Pristina

There are two musical groups by the name Pristina. One group focuses on electronic, ambient music while the other is a metal-core, grind group. The following is based upon their own descriptions respectively.

Pristina is a collective. A group of talented female writers/vocalists, teamed together with writer/producer Joey B. of The Echoing Green. The idea was to create a beautiful, female-driven, sophisticated electronic record - so Joey called upon friends he had made over his many years of recording and touring with The Echoing Green, as well as some new friends to lend their talents.
"I think Pristina's secret weapon is that most all of the women involved have backrounds in acoustic and rock-type genres... nothing electronic. So when I asked them to be a part of an electronic project - they were all excited to step out of their element and flex different musical muscles, so-to-speak." says Joey.

Pristina is a Powerviolence/Grind/Metal/Hardcore band from Connecticut.
They originally formed in 2003 as a side project by Brendan K. Duff(vox - formerly of 100 Demons, A Thousand Falling Skies, Invocation of Nehek) and Jay Barnes (guitar - formerly of Born Under Saturn, Farewell Order). They parted ways in 2004 only to regroup in 2005 with a new line-up and even more petulance to create music that is intensely bitter and unapologetically grim. Now with Colin Hinchliff (guitar - formerly of Self Extinction), Mike Banfield (drums - formerly of Godsburn) and Ian McNulty (bass- formerly of Silenced). Signed to Indie Label Sparechange Records in mid 2006, Pristina has released a cd (Boner Jams '07) and is working on multiple projocts to be released late 2007.