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Encyclopedia > Five Star Prison Cell
Five Star Prison Cell
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Origin Melbourne, Australia
Years active 2004– Present
Genres Tech Metal/Math Metal
Labels Faultline Records
Members Adam Glynn
Mark Holain
Marc Whitworth
Cameron Macdonald

Five Star Prison Cell is a four-piece band from Melbourne, Australia, whose music is generally labelled as tech metal or math rock. They are known for their use of unusual time signatures, dissonant guitar riffs, and a creative and many syled vocal approach. Five Star Prison Cell offer a different and non-conformist approach to songwriting that is a rareity in the modest Australian metal scene. Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia, with a population of approximately 3. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Math Metal is a sub-genre of Tech Metal. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia, with a population of approximately 3. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Math rock is a style of rock music that emerged in the late 1980s. ... The time signature (also known as meter signature) is a notational device used in Western musical notation to specify how many beats are in each bar and what note value constitutes one beat. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

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Band history

Five Star Prison Cell was formed in 2004 from members of previous bands: Vocalist Adam Glynn from Melbourne band Frankenbok, Marc Whitworth had played drums for Gold Coast band Tension and Cameron Macdonald and Mark Holain who played bass and guitar in Extra Virgin. Gold Coast city is located in the south east corner of Queensland, Australia. ...


In 2005 they released their debut album, The Complete First Season, through dw Norton's Faultline records to general critical acclaim.


The band has so far supported Arch Enemy, Spiderbait, Walk the Earth, Daysend, Shallow Grave, Alarum, Minus Life, Karnivool, Flesh Mechanic, Mortal Sin, Dreadnaught, Lynchmada and many more. Arch Enemy is a Swedish melodic death metal band, formed in 1995 by Michael Amott. ... Spiderbait are an Australian rock band who have had two top ten albums and another three albums reach the Australian top 40. ... Daysend (pronounced days-end) is a melodic death metal band based in Sydney, Australia, assembled in 2002. ... Movie Poster Shallow Grave is a 1994 British thriller film, directed by Danny Boyle and written by John Hodge. ... Alarum are a 4 piece fusion-metal, or jazz metal band from Melbourne, Australia. ... Karnivool is an independent rock band from Perth, Australia. ... According to the beliefs of Catholicism, a mortal sin, as distinct from a venial sin, must meet all of the following conditions: its subject must be ‘grave matter’; it must be committed with full knowledge, both of the sin and of the gravity of the offense; it must be committed... This article is about a battleship as a type of warship. ...


A new album, Slaves of Virgo, is due in February 2007, with a national tour of Australia to follow along with plans to head overseas.


A filmclip has just been released and can be viewed on the official Five Star Prison Cell web site.


Band members

Current members

  • Adam Glynn - vocals
  • Mark Holain - guitar
  • Cameron Macdonald – bass
  • Marc Whitworth - drums

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Discography

  • The Complete First Season (debut album, 2005)
  • Crusty Demons: East Coast Carnage (Vol 11) (Compilation)
  • Slaves of Virgo (to be released, February 2007)

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