As Yet Unbroken is an American

United States

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 alternative rock

Alternative rock

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 band from Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

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, Nevada

Nevada

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. Formed in late 2007, the current members of the band are Tim Beck (vocals), Mark T. Zeilman (bass

Bass guitar

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), Peter Stauber (guitar

Electric guitar

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) and Pj Perez

Pj Perez

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 (drums

Drum kit

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). The band describes its sound as "bridging punk rock

Punk rock

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 energy with addictive melodies

Melody

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 and aggressive rhythms."

After going through a string of guitarists, the band made its public debut at a battle of the bands competition in Las Vegas in 2008. As Yet Unbroken won the first round and went on to finish second in the regional semi-finals.

Since then, the band has self-released a three-song EP

Extended play

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, from which the title song, "Alone," has been played on radio stations such as Las Vegas' Area 107.9-FM

KVGS

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. As Yet Unbroken's songs have also been the top downloaded MP3

MP3

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s numerous times at the Las Vegas Weeklys website. Guitarist Peter Stauber joined the group in early 2010.