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(Vocal/instrumental group, 2001–present) Vegas’ Killers – Brandon Flowers (vocals), Dave Keuning (guitar), Mark August Stoermer (bass) and Ronnie Vannucci Jr. (drums) – were formed from a variety of wanted adverts after Flowers was thrown out of his first band. Influenced by the mass singalongs of Oasis, the technological edge of New Order (their name even came from a fictional ...

Source: The Definitive Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock, general editor Michael Heatley

more influential than Iron Maiden. And it is no coincidence that Maiden first took flight when guitarist Adrian Smith joined the band one month into recording their second album, Killers, in 1981. Adrian Frederik ‘H’ Smith was born in Hackney, East London, in February 1957. At school, he was drawn to the rock-guitar sounds of Jimi ...

Source: Rock Guitar Heroes, consultant editor Rusty Cutchin

dramatically. In 2005, Keys joined an elite rank of artists who have released their own MTV Unplugged albums. Styles & Forms | Twenty-First Century | Rock Personalities | The Killers | Twenty-First Century | Rock ...

Source: The Definitive Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock, general editor Michael Heatley

, Iron Maiden has by unofficial count entertained more fans than any band in music history. That is their, and Murray’s, greatest legacy. Essential Recordings 1981 Iron Maiden: Killers 1982 Iron Maiden: Number Of The Beast 1983 Iron Maiden: Piece Of Mind 1984 Iron Maiden: Powerslave Personalities | Dave Mustaine | Megadeth Maestro | Guitar Heroes ...

Source: Rock Guitar Heroes, consultant editor Rusty Cutchin

band in the world. They were not only outselling artists such as U2, The Foo Fighters, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Radiohead, Kings Of Leon, The Killers and Coldplay, but were also being woven into the fabric of contemporary culture. This ranged from an appearance in The Simpsons Movie (2007) to being only the second band ...

Source: Green Day Revealed, by Ian Shirley

(Vocals, b. 1969) Setting out to shock everyone, Brian Warner certainly succeeded. After assuming the name Marilyn Manson all members of his Florida-based band were required to adopt the names of female divas and serial killers. Industrially functional music grew increasingly melodic as time wore on, culminating in Antichrist Superstar (1996) and Mechanical Animals (1998). Like Rob Zombie ...

Source: The Definitive Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock, general editor Michael Heatley

Champions’. Jazz, Pop, Rock And Disco By now Queen concerts were stadium rallies with the audience playing its part, conducted by the ever more flamboyant Mercury. Live Killers (1979) caught the full force of Queen’s show. It followed the ambitious Jazz (1978) that ranged from metal to pop and included the playful ‘Fat Bottomed Girls’ and the sporty ...

Source: The Definitive Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock, general editor Michael Heatley

May ASCAP Pop Music Awards The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is vital in protecting the rights of artists such as Green Day by licensing public performances of their songs through mediums like radio and distributing royalties to songwriters. The ASCAP holds an annual awards ceremony to honour the most-performed songs in their repertory, and in ...

Source: Green Day Revealed, by Ian Shirley

the 2000s have nonetheless seen the continuation of the ‘spirit of rock’, as purveyed by such wildly diverse bands as Nickelback, The White Stripes, The Strokes, The Killers, Kasabian, The Hives, Muse, Queens Of The Stone Age, Foo Fighters, Green Day, Arctic Monkeys… The list is endless and ever added to ...

Source: The Definitive Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock, general editor Michael Heatley
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