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Iota

There is more than one artist with this name:
1) iOTA is an Australian musician making his name not only in music, but on stage. He arrived on the music scene in 1999 with his debut album "The Hip Bone Connection". Since then he has had two ARIA Award nominations and gone on to release three more albums and a renowned EP "Little Carlos". In 2006 iOTA took to the stage as Hedwig Robinson, the lead of the cult musical Hedwig & the Angry Inch.

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Battle Beast

There are two bands named Battle Beast. 1) Battle Beast was born in the year 2008 in Helsinki, Finland. Battle Beast represents the traditional sound - Bringing you high screams, old school riffs and strong choruses. In one word: Power. In May 2010, Battle Beast had its big opportunity to warm up Ex-Iron Maiden singer Blaze Bayley as they were performing in Finland during the "Promise and Terror"- tour. Battle Beast played in 4 of 5 shows with another band Merging Flare on Blaze's tour in and the feedback on the gigs was very positive.

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Black Tongue

At least three bands have gone by the Black Tongue moniker: 1. A down-tempo hardcore/beatdown/groove band from Hull, England. Founded in January 2013, the band features members of Infant Annihilator and Mister Sister Fister. 2. An American act is also named Black tongue 3. Black tongue is a rock band from Copenhagen, Denmark. The line-up consists of: Cristian Olesen (guitars, vocals), Rune Nielsen (bass guitar), Snakebite (drums), and Jonas Skovsbøl (guitars). The band recorded their first self named EP in May 2009. The EP contained 4 tracks and the band is currently unsigned.

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Pan

There are multiple artists with this name: 1) Pan was a Danish progressive rock group formed by French musician Robert Leilevre which released a self-titled album in 1970. 2) Pan was a Venezuelan Latin rock band from the 70s. 3) Pan is an Icelandic rock group. The year 2000 saw the first incarnation Pan as four young boys, age 16-19, decided to pick up instruments they had hardly touched before and form a rock group.

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A Last Concern

A last Concern are Leeds band made up by Steve Mincher (vox) Rob Massey (guitars) Rick Boyle (Guitars) Greg Dickenson (Bass) and Paul key (drums) A last Concern, a band with an intricate metal sound, light and shade in contrast with a twist of melodic brutality for good measure. Formed in July 2008 ALC have already made appearances twice on BBC radio Leeds showcasing their talents and exclusive plays of their freshman EP “Whats the point living, if you don’t feel alive” due for completion in early spring 2009.

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SOiL

There is more than one artist with this name: 1) SOiL is a five-piece Alternative Metal band from Chicago, formed in 1997 by ex-members of renowned death metal acts Broken Hope and Oppressor. After three efforts (the EP SOiL, the EP El Chupacabra and the first album Throttle Junkies), they gained international success with their album Scars. Their success was helped by singles such as Halo and Unreal, which bear their distinctive harsh but emotional and melodic sound. The gloves are off, and Soil have come out swinging.

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Avenged Sevenfold

Avenged Sevenfold is a band from Huntington Beach, California, United States. They started out as a metalcore band, but have since moved towards hard rock. The band was formed in 1999. Avenged Sevenfold's first album, Sounding the Seventh Trumpet, was recorded when the band members were eighteen years old. It was originally released on their first label, Good Life Recordings. After lead guitarist Synyster Gates (also known by Brian Haner Jr.) joined the band, the introductory track "To End The Rapture" was re-recorded with Gates playing, and the album was re-released on Hopeless Records.

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U.D.O.

U.D.O. is a German heavy metal band founded by lead singer Udo Dirkschneider in 1987. Closely tied to the name U.D.O. is Accept, founded by Udo Dirkschneider and Michael Wagener (later to become a top producer) in Solingen, which was the predecessor of U.D.O. After the breaking up of Accept in 1987, a large fan community followed Udo Dirkschneider and Stefan Kaufmann to U.D.O. Starting with the first albums Animal House in 1988 and Mean Machine in 1989 U.D.O.

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