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Pyramids

There are six different artist with same name: 1) Pyramids (Denton, Texas) An band combining elements of , , , and .
They released their debut album in 2008, followed by cooperative releases with Nadja, Horseback and Wraiths and the box-set WVNDRKMMER, a collaboration with 52 different artists.
Due to their highly collaborative nature, they have yet worked with artists like Jesu, Blut aus Nord, lovesliescrushing, Ulver, Lustmord, This Will Destroy You...

Read more about Pyramids on Last.fm.

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The Break

At least 2 bands go by the name of The Break 1) The Break - New Jersey. Most bands in the world can be lumped into one category or another, they are shuffled, redefined, and in that way they begin to lose the qualities that could make them important or meaningful. The greatest bands, the most influential or memorable, are the ones who don't try to fill the role set for them, who don't pursue anything other than the desire to make music, and the need to express that art to an audience. From the start, The Break has had this aesthetic in mind.

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Parlotones

The Parlotones kicked off their professional career in 2003, rising to the forefront of South African music by 2006 when they signed a European license deal on the back of their debut single beautiful being used in a Fujifilm commercial. Since then, The Parlotones have become the biggest selling band in South Africa and have delivered over 200 shows in 2008 across SA, UK and Europe. Key performances include Live Earth, Coke Fest and V Fest.

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The Fleshtones

Often tagged as garage-rock revivalists, the Fleshtones mix the fuzz-guitar and Farfisa organ sounds of that genre with rockabilly, '50s and '60s R&B, and surf into a potent retro stew the group likes to call "Super Rock." The group formed in 1976 in Queens with vocalist/keyboardist Peter Zaremba, guitarist Keith Streng, bassist Jan Marek Pukulski, and drummer Bill Milhizer and aimed to return rock and roll to the simplicity and unself-consciousness of the '50s and early-'60s. (The group was often joined on-stage and in the studio by sax player Gordon Spaeth, who passed on in 2005.

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The Ghastly Ones

The Ghastly Ones are a surf rock'n'roll band from Van Nuys, California. Their music is infused with a campy Halloween sound. The band was formed in 1996, and their first album, A-Haunting We Will Go-Go, was released June 2, 1998 on Zombie-A-Go-Go Records. An EP, Glows in the Dark, was released on their website [http://www.ghastlyones.com] in 2006. They Released another Album Also in 2006 Titled TARGET: DRACULON, which is Available Now. You can purchase it at any of their live shows, or from the Website. Also, You can check them out at MySpace [http://myspace.com/ghastlyones]

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