There are at least five groups called Brotherhood.

1. A 1980's Straight-Edge Hardcore Band From Seattle,Washington. Featured Nate Mendel, later of Sunny Day Real Estate and Foo Fighters and Greg Anderson of Thorr's Hammer, Sunn O))) and Southern Lord Records.

2. The Brotherhood were a 1990's underground hip-hop group based out of the United Kingdom. They released 3 EP's; "XXIII" (1993) , "Elementalz" (1996), and a rare release named "Dungeon Town". They were a very slept on group and are very well known throughout the underground world of hip-hop.

3. Brotherhood is a Pagan Folk Metal band from Slovakia, formed in 2008. Line-up: Reborn (vocals, texts) and Arkonian (music). They are going to record their debut album in autumn/winter 2009.

4. Brazilian power metal band. Formed in 2010, Eduardo Ribeiro(Guitar), Evandro Ribeiro(bass), William Pardo(Vocals), Paulo Guilherme (Drums) e Otávio Silveira(Guitar).

Power metal full energy, inspired by Blind Guardian, Savatage e Metallica.

5. A previous group called Brotherhood existed in the late 1960s, formed by three ex-Paul Revere & the Raiders’, guitarist Drake Levin, bassist Phil Volk, and drummer Mike Smith. The trio along with keyboardist Ron Collins, released two albums for RCA Records which are fine examples of late sixties pop psych.

Upon release of their second album, “Brotherhood Brotherhood”, the group along with Flying Burrito bassist Chris Etheridge and session drummer Jim Gordon, released the highly experimental psychedelic Friend Sound “Joy Ride”.

Ongoing contractual difficulties with their prior group prevented Brotherhood from getting more recognition which led to the afformentioned Friend Sound project and Levin becoming a successful studio musician backing the likes of Emitt Rhodes and Harry Nillson.

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