SION
There a multiple bands named SION:
1) A Japanese rock singer
2) A Russian metalcore band.
3) A British alternative rock band.
4) A Japanese vocalist known mostly for her work with teranoid & MC Natsack 1) SION is a Japanese rock singer. He was conspicuous in early Japanese indies scene and one of the most important. He respects old good blues, rock, trad, and punk musicians. Especially, Bob Dylan and Tom Waits.
In addition, Japanese old artists. 泉谷しげる, 友部正人 and more. 2) SION - metalcore band from St. Petersburg (Russia).
Paranoid
There are several artists called as Paranoid: Russian metal band, Old school EBM band, Electronic artist from Northern Ireland, and Dutch rock/metal band.
1. old school ebm band with several albums released in very early 90's, with strong influence from the 80's.
2. Russian alternative metal with modern metal elements band from Moscow. Band formed in 2005. They've recorded EP in 2006. ParanoiD's site: http://myspace.com/paranoidofficial
PRAXIS
There are several artists with that name. 1) Praxis was an ever-changing musical project led by prolific producer Bill Laswell. Praxis combined elements of different musical genres such as funk, jazz, hip hop and heavy metal into highly improvised music. The band first appeared in 1992 with the critically acclaimed Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis), Laswell, guitarist Buckethead, keyboardist Bernie Worrell and drummer Bryan ''Brain'' Mantia have defined the direction of the band over the last 15 years.