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Rockin'Town Artist Bios The highest rated artist bios with the latest additions and most viewed artist bios. 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z		RockinTrivia Test your knowledge RockinForum Add your comments
Rockin'Artist Bios - Highest Rated   Artist Bio  Total Score   Total Votes   Average  Evanescence 2003 -   Working under the name Evanescence, meaning a dissipation or disappearance like vapors, Lee and Moody even tried a shot at romance, managing to become briefly engaged before backing away. 638 135 4.7 Pearl Jam 1991 - 2008  Given their fractured beginning, who would have suspected that Pearl Jam would be the last Grunge band standing? 100 24 4.2 Chris Cornell 2007 -   A Seattle native, born Christopher John Boyle (he and his siblings took their mother’s maiden name when their parents divorced), started as a drummer (just like Kurt Cobain) before vaulting to the forefront. 34 7 4.9 Hinder 2006 -   New blood was needed to carry on the wayward decadence bound and tied to the ‘80s and that left the door ajar for Hinder. 46 12 3.8 Dire Straits 1978 - 1985  Dire Straights got together in ‘77 around a nucleus of Mark, his brother David and bassist John Illsley. 25 5 5.0 Test Icicles 2006 -   There are mash-ups but Test Icicles is a mash-up. 20 4 5.0 Sammy Hagar 1980 - 1983  Sammy Hagar, the Red Rocker, first gained notoriety as the vocalist for Montrose. 20 4 5.0 R.E.M. 1982 -   R.E.M. got together in the spring of '80 with University of Georgia students Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Bill Berry and Michael Stipe. 20 4 5.0 Elvis Presley 1955 - 1958  Elvis Presley was the Rock 'n' Roll prototype. 32 8 4.0 The Knack   The word on The Knack was they recorded their debut album Get The Knack in eleven days for eighteen-thousand dollars. 19 4 4.8
Rockin'Artist Bios - New Additions  Artist Prime Years  Dio/Ronnie James Dio 1983 - 1987  Dio is one of Metal’s most powerful vocalists. His forceful snarl, reminiscent of Judas Priest’s Rob Halford, is augmented by near operatic turns. Candlebox 1993 - 1998  Seattle’s music intelligentsia didn’t feel Candlebox was ‘true Grunge’. But then neither did Candlebox. They considered themselves a Rock n’ Roll band. One Day As A Lion 2008 -   One Day As A Lion with Rage Against The Machine singer Zack de la Rocha and former Mars Volta drummer Jon Theodore issued their self-titled five track debut EP in the summer of ‘08. The Hold Steady 2004 -   Craig Finn’s grittier take on Springsteen’s storytelling comes to the forefront on The Hold Steady's “Boys And Girls In America.” Love As Laughter 1996 -   Love As Laughter started as a Punk outfit and progressively took their foot off the accelerator to check out other possibilities. Royal Bangs 2008 -   Don’t let all the electronics and loops distract, the Royal Bangs are a garage band at heart – and a very good one at that. Albert Hammond Jr. 2006 -   When The Strokes took a (lengthy) break in ’06, partially because Valensi had a new-born to attend to, Hammond took the opportunity to record Yours To Keep.” Egypt Central 2008 -   Egypt Central, a Memphis based group originally known as Lotus Effect, was started in ’01 by John Falls. The Virgins 2008 -   The Virgins use a sharp, propulsive beat to drive their songs. Zarin-Ackerman rolls in and around Ratensperger’s percussion while Oates’ guitar work slashes and stings making The Virgins sound like they could have been contemporaries of The Pretenders. Stereoside 2008 -   Stereoside’s “So Long” sound is dense yet melodic. Their songs often dwell on drug use – getting high or staying clean – and the damage done.	Rockin'Artist Bios - Most Viewed  Artist Prime Years  Avenged Sevenfold 2001 -   Starting in ‘99, while still in high school, Avenged Sevenfold had, in addition to Shadows, Zacky Vengeance (guitar), Synyster Gates (guitar), Johnny Christ (bass) and The Reverend (drums)- AC/DC 1977 - 1982  Visually, the thing that stood out most was Angus Young's schoolboy outfit, which happened by accident. Angus came home from school and without changing, rushed off to band practice. Rolling Stones 1965 - 1975  The Rolling Stones were called the “World’s Greatest Rock n’ Roll Band” before they actually achieved that status and long after they’d lost it. Paramore   Seeing Paramore perform only once, Fueled By Ramen’s head honcho, John Janick, decided to sign the group. Elvis Presley 1955 - 1958  Elvis Presley was the Rock 'n' Roll prototype. Hinder 2006 -   New blood was needed to carry on the wayward decadence bound and tied to the ‘80s and that left the door ajar for Hinder. Maroon 5 2003 -   With Levine’s expressive vocals and surprising falsetto, Maroon 5 often sounds like Dave Matthews with a Rock sensibility. Killswitch Engage 2002 - 2006  Former Overcast bassist Mike D' Antonio (Mike D) linked with ex-Aftershock guitarists Joel Stroetzel and drummer Mike Adam Dutkiewitz. Pantera   Exchanging glitter for tattoos, Pantera scored their first success with Cowboys From Hell in ‘90 featuring Dimebag’s vicious guitar attacks and Anselmo’s blast furnace vocals. Kurt Cobain 1990 - 1994  With the vacant deep blue eyes and that haunting look (heroin will do that to you), Kurt Cobain was the poster boy of the Grunge sound.