Sonic Boom Six (often shortened to SB6) are a five-piece rock band from Manchester, United Kingdom. Their eclectic sound combines different elements of several genres and has been described by Kerrang! as "taking ska, pop, grime, dubstep, punk and metal apart, then rebuilding them as a hyperactive hybrid". Their lyrics tend to focus on social commentary with a live show known for "clashing activism and good times". The band's influences include Bad Brains, Public Enemy, The Fugees, The Specials, The Streets, and The Clash

In the summer of 2001 hans (guitarplayer) & anton (drummer) from ulrikes dream, a belgian grind-trash,punk-crust-band, started experimenting with playin some ska & reggae mixed with some punkrock. Nico joined em on bass and they started jammin. <br><br> A lot of familiar tunes were recycled in to ska, punk & reggea rifs such as mission impossible, the tetris-tune, johnny marchin home, the pink panther-tune, guns of brixton(the clash),etc... <br><br> In september Rekke joined the band as a singer, and we started to make some songs. The lyrics were very political and the band had an anarchist spirit. All members came from the leuven squat scene& were all involved in Villa squattus dei, the local squat, and one of the few place where punkconcerts could take place... <br><br> All members had pretty much different tastes in music: from metal to crust to anarchopunk to streetpunk to oi! to ska to reaggae to poppunk etc. wich resulted in an all influenced sound. <br><br> It was comparable to operation ivy, choking victim, radical dance faction, the clash,... (well we hoped). But we did try to avoid to become a generic ska-popunk-band: The vocals sounded dirtier and harder, and more important the message was a lot more radical. <br><br> On the 11th of october of 2001 Nico set up a gig for some punk-bands, R.A.T.S., fart & fat in villa squattus dei, and we decided to do a try out gig if there was some time left after the bands. & so we did. Everyone was really nervous. But we got people dancing from the first note (probably cause evreyone was completely drunk & in the mood to party). And the first try out was a great succes. And so the usual suspects story started... <br><br>

From the Brussels region, the ten members of Pepper Seed deliver an explosive blend of reggae and ska, tinged with occasional dub accents. The band’s musical style is built on an unstoppable rhythm section, combined with the guitar’s and keyboard’s syncopations. On this foundation, the horns weave hypnotic melodies while the male and female vocalists take turns at the mic. The result is an irresistible mix of varied atmospheres, inventiveness, and energy.