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Michael Schenker

Michael Schenker (born January 10, 1955) is a hard rock and heavy metal guitarist of UFO and a founding member of the Scorpions. He signed with Chrysalis Records in autumn 1979 after leaving UFO. He is the younger brother of Rudolf Schenker of Scorpions fame. Michael was born in Sarstedt, Germany. He started playing in his early teens when his brother Rudolph brought home a Flying V guitar, which captured Michael's imagination. His playing style is unusual in that he seems not to use conventionally practiced guitar scales but seems instead to improvise.

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Thunder

Thunder are a five piece hard rock band from United Kingdom who formed in 1989, after singer Danny Bowes, guitarist Luke Morley and drummer Gary 'Harry' James left the band, Terraplane. They were joined by bassist Mark 'Snake' Luckhurst and guitarist Ben Matthews. After their first debut album, Backstreet Symphony, a prestigious appearance at Monsters of Rock festival in 1990 and their second album, Laughing on Judgement Day, Luckhurst left the band citing 'personal differences'.

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The Harlots

The Harlots are an indie/rock band from Winnipeg, Canada. They consist of three brothers: Buck Garinger (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Lane Bradley Garinger (lead guitar, vocals), Lee Charles Garinger (bass guitar, vocals) and Mark Sawatzky (drums). The band's defines their sound as "straight-up and generally melodic, despite vestigial influences of metal and punk-pop". To date, The Harlots have three albums to their name: "The Harlots" (1998), "Crawl Spaces" (2003), and "Connoisseur Of Ruin" (2006).

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Warrant

There is more than one artist with this name : 1) Warrant are rockers from Los Angeles, California which enjoyed its greatest success in 1990 with the single and album "Cherry Pie". It is the music created during the 1980s and early 1990s which remains the band's signature. The band's brand of heavy metal was loud, cheesy, sex-obsessed, and usually delivered with a mischievous sense of humour. The generally lighthearted band became known for raucous party anthems filled with thinly-veiled references to sex ("Down Boys"...

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Therapy?

THERAPY? is a rock/metal-band from Northern Ireland. The band was formed in 1989 by guitarist/vocalist Andy Cairns and drummer Fyfe Ewing. The band initially recorded their first demo with Andy filling in on bass guitar. To complete the line up, the band recruited bassist Michael McKeegan.
With keen pop sensibilities, a skewed sense of humour and a willingness to draw inspiration from diverse sources (notably punk rock), Therapy? came to attention in the early 1990s rise of alternative rock, but have endured for more than a decade since; Critic Johnny Loftus writes...

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Bad Taste

There are at least 4 bands that go by the name Bad Taste Bad Taste is a band formed in Bar, Montenegro by Nemanja Bečo Bečanović. Their style varies from indie pop/rock and "Boston-influenced" alternative rock to post-rock/experimental/noise music mainly created in Nemanja's room. They released several albums, including: 24 Hours (2003), Strange Ways (2003), SubUrbia (2003), In One Bright Shiny Moment...

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Robert Plant

Robert Anthony Plant (born 20 August 1948, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England) is a British rock singer famous for being the lead vocalist of one of the most influential rock bands of all time: Led Zeppelin. He is known for his powerful style with a wide vocal range. After Led Zeppelin's breakup following the sudden death of drummer John Bonham in 1980, Plant pursued a successful solo career. Popular tracks from this period include "Big Log," "Tall Cool One," and "I Believe.

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Greenleaf

There are at least two artists using the name Greenleaf. 1. a stoner rock band from Sweden 2. an electronic duo from the US 1. The band was formed sometime in late 1999/early 2000 in Sweden by guitarist Tommi Holappa (Dozer), drummer Daniel Liden (Demon Cleaner and the drummer on Dozers's Through The Eyes Of Heathens), and engineer/bassist Bengt Bäcke. Featuring a revolving cast of fellow musicians, including Fredrik Nordin (Dozer), Daniel Jansson (StoneWall noise orchestra), and Peder Bergstrand (Lowrider), Greenleaf released Revolution Rock in 2001 and Secret Alphabets 2 years later

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George Thorogood

George Thorogood (born December 31, 1951) is a blues-rock and rock performer from Wilmington, Delaware. Thorogood cut his debut album titled Better Than the Rest in 1974, and released it that same year. In the autumn of 1976 he recorded his second album, the eponymous George Thorogood with his band, The Destroyers (sometimes also known as The Delaware Destroyers) and issued the album in 1977. Thorogood released his next album entitled Move It On Over in the autumn of 1978 with The Destroyers, which included the hit "Move It On Over" in 1978.

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