Formed in the early 90s, Coal Chamber was a band that played urgent and aggressive music draped in heavy stage makeup, piercings, and black fetish clothing. As an up-and-coming nu-metal act, the band showed that simplicity and heaviness went hand-in-hand, and dominated the scene with a darker, more evil approach compared to what other bands […]
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In 2003, Metallica went through a tumultuous time. Frontman James Hetfield left the group to attend rehab for substance abuse issues. During the same year, the band was on tour in Europe, playing shows and headlining a variety of festivals across the continent. At one gig in the UK, drummer Lars Ulrich was a no-show,
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Nirvana rose to prominence in the early 90’s due to the astronomical success of their second album in 1991, Nevermind. Two years later, amongst all the band’s success and internal tensions that came along with it, drummer Dave Grohl briefly quit the band. Internal Tensions Between Dave Grohl and Kurt Cobain In the biography, This
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Sublime was a ska-punk and reggae band that never got to properly experience their success. By the time their third album came out, the band ceased to exist and most of their new fans had no clue the group was done. Behind Bradley Nowell’s Younger Days As a teenager, Nowell played in punk rock bands
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Hailing from the English region Forest of Dean, vocalist James Atkin, drummer Mark Decloedt, bassist Zac Foley, and keyboardist Derry Brownson met in school and played in different bands around the local music scene. They came up with the monicker EMF which stood for Epsom Mad Funkers, a term that was coined by a writer
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