[1] A Finnish metal band, formed around 2001, with: Ida Lindell (vocals), Jarmo Hyvärinen (co-lead guitar), Ilpo Luoma (drums), Joni Juuti (co-lead guitar) and Jani Seppänen (bass). Releases include: track One in the Dark (2008) and début album Northern Echoes (16 Feb 2009). Sites: MusicBrainz and MySpace.
[2] An 80s / 90s jazz fusion band, led by Mark Egan (bass) and Danny Gottlieb (drums) - both previously with Pat Metheny. They have released ten albums: Elements (1983), Forward Motion (1984), Blown Away (1986), Illumination (1988), Liberal Arts (1989), Spirit River (1990), Far East Volume 1 (1993), Far East Volume 2, Untold Stories and Wouldn’t It Be Nice-Tribute to Brian Wilson .
Sites: Discogs.
[3] A teenage Vasteras, Sweden, band with Swedish lyrics. To describe their music, one might say that it is a mix of the Swedish band Kent and the rock band HIM. After playing together for five years, they split up in 2007 and went in different directions.
Their most popular tracks include: Atlantis, "Det Som Jag Hatar" and "Skönheten & Ovädret".
Sites: MySpace.
[4] An artist who released EPs, including Ride or Die (feat' Luciano).
Sites: MySpace
[5] A Cincinnati, OH, USA, 5-piece metalcore band, formed 2012, with: Cody Cocco (vocals), Michael Trusty (guitar), Ryan Abitz (guitar), Shawn McAdams (drums) and Logan Scholtes (bass). Their tracks include: "Ashes", "Sycophant" and "Soul Eater".
"A breath of fresh air hailing out of Cincinnati. Filled with technical riffs, aggressive breakdowns, and melodic choruses; Elements presents themselves as a force to be reckoned with. They recently recorded a 3 track demo with producer Johnny Franck (former guitarist / vocalist of Attack! Attack!), and it seems that all eyes are on them as they take the scene by storm.
