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The Brothers are all the surviving members of the final ABB lineup: drummer Jaimoe, guitarists Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks, bassist Oteil Burbridge and percussionist Marc Quinones.
The concert also included Duane Trucks and Reese Wynans. More»


Pallas are a progressive rock band based in the United Kingdom. They were one of the bands at the vanguard of what was termed neo-progressive during progressive rock's second-wave revival in the early 1980s. Beginning life in 1976 as 'Rainbow', they dropped the name after Ritchie Blackmore left Deep Purple and called his new band Rainbow. More»


After releasing Back for the Attack, Dokken toured as part of the Monsters of Rock Tour 1988 festival in the summer of 1988 along with Van Halen, Scorpions, Metallica, and Kingdom Come. Recordings from their April 1988 tour in Japan led to the release of live album Beast from the East on November 16, 1988, More»


Big Wha-Koo were a Los Angeles, California-based soft rock ensemble formed in 1975 under the leadership of singer, songwriter and guitarist Danny Douma. Douma assembled an entourage of veteran musicians that included David Palmer, who had sung lead vocals on two tracks of Steely Dan's debut album More»


FireHouse followed their impressive debut with Hold Your Fire in 1992. Although not as successful as its predecessor due to the recent explosion of Grunge and Alternative rock, Hold Your Fire produced three hit singles and was certified Gold in the USA. More»


Den Of Thieves hailed from Belfast, Antrim formed in 1991, featuring ex. Emerald vocalist Harv, whilst guitarist Dee McNeilly was taught by Vivian Campbell of Dio, Whitesnake, Def Leppard fame. In 1994 the band finally released their debut album through Long Island Records. More»


Produced by Ronnie Montrose and that's just about all I know about this release. The info on the album is very limited as the cover is plain white with no print at all. The only info is on 3 stickers situated on the plastic wrapping and the identical info on the two labels on the vinyl itself. More»


After releasing a self-produced LP entitled Arrive Alive (recorded in Scotland in 1981), Pallas was courted by EMI Records (who had just signed contemporaries Marillion) and went into the recording studio with Yes/Emerson, Lake & Palmer engineer Eddy Offord to record the album that would become The Sentinel. More»


Phil X is co-founder and frontman of The DRILLS, a three-piece band made up of him (guitarist/singer/songwriter/producer), Daniel Spriewald (bassist/background singer) and a drummer (various).

 

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Following a successful tour with Scorpions, Dokken returned to the studio in December 1986 to record "Dream Warriors", a song for the movie soundtrack A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. The track brought the band to the attention of many UK hard rock fans. More»


Leroy Powell is so entrenched in classic rock that he makes the Black Crowes sound like Hannah Montana. This is tough to believe considering his resume. Powell has worked with the likes of David Allen Coe, Billy Joe Shaver, and Waylon’s son, Shooter Jennings. It seems like outlaw country would be his thing. But look again, More»


Spanish urban rock band from 1977 to 1983 founded by Rosendo Mercado (guitar, vocals), Chiqui Mariscal (bass and backing vocals) and Ramiro Penas (drums). After the first LP, "Leño" in 1979, Chiqui was replaced by Tony Urbano. More»


Jaded Lady is a lethal dose of ’80s hair and glam from L.A.’s fabled Sunset Strip. Formed out of the ashes of Leather Angel in 1985, the quartet of Cathy Amanti, Terry O’Leary, Kerry James, and Danielle Kern went from femme-metal curio to headlining the Whisky and Troubadour More»


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