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Ugly Kid Joe

Heavy metal
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Ugly Kid Joe is a Heavy metal and Rap act. Their sound grew out of Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Harry Chapin and Motörhead. Those roots explain a lot about how Ugly Kid Joe arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Extreme, Saigon Kick, Poison, Tesla and Buckcherry, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Life of Agony, Godsmack and Soulfly, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around Ugly Kid Joe, reaching back through Black Sabbath and forward to Life of Agony. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Ugly Kid JoeBlack SabbathOzzy OsbourneJudas PriestHarry ChapinMotörheadAC/DCVan HalenRed Hot Chili PeppersLife of AgonyGodsmackSoulflyExtremeSaigon KickPoisonTeslaBuckcherryVelvet RevolverChickenfootDef Leppard

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Ugly Kid Joe connections

Ugly Kid Joe grew out of Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest and Harry Chapin, shares an orbit with Extreme, Saigon Kick, Poison and Tesla, went on to shape Life of Agony, Godsmack and Soulfly. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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