Sepultura is a Brazilian heavy metal band from Belo Horizonte. Formed in 1984 by brothers Max and Igor Cavalera, the band was a major force in the groove metal, thrash metal and death metal genres during the late 1980s and early 1990s, with their later experiments drawing influence from alternative metal, world music, nu metal, hardcore punk, and industrial metal. Sepultura has also been credited as one of the second wave of thrash metal acts from the late 1980s to early-to-mid-1990s, along with bands like Pantera, Testament, Sacred Reich, Dark Angel, Vio-lence, Forbidden, Death Angel, and Machine Head.
Dirty Vegas are an English house music group initially made up of Ben Harris and Paul Harris on instruments and production and Steve Smith on vocals. The group formed in 2001, then broke up in 2005 before reforming in December 2008 to record new material.
Nana Kitade is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to being the lead singer of the rock band The Teenage Kissers, she has success as a solo artist, model, actress, and fashion designer. Kitade is particularly known for her songs appearing in various anime, TV shows, doramas and movie opening and endings. Kitade was featured on the cover of the Gothic & Lolita Bible, as well as featured in Neo and Kera magazines. She has toured Asia, Europe, and North America.
Great Lake Swimmers is a Canadian folk rock band from Wainfleet, Ontario, and currently based in Toronto.
Thanksgiving and Adrian Orange & Her Band are the names under which Portland, Oregon singer/songwriter Adrian Orange performs. First adopting the "Thanksgiving" moniker around 1999–2000, Orange played experimental folk music, often accompanying himself on guitar and self-recording his albums using analog equipment. While Thanksgiving is essentially a solo act, Orange often collaborates with other musicians in his recordings and performances.
SS501 is a South Korean boy band consisting of five members: Kim Hyun-joong, Heo Young-saeng, Kim Kyu-jong, Park Jung-min and Kim Hyung-jun. They debuted in 2005 with the EP Warning, which included their first number one song, "Never Again".
Eleventyseven is an American pop punk band from Greenville, South Carolina which was formed in 2002. They chose the name "Eleventyseven" because "it's the one that looked cool the next morning". The band was originally signed to Flicker Records and released two albums with the label that charted on Christian music charts. After an independent streak, the band signed on to Sony Japan before returning to an independent status a year later. They continued to tour, self produce and release music independently until disbanding in September 2014.
My Teenage Stride is a band from Brooklyn, New York, with influences including The Smiths and The Jesus and Mary Chain. They have released four albums since 2004.
Friendly Fires are an English indie rock band from St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. They are currently signed to XL Recordings. Their self-titled debut album was released on 1 September 2008 and was announced as one of the shortlisted twelve for the 2009 Mercury Prize on 21 July 2009.
Kendall Francis Schmidt is an American singer, songwriter, music producer and actor. He played Kendall Knight in Big Time Rush, and a former member of the boyband Big Time Rush, and has had small roles on TV shows such as ER, Without a Trace, Phil of the Future, Ghost Whisperer, Gilmore Girls, and Frasier.
The rock band In Legend was founded in 2010 by Van Canto drummer Bastian Emig who assumed the role of vocalist and pianist in the band. He was joined by Daniel Wicke on bass and Dennis Otto on drums; Wicke and Otto left the band in spring 2014. As of June 2014, the line-up includes Emig, Daniel Galmarini (piano), Daniel Schmidle, Paul Perlejewski (bass) and Marcos Feminella (drums).
Perfectly Dirty is the debut EP released by Nana Kitade's band, The Teenage Kissers. The EP's first single, "Ghost Bitch", was released physically February 20, 2013, and digitally June 16, 2013. The song "Violent Lips" was used in a commercial for the EP which appeared on MTV Japan starting September 17, 2013. A music video for the song "Black Skinny Bird", directed by Ryoji Aoki, debuted on MTV Japan on September 19, 2013. The EP was released in Japan on October 16, 2013 and internationally on October 30, 2013. Copies of the EP purchased from Tower Records came with a bonus 16 page photo book titled, Out of Control. The EP peaked at #224 on the Oricon albums chart and charted for one week.
The Teenage Kissers is a Japanese grunge band from Tokyo, Japan, formed in 2012 by well known vocalist Nana Kitade, bassist Hideo Nekota and drummer Mai Koike, and later joined by lead guitarist Tsubasa Nakada on April 6, 2013. The band's debut single "Ghost Bitch" was originally released physically February 20, 2013 and was later re-released in digital format through the Media Factory music label on June 16, 2013. The band's first EP, Perfectly Dirty was released October 16, 2013. Their first full-length album, Virgin Field was released July 9, 2014. A single from the album, "I Love You and Kiss Me" was used as the opening song for the show Rank Kingdom for the months of June and July 2014. The band's third EP, Lightning Machine will be released August 5, 2015 through Gaze Records. On May 20, 2016 the band announced they would be going on hiatus to focus on their respective solo projects.
"Night Night Night" is the second single released by Japanese rock band, The Teenage Kissers. The single was released in a special physical edition July 5, 2013 and was distributed only at live shows. The song was later included on the band's second EP, Lightning Machine.
"TYTD" is the third single released by Japanese rock band, The Teenage Kissers. The single was released in a special physical edition July 17, 2013 that comprised only one track and was distributed only at live shows.
"Feel Sick" is the fourth single released by Japanese rock band, The Teenage Kissers and the first single from their studio album, Virgin Field. The single was released in a special physical edition November 10, 2013 that was distributed only at live shows.
Virgin Field is the first full-length studio album by The Teenage Kissers. It was released July 9, 2014. The album features a cover of the song "Sunday Morning" by The Velvet Underground.
"I Love You and Kiss Me" is the fifth single released by Japanese rock band, The Teenage Kissers, and the second from their album, Virgin Field. The single was released digitally on June 6, 2014. The song was previously included as a bonus track on the special edition of the single "Ghost Bitch". The song was used as the opening song for the show Rank Kingdom in June and July 2014.
Lightning Machine is the second EP released by the Japanese rock band, The Teenage Kissers. A song from the EP, "Night Night Night", had previously been released as a limited edition physical single on July 5, 2013. The EP was released on August 5, 2015, by Gaze Records. The music video for "Psychic Haze" was posted to the band's official YouTube page on July 20, 2015. A double A-side single was released by the band with a remix of "Violent Lips" by Araki of Storoboy and a remix of "Out of Control" by Toru Matsumoto of TRMTRM.
"Secular Haze" is a song by the Swedish rock band Ghost. The track was released as the lead single from the group's second studio album Infestissumam. The song reached number 22 on The Official Finnish Charts.
