Battles is an Americaninstrumental rock band. Following a string of EPs, the band released their debut LP on the Warp Records label in February 2006. The album is a compilation of their increasingly hard-to-find early releases. The group's lineup is composed of well-known musicians, including ex-Helmet drummer John Stanier, ex-Don Caballero guitarist Ian Williams, and ex-Lynx guitarist Dave Konopka. Tyondai Braxton (son of AvantgardeJazz musician Anthony Braxton) provides an experimental aspect to the music via a series of guitar effects. Instrumental rock is a type of rock and roll which features only musical instruments, and no singing. ... Warp Records is a pioneering independent UK record label, founded in Sheffield in 1989, notable for discovering some of the most enduring artists in electronic music. ... Helmet is an American alternative metal band formed in New York City by Page Hamilton (vocals/guitar) with Henry Bogdan (bass), Peter Mengede (guitar) and John Stanier (drums) in 1989. ... John Stanier first came into the spotlight as the drummer for Helmet. ... Don Caballero is an instrumental rock group from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... Ian Williams (b. ... Tyondai Braxton is an American musician and the son of jazz musician Anthony Braxton. ... A work similar to Marcel Duchamps Fountain Avant garde (written avant-garde) is a military practice of deploying an Advanced Guard, a small troop of highly-skilled soldiers which would explore terrain ahead of a large advancing army and plot the course the army would follow. ... Jazz is an original American musical art form originating around the early 1920s in New Orleans, rooted in Western music technique and theory, and is marked by the profound cultural contributions of African Americans. ... Anthony Braxton (born June 4, 1945) is an American composer, multi-reedist and pianist. ...
A new full-length album is supposedly in the works for September 2006.
John Stanier first came into the spotlight as the drummer for Helmet. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Ian Williams (b. ... A guitar is a musical instrument characterized by its visually dominant body and neck. ... Piano, a well-known instance of keyboard instruments A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. ... Tyondai Braxton is an American musician and the son of jazz musician Anthony Braxton. ...
Warp Records is a pioneering independent UK record label, founded in Sheffield in 1989, notable for discovering some of the most enduring artists in electronic music. ...
Battles may be small scale, only involving a handful of individuals, perhaps two squads, up to battles on army levels where hundreds of thousands may be engaged in a single battle at one time.
A "battle of annihilation" is one in which the defeated party is destroyed in the field, such as the French fleet at the Battle of the Nile.
A "decisive battle" is one of particular importance; often by bringing hostilities to an end, such as the Battle of Hastings, or as a turning point in the fortunes of the belligerents, such as the Battle of Stalingrad.
Cadwallon continued to wage a war of ruthless slaughter against the Northumbrians, and was not stopped until the Battle of Heavenfield a year later.
Kirby suggested that the defeat of Edwin was the outcome of a wide-ranging alliance of interests opposed to him, including the deposed Bernician line of Aethelfrith; such an alliance must not have survived the battle for long.
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