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Five Finger Death Punch (FFDP) got going in ’05 with Zoltan Bathory (great name – he was born in Hungary), a vet of the L.A. based post-Grunge group U.P.O., Ivan Moody, formerly of Santa Barbara’s Nu Metal band Motograter (yes, there is a motograter – it’s like a guitar with industrial cables) and W.A.S.P. guitarist…
In most cases, a band has to rule its home turf before it conquers the world. That’s exactly what The Cars. did. In ’77, amid the disco onslaught, a demo version of “Just What I Needed” became the most requested song on a local (Boston) Rock radio station. The following lists The Cars Top 10…
R.E.M. got together in the spring of ’80. Peter Buck (guitar), Mike Mills (bass), Bill Berry (drums) and Michael Stipe (vocals) were students at the University of Georgia but weren’t real interested in their education. Their first gig was in a rundown church that had been converted into apartments. Shortly thereafter, they were playing clubs,…
The duo, White Stripes, hailed from Detroit in the late ’90s. Former Country/Rock drummer (with Goober and the Peas) turned guitarist/vocalist, Jack White (born John “Jack” Anthony Gillis) and drummer Meg White used Punk and Blues as their base while incorporating Folk and Art Rock. Jack worked with several area groups on his way to…
In many groups, two people have a little more history than everyone else. They are usually the ones with a shared vision, who made the sacrifices to build the group and hold it together. In Evanescence, it was vocalist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody. And that was a problem. Lee and Moody fell in…
After performing in Los Faces and Anthem, vocalist Anthony Kiedis enrolled at UCLA. Eventually, Kiedis and Michael Balzary, who became Flea were invited to join what was to become the Red Hot Chili Peppers. But first, they operated under the tag Tony Flow and the Miraculous Majestic Masters of Mayhem. During this period, they performed…
No Halloween is complete without the “Monster Mash” (Bobby “Boris” Pickett) and “Thriller” (Michael Jackson). But here are 13 also essential songs that Rock Halloween. Ozzy Osbourne – “Crazy Train” The song was Ozzy’s debut solo single. Released in ’80 it’s on his “Blizzard Of Ozz” set. Rob Zombie – “Living Dead Girl” The single arrived…
Let’s clear up one thing right away. Alice Cooper is the name of the band AND its lead singer. Alice Cooper the band – lead guitarist Glen Buxton (who passed away 10/19/97), rhythm guitarist Mike Bruce, bassist Dennis Dunaway and drummer Neal Smith – backed Alice Cooper, the singer. Possessing a knack for cranking out…
Given their fractured beginning, who would have suspected that Pearl Jam would be the last Grunge band standing? Just as Seattle’s Mother Love Bone looked like it was going to be big news, lead singer Andrew Wood overdosed on heroin. Stone Gossard (guitar) and Jeff Ament (bass) pulled themselves from the ruins. They added Mike…
Godsmack, a name lifted from an Alice In Chains’ song, have released eight studio albums. “Faceless” (’03), “IV,” (’06) and “The Oracle” (’10) were three consecutive #1 albums on the Billboard 200. The band has also had over a dozen songs top the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. Here ae heir 10 best songs. Each entry has the song’s…