06
"...MIPHIX is a hardcore band located around the Killeen Texas area. The band, formerly known as Shed, has two CDs "Liquid Measures" and "Underdog" out and are playing shows in the central Texas area..."
"...Laying the pavement for which you will hit is the cement block rhythm section of drummer Mark Deleon and bassist Fabian Varela. Guitarist Paul Ward and their caffeine brat vocalist Norman Pangle lead the way as SWIM drags you through their tuned down metallic voodoo, all while cutting loose both a musical and vocal hybrid of dynamics, cut time beatdowns, breakbeats, and odd time signatures all in one song under three minutes, and served with enough energy and intensity to rival their musical counterparts and to let you know this Generation X Hip Hop / Hard Rock outfit is out to display their style and redefine new ground. Produced by Ghery Fimbres (Agony, Yoko Love, Lauren Christy, Edwin Mckain, Pillbox), Sample The Nerve (released July 1998) contains 14 straight from the gut tracks including the first single "Displaying My Style" as well as the hypnotic "Wax", "Blush", "Brownset", "Floored" and "Definition" (which was submitted for an indie Freedom Tibet Compilation); these songs continuously slam your face in the ground and pound for pound mark SWIMÕs territory with every listen..."
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Name: Swim - Sample The Nerve (1998)
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Tracklist: [#01] Definition [#02] Wax [#03] Displaying My Style [#04] Brownset [#05] Floored [#06] Drop [#07] Hyped [#08] Velvet [#09] Blush [#10] Preference [#11] Suck Da Punk [#12] Together Red [#13] Release [#14] Laced
Brian Baldwin – Lead Vocals Timmy Westmoreland – Vocals Bo Richardson – Bass Guitar James Hilton – Guitar Mike Miller – Guitar David Armstrong – Turntables, Samples, and Programming Stacey Taylor – Percussion
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Name: The Five L's - Breathe Deep (2004)
Tracklist: 01. Chest 02. My Faith 03. 16 Lines 04. Napalm Bomb 05. Colorless Hate 06. I Am the Matador 07. Burn 08. Been Dirty 09. What? 10. Planting Seeds
The band consist of 6 members. We are from Waxahachie, Texas, which is close to Dallas... Isn't that just great!
Brandon Johnson- Guitar Doug Caruso - Bass Josh Gause - DJ / Vocals Matt Bowlin - Vocals Matt Johnson - Drums Ryan Markert - Guitar
Name: Nipps Brows (all songs)
Tracklist:
01. I Know 02. Warpath 03. Shikey 04. Wake Up 05. Witness 06. Snug 07. Gone Away 08. Misunderstood 09. Close 10. In Tune 11. Never My Friend 12. 68 13. What It Is 14. Teste 15. Righteous 16. Salem 17. Cali
"...Formed in '95 with no real idea of the sound we were going for (or would find) we threw together all of our contrasting musical influences and ideas to form lower. We found a new sound, similar to some of the new stuff coming out, yet very different, very unique. Heavy, but not metal, instead with a hip-hop vibe, slammin beats, explosive intense live shows with a contagious energy. An energy that draws you in and makes you listen then makes you move..."
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Name: Lower - Into Your Own (2001)
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Tracklist:
01 One Hundred And One 02 Soveriegn 03 Olo 04 D N A 05 Colorous 06 Breathe 07 Outro
01 Vent 02 Have We Grown So Cold 03 No Surprise 04 Foolish 05 Vent 98 (TKO Remix) 06 Intro (Live) 07 Outro - Vent 98 (Live) 08 No Surprise (Live) 09 Solo (Live) 10 Solution (Live) 11 Have We Grown So Cold (Live)
"...Hybred was a band from the Annapolis, Maryland region that was active from 1997-2001. In 1999, they won the Anne Arundel County Battle of the Bands which launched them into becoming an integral part of the all ages Annapolis music scene at that time..."
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Name: Hybred - Crowding the Spectrum (2001)
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Tracklist: 1. Sick Little Game 4:23 2. Pockets 5:02 3. Summary 5:03 4. Natural 4:41 5. Untrue 3:18 6. Twilite 5:19 7. Dig 4:21 8. Extremes of Sensitivity 2:21 9. Falling Up 4:13 10. Your Fill 5:07 11. Time Flies 5:25 12. Kingdom 3:02 13. Embryo 5:25
"...Eastcide formed in the mid 90's. Breaking the mold indefinitely with their heavy sound and undeniable groove. They were gaining much attention among their peers. By far one of the first bands on the east coast ever to introduce hip-hop into the metal/hardcore scene. Jakob D. with his hard hitting lyrics, and introducing turntablist Markie B. into the band, they were gaining much attention in their local scene. Creating such songs as "Glowbox" and "Uagain", Champy and Ryan's innovative guitar styles were putting them in a status all their own. Later bringing in drummer R. Costa, and bass prodigy Luke..."
"...Growing up in the Belgian Punk/Hardcore scene for more than a decade, the four members of SmokeBomb decide to launch this new project to mix their love of Hardcore, Punk, Hip Hop, Metal and everything that come with a groove. Start in the end of 2017, SmokeBomb record their first demo, “Ninja Tape, in july 2018 and release it in october 2018..."
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Name: Smokebomb - Ninja Tape" - BMB rcds001
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1. Smokebomb 03:16 2. Underground Warrior 04:21 3. The Way We Do It 04:11 4. Showtime 03:28 5. No Answer 02:44 6. Face The Fact 03:28 7. STone Art Anthem 01:56
"...''Wackmobil, based in Hilversum the Netherlands, formed in 2000. Following a period of intense band member searching the band takes their first serious steps in late 2002 as the styles of the members melt down to form a coherent whole. The fundament of Wackmobil's genre can be described as nu-metal yet other styles play a dominant role. Their heavy yet melodic music enriched with clean, emotional vocals is very distinctive..."
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Name: Wackmobil - From Grudge To Mutiny (2006)
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[#01] Try Smiling [#02] House Of War [#03] Aspahly & Gasoline [#04] Pushing The Bear [#05] WMB [#06] Odium [#07] Something Larger Than Ourselves [#08] Big A [#09] A Balcony In... [#10] Burn. Bend. Engrave. [#11] (D) Bay [#12] Skin Like Canvas
“…NuMetal/Rapcore band from Mount Pleasant, TX active in the mid/late 90's. "Return Of Ghettoblaster" was their only release. Some of the members are still in bands today (Itcankillyou and Eye Said So). In June of 2018 Jason (Stock) passed away. (RIP)…”
Members: Lead Singer - Toby No.9 Electric Guitar - Richard "Maliza" Burns Electric Guitar - Chris Rozzell Bass Guitar - Geremy "G.A." Anderson Bass Guitar - Jimbo Hammonds DJ - "Stock" (R.I.P.) Drums - Ashley "Sach" Harkrider
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Name: Engine No.9 – Return Of Ghettoblaster (1997)
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Tracklist: #01] Death Of A Breakdancer #02] Socially Retarded #03] 80 Dayz Has Amber #04] Ghetto Blaster #05] Sonburn (spf 9) #06] Wheelbarrow #07] Hocus Pocus (9 Deadly Venoms) #08] Binge (5:30 am August 12, 1999) #09] Hidden Bonus Track
Leon Fuller (ex-Sunbomb), JL and DH were quick to find a common ground based on shared likes and dislikes, forging something unique they were always meant to let the world know. Front-duo LF and JL have already been killing stages together for 15 years now, in as extravagant places as e.g. Afghanistan or in jails… They were making their bones by winning the "German HipHop Award", "German Rock Award" and were titled "Best European Newcomer Live" with their previous formation. LF also embarked on a solo career. He played over 100 shows in 2017 alone whilst working underground as well as collaborating with commercial artists such as Mark Terenzi or leading sold out events like Horror Nights/Traumatica for years. He is the brain. JL was literally born on the road amidst the warm triangle of jazz, soul and rock. She certainly knows how to make IBM, Bentley or Xerox creeps in suits lose their minds and more. She is the heart. DH is i.a. the producer and guitarist of the German band Eskimo Callboy. He is recognized to have toured worldwide, placing bands and their albums in the charts' top 10 repeatedly. He is the soul. Now let these guys pry open your heart and infuse their 21grams!
21grams - PowPow - Taken from the upcoming album "Open Heart Surgery"
"...The Outfit is a group of four men that couldnt be any different if they tried. The members of this band are from places like Tacoma, Auburn, Burien and Seattle. Pretty much all over the Puget Sound in Washington. The band was formed in August 2001 and have since released, "Listen Loud" (2002), "Rated G" (2003) and "Be Explicit" (2005)..."
Tracklist: 1- Bounce 2- Fellatio 3- Rotten Fish 4- Shit You Got 5- Baby 6- Bloodstain 7- Too Shady 8- Life 9- Still Can't Believe 10- Life's Ambition 11- Feelingso 12- Marshall Mathers 13- Run 14- Whisper 15- Us
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Name: The Outfit - Be Explicit (2005)
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Tracklist: 01 - Hit The Floor 02 - Don't Mean A Thang 03 - Love Letters 04 - Buckshots For Last Call 05 - Sad Beautiful 06 - Now Cry 07 - Boys In The Bar 08 - Hey Punk 09 - F.F. And Get Drunk
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Name: The Outfit - Goodbye Crazy Life (2014) [Never Released Officially]
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Tracklist: 1 - Cram 2 - I Dont Want To Drink Tonight Beatbox 3 - I Dont Want To Drink Tonight 4 - Let Us Pray 5 - Life 6 - Lovesick 7 - MD Rap 8 - Run With It 9 - Water 10 - White Lies 11 - Your Trippin