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Bullet for My Valentine are a melodic metalcore/thrash metal band from Bridgend, formed in 1998. The band is composed of Matt Tuck (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Michael Paget (lead guitar), Jamie Mathias (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Michael Thomas (drums). They were formed under the name Jeff Killed John and started their music career by covering songs by Metallica and Nirvana. Jeff Killed John recorded six songs which were not released; two of these tracks were reworked later in their career as Bullet for My Valentine. Financial difficulties dictated the name change, which was followed by a change in music...

My Bloody Valentine is a shoegaze band formed in late 1983 in Dublin, Ireland. The band’s best known lineup is Kevin Shields (vocals, guitar), Bilinda Butcher (vocals, guitar), Debbie Googe (bass) and Colm Ó Cíosóig (drums). Their 1988 album Isn't Anything is generally regarded as one of the most influential records of the period, acting as an important precursor to the early '90s "shoegazing" scene. In 1991, the band released their second full length album Loveless, later declared one of the finest albums of the 1990s. The band struggled to record a follow up album and split in 1997. The...

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Born in 1976 in Germany, Der Junge mit der Gitarre ("The boy with the guitar") only had a short-lived career which started at the Bizarre Festival's "Speakers Corner" in 1998. For a couple of years he played at the Bizarre Festival during the breaks, while the stage was being prepared for the next band. In 2002 he had a summer hit with Meer Sehen and released the album Dagegen. He had a chance to go to the "Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson" in 2003, but didn't make it through the pre-rounds. This experience, as well as the hatred from...