Bent

2) A no-wave/post-punk trio from Brisbane, Australia.

3) A power-pop band from Manila, Philippines.

4) Bent is also the name used by an Icelandic rapper and XXX Rottweiler Hundar member; a Balikpapan, Indonesia, digital hardcore band; and others.

5) Nu Metal band from Australia.

1) Bent is the name of the Nottingham, UK,duo formed by Neil Tolliday (aka Nail Tolliday) and Simon Mills. Their critically acclaimed début album was Programmed to Love (2000) and their latest studio album is Intercept! (Oct 2006).

Programmed to Love was a very successfully for advertisement music. "Invisible Pedestrian" track featured in a 2003 Absolut Vodka commercial and, more famously, a late-90s USA Volkswagen bus commercial. Also, "Private Road" was included in a Bank of Carlsberg TV ad clip (Dec 2001).

Other albums included The Everlasting Blink (2002), Ariels (2004) and, most recently, the more disco-pop inspired Intercept!.

Later, a cluster of remix / rework singles / EPs appeared, around the release of Best of (Aug 2009). Four years later saw the 34-track From The Vaults: 1998-2006 (Jun 2013).

2) BENT are a Brisbane 3-piece on Emotional Response Records. Their Bandcamp profile goes thusly:

"BENT are a trio of wonky post-punkers from Brisbane Australia. On “Snakes and Shapes”, their 2nd full length, the band deliver 14 tracks of inspired and skewed pop - raw and beautiful.

3) Bent was an early 2000s power-pop band from Manila, Philippines. The all-girl band consisted of a group of high school friends: songwriter Erna Morcozo on lead guitar, Tinn Naval on drums, Dianne Bolo on vocals, and Azelle Mendoza on bass. Bent released one album, Fragile, in 2002.

4) BENTs style is known as rapcore, and sound similar to Rage Against the Machine, Korn and Limp Bizkit. BENT have used this style as a foundation in which to build and create their own unique sound. They have achieved this by combining new metal with the harsh beats of underground hip-hop. The lyrics are influenced by a strong christian message and are aimed to bring hope to those who have none.

Nat has been playing drums for over 13 years. He has worked as a session musician, and was the youngest Premier sponsored drummer in Australia. Nat has also gained sponsorship with UFIP cymbals, Vater sticks and Aquarian heads.

Jono has been playing bass for over 9 years and is sponsored by Yamaha Basses and Marshall Amps. Jono has also worked as a session musician. Both Nat and Jono have had national radio airplay in other bands.

Matt has been playing guitar for over 6 years. Matt has played as a part of an ensemble made up of the South Coasts best musicians.

Nate has been rapping for 2 years and by opinion is ranked one of the best rappers in the Wollongong and Sydney regions alongside Juan Gonzales (Hoodsta) from Soulkeepers and Wizdom and Mystery from Brethren.

Aaron has been a DJ for one year and has become one of Wollongongs youngest DJs and is Australias youngest commercially recorded DJ. Having been taught by Wollongongs infamous D.J. Diggz, he has become a very promising artist.

BENT were overall winners in the Wollongong and NSW Gospel Eisteddfods and were runners-up overall at the nationals. They have appeared in 2 compilation albums, the most recent of which was distributed at MIDEM, the largest music industry event in the world. BENT have completed their debut album No Compromise, a 14 track CD which was 6 months in the making. BENT have recently been invited to perform at The Australian Live Music Awards beside bands such as Killing Heidi, 28 Days, Grinspoon and The Living End. BENT have also been invited to play at Youth Alives Countdown 2000: The Final Countdown at Parramatta Stadium which annually attracts a crowd of over 12000 people. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.