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Morrissey

Steven Patrick Morrissey, better known as Morrissey, is a british singer and lyricist born in Davyhulme, Greater Manchester on May 22, 1959. He was the lead singer of The Smiths, one of the most influential alternative bands in the 1980s. The group split up in 1987 and Morrissey started a successful solo career. Morrissey is often noted as one of the key pop lyricists of his generation, with many subsequent artists hailing his influence.

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Europe

Europe is a Swedish rock band formed in Upplands Väsby, Sweden in 1979 under the name Force by vocalist Joey Tempest and guitarist John Norum. Although widely associated with glam metal, the band's sound incorporates heavy metal and hard rock elements. Since its formation, Europe has released seven studio albums, three live albums, three compilations and seven videos. Europe rose to international fame in the 1980s with its third album The Final Countdown, which became a high commercial success and sold over three million copies in the United States.

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B-Movie

B-Movie formed in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire during 1978 from the ashes of local punk band The Aborted. Originally calling themselves Studio 10 after a local hairdressing salon, the inaugural line-up of Steve Hovington (vocals/bass), Paul Statham (guitar) & Graham Boffey (drums) quickly changed their name to B-Movie following Steve's discovery in an art book of the Andy Warhol painting of the same name.

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Dissenter

Death metal from Poland. Previously known as Bloodlust (1989 - 1995). The band changed it's name to DISSENTER in 1996 and is active till this day. Albums:
- 'Moral Insanity' (EP/1997)
- 'Dissenter II' (EP/1998)
- 'Disco's Out, Slaughter's In' (split/1999)
- 'Bloodlust & Blasphemy' (LP/BetaStudio/2000)
- 'Apocalypse of the Damned' (LP/Empire Records/CBI/2002)
- 'Contamination' (LP/Empire Records/Crash Music/2003)
- 'Furor Arma Ministrat' (LP/Empire Records/2005) Bio:
1996 - that year after BLOODLUST suspended its acitvity, Dissenter was born.

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HIVE

Hive a.k.a. Michael Petrie (born December, 1974) is a Los Angeles-based DJ, producer and record label owner who has contributed to dozens of recordings in the drum and bass musical genre. His Violence Recordings label is regarded as the premiere drum-and-bass label in the United States. His mixes have been used throughout popular media, although he is not particularly well known. Hive is on the Matrix soundtrack, and his songs are also used in several television shows. He has produced four albums, his latest being "Bedlam" which he released in 2002.

UV Pop

IN THOSE formative moments, names and reputations are built at the drop of a plectrum.
Choosing a name is not easy, so how can you sum up hours of ideas, days of invention in a few simple tongue-tingling syllables?
UV PØP, now that’s a good one. Ultra Violent Pop. A contradiction in terms, maybe, a bright hopeful collective, perhaps. Whatever it sounds like, it’s got to be a blow in the right position, a carefully aimed assault on the senses. It could have been such a con - often what looks convincing on paper falls uncomfortably flat when put into practice.

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The Blue Orchids

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The Blue Orchids were formed in 1979 in Manchester, England by Martin Bramah and Una Baines, both formerly of The Fall. They were joined by Rick Goldstraw, guitar, Steve Toyne on bass and Joe Kin on drums. With this line up, they recorded the singles "The Flood" and "Work" for rough trade records.
The group underwent a series of personnel changes before the release of their album "The Greatest Hit (Money Mountain" (1981), which faetured Bramah, Baines (keyboards), Goldstraw (now on bass) and Toby Toman on drums. This line up also released an ep, "Agents of Change" in 1982.

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Eliza

There are several artists/bands using this name: 1) Japanese heavy metal band from Hokkaido. They formed in 1983 and released two full-length studio albums, plus several vinyl singles, one vhs video and a compilation album. 2) Chilean Visual Kei band. 3) Eliza Lord is a young, talented individual performing locally around Massachusetts has yet to hit it big, though all she needs is time for a record company to catch on to her and rise her to stardom. She typically performs songs by The Spill Canvas, but also writes some of her own music.

Beg

A successful surgery separated conjoined twins, Horace Glick and Stanley Hodge after some 20 odd years of life together. Each was adopted by different families and moved many miles apart. They lead strikingly similar lives, often defined by their love of music. Neither time nor distance could keep these brothers from reuniting in Lockerbie, Scottland to explore their love of music -- culminating in the formation of Beg.

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Vital Remains

Vital Remains is a blackened death metal band from Rhode Island, USA formed in 1989. Influenced by the likes of Venom, Celtic Frost, Bathory, Mercyful Fate, Sodom and Destruction. Originally comprised of guitarists Paul Flynn and Tony Lazaro, vocalist Jeff Gruslin, bassist Tom Supkow, and drummer Chris Dupont, the group has been through several line-up changes and record labels over the years. A pair of demos (1989's "Reduced to Ashes" and 1990's "Excruciating Pain") led to a contract with French label Thrash Records, who in turn released "The Black Mass" in 1991.