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Nasum

Nasum was a grindcore band from Örebro, Sweden. The band was formed during the later part of 1992 by Anders Jakobson (guitar) and Rickard Alriksson (drums/vocals) as a sideproject to the death metal band Necrony. The idea was to create true grindcore in the vein of old Napalm Death. Spring 1993: Necrony's homelabel, German Poserslaughter Records offered Nasum to share a 7" EP with Australian goregrinders Blood Duster. Nasum accepted the offer, but in time the record turned out to be a Nasum/Agathocles split-7" EP.

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Roxette

In the end of the 80s and in the early 90s, Roxette, a pop-rock duo from Halmstad, Sweden, stood among the top bands in worldwide sales and notoriety, brandishing a simple yet effective blend of pop with a slight edge and occasional hints of dance. The group claims influences ranging from The Beatles to Blondie to new wave music to Joni Mitchell and Aretha Franklin. Perhaps, years after the fact...

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The Models

There are at least 3 bands called The Models One is a girl group from the 1960s, who relased a cover of "Bend Me, Shape Me" in 1966. One being a English punk band who released Man of The Year/Freeze 7 inch in 1979. The band included future Rema-Rema and Adam and the Ants guitarist and early British punk fixture Marco Pirroni. And the other are one of Australia’s most successful and pioneering electronic bands who topped the charts throughout the 80’s.

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Trash

There are multiple bands called Trash. 1. A Swedish Hard Rock band from the 80's
2. A steamroller of a band from New Zealand in the fine tradition of song-era Dead C and noisy Velvet Underground.
3. A late sixties, early seventies krautrock outfit.
4. A French heavy metal band from the 80's.
5. A north-american punk band from the 80's.
6. An obscure punk band from Weybridge, UK active during the late 70s. They released 2 singles - "Priorities b/w Look" & "N-n-e-r-v-o-u-s b/w Page 3 (Dumb Blondes)" - on Polydor records in 77 and 78 respectively.

Royal Republic

Royal Republic is a Swedish rock band formed in Malmö in late 2007. The band consists of guitarist/lead singer Adam Grahn, guitarist Hannes Irengård, bass guitarist Jonas Almén and drummer Per Andreasson. In late 2008 the band began recording their first album at Beach House Studios in Malmö, Sweden, with producer Anders Hallbäck. The album was completed in 2009 and all songs were mixed at ToyTown Studios by Stefan Glaumann (Rammstein, Europe, Def Leppard, etc.).

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Deceiver

1)Deceiver is a hardcore band from Indianapolis, Indiana. 2)Deceiver is a Finnish Thrash/Power Metal band formed in Turku, in 1990. Before split up, Deceiver´s line up changed radically and they made few (unofficial) demos. 3) Deceiver is a Swedish thrash metal/heavy metal band formed in Strängnäs, Sweden in 2004. 4) Deceiver is a Dutch industrial hardcore producer. 5) Deceiver is a German Power Metal band. 6) Deceiver is an experimental hardcore band from North Carolina.

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First Aid Kit

There are three bands called First Aid Kit: 1. Swedish indie/folk duo consisting of the young sisters Klara and Johanna Söderberg from Stockholm.
The debut EP "Drunken Trees" was released on the 9th of April 2008 in Sweden on the label Rabid Records, owned by the Swedish electronic duo The Knife. The EP was re-released through Wichita Recordings early 2009.
Their debut album The Big Black & The Blue was released on January 25th, 2010. Source
www.myspace.com/thisisfirstaidkit
http://thisisfirstaidkit.com/

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The Shallows

There are three bands with the name The Shallows: (1) The Shallows are an 11 piece folk/indie outfit from Perth, W.A. Genre: Indie, Roots
Region: Perth, WA
Members: Adam Tatana- Vocals/guitar Hayley-Jane Ayres- Vocals/violin/tambourine Matt Parker- Keys/vocals Craig Childs- guitar/vocals Nick Vasey- guitar Garo Tanzi- drums James Rogers - Bass Sam Gillies- noise synth Rebecca Smith - Violin/Viola Belinda Porte- Cello Catherine Ashley - Harp James Cross- Trombone Sounds Like: spiritualised, Sigur Ros, Arcade Fire

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Lowrider

There are three bands with the name Lowrider. 1) Lowrider is a swedish stoner rock band, formed in the mid-1990s by bassist/singer Peder Bergstrand and lead guitarist/singer Ole Hellquist, along with guitarist Niclas Stalfors and drummer Andreas Eriksson. Lowrider released the Nebula/Lowrider Double EP in 1999 together with ambassadors of psychedelic stoner rock, Nebula, who had just come into existence after their members departed from Fu Manchu.

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