Some bands spend their entire careers trotting out the same album. It’s not necessarily a bad thing, and there’s certainly something to be said for consistency. But some bands consider consistency synonymous with boring. They…
The only thing super about most supergroups is their title. Bad Company was an exception. Together, Free singer Paul Rodgers, Mott the Hopple guitarist Mick Ralphs, Free drummer Simon Kirke, and King Crimson bassist Boz…
From Oslo, Norway, the band known as Satyricon was formerly founded in 1990 as Eczema by its founding members, Vegard “Wargod” Tonsberg Bakke (bassist) and Carl-Michael “Exertum” Eide (drummer). When they started to play black…
ZZ Top is a rock band that was formed in Houston, Texas, in 1969. They are predominantly known for the blues-rock style of their music, although they also play other rock subgenres, including boogie rock,…
Green Day is one of the bands that emerged from the Californian punk scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Initially, their music was fun. However, there was no particular reason to believe that…
Overkill is the band known for their thrash metal style of music that also features hardcore punk. Formed in 1980 out of New Jersey, the lineup of Overkill has undergone many changes. D.D. Verni and…
Hailing from Copenhagen, Denmark, Mercyful Fate first formed their progressive rock/heavy metal band in 1981 by founding members King Diamond and Hank Shermann. Focusing their lyrics on Satan and the occult, they were among the…
Alan Jackson was born on October 17, 1958, in Newnan, Georgia. After marrying his wife in 1979, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, with one goal, a career in country music. It took eleven years before…
Phil Collins dominated the ’80s. For a while, you couldn’t turn on a TV or radio without hearing his voice or seeing his face. And it made him hated. People called him smug, his pop…