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Advent Sorrow

Advent Sorrow are a Blackened Symphonic Death Metal band hailing from the most isolated city on the globe. Combining haunting melodies with doom and death undertones to create a unique sound. Before the Dimming Light is Advent Sorrow's long awaited début release. Before the Dimming Light is a nightmarish insight into the tortured mind of a murderous lunatic; each song describing but a particular chapter and stage of his descent into madness.

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Nothing Sacred

There are two recording bands with the name Nothing Sacred : *******
Nothing Sacred - Australian '80s Speed Metal band Formed in 1983 in Melbourne, Australia, Nothing Sacred were an early example of 'speed metal', with a sound built around twin lead guitarists. The band lineup was built around the three core members : Mick Burnham, Vocals
Sham Hughes, Drums
Karl Lean, Bass The original guitarists : Mark Woolley, Lead Guitar
Buddy Snape, Lead Guitar Additional Members : Dave Browne, Drums

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Ouroboros

There are at least 5 artists/bands named Ouroboros: 1) A technical death-thrash metal band from Australia (who changed their name from 'DRED' in 2008)
2) A brutal death metal band from France
3) A dark-esoteric-ambient act from Italy
4) A black metal band from Canada
4) A doom metal band from Pittsburgh, PA

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Envenomed

There is more than one artist with this name: 1) Envenomed is a death metal band from Umeå, Sweden.
2) Envenomed was a crust/grindcore band from Cincinnati, Ohio.
3) Envenomed is a melodic thrash metal band from Melbourne, Australia.
4) Envenomed is a thrash metal band from Mexico City. They've released one EP "Evil Is Back" in 2009.

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Hobbs' Angel of Death

Hobbs' Angel of Death are an Australian band that began in the mid 1980s and continue to this day, together with Mortal Sin they are one of the earliest successful Australian thrash metal bands. The band began in 1985 as a solo project for ex-Tyrus guitarist Peter Hobbs, with the help of ex-Nothing Sacred members Mark Woolley (guitar), Sham (drums) and Karl Lean (bass), who recorded a number of demos which attracted interest from overseas labels.

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Surrender

There are at least seven artists with this name:
1) Surrender is a political peace punk band from Oakland/Berkeley, California, USA.
They have one self-titled 7", an full length LP titled "Paper Thrones", a live tape recorded at 924 Gilman, and a split with Acts of Sedition. 2) Surrender is also a well known band from Zeeland (a province of the Netherlands). They play solid dialectrock in "Zeeuwsch dialect".

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Ignivomous

Ignivomous is a death metal band from Melbourne, Australia. Formed in 2006, the band quickly issued a cassette version of the demo "Path of Attrition", which quickly sold out. This led to them signing with cult US label Nuclear War Now! and re-issuing the demo on 12" vinyl with a bonus track (a cover of ancient Australian band Necrotomy). 2008 saw the release of the "Eroded void of salvation" 7", followed up by gigs throughout Australia.

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Assaulter

Assaulter are a METAL metal band from New South Wales, Australia. With the guard of S. Berserker on vocals and guitars, T. Hellfinder armed with the ripping of strings on lead and the out-and-out power and precision of P. Hunt (Razor of Occam) on the battering of the skins - Assaulter have just completed their sophomore LP »Boundless!«. Following up from 2008's »Salvation Like Destruction« Assaulter have honed in their sound and style to deliver 8 cuts of ripping metal ode to power, propaganda and proselytism.

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One Dollar Short

One Dollar Short are an Australian punk rock band. Hailing from Central Coast New South Wales, their debut top 40 single "Board Game" charted at #37 on the Australian ARIAnet singles chart in 2001. Their most successful non-LP release was the EP, Press And Hold, (containing fan favourite "Satellite"), which charted at #22 in the same year. Their debut album also charted at #7 on the albums chart in 2002.

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