TRIXTER (1989–95). Peter Loran (vocals), Steve Brown (guitar), P. J. Farley (bass), Mark “Gus” Scott (drums).
New Jersey’s pop-metal rockers Trixter caught a lucky break when their selftitled debut hit in 1990. With videos for the songs “Surrender,” “One in a Million,” and “Give It to Me Good” getting heavy airplay on MTV, the album sold more than half a million copies. The band followed up their debut with 1992’s Hear! and a collection of covers (Undercovers) in 1994, but Read more [...]
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TRIXTER (1989–95). Peter Loran (vocals), Steve Brown (guitar), P. J. Farley (bass), Mark “Gus” Scott (drums).
New Jersey’s pop-metal rockers Trixter caught a lucky break when their selftitled debut hit in 1990. With videos for the songs “Surrender,” “One in a Million,” and “Give It to Me Good” getting heavy airplay on MTV, the album sold more than half a million copies. The band followed up their debut with 1992’s Hear! and a collection of covers (Undercovers) in 1994, but Read more [...]
TRIUMPH (1975–93; 2007–PRESENT). Rik Emmett (guitar/vocals), Mike Levine (bass), Gil Moore (drums/vocals).
While the Canadian power trio Triumph were often compared to their fellow Canadians Rush, due to their three-person format and high-pitched vocal range that singer-guitarist Rik Emmett and Rush’s Geddy Lee shared, Triumph was a much more mainstream hard rock/metal band with far fewer prog-rock tendencies. Their melodic songwriting helped them to become one of the few Canadian hard rock Read more [...]
TORA TORA (1988–92). Anthony Corder (vocals), Keith Douglas (guitar), Patrick Francis (bass), John Patterson (drums).
After getting their start by winning a battle of the bands competition in their native Memphis, Tennessee, Tora Tora hit the pop metal scene with a decidedly blues/boogie feel, not unlike Tesla, with their hit MTV video “Walkin’ Shoes,” off of their A&M album Surprise Attack in 1989.
Although a follow-up, Wild America, was released in 1992, the band was a victim Read more [...]
THOR (1976–PRESENT). Jon Mikl Thor (vocals), John Shand (guitar, replaced by numerous, including Steve Price), Terry McKeon (bass, replaced by many including Keith Zazzi), Bill Wade (drums, numerous others including Mike Favata), Pantera (backing vocals during eighties).
One of the great unsung metal heroes is a man that was probably known more for his larger-than-life image than for his music. Thor, of the band by the same name, could seem ridiculous, but his sense of humor and nose for Read more [...]