A-Z Band Names Game

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Exodus

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Fleetwood Mac

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[HEADING=2]The Hoosiers[/HEADING]

 

The Hoosiers are an English pop rock band formed in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 2003 and relocated to

Yatton, Somerset. The band consists of members Irwin Sparkes (lead vocals, lead guitar) and John

Mann (drums, percussion, vocals).

 

Their first single "Worried About Ray" reached number 5 on the UK Singles Chart in July 2007. In October

2007, they released their debut album The Trick to Life, which reached number 1 in the album

charts. The band released their second top ten album The Illusion of Safety on 16 August 2010 and was

preceded by the lead single "Choices" which was released on 1 August 2010, it reached the UK Top 20.

 

In July 2015, bassist Martin Skarendahl left the band in what was described by the remaining members

as "one of the most amicable decisions in music history".

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[HEADING=2]Lonestar[/HEADING]

 

There are at least 3 artists called Lonestar: 1) Lonestar is an American country music group consisting of

Richie McDonald (lead vocals), Michael Britt (lead guitar, background vocals), Keech Rainwater (drums),

Dean Sams (keyboards, melodica, background vocals), and Michael Hill (Bass Guitar). McDonald left the

band in November 2007 for a solo career before returning in 2011.

 

During that time, Cody Collins, who had formerly been in another country group called McAlyster, replaced

McDonald as the band's lead vocalist.

 

John Rich was also the group's bass guitarist and second lead vocalist until 1998, when he was fired from

the group.

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[HEADING=2]Orson[/HEADING]

There are at least two acts using the "Orson" name: 1. Orson were a BRIT Award-winning American rock

band from Hollywood who formed in 1999.

 

Their self-financed debut album Bright Idea, released by Mercury Records in 2006, was produced in Los

Angeles by Noah Shain and went on to find chart success in the UK with their first single, No Tomorrow,

and album reaching the number 1 slot in their respective categories.

 

The band finally gained recognition in their home country during the Concert for Diana in July 2007.

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[HEADING=2]Quruli[/HEADING]

 

くるり (Quruli) is a Japanese rock band formed in 1996, consisting of members 岸田繁 (Shigeru Kishida/vocal

+ guitar), 佐藤征史 (Masashi Sato/bass) and ファンファン (Fan Fan/trumpet).

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[HEADING=2]Sixx:A.M.[/HEADING]

Sixx:A.M. is a hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2007 by Mötley Crüe bassist, Nikki

Sixx, DJ Ashba (Guns N' Roses), and James Michael.

 

The group is best known for their song "Life Is Beautiful". The band released The Heroin Diaries OST

in 2007, which is based upon Sixx's autobiography, The Heroin Diaries. They released their sophomore

effort This Is Gonna Hurt based off of Nikki's second autobiographical book of the same name on May 3,

2011.

 

On December 5, 2011, lead singer James Michael announced the band would be releasing an acoustic EP entitled 7 on December 13, 2011, featuring seven new acoustic renditions of songs from the band's previous two studio albums.