Tag Archives: Hard Rock

A versatile New York-born, Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter, maker, and multi-instrumentalist who specializes in melodic, guitar-driven very difficult rock and roll with deep hooks and bluesy swagger, Andrew Watt continues to be honing his chops both on-stage and in the studio room since he was 16. In 2013, he co-founded the …

An emotionally charged hard rock and roll outfit based away of Cullman, Alabama, Shallow Side’s evocative mixture of post-grunge angst and alt-rock has drawn evaluations to performers like Shinedown, Chevelle, Breaking Benjamin, and a decade. Founded by vocalist Eric Boatright, bassist/guitarist Cody Hampton, guitarist/keyboardist Seth Trimble, and drummer Heath Areas, …

A hard rock-band who mix a rootsy audio with big guitars and a lot of strutting design, Farewell June was formed by lead guitarist Tyler Baker, lead vocalist and guitarist Landon Milbourn, and drummer, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist Brandon Qualkenbush in 2005. All three are 1st cousins, with Milbourn hailing from …

In the hallowed tradition of strong females who rock and roll as hard (if not really harder) as the children, Crystal Ignite joined the rates of Lzzy Hale (Halestorm), Amy Lee (Evanescence), Lacey Sturm (formerly of Flyleaf), Hayley Williams (Paramore), and fellow Australian Brody Dalle (the Distillers, Spinnerette) with her …

A Kansas-based rock-band whose music was a downbeat combination of psychedelia and hard rock and roll, Bulbous Creation would need to wait until a long time after they split up to get any acknowledgement outside their house city. Bulbous Creation had been shaped by bassist Jim “Pests” Wines and guitarist, …

Flute-playing folk-rocker Tinkara Kovač had been an established skill with no less than eight studio room albums in her belt when, in 2014, on her behalf 4th attempt, she finally earned the proper to represent Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest. Debuting in 1997, her large, folk-tinged pop-rock highly appealed …

Based away of Chicago, Illinois, melodic hard rock and roll ensemble Rubicon Mix was shaped by longtime friends C.J. Snare and Chris Green, the previous the founding member, business lead vocalist, and main songwriter for multi-platinum offering pop-metal clothing Firehouse, as well as the second option an English acoustic guitar …

The Wild birds of Satan is a difficult rock- and heavy metal-influenced band featuring Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins. The group grew out of Hawkins’ rock covers music group Chevy Steel and contains Chevy Metal people, vocalist/bassist Wiley Hodgden and guitarist Mick Murphy. The Wild birds of Satan released their …

California Breed of dog is a power trio which includes vocalist and bassist Glenn Hughes, drummer Jason Bonham, and guitarist Andrew Watt. The tempo section originated from the supergroup Dark Nation Communion, which also included guitarist Joe Bonamassa. When BBC break up because of the raising demands from the guitarist’s …

The solo project of seasoned American drummer/percussionist and Rock and roll & Move Hall of Popularity inductee Matt Sorum, who began using the Cult, overran the kit for Weapons N’ Roses in 1990 following the departure of Steven Adler, and co-founded Velvet Revolver. Matt Sorum’s Fierce Pleasure (the moniker was …