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Artist: Alien Ant Farm
Genre: Rock/PopThe SoCal alt-metal foursome Alien Ant Farm formed in 1996 with the raging singer/songwriter Dryden Mitchell, guitarist Terry Corso, bassist Tye Zamora, and drummer Mike Cosgrove. All were bored with their day jobs and sought something else to break them from corporate norms. Music allowed them to freely express themselves, and a friendship was... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on August 2, 2007
Artist: Alter Bridge
Genre: Rock/PopAlter Bridge resurrected the music-making portion of Creed. After that band's 2004 dissolution, guitarist Mark Tremonti and drummer Scott Phillips tapped ousted bassist Brian Marshall for the new project. Ex-Mayfield Four frontman Myles Kennedy was soon on board as well. Alter Bridge made its Wind-Up debut in August 2004 with One Day Remains.... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on February 12, 2007
Artist: Audioslave
Genre: Rock/PopWhen Zack de la Rocha left Rage Against the Machine in October 2000, the band's future was put into question. Within months rumors flew that ex-Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell would replace de la Rocha. And gossip fueled truth, for Cornell joined the rest of Rage in the studio in May 2001. The mix was great and a musical bond was in the... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on July 31, 2007
Artist: Blind Melon
Genre: Rock/PopWhereas most up and coming alternative bands of the early '90s borrowed from the leaders of the pack (Nirvana, Soundgarden, Nine Inch Nails, etc.), Blind Melon was an exception to the rule -- their roots lay in classic rock (Lynyrd Skynyrd, Grateful Dead, Led Zeppelin). And while a promising career lay ahead of them, tragedy would ultimately end... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on July 31, 2007
Artist: Chris Cornell
Genre: Rock/PopOriginally finding success as the singer/frontman of Seattle's Soundgarden, Chris Cornell also forged a successful solo career after the band's 1997 demise. Born in Seattle on July 20, 1964, Cornell's music career didn't take shape until he was a teenager -- playing drums in bands that mixed punk/new wave (the Police) and metal (AC/DC) covers.... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on July 31, 2007
Artist: Collective Soul
Genre: Rock/PopWhen Seattle grunge went mainstream, it was only a matter of time before the ripple effect was felt in regions other than the Pacific Northwest. Georgia quintet Collective Soul, along with fellow inheritors of the now commercially lucrative post-grunge landscape like Live, Bush, and Candlebox, developed the genre into a more succinct brand of... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on June 7, 2007
Artist: Creed
Genre: Rock/PopCreed emerged from a good-sized pack of post-grunge contenders to become one of the biggest-selling rock bands in America during the late '90s. At a time when many other Seattle disciples were lapsing into inactivity or experimenting with less commercially established sounds, Creed carried the torch of straightforward, grungy hard rock without... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on November 7, 2007
Artist: Evanescence
Genre: Rock/PopThe goth-inspired Arkansas rock band Evanescence, with its Linkin Park-meets-Tori Amos sound backed by chugging guitars, easily made it to the top of the charts in 2003 with its Wind-Up Entertainment debut album, Fallen. Singer/pianist Amy Lee and guitarist/songwriter Ben Moody formed the band at the end of the '90s after meeting in their early... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on July 10, 2007
Artist: HorrorPops
Genre: Rock/PopThe seeds for Danish psychobilly sextet, the HorrorPops, were sewn in 1996 during a gig that found bassist/lead singer Patricia's indie-punk collective Peanut Pump Gun opening for guitarist Kim Nekroman's band Nekromantix at POPKOM in Cologne, Germany. The two found that they shared a wealth of mutual interests, both musical and personal, and in... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on July 20, 2007
Artist: Linkin Park
Genre: Rock/PopOld-school hip-hop, traditional classic rock, and spooling electronic vibes were the initial factors behind the building of the alternative metal quintet, Linkin Park. The band's southern Californian musical roots were also an underlying basis, for drummer Rob Bourdon, guitarist Brad Delson, and MC/vocalist Mike Shinoda formed a tight friendship... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on January 17, 2009
Artist: Seether
Genre: Rock/PopSeether plays a style of heavy metal mostly associated with the post-grunge era of alternative music, complete with self-obsessed lyrics and a sound that mixes crunchy distortion with brooding texture. Hailing from South Africa, the group was discovered by Wind Up Records and instantly pushed to the moon by the label. They landed a spot on the... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on February 16, 2008
Album: "Zubersiva"
by Zubersiva
Release date: 2008
Release date: 2008
Tagged by 1 person, last on August 12, 2008
