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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH

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Five Finger Death Punch were formed in 2005 by guitarist Zoltan Bathory (formerly of U.P.O.). The  American Capitalist Songfacts  states that Bathory came up with the name after being amused by a scene involving a five finger punch in Kill Bill 2. Other members recruited to the band include former Motograter & Ghost Machine vocalist Ivan Moody, former W.A.S.P. members guitarist Darrell Roberts and drummer Jeremy Spencer, and former Anubis Rising/Deadsett bassist Matt Snell. The band recorded their debut album The Way of the Fist in 2006 with Stevo “Shotgun” Bruno (Mötley Crüe, Prong) and Mike Sarkisyan (Spineshank). The record was mixed and mastered by former Machine Head/Soulfly guitarist Logan Mader. After making waves in the underground metal scene, in early June it was announced that the band had inked a deal with Firm Music, which is a branch of “The Firm”, a highly successful management company (Korn, Staind, Limp Bizkit). Their debut album “The Way Of The Fist” was rel

LORDE

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Ella Yelich-O’Connor (born 7 November 1996), known by her stage name Lorde, is a New Zealand singer-songwriter. She released her first EP, The Love Club EP, in March 2013 and her first single, “Royals”, in June 2013. Her début album, Pure Heroine, was released on September 27, 2013. She was born in Auckland, New Zealand. Her father, an Irish-New Zealander, is a civil engineer, and her mother, Sonja Yelich, a Croatian-New Zealander, is a prize-winning poet. She was raised in Devonport, a suburb of Auckland. At the age of 12, she was spotted by A&R scout Scott Maclachlan when he saw her singing in a video of a talent show at her school, Belmont Intermediate. Later, when Yelich-O’Connor was 13, Maclachlan signed her to Universal and, at the age of 14, she began working with their songwriters in 2012. Officially released digitally in March 2013 and on CD in May 2013, The Love Club EP features five songs, including the number one hit “Royals”. On 27 May 2013, “Royals” was covered

THE RAGGED JUBILEE

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The Ragged Jubilee is California Blues-Rock band. Their influences include: Neil Young, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan and Stevie Ray Vaughn. The Lead Singer, Ethan Burns’ searing and poetic vocals juxtapose Aaron Wick’s Rock Drums and Chandler Jacob’s Rolling Bass while Phil Wahl lends a banjo twang to the swelling, punchy riffs of Austin I’anson’s electric guitar backdrop. In short, the combination of lyrical poetry and lyrical music creates a poignant and unique sound.  Members: Ethan Burns-Lead Vocals/Guitar, Chandler Jacob- Bass/Backup Vocals, Aaron Wick- Drums, Phil Wahl-Banjo, Austin I’Anson-Electric Guitar, D.M. Grivjack… WebRep currentVote noRating noWeight

CAVALERA CONSPIRACY

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Brazilian metal titans Max and Igor Cavalera have written and recorded new material together for the first time in twelve years, since their work in  Sepultura . Formed in the summer of 2007,  Cavalera Conspiracy , is their new project and features the Cavalera brothers from  Brazil , bassist  Joe Duplantier  from  France  (Band member of Gojira) and guitarist  Marc Rizzo  from the  United States .  Cavalera Conspiracy ’s debut record,  Inflikted , was released on  March 25, 2008  by  Roadrunner Records . Recording took place in July 2007 at Undercity Studios in Los Angeles, with  Logan Mader  (ex- Machine Head  guitarist). rex brown  cameos on bass on one track,  Ultra-Violent . (Rex Brown was  Pantera ’s bass player. He currently plays in  Down . In 2005, he also played bass and keyboard in  Crowbar ’s  Lifesblood for the Downtrodden .) Black Ark  features a collaboration with Max, Joe and Richie Cavalera (from  Incite ) on vocals. This long-anticipated reunion between the Cav

SEPULTURA

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Sepultura  is a Brazilian metal band that formed in 1983 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The band was a major force in the  death metal ,  thrash metal  and ultimately  groove metal  realms during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Their name means “grave” in Portuguese, which they chose after Max Cavalera, one of the founding members, was translating the lyrics of the  Motörhead  song “Dancing on Your Grave”. Sepultura was formed by  Max Cavalera  (guitars and vocals), his younger brother  Igor Cavalera (drums),  Paulo Pinto  (bass) and Jairo Guedes (guitars). Sepultura signed to Cogumelo Records after a few years of performing, with a sound influenced by their favorite bands such as  Ratos De Porão ,  Discharge ,  Possessed ,  GBH  and  Metallica . Their first EP was  Bestial Devastation , a split with  OverDose ’s album on the flipside. Their first LP was  Morbid Visions  (1986), which included the moderate hit “ Troops of Doom ” that attracted the band some attention. After Morbid Vision

CASA DAS MÁQUINAS

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Casa das Máquinas (meaning ‘house of machines’) are a mid-70’s Brazilian band from Sao Paulo borne out of the disenchantment of two musicians from glam/dance pop band  Os Incríveis , namely drummer/percussionnist Netinho and guitarist/vocalist Aroldo who wanted to take a less commercial route. Recruiting three other musicians, they recorded 3 albums between 1974 and 1977; a compilation disk was also released in 2000. Their material is mostly heavy, bluesy hard rock with complex arrangements and thick guitar leads. The vocals are in Portuguese.  Their debut and self-titled album, released in 1974, is plain old hard rock. Their second, “Lar de Maravilhas” (1975), however, is considered a national prog classic. Donning a slick production, it incorporates the intensity of the first album with more sophisticated elements such as stronger melodies, better arrangements and an emphasis on spacious, multi-layered symphonic keyboards (particularly the synths). It is a strange collection of tu