- Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans four decades. With a stage show that featured guillotines, electric chairs, fake blood and boa constrictors, Cooper drew equally from heavy metal, horror movies and vaudeville to create a theatrical brand of rock music that would come to be known as Shock rock. - Bruce Dickinson
Paul Bruce Dickinson (born August 7, 1958 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England) is a British singer, airline pilot, radio show host, fencer and songwriter, best-known as the lead singer in the iconic heavy metal band Iron Maiden. According to All Music Guide, Dickinson "was the most acclaimed and instantly recognizable vocalist to emerge from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement of the early-'80s". - Rob Zombie
Robert Bartleh Cummings (born), better known as Rob Zombie, is an American heavy metal, groove metal and industrial rock musician, director, and writer. His dreadlocks, gruff vocal style and fascination with horror movies have helped him become a distinctive element in American heavy metal. He is best known as founder, lead singer and songwriter for White Zombie. - Rob Halford
Robert John Arthur Halford (born August 25, 1951) is an English singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist for the heavy metal band Judas Priest. Halford is known for his multi-octave range, high-pitched screams, leather-clad image and showing up on stage on a motorcycle (usually a Harley-Davidson). His stud-leather style has been widely adopted by heavy metal performers and fans around the world. Because of his enormous influence on rock and metal music, … - Ronnie James Dio
Ronnie James Dio (born Ronald James Padavona on July 10 1942 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA), is an American heavy metal vocalist who has performed with Black Sabbath, Rainbow, and his own band Dio. Other musical projects include the collective fundraiser Hear 'n Aid. - Sebastian Bach
Sebastian Bach is a Canadian heavy metal singer, best known as ex-frontman of Skid Row. Born in Freeport, Bahamas, and raised in Peterborough, Ontario, he attended nearby Lakefield College School. Despite rumors to the contrary, his legal last name is still "Bierk", not "Bach." He and his wife, Maria Bierk, have two children named Paris & London. His parents divorced when he was 11 years old. His father was the visual artist David Bierk (1944 – 2002). - Tony Iommi
Frank Anthony "Tony" Iommi (born February 19 1948, in Aston, Birmingham, England) is a guitarist best known for his tenure in the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He is the only person to have remained in Black Sabbath throughout the band's entire lifespan. Currently Iommi, bandmate Geezer Butler and former Black Sabbath members Ronnie James Dio and Vinny Appice, are touring under the name Heaven and Hell. - Dimebag Darrell
Dimebag Darrell, also known as Diamond Darrell until mid 1992, was the lead guitarist for the heavy metal bands Pantera, Damageplan and Rebel Meets Rebel. - James Hetfield
James Hetfield (born James Alan Hetfield, 3 August 1963, Downey, California) is the main songwriter, lead vocalist, guitarist and a founding member of the American thrash/heavy metal band Metallica. - Jeff Beck
Geoffrey Arnold ("Jeff") Beck (born June 24, 1944 to Arnold and Ethel Beck in Wallington, Greater London, England) is an English guitar virtuoso and songwriter. Though he played in several influential bands in the 1960s and 1970s (notably in The Yardbirds) Beck has maintained a sporadic solo career over the last 25 years. Despite never attaining the commercial viability of his contemporaries, Beck has gained widespread critical acclaim, … - Glenn Tipton
Glenn Raymond Tipton (born October 25, 1947 in Blackheath, England) is one of the lead guitarists (and occasional keyboard player) for the English heavy metal band Judas Priest. Prior to Judas Priest, he was in the Flying Hat Band. Tipton is known for his complex, sometimes classically influenced solos and his double lead guitar trades with fellow Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing. Although Glenn did not pick up the guitar until he was 21, … - Nikki Sixx
Nikki Sixx is an American bassist and the main songwriter for heavy metal / glam metal band Mötley Crüe, as well as Donna D'Errico's ex-husband. He has also played bass for glam metal band London, experimental band 58 and the hard rock band Brides of Destruction. He is also currently in the band Sixx:A.M. - Michael Schenker
Michael Schenker (born January 10, 1955) is a German hard rock and heavy metal guitarist and former member of UFO and a founding member of Scorpions and the Michael Schenker Group (M.S.G). He is the younger brother of Rudolf Schenker, guitarist with Scorpions. - Vinnie Paul
Vinnie Paul (Vincent Paul Abbott) (born on March 11, 1964), in Dallas, Texas, United States is a heavy metal drummer and producer most known for his work in Pantera and Damageplan. Paul also incorporates elements of progressive rock and swing into his drumming. Paul is the son of Carolina Abbot and Jerry Abbott, a country music songwriter and producer. He played in Pantera, Tres Diablos, Damageplan, and Rebel Meets Rebel with his brother, … - Steve Harris
Stephen Percy Harris (born March 12, 1956 in Leytonstone, London, England) is the bassist and primary composer of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden. In addition, he plays keyboards, sings backing vocals, and is the leader and sole owner of the band. He founded the band as a teenager in 1975. Along with Dave Murray, they are the only members of the band that have appeared on all of the band's albums, and Harris is the only member to remain in the band throughout its duration. - Vince Neil
Vince Neil (born Vincent Neil Wharton, February 8, 1961 in Hollywood, California) is the lead singer for American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. - K. K. Downing
Kenneth "K.K." Downing (born 27 October 1951 in Hill Top in West Bromwich, England) is a guitarist and one of the founding members of the legendary British heavy metal band Judas Priest. He received his stage name when a girl in Denmark could not pronounce his name and called him 'K.K.' instead. Influenced by Jimi Hendrix, Downing bought his first guitar at the age of sixteen. According to an interview by Guitar One magazine, … - Lemmy Kilmister
Lemmy (born Ian Fraiser Kilmister on December 24, 1945, also known as Ian Willis, Lemmy Kilmister, and Lemmy von Motörhead), is an English singer and bass guitarist, most famous for being the founding member of the heavy metal band Motörhead. His appearance, facial moles, mutton chops (sideburn-moustache combination), and gravelly voice, have made him an instantly recognizable cult figure, … - Max Cavalera
Max Cavalera was the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the metal band Sepultura, before forming Soulfly in the late 1990s. Cavalera was also involved in a short-lived side project Nailbomb. His music explores religious topics, often with a very critical tongue. As his albums have all been dedicated to God, he has often been depicted by the press as a man of religion, especially in America; something that Cavalera himself cannot understand. - Chris Jericho
Christopher Keith Irvine (born November 9, 1970), better known by the ring name Chris Jericho, is an American-Canadian actor, radio host, rock musician and inactive professional wrestler. Jericho is best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), … - Phil Anselmo
Philip Hansen Anselmo (born June 30, 1968 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a heavy metal vocalist and musician, currently performing with Down. He is best known as a vocalist, lyricist and co-composer for Pantera, but has been involved with numerous other musical projects in heavy metal. - Alex Skolnick
Alex Skolnick (born September 29, 1968, grew up in Berkeley, California) is an American jazz and rock guitarist. He is a member of the thrash metal band Testament, formed in San Francisco in 1983. Skolnick left the band in 1992 - returning briefly to re-record some old material for the band's "First Strike is Still Deadly" release as well as the "Thrash of the Titans" all-star performance in 2001. - Glenn Danzig
Glenn Danzig is an American singer, songwriter and musician who is largely considered to be the founding father of the Horrorpunk genre of music. He is the founder of The Misfits (original incarnation, 1977-1983), Samhain, and Danzig. He is often associated with the Devilock, a distinctive hairstyle for which he and fellow band members of The Misfits and Samhain were known. He also owns the Evilive record label and Verotik, an adult-oriented comic book publishing company. - Jon Schaffer
Jon Ryan Schaffer (born March 15, 1968 in Franklin, Indiana) is a heavy metal guitarist and songwriter. He is the founder and only remaining original member of the heavy metal band Iced Earth. At the age of 14 Jon got his first guitar and began writing music. At the age of 16 he dropped out of Northrop High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana and moved out of his parents' home to Tampa, Florida, in order to start up a band and play music. - Jerry Cantrell
Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr. (born March 18, 1966, Tacoma, Washington) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known for his work with the grunge/metal band Alice in Chains, as guitarist and main songwriter. He performs lead vocals on his solo projects, and was part of Alice in Chains' distinctive harmonizing dual-vocal style. He currently resides in Los Angeles and spends time on his family ranch in Oklahoma. - Dave Murray
David Michael Murray (born December 23, 1956 in Edmonton, London) is an English guitarist and songwriter best known as one of the original members of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden. He joined the band just two months after their inception in 1975. - Kevin Dubrow
Kevin DuBrow (born October 29, 1955) is an American rock vocalist, best known as the lead singer of the heavy metal band Quiet Riot. He is known to be the driving force behind Quiet Riot, and for his motormouth and cartoonish stage antics. During Quiet Riot's commercial heyday in the 1980s, DuBrow was known for his partial baldness, on-stage charisma, gravelly voice and suspenders. - Adrian Smith
Adrian Frederik "H" Smith (born February 27, 1957 in Hackney, East London, England) is a songwriter and one of three guitarists/songwriters in the heavy metal band Iron Maiden. - Blaze Bayley
Blaze Bayley (born Bayley Alexander Cook, 29 May 1963, Birmingham, England) is the lead singer for the heavy metal band, Blaze. He is, however, best known for his role as the lead singer of Iron Maiden from 1994 to 1999. - Blackie Lawless
Blackie Lawless (born Steven Edward Duren on September 4, 1956, in Staten Island, New York) is best known as the lead singer and Bass guitarist for heavy metal band W.A.S.P.. He has become notorious in the heavy metal community for his live performances, controversial album covers and lyrics. - Nicko McBrain
Michael Henry McBrain is the drummer for heavy metal band Iron Maiden. The nickname 'Nicko' is from Michael’s childhood, where his favourite stuffed animal was named ‘Nicholas the bear’. Due to this, his parents called him ‘Nicky’. 'Nicko' was spawned when he was meeting a manager from CBS Records, with the keyboard player Billy Day. Billy introduced him as "My Italian drummer – His name’s 'Neeko'". - Geddy Lee
Geddy Lee OC (born Gary Lee Weinrib on July 29, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian musician best known as the vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Canadian rock group Rush. Lee joined Rush in 1968 at the request of his childhood friend, Alex Lifeson. An award-winning musician, Lee's style, technique, and skill on the bass guitar have proven very influential in the rock and heavy metal genres, inspiring such players as Steve Harris of Iron Maiden, … - Joey Belladonna
Joey Belladonna (born Joseph Bellardini on October 13, 1960 in Oswego, New York), was the second and best known singer for the heavy metal band Anthrax. Joey Belladonna was the lead singer of Anthrax from 1985 to 1992, and was considered part of the classic-lineup (featuring himself, Dan Spitz, Scott Ian, Frank Bello and Charlie Benante), which reunited and toured during 2005 and 2006. - Fredrik Nordström
Fredrik Nordström, born on January 5 1967, is a renowned Swedish record producer and guitar player for the heavy metal band Dream Evil. Fredrik is one of the leading melodic death metal producers in Sweden, and he has worked with some of the genre's top acts, including At the Gates, Arch Enemy, Dark Tranquillity, In Flames, Soilwork, and Opeth. Fascinated by technology from a young age, Fredrik opened a small recording studio in Gothenburg, Sweden, … - Joey Demaio
Joey DeMaio is an Italian American bass player and main songwriter for the heavy metal band Manowar which he co-founded in 1980.It is known that he plays on a piccolo bass guitar using All-Tube MK3 Pre-Amps.Also,sometimes he plays on an 8 string piccolo bass. Born in Auburn, New York, DeMaio played bass in several school bands. He worked as a pyro-tech for Black Sabbath during their "Heaven and Hell" tour. - Karl Logan
Karl Logan is the guitarist of the heavy metal band Manowar. Karl joined Manowar in 1994, after local band gigs in Northeastern Pennsylvania with Arc Angel (which also featured a post-Twisted Sister A. J. Pero on drums for a while) and Fallen Angel featuring Ed Collins (POD). Karl Logan relates in "Hell on Earth Part I" how he met Joey DeMaio by almost running him over with his motorcycle, which is how the two hit it off. - Janick Gers
Janick Robert Gers is one of three current guitarists in the heavy metal band Iron Maiden and a songwriter for the band. His father, Bolesław, was an officer of the Polish Navy. Gers was the lead guitarist of the band White Spirit before joining Gillan, a group formed by former Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan. After Gillan disbanded, he joined Gogmagog which included former Iron Maiden vocalist Paul Di'Anno and drummer Clive Burr. - Chris Adler
Chris Adler (born November 23, 1972) is an American drummer, best known as a member of the metal band Lamb of God. He also plays the piano, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, and saxophone. He is the older brother to bandmate Willie Adler, and is also a vegetarian along with bandmate John Campbell. - Charlie Benante
Charlie Benante (born 27 November 1963, in The Bronx, New York) is the drummer/guitarist for the heavy metal band, Anthrax. He has also performed in the band Stormtroopers of Death (S.O.D.). Benante is known for having a very fast double kick technique. He is an artist for his band as well, creating many of the band's album covers, and t-shirt designs. He is one of the fastest drummers in thrash metal and some have credited him, Lars Ulrich, … - Matt Barlow
Matt Barlow (born 10 April 1970 in Biloxi, Mississippi, USA) is an American heavy metal singer and police officer. He currently is the lead singer for Pyramaze, but is best known as the former vocalist of the heavy metal band Iced Earth. He has a very wide range and can sing in many different ways such as low, deep growls to extremely high pitched screams and is known to put very much emotion into his performance.
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