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New Wave of British Heavy Metal

bleech

Bleech is a British band comprising of Jennifer O'Neill - Guitar and Vocals, Matt Bick - Drums and Katherine O'Neill - Bass and backing vocals. Some reviews: "They're alright!!" - PETE DOHERTY "You are about to witness Rock History in the making!" - JOHN KENNEDY (XFM) "I listen to this demo every day" - STEVE LAMACQ (Radio 1) "They Look Fantastic" - BBC "A guitar and vocal marriage made in Nineties heaven, sisters Jennifer and Katherine strike up chords to echo The Breeders and Elastica's less angular moments.

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Sparta

There are at least two bands by the name of Sparta. 1. An American alternative rock band active in the 2000's
2. A British metal band active in the 1980's
1. Sparta is an band which formed in El Paso, Texas in 2001. The band originally consisted of Jim Ward (vocals), Paul Hinojos (guitar) and Tony Hajjar (drums), all former members of At the Drive-In. After a brief stint with Erick Sanger, the three of them recruited Matt Miller, an El Paso native and then-bassist of Belknap to become the band's permanent bassist.

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Tysondog

Tysondog were a English heavy metal band formed in Newcastle, in the year 1983 during the NWOBHM boom. They quickly signed to Neat Records and issued their debut single 'Eat the Rich' that same year. 1984 saw their first full-length, 'Beware of the Dog,' which was produced by none other than Cronos of Venom. Cronos even perfomed backing vocals on the track "Demon" (listen for him in the chorus). An EP, 'Shoot to Kill' was released in 1985...

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Hollow Ground

There are 3 bands using the name Hollow Ground. 1. Alternative / Metal / Rock band from Uberlândia, Brazil. 2. The Canadian Hardcore band 3. The obscure NWOBHM band that formed in the late 70s, which have only released 'Warlord EP' which is an incredibly rare 7' record that goes for $250+ in mint condition.

Read more about Hollow Ground on Last.fm.

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Soldier

UK Heavy Metal band, formed in 1979 by Ian Dick, the original Soldier line up were Ian Dick (Guitar), Al Cannam (Guitar), Ram Tiwary (Bass), Steve Garner (Drums) and Garry Phillips (Vocals). Garry joined the band on the eve of the recording session that included the version of Silver Screen Teaser that appeared in many early Sounds Heavy Metal charts. This line up gigged mostly around the Midlands, however it was not long before the first of several personnel changes took place.
Some new blood

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Turbo

There is more than one artist with this name: 1) Turbo is a metal band. It was started in January 1980 by Henryk Tomczak (formerly in Stress and Heam, both pioneering groups). The first line-up were formed by Wojciech Hoffmann – guitar, Wojciech Anioła – drums and Wojciech Sowula – vocals. Soon a single was released, the tracks being W środku tej nocy (Deep in the Night) and Byłem z tobą tyle lat (So many years with you).

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