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Bastion

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Bastion is the name of an Xbox Live Arcade game produced by independent developer Supergiant Games and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Bastion was released on July 20, 2011 for Xbox Live Arcade and on August 16, 2011 for digital download on Windows. Bastion has been acclaimed for its enchanting soundtrack, receiving best Original Soundtrack and Best Song with Build that Wall (Zia's Theme) awards from Spike's Video Game awards. The soundtrack was composed by audio and music designer Darren Korb.

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Seventh Angel

Seventh Angel is a thrash/doom metal band from Netherton, UK, that formed in 1987. Their first two releases, The Torment (1990), and Lament for the Weary (1991) were distributed through the label "Music for Nations" making them label mates with bands such as Metallica, Megadeth, and Slayer, and were considered by many at the time to be one best metal acts in the United Kingdom. They were one of the few bands to combine elements of doom and thrash metal.

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Savage Messiah

Savage Messiah hails from London UK and features Lead Guitarist/Vocalist Dave Silver, Lead Guitarist Sy Taplin, Bassist Sasha Cron and Drummer Ernie Nogara. In October 2007 the band released their Andy Faulkner (Bolt Thrower, Siam) produced debut "Spitting Venom". The band opted to release this via their own imprint SMR productions, which was signed up for distribution by the mighty Plastic Head (Nuclear Blast, Metal Blade etc…).

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Xentrix

There are atleast 3 artists with this name;
(1) Formed in 1985 in Preston, Lancashire, British thrashers Xentrix (pronounced Zen-tricks) began their careers by playing metal covers before focusing all of their efforts on coming up with original material. Initially known as Sweet Vengeance, guitarist/vocalist Chris Astley, guitarist Kristian Havard, drummer Dennis Gasser and bassist Paul Mackenzie created enough of a stir through their live performances that the English branch of Roadrunner Records took notice and signed the group in January 1989.

Read more about Xentrix on Last.fm.

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deceptor

There is more than one band by the name Deceptor: 1). Deceptor was a Heavy/Power Metal band from Greece. Forming in 1989, they annually released demos until 1991, and split up some time after. While their work remains relatively unheard of to this day, a compilation entitled 'The Legend' was released on Unisound in 2002, citing everything recorded in their late-eighties/early-nineties period. Their vocalist, Yiannis Koutselinis (commonly known as John K) went on to record an album with British Progressive Metal group Balance of Power, and then went on to form Biomechanical.

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Damnas

Thrash metal from the grimy streets of North London. Formed in 2003, after numerous line-up changes, will be releasing a self titled EP on June 5 2008, at a launch party with Mutant, River Freshney, and Doctor Death Donny -Vocals Faraz - Rhythm/Lead guitar Pat - Lead/Rhythm guitar Jon - Bass guitar James - Drums

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Send More Paramedics

The name Send More Paramedics is a reference to the 1985 horror/comedy, Return of the Living Dead. The band originally formed as a side project of Leeds band 'And None of Them Knew They Were Robots, but have gained a higher profile than And None of Them Knew They Were Robots, who have since split up. The band played in the 1980s crossover style, what they described as "Zombiecore... a fusion of 80s thrash and modern hardcore punk", with lyrics about zombies and cannibalism, and are heavily influenced by zombie movies.

Read more about Send More Paramedics on Last.fm.

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Wolfpack

There are 3 bands known as Wolfpack; 1) Wolfpack was the former name of the Swedish hardcore punk/d-beat band Wolfbrigade. Wolfpack changed their bandname to Wolfbrigade after a right wing racist community started using the name "Wolfpack"; they did not want to be associated with right wing politics. 2) Wolfpack were a 5-piece thrash/traditional metal band from Preston, UK. They released one album entitled "Total Head Removal" before changing their name to Salem (UK) and releasing a demo called "Impending Doom"

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Elimination

ELIMINATION is a heavy metal band formed in Ipswich, England in 2006. The band have released two EP's , 'Welcome to Death Row' in 2007 and 'Nightmare Asylum' in 2008, which received excellent press from various magazines, fanzines, and websites. They promoted these releases with successful shows over the UK and supporting esteemed bands such as Evile, Gama Bomb and Criminal. In the summer of 2008 Elimination signed to Casket Records and they are currently preparing to release their debut album 'Destroyed By Creation' for June 2009.

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