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Originally known with the name Unholy Cadaver, San Francisco’s Hammers of Misfortune play what may be referred to as Celtic power metal. Their design mixes together Slim Lizzy/Iron Maiden-style dual-guitar harmonies, operatic vocals, Celtic-tinged classical guitar interludes, and components of Scandinavian dark metal (musically, not really lyrically). The quartet is …

The people of hard rock trio Fireball Ministry — Emily J. Burton, Adam A. Rota, and Helen Storer — christened themselves with spiritual game titles (bishop, reverend, and sister, respectively) commensurate with their music group name, and released their debut record, Ou Est La Rock and roll?, in 1999 on …