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Defender

There are multiple artists with this name: 1) Defender is a House band from France. This is a one-time collaboration between Alan Braxe, Fred Falke, and Savage. They've released only one mini-EP, called Defender, in 2005 on Vulture Music. It also appears to be the most successful Defender on last.fm. 2) Defender is a Chicago based band. The brainchild of childhood friends Jorge Ledezma (guitars, keyboards) and Gabi Meszaros (bass, keyboards) who began making home recordings and sound collages in the early 90's.

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Necronomicon

1) Necronomicon were formed in 1971 in Aachen, the Western part of Germany near the Belgium and Netherlands border. With an album title (Tips zum Selbtsmord) that means "How to Commit Suicide," Necronomicon's one album, from 1972, featured bleak progressive garage rock with long instrumental passages. With wailing acid guitar solos, dark organ swirls, and angst-ridden singing in German, Necronomicon has created a dark and powerful vision that blends psychedelic and progressive music with a proto-punk garage band sensibility.

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shrine

There are at least two bands with the name "Shrine": 1. This is Shrine, a five membered band from Sweden.
Did go by the name Pursuit Myself but changed it along
with their new sound. in June 2010 they recorded Reach For Inane in Andy LaRocques Sonic Train Studio. http://www.myspace.com/shrineofficial 2. A Bulgarian dark ambient project. 3. A Portuguese thrash metal band, released 1 album - Perspective (1994)

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Hirax

Hirax is an American band from Buena Park, California. Starting in 1984 under the leadership of vocalist Katon W. De Pena, the band played in Los Angeles and San Francisco with the other new thrash metal bands of the area such as Metallica, Exodus and Slayer. The band was a clear example of the thrash/speed metal/crossover genre. After releasing some demos, Hirax signed with Metal Blade and debuted with their first full-length, "Raging Violence" in 1985. The band was composed of Katon W. De Pena (vocals), Scott Owen (guitar), Gary Monardo (bass) and John Tabares (drums).

Read more about Hirax on Last.fm.

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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Flotsam and Jetsam

Two artists have recorded under this name: band formed in Phoenix, Arizona. Active (as Flotsam and Jetsam) 1983 - Present. Originally named Paradox then Dredlox until Mark Vasquez and LL Cool Kevin Horton joined the band and changed again to Dogz. Bassist Jason Newsted joined in 1982. He came to Phoenix with his band Gangster from Detroit on their way to California they broke apart while in Phoenix. Kelly saw Ak sing at his high school talent show. Singing "The Goodbye Girl". One Summer they were in the same summer school class.

Read more about Flotsam and Jetsam on Last.fm.

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Adrian

Adrian (1): US Heavy/Power Metal (2): Swedish indie/pop artist 2006. (3): Mexican pop artist 2003. (4): Swedish spokenwordpop group (5): American DJ for LA based internet radio show. (6) R&B Singer (7)Guitarist from Straight Reads The Line (1) Adrian was a Heavy/Power Metal band formed in Germany (Jelmstorf, Lower Saxony) in 1987. Their line-up was as follows: Oliver Wende - Vocals, Guitars, Haye Graf - Guitars, Thorsten Lindhorst - Bass, Jens Brandl - Drums, Marcus B

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Vexed

There are at least three bands by the name of Vexed.
1. Vexed is a Seattle band formed in '84 from the ashes of Death of Marat, and The Drills, the founding members were Milton Garrison (guitar) and Alfred Butler (bass). The band made its debut in '85 with the song "Six Foot Hole" on the Pyrrhic Victory: A Goal Attained At Too Great a Cost cassette along with Soundgarden, Skin Yard, 10 Minute Warning, Feedback, Mental Mannequin, The Fags, Colour Twigs, The Probes and The Horrible Truth.

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