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Andrew W.K.

Heavy metal
Heavy metal

Andrew W.K. is a Heavy metal act. Their sound grew out of Timmy Trumpet, Obituary, Judas Priest, Sparks and The Dictators. Those roots explain a lot about how Andrew W.K. arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as CKY, Airbourne, The Darkness, Tenacious D and Guns N' Roses, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Megas and Foo Fighters, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 40 connections around Andrew W.K., reaching back through Timmy Trumpet and forward to The Megas. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Andrew W.K.Timmy TrumpetObituaryJudas PriestSparksThe DictatorsDonald TardyThe MegasFoo FightersCKYAirbourneThe DarknessTenacious DGuns N' RosesCrush 40Rob ZombieAC/DC

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Andrew W.K. connections

Andrew W.K. grew out of Timmy Trumpet, Obituary, Judas Priest and Sparks, shares an orbit with CKY, Airbourne, The Darkness and Tenacious D, went on to shape The Megas and Foo Fighters. 40 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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