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The Fury

The Fury, hailing from Vancouver, BC, is a female fronted rock group new to the indie scene. Each member of the band has a diverse musical background ranging from training in Classical Music to RnB and Ska. Their Metal, Rock and Punk influences definitely take a front seat when it comes to the bands current sound.

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Sebastian Bach

Sebastian Bach was born Sebastian Philip Bierk in the Bahamas on April 3, 1968. Despite rumors to the contrary, his legal last name is still "Bierk", not "Bach." Sebastian Bach has played in numerous unknown and short-lived bands (e.g. Herrenvolk, Madam X, V05 and Kid Wikkid), and received a demo from Skid Row in 1987. Skid Row signed for Atlantic Records and released their self-titled debut album in 1989. Bach was the frontman in Skid Row until he was dismissed in 1995.

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Fastway

There is more than one artist with this name: 1) Fastway was a hard rock band formed by guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke formerly of Motörhead, and bassist Pete Way formerly of UFO. In 1983 both players had been disgruntled with their own bands and decided to work together in a new outfit. They recruited drummer Jerry Shirley formerly of Humble Pie, and vocalist Dave King and took their name from a combination of the founder-members' names.

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Shy

"Shy" refers to 6 artists:
1. Shy, a British classic rock band featuring Tony Mills, Steve Harris, Roy Davis, Joe Basketts and Bob Richards. Their website is www.shyonline.co.uk
2. SHY, a female Japanese singer
3. SHY, an Austrian pop band from Linz, that comprises Andreas Kump, Peter Lang, Heinz Fleischanderl, Mario Valenti and Hans Riener. Their web site can be found at: www.shy.at
4. Shy, a super sweet minimal dj from Luxembourg.
5. The Shy, an early 80's Detroit power-pop band.

Read more about Shy on Last.fm.

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Niagara

There are six artists using this name
1. A German jazz/funk-percussion group active in the early 70's
2. A French duo active from the early 80's until the early 90's
3. A Ukrainian group
4. A Spanish hard rock band
5. The lead singer for defunct 70's experimental band Destroy All Monsters
6. An Italian progressive rock band (1.) The German jazz/funk-percussion group, Niagara, existing between 1971-1973.

Read more about Niagara on Last.fm.

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L.A. Guns

L.A. Guns is a sleaze metal band that has had a "revolving door" policy, as the band has experienced numerous line up changes throughout its storied career. They are notable for being one of the few bands associated with the glam metal movement to have consistently released new material despite their style of music falling out of favor with the rise of grunge in the early 90's. L.A. Guns was formed in the early 80's with Michael Jagosz on lead vocals, Tracii Guns on lead guitar, Ole Beich on bass, and Rob Gardner on drums.

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Eli

1) ELI - 2004 - Present, Chicago IL Ever wonder what metal would sound like that melted through your speakers and made you catch fire? Imagine when you were burning a thunderous, well sang chorus precipitated over your head drenching you in its amazing-ness. That's what you'll get when you listen to ELI.
Interested aren't you?... Buy "The Second Coming EP" on Itunes, Amazon, & Cdbaby! For more news, tunes, and shows, visit http://www.myspace.com/elirises
to download Eli's first EP "Awaiting A Purifying Process" from 2004 go here: http://www.mediafire.com/?zdqmkjnmkmn

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W.A.S.P.

W.A.S.P. is an American heavy metal band formed in 1982 which gained notoriety for its"shock rock"-image, music and live performances. The band, formed in Los Angeles, California, initially consisted of Blackie Lawless, Rik Fox, Randy Piper and Tony Richards. The band initially became famous for its raunchy and at times shocking live shows; Lawless was known to tie semi-naked models to a torture rack and hurl raw meat into the audience. The band's debut single, entitled Animal (Fuck Like a Beast), was equally controversial.

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