Darkest Hour　

Washington, D.C.’s Darkest Hour are supporters of the death metal/hardcore merger, founded in the early ’90s by such outfits as Carcass and Entombed. Comprising members Mike Schleibaum (gu ..more

H.E.A.T　

Swedish hard rock band H.E.A.T made their album debut in 2008 yet didn’t break into the mainstream until the following year, after a strong showing at the 2009 Melodifestivalen with the smash hit ..more

Feeder　

British pop-metal outfit Feeder were formed in London by singer/guitarist Grant Nicholas and drummer Jon Lee, who first teamed in the Welsh band Temper Temper. Originally dubbed Reel, t ..more

Rik Emmett　

Best known as the guitarist (and often singer) of hard-edged prog rockers Triumph, Rik Emmett went on to launch his own solo career after leaving the group in the late ’80s. Born in Toronto, ..more

Budgie　

Often thought of as a cross between Black Sabbath (due to their plodding, molten-heavy riffs) and Rush (due to their singer’s high-pitched, Geddy Lee-esque wail), the somewhat obscure {\Briti ..more

Caligula's Horse　

A hard-hitting and shape-shifting Aussie progressive metal/alt-rock unit based out of Brisbane, Caligula’s Horse was founded in 2011 around the talents of vocalist Jim Grey, lead guitarist Sam ..more

Candlemass　

Sweden’s Candlemass helped reintroduce the lumbering power chords of Black Sabbath to an entire generation of post-New Wave of British Heavy Metal and post-thrash metalheads, almost single ..more

AJR　

Cast　

As one of the most traditional guitar bands to emerge during the Brit-pop era of the mid-’90s, Cast have weathered negative criticism from certain quarters of the media, who labeled them mere reviv ..more

Mott The Hoople　

Mott the Hoople were one of the great also-rans in the history of rock ＆ roll. Though Mott scored a number of album rock hits in the early ’70s, the band never quite broke through into the mains ..more

Andy Partridge　

The primary singer, guitarist, and songwriter for the beloved British art pop band XTC, Andy Partridge was born December 11, 1953, on the island of Malta and raised in Swindon, England. In 19 ..more

Magma　

Led by classically trained drummer Christian Vander, the Paris-based Magma have been, in their way, perhaps the ultimate progressive rock group; while other artists have achieved greater commerc ..more

Dion　

Bridging the era between late-’50s rock and the British Invasion, Dion DiMucci (born July 18, 1939) was one of the top white rock singers of his time, blending the best elements of doo wop, teen id ..more

Pride Of Lions　

Pride of Lions is the brainchild of Jim Peterik, the singer/songwriter who got his start in the Ides of March but is best known for the classic rock hits he penned for .38 Special and Su ..more

Friko　

Mansun　

Arriving in the aftermath of Brit-pop, Mansun was one of the first British guitar bands to depart from the prevailing styles of the mid-’90s, leaving both light, Beatlesque pop and studied trad- ..more

Cake　

Best-known for their ubiquitous hit The Distance, Cake epitomized the postmodern, irony-drenched aesthetic of ’90s geek rock. Their sound freely mixed and matched pastiches of widely varying g ..more

Pete Dello　

The founder and leader of late-’60s British rock band Honeybus, Pete Dello (born Peter Blumson) has maintained a low profile since the group’s disbanding in the early ’70s. Although he rel ..more

Camera Obscura　

Pairing bright and clever retro-styled melodies with smart, witty lyrics and a sense of style that is sleek but lived-in at the same time, Camera Obscura are a Scottish indie pop group who became o ..more

Pete Ham　

Although every member of Badfinger composed material for the group, Pete Ham was probably the most important songwriter in the band. He wrote all of their hits, and also co-wrote Without You, ..more