As Yet Unbroken
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As Yet Unbroken is an American
United States
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 alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 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
Pj Perez is an American editor, writer and musician, best known for his reports and commentary on Las Vegas culture in such publications as Rolling Stone...

 (drums
Drum kit
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). The band describes its sound as "bridging punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 energy with addictive melodies
Melody
A melody , also tune, voice, or line, is a linear succession of musical tones which is perceived as a single entity...

 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
KVGS is a commercial radio station located in Meadview, Arizona, broadcasting to the Las Vegas metropolitan area on 107.9 FM. KVGS airs an adult hits format branded as 107.9 BOB FM, airing a jockless mix of 70s, 80s, and 90s pop and rock hits.-History:...

. 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.
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