Hailing from Norfolk VA Mae an acronym for Multisensory Aesthetic Experience is comprised of Matt Beck guitar Jacob Marshall drums Mark Padgett bass Rob Sweitzer keyboards and Dave Elkins vocalsguitar Initially the band started out as a project betwe…

Originating from Canton, Ohio, USA, this spiritually inclined pop punk band was formed by Matt Thiessen (b. Canada; guitar/vocals), Matt Hoopes (guitar), Brian Pittman (bass), and David Douglas (drums). The quartet took their unusual name from the be…

Since their inception Floridas Underoath has evolved from a run-of-the-mill Christian metalcore band into a fluid dynamic and energized rock group that adeptly blends emotive melody charged punk rock rhythm and chunky engaging bottom end Underoath fo…

Like From Autumn to Ashes Nora and Hopesfall just to give three examples Emery is an alternative poprock outfit that has been described as melodic hardcore That means that they arent providing pure unadulterated hardcore let alone metalcore in the tr…

Christian punk-pop quartet Hawk Nelson formed in Peterborough Ontario in 2003 Originally comprising frontman Jason Dunn guitarist Davin Clark bassist Daniel Biro and drummer Matt Paige the groups self-released debut EP Saturday Rock Action earned the…

Toronto-area Christian rockers Thousand Foot Krutch first appeared in 1997 when Trevor McNevan Joel Bruyere and Steve Augustine started putting a worship song spin on a rap-metal sound similar to Limp Bizkit or Korn After building a buzz around Ontar…

Christian metal act Falling Up is in many ways a protg of the better-known group Kutless members of the two bands grew up together in the Portland suburb of Albany OR and the more established band initially brought Falling Up to the attention of both…

The Ohio four-piece Dead Poetic defines their own punk style fitted for the new millennium Brandon Rike vocals Zach Miles guitar Josh Shellabarger drums and Chad Shellabarger bass formed Dead Poetic in 1997 and found themselves following the word of …

Acceptances sparkling rock themes unveil not only their previous musical experience mostly coming from punk rock ground but also the crossbred musical wishes shared by each member of the lineup Forming in Seattle WA Acceptance signed their particular…

Motion City Soundtrack featured Joshua Cain guitar Tony Thaxton drums Justin Pierre vocalsguitar Jesse Johnson moog and Matthew Taylor bass The indie rock quintet originally formed in 1999 when Pierre and Cain were still in high school The two were b…

Alternative CCM rockers Skillet formed in Memphis TN around the nucleus of lead singer and bassist John Cooper guitarist Ken Steorts and drummer Trey McClurkin Debuting in 1996 with a self-titled LP the trio returned two years later with Hey You I Lo…

Originating from San Diego, California, USA, and formed during the mid-90s, this Christian rock band was the brainchild of brothers Jonathan Foreman (vocals/guitar) and Tim Foreman (bass/vocals). Like many San Diego teenagers, the Foremans were avid …

Formerly in rival bands on the Chicago local scene guitarist Mike Carden and vocalist William Beckett came together in 2002 to mark the beginning of indie-emo rockers the Academy Is originally just named the Academy Naming influences from U2 to Weeze…

Bergen County NJs Senses Fail consisted of vocalist James Buddy Nielsen guitarists Dave Miller and Garrett Zablocki bassist Michael Glita ex-Tokyo Rose and drummer Dan Trapp Forming in 2002 SF developed a slick amalgam of post-hardcore chuggery and e…

The mercurial term "emo" has meant many different things since its first appearance in the mid-1980s hardcore punk underground. By the mid 2000s, the term was best exemplified by the band Fall Out Boy. Playing an accessible brand of melodic rock mark…

New Jersey dream rock quartet Armor for Sleeps emotionally charged lyrics energetic live shows and DIY work ethic have won them a loyal fan base Singersongwriterguitar player Ben Jorgensen began writing songs the summer before his freshman year at co…

Matchbook Romance is a melodic hardcore unit from Poughkeepsie NY The band started in 1997 when bassist Ryan Kienle vocalistguitarist Andrew Jordan and drummer Aaron Sterns band Fizzlewink added guitarist Ryan Judas DePaolo and became the Getaway All…

Similar in sound and style to melodic hard rock bands such as Incubus and P.O.D., the Stockholm, Sweden quartet Blindside has been performing since 1994, even though all four of its members, Christian Lindskog (vocals), Simon Grenehed (guitar), Tomas…

Aaron Marsh vocalsguitar James Likeness bass Bryan Laurenson guitars and Jon Bucklew drums formerly of Christian rockers Denison Marrs are the members of Copeland The earnest-sounding alternative rock band came together in Marshs home state of Florid…