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unusual facts about alternative metal



1989–1999

1989–1999 is a compilation album released by New York alternative metal band Life of Agony in 1999 through Roadrunner Records (see 1999 in music).

Angel Bartolotta

He is best known as the former drummer for American alternative metal band Dope and former drummer of industrial metal band Genitorturers.

Born Annoying

Born Annoying is a compilation album of alternative metal band Helmet's early songs, released in 1995 by their old label, Amphetamine Reptile, a.k.a. AmRep.

Drop D tuning

New technique of playing power chords introduced by these early grunge bands was a great influence on many artists, such as Rage Against the Machine and Tool, making by the same drop D tuning typical practice among alternative metal acts the band Helmet used the tuning a great deal throughout their career which would later be influential to many Alternative metal and Nu Metal bands .

Empty Heart, Loaded Gun

Empty Heart, Loaded Gun is debut album by the hard rock/alternative metal music group Re:Ignition.

Family Values Tour 1998

On September 25, 1998 due to the beginning of shooting the movie "Next Friday", Ice Cube was replaced by alternative metal band Incubus for remaining four dates.

Just Say Jesus

Just Say Jesus was the second studio album from Christian alternative metal/post-grunge/punk/rock band 7eventh Time Down, and the album was released on September 3, 2013 by BEC Recordings.

Milligram Smile

Milligram Smile is an alternative metal band from Breckenridge, Michigan formed in 2005 by Jake Matthews, Ryan Burt and original drummer Steve Palmer.

Pete Loeffler

Pete Loeffler (born October 19, 1976 in Grayslake, Illinois) is a musician, known for his work with the Chicago-area alternative metal band Chevelle, for which he is the lead vocalist and sole guitar player.

Seeing Eye Dog

Seeing Eye Dog is the seventh studio album by the American alternative metal band Helmet, released on September 7, 2010 via Work Song, the label imprint shared by singer/songwriter Joe Henry and Helmet mainman Page Hamilton's manager.

Sounds Like Armageddon

Sounds Like Armageddon is the first live album by American alternative metal band Otep.

WTF?!

The regular line-up of Sascha Konietzko, Lucia Cifarelli, Jules Hodgson, Andy Selway, and Steve White was joined by a handful of musicians from other industrial and alternative metal acts.


see also

Bechdel

John Bechdel, (born 1964) Industrial and Alternative metal keyboardist, has been a part of many bands

Hans Magnus Ryan

In 1989 Ryan and bassist Bent Sæther together with drummer Killer Mike (b. Kjell Runar Jenssen), formed Motorpsycho as an alternative metal band that very soon developed into a unique blend of heavy metal, grunge and indierock, as well as exploring the sonic noise experiments that is associated with the Associate Member Deathprod.

Sekula

John Sekula (1969–2010), the original guitarist for alternative metal band Mushroomhead