http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/-t1.htm Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:49:24 GMT 10 http://i49.servimg.com/u/f49/12/49/50/20/nr310.png http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/-t1.htm http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/hard-rock-band-kiss-t128.htm Ride_The_Lightning60 Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Easily identified by their trademark face paint and stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid-1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire-breathing, blood spitting, smoking guitars, and pyrotechnics. Kiss has been awarded 34 gold albums to date.The group's worldwide sales exceed 80 million albums. The original lineup of Paul Stanley (vocals and rhythm guitar), Gene Simmons ... Hard rock Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:49:24 GMT http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/hard-rock-band-kiss-t128.htm#157 http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/hard-rock-band-kiss-t128.htm http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/hard-rock-band-murderdolls-t127.htm Ride_The_Lightning60 Murderdolls are an American hard rock and heavy metal band founded during 2002 in Hollywood, California. The band line-up consists of Wednesday 13, Joey Jordison, Acey Slade, Eric Griffin and Ben Graves, though the group are currently on a hiatus. To date the band has released one album in the form of Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls which was released in 2002, the band had limited initial success in the United States, though their album and singles charted well in the United Kingdom ... Hard rock Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:48:15 GMT http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/hard-rock-band-murderdolls-t127.htm#156 http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/hard-rock-band-murderdolls-t127.htm http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/hard-rock-band-deep-purple-t125.htm Ride_The_Lightning60 Deep Purple are an English hard rock band formed in Hertfordshire in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although the members of the band have always refused to label themselves as heavy metal. The band has also incorporated pop and progressive rock elements . It was once listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's loudest band, and it has sold over 100 million albums worldwide.Deep ... Hard rock Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:08:01 GMT http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/hard-rock-band-deep-purple-t125.htm#154 http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/hard-rock-band-deep-purple-t125.htm http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/hard-rock-band-whitesnake-t124.htm Ride_The_Lightning60 Whitesnake is a hard rock band, founded in 1977 by David Coverdale (formerly of Deep Purple). They were active primarily in the 1980s, but still tour, albeit with an entirely new line-up (bar Coverdale), to this day. Some of the more notable musicians who have joined the band for a time were: Jon Lord, Ian Paice, Cozy Powell, Neil Murray, Bernie Marsden, Micky Moody, Rudy Sarzo, John Sykes, Adrian Vandenberg, Vivian Campbell, Tommy Aldridge and Steve Vai. The band's early material has ... Hard rock Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:06:02 GMT http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/hard-rock-band-whitesnake-t124.htm#153 http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/hard-rock-band-whitesnake-t124.htm http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/hard-rock-band-guns-n-roses-t123.htm Ride_The_Lightning60 Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. The band, led by frontman and co-founder Axl Rose, has gone through numerous line-up changes and controversy since its formation. Guns N' Roses have released five studio albums, two EPs, one live album, and three music video DVDs within its career. The band is currently working on the infamous album Chinese Democracy, which has been in production for over a decade. Once released, the album will be the first ... Hard rock Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:05:02 GMT http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/hard-rock-band-guns-n-roses-t123.htm#152 http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/hard-rock-band-guns-n-roses-t123.htm http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/hard-rock-band-aerosmith-t104.htm Ride_The_Lightning60 Aerosmith is an American hard rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston"and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their unique style, rooted in blues-based hard rock,has also come to incorporate elements of pop,] heavy etal,glam, and R&B,which has inspired legions of rock artists that came after them. The band was formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1970. Guitarist Joe Perry and bassist Tom Hamilton, originally in a band together called the Jam Band, met up with singer ... Hard rock Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:07:49 GMT http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/hard-rock-band-aerosmith-t104.htm#130 http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/hard-rock-band-aerosmith-t104.htm http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/hard-rock-band-godsmack-t86.htm Ride_The_Lightning60 Godsmack is an American hard rock band from Lawrence, Massachusetts, formed in 1996. The band comprises founder, frontman and songwriter Sully Erna, guitarist Tony Rombola, bassist Robbie Merrill and drummer Shannon Larkin. Since its formation, Godsmack has released four studio albums, one EP, four DVDs, and one greatest hits collection. 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 ... Hard rock Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:19:23 GMT http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/hard-rock-band-godsmack-t86.htm#112 http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/hard-rock-band-godsmack-t86.htm http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/hard-rock-band-disturbed-t85.htm Ride_The_Lightning60 Disturbed is a rock band from Chicago, Illinois. The group was formed in 1996 when musicians Dan Donegan, Steve "Fuzz" Kmak, and Mike Wengren hired singer David Draiman in Chicago, Illinois. They have sold over 10 million albums worldwide.Originally classified as a nu metal band, Disturbed is now regarded by some music critics as hard rock or heavy metal,although others now regard them as alternative metal. However, the band's genre is still being debated. When asked about die-hard ... Hard rock Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:18:44 GMT http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/hard-rock-band-disturbed-t85.htm#111 http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/hard-rock-band-disturbed-t85.htm http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/what-is-progressive-rock-t42.htm Ride_The_Lightning60 Progressive rock (often shortened to "progressive", "prog rock" or "prog", also called "art rock") is a form of rock music that evolved in the late-1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." Progressive rock bands pushed "rock's technical and compositional boundaries"by going beyond the standard rock or popular verse-chorus based song structures. Additionally, ... Hard rock Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:23:49 GMT http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/what-is-progressive-rock-t42.htm#63 http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/what-is-progressive-rock-t42.htm http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/what-is-experimental-music-t33.htm Ride_The_Lightning60 Experimental music is a term introduced by composer John Cage in 1955. Cage defined "an experimental action is one the outcome of which is not foreseen" (Cage 1961, 39), and he was specifically interested in completed works that performed an unpredictable action (Mauceri 1997, 197). In a broader sense, it is also used to mean any music that challenges the commonly accepted notions of what music is. David Cope describes experimental music as that, "which represents a refusal to accept the ... Hard rock Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:10:39 GMT http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/what-is-experimental-music-t33.htm#54 http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/what-is-experimental-music-t33.htm http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/what-is-avant-garde-music-t32.htm Ride_The_Lightning60 Avant-garde music is a subjective term that can be used in different ways. In a popular, large sense it refers to any popular music which is thought to be ahead of its time, e.g. containing innovative elements or fusing different genres. Historically speaking, musicologists primarily use the term "avant-garde music" for the radical post-1945 tendencies of a modernist style in several genres of art music after the death of Anton Webern in 1945. In the 1950s the term avant-garde ... Hard rock Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:08:43 GMT http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/what-is-avant-garde-music-t32.htm#53 http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/what-is-avant-garde-music-t32.htm http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/what-is-acid-jazz-music-t31.htm Ride_The_Lightning60 Acid jazz (also known as club jazz) is a musical genre that combines elements of soul music, funk, disco, particularly looping beats and modal harmony.. It developed over the 1980s and 1990s and could be seen as tacking the sound of jazz-funk onto electronic dance/pop music. While acid jazz often contains various types of electronic composition (sometimes including sampling or live DJ cutting and scratching), it is just as likely to be played live by musicians, who often showcase jazz interpretation ... Hard rock Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:07:27 GMT http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/what-is-acid-jazz-music-t31.htm#52 http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/what-is-acid-jazz-music-t31.htm http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/what-is-jazz-music-t30.htm Ride_The_Lightning60 Jazz is an American musical art form which originated around the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions. The style's West African pedigree is evident in its use of blue notes, call-and-response, improvisation, polyrhythms, syncopation, and the swung note of ragtime. From its early development until the present, jazz has also incorporated music from 19th and 20th century American ... Hard rock Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:06:23 GMT http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/what-is-jazz-music-t30.htm#51 http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/what-is-jazz-music-t30.htm http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/what-is-classical-music-t29.htm Ride_The_Lightning60 Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 9th century to present times. The central norms of this tradition became codified between 1550 and 1900, which is known as the common practice period. European classical music is largely distinguished from many other non-European and popular musical forms by its system of staff notation, in use since about ... Hard rock Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:05:31 GMT http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/what-is-classical-music-t29.htm#50 http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/what-is-classical-music-t29.htm http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/what-is-rock-and-roll-t26.htm Ride_The_Lightning60 Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, and quickly spread to the rest of the world. Classic rock and roll is played with one or two electric guitars (one lead, one rhythm), a string bass or (after the mid-1950s) an electric bass guitar, and a drum kit. In the earliest rock and roll styles of the late 1940s and early 1950s, either the piano or saxophone was often the lead instrument, but these were ... Hard rock Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:02:55 GMT http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/what-is-rock-and-roll-t26.htm#46 http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/what-is-rock-and-roll-t26.htm http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/what-is-blues-t25.htm Ride_The_Lightning60 Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on the use of the blue notes. It emerged in African-American communities of the United States from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads. The use of blue notes and the prominence of call-and-response patterns in the music and lyrics are indicative of African influence. The blues influenced later American and Western popular music, as it became the roots of jazz, rhythm and blues, rock ... Hard rock Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:02:07 GMT http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/what-is-blues-t25.htm#45 http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/what-is-blues-t25.htm http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/what-is-psychedelic-rock-t24.htm Ride_The_Lightning60 Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. The musical style typically features electric guitars, 12 strings being preferred for their 'jangle'; elaborate studio effects - backwards taping, panning (sound placement in the stereo field), phasing, long delay loops and extreme reverb; exotic instrumentation, with a particular fondness for the sitar and tabla; A strong keyboard presence, especially Hammond, Farfisa and ... Hard rock Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:01:17 GMT http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/what-is-psychedelic-rock-t24.htm#44 http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/what-is-psychedelic-rock-t24.htm http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/what-is-garage-rock-t23.htm Ride_The_Lightning60 Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. During the 1960s, it was not recognized as a separate music genre and had no specific name. In the early 1970s, some rock critics retroactively labelled it as punk rock. However, the music style was later referred to as garage rock or '60s Punk to avoid confusion with the music of late-1970s punk rock bands such as the Sex Pistols and The Clash. Hard rock Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:59:53 GMT http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/what-is-garage-rock-t23.htm#43 http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/what-is-garage-rock-t23.htm http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/what-is-hard-rock-t22.htm Ride_The_Lightning60 Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and psychedelic rock. It is typified by a heavy use of distorted electric guitars, bass guitar, keyboards and drums. The term "hard rock" is often used as an umbrella term for genres such as grunge or metal and in order to distinguish them from pop rock. Hard rock Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:59:03 GMT http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/what-is-hard-rock-t22.htm#42 http://elektrikmetal.darkbb.com/hard-rock-f1/what-is-hard-rock-t22.htm