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Shihad

Shihad are a four-piece band from New Zealand, comprising Jon Toogood (guitar/vocals), Tom Larkin (drums), Karl Kippenberger (bass) and Phil Knight (guitar). Their style is best described as "hard rock", although they were described as "metal" in their formative years. Shihad were formed in 1988 in Wellington, New Zealand. They were briefly known between 2002-2004 as "Pacifier". During this time the band was attempting to break into the US market and it was decided that Shihad sounded too much like the arabic word 'jihad', thus the name change. Their major albums and EPs include:

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Fifteen Working Days

Fifteen Working Days are a Pop/Punk/Post Hardcore band from Haslemere, Surrey. The band is made up of 3 members, Chris Fowler, Jack Hughes and Kobi Byrne, the first two playing an assortment of instruments and the third playing live bass. The band came together in 2009, and plays around the Haslemere area and recording in local studios. The band is influenced by acts such as Green Day, The Beatles, Avenged Sevenfold, My Chemical Romance, Blink-182 and Paramore.

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Powerman 5000

Powerman 5000 is a Boston-based industrial metal/nu metal band formed in 1989. Frontman Spider One (Michael Cummings) is the younger brother of Rob Zombie (Robert Cummings). Lineup includes Spider One (vocals), Evan9 and Velkro (guitar), X51 (bassist), and GFlash (drums). In 1990, Spider dropped out of art school and bought a cheap 4-track home studio and drum machine. Working under the title "MC Spider", he recorded "Much Evil" with producer Lamar Lowder.

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Haste

Alabama hard rock/hardcore unit, Haste released three albums: Pursuit In The Face Of Consequence, When Reason Sleeps, and The Mercury Lift, toured with artists as varied as Stuck Mojo and Boysetsfire and built up a solid and zealous fanbase before disbanding in the New Year of 2007.

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Limited

Limited is a Brooklyn, NY-based synth/noise-pop band led by Alex Craig of Big Troubles. The project's debut single "You Must Be Dreaming" was released 2012 on New Images records. http://limitedband.bandcamp.com/
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Martin Grech

Martin Grech (pronounced ‘Greck’) is a Maltese-English singer, songwriter and musician from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, born in 1983. He is known for his dark and powerful music, remarkable voice, and frequent subversion of style and genre. He first achieved serious critical acclaim after his haunting falsetto track Open Heart Zoo (written when he was 19 years old) was featured on a Lexus car advert on UK television in 2002.

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Falter

There are several artists going by the name Falter; 1.Falter are an alternative metal band from Blackburn. With influences taken from a vast amount of artists and genres, they blend a mix of hard rock, metal and grunge to create a raw and visceral sound that they can undoubtedly call their own. Falter are indisputably crowd pleasers, as their live performances have been described as fierce, thrilling and an adrenaline rush of honest intensity that other local bands seem to lack.

Eso

ESO’s debut single has ambition written all over it, featuring their friend Mike from DevilDriver and produced by rock legend Matt Hyde (Fightstar, Newton Faulkner), “We Are Watching You” is the lead single from a new album that blends absolute passion, huge guitars and keyboards that push modern boundaries. Singer Tobias say; “In this song when I say ‘There’s Nothing Left To Lose’ I guess I’m really talking about the way I feel about us right now… We’ve put so much into this record and this single sets the mood for everything we are striving for.

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Crush 40

Crush 40, previously known as Sons of Angels, was originally formed as a project band to record music for Sega's arcade racing game NASCAR Rubbin' Racing, or EA Sports NASCAR Arcade in the west. The core of the group is hard rock guitarist Jun Senoue and melodic rock vocal legend Johnny Gioeli. As of late, the band comprises of the following members:
* Vocals: Johnny Gioeli
* Guitars: Jun Senoue
* Bass: Takeshi Taneda
* Drums: Katsuji

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Mondo Generator

Mondo Generator (sometimes known as "Nick Oliveri And The Mondo Generator") is an American punk/hard rock band fronted by Nick Oliveri. Nick Oliveri (under the moniker Rex Everything) formed Mondo Generator in 1997 and with friends Josh Homme, Brant Bjork, Rob Oswald, and others, recorded the debut album, Cocaine Rodeo. The LP wouldn't be released until 3 years later due to Oliveri and Homme being full-time members of Queens of the Stone Age.

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