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UFO
A British hard rock institution for over 40 years, UFO's blazing riffs, euphoric
melodies and thundering walls of sound have influenced the likes of Pearl Jam,
Iron Maiden and Metallica and earned a huge cult following. Originally formed by
frontman Phil Mogg under the name Hocus Pocus in 1969, the band grew out of the
1960s blues rock craze but, as the volume got louder, the hair longer and the
intensity darker and more blistering, they stood alongside Saxon, Motorhead and
Def Leppard as the new wave of British Heavy Metal started to gain importance in
the late 1970s. With the l...
