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Formation & Career Indie (1999-2003)
The band was formed in 1999 in Huntington Beach, California with original members M. Shadows, Zacky Vengeance, The Rev. and Matt Wendt. provide a reference band name comes from the story of Cain and Abel from the Bible, however, they are not a religious band. At its formation, each band member was wearing a pseudonym which is also the nickname they attended middle school at Upper. Before releasing their debut album, the band recorded two demos in 1999 and 2000. Their first album, Sounding the Seventh Trumpet, was recorded when the band members still was eighteen years old and still attending high school. This album was originally released by the company their first label, Good Life Records in 2001. After lead guitarist Synyster Gates joined the band, signed in late 1999 when he was 18 years old. Songs To End The Rapture re-recorded with full band featuring members. The album was later re-released on Hopeless Records in 2002. Read the rest of this entry »

One of the popular rock band as well as the most influential in the modern era of the beatles. The band consists of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, most of their songs written by Lennon and McCartney. Their popularity so high in the United Kingdom so that in 1963 the press spawned the term “Beatlemania”. They also later success in the United States and around the world. Read the rest of this entry »

Origin             : Boston, Massachusetts
Genre             : Progressive metal
Years active: 1985 – present
Label              : Atlantic, Roadrunner Records
Website         : www.dreamtheater.net
Members      : James LaBrie, John Myung, John Petrucci, Mike Portnoy, Jordan Rudess

Dream Theater is one of the most prominent progressive metal group in the world at this time. Founded by Mike Portnoy, John Petrucci and John Myung, they have released eight studio albums, four live recordings and one short album. Their first album, When Dream And Day Unite recorded with Charlie Dominici on vocals and keyboards Kevin Moore as a player. Dominici was much older than the other members and wanted to play other music, so he was then out of the group. They then search for the ideal replacement for 2 years until finally met with James LaBrie, lead singer of Canada through the audition.

Together they recorded Labrie Images And Words that catapulted their name into the international ranks with the hit “Pull Me Under” and “Another Day”. Awake is their last album with Moore who was later replaced by Derek Sherinian for the album Falling Into Infinity. In the end Sherinian also replaced by Jordan Rudess and this formation still persist to this day. They have launched a concept album Metropolis 2: Scenes From A Memory and a double album Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence. In 2003 they decided to record a non-concept album Train Of Thought is very influenced by thrash metal groups like Metallica. Read the rest of this entry »

Bullet For My Valentine originated from a band cover versions called 12 Pints of My Girlfriend’s which was formed around 1997. The band often cover songs of Metallica and Nirvana when it appears. In 2002 they finalize the material and eventually spawned the EP called You / Play With Me at which time the identity of their band has turned into Jeff Killed John.
Jeff Killed John later inspired by Korn and Limp Bizkit fame who was sheltering under the genre of nu-metal. They also collect the following materials to make a full album. But it is unfortunate when it will enter the kitchen recording their bassist, Nick Crandle leave the band. The plan also records the time off until they get a replacement bassist, Jason James (bassist them until now). Read the rest of this entry »