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Frigg

There are two bands named Frigg: (1). Frigg is a multitalented Finnish-Norwegian seven who produces fresh Scandinavian folk fiddling accompanied by fretted instruments, upright bass and endless energy. The style they represent is a mixture of Kaustinen (Finland) and Nord-Trondelag (Norway) -traditions flavoured with a taste of americana and irish folk music. Frigg has been chosen as "The Band Of The Year" 2003 of Kaustinen Folk Music Festival. http://www.frigg.fi (2) Frigg is also the name of an experimental german Band.

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Silent Majority

There are at least three artists with the name Silent Majority. 1. Silent Majority formed on long island in the mid-90's and became one of the most influential hardcore bands from the area. Tom currently sings for Capital. Many people consider them to be the best hardcore band originating from Long Island of their time 2. Silent Majority are a four piece melodic hardcore/punk band from the Eastern Shores of Hobart, Tasmania, made up of a bunch of best mates who met in high school.

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EMMETT BROWN

1) Four guys from the West Coast of Norway playing no-nonsense rock'n'roll.
The band consists of : Lars Martin: vox , Ralla: drums , Stian: guitars , Per Harald: bass
Though they have been playing for years, their first gig happened in April 2009, opening for Bigbang, followed by a second gig at the Garage in Oslo, to promote their EP.
The musicians have experience working in some of the following bands: Gorgoroth, Trelldom, Animal Alpha, Elvin Friendly, Emmerhoff and The Melancholy Babies, Bookhouse, The Margarets and The Disciplines.

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Röyksopp is a Norwegian duo playing electronic music. The group formed in 1998 by Torbjørn Brundtland and Svein Berge. Their first album came out in 2001, titled Melody A.M. The name of the group comes from the original Norwegian word "røyksopp", which can be literally translated into smoking mushroom and in Norwegian it means a puffball mushroom.
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Prudence

There are two bands called Prudence. One is a UK band, who is called Prudence. , (that is Prudence. 'full-stop', the full-stop added just to differentiate between the two here on Last FM). To read about the UK Prudence please search for Prudence. in the music search bar, or go to www.last.fm./music/prudence. The Norwegian rock band Prudence is maybe one of the most legendary norwegian rock bands ever and were one of the leading rock bands from the late 1960's till they quit. The band was founded in Namsos, outside Trondheim.

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Boom Jinx

Despite a limited number of releases since Boom Jinx's inception in 2005, Øistein has developed a well deserved reputation amongst his peers for productions that showcase a stunning level of intricate detail and subtle nuances. His tracks are equally at home on the dance floor as they are in your headphones, getting support from industry heavyweights such as Tiësto, Paul Van Dyk, Armin Van Buuren, Above & Beyond and Marco V.

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Domi

www.do-mi.com
www.myspace.com/domitheband Welcome To Annoying Town is Domi’s first full-length album, an album packed with catchy guitar riffs, delightful melodies and lyrics chalk full of humor and brutal personal experiences. Together as a band since 2004 they have already put their mark on the scene with an extremely tight and energetic live show. Although a relatively young band, dOMi have achieved more than most - not only independently releasing their material and playing most of Norways big venues, but also winning several competitions.

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