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Led Zeppelin

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The definitive source for all Led Zeppelin information. Led Zeppelin biography by Steven Rosen. Your definitive guide for everything Led Zeppelin.

Limp Bizkit

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Limp Bizkit Biography by Matt Pinfield Exclusively for Alternative Nation My first impression of Limp Bizkit was that they were doing something that was kind of on the edge of what was happening with new rock...

Soundgarden

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Soundgarden Biography by Matt Pinfield Exclusively for Alternative Nation They're one of the greatest rock bands to come out of the 80s and 90s, certainly. I love Soundgarden. I've been shown up with all of them...

Pearl Jam

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Pearl Jam Biography by Rock Musicians & Experts Exclusively for Alternative Nation MARK ARM Lead singer of Mudhoney I first heard Pearl Jam when they played the Off Ramp as Mookie Blaylock. My memory of that night is...

Faith No More

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Faith No More Biography By RODDY BOTTUM, exclusively for Alternative Nation Courtney Love as Faith No More's Singer Well, we were super scrappy back then. And we were very provocative, and sort of like I laid out...

Queens of the Stone Age

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Queens of the Stone Age Biography By JESSE HUGHES from EAGLES OF DEATH METAL, exclusively for Alternative Nation First Shows Jesse Hughes: I was at the very first Queens of the Stone Age show, before they even...

The Cranberries

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The Cranberries Biography By FERGAL LAWLER, exclusively for Alternative Nation Recognizing Dolores O'Riordan's Talent Early On Fergal Lawler: Yeah, yeah, we knew straight away. The very first day we had been playing just the three of us....

U2

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The definitive source for all U2 information. U2 biography by Fergal Lawler from The Cranberries. Your definitive guide for everything U2.

Slayer

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Slayer Biography By MAX CAVALERA from SOULFLY, exclusively for Alternative Nation Early Slayer Records Max Cavalera: Those early records are insane. If you go listen to Hell Awaits and Haunting the Chapel and Show No Mercy…I mean,...

Sepultura

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The definitive source for all Sepultura information. Sepultura biography by Max Cavalera. Your definitive guide for everything Sepultura.

Soulfly

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Soulfly Biography By MAX CAVALERA, exclusively for Alternative Nation Leaving Sepultura/Forming Soulfly Max Cavalera: A confusing period, very dark period. A lot of people say, like, big things, powerful things are born sometimes from tragedy and pain....

Alter Bridge

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The definitive source for all Alter Bridge information. Alter Bridge biography by singer Myles Kennedy. Your complete guide to Alter Bridge.

Audioslave

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The definitive source for all Audioslave information. Audioslave biography by bassist Tim Commerford. Your complete guide to Audioslave.

Nine Inch Nails

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Nine Inch Nails Biography by CHARLIE CLOUSER of NINE INCH NAILS, exclusively for Alternative Nation Trent Reznor's legacy with Nine Inch Nails Trent Reznor’s skills and talents are so versatile. It’s becoming a bit clearer now that...

Imagine Dragons

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Imagine Dragons Biography By DANIEL PLATZMAN from IMAGINE DRAGONS, exclusively for Alternative Nation Imagine Dragons' early albums I would not say it was a conscious effort, but we were trying to create from an honest place. We...

Pantera

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Pantera Biography By DAVID ELLEFSON from MEGADETH, exclusively for Alternative Nation What Made Pantera Unique David Ellefson: So, the first album feels like the first time, right? For me, my Pantera is still the Power Metal album....

Metallica

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Metallica Biography By DAVID ELLEFSON from MEGADETH, exclusively for Alternative Nation No Life 'Til Leather David Ellefson: Ron McGovney is the first bass player I heard with Metallica. Because knowing Dave in June of 1983, he was...

Megadeth

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Megadeth Biography By DAVID ELLEFSON, exclusively for Alternative Nation Thrash Metal's Early Years David Ellefson: Well, it wasn't called thrash. We didn't really have a name for it. We were just sort of playing what we knew...

311

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311 Biography By 311 and JEFF GORRA, exclusively for Alternative Nation How 311 became a way of life “Reside west coast from the Midwest, take what ya like and fuck all the rest man. We only enter...

Layne Staley

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Layne Staley Biography By NANCY MCCALLUM, LAYNE STALEY'S Mother, exclusively for Alternative Nation Layne first heard the most beautiful voice in his environment when I was pregnant with him and I was taking voice lessons at...

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