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Cryptopsy

Originating from the Montreal area, this group first appeared in 1992, when it was called Necrosis; in the same year it was reincarnated under the name of Cryptopsy. With just a demo called Ungentle Exhumation and then the album Blasphemy Made Flesh (1994), the group acquired a solid reputation on the international scene. Their release of None So Vile in 1996 was the first burst of brilliance in their career.

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Unclean

There is more than one Unclean.
1. The Unclean were a punk/Oi! band from Detroit Michigan in the late 80's and early 90's. They frequently played shows with bands such as Rival and The Rogues 2. Unclean is a Czech black metal band founded in 1993. They recorded a two-song promo tape the same year and played several gigs in the Czech Republic in 1994 and 1995. In 1995 they released their second demo titled "Tam kdesi v hlubinách" which included 5 songs of occult black/death metal in the Czech style established by bands like Master's Hammer, Amon and Root.

Read more about Unclean on Last.fm.

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Pegasus

Several groups by this name: 1. A new hardcore side project from Pennsylvania with members of Cold World, War Hungry, RZL DZL and the Rival Mob, in the vein of Leeway. www.myspace.com/pegasusisgrim 2. Catalan jazz-fusion group composed of Santi Arisa (drums, ex-Fusioon), Rafael Escoté (bass, ex-Gotic) and former Iceberg members Max Sunyer (guitar) and Josep "Kitflus" Mas (keyboards). Nine albums to date, starting with 1982's Nuevos Encuentros.

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Black Swan

There is more than one artist with the name Black Swan. 1). Black Swan, New York-based cinematic orchestrated ambient drones, releasing the highly acclaimed 'Black Swan (in 8 Movements)', the 2011 return LP, 'The Quiet Divide', along with two 2012 releases, 'AETERNA' and 'Heaven'. website: http://www.swanplague.com/ 2). Black Swan, a Melodic Black Metal band from Finland, started in 1995 as a two-man project of T. Palokangas and J. Tuomivaara. The band released "Demo '96" with T. Palokangas handling guitars and vocals and J.

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Hemlock

There are several bands tunder this name: (1) Black Metal from USA (New York). Formed in 1992
(2) Heavy/Thrash Metal from USA (Las Vegas). Formed around 1993
(3) Thrash Metal from Greece (Athens). Formed in 1994
(4) An Indie Post-Hardcore band from USA (California). Formed in the mid-90's
(5) Grind/Death Metal from Malta (Birkirkara). Formed in 2001.
(6) Progressive / Melodic Heavy Metal from Canada (Saint John). Formed in ?
(7) Thrash Metal from USA (California). Formed in ?

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Excessum

There are multiple artists with this name:
1) Excessum was a black metal band from Sweden. They formed in 2001 and released their first demo, entitled "Oblivion" in 2003. In 2004 they recorded both the "Bleed Eternally" rehearsal tape (Bleeding Art Productions) as well as the "Death Redemption" full-lenght album (Deathstrike Records, Tour de Garde, Bleeding Art Productions), which was released in 2005.

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