Bad meets evil. ACDC. KISS. Kiss (band) Kiss (more often styled as KISS) is an American hard rock band formed in New York City in January 1973.[1] Well known for its members' black and white face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s with their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting, smoking guitars, shooting rockets, levitating drum kits and pyrotechnics.
Counting the 1978 solo albums, Kiss has been awarded 28 gold albums to date, the most of any American rock band.[2] The band has sold more than 40 million albums in the United States, of which 24 million have been certified by the RIAA[3] and their worldwide sales exceeds 100 million records, making them one of the world’s best-selling bands of all time.[4] The original 1973–80 lineup consisted of Paul Stanley (vocals and rhythm guitar), Gene Simmons (vocals and bass guitar), Ace Frehley (lead guitar and vocals) and Peter Criss (drums and vocals). AC/DC. AC/DC are an Australian hard rock band, formed in November 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young, who have remained constant members.
Commonly referred to as a hard rock or blues rock[1] band, they are also considered pioneers of heavy metal and are sometimes classified as such,[2] though they have always dubbed their music as simply "rock and roll".[3] To date they are one of the highest-grossing bands of all time. Bad Meets Evil. Music career[edit] Foundation and break up[edit]
Linkin park. Linkin Park. History Early years (1996–2000)
Zac-brown-band. Zac Brown Band. Early Years[edit] Zac Brown was born July 31, 1978, in Cumming, Georgia.
He was raised by his mom and step-dad, a dentist, on Lake Lanier. The 11th of 12 children, Brown attended Mashburn Elementary School in Cumming, Georgia; Lakeview Academy in Gainesville, Georgia; and South Forsyth High School in Cumming. He later moved to Dahlonega, Georgia, where he graduated from Lumpkin County High School. He learned to play classical guitar at the age of 7. Formation[edit] In 2002, Zac Brown was traveling with a heavy tour schedule of approximately 200 dates a year. In 2004, Brown opened a music club and restaurant with his father in the Lake Oconee area of Georgia, called "Zac's Place" where the fare was southern-style cooking.
It was also in 2004 when Brown added violinist/fiddler and tenor vocalist Jimmy De Martini to the Zac Brown Band lineup. Nickelback. Maroon 5. Hot Chelle Rae. Hot Chelle Rae. History[edit] Early years (2005-2011)[edit] Hot Chelle Rae was formed in 2005, with the meeting between singer-songwriter Ryan Follesé (born February 16, 1987) and guitarist Nash Overstreet (born January 3, 1986) who were the originally unsigned band Miracle Drug.
Later, Overstreet's childhood friend Ian Keaggy (born June 16, 1987) joined the band as bass player. Ryan Follesé's younger brother, Jamie (born December 30, 1991), was then added into the band.[3] Overstreet is the son of country music singer-songwriter Paul Overstreet and the brother of actor Chord Overstreet. Maroon 5. Since its debut in 2002, the band has sold more than 10 million albums in the United States and over 30.8 million digital singles and 27 million albums worldwide.[8] In 2013, Maroon 5 became third most-played artist on Top 40 Mainstream radio, based on Clear Channel owned Mediabase, becoming one of the successful acts of Interscope Records.[9] History[edit] 1985–2002: Kara's Flowers and the formation of Maroon 5[edit] Adam Levine was introduced to Ryan Dusick by a mutual friend and aspiring guitar player, Adam Salzman.
Nickelback. Backstreet boys. Backstreet Boys. Smash mouth. New Kids On The Block. New Kids on the Block. New Kids on the Block (also initialized as NKOTB) are an American boy band from Boston, Massachusetts, assembled in 1984 by producer Maurice Starr.
Smash Mouth. History[edit] Formation and first album (1994–1997)[edit] Rise to fame (1998–2003)[edit] Also in 1999, The East Bay Sessions was released as a collection of early songs.
Shortly after the release of the album, drummer Kevin Coleman left the band due to back problems. The Beatles. The Beatles. The Beatles were an English rock band that formed in Liverpool, in 1960.
With John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they became widely regarded as the greatest and most influential act of the rock era.[1] Rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock and roll, the Beatles later experimented with several genres, ranging from pop ballads to psychedelic and hard rock, often incorporating classical elements in innovative ways. In the early 1960s, their enormous popularity first emerged as "Beatlemania", but as their songwriting grew in sophistication they came to be perceived as an embodiment of the ideals shared by the era's sociocultural revolutions. History. 3Oh3. 3OH!3. Big time rush. One derection. Jonas Brothers. Hanson-brothers. Hanson (band) Taylor in concert in Madrid, 2000 Zac in concert After a three-year struggle, the brothers left Island Def Jam Records to seek more creative freedom.
Label executives had refused over 80 songs from the band, believing new material lacked marketability.[10] The documentary film Strong Enough to Break follows these events. Released on April 20, 2004, Underneath sold 37,500 copies on the first week of release in the US alone. The album debuted at No. 1 on Billboard Top Independent Albums chart[15] and No. 25 on the Billboard 200 album chart,[16] making Underneath one of the most successful self-released albums of all time.[17] In autumn 2005, Hanson toured in the U.S. and Canada to support The Best of Hanson: Live & Electric. On January 15, 2007, Hanson released on iTunes the first episode of their documentary podcast "Taking the Walk", detailing production of the studio album.
Jonas Brothers. In 2008, the group was nominated for the Best New Artist award at the 51st Grammy Awards and won the award for Breakthrough Artist at the American Music Awards. As of May 2009, before the release of Lines, Vines and Trying Times, they have sold over eight million albums worldwide.[12] After a hiatus during 2010 and 2011 to pursue solo-projects, the group reconciled in 2012 to record a new album, which was cancelled following their break-up on October 29, 2013.
They have sold over 17 million albums worldwide.[13][14] History and music career 1999–2005: Nick Jonas - Discovery and solo album 2005–06: It's About Time 2007–08: Jonas Brothers. One Direction. History 2010–11: The X Factor One Direction on The X Factor Live tour in 2011 2011–12: Up All Night 2012–13: Take Me Home One Direction performed "Little Things" at the 2012 Royal Variety Performance in the presence of Queen Elizabeth II, and headlined a sold-out show at New York City's Madison Square Garden on 3 December 2012.[80][81] 2013–present: Midnight Memories and This Is Us.
New Boys. New Boyz. Big Time Rush. 10 Biggest Boy Bands (1987-2012) Battle of the boy bands.