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Lizzy Borden

Lizzy Borden is an American heavy metal band formed in 1984. Lizzy Borden is also the name of the band's lead vocalist. Borden specialized in the shock metal style originated by artists like Alice Cooper and Twisted Sister. The band is named after notorious Lizzie Borden, a woman accused (and acquitted) of murder in the late 19th century. One time Lizzy Borden guitarist Joe Holmes also played with David Lee Roth and Ozzy Osbourne.

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Extreme

Extreme is a rock band consisting of singer/guitar virtuoso Nuno Bettencourt, singer/lyricist Gary Cherone, bassist/singer Pat Badger and drummer Kevin Figueiredo. The band first formed in 1985 in Boston with then drummer Paul Geary (who later got replaced by drummer Mike Mangini) until the band decided to go on an indefinite hiatus that ended up lasting more than 10 years (1996 - 2006). The band's influences range from the progressive hard rock and elaborate multi-vocals parts of Queen, the energy of Aerosmith and Van Halen, as well as Beatlesque pop and a Led Zeppelin organic feeling.

Read more about Extreme on Last.fm.

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Quireboys

The Quireboys, originally known as the London Quireboys, are a rock band that started in the late '80s/early '90s, with John Grey (Spike) on vocals, Guy Griffin and Guy Bailey on guitar, Chris Johnstone on piano/keyboard, Nigel Mogg on bass guitar, and Ian Wallace on drums. Their first album was a hit, but after arguments with the record label, it took them a long time to get "Bitter Sweet & Twisted" released. The rise of grunge made it a challenging time for them.

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Robin Beck

ROBIN BECK first came to prominence singing the Coca-Cola theme tune 'The First Time', scoring a major international hit in the process. Although this was to be the general public's inauguration into the lady's work, Beck had in fact been plugging away on the music scene for quite some time, having issued her debut album, the heavily Disco orientated 'Sweet Talk', in 1979. This soon forgotten opus, featuring backing vocals from no less a figure than Luther Vandross, included a cover version of TODD RUNDGREN's 'Hello It's Me'.

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Masque

There are many Masques, including one from the UK & another from Chile. The UK Masque is a latin / celtic jazz / worldbeat outfit. Meanwhile, in Chile, there's Javier Labarca (born Santiago, 1986), a.k.a Masque. Since he was a kid, he showed interest for musical instruments & played guitar in various rock bands. He's been producing music for 6 years now starting with Hip Hop beats, but then he started listening electronic music, being his maximum influences Sasha and Hern

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Sebastian Bach

Sebastian Bach was born Sebastian Philip Bierk in the Bahamas on April 3, 1968. Despite rumors to the contrary, his legal last name is still "Bierk", not "Bach." Sebastian Bach has played in numerous unknown and short-lived bands (e.g. Herrenvolk, Madam X, V05 and Kid Wikkid), and received a demo from Skid Row in 1987. Skid Row signed for Atlantic Records and released their self-titled debut album in 1989. Bach was the frontman in Skid Row until he was dismissed in 1995.

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