Senses Fail, New Found Glory October 6, 2007

The band's poetic lyrics, cutting drums and faultless guitar melodies create an energized rock that bridges the edginess of hardcore and the passion of punk. Bleeding Through pierces the punk rock sound barrier. Saosin formed in early 2003, with Beau Burchell and Justin Shekoski on guitar and Anthony Green on vocals. Within a few months, bassist Chris Sorenson and drummer Alex Rodriguez were added to the lineup. I Am the Avalanche features Vinnie Caruana (vocals, guitar), Brandon Swanson (guitar), Kellen Robson (bass), Michael Ireland (guitar) and Brett Romnes (drums).

Coral Springs, FL, punk band New Found Glory formed in the summer of 1997 and is made up of vocalist Jordan Pundik, guitarists Chad Gilbert and Steve Klein, bassist Ian Grushka and drummer Cyrus Bolooki. Atlanta rockers Cartel gained significant promotional boosts from Yahoo!, MySpace, AOL, AbsolutePunk.net and PureVolume.net, leading to their successful single 'Honestly,' which in turn earned them more exposure via their music video on MTVU and Fuse. They also made the lineup on the 2006 VANS Warped Tour. No wonder Alternative Press called Cartel "a band you need to know." The Early November is a New Jersey-based pop-punk band with a flair for irony.