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Dirge

There are six bands called Dirge : 1. Dirge is a French band formed in 1994 in Paris, France. From the genre that exploded in the first part of the 90s, the band slowly evolved toward a more atmospheric and progressive form of metal, related to bands such as Neurosis, Isis, and Cult of Luna. The original band members were Marc T. (guitars, programming) and Laurent P. (vocals, programming). In the genre of bands like Godflesh and Pitchshifter, the duo's music was a hybrid of corrosive guitars, robotic hammerings, and scratching samples.

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Voodoo Six

In voodoo tarot, the sixth card is Legba (the devil); the keeper of the crossroads between the worlds, the god who opens the door to the spiritual world. "It’s hard rock with heavy tattoos, a cocky swagger and a bad attitude"
Caren Gibson - Kerrang! "These usurpers to the throne leave the cheese and clich

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Rivals

There is more than one artist with this name: 1) RIVALS released their debut single, COLLIDE, on limited edition 7" on 1st May 2006. It was playlisted on XFM, Virgin Radio, BBC 6 Music and also played on BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe show and many more. Rivals supported The Strokes on their recent visit to Ireland and played at the 02 Wireless Festival at Hyde Park, London in June 2006 with The Strokes, The Ranconteurs, Dirty Pretty Things. The band also performed at Vital 06 and recently toured with Fightstar.

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Chateaux

Chateaux were a British (NWOBHM) band active in the 1980s. They released one single and 3 full-length albums (Chained & Desperate, FirePower and Highly Strung) between 1982 and 1985, and split in the late 80s.

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Herbert Howells

Howells was born in Lydney, Gloucestershire, and was the youngest of six children born to Oliver and Elizabeth Howells. His father was an amateur organist, and Herbert himself showed early musical promise. He studied first with Herbert Brewer at Gloucester Cathedral, as an articled pupil alongside Ivor Novello and Ivor Gurney, the celebrated English songwriter and poet, with whom he became great friends.

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