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Black Dog

Black Dog is hardcore punk band from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They have gone through several line-up changes and are now back in full force. Influenced by seminal hardcore bands Cursed and Integrity, Black Dog brings to the table an aggressive yet melodic sound delivered by downtuned guitars, a driving bass, and passionate lyrics. (For the IDM group "The Black Dog" please search for "The Black Dog" or visit http://www.last.fm/music/The+Black+Dog)

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Brooklyn

Several artist appear under the name Brooklyn: 1) A short-lived rock band featuring Bad Brains member Daryl Jenifer and Adam Yauh from Beastie Boys who recorded a 15-song demo in late 1987. 2) A rapper from the Czech Republic 3) Co-founder of Heatbag records, Brooklyn is a member of Winnipeg's Most in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada who has two solo albums; Mind of a Heatbag (2009) and Only the Strong Survive (2011).

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hollAnd

There are several artists with name Holland: 1) hollAnd is an avante-garde/indie singer/composer named Trevor Kampmann who aside from releasing over 9 releases since 1997 with the 'hollAnd' moniker, including 2007's dual full-lengths 'THE PARIS HILTON MUJAHIDEEN' and 'LOVE FLUXUS' on TeenBeat Records, has produced numerous records for such bands as Explosions in the Sky, Cat Power/Chan Marshall, and Flin Flon's FLOODS (which was the original theme for CNN's Anderson Cooper 360). hollAnd is still actively recording and releasing music.

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Rogue Male

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_Male_(band) Rogue Male were a British heavy metal band from the mid 1980s. Rogue Male was the brainchild of Northern Ireland born singer/guitairst Jim Lyttle, who had previously been in the seminal Northern Irish punk band Pretty Boy Floyd and The Gems. Moving to London in the early 1980s he decided to put together a band that would mix punk styles and aggression with the more metal sounds of the NWOBHM bands of the time.

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Cryer

Cryer - A 1980's rock band (as opposed to Metal) from Birmingham, heavily influenced by Deep Purple. Released a self financed single, titled "The Visionary" by the winner of a local radio contest. Broke up, then had an album released under the name "Force" so reformed. Then broke up again. Guitarist Stu now plays in comedy tribute band "Ian The Goat Sings Black sabbath". They are better than the name would suggest. Graham careless now sings in the band bat hat harry www.myspace.

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Wolf

There are multiple artists with this name: 1) Wolf is a heavy metal band from Sweden (active). Current line-up:
Niklas "Viper" Olsson – Lead Guitars & Vocals
Anders "Tornado" Modd – Bass
Richard "Raptor" Holmgren – Drums
Johannes "Axeman" Losbäck – Guitar 2)WOLF is a heavy/speed metal group from Japan (disbanded). 3) Wolf is a NWOBHM band from Cheshire, UK (disbanded). 4) Wolf is a NWOBHM band from Newcastle, UK. Previously known as Black Axe. (disbanded)

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Elixir

There is more than one band called Elixir. 1) Elixir is a British heavy metal band, formed by Steve Bentley, Kevin Dobbs, Nigel Dobbs and Phil Denton in November 1983. They are notable for being associated with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. The band spent the first time after having formed writing material and rehearsing. After brief stints as "Purgatory" and "Hellfire" the members finally decided on naming the band "Elixir".

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Dealer

There are two bands with this name; 1) Dealer, formed in Cirencester (UK) in 1979, was a NWOBHM band. 2) DEALER, founded in 1999, made their way through deserts, over mountains and through deep valleys, with a heart for Rock'n Roll and a six-string to state it. This four-piece is rooted in several corners of Rock music. Finally the guys find themselves rockin' out like the Rolling Stones in fury, Deep Purple in anger and a bunch of Austrian shepherds on magic mushrooms.

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