Marc Diamond

Last updated

Marc Diamond is an American lead guitarist best known for his work with seminal hardcore band Dwarves [1] (under the pseudonym The Fresh Prince of Darkness [2] ) as well as the Los Angeles hard rock outfit Motochrist. [3] He previously played in the bands Texas Terri Bomb, [4] and Mondo Generator [2] (featuring fellow Dwarves bassist Rex Everything). His work has been featured in both TV and film, and has appeared on myriad recordings by other artists.

Discography

Albums

Singles/EPs:

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kyuss</span> American stoner rock band

Kyuss was an American stoner rock band formed in Palm Desert, California, in 1987, and considered one of the pioneers of the genre. After disbanding in 1995, a number of band members have gone on to form or play in several notable bands including Queens of the Stone Age, Screaming Trees, Fu Manchu, Dwarves, Eagles of Death Metal, Mondo Generator, Hermano, Unida, Slo Burn and Them Crooked Vultures.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dwarves (band)</span> American rock band

The Dwarves are an American punk rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois and based in San Francisco, California as of 2009.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nick Oliveri</span> American musician (born 1971)

Nick Steven Oliveri is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter. He is best known as a former bassist of Kyuss and later Queens of the Stone Age from 1998 to 2004. Oliveri is also a solo artist and frequent contributor to his friends' albums and tours, including Winnebago Deal, Masters of Reality, Turbonegro, Moistboyz, Svetlanas and Big Scenic Nowhere among many others. He is currently the frontman of his project, Mondo Generator, a punk and metal hybrid that he formed in 1997, and the co-founder of the stoner rock power trio, Stöner. He has also worked periodically with the Dwarves since 1993.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Garcia (singer)</span> American singer

John Garcia is an American singer and songwriter. He is best known as the vocalist and founding member of stoner rock bands Kyuss, Slo Burn, Unida and Hermano. Garcia also performed in Vista Chino, formerly Kyuss Lives!, with former Kyuss members Brant Bjork and Nick Oliveri. Garcia has since decided to pursue his solo career, having formed his band, John Garcia and the Band of Gold, in 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brant Bjork</span> American musician

Brant Bjork is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the drummer and founder of the influential Californian stoner rock band Kyuss. Bjork has also been a member of Fu Manchu, Mondo Generator and Vista Chino, the latter with former Kyuss members John Garcia and Nick Oliveri. He is currently the frontman and co-founder of the stoner rock power trio, Stöner. Bjork is one of the more notable figures in the stoner rock and Palm Desert scene and maintains a prolific solo career with over a dozen released albums.

Alfredo Hernández is an American drummer best known as a former member of desert rock bands Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age, Brant Bjork and the Bros and Yawning Man, and as a current member of the band, Avon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adam Bomb</span> American guitarist and singer

Adam Bomb is an American guitarist who worked with artists like TKO, Black 'N Blue, Steel Pulse, John Paul Jones, and Michael Monroe. His stage name is a play on the name Atom Bomb.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Generators</span> American punk rock band

The Generators are a punk rock band formed in 1997 in Los Angeles, created as a response to the breakup of the 90s punk rock group Schleprock. The original lineup was composed of Doug Kane on vocals, Mike Snow and Sir Doosky on guitars, Dirty Ernie Berru on the drums and Rich "Richards" Santia on bass.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mondo Generator</span> American rock band

Mondo Generator is an American rock band founded in 1997 by Nick Oliveri. The band has released seven studio albums, four EPs, one live album and one video album.

John Waldo "Fee" Waybill is the lead singer and songwriter of San Francisco band The Tubes. Waybill has also worked with other acts, including Toto, Richard Marx, and Billy Sherwood.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Blag Dahlia</span> Musical artist

Paul Cafaro, known professionally as Blag Dahlia, is an American singer and record producer, best known as the vocalist for punk band Dwarves.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Walter Daniels</span> Musical artist

Walter Daniels is an American musician and harmonica player noted for introducing the instrument into a number of styles of music not usually associated with the harmonica, including punk rock, and avant-garde free improvisation.

Texas Terri is an American punk rock singer, songwriter and actress, originally from Austin, Texas, United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rabarock</span> Rock festival in Estonia

Rabarock was a rock festival held annually in Järvakandi, Estonia between 2005–2009 and 2011–2012. It took place in the first half of June.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Doug Dagger</span>

Doug Dagger is an American vocalist. He is the lead singer for the Los Angeles punk rock band The Generators, which formed in 1997, and was lead singer for Schleprock and other punk bands.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Frame 137</span>

Frame 137 is a short story that first appeared in issue #61 of Dark Horse Presents in April 1992. It was created by American graphic artist James O'Barr, who is best known as the creator of the comic book series The Crow.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Symbol Six</span>

Symbol Six is an American rock and roll band formed in Santa Monica, California, United States, in 1980 by Eric Leach, Phil George, Mark Conway, Donny Brook, Taz Rudd, and Steve Cooper. Originating in Los Angeles and Orange County, when the band started the average age of the band members was 15 years old. The band has played clubs such as the Cuckoo's Nest, Godzillas, and Bards Apollo. Symbol Six has played with Social Distortion, Bad Religion, T.S.O.L., 45 Grave, Youth Brigade, Descendents, RF7 and Agent Orange.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">TKO Records</span> American record label

TKO Records is an independent punk rock record label in Portland, Oregon. The label is primarily known for its role in the late 1990s American street punk scene and has continued its notability as a source of new releases, reissues, and archival recordings. The OC Weekly newspaper recognized the label as "best record label" in Orange County in 2011 and its record store of the same name as "best punk-rock record store" in Orange County, 2008.

N.O. Hits at All are a series of compilation albums by American musician Nick Oliveri, released through Heavy Psych Sounds Records. The tracks used on these albums are from bands Oliveri has provided vocals for either as a member or a guest.

This article lists the discography of Nick Oliveri. Oliveri is an American multi-instrumentalist who is best known for his work as a member of Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age. Oliveri frequently contributes to the work of other artists as a solo artist, most notably on ...Like Clockwork, a 2013 Queens of the Stone Age album, for which he provided backing vocals on "If I Had a Tail".

References

  1. "Ex-Queens of the Stone Age Bassist Nick Oliveri Announces Solo LP". Pitchfork. July 22, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Scum punks The Dwarves delight and disgust". Pittsburgh City Paper . February 1, 2007. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  3. Aleph, Patrick. "Girls, Guitars and Shabbos Goys: Interview with Marc Diamond (The Dwarves)". Jewcy . Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  4. "Texas Terri Bomb! Your Lips My Ass!". Exclaim! . June 1, 2004. Retrieved January 9, 2019.