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Sarah Jezebel Deva

Sarah Jane Ferridge (born February 25, 1977 in Forest Gate, East London, United Kingdom), better known by her stage name Sarah Jezebel Deva, was a backing vocalist in Cradle of Filth, and also fronts her own band, Angtoria. She also performed with other bands like Therion (on Vovin and Crowning of Atlantis), The Kovenant (on Nexus Polaris), Graveworm (on Underneath the Crescent Moon), The Gathering (on Black Light District), etc.

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Elysion

Two Bands (Greek Dark/Gothic Metal & Swedish opera/pop-duo)
Finnish Dj (Drum & Bass) 2006-present ELYSION were founded in 2006 by guitarist Johnny Zero & by singer Maxi Nil who, by welcoming on board talented musicians of different backgrounds, soon shaped up a highly promising team, with music approach consisting of many shades of atmospheric and metal elements mixed pop/rock formulas as well as alternative/electro and Gothic influences.

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NFD

NFD comprise Tony Pettitt, the Fields of the Nephilim founder-bassist, who teamed up with vocalist/guitarist Peter (Bob) White and drummer Simon Rippin when the Nephilim reunion floundered in 2002. Simon was previously in both Nefilim and Fields of the Nephilim line-ups, as well as together with Bob in Sensorium. For live gigs they bring in two extra guitarists, Chris Milden and Steve Carey. Their Nephilim roots gave them immediate attention from that band's still devoted following, but press reviews surpassed any casual goodwill.

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Drowning Pool

There are 2 bands by this name: 1. Drowning Pool is a / band from Dallas, Texas formed in 1997 that rose to prominence while playing along with Ozzy Osbourne during Ozzfest. Their 2001 debut album, Sinner, was certified platinum within six months and the video for its first single "Bodies" was frequently aired on various music video channels. After the September 11th attacks the song "Bodies" was infrequently heard on many radio stations due to the sensitivity of those families' loved ones who jumped from the towers.

Read more about Drowning Pool on Last.fm.

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Ashes to Ashes

Ashes to Ashes was formed in 1992 by Michael Stenberg (guitar), Björn Luna (bass), Kristian Johansen (drums) and T. Foshaug AKA Strange Gentle (vocals). The first recordings of the band were 4 songs done in October the same year and together with 2 more tracks recorded in December '93 the band shorthly thereafter released their first demo; "Between the devil and the deep blue sea". Two of the songs; "Castle in the air" and "Cat's eye" (Sacrilege), was re-arranged and re-written, and later appeared on Shapes of Spirits.

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Near Dark

There are at least two bands with this name: 1. Near Dark is a gothic metal band from Bochum, Germany. Bandmembers:
Sassan (vocals)
Snake (drums)
Mart (bass)
Ramses (guitars) Releases:
White Wedding (EP, 1998)
One Day (Full-length, 1998)
Lights (Full-length, 2000) 2. Near Dark comes from the Frankfurt synth-scene and was founded by Tommy Lindemann. All the Near Dark titles were composed by Lindemann, and arranged by Torsten Fenslau for play in the club scene.

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Scream Silence

Scream Silence is a dark rock band that was founded in Germany in 1998.
In 1999, their first album To die for was music magazine Orkus's album of the month. With the success of the first album, Scream Silence could go on tours with bands like Christian Death and Dreadful Shadows. Two years later, in 2001, the successor The 2nd, climbed up to be the number 1 in all European charts. On the subsequent tour they were the main band and they played in Wave-Gotik-Treffen.

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Skyward

The whole story began in the year 2000. It was just another alcohol-fueled Friday night, and after a while the boys (Ville and Sakke) decided that the world needs another melodic metal band. There can never be enough those around. And since they had been playing in bands practically all their lives, they felt that this should be a piece of cake. After all,how hard can it be to form a band? A rehearsal was scheduled.

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A Split Second

A Split Second is a Belgian electronic and industrial band.
A Split Second is simply too good to be ignored, and from their conception in 1985 it didn't take the world long to acknowledge the importance of Marc ICKX's and Chrismar CHAYELL's unique musical vision. Official website A Split Second's first American release, the 1987 EP A Split Second, collected highlights from their early European releases, which included Ballistic Statues (which featured the tense masterpiece "Close Combat"), Smell of Buddah as well as their innovative EBM classic, "Flesh".

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Unloved

1. UNLOVED is a female fronted rock band from Leipzig (Germany). Its music is influenced by various genres like metal, electro, gothic, trip hop and jazz. and often compared to GARBAGE, LACUNA COIL or considered "the german answer to THE GALLERY" (Legacy music magazine). home: www.unloved.info
myspace: www.myspace.com/malamato 2. Hardcore Band from London, UK
www.myspace.com/unlovedfyp

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