While She Sleeps is a metalcore band from Sheffield, UK. Despite their short career, they already have done hundreds of shows already, and are highly acclaimed for their quality live performances. The band just released the new song "Dead Behind The Eyes", and will play at a number of festivals this summer, including Rock Am Ring in Germany and Download Festival in UK.

Veil of Maya is a progressive death metal band from Chicago, IL. Marc Okubo is the band’s sole guitarist, and leads the band with his unorthodox and unique style of riffing. They have released four full-length albums. Their latest, ‘Eclipse’, was released in February 2012 and debuted at #62 on the Billboard Top 200 list, a truly impressive feat for the genre. Veil of Maya has toured extensively all over the world, with bands such as In Flames, Trivium, Periphery, Born of Osiris, The Faceless and many more. They are currently on tour in support of the new album and will be afeatured act as part of the 2012 incarnation of The Summer Slaughter Tour in the US.

Jesper Strömblad was the founder and main songwriter of In Flames. After releasing nine successful albums, which made In Flames the icon of Swedish Death Metal, Jesper left the band in 2010. In 2011, Jesper formed the band The Resistance together with former In Flames guitarist Glenn Ljungström, former vocalist for The Haunted Marco Aro, Alex Losbäck Holstad of Despite, and Chris Barkensjö of Carnal Forge. The band already has become the center of attention among metal fans, and their debut album is highly anticipated.

The Agonist is a Canadian metal band from Montreal, Quebec, featuring the front woman Alissa White-Gluz, who uses both clean vocals and metal growls. Their debut full-length album, Once Only Imagined was released on August 14, 2007. Their second full-length album, Lullabies for the Dormant Mind was released on March 19, 2009. They have toured with bands such as Arsonists Get All the Girls, Epica, The Faceless, Chelsea Grin, Kamelot, Visions of Atlantis and many more. In April 2012, they will embark on an extensive North American tour. See all the tour dates on their official Facebook page.

The Blackout is a post-hardcore band from Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, formed in 2003. Since their debut, the band has toured with bands such as Lostprophets, My Chemical Romance, Funeral For A Friend and Limp Bizkit.
In April 2011, the band released the album Hope. In August, they played on the main stage at both the Reading and Leeds music festivals, followed by an extensive European and UK headlining tour.

Your Demise is a five-piece hardcore / metalcore band from St Albans, Brighton and Salisbury in the United Kingdom. Formed in 2003, they have toured with bands like Biohazard, Bury Your Dead, Enter Shikari, A Day to Remember, Parkway Drive and The Devil Wears Prada. 
2012 will see the release of their new album The Golden Age, and an extensive tour, including Soundwave Festival dates in Australia, followed by European and UK dates. (Tour Dates : Click here)

Nashville-based Adam Nitti balances his roles as a solo artist, sideman, and educator.
He has toured and/or recorded with the Dave Weckl Band, Susan Tedeschi, Steven Curtis Chapman, Mike Stern, Heather Headley, Wayne Krantz, and T Lavitz, while also releasing four solo CDs, including his most recent, "Liminal". As a Nashville session bassist he has played on three Grammy-winning albums to date, and is also a cofounder of MusicDojo.com.

Anders was one of the leading members/songwriters of the melodic death metal legend At the Gates. In 1995, they released their 5th album Slaughter of the Soul, which has been acclaimed as a milestone in its genre.
After At the Gates disbanded in 1996, Anders formed The Haunted. Their latest album Unseen was released in March 2011, followed by the extensive world tour, including Sweden Rock Festival in Sweden, Hellfest in France, and Wacken Open Air in Germany. The band just finished the Asian leg of the tour, including Japanese and Chinese dates.
In 2011, Anders also played for a reunited At the Gates at several metal festivals.  Anders now plays Ibanez instruments exclusively, which has been announced through the band's official web site (http://www.the-haunted.com/site/).

Hibria is a speed/power metal band from Brazil. Since their debut in 2004, they have become one of the most important bands in its genre with their aggressive yet melodic songs and overwhelming techniques.
In January 2010, the band was chosen to open METALLICA's concert in Porto Alegre Brazil, where they played in front of 25,000 people.
In 2011, their 3rd album "Blind Ride" was released, followed by a Japanese tour, where they finally got endorsed with Ibanez.

Ibanez is excited to formally announce Ben Bruce and Cameron Liddell, the guitarists from one of metal's fastest-growing and most exciting new acts Asking Alexandria, have officially become exclusive endorsers of Ibanez guitars. Ben is currently playing the FR model, and Cameron is playing the DN model.

Ibanez would like to formally announce that Chris Rubey of Ohio’s metalcore giants The Devil Wears Prada is now an exclusive endorser of Ibanez guitars! Chris is currently playing the new ARZ model as well as the classic Ibanez RG model on tour now in support of their latest album, Dead Throne.