The Music of My Earphones part 1

1. 12 Stones  - On August 24, 2010, the band announced that they were leaving Wind-Up after nine years, stating “We felt it was time for a change. We have a vision for this band that we feel is best pursued elsewhere.” On December 30, 2010, 12 Stones announced via Twitter and Facebook that they are planning to release a new, full-length album in 2011.



 
2. Addison Road -     In 2009, Addison Road was nominated for a Dove Award for New Artist of the Year at the 40th GMA Dove Award.





 

 3. Adelita's Way - The First single off Home School Valedictiorian "Sick" hit #1 at active rock, and #36 at Modern Rock radio.






 

4. All That Remains -  Their fifth album For We Are Many has received mainly positive reviews.  Allmusic stated the album has a good mix of "heaviness and harmony". theNewreview.net gave the album 4.5 out of 5 saying " The vocals and guitars are layered exactly as they should be to either draw attention to Labonte or Herbert and Martin depending on the situation while keeping the drums and bass right where they need to be to compliment the guitarists and Labonte’s excellent (for the most part) vocal work."

 5. Alter Bridge - Later, in May 2011, the band defeated Avenged Sevenfold, Linkin Park, Three Days Grace, and other artists in Fuse TV's "Battle of the Fans" poll. 





 

 6. Apocalyptica - They have collaborated with well-known rock artist like Adam Gontier, Brent Smith, Corey Taylor, Cristina Scabbia, Gavin Rossdale, Joe Duplantier, Lacey Mosley, Lauri Ylonen, Matt Tuck, Max Cavalera, Ville Valo etc.

 7. Archie Star - Pat D' Andrea, now Johnny D' Andrea, came from his former piano rock band October Fall.  He formed another band (Archie Star) together with his sister Maria.

  8. Atreyu - The song by Atreyu on the "Underworld: Evolution" soundtrack is "Her Portrait in Black." The music video for the song contains many scenes from the movie.
  

 9. Avenged Sevenfold - Even though Avenged Sevenfold formed in 1999 it was in 2006 that they picked up "Best New Artist" at the MTV Video Music Awards.

 10. Barlow Girl - BarlowGirl's managers are their mom and their dad! It's a family affair, all right!   

 11. Big Dismal -  Rolling Stone named Big Dismal one of "Five Christian Bands on the Rise" and the band had three CONSECUTIVE #1 Singles off their debut record, Believe on Christian Rock radio (Remember, I.O.U., Reality and Just The Same).

 12. Bleeding Through - Former guitarist Scott Danough has said that he is influenced by metal and hardcore bands, like At The Gates, Slayer, Cradle of Filth, Integrity and Earth Crisis. Vocalist Brandan Schieppati has also mentioned American thrash metal bands as an influence on Bleeding Through, e.g. Testament or Exodus In an interview, guitarist Brian Leppke added Cro-Mags, Entombed, Crowbar and Pantera as well to the list of influences. Lastly, keyboardist Marta Peterson is the one who brings industrial, symphonic black metal, and goth inspirations to the band's sound.  

 13. Breaking Benjamin - The songs "Firefly" and "Polyamorous" were used on the video game WWE Day of Reckoning.   








 

 14. Britt Nicole - The Lost Get Found is the second studio album by Britt Nicole. It was released on August 11, 2009 and features the Christian radio #1 hits, "The Lost Get Found" and "Walk On the Water". It debuted at #1 on Billboard's Hot Christian Albums Chart, and #62 on the Billboard 200, a career high for the singer. 

 15. Bullet for My Valentine - The band has stated that their music is influenced by classic heavy metal acts such as Metallica, Iron Maiden, and Slayer.