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Handsome Bastards

Handsome Bastards is both the band name and a statement of FACT. Featuring ex-members of Lincolnshire's SHURIKEN and East Midlands' BLACK JACK KETCHUM, they want to rip your ears off and fill the holes with ROCK N ROLL. 2012 might be the Year of the Bastard. Or maybe 2013. Influences vary wildly from Sonic Youth and Godflesh to A and Miocene, with a bit of Roxy Music and King Crimson thrown in for good measure, but it all combines into some sort of post-hardcore electrorock musical bomb, some how. It's glorious, whatever it is.

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Pistol Kixx

PISTOL KIXX are a frantic fusion of sleaze, blues, punk and classic rock!. Their sound brings together influences from old skool punk through 80’s glam and sleaze and even blues and classic rock. They combine the no nonsense rock n roll approach of punk and garage rock with the fire and the flash of the 80’s sleaze and hair bands they grew up loving. The Pistol Kixx idea was formed in March 2006 in the whisky and drug addled mind of singer Carli Hart. The band went through a few line-ups with Carli and Sober Dave on bass and then rhythm guitar being the only constant members.

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Disarm

There is more than one band that goes by the name Disarm, the two most prominent being a Swedish Hardcore/Punk band and a sleaze tinged Punk N' Roll band from the UK. 1) The UK Disarm (whose music can be heard on this Last.FM page) burst out of the small back waters town of Mexborough in 2005 and have been virtually constantly on the road around the UK, honing down their infectious, ‘punk metal ‘n’ roll’ sound ever since.

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Blackrain

French Glam/Sleaze band that started in 2002 as a cover band by members Swan and Max. They asked bassists and drummers to play with them when they played a show in a bar but none of them actually stayed with the band. 2 years later they find drummer Kenny Snake and bassist Heinrich. In 2004 they write a 5 track demo with their own written material called Twilight, Rain and Darkness. All 500 copies were quickly sold out.

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Santa Cruz

1) A Hard Rock band from Finland, formed in 2007. In late 2008 or early 2009 the band settled with a final line-up. The band is influenced by '80s and '90s rock n' roll. www.myspace.com/realsantacruz Vocals & guitar: Archie
Guitar: Johnny
Bass: Middy
Drums: Taz 2) Boner rock from the Hague, the Netherlands. Consisting of Guy Tavares (Unit Moebius), Selwyn Slop (Incense) & Arthur van Berkel (Orange Sunshine). Signed to the infamous Motorwolf.

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XYZ

At least two bands are known under the name XYZ. 1. XYZ was a hook-laden heavy metal band. They were considered the unofficial house band of the Los Angeles nightclub The Whiskey in the mid 80's, but major success eluded them.
XYZ began in Los Angeles, California, with members Terry Ilous (vocals), Bobby Pieper (guitar), Patt Fontaine (bass) and Joey Pafumi (drums). An early development deal with Atlantic records led to the recording of their debut album, which quickly got radio play with the hits "Inside Out" and "What Keeps Me Loving You.

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Trixter

There are two artists called Trixter. One is a rock band from New Jersey (1) , the other a songwriter from the UK (2). 1. Trixter is an American hard rock band from Paramus, New Jersey. The band achieved moderate success in the early 1990s but disbanded for several years as 80s style rock lost mainstream popularity. The original members reunited in 2008 to tour and record new material. 2. Trixter is a songwriter/performer of experimental electronic music who has worked with a number of well-known pop acts in the 2000s.

Read more about Trixter on Last.fm.

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Hell in the Club

HELL IN THE CLUB is the name of the new rock'n'roll monster created by members of two of the most talented Italian heavy metal bands around: Secret Sphere and Elvenking.
Active since the middle 90's these two bands have written the history of Italian and International heavy metal with the release of many successful albums and with their presence on some of the most important metal stages. ANDY// Andrea Buratto, bass player of Secret Sphere had on his mind this rock'n'roll project for many years .

Read more about Hell in the Club on Last.fm.

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