Archive for the ‘Band’ Category

Deftones is an American rock band from Sacramento, California, formed in 1988. Consisting of Chino Moreno (lead vocals and guitar), Stephen Carpenter (guitar), Chi Cheng (bass), Frank Delgado (keyboards and turntables), and Abe Cunningham (drums and percussion). Critics have often praised The Deftones as one of the more unique rock bands of ... Full story

Papa Roach is a four-piece rock band from Vacaville, California. They broke into the mainstream with their triple-platinum major-label debut Infest (2000). Papa Roach's success continued with later releases Lovehatetragedy (2002), Getting Away with Murder (2004) and The Paramour Sessions (2006). Their latest album, Metamorphosis, was released on March 24, 2009. Papa ... Full story

The Stone Temple Pilots, often abbreviated to STP, is an American rock band consisting of Scott Weiland (lead vocals), brothers Robert (bass guitar, vocals) and Dean DeLeo (guitar), and Eric Kretz (drums, percussion). The Stone Temple Pilots band found immediate success with the release of their debut album Core in ... Full story

The Used is an American alternative rock band from Orem, Utah. Their sound has been classified under many sub-genres of rock. They signed with Reprise Records in late 2001 and rose to fame in June 2002 after releasing their debut self-titled album, The Used. They followed up with their second ... Full story

Flight of the Conchords is a New Zealand comedy duo (they prefer to be called "band") composed of Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement. Billing themselves as "Formerly New Zealand's fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo, the group uses a combination of witty observation, characterisation and acoustic ... Full story

The Decemberists are a rock band fronted by singer/songwriter Colin Meloy. The other members of the band are Chris Funk (guitar, multi-instrumentalist), Jenny Conlee (hammond organ, accordion, melodica, piano, keyboards), Nate Query (bass guitar, string bass), and John Moen (drums, backing vocals, melodica). The band's debut EP, 5 Songs, was self-released in 2001. The ... Full story

Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included Eddie Vedder (lead vocals, guitar), Jeff Ament (bass guitar), Stone Gossard (rhythm guitar), and Mike McCready (lead guitar). The band's current drummer is Matt Cameron, formerly of Soundgarden, who has been with ... Full story

OneRepublic is an American pop rock band comprised of: Ryan Tedder, Zach Filkins, Drew Brown, Eddie Fisher, and Brent Kutzle. OneRepublic became known with the singles "Apologize", and "Stop and Stare". from the band's debut album, Dreaming Out Loud. The band's second and latest album is Waking Up, the album's first single is titled ... Full story

No Doubt is an American rock band founded in 1986. "Don't Speak", the third single from the album Tragic Kingdom (1995), set a record when it spent sixteen weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Gwen Stefani launched her solo career in 2004, reuniting for a national tour (2009) and a new ... Full story

Green Day is an American rock trio formed in 1987. The band has consisted of Billie Joe Armstrong (vocals, guitar), Mike Dirnt (bass guitar, vocals), and Tré Cool (drums, percussion) for the majority of its existence.Green Day's debut album Dookie (1994) became a breakout success and eventually sold over 10 million copies in the ... Full story