Male Musicians

5 SECONDS OF SUMMER (5 SOS) 5 Seconds of Summer (commonly abbreviated as 5SOS) is an Australian pop punk band. Formed in Sydney in 2011, the band consists of Luke Hemmings (lead vocals, guitar), Michael Clifford (guitar, vocals), Calum Hood (bass guitar, vocals), and Ashton Irwin (drums, vocals). The group were originally YouTube celebrities, posting videos of themselves covering songs from various artists throughout 2011. The group gained a small following in 2012 after posting a series of cover versions of popular songs on YouTube. They rose to international fame while touring with One Direction on the Take Me Home Tour. The group ha…

Dire Straits were a British rock band, formed by Mark Knopfler (vocals and lead guitar), his younger brother David Knopfler (rhythm guitar and vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar and vocals), and Pick Withers (drums and percussion), and managed by Ed Bicknell, active between 1977 and 1995. Although the band was formed in an era when punk rock was at the forefront, Dire Straits played a more bluesy style, albeit with a stripped-down sound that appealed to audiences weary of the overproduced stadium rock of the 1970s. In their early days, Mark and David requested that pub owners turn down their sound so that patrons could converse while the band played, an indication of thei…

Ektor Alexander Varkatzas (born January 17, 1982 in Orange County, California) is the lead vocalist for the post-hardcore/metalcore band Atreyu. He is half-Greek and his real first name is "Ektor" (pronounced "Hector"). He has a large number of tattoos, many of which are based on Japanese and horror movie imagery. He currently lives in Orange County. Varkatzas is a health and fitness fanatic and no longer drinks alcohol. Varkatzas' appearance has gone through many changes since the release of Suicide Notes And Butterfly Kisses and The Curse; he has slimmed down and dyed his hair from black to dirty blonde. Most of Atreyu's 2006 album, A Death-Grip on Yesterday, is based …

Gerard Way Gerard Arthur Way (born April 9, 1977) is an American musician who serves as the frontman, lead vocalist and co-founder of the band My Chemical Romance. He is the elder brother of the band's bass player, Mikey Way. Background Way was born in Summit, New Jersey to Donald and Donna Lee Way; he is of Scottish and Italian descent. He first began singing in fourth grade, when he played the part of Peter Pan in a school production of the play. His maternal grandmother, Elena Lee Rush, taught him to sing, paint, and perform and has referred to her in interviews saying 'she has taught me everything I know'. After graduating from Belleville High School …

Birth Name: Thomas Matthew DeLonge Jr. Height: 6'4" Bio: Thomas Matthew Delonge was born to Connie and Thomas Delonge on December 13, 1975 in Poway, California. He has an older brother named Shon and a younger sister named Kari. He attended Poway High School and was Homecoming King. A friend gave him a guitar for his 15th birthday. When he was away at camp as a kid, a guy started his interest in Punk rock. Some of his favorite bands are NOFX, Descendents, 'Screaching Weasel', Jimmy Eat World, and The Queers. Blink 182 started in 1992. Tom is the guitarist and vocalist of the band. Box Car Racer was a side project in he started in 2002 and released one album. Tom formed A…

The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member. The Cure first began releasing music in the late 1970s with its debut album Three Imaginary Boys (1979); this, along with several early singles, placed the band as part of the post-punk and New Wave movements that had sprung up in the wake of the punk rock revolution in the United Kingdom. During the early 1980s, the band's increasingly dark and tormented music helped form the gothic rock genre. After the release of Pornography (1982), the band's …

Chicago is an American rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. The self-described "rock and roll band with horns" began as a politically charged, sometimes experimental, rock band and later moved to a predominantly softer sound, becoming famous for producing a number of hit ballads. They had a steady stream of hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Second only to The Beach Boys in terms of Billboard singles and albums chart success among American bands, Chicago is one of the longest running and most successful pop/rock and roll groups. Chicago re-teamed with producer Phil Ramone in October 2010 to begin work on a new album. According to Billboard, Chicago was the lea…

Children of Bodom is a metal band from Espoo, Finland. There is some contention regarding the band's genre classification, but in general the band's musical style can be described as a cross between melodic death metal and power metal (with some concluding this tag only includes their earlier works[5]). Their name was derived from the Lake Bodom murders. Wikipedia http://media.putfile.com/02-children_of_bo...ps_i_did_it_aga

George Ryan Ross III (b. August 30, 1986 in Summerlin, Nevada) is the lead guitarist and back-up vocalist for the band Panic! at the Disco. He is notably the original and only lyricist for songs on the band's debut album A Fever You Can't Sweat Out. Early life George Ryan Ross was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada where he attended Bishop Gorman High School, and met Spencer Smith (drummer of Panic! at the Disco) through their fathers' work. He studied at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas but dropped out after a semester to focus on music[1]. Two songs, "Camisado" and "Nails For Breakfast, Tacks for Snacks", on Panic! at the Disco's debut album A Fever You Can't Sw…

Motörhead are a British rock band formed in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Ian Fraser Kilmister, known mostly by his stage name Lemmy, who has remained the sole constant member. The band pre-dated, but are sometimes regarded as part of, the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, which re-energised heavy metal in the late 1970s and early 1980s.[3] Usually a power trio, Motörhead had particular success in the early 1980s with several successful singles in the UK Top 40 chart. The albums Overkill, Bomber, Ace of Spades, and particularly No Sleep 'til Hammersmith, cemented Motörhead's reputation as one of Britain's foremost rock bands.[4] Motörhead are typically classified …

Zeljko Joksimovic was born on 20 April 1972 in Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia, and grew up in the city of Valjevo. Zeljko’s first international success came at the age of 12, when he won the title of First Accordion of Europe at the prestigious music festival in Paris. He graduated from the Music University in Belgrade and launched his professional music career in 1997. In 1998 he won a contest at the Pjesma Mediterana festival with the song "Pesma Sirena", which led to opportunities to perform at more prestigious festivals in Belarus. The Serbian musician won the "Grand-Prix" award at two festivals in that country. Zeljko is multi-lingual, being fluent in Greek, English, …

Erik Schrody (born August 18, 1969, in Valley Stream, New York), better known by his stage name Everlast, is an Irish-American rapper and singer-songwriter, best known for his hit "What It's Like", and for his genre-crossing mix of hip-hop and acoustic-based rock music. He was the frontman for rap group House of Pain until 1996. In 2000, he won a Grammy for best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal with latin rock musician Carlos Santana performing Put Your Lights On on Santana's 1999 album Supernatural (see 1999 in music). Early days and House of Pain Emerging as a member of the Rhyme Syndicate, Everlast's first solo album Forever Everlasting (1990)—which was …

Birth name David Darnell Brown Born March 15, 1981 (age 26) Origin Nashville, Tennessee, United States Genre(s) Hip-Hop, Southern Rap, Gangsta Rap Occupation(s) Hip Hop Artist Years active 2003 – present Label(s) Cash Money Records (???-??), G-Unit, Interscope, Ca$hville, Sha Money Management Associated acts G-Unit, B.G., Young Jeezy, T.I. Website Young-Buck.com Young Buck (born March 15, 1981) is an American rap artist. He is a platinum-selling musician and is currently a part of rap group G-Unit and is signed to G-Unit Records.

Wow this man needs more attention! Anyone who's heard "Iris" knows what i'm talking about! mini bio: John Joseph Theodore Rzeznik was born to Joseph and Edith Rzeznik, the youngest of their five children. From early on in his life John found that his parents were constantly arguing due to his fathers drinking problem. His father died at the age of 55 as result of alcohol complications. As the family were trying to come to terms with the death of Joe, John's life was completely shattered just over a year later when his mother died of a sudden heart attack. At the age of 16 John had lost both of his parents and was to be raised by his four older sisters. During this …

Darren Jay Ashba (born November 10, 1972 in Monticello, Indiana) is an American guitarist and songwriter. He is currently a guitarist in Sixx:A.M. and Guns N' Roses, and is also known for his work with hard rock bands BulletBoys, and Beautiful Creatures. Ashba has worked with various artists including Mötley Crüe, Drowning Pool, Marion Raven, Aimee Allen and Neil Diamond. Early life Darren Jay "DJ" Ashba was born in Monticello, Indiana on November 10, 1972. Soon after the Ashba family relocated to Fairbury, Illinois where Ashba was raised by his mother after his father left. Growing up he began learning a variety of different instruments such as the Drums and electric …

You Me At Six (often styled youmeatsix) are a British rock band from Weybridge, Surrey. The current line up consists of Josh Franceschi (lead vocals), Max Helyer (guitar, backing vocals), Chris Miller (guitar), Matt Barnes (bass) and Dan Flint (drums). The band rose to fame in 2008 with the success of their debut album, Take Off Your Colours, which included popular singles such as "Save It for the Bedroom", "Finders Keepers" and "Kiss and Tell".

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Leonard Norman Cohen,(born 21 September 1934) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. His work often deals with the exploration of religion, isolation, sexuality and interpersonal relationships. Famously reclusive,having once spent several years in a Zen Buddhist monastery, and possessing a persona frequently associated with mystique,he is extremely well-regarded by critics for his literary accomplishments, for the richness of his lyrics, and for producing an output of work of high artistic quality over a five-decade career. Musically, Cohen's earliest songs (ma…

James Andrew Arthur (born 2 March 1988)is an English singer and musician who won the ninth series of The X Factor in 2012. His debut single, "Impossible", was released after the final and debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart on 16 December 2012 in its first week of release. It has since gone on to sell over 1 million copies and become the best-selling The X Factor winner's single of all time. Twitter official fanpage Wiki

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House of Pain is an Irish-American hip-hop group who released three albums in the 1990s before lead rapper Everlast left to pursue his solo career again. The group is best known for its 1992 hit single "Jump Around", which reached #3 in the United States, #6 in Ireland and #8 in the United Kingdom.[1] Band history Rise to fame After a brief unsuccessful solo career, Everlast teamed up with DJ Lethal and high school friend Danny Boy to form House of Pain.[1] The group was signed to Tommy Boy Records, and their self-titled debut album (1992) went multi-platinum, spawning the successful DJ Muggs produced single "Jump Around". This song was also remixed twice by Pete Rock, on…

I found out about this singer named Raphael. He is from France and apparently very popular there. Caravane (the single and album) are great.

Circus of Power was a rock band from New York and Los Angeles, USA. The band formed in 1986 in New York City. A no-frills band heavy on tattoos, biker-band lyrics and leather, the band consisted of vocalist Alex Mitchell, guitar players Ricky Mahler and Gary Sunshine, bassist Craymore Stevens, and drummer Ryan Maher. The group played in New York for several years until they were signed by RCA Records. Around 1990, Gary Sunshine switched to guitar, and Zowie joined as bassist. In 1990, Circus of Power got a huge break, being named as the lone opening band (for the complete tour) opening for Black Sabbath on their Tyr album. Zowie was replaced by Marc 'Frap' Frappier, and M…

Black Sabbath are an English rock band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1968 by Ozzy Osbourne (lead vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass guitar), and Bill Ward (drums). The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of twenty-two musicians have at one time been members of Black Sabbath. Originally formed as a heavy blues-rock band named Earth, the band began incorporating occult- and horror-inspired lyrics with tuned-down guitars, changing their name to Black Sabbath and achieving multiple platinum records in the 1970s. Despite an association with occult and horror them…