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Heavy Metal Music

115 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Adrian VandenbergArtist · PaintingsAdriaan van den Berg (born 31 January 1954), known as Adrian "Adje" Vandenberg, is a Dutch rock guitarist, best known for his tenure as one of the guitarists in Whitesnake during their…
Alice CooperPerson · Music memorabiliaAlice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American singer and songwriter.
Anders NyströmPerson · Music memorabiliaAnders Nyström (born 22 April 1975), also known as Blakkheim (or formerly Blackheim), is a Swedish musician, best known as a founding member of Katatonia and Bloodbath alongside Jonas…
Axel Rudi PellPerson · Music memorabiliaAxel Rudi Pell (born 27 June 1960) is a German hard rock guitarist. Formerly of the speed metal band Steeler, he has pursued a solo career since the late 1980s–early 1990s with the…
Axl RosePerson · Music memorabiliaHe has been the band's only constant member since its formation in
Baratos AfinsOrganisation · Music memorabiliaBaratos Afins is a long-established Brazilian record label and store, based in São Paulo city.
Biff ByfordPerson · Music memorabiliaPeter Rodney "Biff" Byford (born 15 January 1951) is an English singer best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Saxon.
Billy MilanoPerson · Music memorabiliaBilly Milano (born June 5, 1964) is an American heavy metal and hardcore punk musician.
Bob EzrinPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Alan Ezrin (born March 25, 1949) is a Canadian music producer and keyboardist, best known for his work with Lou Reed, Alice Cooper, Aerosmith, Kiss, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Peter…
Bob RockPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Jens Rock (born April 19, 1954) is a Canadian record producer, recording engineer, and musician.
Brann DailorPerson · Music memorabiliaBrann Timothy Dailor (born March 19, 1975) is an American musician, best known as a member of heavy metal band Mastodon, in which he is the drummer and one of the vocalists.
Brian TatlerPerson · Music memorabiliaDiamond Head are an English heavy metal band formed in Stourbridge, West Midlands, in 1976.
Chris ImpellitteriPerson · Music memorabiliaChris Impellitteri (born September 25, 1964) is an American guitarist and songwriter, who is the lead guitarist and founder of the heavy metal band Impellitteri.
Craig GoldyPerson · Music memorabiliaThomas "Craig" Goldy (born November 6, 1961) is an American musician, best known as the guitarist of the rock bands Dio and Giuffria.
Criss OlivaPerson · Music memorabiliaChristopher Michael Oliva (April 3, 1963 – October 17, 1993) was an American musician who was the lead guitarist and co-founder of the heavy metal band Savatage.
Dan DoneganPerson · Music memorabiliaDaniel Joseph Donegan (born August 1, 1968) is an American musician who is the guitarist and one of the founding members of heavy metal band Disturbed.
Dave LombardoPerson · Music memorabiliaDavid Lombardo (born February 16, 1965) is a Cuban-American drummer, best known as a co-founding member of the thrash metal band Slayer.
Dave MurrayPerson · Music memorabiliaDavid Michael Murray (born 23 December 1956) is an English guitarist, best known as a member of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden.
Dee SniderPerson · Music memorabiliaDaniel "Dee" Snider (born March 15, 1955) is an American musician, radio, and television personality best known as the former lead singer and songwriter of the heavy metal band Twisted…
Dennis DunawayPerson · Music memorabiliaDennis Dunaway (born December 9, 1946) is an American musician, best known as the original bass guitarist for the rock band Alice Cooper.
Devin TownsendPerson · Music memorabiliaDevin Garrett Townsend (born May 5, 1972) is a Canadian singer, guitarist, songwriter, and record producer.
Dez FafaraPerson · Music memorabiliaBradley James "Dez" Fafara is an American vocalist who performs in the metal bands DevilDriver and Coal Chamber.
Dick LövgrenPerson · Music memorabiliaDick August Lövgren (born 11 November 1980) is a Swedish musician. He is the bass guitarist for extreme metal band Meshuggah, which he joined in 2004.
Dino CazaresPerson · Music memorabiliaDino Cazares (born September 2, 1966) is an American musician, best known as the guitarist and one of the co-founders of industrial metal band Fear Factory.
Diwphalanx RecordsOrganisation · Music memorabiliaDiwphalanx Records is a Japanese rock music record label, which primarily releases Japanese bands.
Eric SingerPerson · Music memorabiliaEric Singer (born Eric Doyle Mensinger; May 12, 1958) is an American drummer. Known as a drummer and vocalist in the hard rock band Kiss across three stints (1991–1996, 2001–2002,…
Fernando RibeiroAuthor · BooksFernando Ribeiro (born August 26, 1974) is a Portuguese singer, vocalist, and lyricist for the Portuguese gothic metal band Moonspell.
Geoff NichollsPerson · Music memorabiliaGeoffrey James Nicholls (29 February 1944 – 28 January 2017) was an English guitarist and keyboardist, and longtime member of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath until 2004.
Geoff TatePerson · Music memorabiliaGeoff Tate was born in 1959 at Stuttgart. Geoff Tate was recorded as having studied at Woodrow Wilson High School.
Good Life RecordingsOrganisation · Music memorabiliaGood Life Recordings is a Belgian independent record label which was founded in 1996 by Edward Verhaeghe, who had been the lead vocalist of Nations on Fire.
Greg LeonPerson · Music memorabiliaGregory Jay Leon (born May 19, 1958) is an American guitarist best known for his involvement with American heavy metal bands Quiet Riot and toured with Dokken.
Gus GPerson · Music memorabiliaKonstantinos Karamitroudis (born 12 September 1980), better known as Gus G, is a Greek heavy metal guitarist. He currently plays with his band Firewind.
HeinoPerson · Music memorabiliaHeinz Georg Kramm (born 13 December 1938), known professionally as Heino, is a German singer of Schlager and traditional Volksmusik.
HellaPerson · Music memorabiliaShe was born in Finland.
Henry RollinsPerson · Music memorabiliaHenry Lawrence Garfield (born February 13, 1961), known professionally as Henry Rollins, is an American singer, writer, spoken word artist, actor, comedian, and presenter.
Hiro YamamotoPerson · Music memorabiliaHiro D. Yamamoto (born April 13, 1961) is an American bassist who was a founding member of grunge band Soundgarden, along with Kim Thayil and Chris Cornell, in 1984.
Ian HauglandPerson · Music memorabiliaJan-Håkan "Ian" Haugland (born 13 August 1964) is a Norwegian-Swedish drummer in the Swedish rock band Europe.
Igor Pablo CavaleraPerson · Music memorabiliaIgor Graziano Cavalera (born 4 September 1970) is a Brazilian musician, best known as the former drummer for the heavy metal band Sepultura, which he co-founded with his brother Max in…
Ingo SchwichtenbergPerson · Music memorabiliaSmile" Schwichtenberg (18 May 1965 – 8 March 1995) was a German drummer and one of the founding members of the power metal band Helloween.
Init RecordsOrganisation · Music memorabiliaInit Records (often stylized as INIT) is an American independent record label founded in January 2001 in Mankato, Minnesota by Steven Williams.
Jack StarrPerson · Music memorabiliaJack Starr (born August 22, 1950) is an American heavy metal and blues guitarist.
Jani LiimatainenPerson · Music memorabiliaJani Allan Kristian Liimatainen (born 9 September 1980) is a Finnish guitarist. He came to prominence as the guitarist for the power metal band Sonata Arctica between 1996 and 2007, and has…
Jeff FenholtPerson · Music memorabiliaJeffrey Craig Fenholt (September 15, 1950 – September 10, 2019) was an American musician, singer, actor, and televangelist.
Jeff PilsonPerson · Music memorabiliaJeffrey Steven Pilson (born January 19, 1958) is an American musician best known for being the bass player in the glam metal band Dokken and currently classic rock band Foreigner.
Jeff WatersPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born in Ontario and resides in the UK. Waters has owned Watersound Studios since
Jess MargeraPerson · Music memorabiliaJesse Margera (born August 28, 1978) is an American musician and television personality. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band CKY, which he co-founded in 1998.
Joakim BrodénPerson · Music memorabiliaJoakim "Jocke" Brodén (born 5 October 1980) is a Swedish-Czech musician who is the lead vocalist, keyboardist and occasional rhythm guitarist of the power metal band Sabaton.
Joey CastilloPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph William Castillo (born March 30, 1966) is an American musician. He is best known for being the drummer of the stoner rock band Queens of the Stone Age from 2002 to 2012.
Jon SchafferPerson · Music memorabiliaJon Ryan Schaffer (born March 15, 1968) is an American heavy metal musician. He is the rhythm guitarist, bandleader and principal songwriter of the Indiana-based heavy metal band Iced…
Josh HommePerson · Music memorabiliaJoshua Michael Homme III (born May 17, 1973) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer.
Kai HansenPerson · Music memorabiliaKai Michael Hansen (born 17 January 1963) is a German musician who is the founder, lead guitarist and vocalist of power metal band Gamma Ray.
KaoruPerson · Music memorabiliaDir En Grey (stylized as DIR EN GREY and previously as Dir en grey) is a Japanese heavy metal band formed in February 1997 and currently signed to Firewall Div, a sub-division of Free-Will.
Keith OlsenPerson · Music memorabiliaKeith Alan Olsen (May 12, 1945 – March 9, 2020) was an American record producer and sound engineer, who worked with Magnum, Rick Springfield, Fleetwood Mac, Ozzy Osbourne, Grateful Dead,…
Kenny EarlPerson · Music memorabiliaManowar is an American heavy metal band from Auburn, New York. Formed in 1980, the group is known for lyrics based on fantasy (particularly sword and sorcery) and mythology (particularly…
Kenny HickeyPerson · Music memorabiliaKenneth Shaun Hickey (born May 22, 1966) is an American musician. He was the guitarist, backing and occasional co-lead vocalist of the gothic metal band Type O Negative, whom he played for…
King DiamondPerson · Music memorabiliaKim Bendix Petersen (born 14 June 1956), better known by his stage name King Diamond, is a Danish rock musician.
Larry LaLondePerson · Music memorabiliaReid Laurence LaLonde (born September 12, 1968), also known as Ler LaLonde, is an American musician.
Lars UlrichPerson · Music memorabiliaLars Ulrich (lang; born 26 December 1963) is a Danish musician who is the drummer and a founding member of American heavy metal band Metallica.
LemmyPerson · Music memorabiliaIan Fraser Kilmister (24 December 1945 – 28 December 2015), better known as Lemmy or Lemmy Kilmister, was an English musician best known for being the founder, lead vocalist, bassist and…
Leslie WestPerson · Music memorabiliaLeslie Abel West (born Weinstein; October 22, 1945 – December 23, 2020) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter.
Lion MusicOrganisation · Music memorabiliaLars Eric "Lasse" Mattsson is a Finnish guitarist, songwriter, and producer known for his contributions to the neoclassical metal genre.
M. ShadowsPerson · Music memorabiliaMatthew Charles Sanders (born July 31, 1981), known by his stage name M. Shadows, is an American singer who is the lead vocalist and a founding member of heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold.
Marco HietalaPerson · Music memorabiliaMarko Tapani "Marco" Hietala (born 14 January 1966) is a Finnish heavy metal musician.
Mark JansenPerson · Music memorabiliaMarkus Hubertus Johannes Jansen (born 15 December 1978) is a Dutch guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter.
Matt HeafyPerson · Music memorabiliaMatthew Kiichi Heafy (born January 26, 1986) is a Japanese-American guitarist and singer best known as the frontman of heavy metal band Trivium.
Matthias JabsPerson · Music memorabiliaMatthias Jabs (born 25 October 1955) is a German musician, best known as the lead/rhythm guitarist of the hard rock band Scorpions.
Michael WagenerPerson · Music memorabiliaMichael Wagener (born 25 April 1951) is a German retired record producer, mixer and engineer from Hamburg, best known for his work with many popular American hard rock and heavy metal bands…
Michael WeikathPerson · Music memorabiliaMichael Ingo Joachim "Weiki" Weikath (born 7 August 1962) is a German musician, best known as a founding member and one of the guitarists of pioneering power metal band Helloween.
Mike WeadPerson · Music memorabilia
Mystic ProductionOrganisation · Music memorabiliaMystic Production is a Polish independent record label. It was founded by Barbara Mikuła in 1995 in Skała.
Neil BuchananPerson · Film memorabiliaNeil Buchanan (born 11 October 1956) is an English artist, photographer, and musician, best known for his work on British children's television.
Neurot RecordingsOrganisation · Music memorabiliaNeurot Recordings is an American independent record label founded by members of avant-garde metal band Neurosis in 1999.
New Renaissance RecordsOrganisation · Music memorabiliaNew Renaissance Records is an American record label founded in 1984 by Ann Boleyn, who also is the lead singer of the group Hellion.
Nick OliveriPerson · Music memorabiliaNick Steven Oliveri (born October 21, 1971) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter.
Oliver HartmannPerson · Music memorabiliaOliver Hartmann (born 28 June 1970 in Rüsselsheim, West Germany) is a German heavy metal vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, and producer who performed in various acts, either as guitarist,…
Peter BaltesPerson · Music memorabiliaPeter Baltes (born 4 April 1958) is a German musician, best known as former bassist of heavy metal band Accept and as current bassist of U.D.O.
Phil CampbellPerson · Music memorabiliaPhilip Anthony Campbell (7 May 1961 – 13 March 2026) was a Welsh rock musician, best known as the guitarist in Motörhead from 1984 until its disbandment in 2015 upon the death of founder…
Ralf ScheepersPerson · Music memorabiliaRalf Scheepers (born 5 February 1965) is a German singer and the lead vocalist for the heavy metal band Primal Fear. He has also sung in Gamma Ray and Tyran' Pace.
Randy CastilloPerson · Music memorabiliaRandolpho Francisco Castillo (December 18, 1950 – March 26, 2002) was an American musician.
Randy RhoadsPerson · Music memorabiliaRandall William Rhoads (December 6, 1956 – March 19, 1982) was an American guitarist.
Ray LuzierPerson · Music memorabiliaRaymond Lee Luzier (born June 14, 1970) is an American musician. He is the drummer of nu metal band Korn, becoming a full-time member of the band in April 2009.
Richard ChristyPerson · Film memorabiliaThomas Richard Christy Jr. (born April 1, 1974) is an American drummer, musician, comedian, and radio personality, best known for being the former drummer for several heavy metal bands…
Ritual ProductionsOrganisation · Music memorabilia
Rob NicholsonPerson · Music memorabiliaRob Nicholson (born November 24, 1969) also known as Blasko, is an American bassist, musician and manager.
Robert PlantPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Anthony Plant (born 20 August 1948) is an English singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band Led Zeppelin from its founding in 1968 until their…
Ross the BossPerson · Music memorabiliaRoss Friedman (January 3, 1954 – March 26, 2026), popularly known as Ross the Boss, was an American guitarist, noted for being a founding member of both the punk band the Dictators and the…
Roy ZPerson · Music memorabiliaRoy Z Ramirez (born 21 February 1968)[1][2] is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer, best known for his work with Bruce Dickinson (from Iron Maiden), Halford, and Judas…
Rudy SarzoPerson · Music memorabiliaRodolfo Maximiliano Sarzo Lavieille Grande Ruiz Payret y Chaumont (born November 18, 1950) is a Cuban-American hard rock/heavy metal bassist.
Sami Yli-SirniöPerson · Music memorabiliaSami Yli-Sirniö (born 10 April 1972) is a Finnish musician who is currently the lead guitarist of the German band Kreator and the Finnish metal bands Waltari and Barren Earth.
ShagrathPerson · Music memorabiliaStian Tomt Thoresen (born 18 November 1976), known professionally as Shagrath, is a Norwegian musician.
Shannon LarkinPerson · Music memorabiliaJames Shannon Larkin (born April 24, 1967) is an American musician, best known as the former drummer of the rock band Godsmack.
Sleaszy Rider RecordsOrganisation · Music memorabiliaSleaszy Rider Records is an independent record label which was founded in 1999 by Tolis G. Palantzas. The head office of the label is located in Greece.
Snowy ShawPhotographer · PhotographySnowy Shaw (born Tommie Mike Christer Helgesson; 25 July 1968) is a Swedish musician based in the port city of Gothenburg in the west coast of Sweden.
Steve HarrisPerson · Music memorabiliaStephen Percy Harris (born 12 March 1956) is an English musician and songwriter, best known as the bassist for heavy metal band Iron Maiden, which he founded in 1975.
Steve JonesPerson · Music memorabiliaStephen Philip Jones (born 3 September 1955) is an English guitarist, best known as a member of the punk band Sex Pistols.
Steve SouzaPerson · Music memorabiliaSteve "Zetro" Souza (born March 24, 1964) is an American musician, best known for his work as a former lead vocalist with thrash metal band Exodus from 1986 to 1994, 2002 to 2004, and 2014…
Swimming With Sharks RecordsOrganisation · Music memorabiliaSwimming With Sharks Records is an independent record label founded in Dallas, Texas by drummer Noah "Shark" Robertson in 2011.
Trustkill RecordsOrganisation · Music memorabiliaTrustkill Records is an American independent record label that started as a hardcore punk fanzine in April 1993.
Under One FlagOrganisation · Music memorabiliaUnder One Flag was a British record label from London, which catered to a heavy metal audience, particularly thrash metal.
Ván RecordsOrganisation · Music memorabiliaVán Records is a German record label based in Herzogenrath. It was founded in 2004 by Sven Dinninghoff, who was a member of Black Metal bands Nagelfar and Graupel in the mid-1990s.
Victor SmolskiPerson · Music memorabiliaVictor Dmitriyevich Smolski (Russian: Виктор Дмитриевич Смольский, Belarusian: Віктар Дзмітрыевіч Смольскі, born 1 February 1969) is a guitarist who was a member of the German heavy metal…
Vinnie PaulPerson · Music memorabiliaVincent Paul Abbott (March 11, 1964 – June 22, 2018) was an American musician best known for being the drummer and co-founder of the heavy metal band Pantera.
Yngwie MalmsteenPerson · Music memorabiliaYngwie Johan Malmsteen (born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, lang on 30 June 1963) is a Swedish-American guitarist.
YoshikiDesigner · FashionYoshiki Hayashi (林佳樹, Hayashi Yoshiki, born November 20, 1965), known mononymously as Yoshiki, is a Japanese musician, songwriter, composer, record producer, film director, and fashion…

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