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Matt Davies and Darran Smith of Funeral For A Friend joined Bethan Elfyn as special guests on her ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Wales show, broadcast last Saturday.

Listen again to the full programme on ´óÏó´«Ã½ iPlayer.

As with all Beth's guests, the duo chose their Personal Playlist - a range of tunes that influenced them. It was an eclectic and frankly awesome six tracks. Here's what they chose:

Lostprophets - Shinobi Vs Dragonninja
The first Lostprophets record, Fake Sound Of Progress, showed that heavy music from Wales could do well and was became an influential hard rock/metal record for many Welsh bands.

Bruce Sprinsteen - Born To Run
"A legend amongst legends" says Matt.

Boston - More Than A Feeling
Boston were one of the first bands Darran got into and made him realise how guitar could sound symphonic, like an orchestra.

Black Flag - My War
"They were so dirty, gutteral and basic in a very powerful way". Henry Rollins at his best, according to Matt.

AC/DC - For Those About To Rock
This was the first record that Darran bought, and his first foray into heavier rock music.

Fugazi - Waiting Room
Operating outside the conventional industry, this is the band which has most influenced Matt's view on how to operate in music.