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Bolton Bands A-Z
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| A political funk/metal band. | Politically
aware hardcore punk band. |
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| Influences are Metallica, Dashboard Confessional, Oasis and Radiohead | We’ve been together since 2003, playing melodic rock music with generic lyrics and meaningful songs. | A 4 piece Indie band from Howfen that will make you shit the bed at night. |
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| Heavy
Metal with none of the shit. |
Formed in late August 2003, from the ashes of a band called Back To Basics |
3 piece acoustic rock band with two female vocalists; Heather, Gab & Yarky's first EP, "Silent Echoes," is out now. |
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| Rock three piece combing a wide variery of sounds with powerful lyrics | The Genes are clearly a band that can achieve the unenviable task of making evocative Indie music, whilst also having the ability to fashion rousing rock 'n' roll tunes without losing their own unique sound - City Life - | Leftfield Electronic Indie Pop with blackly satirical lyrics |
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| In
the vein of Thursday, Counterfit, Finch, Further Seems Forever, on that
searing axis where US alt-rock collides with emo-punk. |
Influences
: Vodka. |
Dastardly band of Mexican freedom fighters - here to save the world from heavy metal, indie, punk and acoustic pop. |
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| Combine
influences from dancehall, rock, punk, ska, hardcore, reggae and ragga
in the most accessible of manners |
Balls out rock n' roll. | |
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| Synth duo influenced by electronic bands, punk and the original goth bands. Here are a few heroes - Kraftwerk, Human League, John Foxx, Massive Attack, Bauhaus, Virgin Prunes, Nine Inch Nails. | A rock band influenced by Metallica and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. Classic rock mixed with funk, orignals and some covers | Ear-penetrating
Classic Metal in a loud, traditional style. |
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| Aventiz | Seven
years on, Gary Hilton reforms the remnants of Moses Gate, only this time
without guitarist Damon Gough. Bolton continues to produce inspiring songwriters
who deliver great melodies with feeling and depth. |
Like The Ramones but better. |
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| Bedroom
pop with a penchant for home made sounds and spiky guitars. |
The Ultimate 70's Glam Rock Tribute Band! | A
five piece band who have been together for 3 years, playing energetic
indie rock with their own original stamp. |
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| Containing ex-members of Displacement and Against The Grain, Icarus Falls exist to revive Bolton's old-school metal sound, heavily prog/power influenced with a contemporary edge. | Alternative
stoner rock with heavy sound. Influences such as Kyuss, QOTSA, Pearl Jam & Mars Volta |
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| Meandering
pop fused with Alfie-esque sincere rock and roll with a brass twinge.
A mix between big choruses and funeral favourites. |
Late
70's / early 80's classic punk rock & new wave covers. |
4-piece
rock band combining hard rock guitar with poetic and meaningful lyrics |
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| Hardcore
punk band featuring Andy of DOA Studios on drums. Other band members have
played in The Exploited and UK Subs. |
Also
check out the Team Hifi website. |
Acoustic
based songwriter, has 2 CDs out at the moment "Once Upon a Time"
and "Mellow." Both have a 70s feel to them with a full band.
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| An indie band with influences such as Seether, Hole and The Cure. Also, on some occasions we are influenced by Your Code Name Is Milo. Email | A guitar orientated melodic hard rock band, although our style can vary song to song getting softer or harder. | |
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| Four piece,Hardcore/Metal/Jazz band with many influences. Trying to create something new. | Epic alt rock 5 piece, featuring creative guitar and piano textures, fluctuating dynamics and a diverse set of influences. | Hard
hitting energy fuelled rock band with enigmatic leadership and tons of
heavy metal riffage. |
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| Bookstore play a collected concoction of rock music with hints of 80's punk, with influences from Joy Division, Gray Matter, Siouxsie and the Banshees and, presently, the Mars Volta. | Forged out of the smouldering ashes of the acclaimed 80s/90s Manchester band Mirrors Over Kiev | Inspired
by Soundgarden, Jeff Buckley, Tool, Glassjaw, Jimi Hendrix, Refused, Led
Zeppelin & Deftones. |
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| Touring rock covers band, based in Bolton | Sanguis
are proud to be a British rock/metal group playing both covers & original material. We cover some of our favorite songs by Black Sabbath, Judas Priest & Metallica alongside our own brand of heavy rock & metal. |
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| The Bungo Ponies play a selection of rock, punk & new wave covers ranging from the 60s through to the 90s | From
the ashes of The Roadrunners, one of Bolton's longest lasting bands, come
two extraordinary guitarists, a 12-string bassist and the drummer who gave
The Kerbcrawlers their name. Classic rock at its most.... |
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| To
overthrow the over-rated. To produce a body of work that is as provocative,
evocative and memorable as the moniker it's created under. To create a
soundtrack to sing to, dance to, fuck to, dream to, and quit your job
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Bolton based five piece. The band's diverse influences have resulted in an individual but heavy sound | Dark
melodic punk rock legends!! |
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| Indie
driven melodic Rock! |
Indie & alternative covers, plus original stuff | Melodic metal - coming soon! |
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| Energy
punk from Bolton. |
One-take
Fuzz Rock'n'Roll. Full throttle. Hit the floor running. Ain't got no brakes.
Scream up those internal organs, smash the kit to splinters, torch those
guitars. |
Sickeningly
brutal blasting sub-bass grindcore hate |
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| Influences
are artists like Muse, Foo Fighters, REM, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, The
Strokes and Rage Against The Machine. |
5 Piece punk-rock band from Horwich and Blackrod. | Atari Teenage Riot eat the Wigan Casino for a pre-brunch snack. |
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| A
punk band from Farnworth & Manchester |
Energetic
3-piece signed to Team Hifi |
Classic punk covers including The Sex Pistols, The Ruts, The Angelic Upstarts and The Clash. Email |
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| Visually
awe-inspiring quartet. An underground resistance to the current corporate
attempt to sabotage, take-over and package. |
Inspired by Alan Titchmarsh's 2nd favourite flower. | Critics
have described STRAIN as the "21st century Black Sabbath" with
influences of Down, Corrosion of Conformity, Kyuss, and Iron Monkey. |
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| Have been compared to The Fall, The Kinks, Sonic Youth and Belle and Sebastian. Email | '76-'79
punk rock band. |
Rock based but varies from the mellow and touching to harsh and powerful. |
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| Influences
include Primal Scream / Spacemen 3 / The Cooper Temple Clause and The
Jesus and Mary Chain. Email |
Badly
Drawn Boy himself has expressed an interest in Mannekin John and has offered
both words of encouragement and new found hope for the future of rock. |
Supacharged
rock/metal band. |
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| A
5-piece Heavy Metal band. Influences are drawn from Iron Maiden, Metallica,
Slayer, Pantera, Black Label Society, Arch Enemy, Fear Factory. |
Specialists
in mini epics. From melancholic guitars to soaring choruses rich in classical
piano and strings. |
Will be out there and rockin you hard and fast with thrashing metalcore riffs and heavy screamo vocals. |
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| Solo
artist. Influences are David Gray, Fran Healy, Noel Gallagher. Powerful
vocal, acoustic indie/rock. |
Acoustic
singer songwriter, current cd 'Thoughts Alone' avaiable now |
An eclectic mix of rock rhythms and electro sounds. |
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| Fighting fire with punk. | Two
point four hour party people make acoustic-meets-electronica sounds. |
Three
raw Guitars, Bass, Drums, Raw as fuck music.~ Energy ~. Love. Throbbs
and humps your face. Sharp as a fuckin Jack Knife, yet Softer than the
7th Heaven love Clouds - Latest E.p - 'Beakerizer' |
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| 3-piece punk/garage rock band. Influences include Pixies, Sonic Youth, Tool, Fugazi & more | An
ever changing rotation of loud mouthed tossers who constantly argue. Often
to be spotted drunk in their natural habitat (d&p) proclaiming to
be a ska band of some description, whist not actually listening to or
writing ska tunes. |
Five
piece alternative rock band Influences:- Jeff Buckley, Velvet Revolver and Staind |
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| We are a rock band from Westhoughton and we are currently playing a mixture of nu-metal and heavy rock titles, such as Offspring, Blink-182, GreenDay, The Darkness (yes its true), Motorhead and many others. | Six piece classic rock band. | |
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| Fade provide an undecided genre of music which is new to the talents of today. In association with Wired Jungle. | Influences are Slipknot, Slayer, Trivium, Mastodon & Hatebreed | |
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| A
five piece punk band who experiment in sounds of screamo and metal. |
A four piece who write songs ranging from staight forward indie to stripped down, two chord post rock soundscapes. | Falls
on the ground in the space left by Aphex Twin and Boards of Canada. Electronica
at it's most tuneful. |
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| A very dedicated Metallica tribute band. | The band have a collective fondness of rock’n’roll in the widest sense of the words. From surreal to psychedelic to neo-rock, Elvis Costello meets The Who. Email | LoFi
country music... with woozy booze thrown in. Puttin' the plague back into
folk and country. |
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| Lush sonic soundscapes, beats, underlying violence and heart - a tasty menu with lasting effect. | Nine Lives supply endless infectious beats and soaring guitars, giving rock n roll the raw edge that it seems to have been missing for some time, creating a new take on modern day rock music | Dirty, dirty rock abusing your aural cavities while four drunks stumble across the stage trying to remember what they're playing. |
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| An all girl band who are creating music in their own style but have been put into a poprock category. | A five piece, traditional heavy metal band formed in April 2005. | Much-loved
touring rock band. Leave a massage on their webshite. |
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| Positively punk rock. | Influenced by Travis, Oasis, Damien Rice, Coldplay, Goo Goo Dolls, Radiohead & Stevie Wonder |