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Hopeless is a melodic hardcore band from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia formed in 2008. They released a three-track demo in 2008 followed by their debut full-length ‘Dear World’ in 2009. Hopeless are heading into the studios early in 2010 to record their new release. .

Philadelphia-born Pelé also goes by “Rap’s Revolutionary”, a nom de guerre he attributes to his grandfather’s revolutionary struggle against South Africa’s former Apartheid regime. His Grandfather, Ambition Muthle, was an anti-Apartheid activist and remained true to the revolutionary cause even during his 15 year incarceration on Robben Island, where he served with the likes of Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu. Pelé’s song “Freedom Fighter” is a tribute to the unsung heroes of the anti-Apartheid movement and to the late Lucky Dube, South Africa’s biggest-selling reggae artist who first came to prominence protesting the institutional racism of apartheid. Pelé, too, speaks...

Manuel Moreno Maya "El Pele" (*1954 in Córdoba, Spanien), Flamencosänger. Zusammen mit dem Gitarristen Vicente Amigo feierte er in den 80er Jahren seine größten Erfolge. Diskografie: La fuente de lo jondo (con Vicente Amigo e Isidro Munoz) (1986) Poeta de esquinas blandas (con Vicente Amigo) (1991) Canto (con Vicente Amigo) (2003) .

Band Members: Tony Sabberton - Violins Dai Knight - Drums Rob Bayley - Bass Brains - Vocals Alix Goode - Guitars Hopeless Heroic don’t just make music they create soundtracks to chase your dreams too. Throw Rage Against the Machine, Billy Talent and Hanz Zimmer into a blender and you have that monstrous sound Dr Frankenstein would have been proud of. Inspired by real incidents and a smorgasbord of influences the one thing that makes Hopeless Heroic stand out head and shoulders above the rest is that only these 5 musicians; Gavin Bain, Tony Sabberton, David Knight, Rob Bayley and...