Squidoo's Library of Rock Bands

Since they muscled their way onto the Orange County metal scene in 1998, Atreyu have sold over a million albums by constantly challenging themselves and their audiences with charged music and acrobatic performances that both have pushed the boundari...

After falling out with mentor Ozzy Osbourne following the recording sessions for 1995's Ozzmosis, guitarist Zakk Wylde struck out on his own with his first solo album, Book of Shadows, in 1996. When it failed to score any mainstream success, the six-...

Ashes Divide is an American rock band formed by guitarist Billy Howerdel, who had also formed A Perfect Circle. Check out their brand new CD titled Keep Telling Myself It's Alright

3 Doors Down is an American rock band formed in Escatawpa, Mississippi in the year 1994 by Brad Arnold (vocals and drums), Matt Roberts (guitar) and Todd Harrell (bass). The band signed to Universal Records after the success of their song "Kryptonite...

Formed in the early '90s Apocalyptica chose an entirely individual path from day one. A few years earlier, while students at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, these young virtuosos joined a cello band that specialized in playing music by everyone fro...

Nearly a decade after the release of their groundbreaking debut, The Sickness, Disturbed have become one of the most passionate and well-respected bands in the hard-rock universe, a dependable source not only of pummeling riffs and jackhammer beats,...

Bullet For My Valentine was formed in 1997 by Matthew Tuck (guitar and vocals), Michael "Padge" Paget (guitar and background vocals), Nick Crandle (bass guitar) and Michael "Moose" Thomas (drums), while studying music at Bridgend College. Playing Nir...

Bands often book studio time in remote, isolated locations where the biggest distraction is the refrigerator, and the best way to kill the boredom is to get to work on the task at hand. Multi-platinum Epic recording artists Chevelle took the opposite...

Black Stone Cherry hails from Edmonton, a small town in south-central Kentucky that's in the middle of a dry (alcohol-prohibited) county, where there is very little to do. For many, including the members of BSC, music was their escape. And there was...

Buckcherry has been tearing up on their recent tour called Cruefest 2008! Buckcherry is out supporting Motley Crue and 4 other great bands on a huge outdoor festival! Don't miss Cruefest 2008! Tearing up more than 60 cities this summer! Brief History...

Based in Memphis and named after one of its roads, hard rock group Egypt Central were formed by lead singer John T. Falls in 2001. After being signed to LAVA Records in 2006, the band entered the studio to begin work on its debut album. However, down...

Having commemorated their tenth anniversary with a year-plus run commencing with a double studio album hailed by the New York Times as "an unexpected magnum opus," a sold out arena tour built on that first disc's rock foundation followed by a toned d...

The five members of Finger Eleven collectively wrote/recorded over 100 songs during the process of making their fourth Wind-up release Them vs. You vs. Me. These compositions are of varying styles and colors, ranging from rock to country to dance to...

Drowning Pool rose to fame while playing along with Ozzy Osbourne during an Ozzfest tour. Their 2001 debut album, Sinner, was certified platinum within six months and the video for its first single "Bodies" was frequently aired on various music video...

Five Finger Death Punch has been pummeling audiences since the release of their critically acclaimed debut album, The Way of the Fist. With their hit single "The Bleeding" pulverizing the Active rock charts and MTV2's Headbanger's Ball, the album has...

If there's no education like adversity, then Hurt is the smartest band around. On the quartet's second Capitol album, Vol. II, the sweat and sacrifice is palpable in the dozen potent tracks, which further the dramatic alt-metal meld forged on 2006's...

Pantera and Damageplan double-kick maestro, drummer Vinnie Paul, singer and lyricist Chad Gray and guitarist Greg Tribbett (both from Mudvayne) along with guitarist Tom Maxwell (Nothingface) have combined forces to stop you in your tracks, and listen...

Hinder (verb): 1. To be or get in the way of. 2. To obstruct or delay the progress of. 3. To interfere with action or progress. Let nothing 'hinder' your appreciation of the subtleties purveyed by this Oklahoma City fivesome, who are collectively de...

Godsmack is an American hard rock band from Lawrence, Massachusetts, formed in 1996. Godsmack has sold over 10 million albums in the United States with an additional two million worldwide. The band has had two number one albums (Faceless and IV) on t...

Everyone knows at least one Joan Jett song. I Love Rock n Roll by Joan Jett is an icon of a song. A song that helps define a period of time. The song stands for the 80's rock n roll era! Joan Jett and the Blackhearts is a legendary band of the 1980's...

Originally consisting of three high school friends, Linkin Park's foundation was anchored by Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson along with Rob Bourdon. After graduating from high school, the California natives began to take their musical interests more ser...

Kiss traces its roots to Wicked Lester, a New York City-based rock and roll band led by co-founders Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz in Haifa, Israel on August 25, 1949) and Paul Stanley (born Stanley Harvey Eisen in Queens, New York City on January 20,...

Lita Ford first hit the rock and roll scene in a band named Runaways with another Queen of Rock n Roll named Joan Jett! After the band broke up Lita Ford went on to launch her solo career. Racking up hits like Kiss Me Deadly, a duet with Ozzy Osbourn...

No shortcuts. No compromises. No BS. From their modest beginnings in New England's hardcore scene to their current status as one of the most influential and inspirational forces in modern music, Killswitch Engage have played by these three simple rul...

The Orange County, California-based lineup of A.Jay on vocals, Jeremy on guitars, Kevin Baldes on bass, and Allen Shellenberger on drums, together nearly 15 years, have in their own manner, begun anew with Lit. Now on Nitrus DRT Dirty Martini Recordi...

Motley Crue founder and bassist Nikki Sixx! Nikki Sixx is a songwriter, a photographer, band member in two bands, owns a clothing line, and is a father to 4 children! Nikki Sixx has had several addictions to different drugs and has over dosed on more...

Mick Mars has been playing lead guitar for legendary rock band Motley Crue since day one. Mick Mars has always been an important part of the band. "There is no other choice. It has to be him. Who is this short, long-haired, Cousin It waiting to plug...

Vince Neil mans the microphone for hard rocking heavy metal band Motley Crue! Vince belts out such hits as Dr. Feelgood, Home Sweet Home, and Kickstart My Heart every night he is on stage with his co harts in metal mayhem Nikki Sixx, Mick Mars, and T...

Drummer Tommy Lee and the rest of Motley Crue are back with a brand new album named Saints of Los Angeles and a hot summer tour named CrueFest 2009 Tommy Lee's drumming style is very theatrical. Tommy Lee is a natural showman when he starts pounding...

Motley Crue CrueFest 2009 Information, links to Motley Crue Lyrics, photos and images of the band, fan artwork,and you can view an extensive list of all their great albums and DVD's. Follow the CrueFest links to get all the latest CrueFest 2009 ticke...

NONPOINT are currently plotting a spring release for the second single from their latest studio effort "VENGEANCE". In the meantime, NONPOINT are on the road playing select support dates as part of the "KNOW YOUR ENEMY" tour with DROWNING POOL, EGYPT...

After seven albums and more than 32 million in sales, The Offspring come full circle with Columbia Records' release of Greatest Hits on June 21, 2005, the band's first-ever, career-spanning collection of their most memorable songs. The album features...

Watch Papa Roach videos and get some news and history of how Papa Roach got together! Plus links to their albums and websites! Papa Roach music videos and album information with band photos and more! T-shirts and gifts for Papa Roach fans!

Nine Inch Nails were the most popular industrial group ever and were largely responsible for bringing the music to a mass audience. It isn't really accurate to call NIN a group; the only official member is singer/producer/multi-instrumentalist Trent...

Nickelback's eagerness to experiment and evolve lights up All The Right Reasons like a bonfire. While the band's music has always been deeply personal, this time not only have they laid it all bare but they also searched every inch of their sonic spe...

After their 2001 debut, Come Clean, sold over 5 million copies and spawned no less than 4 radio hits (including "Blurry", the most played song of 2002); and their gold-certified follow-up Life On Display, Puddle Of Mudd were able to step back a littl...

Riding hot on the heels of the success of their last album Survival Of The Sickest, Saliva has given us fans something new and wonderful to put in our cd players! It's a Blood Stained Love Story for sure! Tales and events that have happened to each b...

Saving Abel gradually came together in the final electric lineup of guitarist Scott Bartlett, bassist Eric Taylor, and drummer Blake Dixon, and the band paid its dues both onstage and off. Weeks would toss Saving Abel demos onto the stage when bigger...

Savatage formed in Florida in 1978 as Avatar, led by brothers Jon (vocals) and Criss (guitar) Oliva. They changed their name to Savatage in 1983, pursuing a strongly Judas Priest- and Iron Maiden-influenced style of metal. Their other members include...

Do you know how often a vintage-riffed, throat-blazing anthem comes along? The kind of song that whether it's cranking off your stereo or pummeling you live from the stage, it demands your heartfelt, fist-pumping participation? You must join in the c...

More than a decade has passed from the moment Sevendust first got together under the name Crawlspace and bonded on their mutual love for heavy music and strong melodies. Three gold records, countless tour dates and seven albums later, the band has fu...

Staind is an American alternative metal group from Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Over the past nine years the band has had a number of successful singles spanning several albums, selling over 15 million albums worldwide. In the ever-unf...

Sixx AM has signed on for CrueFest 2008 Sixx A.M. is heading out on tour with the rest of the gang for CrueFest 2008! Riding the success of their number 1 song Life is Beautiful, this tour will be sure to help launch this young bands future into rock...

After touring for 23 months and playing more than 400 shows, you'd think the four members of Shinedown would want to rest. They did. For about two weeks. Smith and his bandmates - guitarist Jasin Todd, bassist Brad Stewart, and drummer Barry Kerch - d...

Shaun Morgan is a changed man. For the front man/guitarist and principal songwriter in hard rock front runners Seether, a new outlook on life and music has resulted in Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces (Wind-up). Easily the South Africa-bred, L.A.-b...

On One-X, the follow up to Three Days Grace's 2003 self-titled debut, the band explores that sentiment with alarming honesty. A raw, confessional album, One-X finds frontman Adam Gontier delving into a sense of utter loneliness that ironically comes...

As one of the most popular groups to emerge in the post-grunge alternative rock aftermath, Weezer received equal amounts of criticism and praise for their hook-heavy guitar pop. Drawing from the heavy power pop of arena rockers like Cheap Trick and t...

Trapt is on the bill for CrueFest 2008 Trapt is one of todays best rock and roll bands. They were hand picked for this tour by Motley Crue because of their rock and roll sounds, attitude, and life style! Trapt is coming to a city near you this summer...

In April 2008 Theory Of A Deadman unleashed "Scars & Souvenirs" to the world via Roadrunner; their third album includes the top 3 smash "So Happy". This page contains music videos, song lyrics, album discography(with purchasable links) from the band...

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