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Blue In The Face (album)
''Blue in the Face'' is the second and final doubleDrive album, released in 2003. It sold 27,000 units in the US according to Soundscan. The album reached No. 43 on Top Heatseekers, and the single taken from the album, entitled "Imprint" reached No. 22 on Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Mainstream Rock is a music chart published by '' Billboard'' magazine that ranks the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations in the United States. It is an administrative category that combines the " active rock" and " heritage rock" ... on ''Billboard'' charts. Track listing #"11:59" – 4:59 #"Imprint" – 4:14 #"Hollowbody" – 4:16 #"Million People" – 4:00 #"I Don't Care" – 3:59 #"Freightrain" – 4:11 #"Track Number 7" – 4:37 #"Evenout" – 4:10 #"Inside Out" – 3:01 #"The Hand" – 3:57 #"Big Shove" – 4:31 Credits *Donnie Hamby – vocals * Troy McLawhorn – guitars *Joshua Sattler – bass *Mike Froedge – drums *Adam Sherman – guitars All songs written by Mike F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doubledrive
doubleDrive (abbreviated dD) was an American post-grunge band from Atlanta, Georgia. Biography Originally called MK Ultra, doubleDrive arrived on the music scene in their hometown of Atlanta in late 1996. After winning the award for Atlanta's "favorite metal/extreme" band in 1998, doubleDrive signed a record deal with MCA Records and subsequently released their first studio album, ''1000 Yard Stare'', in the U.S. in August 1999. In 2001, doubleDrive began recording a second album with producer John Kurzweg. However, the band parted with MCA Records and the completed album remained unreleased. After shopping the album, the band signed with Roadrunner Records and re-entered the studio in 2002 with producer Michael Barbiero to remix the album and record new songs. ''Blue in the Face (album), Blue in the Face'' was released in the U.S., Australia and Japan in April 2003. The album peaked at No. 43 on Top Heatseekers, and the single taken from the album entitled "Imprint", reache ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Post-grunge
Post-grunge is an offshoot of grunge that has a less abrasive or intense tone than traditional grunge. Originally, the term was used almost pejoratively to label mid-1990s alternative rock bands such as Bush (British band), Bush, Candlebox, Collective Soul, Live (band), Live, Foo Fighters, and Silverchair, that emulated the original sound of grunge. In the late 1990s, post-grunge became a more clearly defined style that combined the sound and Aesthetics of music, aesthetic of grunge with more commercially accessible songwriting, rising to prominence that lasted into the 2000s. Bands such as Foo Fighters, Nickelback, Creed (band), Creed, Staind, Puddle of Mudd, Breaking Benjamin, Three Days Grace, Shinedown, Seether, and Matchbox Twenty achieved mainstream success in this second wave. Characteristics During the 1990s, a post-grunge sound emerged that emulated the attitudes and music of grunge, particularly its thick, Distortion (music), distorted guitars, but with a less intense a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative Rock
Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s with the likes of the grunge subgenre in the United States, and the Britpop and shoegaze subgenres in the United Kingdom and Ireland. During this period, many record labels were looking for "alternatives", as many Arena rock, corporate rock, hard rock, and glam metal acts from the 1980s were beginning to grow stale throughout the music industry. The emergence of Generation X as a Culture, cultural force in the 1990s also contributed greatly to the rise of alternative music. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream or arena rock, commercial rock or pop. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to musicians influenced by the musical style or independent, DIY ethic, DIY ethos of late-1970s punk rock.di Perna, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard Rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a heavier subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and Distortion (music), distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the Garage rock, garage, Psychedelic rock, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard rock music was produced by the Kinks, the Who, the Rolling Stones, Cream (band), Cream, Vanilla Fudge, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. In the late 1960s, bands such as Blue Cheer, the Jeff Beck Group, Iron Butterfly, Led Zeppelin, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Golden Earring, Steppenwolf (band), Steppenwolf, Grand Funk, Free (band), Free, and Deep Purple also produced hard rock. The genre developed into a major form of popular music in the 1970s, with the Who, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple being joined by Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, Aerosmith, Kiss (band), Kiss, Queen (band), Queen, AC/DC, Thin Lizzy and Van Halen. During the 1980s, some hard rock bands moved away from their hard rock roots and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roadrunner Records
Roadrunner Records is a Dutch–American record label focused on Heavy metal music, heavy metal and hard rock music. Founded in the Netherlands in 1980, it is now a division of Warner Music Group and is based in New York City. Formerly seen as one of the most powerful independent metal labels of the 1980s and 1990s, it would eventually become a massive host of metal acts; most seen in ''Roadrunner United'' and the following live concert. Since then, the label had continued to put out major releases. However, by the 2020s, most major acts had left the label; it was also acquired by Warner, being relegated to something much smaller than before. History The label was launched in 1980 in the Netherlands. Roadrunner's initial business was importing North American metal-band recordings into Europe. In 1986, Roadrunner opened its US headquarters in New York City and later opened offices in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Japan, Australia, Denmark, Russia and Canada. Early success ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Barbiero
Michael Francis Barbiero (born June 25, 1949)Infidel Biography . Infidel Records. Retrieved September 22, 2010. is an American record producer, mixer, engineer, and songwriter. Biography Barbiero has worked with a number of artists, such as , ,Slash2007, Harper Collins, pg 177-180 Tesla, |
1000 Yard Stare
''1,000 Yard Stare'' is the debut album from Atlanta rock band doubleDrive, released in 1999 on MCA Records. The album produced one single, "Tattooed Bruise", which peaked at No. 22 on the US Mainstream Rock chart. The band included a cover of "Mexican Radio" as a hidden track. Track listing *1. "Belief System" - 4:17 *2. "Dressed in Light" - 3:06 *3. "1000 Yard Stare" (co-written by Clint Lowery) - 4:43 *4. "Hell" - 3:37 *5. "Smaller" - 3:36 *6. "Vamp" - 4:21 *7. "Sacrifice" (co-written by Corey Lowery) - 3:42 *8. "Gone" - 4:05 *9. Tattooed Bruise" - 3:02 *10. "Reason" - 3:13 *11. "Stand By" (lyrics co-written by Dustin Lowery) - 5:01 (Stand By ends at 2:41 with the rest of the track being filed by silence and unknown noises) *87. "Mexican Radio" (Wall of Voodoo cover) - 5:16 Tracks 12-86 consists solely of a few seconds of silence. Credits *Donnie Hamby - vocals *Troy McLawhorn - guitars *Josh Sattler - bass *Mike Froedge - drums Production *Troy McLawhorn - producer *Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Musical ensemble, bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All-Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar, and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as compact discs (CDs) replaced LP record, LPs and cassette (format), cassettes as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it, he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Heatseekers
The Heatseekers charts were "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine. The Heatseekers Albums and the Heatseekers Songs charts were introduced by ''Billboard'' in 1991 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical recording artists. Albums and songs appearing on Top Heatseekers would also concurrently appear on the ''Billboard'' 200 or ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Although the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers charts were discontinued in December 2014, some regional editions (such as ''Billboard Japan'') still host their own Heatseekers Songs charts. Albums chart The Heatseekers Albums chart contains 25 positions that are ranked by Nielsen SoundScan sales data, and charts album titles from "new or developing acts" as determined by the acts' historical chart performance (the chart occasionally expanded to 50 positions throughout the years as well). Once an artist/act has had an album place in the top 100 of the ''Billboard'' Top 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks
Mainstream Rock is a music chart published by '' Billboard'' magazine that ranks the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations in the United States. It is an administrative category that combines the " active rock" and " heritage rock" formats. The chart was launched in March 1981 as Rock Albums & Top Tracks. The name changed multiple times afterwards: first to Top Rock Tracks, then to Album Rock Tracks, and finally to its current Mainstream Rock in 1996. The first number-one song on this chart was " I Can't Stand It" by Eric Clapton on March 21, 1981. History The "Rock Albums & Top Tracks" charts were introduced in the issue of ''Billboard'' that the parent company published on March 21, 1981.Joel Whitburn. ''Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981–2008.'' Hal Leonard Corporation, 2008p. 6. The 50-slot based and 60-slot based positional charts ranked airplay on album rock type radio stations in the United States. Because album-oriented rock stations often focused on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Charts
The ''Billboard'' charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs and albums in the United States and elsewhere. The results are published in ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' magazine. ''Billboard'' biz, the online extension of the ''Billboard'' charts, provides additional weekly charts, as well as year-end charts. The three most important charts are the Billboard Global 200, ''Billboard'' Global 200 for songs globally, the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for songs in the United States of America and the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 for albums in the United States of America, and other charts may be dedicated to a specific genre such as R&B, country, or rock, or they may cover all genres. The charts can be ranked according to sales, streams, or airplay, and for main song charts such as the Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100 or Billboard Global 200, Global 200 (though the latter globally) song chart, all three data are used to compile the charts. For the Billboard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troy McLawhorn
William Troy McLawhorn (born November 4, 1968) is an American musician who has been a guitarist in the rock band Evanescence since 2007. He has also worked with the bands Seether, Dark New Day, doubleDrive, Still Rain, and Gibraltar. Early career McLawhorn was formerly of the bands Seether, doubleDrive and Still Rain. After the demise of his first band, Still Rain, McLawhorn helped form doubleDrive in 1996 and landed a recording contract with MCA records in 1998. They scored a top 20 hit with the song "Tattooed Bruise" from their debut album ''1000 Yard Stare''. The band left MCA and signed a new deal with Roadrunner Records in 2001 and released their second album, '' Blue in the Face'', with the song "Imprint" reaching into the top 20 also. McLawhorn was an active member until December 2003, when the band broke up. Following this, he joined Corey Lowery and Will Hunt and they began working on new material, which would later become the band Dark New Day, which also included ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
