A-Z Band Names Game

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Foals

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[HEADING=2]Gotthard[/HEADING]

Gotthard, a hard-rock band from Lugano in the Italian part of Switzerland and Bern in the German part, was

founded in 1990 by mentor and co songwriter Chris von Rohr, best known as Krokus' bass player. Gotthard is

definitely one of the most famous and successful Swiss artists ever and almost every album has topped

the Swiss charts since 1990.

 

With 2 million albums sold (1 million of which were sold in Switzerland, which only has 7 million habitants),

they managed to get multi-platinum awards in different parts of the world. Influences include Led Zeppelin,

AC/DC, Whitesnake, Deep Purple and Aerosmith.

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[HEADING=2]I Am Kloot[/HEADING]

I Am Kloot was a band formed in Manchester, United Kingdom. Active from 1999 to 2016, the band's line-up

remained unchanged: John Bramwell (guitar/vocals), Peter Jobson (bass) and Andy Hargreaves (drums).

 

Their début single, 'To You', on Ugly Man Records was produced by and featured backing vocals by Guy Garvey,

lead singer of Еlbow.

 

Début album Natural History was released in March 2001 on Wall of Sound offshoot We Love You. It was

followed by the self-titled I Am Kloot in September 2003 on the Echo label.

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[HEADING=2]Lady Antebellum[/HEADING]

Lady Antebellum was the name of the American country trio that changed its name to Lady A on 11 June 2020,

amid the George Floyd protests. The trio originally formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2006 by Charles Kelley

(lead and background vocals), Dave Haywood (background vocals, guitar, piano, mandolin) and Hillary Scott

(lead and background vocals).

 

Scott is the daughter of country music singer Linda Davis, and Charles Kelley is the brother of pop artist Josh

Kelley. It was these family connections and music industry ties that helped launch the band. Kelley moved to

Nashville in mid-2005 from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where he had been working construction with his

brother John.

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Mantis

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[HEADING=2]Napalm Death[/HEADING]

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Napalm Death is a metal band formed in 1981 in West Midlands, England, often credited as pioneers of the grindcore genre.

 

While none of its original members remain in the group, the lineup of vocalist Mark "Barney" Greenway, bassist Shane Embury,

guitarist Mitch Harris and drummer Danny Herrera has remained consistent throughout the band's career since the early 1990s.

 

Their debut album Scum, released in 1987 by Earache Records, has proven very influential in the global metal community.

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Orango

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[HEADING=2]The Pretenders[/HEADING]

The Pretenders is an English-American rock band founded in Hereford, United Kingdom that came to prominence

during the punk and new wave movement of the late 1970s due to their innovative songwriting and charismatic

performances.

 

Since then, the band has experienced drug-related losses and numerous subsequent personnel changes, with

American-born group founder, songwriter, vocalist, and rhythm guitarist Chrissie Hynde as the only consistent

member.

 

Formed in 1978 in London, the original band Hynde, lead and rhythm guitarist James Honeyman-Scott (died 1982),

bassist Pete Farndon (died 1983), and drummer Martin Chambers.

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Qlowski

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Rockin‘ Rhonda & the Solid Studs

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[HEADING=2]Scouting for Girls[/HEADING]

Scouting for Girls are a London-based UK indie pop band formed in 2005 by Roy Stride, Greg Churchouse and Peter Ellard. The debut album from Scouting for Girls is self-titled and has sold over 900,000 copies. It reached number 1 in the UK on 20 January 2008, where it remained for two weeks. Seven singles were released from the album including She's So Lovely which was used at the start of the 2008 movie - Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging. The name Scouting for Girls is a play on the words of the Scouting for Boys handbook first published in 1908 for the Scouts, which provides boys instructions on good citizenship.

 

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