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Contrastate were formed in 1987 by Stephen Meixner and Jonathan Grieve. Their initial musical ventures were of a more improvisational nature, based on noise and volume (not to be confused with power electronics). Sounds emerged, sub-merged and re-emerged at varying painfully low frequencies with extremes of treble tonality. The idea was physical confrontation through sound. Nothing was ever released by Contrastate in this form, although some influences from this era are present on the first Lp “Seven hands seek nine fingers”. There were also a couple of live performances, one in London and one in Geneva. The London performance had...

There are at least 4 bands named Arrival: 1) Russian Synthpop / Rave Band. 2) Finnish Melodic Black Metal band. Sin. K - Vocals Inzomniac - Guitars Isv. Kran - Drums Sn TwentynineA - Keyboard Icrs2K - Guitars, Bass An Abstract Of Inertia (Full-length album) Edgerunner Records (2002) Son of Stormbringer (7") (2001) Icon of Worthless (Promo) (1999) 3) A seven-member group from Liverpool, England formed in the late '60s. Members were Dyan Birch, Paddy McHugh, Frank Collins, Carroll Carter (vocals), Lloyd Courtney, Don Hume, and Tony O'Malley. They had two U.K. hits in 1970: "Friends" (number eight) and "I...

Pulse State started in the late 90's as an emotional outlet for the Detroit based musician Mike Phipps, who also uses Pulse State as a pseudonym. Moving through different electronic styles during its lifetime, Pulse State has been operating in the melodic EBM, electro-pop and darkwave spheres for some years now. A few early releases paved the way for the long-awaited debut album, With a Single Step (2008). The free album, now unavailable from its original source, focused on what Mike felt were his best songs to that point, reproduced to his standards at the time. Work on new music...

1. A rap/hip hop/R&B artist from Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. http://www.myspace.com/propermixxproductions 2. A Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Band from Dayton, Ohio, USA. http://www.myspace.com/archrivalband With three CDs and a global fanbase, ARCH RIVAL has certainly proven to be a prolific melodic hard rock act. Based out of Dayton, Ohio, the core band consisting of Michael Harris (guitar); Gary Rigmaiden (bass), and Greg Martin (drums), played the midwest club scene for several years before finding their niche in vocalist, Steve Snyder, and wasted no time recording their debut record at Midtown Studio in Nashville. Entitled "IN THE FACE OF DANGER", the CD proved AR's...

The Arrival bounced onto the scene in April 2008 with the release of their self written, produced, and recorded EP, "Believe The Hype". The band's innate ability for songwriting was apparent, and "Believe The Hype" quickly garnered a steadily growing buzz both online and throughout the music industry. Following the release of "Believe The Hype" and a few months of touring independently, the band was picked up by The Artery Foundation Artist Management Group and The Agency Group. This enabled the band to tour steadily and to begin building a solid fanbase all over the country. After 6 US tours...