Page Nye Hamilton is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer, mostly noted for his work with alternative metal band Helmet. Most of his work has been in the hard rock and alternative metal styles, though he trained in jazz guitar and has substantial connections with avant-garde music and film soundtrack composition.
Michael Stephen Portnoy is an American drummer and songwriter primarily known as the former drummer, backing vocalist, and a co-founder of the progressive metal/rock band Dream Theater. In September 2010, Portnoy announced his departure from Dream Theater after 25 years, with Mike Mangini taking his place as drummer of the band. Since his departure, Portnoy has formed a variety of new bands and projects, including Adrenaline Mob, Flying Colors, The Winery Dogs and Sons of Apollo.
Gravity Kills is an American industrial rock band from St. Louis, Missouri. Their music was described by one critic as "a blending of eerie industrial rock with a pop-infused melodic chorus and a bit of hard-core head banging."
John Stanier is an American drummer who is best known for his work with experimental rock band Battles. He has also previously played in Helmet, Tomahawk and The Mark of Cain, as well as performing on several releases as a studio musician.
Andrew James Van Slyke is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) center fielder.
John Joseph Tempesta is the drummer of the Cult. He also played with several bands including: Exodus, Testament and White Zombie. He worked with former White Zombie singer Rob Zombie as a solo artist and served as drum technician for Charlie Benante, drummer for the heavy metal band Anthrax earlier in his career. He is referenced in the band's rendition of "Friggin' in the Riggin'", with lyrics about the band's crew members.
Thomas Lang is an Austrian drummer, multi-instrumentalist, composer and record producer. He is the founding member of the Los Angeles-based progressive/avant garde metal band stOrk and is known for his international session work on a wide variety of genres such as rock, pop, jazz, and heavy metal with artists such as Robert Fripp, Peter Gabriel, Robbie Williams and Sugababes, among many others. He is married to music publicist, Elizabeth Lang.
Anacrusis was a progressive/thrash metal band from St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Anacrusis was one of the first bands to attempt to blend thrash and progressive metal. Their albums Manic Impressions and Screams and Whispers are considered as classics of the progressive thrash metal / prog metal genre.
Jeremy Chatelain is a musician originally from Utah. He formed the Utah-based bands Insight and Iceburn, and went on to sing in NYC band Handsome and later formed Jets to Brazil with singer Blake Schwarzenbach. In 2005 Jeremy joined the band Helmet to play bass, but left in September 2006. Since 2000 he has written and performed with Cub Country.
Peter Van Hooke is a British rock drummer who was the drummer for the English band Mike + The Mechanics and also drummed for Van Morrison's band, Headstone, and Ezio. During the 1980s he co-produced many of Tanita Tikaram's hits.
Gene Louis is a vocalist, front-man of hard rock band Bullets and Octane, and former vocalist in Sex N Violence. He also has a solo project, releasing under his own name.
Ty Smith is an American studio and internationally touring drummer.
7 Shot Screamers is an American psychobilly band from St. Louis, Missouri in the United States.
Disturbing the Peace was a nu metal band, based in St. Louis, Missouri. The band released their first album, Planet Nine in the spring of 1998 and their second, titled The New Ice Age, in 2001. The band eventually went on to become the post-hardcore band Adair. On December 27, 2008, the original lineup of Rob Tweedie, Josiah Werner, Mike Jost, Steve Hafner, and Greg Haupt played a reunion show at the House of Rock in St. Louis.
The Permanent Bruise is a 6-song EP by the band Adair. It was recorded, mixed and produced by John Pessoni and Jerry Jost in Pessoni's private studio in St. Louis, Missouri. The EP was released in the Spring of 2003. The release concert was held at St. Louis's Mississippi Nights days before the band moved to Westminster, California. The EP received nearly universal acclaim despite being published independently and without any record label capital. In 2005 the band had independently sold over 7,000 copies.
The discography of Helmet, a New York-based alternative metal band formed in 1989, consists of eight full-length studio albums, two compilation albums, fifteen singles, and fourteen music videos. This list does not include material performed by members or former members of Helmet that was recorded with Adair, Anthrax, Band of Susans, Biohazard, The Cult, Disturbing the Peace, Exodus, Norma Jean, Testament, Tomahawk and White Zombie.
The Urge is an alternative rock band based in St. Louis, Missouri. Their music combines several genres, including hardcore punk, heavy metal, ska, reggae, funk, rock, and rhythm and blues. Consistent touring throughout the 1990s earned the band a reputation for high-energy live performances.
