Happy Birthday ERIC AVERY (video)

 

#ericavery #janesaddiction #garbage #nin #rockfileradio

Eric Adam Avery (born April 25, 1965) is an American musician. He is best known as the former bass guitarist and co-founding member of alternative rock band Jane's Addiction. Avery has also been a touring bassist for both Garbage and Nine Inch Nails. In 2008, Avery released a solo album, entitled Help Wanted, and a second in 2013 called LIFE.TIME.

Avery played in Jane's Addiction initially from 1985 to 1991, and rejoined the band in 2008 before departing again in 2010.

source: wikipedia

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Happy Birthday FISH (video)

#fish #derekdick #marillion #rockfileradio

Derek William Dick, better known as Fish, (born 25 April 1958, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland) is a Scottish singer, lyricist and occasional actor, best known as the lead singer of the neo-progressive rock band Marillion from 1981 until 1988.

After working as a petrol pump attendant, gardener and forestry worker, Fish came to the public's attention in 1981 with the British rock group Marillion. The band achieved chart success in the UK, attaining top-ten hits in 1985 with "Kayleigh" and "Lavender", and again in 1987 with "Incommunicado". In 1988, Fish left Marillion to pursue his solo career. Many of Fish's later works contain lengthy spoken word lyrics, shorter examples of which can be heard on earlier Marillion albums. Vocally, Fish has sometimes been compared to Peter Gabriel, lead singer of Genesis in the 1970s. Peter Hammill of Van der Graaf Generator was also a major influence on his songwriting and vocal delivery, which is especially notable on the first two Marillion albums.

According to Fish himself, his nickname originates from the amount of time he spent in the bathtub.

source: wikipedia

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Happy Birthday STU COOK (video)

#stucook #ccr #rockfileradio
Stuart Alden "Stu" Cook (born April 25, 1945) is an American bass guitarist, best known for his work in the rock band, Creedence Clearwater Revival.

In the mid-1970s, Cook and former CCR drummer Doug Clifford joined the Don Harrison Band, which released two albums. In 1979, Cook produced 15 songs by Roky Erickson and the Aliens, which were released in 1980 on two LPs with different running orders, The Evil One and I Think Of Demons. From 1986 to 1991, Cook was a member of the country and western band Southern Pacific. Cook and Clifford later formed the band Creedence Clearwater Revisited in 1995.













source: wikipedia

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Happy Birthday BRIAN MARSHALL (video)

#brianmarshall #alterbridge #creed #rockfileradio

Brian Aubrey Marshall (born on April 24, 1973) is an American musician and songwriter best known as the bassist and co-founder of the rock bands Creed and Alter Bridge. He also co-owns a bed and breakfast called Mango Moon in Costa Rica.

source: wikipedia

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Happy Birthday SHANNON LARKIN (video)

#shannonlarkin #godsmack #rockfileradio
Shannon Larkin, born James Shannon Larkin on April 24, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois, is a musician best known for being the drummer of the alt-metal band Godsmack. He replaced the previous drummer Tommy Stewart in June 2002. Prior to Godsmack, his previous bands were Amen, Candlebox, Ugly Kid Joe, and Souls at Zero (formerly Wrathchild America).

Shannon played drums for Godsmack for their albums Faceless, IV their EP The Other Side, and their newest album The Oracle.

Shannon Larkin started playing drums at the age of 10. Although his parents were not musicians, they were still music lovers and turned Shannon on to bands like The Beatles, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and The Who. However, it was his older sister who unknowingly ignited Shannon's passion to play by forcing him to repeatedly listen to her favorite album, Rush's Hemispheres. Then he turned on to Led Zeppelin, and then decided to ask his parents for a drum kit.

source: wikipedia

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Happy Birthday JACK BLADES (video)

#jackblades #nightranger #damnyankees #shawblades #rockfileradio

Jack Martin Blades (born April 24, 1954) is an American musician. He has worked in several bands: Rubicon, Night Ranger (as bassist and one of the lead vocalists), and Damn Yankees (as one of the founding members). He also recorded with Tommy Shaw under the name Shaw/Blades, and has done work alongside TMG, the Tak Matsumoto Group. His most recent efforts include a second solo CD, and Shaw/Blades is in the process of recording ‘’Influence II’’.

source: wikipedia

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Happy Birthday DOUG CLIFFORD (video)

#dougclifford #ccr #rockfileradio

Douglas Ray "Cosmo" Clifford (born April 24, 1945, Palo Alto, California), is an American rock drummer best known for playing with the rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival. After Creedence Clearwater Revival dissolved in 1972, Clifford and former CCR bassist Stu Cook joined Don Harrison in the Don Harrison Band. Clifford also issued a solo album called Cosmo in 1972.

An early influence on Clifford's playing was The Beatles, with their appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964 being of particular significance. "They were a quartet and we said, wow, we can do that. If these guys from England can come out and play rock 'n' roll, we can do it. We bought Beatle wigs. We went to the drama store, and I guess they were Three Stooges wigs at that time."

In 1995, Clifford and Cook formed the band Creedence Clearwater Revisited, performing live cover versions of Creedence Clearwater Revival songs.

source: wikipedia

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Happy Birthday MIKE MANGINI (video)

#mikemangini #dreamtheater #stevevai #rockfileradio

Mike Mangini (born April 18, 1963 in Newton, Massachusetts) is an American drummer, and the current drummer for progressive metal band Dream Theater. He has played for Annihilator, Extreme, James LaBrie, and Steve Vai, among others. He was on the faculty at the Berklee College of Music in Boston and is also known for his work as a session musician.[1] At his height from 2002–2005, Mangini was famous for setting five World's Fastest Drummer (WFD) records. He also has written two books titled Rhythm Knowledge about his drumming techniques, a practice method for deconstructing and simplifying complex polyrhythms and time signatures. Mangini appeared on the Discovery Channel show Time Warp, displaying his drum skills for high speed cameras. In 2010 Mangini joined Dream Theater, after the departure of founding drummer Mike Portnoy.

source: wikipedia

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Happy Birthday KELLY HANSEN (video)

#kellyhansen #hurricane #foreigner #rockfileradio

Kelly Hansen (born April 18, 1961) is an American singer, best known as the current frontman of the rock band Foreigner. He started his career as an independent studio singer. He later met guitarist Robert Sarzo and bassist Tony Cavazo (brothers of Rudy Sarzo and Carlos Cavazo, respectively, of Quiet Riot fame), with whom he formed the hard-rock band Hurricane in 1984. Hurricane would achieve some moderate commercial success throughout the mid-to-late 1980s and into the 1990s. However, Hurricane's record label went bankrupt in 1991, and the band disbanded shortly thereafter.

Hansen continued to make music, recording as a guest and session singer for many projects, including Slash's Snakepit, Fergie Fredriksen, Don Dokken, and Bourgeois Pigs. In 1998 Hansen joined the band Unruly Child replacing vocalist Mark Free. Unruly Child recorded a new album which was released in early 1999. 2001 saw the return of Hurricane with an altered lineup and new album, Liquifury. In 2003, Hansen joined forces with Fabrizio V.Zee Grossi and recorded a self-titled album under the band name Perfect World. Hansen then went on to join Foreigner in 2005 after Lou Gramm left in 2003 to pursue his solo career.

Hansen is the fourth lead singer of Foreigner, with Lou Gramm, Johnny Edwards and Chaz West being Hansen's predecessors.

source: wikipedia

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Happy Birthday MARK TREMONTI (video)

#marktremonti #alterbridge #creed #rockfileradio

Mark Thomas Tremonti (born April 18, 1974) is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the lead guitarist of the American rock bands Creed and Alter Bridge. He is a founding member of both bands, and has also collaborated with many other artists over the years. He released his debut solo album, All I Was, in July 2012.

Since his early years with Creed, Tremonti has received positive recognition as a guitarist and songwriter and has received a number of accolades, including one Grammy Award for Creed's single "With Arms Wide Open." He was also named "Guitarist of the Year" for three consecutive years by Guitar World, and in 2011 he was listed in Total Guitar magazine as the fourth greatest heavy metal guitarist of all time. As a vocalist, he has a high baritone vocal range.

source: wikipedia

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Happy Birthday MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT (video)

#mikaelakerfeldt #opeth #stormcorrosion #bloodbath #rockfileradio 
Lars Mikael Åkerfeldt (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈoːkərfɛlt]) (born April 17, 1974) is a Swedish musician who achieved fame as the lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter of progressive death metal band Opeth as well as the former lead vocalist of death metal band Bloodbath. He was the vocalist and guitarist for the band Sörskogen, guitarist for the band Steel, and is part of the collaboration Storm Corrosion with Steven Wilson.

He is known for his progressive rock-influenced songwriting style and his frequent use of both clean and growled vocals. On stage, he is notably interactive with audiences, frequently making the audiences laugh with his dry humour, and giving humorous anedotes between songs.

Åkerfeldt was ranked 9th in the book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists, #42 out of 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time by Guitar World along with Peter Lindgren, and #11 among "The Top 25 Modern Metal Guitarists" on MetalSucks.

source: wikipedia

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Happy Birthday MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN (video)

#maynardjameskeenan #tool #apc #rockfileradio
Maynard James Keenan (born James Herbert Keenan; April 17, 1964) is an American rock singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, winemaker, and actor. He is originally from Ohio, but spent his high school and college years in Michigan. After serving in the Army in the early 1980s, he attended Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids. He moved to Los Angeles, California in 1988 to pursue a career in interior design and set construction. Shortly thereafter, he formed the band Tool with Adam Jones.

Keenan is best known as the lead singer of the multi-platinum rock bands Tool and A Perfect Circle. He has released four studio albums with Tool, and three with A Perfect Circle. In 2003, he created Puscifer as a side project, and in October 2007, financed and released its first studio album. Since rising to fame, Keenan has been noted as being a recluse; however, he does emerge to support charitable causes.

In addition to his music career, he has performed improvisational stand-up comedy and ventured into acting. He currently owns Merkin Vineyards and the associated winery, Caduceus Cellars, and also partly owns Stronghold Vineyards, all of which are located in Arizona, where he lives. Among other business ventures, he is a partner in the Los Angeles restaurant Cobras & Matadors, and also owns an organic produce market in Cornville, Arizona, which features a food court and a tasting room for his wines.

source: wikipedia

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Happy Birthday LEE KERSLAKE (video)

#leekerslake #uriahheep #ozzyosbourne#rockfileradio

Lee Kerslake (born 16 April 1947 in Winton, Bournemouth, Hampshire now Dorset, England) is an English musician, best known as the longtime drummer and backing vocalist for the rock band Uriah Heep and for his work with Ozzy Osbourne in the early 1980s.

source: wikipedia

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POP EVIL releases "Torn To Pieces" (video)

#popevil #onyx #petorntopieces #rockfileradio

Pop Evil has just released the third video from the Onyx album:

Directed by Johan Carlén

"Torn To Pieces" on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tor...

"Onyx" on iTunes - http://ow.ly/jZ8ZD

 

#petorntopieces on Instagram to share your stories of loss on www.popevil.com

#revolverecig

#onyxmoonshine

source: Pop Evil

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DEFTONES release "Smile" in memory of CHI CHENG (audio)

#deftones #eros #chicheng #rockfileradio

On Mar. 13 2103, Deftones bassist Chi Cheng passed away after being in a coma from a terrible car accident. Yesterday, to commemorate the bassist, the band posted an new song from the unreleased album, Eros, Cheng's last work with the band.

Here's hoping we get to hear the full album some day.

source: Deftones

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Happy Birthday JOHN BELL (video)

#johnbell #widespreadpanic #rockfileradio

John Farmer Bell (born April 14, 1962) is the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the American rock band Widespread Panic, where he is known for his raspy southern drawl that hits a variety of octaves. He is frequently called JB by fans. For more than 25 years, the voice has fueled 150 concerts a year all over the country and created a road warrior mentality for the band and its fans.

Bell grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, where he graduated from University School in 1980. He attended the University of Georgia and was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity where he, Michael Houser, and Dave Schools met while Houser was playing at an open mic night. "Panic," as Houser was nicknamed, began playing with JB and Schools at local Athens, GA clubs, playing mostly cover songs.

John Bell is an active philanthropist, most notably as an advocate for SMA (spinal muscular atrophy). Bell has helped raise over $2 million for SMA research, mostly through his involvement with "Hannah's Buddies". The foundation is named for Bell's goddaughter and niece, who lives with SMA. Bell is involved in an annual fundraiser featuring a golf tournament and evening concert by "JB and Friends," featuring John Bell solo, as well as performing with guests. Guest performers at the benefit have included Col. Bruce Hampton, Vic Chesnutt, John Keane, and Bloodkin, as well as Grammy Award winner Robert Randolph and the Family Band and the North Mississippi Allstars, and Nickel and the Polar Bears. He has also performed at various Habitat for Humanity benefit concerts put on by Warren Haynes.

source: wikipedia

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Happy Birthday RICHIE BLACKMORE (video)

#richieblackmore #rainbow #deeppurple #rockfileradio

Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore (born 14 April 1945) is a British guitarist and songwriter, who began his professional career as a session musician as a member of the instrumental band The Outlaws and as a backing musician of pop singers Glenda Collins, Heinz, Screaming Lord Sutch, Neil Christian, etc.. Blackmore was also one of the original members of Deep Purple, playing jam-style rock music which mixed simple guitar riffs and organ sounds. During his solo career, he established neoclassical metal band called Rainbow which fused baroque music influences elements with hard rock. However, Rainbow gradually progressed to catchy pop style hard rock. Later in life, he formed the traditional folk rock project Blackmore's Night transitioning to vocalist-centered sounds. Their latest album, Dancer & the Moon, was released on June 2013, which entered at # 189 on USA's Billboard Album Charts.

source: wikipedia

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KYNG - "Burn The Serum" Full Album Stream (audio)

 #kyng #burntheserum #rockfileradio

"Burn The Serum", the new album from the Southern California rock trio KYNG, can be streamed in its entirety using the SoundCloud widget below. Due on April 15 through Razor & Tie, the CD was produced by Andrew Alekel (FOO FIGHTERS, NO DOUBT, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, CLUTCH) and James A. Rota (FIREBALL MINISTRY) and was recorded at Grandmaster Recorders Ltd. and Sword & Shield in Hollywood, California, as well as at Studio 606 in Northridge, California. 

Pre-orders are available now at iTunes and the merch pre-order is here.

On the band's second full-length album and first for Razor & Tie, KYNG harks back to the essence of heavy rock 'n' roll, forging thunderous percussion to lightning hot riffs driven by a divine vocal howl. At the same time, they keep their eyes wide open towards the future.

The Los Angeles outfit may only boast three members — Eddie Veliz (vocals/guitar), Pepe Clarke (drums), and Tony Castaneda (bass/backup vocals) — but their collective roar could easily tip the Southern California Richter Scale.

Formed in 2008, KYNG broke out of the City of Angels in 2011 with the group's independent debut, "Trampled Sun". The album landed shining critical acclaim for its "California heavy" sound merging the metallic meanderings of SOUNDGARDEN and QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE with the timeless scope of BLACK SABBATH and LED ZEPPELIN. They hit the road with everybody from THE SWORD and CLUTCH to TRIVIUM and MEGADETH — even being picked to play at METALLICA's first-ever Orion Music + More festival.

KYNG has announced tour dates with co-headliner KILL DEVIL HILL and support act CROBOT. The trek kicks off April 28 in Atlanta, Georgia. The band is currently on the road with LACUNA COIL and support acts EVE TO ADAM and NOTHING MORE.

KYNG tour dates:

With LACUNA COIL, EVE TO ADAM, NOTHING MORE

Apr 11 - Pensacola, FL - Vinyl Music Hall

Apr 12 - Orlando, FL - Earthday Birthday *

Apr 14- Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge

Apr 16 - Flint, MI - The Machine Shop

Apr 17 - Libertyville, IL - Austin's

Apr 18 - Spring Lake Park, MN - POV's

Apr 19 - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre

Apr 21 - Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theater

Apr 22 - Syracuse, NY - Westcott Theater

Apr 23 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live!

Apr 26 - Ft. Meyers, FL - Fort Rock *

Apr 27 - Jacksonville, FL - Welcome To Rockville *

With KILL DEVIL HILL, CROBOT

Apr 28 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade

Apr 29 - Wilmington, NC - Ziggys By The Sea

May 02 - Virginia Beach, VA - Farm Bureau Live *

May 03 - Concord, NC - Carolina Rebellion *

May 04 - Huntington, WV - V Club

May 06 - New York, NY - Marlin Room @ Webster Hall

May 07 - West Springfield, VA - Empire

May 08 - Asbury Park, NJ - The Saint

May 09 - Syracuse, NY - The Chance

May 10 - Bangor, ME - Rise Above This Fest

May 11 - Worcester, MA - Upstairs @ The Palladium

May 13 - Louisville, KY - Diamond Pub & Billiards

May 15 - Flint, MI - The Machine Shop

May 16 - Columbus, OH - Rock On The Range *

May 17 - Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom

May 20 - Joliet - Mojoes

May 21 - St. Louis, MO - The Firebird

May 23 - Pyor, OK - Rocklahoma *

May 24 - San Antonio, TX - River City Rockfest *

*Festival

Source: www.blabbermouth.net

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