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Rest (band)

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Rest
OriginCork, Ireland
GenresProgressive rock, progressive metal, post-rock, doom metal, black metal, math rock
Years active1999–present
LabelsOut On A Limb Records
MembersGraham Lynch
Steve Barry
Colm O'Shea
Johnny Lynch

Rest are an instrumental rock group from Cork, Ireland. The group's sound has evolved over the course of their existence to incorporate elements of progressive rock, tech-metal, post-rock, doom, black metal and math rock. The groups sound is characterised by intricate harmonised riffs, complex drum patterns, unconventional song structures, a heavy emphasis on dynamics and alternating time signatures.[citation needed] As well as releasing one album and an EP on Limerick independent record label Out on a Limb Records, the band has also toured Ireland and the United Kingdom, sharing stages with the likes of Isis, Cult of Luna, Oxbow, Baroness, Torche, Zu, Red Sparowes and Explosions in the Sky.[citation needed]

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