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METALLICA - Metallica was formed in LA in 1981 by vocalist James Hetfield, Danish-American tennis pro-turned-drummer Lars Ulrich, guitarist Dave Mustaine,and roommate-turned-bassist Ron McGovney.... More>> |
TYPE O NEGATIVE - Type O Negative formed in 1989 in Brooklyn fronted by ex-Carnivore vocalist Peter Steele, guitarist Ken Hickey, keyboardist Josh Silver and drummer Johnny Kelly. More>> |
SLIPKNOT - Slipknot, collectively, are DJ Sid Wilson, drummer Joey Jordison, bassist Paul Gray, percussionist Chris Fehn, guitarist James Root, sampler Craig Jones, percussionist Shawn Crahan, guitarist Mick Thomson and lead singer Corey Taylor (also called 012345678)..More>> |
MEGADETH - Megadeth was born in 1983, right after the MegaMan, Dave Mustaine was kicked off Metallica.He joined bassist Dave Ellefson and to this day they remain the heart of Megadeth. Other members then were guitarist Chris Poland and drummer Gar Samuelson.... More>> |
IRON MAIDEN - Iron Maiden formed in 1976 around bassist Steven Harris, the only member to remain in the group throughout its long history. More>> |
BLACK SABBATH - One of the first acts to truly define heavy metal, Black Sabbath are widely considered to be the grandfathers of the genre.The group was formed by four friends from Birmingham, England: Anthony "Tony" Iommi, guitar; William "Bill" Ward, drums; John "Ozzy" Osbourne, vocals; and Terence "Geezer" Butler, bass.... More>> |
CANNIBAL CORPSE - Back in Buffalo,NY in 1989 the breaking up of two bands, Tirant Sin and Beyond Death, resulted in the creation of a monster called "Cannibal Corpse". The group recorded a demo in Niagara Falls, NY entitled "Cannibal Corpse".... More>> |
SEPULTURA - The innovative death metal band Sepultura was formed in Belo Horizonte, Brazil in 1984 by brother Max (vocals) and Igor (drums) Cavalera, who together with schoolmates Jairo T. (guitar) and Paulo Pinto Jr. (bass) became one of Brazil's most popular metal bands... More>> |
SLAYER - Slayer was formed in 1982 in Huntington Beach, CA, by guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman; also recruited were bassist/vocalist Tom Araya and drummer Dave Lombardo.... More>> |
SIX FEET UNDER - Started in 1995, SFU, was originally conceived as a side project by then Cannibal Corpse lead throat Chris Barnes along with Obituary guitarist Allen West, Death's Terry Butler and drummer Greg Gall... More>> |
PANTERA - The group's beginnings date back to the early '80s when they began releasing albums for the Metal Magic label. Originally, the band featured brothers Darrell and Vincent Abbot, Rex Brown, and Terrence Lee.... More>> | |
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