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Tarantula

There are multiple bands by the name of Tarantula.
[1] A portuguese heavy metal band
[2] A relatively new band that blends elements of classical music and rock.
[3] A Czech thrash/power metal band.
[4] A Spanish progressive rock band. [1]Tarantula is a portuguese band formed in October 1981. By that time the Barros brothers were just kids dreaming about a musical career. After successful gigs in Portugal and Germany and two demo tapes, the band signed their first record deal in 1987.

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Heavy Load

There are at least two bands called Heavy Load: 1) Heavy Load was formed in 1976 by the brothers Ragne (vocals and guitar) and Styrbjörn Wahlquist (vocals and drums), together with bassist Michael Backlund.
In 1977 Heavy Load recorded their first album "Full Speed at High Level" (released 1978), now with Dan Molén on the bass. After their debut, Ex-Highbrow guitarist was added to the lineup as well as Torbjörn Ragnesjö (A cousin of the Wahlquist brothers), replacing Dan Molén.

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Alestorm

Alestorm are a power/folk metal band from Perth, Scotland, formed under the name Battleheart in 2004. Their music is characterised by a pirate theme, for which reason they describe their style as "True Scottish Pirate Metal". After releasing two EPs, they were signed by Napalm Records in 2007 and renamed themselves to Alestorm. Their debut album was released on January 25, 2008 Originally starting out as a two piece band Gavin Harper and Christopher Bowes, Battleheart recorded an independent EP in Gavin's home studio in early 2006.

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Villain

There is more than one artist with this name: 1) Villain consists of The Thom and Fil OK a British/Danish co-operation based in London, UK. They have played at venues in London and Berlin and appear on the album "Shave Your Pet" with the track "Blooz". See more at: http://www.myspace.com/villainoussounds 2) Villain is a hardcore band hailing from Marlborough, MA. It has been said that their music combines elements of hardcore, thrash, and punk.

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Solefald

Solefald is a metal band from Norway that was formed by members Lars Are "Lazare" Nedland and Cornelius Jakhelln in August 1995, with Lars singing and playing keyboard/synthesizer/piano and drums, and Cornelius singing and playing guitar and bass. The meaning of the band's name is best explained in an interview from Century Media Records website. Lazare states "Solefald is an old norse word for sunset. We "stole" it from a painting by the Norwegian artist Theodor Kittelsen.

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Impulse

There are several artists using this name: 1. Impulse (Импулс) was a heavy metal band from Bulgaria.
2. Impulse is a thrash/heavy metal band from Ankara, Turkey. They have one demo album named "Trident of Life".
3. Impulse is also a -artist from Trinidad and Tobago.
4. Impulse is a straightedge band from Richmond, VA.
5. Impulse is a Pink Floyd band from the Tilburg area, The Netherlands.
6. Impulse is an band from the mid 80's.

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Arcturus

Arcturus is an band from Oslo, Norway featuring many prominent members of the Norwegian black metal scene from bands such as Ulver, Dimmu Borgir, Mayhem, Borknagar, The Kovenant, Emperor, and Winds. Arcturus have experimented throughout their career, extracting influences and incorporating elements from all over the musical spectrum including black metal and classical music, but the core of their sound has always been metal.

Read more about Arcturus on Last.fm.

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Lord Byron

There are three known bands (at least) called Lord Byron. 1: A German heavy metal band, with one album, Fly Free, released in 2000. 2: A Brazilian power metal band who have released two albums. 3: A cabaret/glam/progressive rock band, formed in Australia, currently resident in London, England: Lord Byron formed in Brisbane, Australia, in late 2005 originally as an art project. As a song writing collaboration, Lord Byron is singer Kevin Zwierzchaczewski and keyboardist Robert Russell, who draw their influences most heavily from David Bowie...

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