Although Adrian Belew has played with some of rock's biggest names over the years (Frank Zappa, David Bowie, the Talking Heads, King Crimson, etc.), he remains one of the most underrated and woefully overlooked guitarists of recent times. Like all great guitarists, Belew has his own recognizable style/sound (one that admittedly tends to be... [+] Read More

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In the eyes of countless hard rock fans, David Lee Roth is the prototypical frontman. With a flamboyant, larger than life stage presence and a party-hearty surfer dude persona (not to mention his acrobatic leaps, long mane of blond hair, and skintight spandex outfits), Roth was an integral part of Van Halen's meteoric rise to global dominance... [+] Read More

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For a brief spell during the mid-'80s, the heavy metal quintet Dio was one of the top U.S. concert attractions, boasting one of the most over-the-top stage acts of its time loaded with props and special effects (lasers, explosions, a giant dragon, etc.). The group's leader was singer Ronnie James Dio, who had previously become acquainted with... [+] Read More

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Jonas started playing the guitar 1983 at the age of 12, inspired by guitarplayers like Ace Frehley, Michael Schenker, Gary Moore.
A year after Jonas started playing guitar, Jonas put his first band together and played live at some schools and even some backyard partys.
Summer of 1985 changed Jonas playing totally when he heard Yngwie J... [+] Read More

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Along with teaching some of the top rock guitar players of the '80s and '90s, Joe Satriani is one of the most technically accomplished and widely respected guitarists to emerge in recent times. Born on July 15, 1956, in Westbury, NY, and raised in the nearby town of Carle Place, Satriani -- inspired by guitar legend Jimi Hendrix -- picked up the... [+] Read More

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K.B.K. Is basically a concept of guitar and dance based music, with an heavy influence on technical guitar playing mixed with trance.Generating my music from programming a 909 sequencer,rather than relying on computer based music.Combining the 2 genres dance and rock and branding it trancerock.My music is still very much in an embryonic form.

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LOVES CRUEL MALADY

Was started in 2007 by K "valentine"prouty,long time drummer christian brown & alyssa"blyth "yoel.The band took shape in a rather odd fashion as K was working on another project/album which had already secured an avid following , placed music in an upcoming motion picture and was getting great reviews.
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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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Not very much to say. It was almost 5 years ago when i first picked up a $20 acoustic laying around my house. I wanted to try something new so i kept playing and upgraded to an electric guitar starter kit after a couple years(and believe me, for me that was an upgrade with the acoustic i was using) I'm still trying to work my way up and just... [+] Read More

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Over the course of their decades-spanning career, the Canadian power trio Rush emerged as one of hard rock's most highly regarded bands; although typically brushed aside by critics and although rare recipients of mainstream pop radio airplay, the group nonetheless won an impressive and devoted fan following while their virtuoso performance... [+] Read More

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Along with his one-time teacher Joe Satriani, six-string wizard Steve Vai set the standard for rock guitar virtuosity in the '80s. Born on June 6, 1960, and raised in Carle Place, NY, Vai became interested in the guitar via such legendary artists as Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, and Alice Cooper as a teenager, and upon starting high school, took... [+] Read More

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Although his name isn't as instantly recognizable as Steve Vai or Joe Satriani amongst the guitar masses, Stevie Salas is just as renowned as the aforementioned guitarists in other parts of the world (namely Japan), while he has also served as a sideman for the likes of Rod Stewart and Mick Jagger. A Native American, Salas was raised in San... [+] Read More

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Bassist Stu Hamm made a name for himself largely due to his work in the ‘80s, when he accompanied two of hard rock's leading guitarists, Joe Satriani and Steve Vai. Born in 1960 and raised in Indiana, Hamm was born into an extremely musically gifted family (his father is a musicologist and has penned music textbooks, his mother is an opera... [+] Read More

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Progressive metal guitar virtuoso Tony MacAlpine began his musical education as a classically-trained pianist and violinist; his subsequent rock recordings retained a pronounced classical influence, incorporating elements of jazz and fusion as well. He debuted in 1986 with the instrumental Edge of Insanity, recorded with an all-star line-up... [+] Read More

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The band VINDEX plays music based on rough power metal riffs and nimble twin-guitar neo-classical melodies. The trademark of the band is the vocalist, who is reminiscent of singers like Udo Dirkschneider or even Graham Bonnet.

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Vinnie Moore is one of the most influencial and important guitarists to emerge out of the virtuoso boom in the mid to late eighties. Boasting six studio albums as of 2001, he is one of the most recognizable artists on the Shrapnel record label.



Beginning his career at the tender age of 12, Moore played clubs and bars... [+] Read More

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After recording two solo albums, former Deep Purple vocalist David Coverdale formed Whitesnake around 1977. In the glut of hard rock and heavy metal bands of the late '70s, their first albums got somewhat lost in the shuffle, although they were fairly popular in Europe and Japan. During 1982, Coverdale took some time off, so he could take care... [+] Read More

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