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UVERworld (ウーバーワールド) is a Japanese rock band known for their mixture of musical genres such as hard rock, electronic, and beat-boxing. UVERchan, the band's mascot, is a fictional bear-bat like character, which appears on several of their covers. The five-member band known as UVERworld first formed in 2003, and were known as Sound Goku Road(sound極road) or, more popularly, "Sangoku Road." The band originally consisted of seven members, and released a demo CD which ended up selling 3,000 copies. Unfortunately, one of the band members, the saxophonist Seika, left the group (the other was Hiko, who left after he married). After...

History Vocal harmony trio The New World are one of the genuine curiosities of Australian pop. If they're remembered at all today, it's most likely for their 1971 hit "Tom Tom Turnaround". However, they scored an impressive run of chart success in the early Seventies, their story intersects with some of the biggest names in British music, and they were instrumental in launching the career of one of the most successful writer-producer teams in pop history. The group formed in Brisbane in 1967. In 1968 they signed with Albert Productions, whose recordings were released on EMI's Parlophone label. They achieved...

ColdWorld was created in Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany in the year 2005 by G.B., the only member. ColdWorld's first demo, "The Stars Are Dead Now", was released via Ancient Dreams Prod. and limited to 100 copies. "Melancholie²", ColdWorld's debut album, was released in April 2008 via Cold Dimensions. ColdWorld combines atmospheric black metal with influences from ambient and electronic music, the centre stage takes the music with its sweeping melodies and icy atmosphere. ColdWorld's music forces fine-tuned listening and allows the listener submerge his/herself within a very special, cold world. ColdWorld leaves behind conventional, traditional black metal and brings forth new...

Mad World .

Beautiful World is a project of Phil Sawyer. He was born in London and is an English New Age musician. During the mid-1990s he worked together with the Malcolm Sargent Festival Choir and with vocalists Russian Roulette (a.k.a. Rush Winters), Beryl Marsden and Miriam Stockley, among others, under the artistic name Beautiful World, publishing two albums "In Existence (1994)" and "Forever (1996). Many of the songs included lyrics in Swahili, while others were in English, French or purely instrumental. .