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Bomb Factory

There are two bands called Bomb Factory. Chronologically:
1) The original Bomb Factory, formed in 1991, is a Japanese band from Tokyo who are influenced by '70s and '80s hardcore punk, hard rock, and heavy metal.
2) Bomb Factory is an English post-punk band formed in 2003. ---------------------------------------- 1) Japan's Bomb Factory (Japanese: ボム・ファクトリー) originally wrote and sang lyrics in Japanese, almost all the music they have produced since 1997 has English song titles and lyrics.

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Lie

There are multiple artists going by the name Lie: 1) A japanese thrashcore band. 2) An indie-rock band from St. Petersburg, FL from 1991 until 1996 Band Members
John McNicholas: Vocals/Guitar
Benton Jones: Bass/Vocals
Dan Eggleston: Drums
Jeff Beyer: Drums

Discography
1991 - Molly, Mark + Madison - 12-song CD
1992 - Various Artists - Fat Frog's Favorite Florida Bands Vol. 1 - CD
1993 - So Happy for You, So Miserable for Me - 23-song CD

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THE BLUE HEARTS

There are multiple artists tracked as “The Blue Hearts” on Last.fm. Here are the following, listed in order of prominence: 1) A punk rock band from Japan: THE BLUE HEARTS (ザ・ブルーハーツ) was a popular Japanese upbeat punk rock band. Its members were Hiroto Kōmoto (vocalist), Masatoshi Mashima (guitarist), Jun'nosuke Kawaguchi (Bassist) and Tetsuya Kajiwara (Drummer). The group made its major debut in May 1987. THE BLUE HEARTS broke up in 1995 and Koumoto and Mashima went on to found another band, The High-Lows.

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Mika Bomb

Lead singer Mika Handa arrived in London in 1998, with the goal of playing in a punk band. Recruitment for the band began with the arrival in London of the guitarist Agi. Another Mika (Mika Kanayama) on bass introduced an element of musicality to the bass department while a North London boy, Ergi, provided the drums. In 2000, they signed with the Beastie Boys' label Grand Royal. Mika Bomb performed in the West Country plugging their singles "Super Sexy Razor Happy Girls" and "Heart Attack".

Read more about Mika Bomb on Last.fm.

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Sleepers

There are at least 6 bands / projects named Sleepers: 1. Sleepers is the recording and performance project of Silas Ciarán and Amanda Boutourline. It began as a solo outlet for Ciarán in early 2004, and was at this time geared towards Black and Doom Metal with flecks of ambient. It is now a full fledged crossover project, incorporating many different sources into one heap of sound. 2. Sleepers was a progressive new wave rock band from Gold Coast, Australia. They have changed their name to Awaken I Am.

Read more about Sleepers on Last.fm.

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INU

There are at least 3 bands known as INU. 1) INU is a Punk/New Wave band from Osaka, Japan (they may also be tagged INU).
2) INU is a crust/punk band from A Coruña, Spain.
3) Inu is an alternative/electronic band from San Francisco 1) INU is a Punk/New Wave band from Osaka, Japan.
The band were active 1979 - 1981.
INU released their debut album "Meshi Kuuna!" (literally "Don't eat food!") in 1981. The band split shortly after the album release. "Meshi Kuuna!" is the band's only studio album. Although numerous badly recorded live albums were released on LP.

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Ghoul

There are multiple artists with this name: 1) Ghoul is a thrash metal band formed in United States of America (Oakland, California) in 2001. Official Website
Official Myspace 2) Ghoul was a legendary punk/hardcore band from Japan. Please change your tags to GHOUL for this specific band. Ghoul formed in the mid 80's and were active until their front man Masami formed another band called Sqwad in early 90s, and soon after that he died.

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