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Slipknot

There is more than one artist with this name: 1) Slipknot is an American alternative/nu metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. Formed in 1995, the group was founded by percussionist Shawn Crahan and bassist Paul Gray. After several lineup changes in their early days, the band consisted of nine members for the greater part of their tenure: Sid Wilson, Paul Gray, Joey Jordison, Chris Fehn, Jim Root, Craig Jones, Shawn Crahan, Mick Thomson, and Corey Taylor. However, the death of Paul Gray on May 24, 2010, left the band with only eight remaining members.

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Skindred

Skindred is a four-piece "ragga metal" band from Newport, Wales. Their genre is an innovative mix of metal, punk, and reggae. The band was formed in 1999 following the disbandment of vocalist Benji Webbe's previous band, Dub War and his one-off side-project mass mental? featuring Robert Trujillo (Suicidal Tendencies, Infectious Grooves, Metallica) released the year prior. The band initially came together with three of the four Dub War veterans with Jeff Rose and Martin Ford returning alongside Webbe, along with new bassist Daniel Pugsley.

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Orpheus

There are 4 artists with this name. 1) Orpheus is an atmospheric rock artist with progressive elements from Dorset, southern United Kingdom, formed in 2008. See: http://www.myspace.com/orpheusofficial & http://www.orpheus.ws Formed in 2006 by vocalist/guitarist and main songwriter, James Young, and drummer and co-songwriter, Thomas Vallely. The lyrical themes revolve around nature and the ocean, exploration and history.

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A Murder of Crows

There is more than one band named A Murder of Crows: 1. A fledgling hardcore/d-beat outfit from the south west of england. Formed early 2009, they have already cut their first ep (self-titled) and are planning a european tour early next year. Featuring members of Jesus Bruiser, Belladonna and Anti-pack. 2. A musical project of Elliott Smith (billed as Elliott Stillwater-Rotter) and Garrick Duckler. Duckler and Smith had previously played together in Stranger Than Fiction, Smith's high school band, which released three limited-edition cassettes.

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Trivium

Trivium is a band from Orlando, Florida. Their first album, Ember To Inferno, was released on Lifeforce Records in 2003, while their second album Ascendancy was released via Roadrunner Records on March 22nd, 2005. They recently released their third album, "The Crusade", on which the band's sound changed slightly, replacing screaming with clean singing and settling on a heavily Metallica-influenced style.

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The Sweet

Origins
Sweet's origins go back to 1965, with UK soul band "Wainwright's Gentlemen", which included drummer Mick Tucker and vocalist Ian Gillan. The group were limited to small UK clubs playing a mixture of R&B and psychedelia. Gillan quit in May 1965 to join Episode Six, and, later, Deep Purple. Gillan's eventual replacement was vocalist Brian Connolly. Tucker and Connolly remained with Wainwright's Gentlemen until early 1968.
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This Hotel Is Insane!

This Hotel Is Insane! are a 5 piece melodic hardcore band from the South Eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. We have a 4 track demo that is available for download! Download it for free here: http://www.mediafire.com/?1innzoiyztm We are also currently looking for gigs for booking enquires please contact us via myspace or email
thishotelisinsane@hotmail.com
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robbie.c.jacobson@gmail.com check us out on: www.myspace.com/thishotelisinsane www.triplejunearthed.com/thishotelisinsane!

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Dark Funeral

Dark Funeral is a <a href="http://www.last.fm/tag/black%20metal" class="bbcode_tag" rel="tag">black metal</a> Band from Sweden. Their music is describable in four words: Extreme, raw, blasphemous and fast. The melodies are very extensive and complex. Dark Funeral was formed by Ahriman and Blackmoon in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1993. The two were joined by Draugen (drums) and Themgoroth (vocals and bass) before the group began rehearsing and writing material. In the January of 1994, Dark Funeral entered Uni-Sound Studio, owned by <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Dan+Swan%C3%B6" class="bbcode_artist">Dan Swan&ouml;</a>, to record their first EP, titled Dark Funeral.

Through Plagues

Through Plagues is a Brisbane based melodic death metal band consisting of Clarke(Guitar), Jamie(Bass), Joel(Guitar) pete(drums) and Luke(vocals). Through Plagues is a band with a vision to make fast melodic heavy music with influences such as The Black Dahlia Murder Darkest Hour and more. Download our First EP release for free (including artwork and lyrics) through our bandcamp page. The 5-track release titled ‘From The Depths’ was mixed by the band and mastered by Brian Hood at 456recordings.

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