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Infectious Grooves

Infectious Grooves (n., in-fek-shus groovz) are a funk metal band led by Suicidal Tendencies frontman Mike Muir. It also featured ex-Suicidal Tendencies, now Metallica, bassist Robert Trujillo, and ex-Jane's Addiction drummer Stephen Perkins. Though Muir's sense of humor was often obvious with Suicidal Tendencies, Infectious Grooves often brought out a goofier type of humor: their albums contain comedy skits by a reptilian lover named Sarsippius. The band can be seen (and heard) performing as the prom band in the 1992 Pauly Shore film Encino Man

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The Quireboys

The Quireboys, originally known as the London Quireboys, are a rock band that started in the late '80s/early '90s, with John Grey (Spike) on vocals, Guy Griffin and Guy Bailey on guitar, Chris Johnstone on piano/keyboard, Nigel Mogg on bass guitar, and Ian Wallace on drums. Their first album was a hit, but after arguments with the record label, it took them a long time to get "Bitter Sweet & Twisted" released. The rise of grunge made it a challenging time for them.

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Metallica

Metallica is a pioneering thrash metal band, one of the longest lived and one of the most influential metal bands in history. The band was formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1981 by guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield, and drummer and former tennis prodigy Lars Ulrich . The band was part of the wave of American metal bands which combined the sounds of the NWOBHM with hardcore punk influence, and together with bands like Testament, Metal Church, Anthrax, Exodus, Overkill, Slayer, Megadeth and others, formed the genre which is known as thrash metal.

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Electric Mary

Electric Mary (formed after Rusty's encounter with Studio Manager Mary Campbell and a visit to Jimi Hendrix's Electric Lady Studios) are a five piece rock band hailing out of Melbourne, Australia. Fronted by the smokey vocals of Rusty Brown, other members are: Irwin Thomas, Pete Robinson, Alex Raunjak and Venom on drums. Often described as classic rock, Electric Mary cites inspirations from a number of bands and musicians from Deep Purple to David Bowie their sound encompassing a combination of rich guitar riffs, bass and drums.

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Blue On Black

Formed in June of 2001, this three-piece outfit comprises Keith (guitar & vocals), Paul (bass) and Clive (drums & vocals). Describing themselves as 'Weapons Grade Blues/Rock' the band delivers a powerful mixture of original and classic material with the commitment and professionalism that has been earnt from many years touring the Blues, R&B and Rock circuits. The Band considers it essential that the soul of the music is conveyed to their audience with excitement and are never happier than when playing live.

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Guilty Conscience

Guilty Conscience is a 4 piece rock/metal band from Jacksonville, FL. After fine tuning their style over a couple years, their music has recently been described as, "taking the best elements of metal, and infusing them into rock music". With heavy riffs, guitar harmonies, and clean vocals, Guilty Conscience has found their sound. Their first full length album, "At What Cost?" is now available on iTunes.

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Scream Arena

Biography
SCREAM ARENA BIOGRAPHY Andy Paul ~ Vocals
Nick Daniel ~ Bass Guitar/Keyboards
Dave Riley ~ Guitars
James Cooper ~ Guitars
Stix ~ Drums
Say what you will ... ... but rock music has been well served by the British Isles over the last four decades. Most of the prime movers down rock's flamboyant history have been British and this makes the relative scarcity of quality British hard rock acts over the last decade a puzzle. Sure there was The Darkness, but...

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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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Ted Poley

Ted Poley was born in Englewood, New Jersey in 1964. He started in music with the band Lush as a drummer. The band also featured bassist Joe Slattery, with whom Poley would play again later. He then joined New Jersey progressive rock band Prophet as a drummer. They released their first album in 1985. Poley also sang lead vocals on some of their songs. In 1987, while working with the band's second album, he was approached by Bruno Ravel and Steve West to join Danger Danger and he accepted. With Danger Danger, Poley enjoyed much success as the band caught the late surge wave of 80s hair rock.

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