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Awkward Silence

There are two bands named Awkward Silence, an alternative/indie band from Pennsylvania and a metal band from California. This is about the band from Scranton, PA.
Awkward Silence has been a band for over 5 years now, playing all throughout the northeast tri-state area. They have opened for acts such as The Ataris, Bayside, I Am the Avalanche, Drop Dead, Gorgeous, Folley, Roark, and Jet Lag Gemini. In June of 2009. they released their debut full length album under Radial Noise Records, entitled "Break."

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Ivan Drever

Orkney's best known musical export, Ivan has played both solo and with Wolfstone. In the early 90s, he produced an Orkney-themed album for Orkney's best known non-musical export (Highland Park whisky). As well as having a rich singing voice, he plays fiddle tunes on the guitar with a speed and a precision that has to be heard to be believed.

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Digger

There are at least five bands with this name. 1) Digger is a lyric driven pop punk band who were from Allentown PA. Their members changed over the years (1996-2002) but their sound reamined the same. Good energetic pop punk. 2) Digger is a band from Poland 3) Digger was the name for the German heavy metal band Grave Digger for a short period of time. The band worked under the name Grave Digger from 1980 (the year the band was formed) to 1987, when their original guitarist Peter Masson departed and was replaced by new guitarist Uwe Lulis.

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Antiskeptic

After almost 10 years and nearly 1000 shows, Melbourne power trio Antiskeptic have decided to finish their incredible journey this September. And what a journey it has been! Formed in the back of a record store in 1999, the band quickly rose to prominence through the strength of their energetic live shows and acclaimed recorded material. Hard working and independent, the band self-financed numerous EPs and albums including Memoirs of a Common Man (2001), Aurora (2003) and Monuments (2006).

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Crush 40

Crush 40, previously known as Sons of Angels, was originally formed as a project band to record music for Sega's arcade racing game NASCAR Rubbin' Racing, or EA Sports NASCAR Arcade in the west. The core of the group is hard rock guitarist Jun Senoue and melodic rock vocal legend Johnny Gioeli. As of late, the band comprises of the following members:
* Vocals: Johnny Gioeli
* Guitars: Jun Senoue
* Bass: Takeshi Taneda
* Drums: Katsuji

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