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Esprit D'air

Esprit D'Air are:
Gt. 海斗 (kaito)
Dr. 大志 (daishi)
Ba. エリス (erisu)
Vo. ヨシ (yosh) Esprit D'Air are a hard rock band from the UK, highly influenced by the musical subcultures of both Japanese and Western rock. Their sound is unique and fresh in its ability to fuse hard-hitting aggression with melodic interludes and blistering guitar solos. Based in London, Esprit D'Air are right in the heart of the current UK “J-rock” revival scene and have quickly garnered a cult following with their charismatic performances reminiscent of a young X Japan...

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Sid

There are at least seven artists named SID: 1) SID (シド) is a visual-kei indies band, consisting of Mao (vocals), Shinji (guitar), Aki (bass), and Yuuya (drums). SID has currently sold out every single and album released so far, and their last two singles have placed in the Oricon Top 30 music charts. 2) Sid Hille, called Sid, is a german pianist who lives in Finland. Sid plays piano songs and has published four CDs: Dunjin's Dance (1993), To be Frank (1997), Deep North - the quiet Place (1997) and Reflections (1998). In November 1997 Sid formed the Platypus Ensemble, a Finnish jazz band.

Read more about SiD on Last.fm.

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EAT YOU ALIVE

EAT YOU ALIVE is a band from Nagoya, Japan. Originally named as MaveRick, the group began to perform under the name EAT YOU ALIVE on June 8th, 2008. Since the band's name change, both the music and the image of the band have evolved away from the conventional style. Their new sound and appearance, resembling western bands, make EAT YOU ALIVE a distinctive band in the visual kei scene. Band Members:
ヒロ (Hiro) - Vocalist (ex. MaveRick)
亮平 (Ryouhei) - Guitarist (ex. MaveRick)

Read more about EAT YOU ALIVE on Last.fm.

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Crow

There is more than one artist with this name: 1) Japanese punk band which features Ironfist Tatsushima.
2) Australian band originated in Sydney in the late '80s.
3) Japanese band becoming Kagrra, they were Crow while they were on the "key party label".
4) American blues-rock band from Minneapolis.
5) English tribal psychedelic prog-rock band from Whitstable, Kent also on Last.fm at CROW (Kent).
6) Musique Concrete artist from Crouch Hill, London, England.

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hitt

HITT used to be the bassist of the new and upcoming Japanese Ninja Band Otokage, but left the band in June 2009 to concentrate on his solo career. - He has released mini album titled "カッコつけマン" the mini album came out on 2009.02.11. And a album called "MEGA HITT" which was released in 2007. - As promoted by both his official website and mini album he will be releasing a full album titled "MEGA HITT". - Aside from playing Bass HITT also sings and plays keyboard/piano.

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