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Ritual

There are quite a few bands known as Ritual: 1. Ritual is a Hardcore/Punk band from Recklinghausen, Germany. Ritual started out in early summer 2005 by four young kids being into hardcore and punk rock and feeling the need to express themselves.

The first songs were recorded in July 2005 and got released as the "One Foot In The Grave" 7" on Drastic Actions Records in December 2005 after having played a couple of shows in the whole of Germany including a first tour.

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Savage

There are three artists with the name Savage: 1) 80's Italian disco singer Savage 2) a New Zealand rapper, and 3) New Wave Of British Heavy Metal band Savage 4) Hungarian Dj Savage 1) SAVAGE is an artistic pseudonym of Roberto Zanetti (born in 1956) - the composer, vocalist, producer and also businessman all in one person. His debut on the artistic scene took place in the end of '70s. when he was part of the group called Santarosa (one of the most famous track by this group was "Souvenir"). From the early '80s he decided to pursue his solo career.

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Tank

There are mutliple artists with this name: 1) Tank is the stage name of an American R&B singer, songwriter, musician, and producer, Durrell Babbs. Tank was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on January 1, 1976 and he was raised in Clinton, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Tank took an instant interest in singing and playing the piano, partially due to his alliance to religion — his cousin directed the church choir and helped the aspiring vocalist foster his singing talent from an early age. His stage name comes from his chiseled physique.

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Black Rose

At least 8 artists share this name 1) Black Rose is rock/metal band from Czech republic with a strong female vocal.
Members:
Eva - vocals
Saša - guitar
Vít - bassguitar, vocals
Honza - drums
www.blackrose.cz 2) Black Rose is an eurodance project from Italy. It was produced by Theo Spagna and Davide Marsilio. This project released the singles "Melody" and "If I Could Only Be With You". 3) Black Rose is one of the most popular group's in the south pacific. They're from Fiji. The music is a mix of Polynesian and pop rhythms.

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Colin Towns

Colin Towns was born in 1949. He is one of Britain's most prolific TV and film composers. His list of credits and includes TV dramas such as Cadfael, Pie In The Sky, Between The Lines and Imogen's Face, and films such as Space Truckers (with Dennis Hopper), The Puppet Masters (starring Donald Sutherland) and Captives (starring Tim Roth) In 1976, he joined ex-Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan and stayed through various incarnations of the Gillan Band, co-writing most of the songs on the band's 10 albums until 1983 when Ian Gillan became singer with Black Sabbath.

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The Sweat

The Sweat was a power-pop outfit from Belfast, North Ireland in the late 1970s and early 80s. They're perhaps best known for their single "Why Did You Have to Lie" from their LP No More Running. The group was originally called No Sweat before being sued by Pete Townsend's Eel Pie Record label who promoted a group of the same name.

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Bashful Alley

Lancaster, UK - 1980-1984 Bashful Alley was a NWOBHM band who released their first demo in 1980. A string of other minor releases were put out, including their best known effort, the Running Blind single, but the band never recieved a contract to record a full-length. The last line-up consisted of Rob Tidd - Vocals, Guitars,Ian Threlfall - Bass,Robin Baxter - Drums. For more info on the band (including album reviews) check their page at http://www.metal-archives.com/

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Iron Maiden

There are two artists with this name: 1) Iron Maiden is a New Wave of British Heavy Metal band. Formed in London in 1975 by bassist Steve Harris, they are one of the most successful and influential bands in the heavy metal genre, selling over 100 million albums worldwide. Iron Maiden has so far released fourteen studio albums, four "best of" compilations, eight live albums and four limited boxed-sets. They won the Ivor Novello Award for international achievement in 2000.

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The Wild

There is more than one band called The Wild. 1. The Wild is a 4 (sometimes 5) piece folk-rock band currently based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Wild also help run WonderRoot, a nonprofit community center in Atlanta that provides a low-cost/free recording studio, darkroom, computer lab, library, conference room for the local kids as well as an all-ages show space for tons of bands passing through. 2. The Wild is a 3-man alternative / indie-hip hop band from Auckland, New Zealand.

Read more about The Wild on Last.fm.

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