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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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Vulkano

"From the ashes of Those Dancing Days rise these two Swedish post punk poppettes" The background: "I know it's out there!" goes the arresting refrain to Vision Kicks, the debut single from Vulkano. If you took Ikona Pop's cheeky surliness and spliced it with Savages at their most savage, i.e. as they sound on Husbands, you might end up with something like Vulkano. That's in our dreams and being generous.

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Senser

Senser was formed in the late 1980s by a group of friends and musicians from South West London – Nick Michaelson (guitar), Heitham Al-Sayed (vocals), Kerstin Haigh (vocals), John Morgan (drums), James Barrett (bass) and Haggis (engineer, producer, programmer). In 1992 they were joined by Spiral Tribe DJ, Andy Clinton. Their music is a mix of rock, rap and electronic elements. Their first album, 'Stacked Up'...

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Fragile

There are at least twelve bands known by Fragile: (1) Fragile (from Japan): a powerful jazz fusion trio formed by Koich Yabori (guitar),
Masatoshi Mizuno (bass) and Kozo Suganuma (drums). (2) Fragile (from England): a Yes cover band that often tours through Europe (sometimes with Steve Howe). Members are: Steve Carney (vocals), Jon Bastable Jnr (bass), Mitch Harwood (drums & vocals), Tom Dawe (guitar & vocals), Max Hunt (keyboards) and Robert Illes (lead guitar & vocals).

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Dog Eat Dog

Dog Eat Dog made its big breakthrough in 1994 with the hit single No Fronts and the album All Boro Kings. The story behind Dog Eat Dog started a little earlier though... Dog Eat Dog has actually been around since 1990, when Dave Neabore and Sean Kilkenny decided to form a band of their own after previously playing in another band called Mucky Pup. A short while later Dave and Sean were accompanied by John Connor who was to act as the voice of the band and Dan Nastasi, who would play the second guitar.

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Downset

Founded in Los Angeles in the late 80's as part of the thriving scene, downset has evolved into an icon of sorts. As the original blenders of , , , , , and socially aware lyrics, they drew influences from Black Flag to Black Sabbath, Public Enemy to Bob Marley. Becoming a huge draw, the industry took notice and they caught the attention of Mercury/PolyGram Records and released their self titled debut in 1994.

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EAT YOU ALIVE

EAT YOU ALIVE is a band from Nagoya, Japan. Originally named as MaveRick, the group began to perform under the name EAT YOU ALIVE on June 8th, 2008. Since the band's name change, both the music and the image of the band have evolved away from the conventional style. Their new sound and appearance, resembling western bands, make EAT YOU ALIVE a distinctive band in the visual kei scene. Band Members:
ヒロ (Hiro) - Vocalist (ex. MaveRick)
亮平 (Ryouhei) - Guitarist (ex. MaveRick)

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