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Elegy

There are at least three artists with the name Elegy: 1. Elegy are a progressive metal/power metal band from the Netherlands. They formed in 1986. 2. Elegy was the name of a melodic death metal band from Secunda, Mpumalanga, South Africa. They are now known as Riddare av Koden after changing their name due to copyright issues with the original Dutch band Elegy as mentioned above. 3. Elegy produced a series of minimal electronic EPs for the labels Likemind, ART and B12 in the mid-1990s.

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Hypno5e

Mixing video concept and experimental metal, this band from the south of France gives birth to a sinuous atmosphere drawning between poetry and violence. "They lead us into a music so deep, at the frontier between despair and madness", "deviant and pessimistic for sure"... "the band knows no limit in composition, inventiveness, and will of perfection..." , "a real masterpiece" official website : http://www.hypno5e.com/

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Gojira

1) Gojira is a progressive death metal band from Bayonne, France. Their lyrics focus on life, ecology, and spiritual themes. They were formed in 1996 by brothers Joe Duplantier (vocals and lead guitar) and Mario Duplantier (drums), Christian Andreu (guitar) and Jean-Michel Labadie (bass guitar). They had initially named their group Godzilla, but due to legal constraints had to change their name. They therefore chose to re-name their band Gojira - the original Japanese version of their name (in Japanese Gojira means gorilla-whale or gorilla the size of a whale).

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Meshuggah

Meshuggah, whose name is taken from the Hebrew and Yiddish word for “crazy”, is a five-piece band from Umeå, Sweden, founded in 1987. The band's style is most easily described as extreme/technical metal with some jazz influence. They use extended polymetric passages, complex drum patterns, angular, dissonant guitar riffs, and harsh vocals. Their lineup has always been consistent, apart from bass which has been handled by many people since the band’s inception.

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Aftermath

There are at least two musical projects named Aftermath: 1 Thrash metal; Chicago based AFTERMATH, fonted by the Greek born Kyriakos "Charlie" Tsiolis, formed in October 1985 when Charlie and his schoolmate Steve Sacco (Guitar) got together. This early incarnation with Adam (Bass) issued their first demo called "Sentenced To Death" in 1986 featuring 'Sentenced to Death', 'Revenge', 'Shotgun' and 'The Aftermath'.

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'neath

'neath is a progressive/death metal band from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Initially drawn together through a combination of adolescent naivety and musical curiosity, 'neath have evolved from sheer neighbourhood-clearing clamour into a modern progressive death metal band who are continually evolving towards a sound of their own. Inspired predominantly by European death & doom metal, 'neath are constantly searching for ways to distinguish their sound within the metal genre...

Gods of Eden

Genre : Technical Death Metal / Progressive Metal
Current Location : Sydney, Australia
https://www.facebook.com/godsofeden
Band Members :
Ian Dixon - Vocals
Danni Perez- Guitars/Acoustics/Synths
Andy Suppradit - Guitars
Mike Barillaro - Bass/Backing Vocals
Blake Barillaro - Drums Gods of Eden are a band pushing the limits of creativity and technical ability. Starting out as the solo project of guitarist Danni Perez in 2010, the band has developed into a full five piece line up that combines a fanatic love of heavy metal with an alternative view of modern society’s dystopian ideals.

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Harmony

There are several artists under the name of Harmony: Harmony is a Swedish progressive power metal band hailing from Borås
Harmony is a female rapper. Her real name is Pamela Scott.
Harmony is a Dutch trio which represented the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest in Jerusalem in 1978.
Harmony is a band from Melbourne, Australia who play bad vibes garage ballads. Features members of The Nation Blue, mclusky and Remake Remodel.
Harmony is a heavy metal band from Chile.

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Thorn

1. Thorn is a heavy metal/thrash band from Texas who released one demo, Midnight Terror in 1987.
2. Thorn is a german progressive death metal band that released an EP called 'Apogee'. Later they changed the band's name to Distream.
3. Thorn is a Polish NS black metal band.
4. Thorn is a japanese hardcore-punk band.
5. ThOrN is a gothic band from Pembroke, Ontario, Canada.
6. Thorn is an electronic music producer and DJ in Melbourne, Australia.

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Devin Townsend Project

Devin Townsend Project begins where Ziltoid the Omniscient left off, with Devin Townsend at the helm. The project is a planned four-album series. Rather than a specific line-up of musicians, as he utilized in The Devin Townsend Band, and rather than performing the entirety of the music himself, as in Ziltoid the Omniscient, the Devin Townsend Project will feature a number of different musicians for each album.

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