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Extreme

Extreme is a rock band consisting of singer/guitar virtuoso Nuno Bettencourt, singer/lyricist Gary Cherone, bassist/singer Pat Badger and drummer Kevin Figueiredo. The band first formed in 1985 in Boston with then drummer Paul Geary (who later got replaced by drummer Mike Mangini) until the band decided to go on an indefinite hiatus that ended up lasting more than 10 years (1996 - 2006). The band's influences range from the progressive hard rock and elaborate multi-vocals parts of Queen, the energy of Aerosmith and Van Halen, as well as Beatlesque pop and a Led Zeppelin organic feeling.

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Firehouse

FireHouse is an American band formed in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1989. The band reached stardom during the early 1990s with hit singles like "Don't Treat Me Bad" and "All She Wrote", as well as their signature ballads "I Live My Life for You", "Love of a Lifetime", and "When I Look Into Your Eyes". At the 1992 American Music Awards, FireHouse won the award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock New Artist; chosen over Nirvana and Alice in Chains.

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Sheriff

There is more than one artist with this name:
Sheriff a Canadian rock band and the Swedish duo Sheriff, deconstructing the music we know as rock, just leaving the essentials. There is also an underground Melbourne garage rock trio performing under the name Sheriff. 1) Sheriff was a Canadian rock band in the early 1980s. The band was formed in 1979 in Toronto, and consisted of vocalist Freddy Curci , guitarist Steve DeMarchi , keyboardist Arnold Lanni, bassist Wolf Hassel and drummer Rob Elliott.

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Shithouse

Shithouse was a project formed by Andrew McIntosh, formally of Australian punk band The Scroungers. Shithouse were based out of Melbourne, Australia, and the band sound much like an updated take on the earlier Scroungers material, in the sense its a 1 man band, with some vicious anti-political rhetoric. There are 2 releases to date so far "Relaxed and Comfortable" and "Lies, Stupidity And Cowardice" the latter album being a concept album regarding global warming and ecological disaster. These albums and more information regarding shithouse are available on www.

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Rachel Tucker

Rachel Tucker is an actress and singer. Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Rachel made numerous stage appearances before becoming a contestant on BBC talent show; 'I'd Do Anything' in 2008.
Her performances were highly acclaimed, particularly her version of 'Cabaret' which gained her a standing ovation from the judging panel, including Andrew Lloyd-Webber.
Despite finishing fourth in the competition, she rapidly received several offers of major stage roles, deciding in July 2008 to accept the role of 'Meat' in the West End production 'We Will Rock You.'

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