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    This document provides case studies on several Welsh and British rock bands, including Lostprophets, The Blackout, You Me at Six, Kasabian, Biffy Clyro, Kids in Glass Houses, The Used, and The Script. It outlines when and where each band formed, the members, albums released, chart successes, and awards received. The bands range in genre from alternative rock to post-hardcore to nu metal.

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    This document provides case studies on several Welsh and British rock bands, including Lostprophets, The Blackout, You Me at Six, Kasabian, Biffy Clyro, Kids in Glass Houses, The Used, and The Script. It outlines when and where each band formed, the members, albums released, chart successes, and awards received. The bands range in genre from alternative rock to post-hardcore to nu metal.

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    Artists
    Lostprophets
    Lostprophets are a Welsh rock band from
    Pontypridd, formed in 1997. Founded by
    vocalist Ian Watkins. To date, Lostprophets
    have released four studio albums, most
    recently releasing The Betrayed on 13
    January 2010. They are also part of the
    Cardiff music scene. The band have
    achieved two top ten hits on the UK
    Singles Chart "Last Train Home" and
    "Rooftops", one number one single on the
    Alternative Songs chart "Last Train Home",
    and several Kerrang! Awards and
    nominations. Lostprophets are most
    commonly termed nu metal and hard rock.
    However, a wide variety of influences have
    been noted in their music, with other
    genre tags applied to the band including
    alternative metal.
    The Blackout
    The Blackout is a post-hardcore band from the
    Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, formed in 2003. After
    some time backing Lostprophets on their
    Liberation Transmission Tour, along with
    Dopamine and Kids In Glass Houses,, they
    released their first mini-album The Blackout!
    The Blackout! The Blackout!. In October 2007
    the band released their debut album, We Are
    the Dynamite!. Their second record, The Best In
    Town was released on May 25 2009 in Europe
    and June 23 2009 in the US, both via Epitaph
    Records.
    You Me At Six
    You Me at Six is an alternative rock band
    from Surrey, England. The band rose to fame
    in 2007 with the success of their debut
    album, Take Off Your Colours, which included
    the singles "Save It for the Bedroom",
    "Finders Keepers" and "Kiss and Tell". The
    latter two peaked at 33 and 42 respectively
    in the official UK Singles Chart. They were
    nominated for "Best British Band" at the
    2008, 2009 and 2010 Kerrang! Awards,
    Kasabian
    Kasabian are a British alternative rock band
    that formed in Countesthorpe,
    Leicestershire in 1999. Originally comprising
    vocalist Tom Meighan, guitarist and
    keyboardist Christopher Karloff, guitarist and
    backing vocalist Sergio Pizzorno, bassist
    Chris Edwards, the band have released three
    studio albums – Kasabian (2004), Empire
    (2006) and West Ryder Pauper Lunatic
    Asylum (2009). The band currently features
    Meighan, Pizzorno, Edwards and drummer
    Ian Matthews. Pizzorno also took over as
    Kasabian's lead song-writer after the
    departure of Christopher Karloff. Also,
    Kasabian means "butcher" in Armenian
    Biffy Clyro
    Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock band from
    Ayrshire, comprising Simon Neil (guitar, lead
    vocals), James Johnston (bass, vocals) and Ben
    Johnston (drums, vocals). After their first three
    albums, the band expanded their following
    significantly with the release of their fourth,
    Puzzle in 2007. The album went gold in the UK,
    selling over 100,000 units. Biffy Clyro's
    popularity was built upon further in 2008 and
    2009 with the release of the singles
    "Mountains" and "That Golden Rule", which
    both reached the top 10 of the UK singles
    chart. Their latest album, Only Revolutions,
    reached #3 in the UK chart and went gold
    within days of its release in 2009, later going
    platinum in 2010 and was nominated for the
    Mercury Music Prize.
    Kids In Glass Houses
    Kids in Glass Houses are a British rock band
    from Cardiff. Citing influences ranging from the
    classic pop of The Police, Michael Jackson,
    Prince, and The Beach Boys to the British rock
    of Stereophonics, Blur and Pulp to the
    hardcore/punk stylings of Glassjaw, Refused
    and The Movielife, the band is part of the
    Cardiff music scene. The band's name is
    inspired by a lyric in Glassjaw song "Tip Your
    Bartender". The line is "not throwing stones at
    you anymore". Kids In Glass Houses also
    supported Stereophonics at Belsonic, a music
    festival in Custom House Square, Belfast.
    The Used
    The Used is an American rock band from
    Orem, Utah. The band was founded in 2001
    and signed to Reprise Records the same year,
    they rose to fame in June 2002 after releasing
    their self-titled debut album. They followed up
    with their second album, In Love and Death, in
    September 2004 and their third album, Lies for
    the Liars, in May 2007. An EP, Shallow Believer,
    was released in February 2008 that featured
    most of the band's B-sides to date. They spent
    the entire year of 2008 working on their fourth
    studio album, which was released on August
    31, 2009, called Artwork. The band has
    achieved both Gold and Platinum statuses in
    more than six countries worldwide
    The Script
    The Script are an alternative rock band from
    Dublin, Ireland. Currently based in London
    after signing to Sony Label Group imprint
    Phonogenic, the band released their self-
    entitled debut album in August 2008. Their
    music has been featured in video games and
    the popular teen programmes 90210 and
    Waterloo Road. The first single from upcoming
    album Science & Faith has been confirmed to
    be a song named "For the First Time". "For the
    First Time" was released in September 2010
    and the album Science & Faith was released on
    13 September 2010.
    "For the First Time" has entered the UK charts
    at #5 and moved up to #4 the following week
    and entered the Irish charts at #1.
    Science & Faith entered the Irish Album Chart
    and the UK album chart at no.1

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