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Impaled Nazarene

Impaled Nazarene, hailing from Oulu, Finland was formed in 1990. November 1990: The first line-up is Mika Luttinen-vocals, Kimmo Luttinen-drums, Mika Pääkkö-guitar, Ari Holappa-guitar and Antti Pihkala-bass. The band starts rehearsing their own material, first ever I.N. song written is Condemned To Hell. The band also starts playing The Crucified & Morbid Fate, both old Mutilation tracks (Previous band of Luttinen bros.)

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Infectious Grooves

Infectious Grooves (n., in-fek-shus groovz) are a funk metal band led by Suicidal Tendencies frontman Mike Muir. It also featured ex-Suicidal Tendencies, now Metallica, bassist Robert Trujillo, and ex-Jane's Addiction drummer Stephen Perkins. Though Muir's sense of humor was often obvious with Suicidal Tendencies, Infectious Grooves often brought out a goofier type of humor: their albums contain comedy skits by a reptilian lover named Sarsippius. The band can be seen (and heard) performing as the prom band in the 1992 Pauly Shore film Encino Man

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Nail

There are several artists named Nail. #1: Nail is a Canadian progressive heavy rock/metal band. After spending several years performing with Canadian multi-platinum recording artists Helix, Nail was formed in 2007 by Rainer and Cindy Wiechmann after their departure from that group. Nail presents a sound that is a considerable departure from the ‘80s “Hair Metal” rock sounds one would associate with Helix, having roots and influences more likely associated with groups like Rush, Black Sabbath, and Tool.

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Limp Bizkit

Limp Bizkit is an Nu-metal band that started in 1995 and often credited with the popularization of the genre sometimes dubbed nu metal. The band is currently signed to Geffen Records and was previously signed to Interscope Records; both labels are part of the Universal Music Group. Their albums have sold over 50 million copies worldwide. Limp Bizkit consists of vocalist Fred Durst, bassist Sam Rivers, drummer John Otto (Rivers’ cousin), and turntablist/samples player DJ Lethal.

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Crazy Town

Crazy Town is a hip-hop/rock band formed in Los Angeles, CA, USA in 1995 by Bret Mazur and Seth Binzer. The band is best known for their 2001 single, "Butterfly", which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Members of the band mix elements of hip-hop and rock but are mainly alternative hip-hop. As a group, they have released two studio albums, The Gift of Game and Darkhorse. Their debut album was certified Platinum by the RIAA.

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Stillwell

There are at least 2 bands by the name “Stillwell”: The first, StillWell, previously known as Capital Q, is a street metal band featuring rapper Q-Unique, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu from Korn, and drummer Wuv from P.O.D. StillWell's first album, titled Dirtbag, is set to be released sometime in 2011. The album will be produced by Fieldy and Grammy Award-winning producer PolarBear, with the DVD being directed by Sébastian Paquet. The studio debut is also expected to contain contributions by other artists including Clint Lowery, Zac Baird, Mike Doling, and Sameer Bhattacharya.

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Bonk

Although originating in a small, county town in Ohio, Bonk has no small-town sound. A large scale map of musical motifs is needed to sort through the various rhythms, riffs, styles and influence that has gone into the making of Bonk’s second full length album, “Midnight Poetry”. No space on the eighty minute disc was left uncharted making the CD a true manifestation of what Bonk is really about. Throughout “Midnight Poetry”...

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Artifact

The name Artifact is currently used by two bands and one jazz quartet, and an electronic musician: 1) Ken Vandermark - reeds
Johannes Bauer - trombone
Thomas Lehn - analogue synthesizer
Paal Nilssen-Love - drums 2) Artifact is a industrial/goth metal band from the city of Stavanger on the west coast of Norway, formed in late 2002. After a rough start and a l series of line-up changes, the band settled on their line-up in late 2004 when vocalist Tor Arne Fassotte of Unpure and This Negative Karma joined the band.

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