Band Bloodlines
Explore the people, bands and side trails that connect the scene. Start broad, narrow the route, then open the interactive family tree when you are ready.
Complete Bloodlines directory
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This is the practical list-and-card route through every available sound, era and scene.
149connected bands1164musicians1271approved links
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Browse by sound
Choose a broad sound, then a subgenre and a band.
PPunkPop punk, skate punk, punk rock and the scrappier edges of the scene.45 bandsMMetalMetalcore, death metal, alternative metal, thrash and heavier branches.58 bandsRRockHard rock, indie rock, pop rock, progressive rock and related sounds.65 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.47 bandsEEmoEmo, screamo and emotionally charged post-hardcore connections.14 bandsHHHip-HopHip-hop, rap and artists crossing into the wider alternative scene.4 bands+Other soundsElectronic, worship, folk, pop and uncategorised routes through Bloodlines.32 bands
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Browse by era
Enter through a decade and see the bands active in that period.
191980sBands with approved membership records active during the 1980s.2 bands191990sBands with approved membership records active during the 1990s.32 bands202000sBands with approved membership records active during the 2000s.46 bands202010sBands with approved membership records active during the 2010s.43 bands202020sBands with approved membership records active during the 2020s.24 bands
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Browse by scene
Follow label families, locations and defining moments across the scene.
T&NTooth & Nail familyBands and musicians connected through the Tooth & Nail Records family.66 bandsSSSolid State familyThe heavier family of bands linked through Solid State Records.40 bandsBECBEC Recordings familyArtists and projects connected through BEC Recordings.22 bandsFDFacedown familyHardcore and metal branches connected through Facedown Records.6 bandsUKUK sceneBands and musicians connected across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.8 bandsSCScottish sceneFollow the Scottish branch of the Waken The Dead community.2 bands90s1990s punk networkPunk connections active during the decade when the scene exploded.11 bandsSKASka revivalSka and ska-punk Bloodlines crossing the 1990s and 2000s.2 bands
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