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A Family of Strangers

A Family of Strangers is the new hard-hitting rock project for
Glenn Esmond (The Butterfly Effect).
During the down times between writing records with TBE, Glenn
was constantly coming up with different musical ideas that never
seemed to fit within the context of what the band was trying to
create collectively. A Family of Strangers became the perfect
vehicle for those unruly songs.
Initially there was some hesitation because, let's face it, on the

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Theory Of A Dead Man

theory of a dead man - rock band from Delta, British Columbia, Canada signed by Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger to 604 Records. The band also includes traits of other music styles, such as country, metal and more acoustic elements. The band’s lead singer, Tyler Connolly, gave Chad Kroeger a demo tape of their music while at an after-show party. So far, they have a total of 4 top 10 hits on the Mainstream Rock Chart.

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Feud

There is more than one artist with this name: 1)Feud (Post Punk / Gothic Rock)
Feud was a Gothic Rock band from Bristol, UK. They released one MLP in 1984 called "To Load But Once" which contained 5 songs. They were Influenced by bands like UK Decay and it's offshoots In Excelsis and Furyo, a great example of this is the artwork of their sole release which reminds a lot of the ones of Furyo's. Steve Street was the producer of their record who seems to be Stephen Street the one who would later produce The Smiths!

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Downslide

There are different bands carrying this name. Downslide was a short lived straight edge hardcore band from The Netherlands that rose out of the ashes of Reaching Forward in 2002. They released a demo on The Decline records (2003), an EP on Crucial Response records (2004), a split EP with Know Your Enemy (2004) on Crucial Response records and another final EP on Not Just Words records. (2005)
Members went on to play in or form Restless Youth, Justice, Hooghwater, Rhythm to the Madness and Union Town.

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Hinder

There are at least two artists using the name Hinder: 1) Hinder is an alternative rock band that was formed in Oklahoma City more than four years ago, when guitarist Joe Garvey and drummer Cody Hanson discovered Austin Winkler singing for a cover band at a college dorm party. "I heard him and was blown away," says Cody. "He has the kind of charisma very few people have and that unique voice. You can't really compare him to anybody."

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Virgil

From the ashes of Elephant Ride, Andrew Paul Woodworth formed a new band Virgil in 2000. In 2001, Virgil released its debut album, Virgil, and then "My Paradise" (2004) and quickly carved a niche for themselves in the alternative rock scene. In 2004, Woodworth was honored with "Male Vocalist of the Year" at the LA Music Awards, and Virgil took home the "Independent Rock Album of the Year" Award. During that year, Virgil's music was heard on Television, including Roswell, ESPN, and Buffy, The Vampire Slayer.

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The Superjesus

Lead singer and main song-writer Sarah McLeod formed the band in late 1994 with guitarist (and her guitar teacher at the time) Chris Tennent, drummer Paul Berryman and bass player Stuart Rudd. They were originally called Hell's Kitchen before changing their name to The Superjesus on the eve of the 1994 Big Day Out in Adelaide. Says Paul Berryman of the name: "It was basically just a piss-take on commonly used words in the 90's.

Read more about The Superjesus on Last.fm.

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Lit

Lit is a post-grunge band, based in Fullerton, California, United States. They had several hits singles in the 1990s and early 2000s including My Own Worst Enemy, Miserable, Zip-Lock, Over My Head, Lipstick and Bruises, Addicted, Looks Like They Were Right and Times Like This. The band was formed in 1990 as a metal-oriented band, under the name "Razzle", and gained a large following. A few years later, the group changed its name to "Stain", but due to another band owning the name, it changed its name to "Lit" in 1996.

Read more about Lit on Last.fm.

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