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Bloodlines directory
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Use familiar lists and filters to find a band, musician, sound, place or era.
160connected bands1239musicians1376approved links
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Sound
Choose a broad neighbourhood, then narrow to a genre or band.
PPunkPop punk, skate punk, punk rock and the scrappier edges of the scene.46 bandsMMetalMetalcore, death metal, alternative metal, thrash and heavier branches.63 bandsRRockHard rock, indie rock, pop rock, progressive rock and related sounds.70 bandsHHardcoreHardcore punk, post-hardcore, melodic hardcore and connected projects.42 bandsSSkaSka, ska punk, reggae crossovers and horn-driven branches.8 bandsAAlternativeAlternative, grunge, industrial, experimental, shoegaze and post-rock.50 bandsEEmoEmo, screamo and emotionally charged post-hardcore connections.15 bandsHHHip-HopHip-hop, rap and artists crossing into the wider alternative scene.4 bands+Other soundsElectronic, worship, folk, pop and uncategorised routes through Bloodlines.37 bands
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Time
Choose an era and open bands with documented activity around it.
191980sBands with approved membership records active during the 1980s.3 bands191990sBands with approved membership records active during the 1990s.50 bands202000sBands with approved membership records active during the 2000s.70 bands202010sBands with approved membership records active during the 2010s.71 bands202020sBands with approved membership records active during the 2020s.57 bands
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Featured routes
Label families, regional scenes and useful crossover trails.
T&NTooth & Nail familyBands and musicians connected through the Tooth & Nail Records family.67 bandsSSSolid State familyThe heavier family of bands linked through Solid State Records.43 bandsBECBEC Recordings familyArtists and projects connected through BEC Recordings.22 bandsFDFacedown familyHardcore and metal branches connected through Facedown Records.7 bandsUKUK sceneBands and musicians connected across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.7 bands90s1990s punk networkPunk connections active during the decade when the scene exploded.19 bandsSKASka revivalSka and ska-punk Bloodlines crossing the 1990s and 2000s.3 bands
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