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The Who　

Few bands in the history of rock ＆ roll were riddled with as many contradictions as the Who. All four members had wildly different personalities, as their notoriously intense live performances demo ..more

Thunder　

Vocalist Danny Bowes and lead guitarist Luke Morley first played together when they were 15-year-old classmates in London. The two later formed the band Terraplane, which released two albums ..more

Third Ear Band　

Although they were loosely affiliated with the British progressive rock scene of the late ’60s and early ’70s, Third Ear Band was in some ways more of an experimental ensemble performing cont ..more

The D.O.T.　

Suffocation　

Death metal band Suffocation was formed in New York in the early ’90s, comprising vocalist Frank Mullen, guitarists Doug Cerrito and Terrance Hobbs, bassist Chris Richards, and drumm ..more

Soundgarden　

Soundgarden made a place for heavy metal in alternative rock. Their fellow Seattle rockers Green River may have spearheaded the grunge sound, but they relied on noise rock in the vein of the S ..more

Sonny Boy Williamson [II]　

Son Volt　

After touring in support of their 1993 masterpiece, Anodyne, the seminal alternative country band Uncle Tupelo split up over long-simmering creative differences between co-leaders Jay Farrar ..more

Simon & Garfunkel　

The most successful folk-rock duo of the 1960s, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel crafted a series of memorable hit albums and singles featuring their choirboy harmonies, ringing acoustic and elec ..more

Silent Force　

Silent Force was formed in 2000 by former Royal Hunt vocalist D.C. Cooper after his ouster from that group. The original lineup of the band was Cooper, Alex Beyrodt (guitar), Andre Hi ..more

Saxon　

Saxon was one of the early leaders of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, along with Iron Maiden and Def Leppard. The band was formed in Barnsley in 1977 by vocalist Biff Byford, guita ..more

Savatage　

Savatage formed in Florida in 1978 as Avatar, led by brothers Jon (vocals) and Criss (guitar) Oliva. They changed their name to Savatage in 1983, pursuing a strongly Judas Priest- an ..more

Satan　

One of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal’s most convoluted family trees belongs to the band known predominantly as Satan. Besides regularly undergoing name changes (Blind Fury and Pariah ..more

Sapphire Eyes　

Santana　

With international blockbusters ’Supernatural’ and ’Shaman’ in recent years, Santana is once again enjoying the height of his success. It’s more than 30 years after the debut that his original Latin ..more

Sandy Denny　

Maddy Prior, Jacqui McShee, and June Tabor all give her a run for her money, but the late Sandy Denny remains the pre-eminent British folk-rock singer. In addition to recording several ..more

Samson　

At the time of their first recording, pioneering New Wave of British Heavy Metal group Samson consisted of guitarist Paul Samson, bassist Chris Aylmer, drummer Thunderstick (real name： B ..more

Sammy Hagar　

After spending several years as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the mid-’70s hard rock band Montrose, Sammy Hagar began a solo career that produced several hits and made him an {\a ..more

Circus Maximus (Metal)　

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