Genre: Rock/Pop
"Blackbow is a hard-driving blues-based rock n’ roll band led by 20-year-old rockers Judas Gates, brothers Fefe Merea and Ringo Merea. Who are currently recording Blackbow’s self-produced debut album to come out December 1st 2008.
What makes them stand out from the crowd are their versatile compositions. At times, Blackbow can sound...
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Genre: Rock/Pop
The question really isn't who are 12 Years Coming. It's more like WHAT is 12 Years Coming. The first thing that people react to at a 12YC show is just that...
The show:
It has been said that a 12YC show is the closest thing you can get to a full-on arena experience up close & personal. Lights, action, girls girls girls! It is, plain &...
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Genre: Rock/Pop
Gritty, Hard-Hitting Rock N’ Roll…that's the jam that NYC hard rock quintet Diablo Royale kicks out. The band's lyrics cover everything from sexual innuendos to political satire, Choy explains: "We write about anything and everything, no subject is off limits for us because there is so much stuff that happens to you everyday, be it the... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
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Yummy's debut release, ‘Eleganté,’ is like a stinky stew whose ingredients are divinely unique yet deliciously compatible. From the spicy hot intensity of ‘King’ to the sexy sweetness of ‘Hollywood,’ the listeners' tastebuds will be intrigued, excited, massaged and molested by a wide variety of flavors, each one as...
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Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s
AC/DC's mammoth power-chord roar became one of the most influential hard rock sounds of the '70s. In its own way, it was a reaction against the pompous art rock and lumbering arena rock of the early '70s. AC/DC's rock was minimalist -- no matter how huge and bludgeoning the guitar chords were, there was a clear sense of space and restraint.... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 80s, 90s, 00s
By playing pure and simple rock & roll without making an explicit issue of her gender, Joan Jett became a figurehead for several generations of female rockers. Jett's brand of rock & roll is loud and stripped-down, yet with overpowering hooks -- a combination of the Stones' tough, sinewy image and beat, AC/DC chords, and glam rock hooks. As the... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s
Rooted in the campy theatrics of Alice Cooper and the sleazy hard rock of glam rockers the New York Dolls, Kiss became a favorite of American teenagers in the '70s. Most kids were infatuated with the look of Kiss, not their music. Decked out in outrageously flamboyant costumes and makeup, the band fashioned a captivating stage show featuring dry... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 80s, 90s, 00s
The Quireboys formed in London around 1984. The rock group started life as the Queerboys, changing the spelling after gaining some local popularity. The foundation for the band came from two friends, singer Spike Gray and guitarist Guy Bailey. Since those early days there has been a number of deaths and then rebirths for the group. Some of the... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s
Lynyrd Skynyrd was the definitive Southern rock band, fusing the overdriven power of blues-rock with a rebellious Southern image and a hard rock swagger. Skynyrd never relied on the jazzy improvisations of the Allman Brothers. Instead, they were a hard-living, hard-driving rock & roll band -- they may have jammed endlessly on-stage, but their... [+] Read More
Genre: Hard Rock/Metal
Decades Active: 80s, 90s, 00s
With a gritty reputation that was arguably equaled only by Guns N' Roses, Mötley Crüe's infamous antics made them a force to be reckoned with in the '80s. As one of the first and most influential hair metal bands of the '80s, Mötley Crüe had a series of hit albums, the biggest and most noteworthy being 1989's Dr. Feelgood. The band continued to... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Introducing Minnikin; four guys from Newcastle (UK) bringing forth a mixture of melodic and hard rock combined with unique lyrical backgrounds which offer a new and exciting sound. Thunderous drums, chunky guitars, pounding bass, cut-through vocals and ethereal layered harmonies are only just a few ways to describe the sound experience. From... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 80s, 90s
Before Pearl Jam, there was Mother Love Bone. Future Pearl Jam members Stone Gossard (guitar) and Jeff Ament (bass) were founders of this Seattle-based glam/punk outfit, which was fronted by flamboyant singer Andrew Wood. But despite countless accolades from the press and their peers, the group's career was cut short before it could truly... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s
The Scottish hard rock quartet Nazareth had a handful of hard rock hits in the late '70s, including the proto-power ballad "Love Hurts." Formed in 1968, the band featured vocalist Dan McCafferty, guitarist Manny Charlton, bassist Pete Agnew, and drummer Darrell Sweet. The band had relocated to London by 1970, and they released their self-titled... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 70s, 80s, 90s
Few bands embodied the pure excess of the '70s like Queen. Embracing the exaggerated pomp of prog rock and heavy metal, as well as vaudevillian music hall, the British quartet delved deeply into camp and bombast, creating a huge, mock-operatic sound with layered guitars and overdubbed vocals. Queen's music was a bizarre yet highly accessible... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Rock Dealers is a Hard Rock band from Bogota/Colombia, with influences on many bands like guns n roses, acdc, deep purple, aerosmith, kiss, and combining this with latin percussion and pianos.
Genre: Rock/Pop
The band, which was recently founded by four friends in the beginning of the year 2005, exposes itself as a group of motivated young people. Bringing along diverse musical influences, they describe their special style as “chewed rock”, what means a product of mixing typical rock sounds with other genre, for example pop, funk and punkrock. Among... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s
Throughout his lengthy career, guitar wildman Ted Nugent has reveled in the controversy and criticism that always seems to follow in his path. While there's no denying his exceptional talent on the six-string, his knack for penning arena rock anthems, or his standing as one of rock's top live acts, it's his nonmusical endeavors that have caused... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
July 7th, 2006….. This was the date of the 1st live performance by ‘The CosmoSonics’ ! ‘The CosmoSonics’ hail from the blue-collar streets of Pittsburgh PA, U.S.A. Their sound is a gnarly mixture of the band members’ musical influences; everything from glamrock to punk to pop to bluesy hard rock & heavy metal... [+] Read More