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78. Strung Out
SoCal's Strung Out formed in 1992, and shortly found their early break
signing with NOFX bassist Fat Mike's Fat Wreck Chords label in 1993.
Their debut album, Another Day in Paradise, was released the following
year. The band took an artistic leap forward with their follow-up
album Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues in 1996, which began to build
their loyal following among fans of newer Pop-Punk. 1998 saw the
release of the Crossroads and Illusions EP and the full-length Twisted
by Design, a more progressive work in which Strung Out began to mix
elements of Heavy Metal into their instrumental waves of attack. In
addition, Fat Wreck Chords also issued a set of previously unreleased
Strung Out material titled The Skinny Years...Before We Got Fat. The
band returned in 2000 with the EP The Element of Sonic Defiance. In
2002 American Paradox was released and 2004 saw Exile in Oblivion on
record stores' shelves. The latter two albums are considered the
band's best efforts and show the band has the potential to go a long
way yet.

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77. Simple Plan
Simple Plan is a power-pop band out of Montreal, Canada. Made up of Pierre Bouvier (vocals), Jeff Stinco (guitar), David Desrosiers (bass), Sebastien Lefebvre (guitar), and Chuck Comeau (drums), Simple Plan started to get big when they made their first appearance on the Vans Warped Tour in 2001. Their debut album No Pad, No Helmets...Just Balls was released in 2003 on Lava Records, and was an instant success. They are best known for their MTV friendly singles including “Perfect”, “Addicted”, “Welcome to My Life”, and “Shut Up”, and are often compared to bands such as Good Charlotte and Bowling For Soup. Their popularity continues to rise, and there appears to be no end in sight.

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76. Anberlin
Anberlin are an upbeat pop-punk band out of Orlando, Florida. The band released their first album, Blueprints for the Black Market, in 2003 on Tooth & Nail records. They released the follow-up, Never Take Friendship Personal, two years later. Anberlin has become very popular over the past few years by offering a unique sound not often found in pop-punk. They have caught the attention of thousands of music lovers by combining powerful vocals and unusual melodies to create talented, catchy songs such as “Ready Fuels” and “Foreign Language”.

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75. The Spill Canvas
The Spill Canvas was started by lead singer Nick Thomas of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The band is signed to One Eleven records, and released their debut album Sunsets and Car Crashes in 2003. One Fell Swoop, the band’s second release, has helped the band to become even more popular. The Spill Canvas is known for emotional acoustic ballads similar to those of bands such as Something Corporate and Mae. As the band continues to improve, they are guaranteed to find more and more success in the diverse realm of pop-punk.

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74. Emanuel
Emanuel formed in Louisville, Kentucky in 1998. They released their debut album, Soundtrack To a Headrush, in March 2005 on Vagrant Records. The band offers a gritty, aggressive sound that could be compared to that of bands such as Funeral For A Friend and A Static Lullaby. This is clearly shown in songs such as “The Hey Man”, which is described by Vagrant Records as “a sonic "**** you" to self-righteous hipster types around the world”. As the band continues to grow and mature, you can be sure that their popularity will sky-rocket.

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73. Emery
Toby Morrell (lead vocals, guitar), Matt Carter (guitar, keyboards, background vocals), Joel Green (bass), Devin Shelton (guitar, background vocals), Josh Head (keyboards), and Seth Studley (drums) started the band Emery in South Carolina, shortly after finishing college in 2001. They have provided music lovers with a slick blend of enjoyable vocals and deafening screams ever since, beginning with their debut album The Weak’s End. Emery is currently signed to Tooth & Nail records, and just released their new album, The Question, on August 2nd.

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72. Lightyear
Lightyear are one of the great english bands to have risen in 2000. They use their ska, hardcore, and punk influences in their pop punk music and altogether it makes them one of the most energetic and interesting bands of the genre. To back up their two very good albums they also had a great live show. It'sa shame they had to break up so shortly after forming(2003)

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71. The Academy Is…
The Academy Is... was formed in 2002 in Chicago by William Beckett and
Michael Carden after both of their previous bands broke up. The band
was originally known as The Academy, and they released a self-titled
EP in 2004 on tiny LLR Records under this name. After the name change
(to avoid confusion with another band by the same name), the group
signed to Fueled By Ramen Records, which released their debut
full-length, Almost Here in early 2005.

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70. YellowCard
Yellowcard formed in Jacksonville, FL, in 1997 but didn't solidify
their current lineup until a move to Southern California in early
2000. The band officially debuted on Wax in 2001 with One for the Kids
(Lobster) EP, and returned a year later with the Underdog EP for
Fueled by Ramen. 2003 was the breakout year for the group: they signed
with Capitol, issued Ocean Avenue on that label, and headed out for a
series of Warped Tour dates. Ino the next year Yellowcard gigged with
the likes of Matchbook Romance and Less Than Jake. In late March 2004,
Ocean Avenue was certified gold by the RIAA as the album's title track
and numerous other singles continued to be shown on MTV and played on
Top 40 radio.

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