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Traditional Heavy Metal

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

Alice CooperPerson · Music memorabiliaAlice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American singer and songwriter.
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.
Claude SchnellPerson · Music memorabiliaClaude Schnell (born May 17, 1955) is an American keyboardist who has been a member of the bands Magic, Rough Cutt, Dio, and Last in Line.
Daisuke IshiwatariIllustrator · IllustrationDaisuke Ishiwatari is a South African-born Japanese video game developer, illustrator, and composer. He is best known for creating the 2D fighting game series Guilty Gear.
Eddie Van HalenPerson · Music memorabiliaEdward Lodewijk Van Halen (lang; January 26, 1955 – October 6, 2020) was an American musician and songwriter.
Freddie MercuryArtist · PaintingsFreddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British singer, songwriter and pianist who achieved global fame as the lead vocalist and pianist of the…
Geoff TatePerson · Music memorabiliaGeoff Tate was born in 1959 at Stuttgart. Geoff Tate was recorded as having studied at Woodrow Wilson High School.
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.
Jake E. LeePerson · Music memorabiliaJake E. Lee (born Jakey Lou Williams; February 15, 1957) is an American musician best known as lead guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne between 1982 and 1987 and later as a member of the heavy…
Jason NewstedPerson · Music memorabiliaJason Curtis Newsted (born March 4, 1963) is an American musician, best known as the bassist of heavy metal band Metallica from 1986 to 2001.
Jeordie WhitePerson · Music memorabiliaJeordie Osbourne White (born 20 June, 1971), better known as Twiggy Ramirez or simply Twiggy, is an American musician, mostly known as the former bassist and guitarist of the rock band…
Joe ElliottPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Thomas Elliott (born 1 August 1959) is an English musician, best known as the lead singer and one of the founding members of the hard rock band Def Leppard.
Joey TempestPerson · Music memorabiliaRolf Magnus Joakim Larsson (born 19 August 1963), known professionally as Joey Tempest, is a Swedish musician and the lead vocalist of the rock band Europe.
Jon Bon JoviPerson · Film memorabiliaJohn Francis Bongiovi Jr. (born March 2, 1962), known professionally as Jon Bon Jovi, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor.
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…
Mic MichaeliPerson · Music memorabiliaGunnar Mathias "Mic" Michaeli (born 11 November 1962) is a Swedish musician best known as the keyboardist for the rock band Europe.
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…
Rob NicholsonPerson · Music memorabiliaRob Nicholson (born November 24, 1969) also known as Blasko, is an American bassist, musician and manager.
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…
Rudolf SchenkerPerson · Music memorabiliaHeinrich Rudolf Schenker (born 31 August 1948) is a German guitarist and songwriter, best known as the founder and leader of the hard rock band Scorpions.
Scott IanPerson · Music memorabiliaScott Ian (born Scott Ian Rosenfeld, December 31, 1963) is an American musician, best known as the rhythm guitarist, lyricist and co-founder of the thrash metal band Anthrax, of which he is…
SlashPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born in Hampstead.
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.
Steven AdlerPerson · Music memorabiliaStephen Adler (disambiguation)
Tom MorelloPerson · Music memorabiliaThomas Baptist Morello (born May 30, 1964) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and political activist.
Udo DirkschneiderPerson · Music memorabiliaUdo Dirkschneider (born 6 April 1952) is a German singer who first rose to fame with the heavy metal band Accept.
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…
Wolf HoffmannPhotographer · PhotographyWolf Hoffmann (born 10 December 1959) is a German musician, primarily known as the guitarist of heavy metal band Accept, having played in all of their lineups since 1976.

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