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In 2005 Karate announced their demise, quietly closing the door on a 12-year run that included 6 studio albums and almost 700 performances in 20 countries. They exited the indie rock world without much fanfare, except from the small enclaves of devout fans who have followed their music since Geoff Farina's early 90's work with The Secret Stars. The band’s beginnings in the early-90's Boston indie scene, their love for improvised music and classic rock, and their adherence to the DIY punk ethos of their youth made them freaks in any scene, defying classification with their strange fusion of punk,...

Audio Karate is a pop punk band from Rosemead, California formed in 1995. Audio Karate signed to Kung Fu Records in fall 2001. They put out their debut album, Space Camp, on May 14, 2002. The album featured the songs "Nintendo 89," "Rosemead," and "Senior Year." After the release of Space Camp, Audio Karate toured the world with bands such as The Ataris, NOFX, Blink-182. After the heavy touring, the band decided to take a break to write their next record. The result was an album named Lady Melody that was produced by Bill Stevenson of the Descendents. Lady Melody...

Hot Karate is an indie power trio with progressive rock tendencies from Los Angeles, California. The band was formed in 2010. Their debut EP, Moonlight Horchata, is available for free download. Guitar: Rob Krauss Drums: Adam Subhas Bass/Vocals: Cyrus Ghahremani .

international-karate.bandcamp.com/ International Karate were a mostly instrumental band from Melbourne, Australia. In 2006 International Karate have completed their third (and final) album. More of What We’ve Heard Before Than We’ve Ever Heard Before. After the somewhat lukewarm reception of their second album, 2004’s A Monster In Soul (we hope you’re refreshed by the honesty of this bio), they had a little bit of a rethink and have come up with a snappy (or relatively snappy - for them) new album. More of What We’ve Heard Before Than We’ve Ever Heard Before is the sound of IK moving on, trimming songs...