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V.V. Brown

Vanessa Brown (b.1983), known professionally as V.V. Brown, is an English singer, musician, and songwriter. Brown was born on 24th October 1983 in Northampton. She is the eldest of six siblings and is of Caribbean parentage, her mother and father being Jamaican and Puerto Rican. She attended Overstone Park school near Northampton, which her parents own and work at. Brown learnt to play the piano, developed her singing, and took classical and jazz piano lessons at a musical arts school which she attended at the weekend.

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D.A.M.

There are three bands: 1. Thrash Metal Band - D.A.M.
2. Punk Band - D.A.M.
3. Dubstep Project - D.A.M. DUBASSMUSIC More info:
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D.A.M. ("Destruction And Mayhem") was a band from Lancashire, England. They were formed by ex-metal heart guitarist John Bury and his brother Phil in 1986, debuting with a 3-track demo entitled "Human Wreckage". The tape received good, solid reviews from the metal press - in-particular Metal Forces in the UK - taking its cue from "Ride the Lightning"-era Metallica and a classic NWOBHM sound.

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Gloworm

Gloworm:
Group fronted by Sedric Johnson (b. Alabama), currently resident in California. The leader of the 100-strong Long Beach Choir, he was spotted at a soul revue by Englishman Will Mount, who was on the lookout for a singer. After an impromptu performance Will Mount, who together with producer/remixer Rollo forms the musician team behind Gloworm, was won over. They anchored Johnson's gospel inspired vocals to a club beat to produce memorable records like Lift My Cup and Carry Me Home, both based on traditional songs.

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Annalise

There are two artists named Annalise. 1) Annalise are a punk pop band from Exeter in the UK. They have released numerous 7''s and EPs as well as three albums. Thir most recent album 'Heres to Hope' is out now on No Idea Records.
Currently, the band is in a long term state of hiatus but in their dark and distant past they've toured the UK, Europe, Australia, Japan and Malaysia. 2) Annalise is a eurobeat vocalist, and her real name is Annerley Gordon.

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Holocaust

There are multiple artists named Holocaust:
1. A Heavy Metal band from Edinburgh
2. A Wu-Tang clan affiliate aka Warcloud aka Robot Tank aka Alcatraz
3. A 60s garage punk band
4. A Canadian black metal duo, also known as Cumming Jehovah
5. A German black metal band.
6. A 1980s punk band from Christchurch, New Zealand. 1. Holocaust is one of metals most influential and pioneering bands. Tributes have been paid by no less than Metallica ("The Small Hours"), Six Feet Under ("Death or Glory"), and Gamma Ray ("Heavy Metal Mania"), among others.

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Oliver Wakeman

Oliver Wakeman is a keyboardist and first son of Rick Wakeman. He has worked with Clive Nolan (of Arena) and Tracy Hitchings on two progressive rock concept albums, Jabberwocky (released 1999) and Hound of the Baskervilles. Oliver has also worked with Steve Howe, his father's bandmate in Yes. (The two live relatively close to each other in south-west England). Howe worked on Oliver's solo album named The 3 Ages of Magick, while Oliver is on Howe's 2005 solo album Spectrum and helped on Howe's recording of "Australia" for the US version of the Yes collection The Ultimate Yes.

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Wyrdforge

Wyrdforge is a two piece Extreme Metal band from Brighton, UK. Their sound is a mix of Death, Thrash and Black Metal influenced by the likes of Entombed, Cradle of Filth, Napalm Death, Aura Noir, Mayhem, Dismember, Nunslaughter and Converge. Their first, self-titled, demo was released February 8 2012 and can be found on their facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wyrdforge/113572625350309). Lineup:
James Walsh - Vocals
Guy Crossley - Instruments

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Guitar Gangsters

Formed in 1989 from the ashes of The Untouchables, this London three piece sought a return to the powerful guitar based rock'n'roll that inspired them to first pick up their instruments in the late seventies. Influenced by The Jam, The Ruts, Ramones and of course the Pistols the Guitar Gangsters produced a debut album of melodic power punk gems that made "Prohibition" a sort after release. This, together with tracks on Link Records' "Underground Rockers" compilation album (Manic Street Preachers...

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