There are at least six bands that have used this name (Swedish progressive metal, progressive psytrance duo, psychedelic-progressive rock, Swedish progressive metal and Australian female-fronted indie-rock): 1) Andromeda are a Swedish progressive metal group. The origins of the Swedish quintet can be traced back to 1999 when guitar player Johan Reinholdz submitted the demo ”Welcome to Forever” to the record label WAR-music who wanted to sign a deal.
There seems to be at least 3 artists with the name Noma. 1. Noma is a trance/techno group. 2. Noma is a underground death metal-band fron Siilinjärvi, Finland. 3. Noma is John Cromar, a noise producer from Glasgow.
There are at least five groups with the name of Drone. 1) German thrash metal band
2) Welsh IDM producer
3) electronica producer from Frankfurt
4) US altrock band
5) A psytrance act 1) Founded 2004 in Celle (Germany), the metal band "Drone" released a 6-track-EP entitled "Octane" in January 2006. Greatest efforts so far include:
- Winning the international final of "metal battle" contest, which was held in August 2006 at the Wacken Open Air (see www.metal-battle.com)
- Reaching the West-German final of Emergenza contest 2006
Above & Beyond is a trance music group formed in 2000. The group is famous for remixes and their own productions. The group's tracks are regularly played by well-known DJs, such as Tiësto, Armin van Buuren and Paul van Dyk. They are also known under other aliases, like Tranquility Base, OceanLab, Dirt Devils and Rollerball. Jono Grant and Paavo Siljamäki met at Westminster University, and they set up the Anjunabeats label in the summer 1999 with the release of the "Anjunabeats Volume 1".
Tronik, by his real name, Cristian Muresan, was born on the 21st of February 1981 in a small town (Cugir) from Romania. His love for music was inherited from his father, who is an artist in his small town.
Later on, when he was 14, he discovered electronic music. At first all he did was to listen but then it came the opportunity of creating.
And so was borned MagicDJ. He used software like Magix Music Maker, Dance eJay, Cooledit for creating and mastering his tracks.
As a resident at Gatecrasher in Sheffield, England, Scott Bond's reputation grew quickly, making him one of the U.K.'s most esteemed trance DJs at the end of the '90s. Voted Resident of the Year 1999 and fifth in the Best DJ poll by the readers of Mixmag, a popular U.K. dance magazine, Bond was also featured on Radio 1's Essential Mix show multiple times, further illustrating his popularity in England.
Tarek Mansur and Jonas Andersson "Berre" forms the swedish psytrance duo Trimada. Their first and so far only album - Devilish - was released 2004. The album was a big hit in the local rave scene, it showcases high production quality and originality. Tarek and Jonas are currently working on their second album.