Uriah Heep
is an English rock band,formed in December 1969,sometimes jokingly referred to as "The Beach Boys of heavy metal" for their melodic songs,and trademark multi-part harmony backing vocals,although their music draws on diverse influences including:progressive rock,hard rock,heavy metal,jazz and even country on occasion.As one of the first bands to fuse prog with metal,they are a precursor to the progressive metal genre.In spite of their huge popularity in Britain and continental Europe,Uriah Heep were never able to break into the American market in a big way. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

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