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Brooks Wackerman
Brooks Wackerman (born February 15, 1977) is an American musician. He is the current drummer of heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, which he joined in 2015. His first album with Avenged Sevenfold was '' The Stage'' (2016). He is most known as the former and longest-standing drummer of American punk rock band Bad Religion (2001 to 2015). Wackerman has also performed, either as a member or a session or touring member, with Blink 182, Bad4Good, Infectious Grooves, Glenn Tipton, Mass Mental, Suicidal Tendencies, The Vandals, Avril Lavigne, Korn, Kidneys (in which he sang and played guitar, releasing two albums), Fear and the Nervous System, Tenacious D, Farmikos, Tom Delonge, and Big Talk. His brothers, Chad Wackerman, and John Wackerman, are also drummers. Early life Wackerman's father Chuck, also a drummer, starting teaching him how to play drums as early as 5 years-old and was also his Jazz Band teacher at Los Alamitos High School, winning Most Outstanding Musician at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California. Incorporated in 1897, Long Beach lies in Southern California in the southern part of Los Angeles County. Long Beach is approximately south of downtown Los Angeles, and is part of the Gateway Cities region. The Port of Long Beach is the second busiest container port in the United States and is among the world's largest shipping ports. The city is over an oilfield with minor wells both directly beneath the city as well as offshore. The city is known for its waterfront attractions, including the permanently docked and the Aquarium of the Pacific. Long Beach also hosts the Grand Prix of Long Beach, an IndyCar race and the Long Beach Pride Festival and Parade. California State University, Long Beach, one of the largest universities in Califor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vandals
The Vandals are an American punk rock band, established in 1980 in Orange County, California. They have released ten full-length studio albums, two live albums, and have toured the world extensively, including performances on the Vans Warped Tour. They are well known for their use of humor, preferring to use their music as a vehicle for comedy and sarcasm rather than as a platform for more serious issues. As of 2000, they are signed to Kung Fu Records. The band's lineup fluctuated significantly over their first nine years, though founding members Steven Ronald Jensen, guitarist Jan Nils Ackermann, and first consistent drummer Joe Escalante remained regular fixtures. Of the early members, only Escalante has remained through all subsequent incarnations of the band. The current lineup of Escalante, Dave Quackenbush, Warren Fitzgerald, and Josh Freese has remained intact since 1990 and is generally considered far removed from the band's early 1980s incarnation. Since 2002 Esc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free Your Soul And Save My Mind
''Free Your Soul...and Save My Mind'' is the tenth studio album by crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies, released in 2000. A music video was made for "Pop Songs". It was the band's first official video in six years, since "Love Vs. Loneliness" (from '' Suicidal for Life''). This album marked the only time Suicidal Tendencies did not make any personnel changes over three consecutive studio recordings, as the lineup of Mike Muir, Mike Clark, Dean Pleasants, Josh Paul and Brooks Wackerman had recorded their previous album '' Freedumb'' and their 1998 EP ''Six the Hard Way''. Paul and Wackerman did, however, leave the band after the 2001 release of their split album '' Friends & Family, Vol. 2''. Reception Track listing * All tracks written by Mike Muir and Mike Clark, unless stated Credits *Mike Muir – vocals * Mike Clark – guitar *Dean Pleasants – guitar * Josh Paul – bass *Brooks Wackerman – drums *Herman Jackson – Moog bass on "Got Mutation" *Produced by S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freedumb
''Freedumb'' is a studio album by American crossover band Suicidal Tendencies. It was released in 1999 on Suicidal Records. The tracks are rawer than the funk-influenced thrash metal direction they were taking before the hiatus. The album's cover art is a reference to the photo '' Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima'' taken during World War II. Reception ''CMJ New Music Report'' wrote that the songs "display thousand-mile-an-hour, classic hardcore guitar assaults." In 2005, ''Freedumb'' was ranked number 489 in '' Rock Hard'' magazine's book of ''The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time''. Track listing Credits *Mike Muir – vocals *Dean Pleasants – lead guitar * Mike Clark – rhythm guitar *Brooks Wackerman – drums * Josh Paul – bass (credited as "additional musician") Tracks 1, 2, 5–10, 12, 13 * Recorded at Ocean Studios and Skip Saylor Studios * Produced by Paul Northfield Paul Northfield is a prolific British record producer and sound engineer, who has w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Six The Hard Way
''Six the Hard Way'' is the first EP by crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies, released on November 17, 1998. Until 2018's '' Get Your Fight On!'', this was the only EP the band had released. The record features two live recordings and four new tracks. Two of the new tracks, "Freedumb" and "Cyco Vision", went on to appear on their next album the following year. Track listing * Tracks 5 and 6 were recorded at Les Eurockéennes de Belfort, France Credits *Mike Muir – vocals * Mike Clark – guitar * Dean Pleasants – guitar *Josh Paul – bass *Brooks Wackerman – drums Tracks 1 – 2 * Recorded at Ocean Studios and Skip Saylor, Hollywood, USA * Produced and mixed by Paul Northfield Tracks 3 – 4 * Recorded at Titan Studios, Hollywood, USA * Produced by Suicidal Tendencies * Engineered by Mike Blum * Mixed by Paul Northfield at Skip Saylor Studios Tracks 5 – 6 * Recorded live at Les Eurokeennes de Belfort, France France (), officially the French Repu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mas Borracho
''Mas Borracho'' is the fourth album by Infectious Grooves, released in 2000. The title, as written on the album, is "but drunk" in Spanish. However, it is most likely a misspell of "más borracho", meaning "more drunk" or "drunker". Critical reception '' The Sunday Herald Sun'' called the band "as technically perfect as any outfit", writing that the album contains "such perfect slow-funk tracks as 'Lock It In The Pocket' and 'Borracho'." '' Rock Hard'' wrote that "the music is as always: well played, pleasantly live-like and powerfully produced. But that doesn't hide the fact that Mike uirand the like present us nothing more than boring funk-metal-rock with typically thin vocals." Track listing All songs by Mike Muir and Dean Pleasants, except where noted. # "Citizen of the Nation" (Muir, Siegel, Pleasants, Trujillo) – 4:24 # "Just a Lil Bit" (Muir, Siegel, Pleasants, Trujillo) – 3:38 # "Lock It in the Pocket" (Muir, Siegel, Pleasants, Trujillo) – 3:36 # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Groove Family Cyco
''Groove Family Cyco / Snapped Lika Mutha'' is the third album by Infectious Grooves, a 1994 concept record about a family of crazy people (the 'Cycos'). The "Violent & Funky" music video appeared in Beavis and Butt-head. Music and lyrics "Do What I Tell Ya!" criticizes the band Rage Against the Machine, who are well known for expressing anti-corporate, left-wing politics in their lyrics, but are signed with Epic Records, a subsidiary of Sony, a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation. Mike Muir later stated that Rage Against the Machine's guitarist, Tom Morello, provoked the feud by attacking Suicidal Tendencies. The song was written in 4/4, and takes a straight rock music approach, while the rest of the album combines elements of hard rock, funk and punk rock. Track listing # "Violent & Funky" (Muir, Pleasants, Siegel, Trujillo) – 4:19 # "Boom Boom Boom" (Muir, Pleasants, Siegel, Trujillo) – 4:07 # "Frustrated Again" (Muir, Trujillo) – 2:59 # "Rules Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Refugee (Bad4Good Album)
''Refugee'' is the only album by teenaged rock band Bad4Good, released in August 1992 by Interscope Records. The album was produced by Steve Vai. It is currently out of print. The band toured briefly with Damn Yankees before disbanding in 1993. Reception Two months after its release in August, the album hit the '' Billboard'' Heatseekers chart, at #39. It was later deemed to be a "flop" by Interscope. Track listing # Nineteen ( Phil Lynott, Laurence Archer cover) (3:56) # Curious Intentions (3:49) # Bangin' Time Again (4:27) # Mother of Love (3:54) # Devil in the Angel (4:10) # Rockin' My Body (4:00) # Slow and Beautiful (5:22) # Tyre Kickin' (Ya Makin' Me Nervous) (6:04) # Terminate (4:23) # Nothin' Great About A Heartache (4:29) # We're Gonna Fight (4:10) # I Want Everything (4:18) # Felony (3:18) Personnel * Danny Cooksey - Lead Vocals * Thomas McRocklin - Lead Guitar * Zach Young - Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals * Brooks Wackerman Brooks Wackerman (born February 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Vai
Steven Siro Vai (; born June 6, 1960) is an American guitarist, composer, songwriter, and producer. A three-time Grammy Award winner and fifteen-time nominee, Vai started his music career in 1978 at the age of eighteen as a transcriptionist for Frank Zappa, and played in Zappa's band from 1980 to 1983. He embarked on a solo career in 1983 and has released eight solo albums to date. He has recorded and toured with Alcatrazz, David Lee Roth, and Whitesnake, as well as recording with artists such as Public Image Ltd, Mary J. Blige, Spinal Tap, Alice Cooper, Motörhead, and Polyphia. Additionally, Vai has toured with live-only acts G3, Zappa Plays Zappa, and the Experience Hendrix tour, as well as headlining international tours. Vai has been described as a "highly individualistic player" and part of a generation of "heavy rock and metal virtuosi who came to the fore in the 1980s". He released his first solo album ''Flex-Able'' in 1984, while his most successful release, ''P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Alamitos High School
Los Alamitos High School (also known as Los Al) is a public school for grades 9 to 12 located in Los Alamitos, California, and also serving the city of Seal Beach and the community of Rossmoor. It is the only traditional high school in the Los Alamitos Unified School District; the far smaller Laurel High School serves as a continuation school and as the district office site. Both Oak Middle School and McAuliffe Middle School feed into Los Alamitos High. History In its very first year, classes were held at Pine Junior High School (now McAuliffe Middle), and only sophomores attended. The following year saw the school move into its new campus whose buildings were specifically designed for Los Al's unique flexible scheduling program (and the addition of juniors, followed by seniors the next year). During its first two years, Los Alamitos High School had a complete flexible schedule program. Student submitted hand-written multi-part daily schedules during their scheduling class. Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chad Wackerman
Chad Wackerman (born March 25, 1960) is an American jazz, jazz fusion and rock drummer, who has played with Frank Zappa and Allan Holdsworth. He has worked as a band member, session musician, sideman, and leader of his own ensembles. He is the older brother of drummers John Wackerman and Brooks Wackerman. Musical career Wackerman was raised in Seal Beach, California, in a family immersed in music. His father Chuck Wackerman, a drummer, is a music teacher who has taught at both high school and middle school levels with a specialization in jazz. Chad and his brothers John and Brooks are all proficient drummers and multi-instrumentalists. John recorded an album titled ''Drum Duets Vol.1''. Wackerman joined the Bill Watrous band in 1978, and then worked with Frank Zappa from 1981 to 1988. Zappa demanded high musical standards and imposed exacting discipline in rehearsal and on tour. The auditions for his band were "grueling", according to Steve Vai and Wackerman himself. Two piec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
