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Agonhymn

Agonhymn are a crushing, extremely detuned 2 piece from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Originally a breakaway from an earlier Bendigo-based stoner rock band, Zuul, Liam (drums) and Dav (vocals/melodyhorn/samples/baritone guitar) decided there was much to be said for 2 guys sounding heavier than 6. The band has released a demo tape (Telekinesis) and a full length (Doom Jazz), the latter of which which is available on the Heathen Skulls label.

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Earth

There are several artists using the name "Earth". 1) The most well-known Earth is an american drone doom band formed in 1990 in Olympia, Washington, United States by Dylan Carlson, Slim Moon, and Greg Babior. They are pioneers in the minimalistic and repetitive form of doom metal known as drone doom or stoner drone. The band at some point moved to Seattle where Carlson forged a strong friendship with grunge music icon Kurt Cobain, who sang lead vocals for the song Divine and Bright on the live album Sunn Amps and Smashed Guitars.

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Anguish

There are many bands with the name Anguish. These include: 1. A Swedish doom metal band influenced by <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Candlemass" class="bbcode_artist">Candlemass</a>. Released their debut album Through the Archdemon's Head on Dark Descent Records in early 2012. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/anguishdoommetal" rel="nofollow">http://www.myspace.com/anguishdoommetal</a> 2. A 5-piece deathcore band from the North-West coast of Tasmania formed in 2009 influenced by the likes of <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Red+Shore" class="bbcode_artist">The Red Shore</a>, <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Whitechapel" class="bbcode_artist">Whitechapel</a> and <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Thy+Art+Is+Murder" class="bbcode_artist">Thy Art Is Murder</a>. After releasing numerous demos Anguish have just released their debut EP Absolutist. <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Anguishtas" rel="nofollow">http://www.facebook.com/Anguishtas</a>

Howl

There are at least 4 bands with this name.
(1.) Howl is a sludge metal band from Providence, RI (http://www.myspace.com/howlheavymetal
(2.) Howl is a Norwegian alternative rock band from Oslo (http://www.myspace.com/howl1)
(3.) Howl is an Indie Punk band from Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. They rose to prominence within the Melbourne Indie music scene after winning Triple J's Unearthed High 2009. (http://www.myspace.com/thehowlmusic)
(4.) HowL is a korean pop singer.
(5.) Howl is a punk-prog band from Los Angeles, CA. (http://www.myspace.com/thebandhowl). Are now known as "CYO Stars".

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Pelican

Formed by previous members of the band Tusk, the instrumental post-metal outfit Pelican formed in Chicago in 2001, by guitarists Trevor de Brauw and Laurent Lebec with sibling rhythm section Larry Herweg and Bryan Herweg (drums and bass, respectively). Owing a great debt to the pioneering band Neurosis, and often compared to Boston's Isis and Sweden's Cult of Luna, Pelican were initially signed to Hydra Head Records (whose founder, Aaron Turner, was a member of Isis).

Ahab

There are at least five artists named Ahab: 1) is a German funeral doom metal band, formed by members of Midnattsol and Endzeit. The classic novel "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville served as a source of inspiration for their music. They released an EP named The Oath in 2005 and a full-length album named The Call of the Wretched Sea in 2006. On the artwork of the album, the style of the music is described as "Nautik Funeral Doom". Their new album The Divinity of Oceans was released in 2009. 2) is a German Noise-Rock Band featuring members of Ulme.

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Coffins

Coffins are a Japanese heavy doom/death metal band, formed in 1996 by guitarist and vocalist Uchino. Having gone through several lineup changes in the past, they now consist of Uchino, Ryo (drums) and Koreeda (bass). After several demos they released their 1st full-length album "Mortuary In Darkness" in 2005. One year later "The Other Side of Blasphemy" was released on 20 Buck Spin and Southern Lord in the United States. Their latest full-length "Buried Death" came to life in 2008.

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Asylum

This name can refer to many different bands. An artist better known as L Double, Drum and Bass DJ and producer who released records on Goldie's label Metalheadz. HC-Metal band from Krakow, Poland. Death/thrash metal band from Sweden. Thrash Metal band from Auckland, New Zealand. Noise / Hardcore Techno / Speedcore From Newcastle, Australia. Releases music on Drillbits Noise Machine Label Gothic/horror band from Finland. From same author as Banquet Of Illusion. Hungarian metal band with only woman members (four women).

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