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Gothic Rock

69 Eyes

The 69 Eyes music was described as mix of the gloominess of gothic rock with guitar-powered rock'n'roll.[3] Their music is influenced by other artists such as The Doors, Elvis Presley, Guns 'N' Roses, Billy Idol, The Lords of the New Church, The Misfits and The Sisters of Mercy. [4] The term "goth'n'roll" was used to describe their style. Formed in Helsinki, Finland in September 1989 the band originally played glam metal inspired music. But by 1997, the band began to take more influence from gothic rock, horror punk, and gothic metal and signed to the European Roadrunner Records.

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Gene Loves Jezebel

Gene Loves Jezebel is a gothic rock band from the early 1980s founded by twin brothers, Michael and Jay Aston. Michael Aston (vocals) was the poetic, goth-leaning side of the twin brothers while Jay Aston’s distinctive banshee-like, wailing vocals supplied Gene Loves Jezebel with one of their many trademark quirks.
Originally called Slav Aryan, Gene Loves Jezebel began in 1980 with the brothers, guitarist Ian Hudson, and a drum machine.

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Sleepless

There has been more than one artist to use the name Sleepless. 1.Sleepless is a Dark Progressive Metal band from Israel, they released Winds Blow Higher in 2001 and now they are split-up. 2.Sleepless is from Tucson, Arizona, formed in 2009. 3.A hungarian deathcore band from Székesfehérvár. 4.Sleepless were originally known under the German name Die Schlaflosen. Formed in 1982 when guitarist Arch Stanton met up with Singers Cloudia Wintermute & Lucretia, and bassist Roland Hammerl. They immediatly found they had an amazing chemistry together and improvasation was the key to their sound.

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PUBLICIST

"You may recognize Publicist as Sebastian Thomson from other acts such as Trans Am, Weird War, and Dead Kids. He loves making music with his friends but he also loves to make music on his own. As he once said "I love making music with my friends but I also love making music on my own." Publicist exists somewhere between DC, NYC, and London, after Sebastian decided it's better to spend money on plane tickets than on rent.

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Crime & the City Solution

Crime & the City Solution were a rock group headed by Australian singer/songwriter Simon Bonney and active between the years of 1977-1991. Despite roots dating back as far as 1978, Crime & the City Solution did not truly emerge until 1984, coming to life in the wake of the dissolution of the seminal Birthday Party. Crime & the City Solution had many members over the years, which can be divided into four distinct line-ups: Sydney in 1977-78, Melbourne in 1979, and two groupings in Berlin. The only common member in all four line-ups was Bonney.

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Near Dark

There are at least two bands with this name: 1. Near Dark is a gothic metal band from Bochum, Germany. Bandmembers:
Sassan (vocals)
Snake (drums)
Mart (bass)
Ramses (guitars) Releases:
White Wedding (EP, 1998)
One Day (Full-length, 1998)
Lights (Full-length, 2000) 2. Near Dark comes from the Frankfurt synth-scene and was founded by Tommy Lindemann. All the Near Dark titles were composed by Lindemann, and arranged by Torsten Fenslau for play in the club scene.

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Manuskript

There are several artists with the name "Manuskript" #1 Manuskript is a British synth pop band, with a dark, gothic undertone. Gloriously hooky melodies and a great live show. The band consists of Michael Uwins, Paul Morris, Tom Quick, Tim Chandler, and Christian Tonkin. #2 A danish trio who mixes melodic electronica, noise, field recordings and live sampling with read poetry. Members:
Mirian Due Steffensen - Poetry, synths
Martin Luckmann - Laptop, rhodes, samplers and more
Jakob Brixen - Laptop, synths, live-sampling and more

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