Linkin Park is an American rock band that hailed from California. It was formed in 1996 by high school friends, Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson and Rob Bourdon. They later on recruited Joe Hahn, Dave Farrell and Mark Wakefield to complete the band that they initially called Xero. They started to record and produce songs in Shinoda’s makeshift studio cum bedroom but began to get frustrated when they failed to land any record deal. This led to Wakefield, acting as their vocalist to leave the band to sea…
The Used is a rock band that hails from Orem, Utah. The band formed in 1994 under the name Strange Itch. After a series of line-up changes, a name change to Dumb Luck and an album release in 1998, the band became Used when their current vocalist Bert McCracken joined the band. They later on changed their name to The Used because another band from Boston already owned the trademark for the name “Used”. During this time the line up was composed of Bert McCracken on vocals, Quinn Allman on guitar, …
The Red hot chili Peppers is an American band that hailed from Los Angeles, California. The band is composed of Anthony Kiedis on vocals, John Frusciante on guitars, Michael “Flea” Balzary on bass and Chad Smith on drums. The band became popular because of their music that takes on a variety of influences- from punk rock, funk, psychedelic rock, alternative rock, heavy metal and even rap. The band originally started as a group that came together for a one time performance. The original group was…
Blur is an English rock band that hailed from Colchester, England. The band is composed of keyboardist and vocalist Damon Albarn, guitarist and vocalist Graham Coxton, drummer Dave Rowntree, and bassist Alex James. The band had its origins as Seymour, a band formed by Albarn, Coxon and Rowntree when they were classmates at London’s Goldsmiths College.Seymour became popular in the underground scene as an art rock band with their live shows. In 1989, they added bassist Alex James and then sent a d…
Genesis is an English rock band that was formed by founding members Peter Gabriel and Tony Banks sometime in 1967. The original band members were part of other school bands with Anthony Phillips on guitar, Tony Banks on keyboards, Peter Gabriel on vocals, Mike Rutherford on bass and Chris Stewart on drums. The band was discovered and by a record producer and was able to make their debut album, From Genesis to Revelation which was released under Decca Records. The sound of the band then was influ…
Weezer is an American rock band that hailed from Los Angeles, California. The band formed on February 14, 1992 and was originally composed of vocalist and guitarist Rivers Cuomo, drummer Patrick Wilson, bassist Matt Sharp, and guitarist Jason Cropper. After just five weeks from getting the band together, they saw themselves opening for Dogstar (known for its celebrity member, Keanu Reeves) on Hollywood Boulevard. After that, the band continued playing at clubs and other small venues in the area….
Oasis is an English rock band that was formed by the brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher. The band was formed in Manchester sometime in 1991. After about a year of doing live shows, Oasis, now composed of Noel Gallagher on guitar and vocals, Liam Gallagher on guitars and vocals, Paul Arthurs on rhythm guitar, Paul McGuigan on bass and Tony McCarroll on drums, got their first break when they were spotted by the co-owner of the label Creation Records at a performance in 1992. He was so impressed with…
Zwan was an American alternative rock super group that was composed of members from the bands, The Smashing Pumpkins, A Perfect Circle, Slint and Chavez. It was formed by former Pumpkin member Billy Corgan in 2001 after the group disbanded. Corgan joined forces with drummer jimmy Chamberlin and guitarist Matt Sweeney. They also recruited bassist David Pajo to complete the band. Another member, Paz Lenchantin was recruited in 2002 to play bass and Pajo was relegated to doing guitar duties for the…
Korn is a popular Nu Metal band hailing from Bakersfield, California. The band is credited to have popularized the Nu Metal genre and inspired other upcoming bands to follow suit. Korn has been able to sell over 30 million albums all over the world, making them one of the best selling Nu Metal acts in the last fifteen years. Korn formed when another group, the LAPD, decided to fold with its frontman leaving to take care of his addiction to drugs. The remaining members, guitarist James “Munky” Sh…
Incubus is an American alternative band that hailed from California. It was composed of vocalist Brandon Boyd, guitarist Mike Einzinger, drummer Jose Pasillas and bassist Alex Katunich. The band formed in 1991but was named joey badafooko. The band started while they were just 15 year olds and in high school. The groups started playing as a band at parties and clubs. The band released their first full length album by themselves by pressing a thousand disks out of their own pockets. But they were …