Rocklahoma is an annual 3-day hard rock and metal festival held in
Pryor, Oklahoma. The festival features 3 official stages, as well as many unofficial campground parties and performing acts and onsite vendors. There were an estimated 100,000 people (about 30,000 per day) at the first annual Rocklahoma held in 2007.
The Third Annual Rocklahoma had over seventy bands on four stages, including favorites from previous Rocklahoma festivals, Beautiful Creatures, LA Guns featuring Tracii Guns, Bang Tango, Lillian Axe, Gypsy Pistoleros and Faster Pussycat. Included on the side stages are bands from all over Europe.
Coffee table books for Rocklahoma 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 have been published and are available on the web.
Rocklahoma saw 2020 get deferred to 2021, when it resumed.
Lineups
2007
There were approximately eight bands playing per day for four days at Rocklahoma 2007. These bands were as follows:
Thursday, July 12
* Uro Steppe
* Gypsy Pistoleros
* Hollywood Roses
*
Lillian Axe (replaced
Tigertailz
Tigertailz are a Welsh glam metal band from Cardiff. Their 1990 album '' Bezerk'' made the Top 40 on the UK Albums Chart and contained the hit singles "Love Bomb Baby" and "Heaven". The band reformed in 2005.
History Formation and early year ...
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KISS Army
* US 66
* Off Beat Road
Friday, July 13
* Zendozer
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Greg Leon Invasion
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Dirty Penny (JPOTMUSIC.COM contest winners)
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Mike Tramp's White Lion
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Y&T
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Slaughter
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Quiet Riot
Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal music, heavy metal band founded in Los Angeles in 1973 by guitarist Randy Rhoads, bassist Kelly Garni, and vocalist Kevin DuBrow.
The original lineup featured Rhoads and Garni with lead vocalist Kevin Du ...
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Ratt
Ratt (stylized as RATT) was an American glam metal band that had significant commercial success in the 1980s, with their albums having been certified as gold, platinum and multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, RIAA. ...
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Poison
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Saturday, July 14
* 36 Inches
* Down for Five (JPOTMUSIC.COM contest winners)
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Bang Tango
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Bulletboys
BulletBoys is an American hard rock/glam metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1987. The group's original lineup was composed of singer Marq Torien (formerly of Ratt, King Kobra, and Kagny & the Dirty Rats), guitarist Mick Sweda (formerly of King ...
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Faster Pussycat
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Enuff Z'Nuff
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FireHouse
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Warrant
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Skid Row
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Winger
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Dokken
Dokken is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1978. It split up in 1989 and reformed four years later. The band has had several hit singles which charted on the Billboard Hot 100, such as " Alone Again", " In My Dreams", and ...
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Vince Neil
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Sunday, July 15
* Soulrider
* Pedal Point
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Rhino Bucket (JPOTMUSIC.COM contest winners)
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Britny Fox
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Steelheart
Steelheart is an American glam metal band from Norwalk, Connecticut, that formed in 1989. At the time that their debut was recorded, the band's members consisted of vocalist Miljenko Matijevic, lead guitarist Chris Risola, rhythm guitarist Fra ...
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L.A. Guns
L.A. Guns are an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1983. The lineup currently consists of Tracii Guns (lead guitar), Phil Lewis (musician), Phil Lewis (lead vocals), Ace Von Johnson (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Johnny Mar ...
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Great White
Great White is an American hard rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1977. The band is named after both the shark with the same name, and guitarist Mark Kendall's former stage nickname. In August 2008, Great White estimated they had sold aroun ...
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Jackyl
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Queensrÿche
Queensrÿche () is an American progressive metal band. It formed in 1982 in Bellevue, Washington, out of the local band the Mob. The band has released 16 studio albums, one Extended play, EP, and several DVDs, and continues to tour and record ...
(replaced
W.A.S.P.)
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Twisted Sister
Twisted Sister was an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in 1972 in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, and later based on Long Island, New York (state), New York. Their best-known songs include "We're Not Gonna Take It (Twisted Sister song ...
2008
Thursday, July 10
*
Bret Michaels
* L.A. Guns
* Enuff Z'Nuff
*
Vain
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* Vain (band), an American glam metal band formed in 1986
* Vain (horse) (1966–1991), an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse
* Vain Stakes, an Australian Thoroughbred horse race
* Vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia, a medical dis ...
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Jetboy
*
House of Lords
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* Cockpit
* Joetown
Friday, July 11
*
Armored Saint
*
XYZ
*
Kingdom Come
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Night Ranger
Night Ranger is an American hard rock band from San Francisco, California. The band formed in 1982 and experienced a surge of popularity during the 1980s with the release of several successful albums and hit singles. Guitarist Brad Gillis and ...
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Triumph
*
Extreme
Friday, July 12
* Warrant
*
Kix
*
Cinderella
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(canceled)
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Every Mother's Nightmare
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Black 'n Blue
Black 'N Blue is an American glam metal band from Portland, Oregon. The current members are lead vocalist Jaime St. James, bassist Patrick Young, drummer Pete Holmes, and guitarists Brandon Cook and Mick Caldwell. The band is best known for ...
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Pretty Boy Floyd
Charles Arthur Floyd (February 3, 1904 – October 22, 1934), nicknamed Pretty Boy Floyd, was an American bank robber. He operated in the West and Central states, and his criminal exploits gained widespread press coverage in the 1930s. He was s ...
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Tora Tora
Tora Tora is an American hard rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee in 1985.
Name
"Tora" means "tiger" in Japanese and the name is a play on the code name for attack used by the Japanese Imperial Navy during their attack on Pearl Harbor, " ...
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Trixter
Saturday, July 13
*
Axe
An axe (; sometimes spelled ax in American English; American and British English spelling differences#Miscellaneous spelling differences, see spelling differences) is an implement that has been used for thousands of years to shape, split, a ...
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Beautiful Creatures
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Zebra
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*
Lynch Mob
*
Tesla
2009
Thursday, July 9
*
Anthrax
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Saxon
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Overkill
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Anvil
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Anvils are massive because the hi ...
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Metal Church
Metal Church is an American heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in 1980. Originally based in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, they relocated to Aberdeen, Washington the following year and briefly called themselves Shrapnel. Led ...
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Leatherwolf
A screening of ''
Anvil! The Story of Anvil
''Anvil! The Story of Anvil'' is a 2008 Canadian rockumentary film about the Canadian Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Anvil (band), Anvil. The film is directed by screenwriter Sacha Gervasi, in his directorial debut, and features interviews wi ...
'' was shown after Anthrax.
Friday, July 10
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RATT
Ratt (stylized as RATT) was an American glam metal band that had significant commercial success in the 1980s, with their albums having been certified as gold, platinum and multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, RIAA. ...
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Night Ranger
Night Ranger is an American hard rock band from San Francisco, California. The band formed in 1982 and experienced a surge of popularity during the 1980s with the release of several successful albums and hit singles. Guitarist Brad Gillis and ...
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Warrant
*
Danger Danger
Danger Danger is an American hard rock band formed in Queens, New York, in 1986.
History
Danger Danger was formed in 1986 by former Hotshot members lead vocalist Mike Pont (joined in 1987), bassist Bruno Ravel, and drummer Steve West (joine ...
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Helix
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*Hericane Alice
Saturday, July 11
*
Stryper
Stryper is an American Christian metal and heavy metal music, heavy metal band from La Mirada, California. The group's lineup consists of Michael Sweet (lead vocals, guitar), Oz Fox (guitar), Perry Richardson (bass), and Robert Sweet (musician), ...
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Jackyl
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Kix
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Keel
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Lizzy Borden
*Gypsy Pistoleros
Sunday, July 12
*
Twisted Sister
Twisted Sister was an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in 1972 in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, and later based on Long Island, New York (state), New York. Their best-known songs include "We're Not Gonna Take It (Twisted Sister song ...
*
Skid Row
A skid row, also called skid road, is an impoverished area, typically urban, in English-speaking North America whose inhabitants are mostly poor people " on the skids". This specifically refers to people who are poor or homeless, considered disre ...
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Great White
Great White is an American hard rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1977. The band is named after both the shark with the same name, and guitarist Mark Kendall's former stage nickname. In August 2008, Great White estimated they had sold aroun ...
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Nelson
Nelson may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Nelson'' (1918 film), a historical film directed by Maurice Elvey
* ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers
* ''Nelson'' (opera), an opera by Lennox Berkeley to a lib ...
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Bonfire
A bonfire is a large and controlled outdoor fire, used for waste disposal or as part of a religious feast, such as Saint John's Eve.
Etymology
The earliest attestations date to the late 15th century, with the Catholicon Anglicum spelling i ...
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Vixen
2010
Friday, May 28
*
Godsmack
Godsmack is an American Rock music, rock band from Lawrence, Massachusetts, formed in 1995. The band is currently composed of lead singer and rhythm guitarist Sully Erna and bassist Robbie Merrill. Since its formation, Godsmack has released eig ...
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Buckcherry
Buckcherry is an American hard rock band from Anaheim, California, formed in 1995. The band released two albums, ''Buckcherry (album), Buckcherry'' (1999) and ''Time Bomb (Buckcherry album), Time Bomb'' (2001), before dissolving in 2002. Buckche ...
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Saving Abel
*
Adelitas Way
Adelitas Way is an American rock band formed in Las Vegas in 2006. The band's debut single " Invincible", broke them into the mainstream scene after the song made numerous television appearances in commercials and live sporting events. The ban ...
*Richy Nix
*
The Veer Union
*Brookroyal
*
New Medicine
*Bad Things
*Krank
*Firstryke
*O'Dette
*Mad Max
*New Cool World
*Black Tora
Saturday, May 29
*
ZZ Top
ZZ Top is an American rock band formed in Houston, Texas, in 1969. For almost 56 years, it consisted of vocalist-guitarist Billy Gibbons, drummer Frank Beard (musician), Frank Beard, and bassist-vocalist Dusty Hill prior to his death in 2021. ZZ ...
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Cinderella
"Cinderella", or "The Little Glass Slipper", is a Folklore, folk tale with thousands of variants that are told throughout the world.Dundes, Alan. Cinderella, a Casebook. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Press, 1988. The protagonist is a you ...
*
Saliva
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Fuel
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Janus
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Shaman's Harvest
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Burn Halo
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Like A Storm
*
Taking Dawn
*Gypsy Pistoleros
*
The Last Vegas
*Problem Child
*The Glitter Boys
*Wildstreet
*O'Dette
*Krank
*Bad Things
Sunday, May 30
*
Tesla
*
Chevelle
*
Theory of a Deadman
*
Sevendust
Sevendust is an American Rock music, rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 1994 by bassist Vinnie Hornsby, drummer Morgan Rose and guitarist John Connolly (musician), John Connolly. After their first demo, lead vocalist Lajon Witherspoon an ...
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Aranda
*
Lacuna Coil
Lacuna Coil is an Italian gothic metal band from Milan. Since their formation in 1994, the group has had two name changes, being previously known as Sleep of Right and Ethereal, and they have recorded ten studio albums, two extended plays, two l ...
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Taddy Porter
*
Nigel Dupree Band
Nigel Dupree Band is an American southern rock band from Kennesaw, Georgia, started by Nigel Thomas Dupree, the son of Jackyl lead vocalist Jesse James Dupree. Having performed at events such as Full Throttle Saloon, Rocklahoma
Rocklahoma ...
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Year Long Disaster
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Within Reason
*Bad Things
*Wildstreet
*Problem Child
*The Glitter Boys
*Firstryke
*Mad Max
*New Cool World
2011
Friday, May 27
*
Whitesnake
Whitesnake are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1978. The group were originally put together as the backing band for singer David Coverdale, who had recently left Deep Purple. Though the band quickly developed into their ow ...
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Hinder
Hinder is an American Rock music, rock band from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, formed in 2001 by former lead singer Austin John Winkler, guitarist Joe "Blower" Garvey, drummer Cody Hanson, with bass player Cole Parker being recruited in 2002 during ...
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Skillet
*
Sick Puppies
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All That Remains
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My Darkest Days
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Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights
*
Texas Hippie Coalition
*
New Medicine
*Bad Things
*Wildstreet
*Loveblast
*
D'Molls
*
Alias
*Blue Tiger
*Firestryke
*Chuck Cooley and the Demon Hammers
*Signum A.D.
*Silverstone
*Return to Custody
Saturday, May 28
*
Staind
Staind ( ) is an American rock band from Springfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1995. The original lineup consisted of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Aaron Lewis, lead guitarist Mike Mushok, bassist and backing vocalist Johnny April, and ...
*
Sebastian Bach
Sebastian Philip Bierk (born April 3, 1968), known professionally as Sebastian Bach, is a Canadian-American singer who achieved mainstream success as the frontman of the hard rock band Skid Row from 1987 to 1996. He has acted on Broadway and h ...
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Drowning Pool
Drowning Pool is an American rock band formed in Dallas, Texas, in 1996. The band was named after the 1975 film '' The Drowning Pool''. Since its formation, the band has consisted of guitarist C.J. Pierce, drummer Mike Luce and bassist Stevie ...
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Rev Theory
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Cavo
Cavo is an American hard rock band from St. Louis, Missouri. Because of their sound and musical influences, they are sometimes classified as post-grunge as well as alt rock.
Band history
In late 2000, guitarist Chris Hobbs, bassist Ryan Kem ...
*
Pop Evil
Pop Evil is an American rock band that was formed in North Muskegon, Michigan, in 2001 by Leigh Kakaty. The band's roots reside in TenFive, a group formed in the late-1990s by Kakaty and guitarist Jason Reed. Pop Evil has several songs that to ...
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The Gracious Few
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Hail the Villain
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Taddy Porter
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Electric Touch
*Gypsy Pistoleros
*Cutlass
*Mock Star
*Aura Surreal
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Aska
*Strikeforce
*Siva Addiction
*
A Good Fight
*Bait
*Rocker Lips
*Sweatin Bullets
Sunday, May 29
*
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in Hollywood, California, in 1981 by bassist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, with guitarist Mick Mars and lead vocalist Vince Neil joining right after. The band has sol ...
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Poison
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Papa Roach
Papa Roach is an American Rock music, rock band from Vacaville, California, formed in 1993. The original lineup consisted of lead vocalist Jacoby Shaddix, drummer Dave Buckner, guitarist Jerry Horton, bassist Will James, and trombonist Ben Luth ...
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Seether
Seether are a South African Rock music, rock band founded in 1999 in Pretoria, Gauteng. The band originally performed under the name Saron Gas until 2002, when they moved to the United States and changed it to Seether to avoid confusion with ...
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Black Label Society
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Saving Abel
*
Escape the Fate
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Crooked X
*
Art of Dying
*One Less Reason
*Bad Things
*The Glitter Boys
*Black Tora
*New Cool World
*Pretty Little Suicide
*
Diemonds
*Brandon Clark Band
*David Castro Band
*Desi and Cody
2012
Friday, May 25
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Creed
A creed, also known as a confession of faith, a symbol, or a statement of faith, is a statement of the shared beliefs of a community (often a religious community) which summarizes its core tenets.
Many Christian denominations use three creeds ...
*
Slash
Slash may refer to:
* Slash (punctuation), the "/" character
Arts and entertainment Fictional characters
* Slash (Marvel Comics)
* Slash (''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'')
Music
* Harry Slash & The Slashtones, an American rock band
* Nash th ...
*
Chevelle
*
P.O.D.
*
Cavo
Cavo is an American hard rock band from St. Louis, Missouri. Because of their sound and musical influences, they are sometimes classified as post-grunge as well as alt rock.
Band history
In late 2000, guitarist Chris Hobbs, bassist Ryan Kem ...
*
Adelitas Way
Adelitas Way is an American rock band formed in Las Vegas in 2006. The band's debut single " Invincible", broke them into the mainstream scene after the song made numerous television appearances in commercials and live sporting events. The ban ...
*
Red
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Redlight King
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Janus
In ancient Roman religion and myth, Janus ( ; ) is the god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, passages, frames, and endings. He is usually depicted as having two faces. The month of January is named for Janus (''Ianu ...
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Eve to Adam
*Beneath
*Fist of Rage
*
Lynam
*Pretty Little Suicide
*Hessler
*
Down & Dirty
*Ragdoll
*Sunset Riot
*Absence of Ink
*For the Broken
*Echo Fuzz
*Shotgun Rebels
*Soulicit
*Rocker Lips
*Mine Enemies Fall
Saturday, May 26
*
Rob Zombie
Robert Bartleh Cummings (born January 12, 1965), known professionally as Rob Zombie, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, filmmaker, and actor. His music and lyrics are notable for their horror and sci-fi themes, and his live show ...
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Megadeth
Megadeth is an American thrash metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1983 by vocalist and guitarist Dave Mustaine. Known for their technically complex guitar work and musicianship, Megadeth is one of the "big four" of American thrash metal—alo ...
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Theory of a Deadman
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Volbeat
Volbeat are a Danish Rock music, rock band formed in Copenhagen in 2001. They play a fusion of rock and roll and Heavy metal music, heavy metal. Their current line-up consists of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Michael Poulsen, drummer Jon Lars ...
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The Darkness
*
10 Years
*
Pop Evil
Pop Evil is an American rock band that was formed in North Muskegon, Michigan, in 2001 by Leigh Kakaty. The band's roots reside in TenFive, a group formed in the late-1990s by Kakaty and guitarist Jason Reed. Pop Evil has several songs that to ...
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Trivium
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The trivium is implicit in ("On the Marriage of Philology and Mercury") by Martianus Capella, but the term was not used until the Carolin ...
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New Medicine
*Anti-Mortem
*Gypsy Pistoleros
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Lillian Axe
*Firstryke
*S.E.X. Department
*Ruff Justice
*Switchblade Scarlett
*On Fire
*Villains Dance
*Stun
*Dagger
*Unwritten Rulz
*Echo Vendetta
*
A Good Fight
*Sweatin Bullets
Sunday, May 27
*
Black Stone Cherry
*
Charm City Devils
*
Chickenfoot
*
Hellyeah
Hellyeah, stylized as HELLYEAH, was an American heavy metal supergroup formed in Dallas, Texas, in 2006. The band's last lineup consisted of lead vocalist Chad Gray, guitarists Christian Brady and Tom Maxwell, bassist Kyle Sanders, and drum ...
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Jackyl
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Puddle of Mudd
Puddle of Mudd is an American post-grunge band formed in Kansas City, Missouri in 1992. The band has sold over seven million albums. Their major-label debut, '' Come Clean'' (2001), spawned the single " Blurry", which peaked at number 5 on the ...
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Queensrÿche
Queensrÿche () is an American progressive metal band. It formed in 1982 in Bellevue, Washington, out of the local band the Mob. The band has released 16 studio albums, one Extended play, EP, and several DVDs, and continues to tour and record ...
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Eddie Trunk
Edward Scott Trunk (born August 8, 1964) is an American music historian, radio personality, talk show host, and author, best known as the host of several hard rock- and heavy metal-themed radio and television shows.
Biography
Trunk was born o ...
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Art of Dying
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Aranda
*
Rains
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Falling in Reverse
Falling in Reverse is an American rock music, rock band that formed in 2008 by lead vocalist Ronnie Radke. The band's original name was From Behind These Walls, but it was renamed Falling in Reverse shortly after formation. They are currently s ...
*Wildstreet
*Black Tora
*The Glitter Boys
*
Diemonds
*Desi and Cody
*David Castro Band
*The Hawkeyes
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We the Ghost
*Through the Thorns
References
External links
www.rocklahoma.comwww.feverfest.comwww.rocklahomabook.com
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