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Gothic Metal

The Cruel Sea

The Cruel Sea is a multi-ARIA Award winning 90s Australian rock/blues outfit. Originally an instrumental band focused on surf sounds, the addition of vocalist Tex Perkins (also a member of The Beasts Of Bourbon and a solo artist) proved an inspired decision. Combining the charismatic Perkins with the highly talented musicians created an unstoppable force through much of the 90s. Members of the band continue to perform, though with the exception of Perkins, most activity is fairly low key.

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Soundgarden

Soundgarden is a Seattle rock band who helped to define the sound that came to be called . Despite starting years earlier, and having a sound that more closely resembled Black Sabbath or Led Zeppelin than their contemporaries, they are usually considered one of the "big four" of the '90s Seattle grunge bands, along with Alice in Chains, Nirvana and Pearl Jam. The band was formed in 1984 by Chris Cornell (vocals, and originally drums) and Hiro Yamamoto (bass), to be joined later by Kim Thayil (guitar) and Scott Sundquist (drums).

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Evadne

http://www.myspace.com/evadneband Hexenprozesse (first name of the band) was born in 2000. This name was changed to Evadne, which was an expression of sorrow, death and suicide how the end of this demigoddess of Greek mythology. This name expressed all we wanted at that moment. Under this new name the band released their first demo (In The Bitterness Of Our Souls), which was produced by Evadne and recorded, mixed and mastered by Alfonso A.

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Bella Morte

Bella Morte (Italian for " ") is a ic band that was formed in 1996 in Charlottesville, Virginia by Andy Deane and Gopal Metro. Their music incorporates elements of , , , , and . By combining s, s, emotive storytelling and unique guitar riffs, Bella Morte have developed a style that is solely their own, which is aided by the talents of Andy Deane, who studied for five years to strengthen his vocal capabilities.

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Fiend

There are multiple artists which use this name:
1. A melodic death metal band from Russia
2. A rapper from the United States
3. A stoner metal band from France
4. A hardcore techno producer
5. An experimental/ambient side project from Scotland
1) Fiend is a Melodic Death Metal band formed in Moscow, Russia, in December of 2007, which also touches other metal genres such as Gothic. Fiend are inevitably one of their own kind in Russia.

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Ava Inferi

Onyx is a gem of mysterious qualities. Multilayered and appearing in many beautiful hues this rare stone has inspired artists since ancient times. Now AVA INFERI are presenting their own polished dark gem to the world with their fourth album "Onyx", which sparkles brightly with a perfect mix and mastering by Dan Swanö. "The onyx stone has been attributed with many meanings over the ages", states guitarist and composer Rune Eriksen.

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Alice in Wonderland

There are more artists with the name Alice in Wonderland than one. Alice in Wonderland is a Ukrainian gothic band. Alice in Wonderland is a 1951 animated feature film produced by Walt Disney and originally premiered in London, England on July 26, 1951 by RKO Pictures. Based on Lewis Carroll's books Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass; this adaptation solved the problems of the setting by using animation. The film features the voices of Kathryn Beaumont as Alice (also voice of Wendy Darling in the later Disney feature film, Peter Pan) and Ed Wynn as the Mad Hatter.

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Lacrimas Profundere

Lacrimas Profundere is a doom metal, and afterwards gothic rock/metal band from Germany. Lacrimas Profundere was founded in 1993 by guitarist Oliver Schmid. At the time, the band was strongly influenced by doom metal, and made use of feminine vocals and classical elements. With the entrance of vocalist Anja Hötzendorfer, they drew enough attention to themselves to be able to record their debut, entitled ...and the Wings Embraced Us, which was released in 1995 and was followed by La Naissance d'un Rêve, from 1997.

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