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Nitro

There is more than one artist with this name:
1) Nitro was formed by guitarist Michael Angelo Batio, a neo-classical/fusion shred guitarist known to be uncannily fast. Jim Gillette is the singer, known to have a very wide range in full voice. Nitro's drummer was Bobby Rock, who was also in Vinnie Vincent Invasion, Nelson, Brunette, Hardline, and a touring line-up of Slaughter.
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Heavy metal outfit Nitro boasted "the fastest, loudest...

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Guttersluts

It started in '94 I put an Ad in the Rock City News Singer looking for band. Tracii Michaels called me up and invited me to a party In N Hollywood at the Candy cane lane (later Rock Stars Kill) Warehouse. Violent Playground was playing. I made alot of great friends that night. Revlon Red, Heart Throb Mob, Darling Dead, The whole LA glam scene. A few days later Violent Playground joined forces with me and Karole Denning and we were off.

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The New Royal Family

The New Royal Family are no more. We loved you all very much indeed, thank you. —- Featuring a rolling cast of indie illuminati, David Barnett's New Royal Family staggered like a tipsy giraffe across the land. Keep up with the latest New Royal Family news at their myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/thenewroyalfamily

Read more about The New Royal Family on Last.fm.

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Gold Skies Ahead

Gold Skies Ahead are a hard rock band from Nottingham, UK. Made up of band members Izzy Stylez (Vocals), Jimmy Moltisanti (Guitar, Vocals) Jonny J Cool (Bass), Kenzi Moltisanti (Guitar) and Rocky Fretwell (Drums). The band are ready to forge their own place in the modern rock landscape with a sound that delivers gritty rock n roll swagger with infectious melodies and anthemic choruses. Recent studio work with music industry veterans Johnny Carter (Pitchshifter) and Paul Yeadon (Bivouc), whose past production credits include Bring Me The Horizon and Send More Paramedics...

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Spacehog

Spacehog are an alternative rock band which formed in New York City, New York, United States in 1994. Heavily influenced by David Bowie, Queen, and T. Rex. The group comprised Royston Langdon (vocals, bass), Antony Langdon (guitar, vocals), Richard Steel (guitar), and Jonny Cragg (drums). Though all the band members hailed originally from Leeds, England, the band was formed in New York City in 1994 when Antony Langdon met Cragg by chance, in a café where Cragg had a job killing rats. Soon after, Langdon's brother Royston joined the band, and Spacehog were born.

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XXX

Though many have simply tagged the soundtrack to the Vin Diesel film "xXx" incorrectly, there are at least six artists with variations of this name: 1) XXX, a glitter-glam rock band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in late year 2007 / early year 2008.
http://www.xxxtheband.com/
www.myspace.com/xxxsweden 2) XXX, psychedelic rock band, active late '70s. Released "Live - First Legal Bootleg Album" in year 1973. 3) XXX is progressive / metal five-piece band from Riga, Latvia formed by members of such inactive Latvian scene bands like Diversity, Cripple Fiction, DEFAME, S.I.L.S., and Strain.

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Jim Keays

Born in Scotland in 1946, Jim Keays was lead singer for Australian band the Master's Apprentices until 1971. He recorded his solo debut album, The Boy From The Stars, in 1974. A science fiction concept album, it reached #13 in Melbourne. The title track was released as a single.

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Deaf School

Deaf School formed in 1976 as an Art Rock Band. The members all students at Liverpool Art School, based in the Hannerman Building, a former ear, nose and throat hospital that treated amongst other ailments hearing problems. Hence the band name Deaf School.
The group was lead by Steve Allan (Enrico Cadillac) on vocals; Bette Bright on vocals; Clive Langer on Guitar and Piano; Max Ripple on Keyboards and accordion; Steve Lindsey on bass Piano and Vocals; Timothy Whittaker on Drums; Ian Ritchie on saxaphone; Erick Shark on vocals and Paul Pilnick on guitar, accordion, bass and banjo.

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Connan Mockasin

Connan Mockasin started as a "blues-pop" band from Wellington, New Zealand. The group consisted of Connan Hosford (vocals, guitar), Ross Walker (upright acoustic bass) and Seamus Ebbs (drums). In April-May 2006, the band released their second EP, Uuu It's Teasy, and toured New Zealand to promote the album. They played a fund-raising New Zealand show in Wellington on the 26th of May, 2006, before relocating to London on the 30th.

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