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Orange Goblin

Formed in 1995 in London, originally under the name of Our Haunted Kingdom, but changed to Orange Goblin after a 7" with Electric Wizard in 1996 with company Rise Above Records. Orange Goblin are stoner/doom metal although have moved steadily heavier with a slight tinge of punk creeping in. They are heavily influenced by Black Sabbath, which can be heard throughout their albums, particulary the first three - Frequencies From Planet ten, Time Traveling Blues and the acclaimed Big Black

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Hey Colossus

HC started five years ago to the day. Based in SouthfuckingLondon. The bands initial ultimate aim: Fudge Tunnel V. Can. First gig was at the Buffalo Bar, Highbury Corner, September '03, with Trencher. January '04 the debut album 'HATES YOU' was released, 12" only. "This'll have your mum in floods of tears. Good; Hey Colossus hates your mum. (4.5 / 5)" said INDIE ROCK Website Drowned In Sound. What did they know?

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The Graviators

The Graviators are :
Niklas Sjöberg: Vocals
Martin Fairbanks: Guitar
Johan Holm: Bass
Henrik Bergman: Drums The Graviators formed in the woods outside Karlshamn, Sweden, with a vision to write and record music inspired by the sounds of the great rock n roll groups of the 70's. Seeing as rock n roll is dead today as we know it, the band hope to provide a spark in the dark. The Graviators blend of vintage rock with more modern stoner caught the ear of swedish label Transubstans who signed the band in early 2009.

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Wiht

There are two bands known as Wiht, both from the UK
1) Wiht is a black metal project started by Lord Revenant (FEL, Winter Moon, Moldern, etc). Wiht is part of the Order of the Silver Night, a circle of projects spanning black metal, neofolk, avant-garde, and other underground genres.
There's been one release from the afore-mentioned black metal Wiht: Wiht - 2010 2) Wiht are a brand new stoner doom outfit from Leeds and present their first offering in the form of Into ruin, …And the thunder rolls and Vasta.

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Denizen

1. French stoner/ hard rock/ hardcore band Denizen formed in south of France between Montpellier and Sète in 2003. After a first demo / EP and a first album, 'Far From Common Strategy' (2006) issued on the label Prototype Records, the group participates in a split tribute to Black Sabbath with the bands Illtemper and Stuntman. Denizen then appears on a compilation produced in collaboration by Prototype Records and the Temple of Noise fanzine which found among other Tantrum, Basement, Marvin or Year Of No Light.

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Honky

There is more than one artist with this name: 1) texas rock and roll. Jeff pinkus, former butthole surfer, rocks like zz top circa 1974, a must see austin tx band. Bring the band some weed and they will play better. 2) hip hop band from England.

Read more about Honky on Last.fm.

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Coffins

Coffins are a Japanese band, formed in 1996 by guitarist and vocalist Uchino. Having gone through several lineup changes in the past, they now consist of Uchino, Ryo (drums) and Koreeda (bass). Their sound is influenced by old school '80s and '90s , and . After several demos they released their 1st full-length album "Mortuary In Darkness" in 2005.

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