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King Diamond
5,911,980 plays (165,964 listeners)
King Diamond is the band that King Diamond (Kim Petersen) formed after he left Mercyful Fate which eventually caused the remaining members to split up(although Michael Denner and Timi Hansen were also members of King Diamond) - following the departure of Hank Shermann.
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King Diamond & Black Rose
58,057 plays (6,246 listeners)
Black Rose was a Danish hard rock / heavy metal band with King Diamond on vocals. The band was started in 1979, largely inspired by bands such as Deep Purple and Golden Earring. King Diamond already had a very theatrical stage act, for which he later got fame in Mercyful Fate. The band did not last long as King Diamond joined Mercyful Fate.
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Venom
5,202,056 plays (214,428 listeners)
Venom is a metal band formed in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK in 1979. Coming to prominence towards the end of the 'New Wave of British Heavy Metal', Venom's first two albums – Welcome to Hell (1981) and Black Metal (1982) – are considered a major influence on thrash metal and extreme metal in general.
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Angel Witch
710,233 plays (46,459 listeners)
Angel Witch is a British heavy metal band assembled in 1977 in England. They were closely associated with the NWOBHM (New wave of British heavy metal) movement together with bands such as Iron Maiden and Saxon.
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Manilla Road
818,788 plays (17,782 listeners)
Manilla Road is an American heavy metal band from Wichita, Kansas, forming around its master of lead guitar Mark 'the Shark' Shelton (vocals and guitar). They are considered the creators and masters of the the so-called "epic metal" subgenre.
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Possessed
1,014,844 plays (37,559 listeners)
1) Possessed is an American thrash metal band and was formed in 1983 in San Francisco, California. After breaking up in 1993, the band reformed under original bassist/vocalist Jeff Becerra in 2007. They are noted for their fast playing style, Becerra's guttural vocals and have been cited as an influence on the death metal genre.
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Nifelheim
518,700 plays (18,084 listeners)
Nifelheim was formed in 1990 by Tyrant (bass/guitar), Demon (drums) and Hellbutcher (vocals). Soon they were also joined by guitarist Morbid Slaughter.
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Metal Church
1,639,533 plays (109,916 listeners)
Metal Church was an American heavy metal band from Aberdeen, Washington, USA. They were formed as Shrapnel in 1980 at the San Fransisco Bay Area by band leader guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof.
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In Solitude
125,134 plays (5,383 listeners)
There are at least two bands with the name In Solitude... In Solitude was formed in 2002 in Uppsala, Sweden.
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Candlemass
3,626,332 plays (111,665 listeners)
Candlemass is a doom metal band formed in Stockholm, Sweden in 1984. Candlemass arose from the earlier Nemesis outfit belonging to bassist Leif Edling and guitarist Christian Weberyd.
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