Snatched up by Atlantic after their Fueled by Ramen debut, Paramorerises to the challenge of playing in the big leagues with their 2007 sophomore effort, RIOT!Mining a familiar vein of punk-pop with emo overtones, Paramoreisn't always original, but they make up for it with tunes, fire, and the youthful enthusiasm of lead singer Hayley Williams. The band also benefits from big-league production, making RIOT!rock with sparkle and crunch, and giving Parmorea leg up on their punk-pop contemporaries.

Hawthorne Heightsis taking over the world, one broken heart at a time. Since the 2004 release of their Victory Records powerhouse debut album, The Silence In Black And White, Hawthorne Heights spent every single week of 2005 in the Top 200. They have headlined sold out tours in the US and UK, headlined Warped Tour 2005, appeared in every major music publication, are in heavy rotation on MTV and Fuse, and have toured with the likes of Sum 41 and Fall Out Boy. After spending the fall of 2005 holed up in the studio in Hoboken, New Jersey, Hawthorne Heights have surfaced with a painfully beautiful album that is nothing short of the biggest rock record of 2006.