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Lionville

A high profile project dedicated to pure AOR, drawing inspiration from acts like Toto, Richard Marx, Survivor, Boulevard and Bad English. The record was produced by Alessandro Del Vecchio (Edge Of Forever, Eden's Curse, Glenn Hughes, Axe) and it features a cast of top flight musicians and song writers. Lars Säfsund of Work of Art is handling all lead vocals, musicians include Bruce Gaitsch (Richard Marx, Chicago, Peter Cetera, King Of Hearts), Tommy Denander, Erik Martensson (W.E.T., Eclipse), Sven Larsson (Street Talk), Arabella Vitanc (Alyson Avenue) and the famous Shining Line team.

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Petra

There is more than one artist with this name: 1) Petra is a Christian Rock band formed in 1972 by Bob Hartman, Bill Glover, John DeGroff, and Greg Hough. "Petra" means "rock" in NT Greek, making the band name a triple pun. Rising from the jesus music movement, and initially signed to Myrrh Records, they fought to gain acceptance and recognition in a church culture that at the time believed rock music to be off-limits.

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Michael Landau

Michael Landau is a jazz/blues/rock/fusion guitarist based out of Los Angeles. His unique style features an ability to master incredibly difficult technique while demonstrating a wealth of harmonic and tonal ingenuity. His songwriting ability is astounding and underrated, as such masterful compositions such as "Johnny Swing" and "Me/Five Storks" show that Landau is not just a soloist and guru, but a true genius of blues/rock compositions.

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Romeo's Daughter

Romeo's Daughter are a British AOR mainstream rock band, who have reformed after a break of several years. Their first self titled album was released in 1988, followed by the album 'Delectable' which was released in 1993. Their third album, Rapture, has been released in March 2012. Leigh Matty - Lead vocals and background vocals
Craig Joiner - Guitars and background vocals
Anthony Mitman - Keyboards and background vocals
Ed Poole - Bass
Andy Wells - Drums and background vocals

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BlackJack

1) Blackjack an American rapper. 2) Blackjack was a band featuring Michael Bolton and Bruce Kulick. The drummer was Sandy Gennaro and the bass player was Jimmy Haslip. 3) Blackjack is a Grime Producer In Nasty Crew From East London, UK 4) Blackjack is a Thrash-/Groove-Metal band from Germany. 5) Blackjack was a 1990s hard rock band from Hamilton, New Zealand. Info. 6) BlackJack was an alternative rock band from Croatia. 7) BlackJack is a Swedish .

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The Ladder

The Ladder are a British hard rock group. The band is composed of three past members of the group FM, Steve Overland, Pete Jupp and Bob Skeat along with former Dare/Ten guitarist Vinny Burns. The band released one studio album, Future Miracles. Originally thought to be an FM reunion the group decided not to use that name for what was termed "political reasons" as well as seeking a fresh approach. Also:

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Black 'N Blue

Black 'N Blue was a Heavy Metal band that was labeled to be the "next big thing" in the mid 80's, but despite having a loyal fan base, they never broke through commercially.
The group was formed by Jaime St. James (vocals), Tommy Thayer (guitar), Jeff Warner (guitar), Patrick Young (bass) and Pete Holmes (drums) in Portland, Oregon in 1981. By relocating to Los Angeles, they made their debut on the first Metal Massacre compilation with the song "Chains Around Heaven", before landing a major label deal.

Read more about Black 'N Blue on Last.fm.

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Boulevard

There are at least 4 bands with the name Boulevard. One from Germany/Canada, one from New Zealand, one from Finland and one from Denmark. 1) Randy Burgess (bass) Mark Holden (saxophone, vocals) David Forbes (lead vocals) Andrew Johns (keyboards) Randy Gould (guitar) Randall Stoll (drums) Tom Christianson (bass; replaced Burgess) Holden had been working in a recording studio in Frankfurt, Germany and an offer to open a new, multi-million dollar recording studio in Calgary gave him reason to return to Canada.

Read more about Boulevard on Last.fm.

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Bangalore Choir

A straight ahead metal outfit that only lasted long enough to release one melodic well produced album. Their moniker was the name of a torpedo.
Formed by David Reece (vocals, and the man that replaced Udo in Accept for one album) and guitarists Curt Mitchell and John Kirk. Former Hericane Alice members Ian Mayo (bass) and Jackie Ramos (drums) rounded out the band.
Their debut album was produced by Max Norman, and featured songs co written by Jon Bon Jovi and Aldo Nova. But despite the big names involved, the album sank without a trace, and the band was never heard from again.

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