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A Minor Forest Biography, Photos, Pictures

Math-rock trio A Minor Forest formed in San Francisco in 1992, and comprised guitarist/vocalist Erik Hoversten, bassist John Trevor Benson and drummer Andee Connors Forging a noisy, melancholy sound closer in spirit to midwestern post-rock than the dominant punk aesthetic of the Bay Area, the band struggled to build a local following, and when an offer to record an LP finally arrived, it came courtesy of Chicago-based Thrill Jockey

A Moment of Clarity Biography, Photos, Pictures

Consisting of former members of the Bootytime Lounge Band and Steadfast, A Moment of Clarity started playing throughout their native New Jersey state under their original name of Code 10

A Northern Chorus Biography, Photos, Pictures

Presenting simple yet ingenious medleys of alternative pop along with artful indie rock substantiated by a resourceful string section, A Northern Chorus’ conceptions seem to flow, aided by the cyclic choruses of their songs

A Number of Names Biography, Photos, Pictures

A Number of Names was the short-lived group responsible for one of the first techno releases that came from Detroit Thanks to their lone release, the Italo disco inspired “Sharevari” b/w “Skitso,” it could be said that A Number of Names, along with Juan Atkins’ and Rick Davis’ Cybotron, the outfit that released “Alleys of Your Mind” around the same time as “Sharevari” in 1981, were proto-techno as much as the Stooges and MC5 were proto-punk

A Perfect Circle Biography, Photos, Pictures

Formed by Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan and former Tool guitar tech Billy Howerdel, A Perfect Circle is an extension of the alt-metal-fused-with-art rock style popularized by Tool in the early to mid-’90s

A Perfect Murder Biography, Photos, Pictures

Emerging in 2000, the heavy-hitting sounds of Montreal’s A Perfect Murder stem from a combination of classic heavy metal, thrash, and early hardcore punk influences blended into a brutal mixture of Hatebreed-like breakdowns, harsh vocals, dense rhythms, and searing guitar leads and solos

A Piedi Nudi Biography, Photos, Pictures

A Piedi Nudi may be the hardest-edged band in Italy Inspired by British progressive rock band King Crimson, the Italian sextet weaves a powerful mix of complex melodies, headbanging rhythms, and heavy electric guitar chords

A Place to Bury Strangers Biography, Photos, Pictures

Drawing inspiration from shoegaze, classic indie rock, and atmospheric and dark sounds of all stripes, the Brooklyn-based trio A Place to Bury Strangers consists of Oliver Ackermann, Jay Space, and Jono Mofo

Born to Jamaican parents, Adam Carter moved to Oakland, CA, from Denver with his family when he was just five years old It was in the Bay Area where he first discovered hip-hop, writing his first rhyme at eight and making his first beat just a few years later

A Produce has been exploring the vast realm of trance-oriented musical expression for several years in rock formats and other styles In the early ’80s, he established the Trance Port label for a series of cassette-only releases, to document the growing local trance music scene