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Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin were an English rock band originally formed in 1968 by guitarist Jimmy Page under the name "The New Yardbirds", based on Page's previous band, The Yardbirds. The band formed when Jimmy Page (guitar) recruited Robert Plant (vocals, harmonica), John Paul Jones (bass guitar, keyboards, mandolin), and John Bonham (drums). With their heavy, guitar-driven blues-rock sound, Led Zeppelin are regularly cited as one of the progenitors of heavy metal and hard rock music. However, the band's individualistic style drew from many sources and transcends any one genre.

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Witch

There are four bands of this name: 1) The group Witch was born from a marriage of apparently contradictory influences. J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. renown and his long time friend Dave Sweetapple were interested in forming a hard rock band. They found willing and able conspirators in Kyle Thomas and Asa Irons, members New England avant-folk outfit Feathers. On their eponymous debut album, this line-up mounts a mighty sonic tumult that harkens back to classic heavy metal sound of early 70's outfits while...

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Corrosion Of Conformity

Corrosion of Conformity (COC) started as a hardcore punk band in 1982 in Raleigh, North Carolina, with original members Reed Mullin on drums, Woody Weatherman on guitar and Mike Dean on bass. COC were pioneers of the crossover thrash genre in the 1980s. The seeds for Corrosion of Conformity were planted when a 15-year-old Woody Weatherman was taken by his father to a Black Flag concert. Inspired by the gig, he took up guitar after his father gave him an acoustic a few days later. Not being able to make enough noise with it, he traded it in immediately for a Gibson electric.

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El Camino

There are at least 3 bands called El Camino: 1) A doomish Rock'n'Roll band from Sweden, formed in 2002
2) A post-rock band from the Netherlands
3) A rock band from Leeds, formed in 2007 1) The Swedish band el Camino has since the beginning back in the winter of 2002/03 been a tool for the expression of booth music and thoughts. The music has always been the primary with a call to compose heavy music that isn’t limited by either genres or other unwritten laws. The shaping of el Camino consists of cultural, musical, occult and historical elements.

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Dead Meadow

Dead Meadow met in the DC punk/indie scene, though their music draws from more faraway sources. The band formed in the fall of 1998 from the ashes of local bands The Impossible Five and Colour, when singer-guitarist Jason Simon, bassist Steve Kille, and drummer Mark Laughlin set out to fuse their love of early 70's hard rock and 60's psychedelia with their love of writers J.R.R. Tolkien and H.P. Lovecraft.

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Helter Skelter

There are eight artists with the name Helter Skelter 1. A German Britrock band
2. A stoner/doom metal band from Dunedin, New Zealand.
3. A roots rock band from new york and new jersey: http://www.myspace.com/belaandelvis
4. Polish dark fetish electro band from Poznań.
5. A British pre-punk band.
6. An 1990s underground rave collective.
7. A rock band from Trondheim, Norway.
8. A solo project from Cheshire, United Kingdom.

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Six Shooter

Exeter based rockers Six Shooter are Ben Embery, Richard Perkins, Dan Davies and Robin Haywood they produce Hard Rock Blues sounds with a fried psychedelic and stoner twist. Six Shooter were formed by Ben Embery after moving to Exeter to go to University. Richard Perkins and Rob Haywood, friends in halls, joined and they began to write original music. Drummer Dan Davies joined the ranks in May 2006 and since then they have been gigging as much as they can. Six Shooter's first E.P is written, recording has commenced.

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Ancestors

There are at least six artists with this name:
1) Ancestors is a five piece heavy progressive ensemble hailing from Los Angeles. http://www.ancestorsmusic.com
2) Ancestors is the raw black metal project of Mark McCoy (Charles Bronson, Das Oath, Failures).
3) A Canadian outfit from Toronto, Ontario http://www.myspace.com/ANCESTORS
4) Ancestors is R.A.C. band from Slovakia
5) Jordan Castro, Courtney Plumley along with instruments, in Ohio. http://www.myspace.com/jordanandcourtneysongs

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