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Zeraphine, a bilingual goth-rooted alternate rock-band from Berlin, arose through the demise of Dreadful Shadows, an influential English-language German darkwave music group through the 1990s. Zeraphine was founded in 2000 by vocalist/lyricist Sven Friedrich and guitarist Norman Selbig, who was simply among the founding people of Dreadful Shadows (whose lifestyle …

Quill were a Boston-based hard rock-band that enjoyed some regional recognition, and a momentary adobe flash of national publicity by playing in the Woodstock event in August of 1969. The quintet was co-founded by siblings John Cole (bass, acoustic guitar, vocals) and Dan Cole (vocals, acoustic guitar, trombone) — the …

Although they in some way got both Ozzy Osbourne and Lita Ford to sing backup on the third and last album, Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (probably these were favors for the band’s supervisor, Michael Browning — formerly mounted on AC/DC), Australia’s Heaven are actually only barely kept in mind for …

Originally referred to as Stary Hadry, Czech group Chinaski first came collectively in 1987. The music group transformed its name as an homage to article writer Charles Bukowski in 1994. Their 1st recording, the self-titled Chinaski, premiered in 1994. A groove-oriented rock-band, Chinaski could have a prolific and well-known career …

Created in 2001, Blood loss Kansas comes from Burbank, CA, and includes vocalist Ben March, guitarist David Watrous, bassist Jeremiah Bignell, and drummer Daniel Pouliot. Influenced from the early-2000s convergence of hardcore, emo, screamo, and metallic, the quartet documented their 1st EP by using picture acquaintance Kurt Ballou (of Converge), …

Although their unremarkable career only yielded an individual album (and a thoroughly unsuccessful one at that), LA hard rockers Max Havoc have were able to evade complete historical oblivion because of the fame achieved somewhere else by a lot of its musicians. Originally founded in 1981 by vocalist Pat McKeon …

Using the collapse of its long-reigning army dictatorship in the mid-’80s, Brazil noticed a bustling rock and roll & move scene — previously repressed and considered subversive also — explode into action. Among the a large number of brand-new bands developing around the united states, rock quickly created champions atlanta …

Billing themselves as the “Grind Gods of Chicago’s Financial District” (filled with complete corporate lingo compared to that influence on their website), He Who Corrupts includes vocalist Tommy Camaro, guitarists Cory Lockheart and Caz Ul Friday, bassist Rory Lockheart, and drummer Ross Boneyard. Their The Smell of Cash EP combines …

Metallic supergroup WestWorld was shaped in 1997 by TNT frontman Tony Harnell, Riot guitarist Tag Reale, Danger Risk bassist Bruno Ravel and erstwhile Blackmore’s Night time drummer John O’Reilly. Their self-titled debut LP made an appearance the following 12 months.

?-rebro, Sweden’s Truckfighters shaped in the first 2000s but focus on surprisingly authentic desert/stoner rock and roll from the mid- to past due-’90s range — similar to Dozer, Kyuss, and Fu Manchu, specifically. Featuring vocalist/bassist Ozo, guitarists Fredo and Dango, and drummer Paco, the group debuted in 2003 with a …