Crowbar

Crowbar is an American sludge band from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, characterized by their extremely slow, low-keyed, hardcore and brooding songs.

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Crowbar
Lifesblood for the Downtrodden
Odd Fellows Rest
Time Heals Nothing
Broken Glass
Obedience Thru Suffering

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Andrew W.K.

Andrew W.K. was born Andrew Wilkes-Krier in Stanford, California in 1979, before moving to Michigan at age 4. He began piano lessons promptly at age 5, studying at The University Of Michigan School Of Music Pedagogy program. By his early teens Andrew had already exhibited great enthusiasm and talent for both music and the visual arts. He spent his high school years playing drums and keyboard in an almost endless variety of short-lived, but passionate groups, all centered in southeast Michigan’s explosive cultural scene. By the age of 17, Andrew had graduated from high school - one year early - in an effort to dedicate all his time to his creative endeavors. He was accepted to The School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago, but instead chose to move to New York City in 1997, at age 18, to pursue his vision alone.

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I Get Wet
The Wolf
Close Calls With Brick Walls
55 Cadillac

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The Birthday Massacre

The Birthday Massacre is a synth rock band, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The band was officially formed in 1999, known at that time as Imagica. The band consists of Chibi (vocals), Rainbow (guitars and programming), Michael Falcore (guitars), Owen (keyboards), O.E. (previously drums, now bass), and Rhim (drums).

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Nothing and Nowhere
Violet
Walking with Strangers
Looking Glass EP

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Combichrist

“Combichrist” is an aggrotech group, formed in Norway and currently based in the United States.

In 2003 Andy LaPlegua of “Icon of Coil” wrote a few power noise/techno cross over tracks under the name of “D.r.i.v.E.”. This was changed to “Combichrist” when the debut album, “The Joy of Gunz” was set to be released on Out Of Line. The name Combichrist originates from a hardcore fanzine LaPlegua made during the late 90s, with “JR Ewing” guitarist Håkon Mella.

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Everybody Hates You
Today We Are All Demons

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Angelspit

Angelspit is a two-piece industrial rock/cyberpunk band based in Sydney, Australia.

With their highly acclaimed debut album Krankhaus and their impressive visceral live performances, Angelspit have cemented themselves as being one of the most innovative new industrial bands. With their merciless dual vocal assault, intense electronic mayhem and murderous guitars, Destroyx and Zoog have thrilled and revolted countless audiences globally. Angelspit’s subversive visuals are equally confronting- as their unique brand of vicious fashion and hellish aesthetics influence a new wave of cyber punk music, fashion and art.

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Krankhaus
Blood Death Ivory
Black Kingdom Red Kingdom

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Alien Vampires

Alien Vampires - A.V. was formed in 1998 by Nysrok Infernalien (Aborym, Bloodline) with the precise intention to unleash industrial EBM trance with the spirit of black metal. Several tracks were recorded at the time but the new entity was kept in the dark owing to Nysrok’s commitment to Aborym.

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Evil Generation
No One Here Gets Out Alive
Nuns Are Pregnant EP

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Iced Earth

Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band that combine power metal and speed metal/thrash metal genres in their music. The band was formed by Jon Schaffer, the lead songwriter and rhythm guitarist, in Tampa, Florida in 1984. The original name of the band was Purgatory but was then changed to Iced Earth.

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Night of the Stormrider
Burnt Offerings
Horror Show

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DragonForce

DragonForce is a power metal band that was formed in 1999, from the remnants of black metal band Demoniac under the name of DragonHeart. However, the band soon changed its name to DragonForce before releasing any commercial albums due to possible commercial issues with Brazilian band DragonHeart. Their career began with publishing of songs on the first incarnation of MP3.com, claiming the top of the site’s heavy metal charts. The hit song Valley Of The Damned reached over 500,000 downloads in the first few months.

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Valley of the Damned
Inhuman Rampage

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An Albatross

An Albatross is a synth-driven noise rock band originally from Wilkes-Barre, PA, known for their chaotic and fun live shows, and a unique, circus-like presentation of their music. The vocals are delivered with an absolutely unapologetic power and projection which mixes with the accompaniment and creates a real wall of complete, often uninterpretable sound.

The message in the music is love, peace, fun, living, bubbling brim life encouragement and acceptance of the other worldly as driving forces of lifestyle.

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We Are the Lazer Viking
The An Albatross Family Album

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Westlife

Westlife is an Irish pop group formed on 3 July 1998. The group’s original lineup comprised Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan and Brian McFadden (who left in 2004). The group is the only act in UK history to have their first seven singles go straight to Number 1, and they have gone on to sell over 45 million records worldwide.

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Turnaround
Back Home
Where We Are

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The Mars Volta

The Mars Volta is an American progressive rock group formed in 2001 by guitarist Omar A. Rodriguez-Lopez and vocalist Cedric Bixler Zavala. They incorporate various influences including post-hardcore, jazz fusion, psychedelia, funk and latin/salsa into their sound. They are known for their energetic and improvisational live shows, as well as their concept-based studio albums. In 2009, the band won a Grammy in the “Best Hard Rock Performance”.

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De-Loused in the Comatorium
Frances the Mute
Amputechture
The Bedlam in Goliath

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Blur

Blur is an alternative rock band which formed in Colchester, England in 1989. The band consists of Damon Albarn (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Graham Coxon (guitar, vocals), Alex James (bass) and Dave Rowntree (drums). Blur’s debut album Leisure (1991) incorporated the sounds of Madchester and Shoegazing and spawned their first UK Top 10 single: There’s No Other Way . Following a stylistic change in 1992—influenced by English guitar groups such as The Kinks, The Beatles, The Animals and XTC—Blur released “Popscene” as a stand alone single, this was a commercial flop, but was widely considered to be a crucial turning point for the bands style. Following this, Blur released 3 studio albums in a similar style: Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993), Parklife (1994) and The Great Escape (1995). As a result, the band helped to popularise the britpop genre and achieved mass popularity in the UK, aided by a famous chart battle with rival band Oasis dubbed “The Battle of Britpop”.

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Leisure
Modern Life Is Rubbish
The Great Escape
Blur
Think Tank

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Tori Amos

Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos on August 22, 1963) is an American pianist and singer-songwriter. She is married to English sound engineer Mark Hawley, with whom she has one child, Natashya “Tash” Lórien Hawley, born on September 5, 2000.

Having already begun composing instrumental pieces on piano, Amos won a full scholarship to the Peabody Institute at John’s Hopkins University, the youngest person ever to have been admitted, at age five. She was expelled at age eleven for, in her own words, insisting on playing by ear and because of her interest in popular rock music.

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Little Earthquakes
Under The Pink
Boys For Pele
From the Choirgirl Hotel
To Venus and Back
Strange Little Girls
Scarlet's Walk

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Tilly and the Wall

Tilly and the Wall are a US indie rock group consisting of Derek Pressnall (vocals, guitar), his wife Jamie Pressnall (tap dancer), Neely Jenkins (vocals, bass), Kianna Alarid (vocals, recorder, bass) and Nick White (keyboards). The band has gained notoriety for having a tap dancer provide percussion instead of a drummer (although drums and drum machines are occasionally used on some of their recordings, and Pressnall is usually complemented by Alarid and Jenkins stomping on the floor).

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Woo! EP
Wild Like Children
Bottoms of Barrels
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The Smiths

The Smiths were an alternative rock band which formed in 1982 in Manchester, England. The band originally consisted of Steven Morrissey (Vocals, Lyrics), Johnny Marr (Guitar, Music), Mike Joyce (Drums) and Andy Rourke (Bass). Hugely influential, The Smiths lasted all of five years from 1982 to 1987, releasing during this period four studio albums (The Smiths , Meat Is Murder , The Queen Is Dead and finally Strangeways, Here We Come ) and three compilation albums (Hatful of Hollow, The World Won’t Listen and Louder Than Bombs). Meat Is Murder went on to enter the British charts at number one in February of 1985, and The Queen Is Dead further confirmed the band’s popularity with its release in spring 1986. Greeted with enthusiastic reviews and peaking at number two on the U.K. charts, the album also developed The Smiths’ cult following in the U.S., breaking into the Top 100.

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Hatful of Hollow
Meat is Murder
Strangeways, Here We Come
The Queen is Dead
The Smiths
The World Won't Listen

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Rosie Thomas

Rosie Thomas is an American singer-songwriter from Seattle.
She toured with the band Velour 100 in the late 1990’s before deciding to go solo.
Her appearance on the song “Parking Lot”, from Damien Jurado’s album Ghost of David, brought her to the attention of famed record label Sub Pop who signed her in 2000.

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If Songs Could Be Held
Only With Laughter Can You Win
These Friends of Mine
When We Were Small
A Very Rosie Christmas

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Patrick Wolf

Patrick Wolf is an English singer-songwriter from London. Wolf mixes electronics and samples with a wide range of instruments including viola, keyboards, ukulele, and percussion, all of which he plays himself to form a fusion of jazz, folk and electronic music.

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Lycanthropy
The Magic Position
Wind in the Wires

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Neko Case

Neko Case won a steadily growing cult audience for her smoky, sophisticated vocals and the downcast beauty of her music. Born in Alexandria, VA, Case moved around often as a child, spending the largest part of her youth in Tacoma, WA. She left her parents at age 15, and three years later she started playing drums for several bands around the Northwest’s punk rock scene. In 1994, she moved to Vancouver to enter art school, and simultaneously joined the punk group Maow, who released a record on the Mint label. She also played with roots rockers The Weasles, and eventually formed her own backing band, the Boyfriends, which initially featured alumni of The Softies, Zumpano, and Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet.

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Blacklisted
Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
Furnace Room Lullaby
The Tigers Have Spoken
The Virginian

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Margot & the Nuclear So and So's

Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s is a 6-piece indie-pop/orchestral pop band from Indianapolis, Indiana. The band, which was formed in 2004 by Richard Edwards and Andy Fry (formerly of Archer Avenue and The Academy, respectively), is currently signed to Epic Records.

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The Dust of Retreat
Animal
Not Animal

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Laura Veirs

Laura Veirs is an American singer-songwriter. She grew up in Colorado, where she often spent summers camping with her family, which gave her much of her song-writing inspiration. She recently transplanted to Portland, Oregon from Seattle, Washington.

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Carbon Glacier
Saltbreakers
Two Beers Veirs
Year of Meteors

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Lamb

Lamb hails from Manchester, England, and is commonly associated with the trip-hop genre during the 90s and 00s. They incorporated into their musical style a distinctive mixture of jazz, dubs, breaks, and drum ‘n’ bass with a strong vocal element and, in their later works especially, some acoustic influences. They are known for their highly experimental work, a distinctive production style, Lou’s often passionate lyrical style, and their artistic videos.

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Best Kept Secrets
Between Darkness and Wonder
Fear of Fours
Lamb
What Sound

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Kimya Dawson

Kimya Dawson (born 17th November 1972) is an Olympia-based singer-songwriter, and a prominent part of the anti-folk movement.

Dawson became well known as a member of The Moldy Peaches. Since the Moldy Peaches took a break from performing and recording in 2004, Dawson has released a string of lo-fi homemade albums, and toured widely in North America and Europe.

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I'm Sorry That Sometimes I'm Mean
Knock-Knock Who
My Cute Fiend Sweet Princess
Remember That I Love You

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Julie Doiron

Julie Doiron is a Canadian singer-songwriter of Acadian heritage.

Doiron started playing guitar (later switching to bass) in Eric’s Trip at age 18, having joined the band under the insistence of her then-boyfriend, Rick White, also of Eric’s Trip. Shortly before the band’s break-up in 1996, she released a solo album under the name Broken Girl, which followed two previous 7” EPs under that name. All of her subsequent material, however, has been released under her own name.

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Broken Girl
Désormais
Goodnight Nobody
Woke Myself Up

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Goldfrapp

This English electronic duo, formed in 1999 in London, consists of singer-songwriter and musician Alison Goldfrapp and musician/producer Will Gregory. Prior to the band, Alison guested as a vocalist and songwriter with Tricky, “Orbital” and Peter Gabriel, among others.

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Black Cherry
Supernature
Felt Mountain

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Feist

Leslie Feist (born February 13, 1976 in Amherst, Nova Scotia) is a canadian singer. She performs as a solo artist under the name Feist and also as a member of Broken Social Scene.

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Black Session
Let It Die
Monarch
Open Season
The Red Demos

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Elliott Smith

Steven Paul “Elliott” Smith (August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003) was an American songwriter and musician. Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and resided for a significant portion of his life in Portland, Oregon, where he first gained popularity. His primary instrument was the guitar, but he was also proficient at piano, clarinet, bass, drums and harmonica. Smith had a distinctive vocal style characterized by his “whispery, spiderweb-thin delivery” and use of multi-tracking to create vocal harmonies.

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Elliott Smith
Figure 8
From a Basement on the Hill
New Moon
Roman Candle
XO

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Broken Social Scene

Broken Social Scene is an indie rock group formed in 1999 in Toronto, Canada.

The band’s core members are Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning. This duo recorded and released the band’s ambient debut album, Feel Good Lost, in 2001, with contributions by Justin Peroff, Charles Spearin and Bill Priddle. However, when they played shows to support the album, Drew and Canning found it difficult to put together an entertaining show based on Feel Good Lost, which was an almost entirely instrumental album.

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Broken Social Scene
Feel Good Lost
To Be You and Me
You Forgot It In People

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Azure Ray

Azure Ray is an American indie duo, consisting of musicians Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink. Azure Ray started in Athens, Georgia, in 2001 and later relocated to Omaha, Nebraska and joined the music scene there, leading to collaborations with Bright Eyes and Now It’s Overhead, among others. Their sound is sparse and understated, with intimate lyrics, elements of alt-country and folk Americana, and occasional forays into minimalist electronica.

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Azure Ray
Hold on Love
Burn and Shiver
November

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Stone Temple Pilots

Stone Temple Pilots (commonly referred to as “STP”) is a Grammy Award-winning American Rock band consisting of Scott Weiland (vocals), brothers Robert DeLeo (bass guitar, vocals) and Dean DeLeo (guitar), and Eric Kretz (drums, percussion). The band was originally active from 1986 to 2003, and reunited in 2008.

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Core
Purple
Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop
No. 4
Shangri-La Dee Da

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Puddle of Mudd

Puddle of Mudd (sic) is an American post-grunge band. They achieved success on rock radio and some success in the mainstream, and their major-label debut Come Clean has sold over 5 million copies. To date the band has sold over 7 million albums, and have had a string of #1 mainstream rock singles in the United States. The original incarnation of this band was formed in 1992 in Kansas City, Missouri. In their hometown, they released their debut album “Stuck” in 1993, followed by “Abrasive” in 1996, to little commercial success.

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Abrasive
Come Clean
Life on Display
Famous
Volume 4: Songs in the Key of Love & Hate

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Nirvana

Nirvana was a popular and highly influential American grunge band. The band formed in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987, and was part of the Seattle grunge scene of the late 80s. Other Seattle grunge bands such as Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains and Soundgarden also gained in popularity, and, as a result, alternative rock became a dominant genre on American and Canadian radio and music television during the early-to-mid ’90s.

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In Utero
Nevermind
Bleach
From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah
Incesticide
MTV Unplugged in New York
Sliver: The Best of the Box

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Mudvayne

Mudvayne is an alternative metal band formed in 1996 in Peoria, Illinois. They released their first EP in 1997 which received local attention, but it would take another three years until they would hit it big. After the release of the album, their bassist Shawn Barclay was replaced by Ryan Martinie, who instantly helped the band rise to fame with their debut album, L.D. 50. Mudvayne is distinguished for it’s complex basslines, trademark drumming, tempo signature changes, and a recognizable singing style. The band has four Gold Certifications by the RIAA, for their first three albums and for a live performance DVD, (L)ive (D)osage 50. The band has sold over 6 million records worldwide.

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L.D. 50
The End of All Things to Come
Lost and Found
The New Game
Mudvayne

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Godsmack

In February of 1995, after being behind the drums for more than 23 years, Sully Erna decided to start a new band. It was only a matter of time before he realized he needed to take charge and step out from behind the kit to front the band himself.

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Godsmack
Awake
Faceless
IV

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Fuel

Fuel is an American alternative rock/post-grunge band formed by friends Carl Bell, Jeff Abercrombie and Brett Scallions in 1989. Originally from Tennessee, Fuel moved to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where they played local Pennsylvania bars and nightclubs. Their first EP Porcelin was released in 1996, and sold well locally, spawning a small radio hit with “Shimmer.” The popularity of the EP brought them to the attention of Sony’s 550 imprint, which released their second EP, Hazelton, the following year. The band’s full length debut, Sunburn, came out in 1998. Shimmer was again included, and almost became a Top 40 hit, while the other singles (“Bittersweet,” “Jesus or a Gun,” “Sunburn”) received some airplay. After laying low for two and a half years, Fuel came back with their second album, Something Like Human, in 2000, and scored a Top 40 hit with “Hemorrage (In My Hands)” (#17), as well as going platinum with the album. A third album, Natural Selection, came out in 2003, and was another big seller.

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Fuel
Porcelain
Hazleton
Sunburn
Something Like Human
Natural Selection
The Best of Fuel
Angels & Devils

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Disturbed

Disturbed was formed in 1996 when musicians Dan Donegan, Steve Kmak, and Mike Wengren hired singer David Draiman in Chicago, Illinois. They have sold over 10 million albums worldwide, and released three consecutive #1 debuts. Originally classified as a nu metal band, Disturbed is now regarded by some music critics as hard rock or heavy metal, although others now regard them as nu metal. However, the band’s genre is still being debated.

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The Sickness
Believe
Ten Thousand Fists
Indestructible

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Dark Tranquillity

Dark Tranquillity is a melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. Starting in 1989 named Septic Broiler, they have had a fairly stable line-up from the beginning, unlike many bands in the genre.

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Skydancer
The Gallery
The Mind's I
Projector
Haven
Damage Done
Character
Fiction
We Are the Void

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Amon Amarth

Deeply rooted in melodic death metal with lyrics centred around Viking history and Norse mythology. Amon Amarth (formerly known as Scum) was formed, with the arrival of Johan Hegg as the new vocalist, in 1992 in Tumba, Sweden, a southern suburb of Stockholm. They began writing material with lots of melodies, harmonies and lyrics about Vikings and the norse Pantheon. In summer 1993 they entered Lagret Studio to record the Thor Arise demo, which would later on appear on the bonus disc of the album Versus the World. The band continued rehearsing and writing stronger material and again entered the studio. The result was the second demo, The Arrival of the Fimbul Winter. This time the band was much more satisfied with the sound and songs and launched it to an unsuspecting underground. The response was overwhelming, quickly selling out of the first pressing and secured them a one off deal with Singapore’s Pulverised Records.

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The Arrival of the Fimbul Winter
Sorrow Throughout the Nine Worlds
Once Sent from the Golden Hall
The Avenger
The Crusher
Versus the World
Fate of Norns
With Oden on Our Side
Twilight of the Thunder God

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Children of Bodom

Children of Bodom is a Finnish band from the city of Espoo, near Helsinki. The name of the band comes from one of the most famous Finnish murder cases of all time. (The murdering of three teenagers one night at Lake Bodom back in the 60’s.)

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Something Wild
Hatebreeder
Follow the Reaper
Hate Crew Deathroll
Are You Dead Yet?
Blooddrunk

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Cro-Mags

The Cro-Mags were a band from New York City formed in 1982. The band, which had a strong cult following, released many records, their first two considered the most influential. They were among the first bands to fuse hardcore punk with thrash metal and were associated with the birth of a tougher attitude within the hardcore scene in the late 1980s. They were also one of the first hardcore punk bands associated with the Hare Krishna movement.

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The Age of Quarrel
Best Wishes
Alpha Omega
Near Death Experience

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Death Before Dishonor

Death Before Dishonor (DBD or DB4D for short) is an American hardcore band from Boston, Massachusetts. Drawing from influences such as Blood For Blood, Madball, Agnostic Front, SSD, Suicidal Tendencies, Pennywise, Death Threat, and many more, Death Before Dishonor have relentlessly toured all corners of the world for over half a decade, solidifying their place in hardcore history.

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Wartime
True Till Death
Split CD with Nourish the Flame
Friends Family Forever
Friends Family Forever (re-issue)
Count Me In
Better Ways To Die

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Sick of It All

Hailing from the borough of Queens in New York City, Sick Of It All was formed alongside NYHC bands Straight Ahead, and Rest In Pieces which both featured Arman Majidi and current Sick Of It All bass player Craig Setari. Majidi joined forces with the Koller brothers and Rich Cipriano to record the Sick Of It All demo in 1986, after original bassist Mark McNielly and drummer David Lamb didn’t find their musical footing. The band began to play Sunday afternoon matinees at renowned hardcore venue CBGB’s, occasionally sharing the bill with Straight Ahead or Rest In Pieces, and soon after released a self-titled 7” on Revelation Records (which was later re-issued on the tenth anniversary of its release, in 1997).

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Just Look Around
Scratch the Surface
Built to Last
Call to Arms
Yours Truly
Life on the Ropes
Death to Tyrants

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Agnostic Front

Agnostic Front is a New York hardcore punk (NYHC) and crossover thrash band. Formed by Vinnie Stigma and Roger Miret in 1982, they soon added Ray Barbieri and Adam Moochie to form the original line-up. Their debut, United Blood EP, was released in 1983 on an independent label. It is widely regarded as pure hardcore punk and lyrically charged and has since become a collector’s item.

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United Blood (EP)
Victim in Pain
Cause for Alarm
Liberty and Justice for...
Live at CBGB
Last Warning
Something's Gotta Give
Puro Des Madre (en espanol)
Riot, Riot, Upstart
Dead Yuppies
Another Voice
Warriors
For My Family (EP)

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Rhapsody of Fire

Rhapsody of Fire is the new name of Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody. The name change was announced on July 14th, 2006. Read the following statement made by the webmaster:

“Due to copyright and trademark issues the band formerly known as Rhapsody has changed its name. The band members consider this a great new start, reflecting the emboldened and increasingly grandiose direction that their music has taken. “The power of the dragonflame will burn brighter than ever before,” says guitarist/songwriter Luca Turilli. Keyboardist/songwriter Alex Staropoli adds, “The name Rhapsody Of Fire better represents the energy that has always been present in this band and its music.”

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Legendary Tales
Symphony of Enchanted Lands
Dawn of Victory
Rain of a Thousand Flames
Power of the Dragonflame
Triumph or Agony
Sea of Fate (New Single 2010)

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Blind Guardian

Blind Guardian is a german speed metal/power metal band from Krefeld / Meerbusch. They are credited as being among the most influential artists of the genre. While early Blind Guardian’s work belongs to speed metal style, in latest releases the band moved towards epic power metal.

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Battalions of Fear
Follow the Blind
Tales from the Twilight World
Somewhere Far Beyond
Imaginations from the Other Side
Nightfall in Middle-Earth
A Night at the Opera
A Twist in the Myth

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Therion

Therion, formerly known as Blitzkrieg (1987-1988) and Megatherion (1988), is a symphonic metal band founded by Christofer Johnsson in Upplands Väsby, Sweden in 1987. In April 2008, Christofer stated that the musicians are parting in their own ways, however the band has not officially disbanded, Christofer is currently looking for new band members to continue the musical work.

Therion was initially a death metal band, however starting with 1995’s Lepaca Kliffoth, Therion began to gradually incorporate symphonic elements into their metal music. The band has seen many changes in line-up and style throughout its history. Only Christofer Johnsson, Kristian Niemann (guitars), Johan Niemann (bass), and Petter Karlsson (drums) were considered the constant members. All others, including vocalists like Sarah Jezebel Deva, Piotr Wawrzenuk, and Mats Levén, are session members.

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Of Darkness...
Beyond Sanctorum
Symphony Masses: Ho Drakon Ho Megas
Lepaca Kliffoth
Theli (Part 1 - Part 2)
Crowning of Atlantis
Deggial
Secret of the Runes
Sirius B
Lemuria
Gothic Kabbalah

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Therion

Tarja Turunen

Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli (IPA: [‘tɑrjɑ…’turunen]) (born August 17, 1977), known as Tarja for her solo career is a Finnish soprano and songwriter, best known as the former lead vocalist of Finnish symphonic power metal quintet Nightwish, which she founded along with Emppu Vuorinen and Tuomas Holopainen in 1996. After severing ties with the band in October 2005, Tarja Turunen is now devoting her time to her solo career under the stage name of Tarja. She is married to Argentine businessman Marcelo Cabuli. Tarja has also appeared in various Finnish television programs, and was a guest judge on “Idols” on 27 March 2007.

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Henkäys Ikuisuudesta
My Winter Storm

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Nightwish

Nightwish is a symphonic power metal band, formed in the town of Kitee, Finland in 1996. The band currently consists of Tuomas Holopainen (keyboards), Marco Hietala (bass, vocals), Emppu Vuorinen (guitars), and Jukka Nevalainen (drums and percussion), and Anette Olzon (vocals).

Anette Olzon was announced to be the replacement for former vocalist and frontwoman Tarja Turunen in 2007. She has appeared on Dark Passion Play and Made in Hong Kong (And in Various Other Places), and performed on the two-year Dark Passion Play tour.

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Amaranth
Century Child
Dark Passion Play
End of an Era
Oceanborn
Once
Wishmaster
Angels Fall First

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Nightwish

Ill Niño

Ill Niño is a band from New Jersey. The band was founded in 1998, they had released a demo EP in that same year with Jorge Rosado on vocals and Cristian Machado playing bass. The EP was entitled El Niño, when they were originally called El Niño, after the weather phenomenon. It wasn’t until 1999 that they had officially formalized. After Rosado’s return to his band Merauder, the band held auditions for a new vocalist, but ultimately decided that the best decision was for Cristian Machado to step up to vocals. El Niño, recently having changed their name because it was already being used by another band, then released another demo EP in 2000, the first that was readily available to the public, and they signed with Roadrunner Records shortly thereafter.

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Confession (Part 1 - Part 2)
Enigma
Ill Niño
One Nation Underground
Revolution Revolución
The Under Cover Sessions

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Ill Niño

Hopesfall

Hopesfall was a melodic hardcore / post-hardcore band from Charlotte, North Carolina formed in 1998. They were signed to Trustkill Records.

As of 2007, no original members remained and by 2008 the band had declared to have broken up on their MySpace. This was due to problems with the record label Trustkill, revealed on “Ryan’s Rock Show”, at which trustkill retaliated a few weeks later.

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A Types
Magnetic North
The Satellite Years

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Funeral For A Friend

Funeral for a Friend is a post-hardcore band from Wales. They formed in 2001 as a sextet called January Thirst. This did not last long, and in 2002 Funeral for a Friend recorded their debut EP Between Order and Model with their original 6-piece line up. After having been together for just a few months, the band changed their line up and subsequently signed a deal with Warner Brothers records for whom they recorded their second EP Four Ways To Scream Your Name.

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Seven Ways to Scream Your Name
Casually Dressed & Deep in Conversation
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Memory and Humanity
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Funeral For A Friend