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The band Rainbow was founded in 1974. Before coming to fame, the band got it’s start in California. Generally, music journalists would define Rainbow’s style within the genre/s of hard rock, traditional heavy metal, power metal, neo-classical metal, album-oriented rock, and other rock music.
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Deep Purple
Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford, Hertfordshire in 1968. They are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although their musical approach has changed over the years. Originally formed as a psychedelic ro... [wikipedia]
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Whitesnake
Whitesnake are a hard rock band formed in England in 1978 by David Coverdale, after his departure from his previous band Deep Purple. Their early material has been compared by critics to the blues rock of Deep Purple, but they slowly began moving toward a mor... [wikipedia]
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Dio
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Uriah Heep
Uriah Heep are an English rock band formed in London in 1969. Their current lineup includes lead and rhythm guitarist Mick Box, keyboardist Phil Lanzon, lead vocalist Bernie Shaw, drummer Russell Gilbrook, and bassist Davey Rimmer. Of this lineup, Box is the o... [wikipedia]
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Ufo
UFO are an English rock band that was formed in London in 1968. They became a transitional group between early hard rock and heavy metal and the new wave of British heavy metal. The band's current lineup includes vocalist Phil Mogg, lead guitarist Vinnie Moor... [wikipedia]
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Nazareth
Nazareth are a Scottish hard rock band formed in 1968 that had several hits in the United Kingdom, as well as in several other West European countries in the early 1970s. They established an international audience with their 1975 album Hair of the Dog, which f... [wikipedia]
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Black Sabbath
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Gillan
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Ian Gillan
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Judas Priest
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Scorpions
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Elf
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Ozzy Osbourne
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Accept
Accept is a German heavy metal band from the town of Solingen, formed in 1976 by guitarist Wolf Hoffmann and former members Udo Dirkschneider (vocals) and Peter Baltes (bass). Their beginnings can be traced back to the late 1960s, when the band got its start u... [wikipedia]
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Saxon
Saxon are an English heavy metal band formed in 1977, in Barnsley. As leaders of the new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM), they had eight UK Top 40 albums in the 1980s including four UK Top 10 albums and two Top 5 albums. They had numerous singles in the... [wikipedia]
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Michael Schenker Group
The Michael Schenker Group (often abbreviated as MSG) are an English guitar-oriented hard rock band, formed in London in 1979 by former Scorpions and UFO guitarist Michael Schenker. In 1986, Schenker and vocalist Robin McAuley formed the McAuley Schenker Group... [wikipedia]
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What Genre is Rainbow?
Rainbow genre is not easily defined. Music magazines and journalists have different opinions on a clearly defined genre for Rainbow. However, many describe the style within the genre/s of hard rock, traditional heavy metal, power metal, neo-classical metal, album-oriented rock, and other rock music.