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ONE OK ROCK

ONE OK ROCK is a Japanese Rock band formed in the summer of 2005. It was started by Toru with High School friends Alex and Ryota after each of them got their musical instruments. After that, Taka joined as their vocalist and they focused on performing shows in the Tokyo area. In 2006 they independently released 2 mini albums. Because of their albums sales, their participation in relatively large festivals that summer and their energetic shows in the outskirts of Tokyo, they were noticed by a foreign record company.

Angelo

There is more than one artist with this name: Angelo is a japanese rock band consisting of キリト(Kirito, Pierrot) on vocals, Karyu (D'espairsRay, joined the band in 2011) on guitar, ギル (VIDOLL/ヴィドール, joined the band in 2011) on guitar, KOHTA (Pierrot) on bass and TAKEO (Pierrot) on drums. Official Homepage: http://angeloweb.jp/index.php
2) Angel Luis Garcia, Jr, known simply as "Angelo" - was born March 28, 1976 in Brooklyn, New York.

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POLYSICS

POLYSICS is a Japanese new wave/synth pop/punk/rock band, hailing from Tokyo. The band started in 1997, but got their big break in 1998 at a concert in Tokyo. They create high energy music, fusing conventional guitar music, with synthesized and computer generated sound to create a unique mixture of punk and electro-pop. Their song lyrics often consist of Japanese, English, or just plain gibberish. The band has been noted for their extremely energetic live performances and their wild gimmicky outfits.

Better Weather

There are two bands called Better Weather: i. An indie pop band from Thailand ii. An emo band from the UK

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SCREW

SCREW is a visual kei band from Japan.
They originally started out in March 2006 under Speeddisk label and are now signed under the 'Indie PSC' label (PS COMPANY Co.,Ltd). SCREW expresses the concept that "everybody has darkness inside -- the poisonous chemicals of darkness have to be screwed out of the body." They were originally a four-piece band, but became a twin guitar band when Manabu joined in June 2007. At the start of 2010, their new bassist Rui (ex Ｊｅｗｅｌ joined the band, after their previous bassist Yuuto left the band in the beginning of the year.

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Heartless

1) Hardcore punk band from Pittsburgh, PA. 2) Hard rock band from Tampa, FL. 3) Visual kei band from Japan. Please use the tag ?????. 4) Black metal band from China. 5) Metalcore band from Ontario, Canada. 6) Pop punk band from New Bedford, MA.
Further info: 2) Heartless is a hard rock/hair metal band formed in Tampa in the late 80s and performed together for several years. Through the later 90s, the band transformed and became 'Kenne McGey and Lefty' and are still active in local Tampa scene.

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Aimee B

There are 2 artists with the name "Aimee B": 1) Aimee Blackschleger is a Tokyo-based English singer known for her vocals in Final Fantasy, Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, and Konami's BEMANI games. 2) Aimee B is a trance producer from the UK/Sweden. "Entertain, dont let crap get in the way, & Trance Out!" has been Aimee's motto since forever, however the last bit 'trance out' has really only been a part of what she has liked to say since 1999 when she descovered trance.

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Ziggy

1. ZIGGY is a Japanese rock band formed around 1984 by Morishige Juichi. 2. Ziggy is a name that was used by David Lodger of David Lodger's Hallucination early in his career.

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