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Oasis was the British band that disbanded in 2009 due to the famous and ongoing feud between brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher. Their creative and personal differences led to multiple breakups and reunions, with the final split occurring after a backstage altercation just before a Paris concert. Radiohead, Incubus, and Blur are unrelated British or American rock bands that did not have this specific brotherly conflict.

Adam Clayton (bassist) and Larry Mullen Jr. (drummer) are founding members of the legendary Irish rock band U2. They formed the band in 1976 when Mullen posted a notice on their school bulletin board looking for musicians. Metallica, Aerosmith, and Black Sabbath are American heavy metal bands with different personnel.

Pink Floyd's 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond' is a tribute to their former bandmate Syd Barrett, who founded the band but had to leave due to deteriorating mental health from drug use. The song appears on their 1975 album 'Wish You Were Here' and was written by Roger Waters. The Kohinoor diamond, Marilyn Monroe, and the Sun are unrelated distractors - the title metaphorically refers to Barrett as a 'crazy diamond' - brilliant but troubled.

Ray Manzarek (keyboards), Robby Krieger (guitar), and John Densmore (drums) were members of The Doors, along with the iconic Jim Morrison. They formed in 1965 in Los Angeles and became one of the most influential and controversial rock bands of the 1960s. Iron Maiden is a British heavy metal band, Pink Floyd is a progressive rock band, and UB40 is a British reggae/pop band.

Dave Mustaine was fired from Metallica in 1983 due to alcohol abuse and personality conflicts, just before they recorded their debut album. This rejection led him to form Megadeth, which became one of the 'Big Four' thrash metal bands alongside Metallica. Dave Ellefson is Megadeth's bassist, while James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich are Metallica's founding members who stayed with the band.

Iron Maiden features their mascot 'Eddie' (also known as 'Eddie the Head') on almost every album cover and during live performances. Eddie is a zombie-like creature created by artist Derek Riggs and has become one of metal music's most iconic mascots. Metallica, Pantera, and Slayer are major metal bands but do not have a consistent album cover mascot like Eddie.

Slash (Saul Hudson) was the lead guitarist for Guns N' Roses who left the band in 1996 and formed his own side project called 'Slash's Snakepit,' which released the album 'It's Five O'Clock Somewhere' in 1995. Kirk Hammett is Metallica's guitarist, Joe Satriani is a solo instrumental rock artist, and Jimi Hendrix was the legendary guitarist who died in 1970.

The '27 Club' refers to famous musicians who died at age 27. Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, and Jimi Hendrix all died at 27 from drug-related issues in the early 1970s, making them the 'Three J's' of rock tragedy.

AC/DC is the Australian hard rock band behind all three albums. Highway to Hell (1979) is among their most famous, while Fly on the Wall (1985) and Ballbreaker (1995) are later era albums.

Deep Purple wrote both anthems. 'Smoke on the Water' (1971) features one of rock's most recognizable guitar riffs, and 'Black Night' (1970) was an early hit for the band.