Rush was a rock band that was formed in 1968 in Toronto. In the early days, there were several configurations of the band before settling on the trio of musicians that are the best-known members of the group. The lead vocalist for the group was Geddy Lee, who was also a composer, bassist, and keyboardist…
The group Seether started in Pretoria, South Africa, in 1999 with founding members, vocalist and guitarist Shaun Morgan, bassist Dale Stewart, drummer John Humphrey, and rhythm guitarist Corey Lowery. In 2000, they released Fragile. Despite South Africa’s preference for pop and indigenous music, the group’s album charted well, even reaching Wind-Up records based in the…
Johnny Cash was always more than just a country singer. He was an icon. In the ’50s and ’60s, he changed country music forever, writing songs with more honesty and humanity than anything else around at the time. Over the coming decades, his fortunes, both personal and professional, would experience peaks and troughs, but he…
In 1962, Jerry Landis reached No.97 on the Billboard Hot 100 with a song called The Long Teen Ranger. It was a forgettable song and Jerry Landis was a forgettable artist. It was only when he reverted back to his birth name of Paul Simon and teamed up with his childhood buddy Art Garfunkel that…
Since the MTV days when Nelson, Motley Crue, and Cinderella ruled the airwaves, hair metal has grown a lot in popularity. However, the music genre was still prevalent in the early 1980s when L.A. Guns, a California-based band, started to gain mainstream attention. L.A. Guns was formed in 1983 and was initially composed of Tracii…
The band known as Black Label Society hails from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1998, by Zakk Wylde (vocals), Nick Catanese (guitar), John DeServio (bass), and Phil Ondich (drums) released their debut album (Sonic Brew). It saw considerable more commercial success than Wylde’s acoustic solo album (Book of Shadows) from 1996. However, their debut album…
Chris Stapleton is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in 2001 to study for a degree in engineering but then decided to pursue a music career. The same year, Stapleton signed with Sea Gayle Music, who would write and publish his music. Prior to becoming a solo artist, Chris…
In 1991, vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerford, guitarist Tom Morello, and drummer Brad Wilk joined forces to form Rage Against the Machine. A year later, they released their self-titled debut. It was one of the most incendiary and innovative albums of the day, packed with huge riffs, fluid raps,…
Twisted Sister has made a lot of outstanding music over the years. However, being among the best often means you get singled out like this band was in 1985 by a volunteer censorship group called the Parents Music Resource Center. The complaint was that Twisted Sister was ‘obscene,’ and that case took frontman Dee Snyder…