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Sky High

Swedish blues/rock band similar to Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan. After numerous line-up changes over the years, and the only constant member, guitarist/singer Clas Yngström in front, the band Sky High continues to perform powerful bluesrock. Formed in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1978, Clas Yngström & Sky High released albums all through the 80's, and the most commersial sucessfull album to date, Humanizer in 1987.

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Cult of Luna

Cult of Luna are a Swedish Sludge/Post-Metal band formed in 1998 in Umeå, Sweden by guitarist/vocalist Johannes Persson and vocalist Klas Rydberg. After some member hunting and rehearsals CoL had its first line-up consisting of: Klas Rydberg, Johannes Persson, Magnus Lindberg, Erik Olofsson and Fredrik Renstrom. After a short period of time, Fredrik had to leave due to some personal difficulties.

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Sacrilege

There are at least three artists by this name:
1) A / / band from England.
2) An old school band from Sweden.
3) A band from Italy. 1) The British Sacrilege was a female-fronted metal band from the Midlands region of England. Despite having played relatively few gigs during their existence, Sacrilege is today recognised as an important band...

Read more about Sacrilege on Last.fm.

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Sad Day For Puppets

Sad Day For Puppets were formed in 2006 in Blackeberg, Sweden, a suburb of Stockholm, by Martin Källholm, guitarist and songwriter. The natural focal point of the band is singer Anna Eklund. Most of the bands influences can be traced back to the early nineties, when they all were teenagers. This period has made it’s mark on the band. The guitars are once again allowed to roam free and shine. SDFP want their music to express feelings of warmth, honesty and melancholy; decadence and drugs yields precedence to tea and trivial pursuit.

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John Martin

There are at least three artists with this name:
1) the drummer with British pub rock band Dr. Feelgood
2) a Swedish singer-songwriter best known for his collaborations with Swedish House Mafia
3) a Scottish folk fiddler/violinist 1) John Martin is the drummer with British pub rock band Dr. Feelgood. 2) John Martin is a Swedish singer-songwriter, best known for his collaborations with Swedish electronic dance music trio Swedish House Mafia.

Read more about John Martin on Last.fm.

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Avicii

Tim Bergling (born 8 September 1989), known professionally as Avicii, Tom Hangs and Tim Berg, is a Swedish DJ, remixer, and record producer. His single "Bromance" (recorded under the pseudonym Tim Berg, has charted in the top 20 on the national single charts of Belgium, the Netherlands, and his native Sweden. A lyricized version titled "Seek Bromance" was released shortly thereafter, charting on the UK Singles Chart and reaching number one on the international Beatport chart. Other singles include "My Feelings for You," with Sebastien Drums, "Street Dancer," and "Tweet It," among others.

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Cromlech

Cromlech was a Melodic Death Metal band in the vein of Eucharist's A Velvet Creation but continued to build on their own sound to develop their own brand of Melodic Death with their following Promo and then last EP, The Vulture Tones. The sound exhibitied in those two releases after "And Darkness Fell" (1996) was much more elaborate now mixing in more elements of straight death metal as well as hints of black metal.

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