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WWF Tough Enough (album)
''WWF Tough Enough'' is the first 2001 soundtrack compilation album by ''WWE Tough Enough.'' The album features Various Artists of the nu or alternative metal and hard rock music scene of the mid 1990s' to early 2000s'. The album was created as a soundtrack compilation for the show of the same name. Track listing Personnel *Michael Ostin - Executive Producer *Deftones - Performer *Saliva - Performer *Debbie Reinberg - Music Business Affairs *Godsmack - Performer *Buckcherry - Performer *Disturbed - Performer *Papa Roach - Performer *Mudvayne - Performer *Alien Ant Farm - Performer *Ron Handler - Executive Producer *Tom Baker - Mastering See also *Music in professional wrestling Music in professional wrestling serves a variety of purposes. The most common uses of music in professional wrestling is that of the entrance theme, a song or piece of instrumental music which plays as a performer approaches the ring. After a ma ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wwf Tough Enough ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative Metal
Alternative metal (also known as alt-metal) is a genre of heavy metal music Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and United States. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock and acid rock, heavy metal bands developed a ... that combines heavy metal with influences from alternative rock and other genres not normally associated with metal. Alternative metal bands are often characterized by heavily Downtuned guitar, downtuned, mid-paced guitar riffs, a mixture of accessible melodic vocals and Screaming (music), harsh vocals and sometimes unconventional sounds within other heavy metal styles. The term has been in use since the 1980s, although it came into prominence in the 1990s. Other genres considered part of the alternative metal movement included rap metal and funk metal, both of which influenced another prominent subgenre, nu metal. Nu metal expands the alternative metal s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pressure 4-5
Pressure 4-5 was an American rock band hailing from Santa Barbara, California. The band released one studio album, '' Burning the Process'', in October 2001 and toured into the following year. They soon after broke up upon many of the band members leaving for lifestyles not relating to music. Although often categorized under the alternative and nu metal genres popular at the time, Pressure 4-5, not wanting to be pigeonholed with current trends, insisted they were not metal but rather a "heavy rock band with introspective and somewhat intelligent lyrics" and "not chanting the next rap rock tech phrases in our songs."Rock Interview - Pressure 4-5 Rock Publication (2002). Retrieved on 3-28-10. Band history Formed in January 1998 by vocalist Adam Rich (born 1979) and guitarist Mark ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Handler
Ronald Craig Handler is a music publisher, A & R executive and artist manager, who lives in Los Angeles. He has worked for influential companies such as Arista Music Publishing, BMG, EMI, DreamWorks and Interscope/ Geffen. During his career, he has signed numerous artists and songwriters, such as Rhett Lawrence ( Mariah Carey), J. D. Souther (The Eagles), DJ Bobcat (2Pac), Presidents of the United States of America, Bad Religion, Filter, R&B writers Tim & Bob, Papa Roach, Sparta (At the Drive-In), Eric Sermon (EPMD), Dave Hollister (Blackstreet), Alien Ant Farm, Rise Against and Powerman 5000. He also worked with John Hiatt, Diane Warren, Holly Knight, Mike Chapman (Tina Turner Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an American-born Swiss retired singer and actress. Widely referred to as the " Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue before ...), Gerry Goffin ( Aretha Franklin), and R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mudvayne
Mudvayne is an American heavy metal band formed in Peoria, Illinois in 1996. Known for their sonic experimentation, face and body paint, masks and uniforms, the band has sold over six million records worldwide, including nearly three million in the United States. The group consists of guitarist Greg Tribbett, drummer Matthew McDonough, lead vocalist Chad Gray, and bassist Ryan Martinie. The band became popular in the late-1990s Peoria, Illinois underground music scene, and found success with the single " Dig" from their debut album '' L.D. 50'' (2000). After releasing four more albums and touring relentlessly for nearly a decade, Mudvayne went on hiatus in 2010. They reunited in 2021 and continue to perform live. History Early days, ''Kill, I Oughtta'' and ''L.D. 50'' (1996–2001) Mudvayne, formed in 1996 in Peoria, Illinois, originally consisted of lead singer Chad Gray, bassist Shawn Barclay, guitarist Greg Tribbett and drummer Matthew McDonough. The band's lineup final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dig (Mudvayne Song)
"Dig" a song by American heavy metal music, heavy metal band Mudvayne, released in 2000 as the band's debut single it appears on the band's debut studio album ''L.D. 50 (album), L.D. 50'' (2000). A music video was released for the song on April 10, 2001, and it later won the first ever MTV2 Award. It is also one of the band's most well-known songs, being certified gold in the United States. A live version of the song taken from the Tattoo the Earth tour appears on the live album ''Tattoo the Earth: The First Crusade''. The song also appeared on the compilation album ''WWF Tough Enough (album), WWF Tough Enough''. The song has also spawned an Internet meme known as "Brbr Deng" (the onomatopoeia of the opening bass riff), which bassist Ryan Martinie has expressed some ambivalence about. Music video The music video for the song won the MTV2 Award in 2001 and was directed by Thomas Mignone. It was one of the first music videos to feature heavy metal artists in vibrant, brightly lit an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disturbed (band)
Disturbed is an American heavy metal band from Chicago, formed in 1994. The band includes vocalist David Draiman, guitarist/keyboardist Dan Donegan, bassist John Moyer, and drummer Mike Wengren. Donegan and Wengren have been involved in the band since its inception, with Moyer replacing former bassist Steve "Fuzz" Kmak and Draiman replacing original lead vocalist Erich Awalt. The band has released eight studio albums, five of which have consecutively debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200. Disturbed went into hiatus in October 2011, during which the band's members focused on various side projects, and returned in June 2015, releasing their first album in four years, '' Immortalized'' in August 2015. They also released two live albums, ''Music as a Weapon II'' in February 2004 and ''Disturbed: Live at Red Rocks'' in November 2016. With over 17 million records sold worldwide, Disturbed ranks alongside Slipknot and Godsmack as one of the most successful rock bands of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stupify
"Stupify" is a song by American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Disturbed (band), Disturbed. It was released on 12 April 2000, as the first single from their debut album, ''The Sickness''. It peaked at No. 12 on the United States Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks, Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and No. 10 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks, Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song was used in an English adaptation of the ''Dragon Ball#Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Z'' movie, ''Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug, Lord Slug'', in the trailer for the film ''Swimfan'', and remixed for the movie ''Little Nicky'' as "Stupify (Fu's Forbidden Little Nicky Remix)", and even ''Little Scarlet''. Unlike many other Disturbed songs, "Stupify" features mostly synthesizers throughout the song. Meaning The song is against racism and discrimination. The song is about a relationship Disturbed's vocalist David Draiman had with a Latino (demonym), Latina girl. He said her family didn't approve of him because of his different et ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halfcocked
Halfcocked (also known as Half Cocked, Halfc*cked or Half-Cocked) was an American hard rock band. Influenced by 1970s hard rock and punk rock, along with 1980s glam metal, they started out in Boston in 1997 and signed with independent label Curve of the Earth Records. In 1999 the band placed third in the finals of the WBCN Rock & Roll Rumble, being the first "wild card" act to play in the finals. They signed with DreamWorks imprint Megatronic Records (headed by Powerman 5000 frontman Spider One) and moved to Los Angeles in 2000.Bye-bye, Half Cocked , Bret Milano, '''', May 26, 2000. After numerous delays, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saliva (band)
Saliva is an American rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1996. Saliva released their self-titled debut album in 1997 through Rockingchair Records, a label owned and operated by Mark Yoshida. The release was recorded and produced by Bill Pappas at Rockingchair Studios. They were signed to Island Records and went on to release their second studio album ''Every Six Seconds''. Saliva later released their third studio album titled ''Back into Your System'' in 2002, which reached No. 19 on the Billboard 200. ''Back into Your System'' launched one of Saliva's most successful songs, "Always", reaching No. 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Modern Rock Chart. Three years after '' Survival of the Sickest'', Saliva released ''Blood Stained Love Story'' in 2007, repeating ''Back into Your System''s chart performance at No. 19 on the Billboard 200. Its first single, "Ladies and Gentlemen", peaked at No. 2 on the Mainstream Rock Chart. History Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superstar (Saliva Song)
A superstar is someone who has great popular appeal and is widely known, prominent, or successful in their field. Celebrities referred to as "superstars" may include individuals who work as actors, musicians, athletes, and other media-based professions. History The origin of the term in the context of celebrity is uncertain, but a similar expression is attested in John Nyren's 1832 cricket book ''The Cricketers of My Time''. Nyren described the 18th-century cricketer John Small as "a star of the first magnitude".John Nyren, ''The Cricketers of my Time'', Robson, 1998, p.57. The earliest use of the term "superstar" has been credited to Frank Patrick in reference to the ice hockey players on his Vancouver Millionaires teams of the 1910s and 1920s, specifically Cyclone Taylor. In the June 1977 edition of ''Interview'' magazine, pop artist Andy Warhol was asked by editor Glenn O'Brien who invented the word "superstar". Warhol, known for popularizing the term, responded, "I think i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Mother Thruster
Mercy Drive is an American hard rock band originally based out of Central Florida, best known for writing and performing entrance themes for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestlers, most notably Maven Huffman ("Tattoo") and Randy Orton ("Burn In My Light"). History Mercy Drive originates from the band Big Mother Thruster, founded by Corey Lane and Josh Lyons. Jimmy McGlothin joined the band after meeting Corey in a mosh pit during a Hard Rock Live show in the summer of 2000. Big Mother Thruster was a moderate success. Their momentum increased when they played the Florida circuit. They also gained recognition through supporting other acts including Drowning Pool, Adema and Staind. In 2001, Big Mother Thruster gained bigger exposure through working with WWE (then World Wrestling Federation) and MTV. Four of their songs were used on '' Tough Enough'', a reality show produced by WWE which aired on MTV. The soundtrack to the series went on to sell over 150,000 copies nationwid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buckcherry
Buckcherry is an American rock band from Anaheim, California, formed in 1995. The band released two albums, ''Buckcherry'' (1999) and ''Time Bomb'' (2001), before dissolving in 2002. Buckcherry's first album ''Buckcherry'' was DreamWorks first album to go gold. In 2005, lead vocalist Josh Todd and lead guitarist Keith Nelson reformed Buckcherry with a new lineup and released a new album in 2006, '' 15''. It contained Buckcherry's biggest crossover hits to date, " Crazy Bitch", and their first ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top ten hit, " Sorry". The band continued to record albums, releasing five between 2008 and 2019: '' Black Butterfly'' in 2008, '' All Night Long'' in 2010, '' Confessions'' in 2013, ''Rock 'n' Roll'' in 2015, and '' Warpaint'' in 2019. Their ninth and most recent album ''Hellbound'' was released on June 25, 2021. History Formation: 1995–1999 Josh Todd grew up in the Anaheim Hills neighborhood of Anaheim, California and later moved to Lake Forest, California. Earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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