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There's three acts called NIMROD: 1) from CHILE 2) from JAPAN 3) from DKNY (-> For the Hungarian band NIMRÓD (with accent on the letter "o") see: http://www.last.fm/music/Nimr%C3%B3d) SEE INFO FOR NIMROD FROM CHILE: NIMROD first line up it..s from 1985 were they performed at the 1st Death Metal Holocaust together with bands like Massacre and Pentagram. Chris Ira (Guitars),Andres"Chancho Cabrio"(vocals), Yerko Tolic (bass) and Eduardo"Picoroco"on (drums) played at that show. In 1986 Chris recruited Marcelo Naves(later in DORSO) on drums,Rodrigo Urzua on bass,Alain Santard on vocals and Juan Fco.Cueto(later Pentagram,Criminal)on guitar which would be the classic line-up for the...

Who, oh who are the House of Nimrod? That’s what the media and public were asking on late ‘67 as the mysterious outfit’s debut single, “Slightly Delic”, rose up the Christmas charts in New Zealand and Melbourne. Truth be told, they weren’t too sure themselves. Over on Auckland’s North Shore in Birkenhead a 33-year-old children’s song writer with a reputation for drugged debauchery (among those in the know), a wandering Aussie guitarist and the remnants of several Auckland R&B groups were experimenting with the sound of summer - harmony layered psychedelic pop. Bryce Petersen, the children’s singer, now 65, remembers...

Nimrod Workman (November 5, 1895 - November 26, 1994) was an American singer, coal miner and trade unionist. His musical repertoire included traditional English and Scottish ballads, Appalachian folk songs and original compositions. He was born in Inez, Martin County, Kentucky and was named for his grandfather, a Cherokee Indian. At the age of 14 he went to work in the Howard Collieries coal mines in Mingo County WV, and he continued working as a coal miner for forty-two years until he was forced to retire due to black lung and a slipped disc. Throughout his coal mining career he...