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The Janitors

There are several bands called "The Janitors" 1)The Janitors were an alternative rock/Noise rock band from Sunderland & Newcastle, formed in 1984. They were led by singer Andrew Denton, who was backed by Craig Hope (guitar, keyboards), Simon Warnes (bass guitar), and Tim Stirland (drums). Described as "a mixture of Membranes meeting Captain Beefheart, they signed to Marc Riley's In-Tape label, releasing their debut single, "Chicken Stew" in July 1985.

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Bloody Hammer

There is more than one artist with this name. 1. One man hardcore/punk project from Josh Wolf (No Talk, Secret Prositutes, The Energy, Hell City Kings, Reason Of Insanity, Killswitch, etc.). Releases include :
'When In Rome' demo
'Pick Your King' demo
'Apathy Is Bliss' 7" (2010) on Cutthroat Records
'When In Rome' 7" (upcoming) on Bat Shit Records
2. Oi/Punk band from Melbourne, Australia.
"Pogo Rock" Tape (2010)

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Discharger

Dutch vikingrock / streetcore band! New pioneers in the genre.
Great melodies, agressive power, relentless vocals... Their motto:
"Many people say violence is not the anwser,
but it's a language people understand..." Check for their latest album "The sword of our ancestors"
Release date: December 2008. Earlier work:
"Born immortal", Rebellion Records 2004: Raw, agressive, but very melodic debut. A fresh wind in streetrock. Mandatory!

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The Corps

Sydney Australia-based 5 piece band, The Corps, play original but classic sounding, hard-edged rock and roll. Obviously influenced by band like Motorhead, Rose Tattoo and Condemned 84, The Corps have an Oi! sound, but heavier. Borrowing the slide-guitar sound of Rose Tattoo, the band are solid musicians and have an extremely capable lead singer. No-bullshit, rock and roll, In 2010, The Corps will tour Europe for the second time and release a new EP.

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Tattooed Mother Fuckers

Tattooed Mother Fuckers are a thug rock band founded in 2003, with former members of bands such as English Rose. Despite the member's former connections to RAC groups, TMF distance themselves from any political ideologies and do not sing about political things in their songs. This is in 'NO WAY' a political band or political tool of any kind, just 4 men playing music they love, and answering to no one! More information can be found at http://www.tattooedmotherfuckers.com

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Model Citizen

Model Citizen refers to more than one band: 1) Model Citizen is a rock/punk/garage band from Birmingham, AL. The band features current and former members of The Dexateens, Paul "Wine" Jones and the Parasites. The band consists of Matt Patton (guitar, vocals), Mike Gaut (drums) and Rapid Randy (bass). They have released three albums on a variety of record labels around the US. 2) Model Citizen was a 3rd-wave Ska band hailing from Logan, UT.

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Close Shave

The band started at Birmingham in 1986 under the line up: Rich - vocals, Paul (Dirk) - guitar, Neil (Lurch) - bass, Steve - drums. With this line up they played a few gigs and recorded some demo tracks and also recorded the song 'The Law' for 'The Sound Of Oi!' compilation. Rich joined the army and was replaced by Martin (Fluffy). They released their first lp in 1988 under the title 'Oi! Kinnock Give Us Back Our Rose' and in 1990 their second lp 'Hard As Nails'. Neil took the vocals duties when Martin left the band and Sid from Section 5 came to bass.

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Plastique

There are multiple artists under this name: 1) From London, UK, Plastique is a British/Brazilian band filled with pounding dance beats, power-chords, dirty synths and so-sexual-it’s-almost-perverted vocals and lyrics. Gabriel (a producer) and Anelise (an actress) met in London in 2005 and quickly became good friends. They had planned to write music together, however she was already due to return to her native Brazil later that year, so the project was indefinitely put on hold. Back in Brazil she met Fabio (a graphic designer) and returned to London with him in 2009.

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