Nova Charisma is an American experimental rock and post-hardcore band from Baltimore, Maryland formed in 2019. Originally established as a duo by high-profile scene innovators Donovan Melero and Sergio Medina. Their Music Influences consists of Bands like Head Automatica, The Mars Volta, At the Drive-In, Coheed and Cambria, Weezer, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Gorillaz, The Offspring & much more!
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The Contortionist is an American progressive metal band from Indianapolis, Indiana. The Contortionist formed in 2007 under the name At the Hands of Machines. The band’s first release, the EP Sporadic Movements, was released later that year. At the Hands of Machines changed their name to The Contortionist following the EP’s release and the same line-up recorded the EP Shapeshifter, which was released in September 2008. These two EPs featured a deathcore sound in contrast to the band’s later works. The progressive metal band The Contortionist draws from a vast, diverse pool of musical influences spanning metal, progressive rock, ambient soundscapes, and jazz.
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Formerly known as Antidote, Hot Rod Circuit is an American emo band from Auburn, Alabama, established in 1997. Hot Rod Circuit draws musical influence from Music Artists like Archers of Loaf, Superchunk, Fudge, Jawbox, The Get Up Kids, Dinosaur Jr., The Misfits & more.
Basement are an English rock band formed in Ipswich, Suffolk, in 2009. They have been categorized as alternative rock, emo, post-hardcore, and soft grunge. Their key influences include American post-hardcore and indie bands like Mineral, Sunny Day Real Estate, and Jimmy Eat World, as well as shoegaze acts like Autolux, grunge pioneers Failure, and punk bands such as Jawbreaker.
Rites of Spring was an American punk rock band from Washington, D.C., formed in late 1983. Along with Embrace and Beefeater, they were one of the mainstay acts of the 1985 Revolution Summer movement which took place within the Washington, D.C. hardcore punk scene. The personal nature of their lyrics put them at the forefront of the emerging emo genre. Rites of Spring are regarded as having “unknowingly created and defined” the emo subgenre of hardcore punk. They were influenced by Bands like Wire, Buzzcocks, The Smiths, Bob Dylan, Bad Brains, The Faith, Black Flag, Minutemen & other 1970s/1980s Punk, Post-Punk & Classic Rock.
Sonic Youth was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1981. Sonic Youth emerged from the experimental no wave art and music scene in New York before evolving into a more conventional rock band and becoming a prominent member of the American noise rock scene. Sonic Youth has been praised for having “redefined what rock guitar could do” using a wide variety of unorthodox guitar tunings while preparing guitars with objects like drumsticks and screwdrivers to alter the instruments’ timbre. The band was a pivotal influence on the alternative and indie rock movements. Influences vary from Genres like Avant-Garde & No Wave to Prototypical Punk & Garage Rock featuring bands like The Velvet Underground, The Stooges & MC5, New York Dolls & Patti Smith Group to Hardcore Punk & Post-Punk featuring bands like Black Flag, The Fall & Wire to Music Artists/Groups like Madonna, Public Enemy, Neil Young/Crazy Horse, & Joni Mitchell.
