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Kalafina is a Japanese neoclassical pop group produced by composer Yuki Kajiura under Sony Music Associated Records Inc., best known for performing all seven theme songs for the Kara no Kyoukai animated movie series and the ending themes to the Madoka Magica animated series and movies. Established in late 2007, Kalafina consists of Wakana Ootaki (大滝若菜 · FictionJunction WAKANA), Keiko Kubota (窪田啓子 · FictionJunction KEIKO), and Hikaru Masai (政井光). At that time, Wakana and Keiko were already involved in Yuki Kajiura's FictionJunction project; Hikaru was selected via audition. The original lineup included a fourth member also selected by audition, Maya...

Serafin is two artists: 1- is a London based group formed from the ashes of Stony Sleep, consisting of Darryn Harkness (Guitar, Keys, Vocals), Ronny Growler (drums) Ben Ellis (bass), Ben Fox Smith (guitar, Vocals) and then later with Christian Smith (drums, vocals) and JoJo Hoppe (Bass), The exciting mixture of raw alternative rock with grungy elements really shows best in their highly energetic live shows. The first album, No Push Collide, released in summer 2003 was critically acclaimed. They released several acoustic versions of older and newer songs for free download on their website in 2005. Their second album,...

Bananafish is a dream-pop\shoegaze band from St. Petersburg, Russia formed by Maxim Kuzntetsov and Dasha Grinevich in February of 2015. .

La Mafia was formed in Houston Texas, by Oscar De La Rosa (vocalist), and Armando Lichtenberger Jr (accordion) in 1980. The 2 founding members later welcomed Tim Ruiz (bass), Joe Gonzales(drums), Jesus Angel (keyboards) and Viktor (guitar). La Mafia (first known as Los Jovenes) helped popularize the THEN unknown music genre, Tex-Mex or Tejano Music. La Mafia gained world wide achievement doing something unheard of at the time, and touring parts of Mexico and Latin America, which henceforth, boosted La Mafia to the top of the charts and opened the door for Selena and others. In 1991 with the album...

While many groups that mix reggae with rock go for the laid-back vibes and represent the permanent vacation lifestyle, the Savannah, Georgia-based Passafire prefer a more punchy, punky, and progressive version of reggae-rock. Formed in 2003 with the Savannah College of Art and Design as their home base, the four-piece launched their career through rigorous touring and a self-titled, self-released album that appeared in 2006. Two years later, they signed with fellow rock-reggae group Pepper's imprint LAW and released their sophomore effort, Submersible, with Everyone on Everynight following on the label in 2009. With guidance from the people at LAW,...