Sweden's Candlemass helped reintroduce the lumbering power chords of Black Sabbath to an entire generation of post-New Wave of British Heavy Metal and post-thrash metalheads, almost single-handedly writing the handbook for the modern doom metal movement in the process. After the breakup of his first band Nemesis in 1985, bassist Leif Edling... [+] Read More

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One of numerous musical projects spearheaded by indefatigable guitarist David T. Chastain, the heavy metal band that bears his name has been a fixture in America's underground metal scene for over two decades, but has rarely reared its head aboveground. First formed in 1984, in Cincinnati, Ohio, Chastain was immediately signed to the... [+] Read More

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Depending who you ask, Whitesnake singer David Coverdale is either almost single handedly responsible for keeping bluesy hard rock alive in the British charts during the late ‘70s/early ‘80s, or is merely a Robert Plant clone who hit it big in the U.S. later in the ‘80s as an ‘MTV band' - by merging familiar Led Zeppelin sounds with pop... [+] Read More

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Power metal -- a forceful, hard-driving,and aggressive yet melodic style of heavy metal associated with headbangers like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Queensrÿche, Helloween, and King Diamond -- got started in the '70s and reached its commercial peak in the '80s. But after the '80s -- after Nirvana and Pearl Jam radically reshaped rock music in... [+] Read More

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Die Band „Overdrive“ entstand im März 2005 durch Robert Krystek Gitarre, Marcél Krämer Bass, Gesang und einem Schlagzeuger. Sie ist in M-V durch ihre dort einmalige Musikrichtung und als Vorband der legendären DDR-Band „City“ bekannt geworden.
Robert Krystek, 17 Jahre, fing mit zehn an, Gitarre zu spielen. Früh... [+] Read More

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Though many bands have succeeded in earning the hatred of parents and media worldwide throughout the past few decades, arguably only such acts as Alice Cooper, Judas Priest, and Marilyn Manson have tied the controversial record of Ozzy Osbourne. The former Black Sabbath frontman has been ridiculed over his career, mostly due to rumors denouncing... [+] Read More

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Powersurge was a heavy metal band based in Tampa, Florida, whose rather unimaginative and overly ponderous brand of American power metal resembled a poor man's version of contemporaries like Queensryche, Crimson Glory and Fifth Angel -- hardly the makings of a successful career. Indeed, after being founded in 1984, the quintet featuring vocalist... [+] Read More

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Although his trademark tales of 'dungeons and dragons' may have single handedly inspired Spinal Tap (more concisely, Tap's overblown epic "Stonehenge"), Ronnie James Dio is unquestionably one of heavy metal's most talented and instantly identifiable vocalists. Born Ronald James Pardovana in Portsmouth, NH, on July 10, 1949, the young Dio started... [+] Read More

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Saxon was one of the early leaders of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, along with Iron Maiden and Def Leppard. The band was formed in Barnsley in 1977 by vocalist Biff Byford, guitarists Graham Oliver and Paul Quinn, bassist Steve Dawson, and drummer Pete Gill. Originally calling themselves Son of a **** they soon decided to find a more... [+] Read More

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Formed in 1999, Shadowkeep recorded their first demo three weeks later. At the time, their lineup consisted of Rogue M., Nicki Robson, and Chris Allen. James Daley and Dave Edwards joined the group shortly after that. The group signed to German label Limb in the year 2000. September of that year saw the release of their album, "Corruption... [+] Read More

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