New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by vocalist and guitarist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook, and drummer Stephen Morris. The band formed after the demise of Joy Division, following the suicide of lead singer Ian Curtis; they were joined by Gillian Gilbert on keyboards later that year. New Order's integration of post-punk with electronic and dance music made them one of the most acclaimed and influential bands of the 1980s. They were the flagship band for Manchester-based independent record label Factory Records and its nightclub The Haçienda, and worked in long-term collaboration with graphic designer Peter Saville.
Fear Factory is an American heavy metal band that was formed in 1989. Throughout the band's career, they have released nine full-length albums and have evolved through a succession of styles, including nu metal, death metal, groove metal, and thrash metal. Fear Factory was enormously influential on the heavy metal scene in the mid-to-late 1990s.
James is an English rock band from Manchester, which was formed in 1982 and enjoyed popularity throughout the 1990s. The band's best-known singles include "Come Home", "Sit Down", "She's a Star" and "Laid", which also became a hit on American college radio.
Wellwater Conspiracy was an American rock supergroup that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1993. The band was created by members of the grunge-era side project Hater. Wellwater Conspiracy featured Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron and ex-Monster Magnet guitarist John McBain. The band originally featured Soundgarden bassist Ben Shepherd, who left the band in 1998. Various other artists have contributed to the band's albums, notably Queens of the Stone Age front man Josh Homme, Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder, and Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil.
"Calm Like a Bomb" is a song by American band Rage Against the Machine, off their third album The Battle of Los Angeles. Like their song "Tire Me" from the 1996 album Evil Empire, "Calm Like A Bomb" never had a music video or was released on any media formats. It did however, receive enough radio airplay to become an album favorite.
Social Suicide is the fifth full-length album by punk rock band Bomb Factory. It was released in November 2006 on Sea Green/Toshiba EMI, and contains 11 songs.
Another Day, Another Life is the fourth full-length album by punk rock band Bomb Factory. It was released in November 2004 on Monstar Records/Limited Records, and contains 11 songs.
Discord is a compilation album by punk rock band Bomb Factory. It was released exclusively in Europe on MHP/Skalopards Records and includes all tracks from the Discord maxi single and Fat Boost mini album, as well as the popular track "Exciter".
Bomb Factory is the self-titled second EP by punk rock band Bomb Factory. It was released in November 1999 on Monstar Records/Hell Hornet Records, and contains 7 songs. Tracks 1 and 7 were featured on the video game Dead or Alive 2.
Fat Boost is the third mini-album by punk rock band Bomb Factory. It was released in December 2002 on Monstar/Limited, and contains 6 songs plus one hidden track which is an audio clip of someone vomiting.
Go This Way is the second full-length album by punk rock band Bomb Factory. It was released in January 2002 on Monstar Records/Hell Hornet Records, and contains 15 songs. Track 8 appears on Tecmo's Super Shot Soccer soundtrack for PlayStation.
Blade of a Knife is the first full-length album by punk rock band Bomb Factory. It was released in August 1996 on the independent label, Monster Company.
The Notorious Cherry Bombs, originally called The Cherry Bombs, was an American country music supergroup founded by singer-songwriter Rodney Crowell in 1980. A former member of Emmylou Harris's Hot Band, Crowell picked several former Hot Band members as his backing band, which he named The Cherry Bombs. They made their debut as Rodney's backing band on his 1980 album But What Will the Neighbors Think.
Fashion Bomb are an American band formed in Chicago, Illinois in 2003. Fashion Bomb's music spans the metal subgenres, with songs that have elements of heavy metal, industrial, alternative, and nu metal. However, the band is most consistently categorized as industrial metal.
The Arrogant Sons of Bitches was a 6-piece ska punk band from Long Island and Baldwin, New York. The band was known for its strong DIY punk roots, self-releasing two albums and two EPs. Their final album, Three Cheers For Disappointment, was released on Kill Normal Records.
Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by punk rock band Bomb Factory. It was released in November 2007 on Monstar Records/CCRE, and contains 16 songs. The album artwork was produced by New York-based illustrator Joe Simko. A year later, Bomb Factory signed with American N2O Records and re-released the album under the title Moshing Through Tokyo on August 18, 2008, making it their first release in the United States and the second in Europe after Discord. It was also their first release on iTunes. The same tracks and cover art were included from Greatest Hits with only minor changes to the design.
Bomb Factory is a Japanese band with styles that originated in heavy metal and punk rock music during the early 1990s and later developed into the hardcore punk and melodic hardcore sound found on most studio releases. The band was formed in 1991 and remains active to this day. Since the formation, Bomb Factory has released a substantial amount of material and has become widely known throughout Japan. In the United States and Europe, Bomb Factory gained initial popularity with the inclusion of the theme track "Exciter" on Tecmo's Dead or Alive 2 video game. The 2008 release of the Moshing Through Tokyo compilation album further promoted the band's material outside Japan. The most recent release of Closed upholds the same musical styles characteristic of the band.
Infinite Arms is the third album of indie rock band Band of Horses, released on May 18, 2010, on Brown Records, Fat Possum Records and Columbia. Most of the album was recorded in Asheville, North Carolina with some overdubbing done in Los Angeles. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Alternative Album category.
Closed is the sixth full-length album by punk rock band Bomb Factory. It was released in December 2010 on Monstar Records, and contains 11 songs.
