Dead Famous is the title of a series of books following the lives of famous people who are now dead, such as Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton. The special books in this collection are based on certain groups of people, such as Inventors and Authors. These books are a spin-off of the Horrible Histories collection and are published by the same company, Scholastic; however, many different authors and illustrators work on these books.
Lita Ford (born Carmelita Rossanna Ford on September 19, 1958 in London, U.K.) is a hard rock singer and guitarist who achieved popularity during the 1980s. Ford was born in London but is of Italian heritage. She moved with her family to the United States while still very young. She began playing the guitar at age 11. In 1976 at the age of 17 she became one of the founding members of the legendary teenage all-female proto-punk-metal band The Runaways. There she played lead guitar.
There are two artists called Trixter. One is a rock band from New Jersey (1) , the other a songwriter from the UK (2). 1. Trixter is an American hard rock band from Paramus, New Jersey. The band achieved moderate success in the early 1990s but disbanded for several years as 80s style rock lost mainstream popularity. The original members reunited in 2008 to tour and record new material. 2. Trixter is a songwriter/performer of experimental electronic music who has worked with a number of well-known pop acts in the 2000s.
Heavens Edge was a highly melodic rock band that flirted with AOR. They played a similar style to that of Harem Scarem but came upon the metal scene too late to make many waves.
Mark Evans (vocals), Reggie Wu (guitar/keyboards), Steven Parry (guitar), George "G.G." Guidotti (bass) and David Rath (drums) got together in Philadelphia, PA to form Heavens Edge. With an uncanny ability of fusing hard rock riffs with huge melodies, it wasn't long before their demo tape attracted Columbia records and resulted in a recording contract.
This is an incorrect tag for CRASHDÏET. If this non-artist appears in your charts, do last.fm and yourself a favor. Fix your artist tags.
At least two bands are known under the name XYZ. 1. XYZ was a hook-laden heavy metal band. They were considered the unofficial house band of the Los Angeles nightclub The Whiskey in the mid 80's, but major success eluded them.
XYZ began in Los Angeles, California, with members Terry Ilous (vocals), Bobby Pieper (guitar), Patt Fontaine (bass) and Joey Pafumi (drums). An early development deal with Atlantic records led to the recording of their debut album, which quickly got radio play with the hits "Inside Out" and "What Keeps Me Loving You.
Concrete Kiss are a 3 piece Glam Metal Band,
formed in Chester UK early 2009.
inspried by the Great Glam bands of the 80’s till this very moment. Concrete Kiss is: LeXX Dymond- Lead Vocals and bass
Lick Valour-Lead Guitars
SonnicK Cymbadass- Drums Ever Since Concrete Kiss has started they have wowed crowds where ever they have played. Concrete Kiss it baby!
Though many have simply tagged the soundtrack to the Vin Diesel film "xXx" incorrectly, there are at least six artists with variations of this name: 1) XXX, a glitter-glam rock band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in late year 2007 / early year 2008.
http://www.xxxtheband.com/
www.myspace.com/xxxsweden 2) XXX, psychedelic rock band, active late '70s. Released "Live - First Legal Bootleg Album" in year 1973. 3) XXX is progressive / metal five-piece band from Riga, Latvia formed by members of such inactive Latvian scene bands like Diversity, Cripple Fiction, DEFAME, S.I.L.S., and Strain.
Peep Show is a sleazy glam metal band from Edinburgh, Scotland. They released their debut album Out For Blood in 2008 and are recently touring UK with Drugdealer Cheerleader and Disarm. For more information check their MySpace: www.myspace.com/peepshowroxx This is also an incorrect tag for the band The Peep Show
There is more than one artist with this name: 1) Helix is a heavy metal band that formed in 1974 for a Battle of the Bands contest in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada and is best known for their 1984 single "Rock You". The original lineup consisted of singer Brian Vollmer, guitarists Brent Doerner and Paul Hackman, bassist Keith Zurbrigg and drummer Brian Doerner. In 1992, Hackman died when the group's van rolled down a 40-foot enbankment after a concert in Vancouver.