Foundations Forum
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Foundations Forum was the first exclusively heavy metal music
industry convention, held annually from 1988 - 1997 in Los Angeles. The convention was set up by Concrete Marketing
who had in January 1988 created the first industry trade magazine for the heavy metal world - Foundations. Realizing there was little or no attention or focus on this growing market, and having seen the far reaching distribution of the trade magazine, they decided to put together an annual meeting, bringing together key industry personnel, vendors and artists (and in later forums fans as well) offering advice on surviving the industry, discussing the changing climate of the scene and business, and allowing people to network.
Executive Director Bob Chiappardi summed up the purpose of the Forum,
The forums usually invited a keynote speaker who would open the event and touch on important themes for the weekend ahead. There would be panels and workshops made up of industry personnel particular to the theme who would discuss contemporary issues and answer questions.
There were also plenty of performances all weekend of the best signed and unsigned talent the heavy metal world had to offer, over the years including bands like Judas Priest
, Pantera
, Alice in Chains
, Extreme
, Ozzy Osbourne
and Prong.
CD Samplers of signed and unsigned artists were distributed to each forum attendee
, Metal Blade Records
and RIP Magazine
joined forces to create the first annual Foundations Forum convention.
The theme of FF88 was the credibility and respectability of metal within the music industry as a whole.
Attendance, etc.
The Keynote speaker for the event was Sharon Osbourne
and it incorporated parties in honor of RIP Magazine's second anniversary and Concrete's fourth.
Panels & Moderators
A two disc compilation cd was available free of charge to those attending the event, showcasing bands that Concrete was working with.
Disc 1:
Disc 2
and Warrant
) dominated Billboard's Top Pop Albums chart.
The focus of this convention was shifted more towards the development of new artists within the metal scene, emphasizing the growth and nurturing of the style.
The convention's attendance more than doubled this year to accommodate more than 2500 people, around a quarter of which were musicians.
The Keynote speaker for the event was KISS bassist Gene Simmons
.
Panels & Moderators
The artist panel this year featured King Diamond
, Robert Sweet
(Stryper
), Robin McAuley
(MSG
), Steve Jones
, Lita Ford
, Vicki Peterson
(the Bangles
), Scott Ian
(Anthrax
), Taime Downe
(Faster Pussycat
) and Anthony Kiedis
(Red Hot Chili Peppers
).
A double cassette named 'The Shape of Things to Come' featuring unsigned artists was given out this year along with the double disc compilation 'CD From Hell'. In a special issue of Metal Hammer
, interviews were run with all the unsigned bands featured on the compilation.
CD From Hell - Disc 1
CD From Hell - Disc 2
The theme of this year's event was based loosely around metal's emerging social consciousness and responsibility (As Bob Chiappardi notes in his message from the directors):
Tying in with this theme, a big topic of conversation at the forum was censorship and the keynote speaker for the event was Judas Priest
frontman, Rob Halford
. At the time, Judas Priest had just been involved in a civil action whereby it was alleged they were responsible for the suicide of one youth from Nevada and the attempted suicide of his best friend via subliminal messages placed on one of the songs from their album, 'Stained Class
'.
Although the case had eventually been thrown out of court, it was not the first of its kind and the metal world was having to defend itself against an ever increasing number of censors.
Ozzy Osbourne
, who had also been to court following the death of a teenager
who listened to his music, joined his wife Sharon Osbourne
and former California Governor Jerry Brown
on one of the forum's panels to discuss the issue of censorship, which was a popular topic; a theme which spilled into several other panels over the weekend.
1990's forum was self contained within the hotel and featured listening parties from Slayer
, Motörhead, Scorpions
, Iron Maiden
and Deep Purple
. Not only was there major news/press coverage of the forum, but there were broadcasts directly from the convention by MTV
, KNAC
, Z-Rock and others, with some being syndicated all across the country. Many will have come to cover the 18 signed bands which played at night including Judas Priest
, Pantera
, Exodus
, Extreme
, Alice In Chains
and the London Quireboys. Also, during the day, there were 18 unsigned bands performing including...
Two commercial video cassettes of FF90 highlights were released through Strand/VCI, although these were never to be released domestically.
Panels & Moderators
The Artist Panel included Jani Lane
& Joey Allen
(Warrant
), KK Downing
& Glen Tipton (Judas Priest
), Vito Bratta
(White Lion
), Dave Mustaine
(Megadeth
) and Joe Leste (Bang Tango
).
As well as a cassette featuring unsigned bands, a 3CD sampler was given out at this Foundations Forum.
Foundations Forum '90 CD Sampler - Disc 1
Foundations Forum '90 CD Sampler - Disc 2
Foundations Forum '90 CD Sampler - Disc 3
Over half a million dollars was raised in aid of the TJ Martell Foundation, through ticket sales for the awards ceremony and at the casino night held as part of the convention.
Signed bands showcasing over the course of the three nights included Ozzy Osbourne
, Soundgarden
, Prong, Ugly Kid Joe
, XYZ
, Crimson Glory
, The Almighty
, Bang Tango
, Claytown Troupe
, Screaming Jets
, Baby Animals
, Lillian Axe
and Asphalt Ballet.
A sponsor - Barq's Root Beer also came on board for the first time at the convention. Noting that their target market was those aged between 12 and 24, and recognizing the growing popularity of the metal genre amongst this age group, they partnered with Foundation's Forum in order to reach their audience direct.
Panels & Moderators
The artist panel this year included Mike Muir
(Suicidal Tendencies
), Ricky Warwick
(The Almighty
), Chris Cornell
(Soundgarden
), Jeff Ament
(Pearl Jam
), Phil Anselmo (Pantera
), Dweezil Zappa
, and Harry James
and Luke Morley
(Thunder
).
Awards Ceremony
The first Foundations Awards ceremony was to recognize the significant contribution made by key artists to the heavy metal genre and the music industry as a whole. The proceeds were donated to the TJ Martell Foundation and the ceremony featured performances by Blind Melon
, Temple of the Dog
, Alice in Chains
and Megadeth
. The MC for the event was MTV
's Riki Rachtman
and awards presenters included Ronnie James Dio
, Paul Stanley
and Gene Simmons
, Lemmy, Rick Rubin
, Penelope Spheeris
and Rikki Rokkett.
AWARDS
Foundations Forum 91 Sampler CD - Disc 1
Foundations Forum 91 Sampler CD - Disc 2
Foundations Forum 91 Sampler CD - Disc 2
This year a video cassette entitled 'A Weekend in Hell' was released through A&M Video. The video featured performances from bands like Megadeth
, Soundgarden
, Ugly Kid Joe
, Prong, Screaming Jets
and XYZ
. Also featured were excerpts from panel disussions, awards acceptances and exhibits, serving as a taster for those who could not make it to the event itself.
Foundations Forum 92 was the venue for the World premier screening of 'For Those About to Rock - Monsters in Moscow
' featuring AC/DC
, Metallica
, Pantera
and Black Crowes
.
Having established the ceremony the previous year, on Saturday night the Concrete Foundations Awards took place as part of the events at the hotel.
AWARDS
On the closing night of the convention, the TJ Martell Gambling Casino made another appearance in order to raise money for the charity, following success the previous year.
Panels & Moderators
Brian Slagel's (Metal Blade) Independent Labels Presidents Conclave was a significant meeting for those rock/metal labels which, despite a fair amount of individual success, were under represented at other industry conventions or rarely had their voices heard. This meeting covered significant topics like international distribution, domestic distribution, marketing, merchandising, touring and publicity, and gave the indies a chance to discuss the problems and concerns they shared.
Foundations Forum '92 Sampler CD 1
Foundations Forum '92 Sampler CD 2
Foundations Forum '92 Sampler CD 3
Artists showcasing at this year's event included KISS
, Scorpions
, Schnitt Acht
, Souls at Zero
, My Sisters Machine
, The Big F, Accept
, Quicksand
, La Salle, The Scream
, I Mother Earth
, Greta
, Mind Bomb, Strip Mind, White Trash
, Tad and Crowbar.
The artist panel this year featured Jerry Cantrell
(Alice in Chains
), Stevie Blaze (Lillian Axe
), Jesse DuPree
(Jackyl
) and Rob Zombie
(White Zombie
).
Foundations Forum 93 CD Sampler Disc 1
Foundations Forum 93 CD Sampler Disc 2
Foundations Forum 93 CD Sampler Disc 3
and Mercury Records
provided a launch party at the Palace in Hollywood featuring performances by the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Animal Bag
, Shootyz Groove
, Downset and Kerbdog
.
Bands showcasing this year included Bile
, Biohazard
, Bruce Dickinson
, Downset, Dream Theater
, Drown, Fates Warning
, Korn
, Machine Head
, Yngwie Malmsteen, Monster Voodoo Machine
, My Head, Overkill
, Wickerman, Wool
, Dead Orchestra, Engines of Aggression, Juster, Wood, Paradise Lost
, Planet Hate, Po' Boy Swing, Pushmonkey
, Raven
and Vertical After.
Foundations Forum '94 CD Sampler - CD 1
Foundations Forum '94 CD Sampler - CD 2
Foundations Forum '94 CD Sampler - CD 3
Foundations Forum '94 CD Sampler - CD 4
Foundations Forum '95 Sampler CD - Disc 1
Foundations Forum '95 Sampler CD - Disc 2
Foundations Forum '95 Sampler CD - Disc 3
Foundations Forum '95 Sampler CD - Disc 4
Concrete/Foundations presented the Outstanding Contribution to Music Award to Van Halen during the event.
Panels this year included:
Venues and Showcases
Moguls:
The Melvins
, Knapsack
, The Lemons, Jimmy Eat World
, 3 Penny Needle, Three Mile Pilot
.
Teaszer A:
Coal Chamber
, downset, Abscess
, Strife
, Bloodlet
, A.O.A., Nothingface
, Ramp, I.4.N.I., The Back Alley Gators, the MF Pitbulls, Sexpod, NEar death Experience, The Violet Burning
, Dead Birds, Padded Cell, Cynical, Tribe 8
.
Smalls:
Copperpot, Sunset Heights, Ms. 45, Punkinucle, Stone
, Suncatcher, Chopper One, Frank Lloyd Vynl, Volebeats, Haynes Boys, Jackie On Acid, Tongue, The Black Watch
, Ether.
The Viper Room:
Revolux, 9 Iron, Likehell, Cellophane
, Epperly, Choreboy, Brand New Unit, Coal, Placebo, Slightly Stoopid
, Metal Molly, Les Claypool
, Holy Mackerel, The Underbellys, The Ziggens
.
The Martini Lounge:
Super Junky Monkey
, Crowbar, Hed, Drill
, Dimestore Hoods, Killing Culture, Mind Heavy Mustard, Foreskin 500, Spahn Ranch
, Headcrash, The Notwist
, Skold
, 16Volt.
Hell's Gate:
Hollow, Mindrot, Flambooky, December, Torment, Shoegazer, The Phoids, Stanley, Jud, Scraggly Jane, Cradle of Thorns, The Drugs, Wingnut Supreme.
Roxy:
Sugartooth
, Snot
, Powerman 5000
, Flood, Man Will Surrender, Salmon, Expanding Man
, Agnes Gooch, Silverjet, Plexi
, Ednaswap
, triplefastaction, Beer Nuts, Humble Gods, Lidsville, Frontside.
Palace:
Ugly Kid Joe
, Motörhead, W.A.S.P., Supersuckers, House of Pain
, Unwritten Law
, 22 Jacks
, Save Ferris
, B-FAM, LA Guns, Warrant
, Body Count
, Stuck Mojo
.
Troubadour:
Maids of Gravity, Remy Zero
, Haynes Boys, Perfect
, Thermadore, Horny Toad!, Buck O Nine
, Nerf Rider, Meal Ticket, The Grabbers, Mensclub, Johnny Bravo, Dakota Wildflowers, Sludge Nation.
Opium Den:
Lo Preshur
, Tories, Dashboard Prophets, Reejers, Fat Army, Lawsuit, Godplow, Don Knotts Overdrive
, Battershell, FroSTed, Pennydreadful, haynuckle.
Whiskey:
Kilgore Smudge
, Man Is The Bastard
, Brutal Juice
, Neurosis
, Red Dye No. 5, Wardog, Galactic Cowboys
, Sacred Reich
, Flotsam & Jetsam
, Dogma, Molly Maguire, Far
, Samiam
, Crawlspace, Lit, Extra Fancy.
Jack's Sugar Shack:
Smart Brown Handbag, Neverlast, Her Majesty The Baby, Inflatable Soul, Zoe, Kevin Hunter, Tribe of Gypsies
, The Bill White Acre.
Luna Park 1: Radar Bros, Negro Problem, Black Moon Graffiti, Sparkler, Love Jones
.
Billboard Live: Palomar
, Five-Eight
, Sweet Vine, Haynes Boys, Fountains of Wayne
, Super 8, The Verve Pipe
, Sufferbus.
Jack's: Customers, Blues Saraceno
, Belltower
, Bigelf
.
Venues & Showcases
Hollywood Palladium
:
Offspring
, L7
Opium Den:
Other Star People, The Four Postmen
, Farmer, DJ Sean Perry, Fluorescein, Amnesia, Sparkler, Tomorrowpeople
, Wild Colonials
, Dogstar
, Mr Mirainga, Triple Fast action
.
The Risk Records Showcase was also held here and featured the Autumns
, Go! Dog! Go!, Jack Off Jill
and Ozomatli
.
Alligator Lounge:
Mineral
, Crumb, Knapsack
, Slush, Pink Noise Test, Number One Cup
and Regatta 69
Whisky A Go-Go
:
Nebula
, Lit, Salmon, Slo Burn
, Killingculture, Anthrax
, Sevendust
, Crushed. Camel
also presented a night here featuring Silverjet and aMiniature.
Billboard Live:
The Uninvited
, Long Beach Dub Stars
and Big Elf.
Coconut Teazer:
Swamp Boogie Queen, Mother Superior
, Blake Morgan
, Rat Bat Blue, Lucid, System of a Down
, Flambookey, Manhole, Aunt Betty, Monet, Tree of Love, Lilyvolt, No.9.
Highland Grounds:
Elmore Lang, Clear
, Nick St Nicholas
, Michael Monarch
.
The Palace:
Sly, Quiet Riot
, Raven
, Green Jelly
, Strapping Young Lad
, Exodus
and Testament
.
Jack's Sugar Shack:
Michelle Lewis
, Jason Faulkner, Brent Fraser, Phil Cody, Tim Burlingame, Crown Jewels, Honky, The Piersons, The Hutchinson, Maria Fatal, The Love Revival, Coal and Marshall Coleman.
Martini Lounge:
Dubwar
, Sparkmarker, Cast Iron Hike
, Voodoo, Rubberneck, Near Death Experience, Hollow, Def Con Sound System, Skrew
, Mess, the Drugs, Flood, Loungefly and Fat Amy.
Moguls:
Plastiscene, Gorgeous, Vitapup, Yortiose, Los Cincos, Plimpton and Clawhammer
.
Roxy:
Events at the Roxy kicked off with the Geffen Records
showcase featuring Extra Fancy, Human Waste Project
and Total Chaos
. BAM Magazine also held a party here with performances from Sexpod, Powerman 5000
, Incubus
, Spank and Hed PE. Other bands performing here as part of the festival included The Aquabats, Amen
, Vitamin L, Dial 7 and Backside.
Viper Room
:
The Cunninghams
, Issa Joone, Daddy Longhead, Beer Nuts
The Garage:
Stillsuit, Will Haven
, Ignite, Strife
and Snapcase
Atlas:
Liquid Soul
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
industry convention, held annually from 1988 - 1997 in Los Angeles. The convention was set up by Concrete Marketing
Concrete Marketing
Concrete Marketing is an independent marketing company based in New York, USA, founded by Bob Chiappardi and Walter O'Brien in 1984. is known mainly for its work with cutting edge rock and heavy metal, having amassed a client roster that features bands such as Metallica, Megadeth, Korn, Limp...
who had in January 1988 created the first industry trade magazine for the heavy metal world - Foundations. Realizing there was little or no attention or focus on this growing market, and having seen the far reaching distribution of the trade magazine, they decided to put together an annual meeting, bringing together key industry personnel, vendors and artists (and in later forums fans as well) offering advice on surviving the industry, discussing the changing climate of the scene and business, and allowing people to network.
Executive Director Bob Chiappardi summed up the purpose of the Forum,
"The way heavy metal is growing, we want to be careful not to have it blow out. By sitting down and talking about the genre, the good and the bad points, having the indies interacting with the majors, it makes for a healthy industry in general."
The forums usually invited a keynote speaker who would open the event and touch on important themes for the weekend ahead. There would be panels and workshops made up of industry personnel particular to the theme who would discuss contemporary issues and answer questions.
There were also plenty of performances all weekend of the best signed and unsigned talent the heavy metal world had to offer, over the years including bands like Judas Priest
Judas Priest
Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1969. The current line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis. The band has gone through several drummers over the years,...
, Pantera
Pantera
Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas. Formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell in 1981, bassist Rex Brown would join in late 1981 with vocalist Terry Glaze. Looking for a new and heavier sound, Pantera had Terry replaced in 1987 with Phil Anselmo as...
, Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1987 by guitarist and songwriter Jerry Cantrell and original lead vocalist Layne Staley. The initial lineup was rounded out by drummer Sean Kinney, and bassist Mike Starr...
, Extreme
Extreme (band)
Extreme is an American rock band, headed by frontmen Gary Cherone and Nuno Bettencourt, that reached the height of their popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s.Among some of Extreme's musical influences are Queen and Van Halen...
, Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English vocalist, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead singer of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, whose radically different, intentionally dark, harder sound helped spawn the heavy metal...
and Prong.
CD Samplers of signed and unsigned artists were distributed to each forum attendee
Foundations Forum '88
On September 30 - October 1 at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Los Angeles, Concrete MarketingConcrete Marketing
Concrete Marketing is an independent marketing company based in New York, USA, founded by Bob Chiappardi and Walter O'Brien in 1984. is known mainly for its work with cutting edge rock and heavy metal, having amassed a client roster that features bands such as Metallica, Megadeth, Korn, Limp...
, Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records is a record label which was founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The U.S. corporate office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Arizona, Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distributed in the U.S. by Sony BMG Music...
and RIP Magazine
RIP magazine
RIP debuted its first issue on December 1986. It was a 1980's/early 1990s Music magazine commonly seen in newsstands and purchased by mostly teenage readers. It was created by Larry Flynt Publications, effectively making it a sister publication of Hustler magazine. Lonn P Friend was editor...
joined forces to create the first annual Foundations Forum convention.
The theme of FF88 was the credibility and respectability of metal within the music industry as a whole.
Attendance, etc.
The Keynote speaker for the event was Sharon Osbourne
Sharon Osbourne
Sharon Rachel Osbourne is an English television host, author, music manager, businesswoman and promoter as well as the wife of heavy metal singer-songwriter Ozzy Osbourne....
and it incorporated parties in honor of RIP Magazine's second anniversary and Concrete's fourth.
Panels & Moderators
| Panel | Moderator(s) |
|---|---|
| Metal Marketing | Bob Chiappardi (Concrete Marketing) |
| Press & Publicity | Lonn Friend Lonn Friend Lonn Friend is an American journalist and author. Friend is best known for his work in the late 1980s and '90s as editor of RIP Magazine, which covered the debaucherous world of heavy metal music and the rock stars who led the movement... (RIP Magazine RIP magazine RIP debuted its first issue on December 1986. It was a 1980's/early 1990s Music magazine commonly seen in newsstands and purchased by mostly teenage readers. It was created by Larry Flynt Publications, effectively making it a sister publication of Hustler magazine. Lonn P Friend was editor... ) |
| Artist Development | Diarmuid Quinn (Epic Records Epic Records Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A... ) |
| Retail & Distribution | Bill Berger (Island Records Island Records Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group... ) |
| Metal Video | John Cannelli (MTV MTV MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs.... ) |
| Managers & Lawyers | Walter O'Brien (Concrete Management Concrete Marketing Concrete Marketing is an independent marketing company based in New York, USA, founded by Bob Chiappardi and Walter O'Brien in 1984. is known mainly for its work with cutting edge rock and heavy metal, having amassed a client roster that features bands such as Metallica, Megadeth, Korn, Limp... ) |
| Metal Radio | Derek Simon (Kiss Company KISS-FM (brand) KISS-FM is the brand name of a Top 40 music format heard on FM radio stations in many cities in the United States . Clear Channel Communications claims ownership of the KISS-FM brand and operates most KISS-FM formatted stations, though not KISS-FM in San Antonio, Texas itself .-Origin and... ) |
| Record Producers | Mike Bone (Chrysalis Chrysalis Records Chrysalis Records was a British record label that was created in 1969. The name was both a reference to the pupal stage of a butterfly and a combination of its founders names, Chris Wright and Terry Ellis... ) |
| Credibility & Respectability | Jim Cardillo (Managing Director Foundations Forum '88) |
| Record Company Forum | Brian Slagel Brian Slagel Brian Slagel is the owner and founder of Metal Blade Records. Slagel is known for giving Metallica their first break in 1982, with an appearance on Metal Massacre, a compilation album on Metal Blade, and has since released seminal albums by Slayer, Mercyful Fate, Cannibal Corpse, Fates Warning,... (Metal Blade Records Metal Blade Records Metal Blade Records is a record label which was founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The U.S. corporate office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Arizona, Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distributed in the U.S. by Sony BMG Music... ) |
| Clubs, Booking & Touring | Haoui Montaug (New Music Seminar New Music Seminar The New Music Seminar was a series of multi-venue music showcases held annually in New York City, in the month of June, from 1980 to 1995, then relaunched in 2009.... ) Jennifer Perry (Avalon Attractions) |
| A&R in Heavy Metal | Ron Laffitte (Sanctuary Music Sanctuary Records Sanctuary Records Group Limited was a record label based in the United Kingdom and a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Until June 2007, it was the largest independent record label in the UK and the largest independent music management company in the world... ) |
| Selling Metal: Retail, Touring & Press | Janie Hoffman (MCA Records MCA Records MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003... ) Andy Somers (Frontier Booking International) |
| Artist Panel | Penelope Spheeris Penelope Spheeris Penelope Spheeris is an American director, producer and screenwriter. She is best known as a documentary film director whose works include the trilogy titled The Decline of Western Civilization... (Dir. Decline of Western Civilization The Decline of Western Civilization The soundtrack was released in December 1980 by Slash Records on LP. In the late 1990s it was released on CD as well. It is currently out of print. Germs singer Darby Crash appears on the soundtrack album cover. He died shortly before the film was released, though the promotional images for the... ) |
A two disc compilation cd was available free of charge to those attending the event, showcasing bands that Concrete was working with.
Disc 1:
| Artist | Song | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Keith Richards Keith Richards Keith Richards is an English musician, songwriter, and founding member of the Rolling Stones. Rolling Stone magazine said Richards had created "rock's greatest single body of riffs", and placed him as the "10th greatest guitarist of all time." Fourteen songs written by Richards and songwriting... |
Take It So Hard Take It So Hard "Take It So Hard" is the first single from Keith Richards first solo record, Talk is Cheap. The long-time Rolling Stones guitarist recorded the record after band mate Mick Jagger refused to tour in 1986 in support of the album Dirty Work... |
Virgin Virgin Records Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny... |
| Winger | Hungry | Atlantic Atlantic Records Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz... |
| Helloween Helloween Helloween is a German power metal band founded in the mid 1980s by members of Iron Fist and Powerfool. The band was a pioneering force in the European Power Metal movement and their second and third studio albums, Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt... |
I Want Out | RCA RCA RCA Corporation, founded as the Radio Corporation of America, was an American electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986. The RCA trademark is currently owned by the French conglomerate Technicolor SA through RCA Trademark Management S.A., a company owned by Technicolor... |
| Bullet Boys | Smooth Up | Warner Bros. Records Warner Bros. Records Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies... |
| Anvil Anvil (band) Anvil is a Canadian heavy metal band comprising Steve "Lips" Kudlow , Robb Reiner , and Glenn Five... |
Blood On The Ice | Metal Blade |
| Queensryche Queensrÿche thumb|250px|right|Queensrÿche's classic line-up performing at the [[Sauna Open Air Metal Festival]] 2011 in [[Tampere]], [[Finland]]. Left to right: bass Eddie Jackson, lead vocals Geoff Tate, drums Scott Rockenfield and guitars Michael Wilton.... |
Revolution Calling | EMI-Manhattan |
| Warrant Warrant (American band) Warrant is an American heavy metal band from Hollywood, California, that experienced success from 1989-1996 with five albums reaching international sales of over 10 million. The band first came into the national spotlight with their debut album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich, and one of its... |
32 Pennies | Columbia Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company... |
| Drive | Kamikaze | Rampage/Rhino |
| S.A.D.O. | On The Races | Noise Noise Records (Germany) Noise Records was a German record label founded by German music industry personality Karl-Ulrich Walterbach in 1983 as an expansion of his company Modern Music Records. Noise Records specialized in thrash and melodic speed metal. It was sold to the Sanctuary Records Group in 2001 and ceased any... |
| Roughhouse | Tonight | Columbia Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company... |
| Alien Alien (band) Alien is a Swedish rock band formed in Gothenburg in 1986 by guitarist Tony Borg and vocalist Jim Jidhed. They are best known today for their single "Only One Woman", a cover of a Marbles song, and "Brave New Love", which was featured in the 1988 movie The Blob.- Early success :Borg and Jidhed's... |
I've Been Waiting | Virgin Virgin Records Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny... |
| The Stand | If You See Kay | Pak'er/Carlyle |
Disc 2
| Artist | Song | Label |
|---|---|---|
| House of Lords House of Lords (band) House of Lords is a hard rock/AOR band from Los Angeles, California.-History:House of Lords was formed in 1987 by former Angel member and keyboardist Gregg Giuffria from his solo project Giuffria... |
I Wanna Be Loved | Simmons/RCA |
| Majesty | Fortune In Lies | Mechanic |
| Kix Kix (band) Kix is an American hard rock/heavy metal band who achieved popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Band members continue to tour, recently appearing at the Rocklahoma festival in 2008 in Oklahoma and the M3 Rock Festival in May 2011 in the band's home state of Maryland.-Formation:Kix was... |
Cold Blood | Atlantic Atlantic Records Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz... |
| Jetboy Jetboy (band) Jetboy is a San Francisco hard rock band formed in 1983. The band transplanted themselves to LA In 1986 after signing a major deal with Elektra Records. Their musical influences ranged from Punk rock to Rock n' roll with a good dose of Blues thrown in... |
Feel The Shake | MCA MCA Records MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003... |
| Suicidal Tendencies Suicidal Tendencies Suicidal Tendencies is a U.S. crossover thrash band founded in 1981 in Venice, Los Angeles, California by Mike Muir, its leader and only permanent member. The band is sometimes credited as one of "the fathers of crossover thrash"... |
Surf & Slam | Epic Epic Records Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A... |
| Dead End | Junk | Metal Blade |
| Hexx | Racial Slaughter | - |
| Devias | Desperate | - |
| Wild | Hot For Love | Columbia Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company... |
| Mallet-Head | Fight | Frontier Frontier Records Frontier Records is an independent record label, started in 1980 in Los Angeles by Lisa Fancher, a former employee of Bomp! Records and writer of the liner notes for the first album by The Runaways.... |
| Washed | Alone | - |
Foundations Forum '89
Foundations Forum 89 took place from September 21–23 at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Los Angeles. This was a week when three metal albums (by Skid Row, Motley CrueMötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. The group was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil...
and Warrant
Warrant (American band)
Warrant is an American heavy metal band from Hollywood, California, that experienced success from 1989-1996 with five albums reaching international sales of over 10 million. The band first came into the national spotlight with their debut album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich, and one of its...
) dominated Billboard's Top Pop Albums chart.
The focus of this convention was shifted more towards the development of new artists within the metal scene, emphasizing the growth and nurturing of the style.
The convention's attendance more than doubled this year to accommodate more than 2500 people, around a quarter of which were musicians.
The Keynote speaker for the event was KISS bassist Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons is an Israeli-American entrepreneur, singer-songwriter, actor, and rock bassist. Known as "The Demon", he is the bassist/vocalist of Kiss, a hard rock band he co-founded in the early 1970s.-Early life:...
.
Panels & Moderators
| Panel | Moderator |
|---|---|
| Metal Workshop | Jim Cardillo (MCA MCA Records MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003... ) |
| Understanding Music Publishing | Andy Gould (Concrete Management Concrete Marketing Concrete Marketing is an independent marketing company based in New York, USA, founded by Bob Chiappardi and Walter O'Brien in 1984. is known mainly for its work with cutting edge rock and heavy metal, having amassed a client roster that features bands such as Metallica, Megadeth, Korn, Limp... ) |
| Pay To Play - Controversy In The Clubs | Kenny Kerner (Music Connection Magazine) |
| Retail | Lou Mann (Capitol Records Capitol Records Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine... ) |
| Merchandising: Your Name Here (Or Not) | Walter O'Brien (Concrete Management) |
| Producers/A&R | Terry Lippman (Lippman Kahane Management) |
| Radio | Ray Gmeiner (Elektra Elektra Records Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009.... ) |
| Sponsorships - Is Metal Going To Madison Avenue? | John Brodie (Westwood One Westwood One Westwood One was an American radio network and was based in New York City. At one time, it was managed by CBS Radio, the radio arm of CBS Corporation, and Viacom and was later purchased by the private equity firm The Gores Group... ) |
| Road Management: Don't Leave Home Without It | Ron Laffitte (Lippman Kahane Management) |
| International: The World, She Shrinks | Stephan Galfas Stephan Galfas Stephan Galfas is a music producer, currently CEO of International Talent Organization, Inc. and Miss Molly Records.-Biography:Galfas is a producer, manager, promoter, mixer and recording engineer who has worked with many acts including Cher, The Allman Brothers Band, Meat Loaf, Stryper, Saxon, Dr... (T.E. Savage Inc.) |
| Video: $$$ Well Spent or Spend It Elsewhere? | Rick Krim (MTV MTV MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs.... ) |
| Press: Exposing Yourself | Ben Leimer (Circus Magazine) |
| A Star Is Born: The Development Of a Career | Cliff O'Sullivan (Polygram PolyGram PolyGram was the name of the major label recording company started by Philips from as a holding company for its music interests in 1945. In 1999 it was sold to Seagram and merged into Universal Music Group.-Hollandsche Decca Distributie , 1929-1950:... ) |
| Touring: Getting From The Clubs To The Arenas | Gary Bongiovanni (Pollstar Pollstar Pollstar is a concert tour industry's leading trade publication that gets its information primarily from the agents, managers and promoters who are producing concerts. Founded in 1981, it is based in Fresno, California and has an office in London with correspondents in six countries. Pollstar is... ) |
| Geraldo Goes Metal: All Access, No B.S. | Marko Babineau (Geffen Geffen Records Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:... ) |
| Equipment Endorsements | Paul Sackman (Musician Magazine) |
| Metal Corps: The Sultans of Speed | Chris Williamson (Rock Hotel Presents) |
| Marketing | Bob Chiappardi (Concrete Marketing) |
| Artist Management: Can't Live Without 'Em & Can't Shoot 'Em | Mike Bone (Chrysalis Chrysalis Records Chrysalis Records was a British record label that was created in 1969. The name was both a reference to the pupal stage of a butterfly and a combination of its founders names, Chris Wright and Terry Ellis... ) |
| Artist Panel | Lonn Friend Lonn Friend Lonn Friend is an American journalist and author. Friend is best known for his work in the late 1980s and '90s as editor of RIP Magazine, which covered the debaucherous world of heavy metal music and the rock stars who led the movement... (RIP Magazine RIP magazine RIP debuted its first issue on December 1986. It was a 1980's/early 1990s Music magazine commonly seen in newsstands and purchased by mostly teenage readers. It was created by Larry Flynt Publications, effectively making it a sister publication of Hustler magazine. Lonn P Friend was editor... ) |
The artist panel this year featured King Diamond
King Diamond
Kim Bendix Petersen , better known by his stage name King Diamond, is a Grammy Award nominated Danish heavy metal musician. As a vocalist, he is known for his extensive vocal range, in particular his usage of falsetto. He is the lead vocalist for both Mercyful Fate and the eponymous King Diamond...
, Robert Sweet
Robert Sweet (musician)
Robert Lee Sweet is the drummer of the Christian metal band Stryper. He and his brother Michael originally founded the band as Roxx or Roxx Regime. Robert became known as the "Visual Time Keeper" for his wild drumming and captivating drum kits...
(Stryper
Stryper
Stryper is a Christian glam metal band from Orange County, California. The group's lineup consists of Michael Sweet , Oz Fox , Tim Gaines , and Robert Sweet...
), Robin McAuley
Robin McAuley
Robin McAuley is an Irish rock vocalist known mostly for his work in McAuley Schenker Group and before that Grand Prix recording 2 albums...
(MSG
McAuley Schenker Group
McAuley Schenker Group was a band featuring core members Robin McAuley and Michael Schenker , a successor to Schenker's earlier band Michael Schenker Group. McAuley was initially contacted to replace singer Gary Barden in MSG...
), Steve Jones
Steve Jones (musician)
Stephen Philip "Steve" Jones is an English rock guitarist, singer and actor, best known as guitarist and founding member of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols.-Childhood:...
, Lita Ford
Lita Ford
Lita Ford is a British-born, American rock musician and singer who was the lead guitarist for The Runaways and achieved popularity for her solo career between the 1980s and late 2000s.-Early life:...
, Vicki Peterson
Vicki Peterson
Vicki Peterson is an American rock musician ....
(the Bangles
The Bangles
The Bangles are an American all-female band that originated in the early 1980s, scoring several hit singles during the decade.-Formation and early years :...
), Scott Ian
Scott Ian
Scott Ian Rosenfeld , better known by the stage name Scott Ian, is an American musician, best known as the rhythm & lead guitarist for the heavy metal band Anthrax. Ian is also the guitarist and a founding member of the crossover thrash band Stormtroopers of Death...
(Anthrax
Anthrax (band)
Anthrax is an American heavy metal band from New York City, formed in 1981. Founded by guitarists Scott Ian and Danny Lilker, the band has since released ten studio albums and 20 singles, and an EP featuring Public Enemy. The band was one of the most popular of the 1980s thrash metal scene...
), Taime Downe
Taime Downe
Taime Downe is an American musician who first became notable as the lead singer of 1980s sleaze rock band Faster Pussycat.-Biography:Downe grew up in Seattle, Washington, the oldest of four children. He became interested in music at a very early age, and in high school he formed a band named The...
(Faster Pussycat
Faster Pussycat
Faster Pussycat is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1986. The group was most successful during the late 1980s with their self-titled debut album, their 1989 gold album Wake Me When It's Over and the 80,000 selling Whipped! in 1992.-The roots of Faster Pussycat...
) and Anthony Kiedis
Anthony Kiedis
Anthony Kiedis is an American vocalist/lyricist, and occasional actor best known as the lead vocalist of the Grammy-winning American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. Kiedis spent his youth in Grand Rapids, Michigan with his mother before moving, shortly before his 12th birthday, to Hollywood,...
(Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers is an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1983. The group's musical style primarily consists of rock with an emphasis on funk, as well as elements from other genres such as punk, hip hop and psychedelic rock...
).
A double cassette named 'The Shape of Things to Come' featuring unsigned artists was given out this year along with the double disc compilation 'CD From Hell'. In a special issue of Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer is a monthly heavy metal music magazine published in the United Kingdom by Future Publishing, and in several other countries by different publishers. Metal Hammer articles feature both mainstream bands and more unusual acts from the whole spectrum of heavy metal music...
, interviews were run with all the unsigned bands featured on the compilation.
CD From Hell - Disc 1
| Artist | Song | Label |
|---|---|---|
| D.A.D. | Rim of Hell | Warner Bros. Records Warner Bros. Records Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies... |
| Cats In Boots | Shot Gun Sally | EMI Records EMI Records EMI Records is the flagship record label founded by the EMI company in 1972 and launched in January 1973 as the successor to its Columbia label. The EMI label was launched worldwide... |
| Toy Roz | Sexy Lil' Devil | BG Records |
| The Front | Pain | Columbia Records Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company... |
| Lord Tracy Lord Tracy Lord Tracy is a hard rock/heavy metal band formed in 1985.Lord Tracy originally consisted of bassist Kinley "Barney" Wolfe, drummer Chris Craig and guitarist Jimmy Rusidoff. Terry Glaze, formerly of Pantera, joined in 1986 as lead vocalist. Their first album, Deaf Gods of Babylon, was released in... |
She's a Bitch | UNI/MCA Records Uni Records Uni Records was a record label owned by MCA Inc. The brand, which long featured a distinct UNi logo, was established in 1966 by MCA executive Ned Tanen and developed by music industry veteran Russ Regan... |
| Brighton Rock Brighton Rock (band) Brighton Rock are a Canadian glam metal band who released three albums in their home country during the 1980s and 90s. They broke up in 1991 before reuniting and releasing a live album in 2002.-Biography:... |
Can't Stop The Earth From Shakin' | - |
| Defcon | Cold Hearted | DKP Productions |
| Alien Alien (band) Alien is a Swedish rock band formed in Gothenburg in 1986 by guitarist Tony Borg and vocalist Jim Jidhed. They are best known today for their single "Only One Woman", a cover of a Marbles song, and "Brave New Love", which was featured in the 1988 movie The Blob.- Early success :Borg and Jidhed's... |
Tears Don't Put Out The Fire | Virgin Records Virgin Records Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny... |
| Babylon A.D. | Hammer Swings Down | Arista Records Arista Records Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records... |
| Fates Warning Fates Warning Fates Warning is an American progressive metal band, formed in 1982 by vocalist John Arch, guitarists Jim Matheos and Victor Arduini, bassist Joe DiBiase, and drummer Steve Zimmerman in Hartford, Connecticut. Fates Warning has experienced numerous line-up changes... |
Through Different Eyes | Enigma Entertainment |
| Savatage Savatage Savatage is an American heavy metal band founded by the brothers Jon and Criss Oliva in 1978 at Astro Skate in Tarpon Springs, Florida.-Early days :... |
Gutter Ballet | - |
| Bad Brains Bad Brains Bad Brains is an American hardcore punk band formed in Washington, D.C., in 1977. They are widely regarded as among the pioneers of hardcore punk, though the band's members objected to this term to describe their music. They are also an adept reggae band, while later recordings featured elements of... |
With the Quickness | Caroline Records Caroline Records Caroline Records started out as a subsidiary of Richard Branson's Virgin Records label during the early to mid 1970s. The label originally specialized in putting out budget price LPs by mainly progressive rock and jazz artists generally not considered to have a great deal of 'mainstream' or... |
| Sleeze Beez Sleeze Beez Sleeze Beez are a glam metal band formed in 1987 in The Netherlands.They released four studio albums and one live album over a nine year career before disbanding in 1996. Their 1990 album Screwed Blued & Tattooed peaked at number 115 on the Billboard 200 album chart.They reformed in 2010... |
Screwed, Blued 'N Tattooed | Sanctuary Music |
| Joy Thunder | Hard Love | - |
| The Stand | Love Is the Reason | Pak'er Carlyle Records |
| Potential Threat | Rich Bitch | - |
CD From Hell - Disc 2
| Artist | Song | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Faith No More Faith No More Faith No More is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed originally as Faith No Man in 1981 by bassist Billy Gould, keyboardist Wade Worthington, vocalist Michael Morris and drummer Mike Bordin. A year later when Worthington was replaced by keyboardist Roddy Bottum, and Mike... |
Falling to Pieces Falling to Pieces For the similarly named 2009 song by The Script, see Breakeven ."Falling to Pieces" is the third single on Faith No More's first studio album with Mike Patton on vocals, The Real Thing... |
Slash Records/Warner Bros. Records Slash Records Slash Records is a record label in Los Angeles, originally specializing in local and punk rock bands.The label was formed in 1978 by Bob Biggs as an outgrowth of the Los Angeles-based fanzine, Slash. Biggs, a painter, initiated the label with a seven-inch single from The Germs in 1978. A full album... |
| Shotgun Messiah Shotgun Messiah Shotgun Messiah were a glam metal band originally from Sweden; they crossed over to industrial rock music during the early 1990s.-First Era, 1985-1991:... |
Shout it Out | Relativity Records Relativity Records Relativity Records, often branded just Relativity, is an American record label founded by Barry Kobrin at the site of his company, Important Record Distribution in metro New York. Early on, as an indie label, Relativity released music in a variety of styles, including dance, jazz, punk, and... |
| MSG Michael Schenker Group The Michael Schenker Group is a guitar-oriented hard rock band formed in 1979 by former Scorpions and UFO guitarist, Michael Schenker. In 1986, Schenker and vocalist Robin McAuley formed the McAuley Schenker Group, which lasted until 1992. After that, the Michael Schenker Group was reformed.The... |
Save Yourself | Capitol Records Capitol Records Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine... |
| King Diamond King Diamond (band) King Diamond is the heavy metal band that King Diamond formed after the split up of his heavy metal band Mercyful Fate, and the departure of Hank Shermann. He was joined by most members of the then defunct Mercyful Fate. The Satanic focus was replaced by a focus on horror stories... |
Sleepless Nights | Roadracer Records |
| Damn Cheetah | Damn Cheetah | Total Music Management |
| Loudness Loudness (band) is a Japan-based heavy metal band formed in 1981 by guitarist Akira Takasaki and drummer Munetaka Higuchi. They were the first Japanese heavy metal act signed to a major label in the United States, releasing twenty-three studio albums... |
You Shook Me | Atco Records Atco Records ATCO Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, currently operating through WMG's Rhino Entertainment.-Beginnings:Atco Records was founded in 1955 as a division of Atlantic Records. It was devised as an outlet for productions by one of Atlantic's founders, Herb Abramson, who... |
| Suicidal Tendencies Suicidal Tendencies Suicidal Tendencies is a U.S. crossover thrash band founded in 1981 in Venice, Los Angeles, California by Mike Muir, its leader and only permanent member. The band is sometimes credited as one of "the fathers of crossover thrash"... |
Master of No Mercy | Epic Records Epic Records Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A... |
| Stage Dolls Stage Dolls Stage Dolls is a Norwegian hard rock/glam metal band based in Trondheim, Norway. In 1982, Erlend Antonsen and Terje Storli played at local clubs in and around Trondheim. In need of a guitarist they called on Torstein Flakne, who by then had finished playing in The Kids... |
Wings of Steel | Chrysalis Records Chrysalis Records Chrysalis Records was a British record label that was created in 1969. The name was both a reference to the pupal stage of a butterfly and a combination of its founders names, Chris Wright and Terry Ellis... |
| Faster Pussycat Faster Pussycat Faster Pussycat is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1986. The group was most successful during the late 1980s with their self-titled debut album, their 1989 gold album Wake Me When It's Over and the 80,000 selling Whipped! in 1992.-The roots of Faster Pussycat... |
Poison Ivy | Elektra Records Elektra Records Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009.... |
| Rude Awakening | Live Life | Rude Awakening |
| Metal Church Metal Church Metal Church was an American heavy metal band. They originally formed in Seattle, Washington as Shrapnel in 1980. Their first album was released in 1984, and the band's most recent work, This Present Wasteland, was released in 2008.... |
Of Unsound Mind | Elektra Records Elektra Records Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009.... |
| Mordred | State of Mind | Noise Records Noise Records (Germany) Noise Records was a German record label founded by German music industry personality Karl-Ulrich Walterbach in 1983 as an expansion of his company Modern Music Records. Noise Records specialized in thrash and melodic speed metal. It was sold to the Sanctuary Records Group in 2001 and ceased any... |
| Powermad Powermad Powermad has been called "An innovative and often forgotten speed metal band...who infused progressive metal styles and European styles into abstract American speed metal." The band's intricate riff formulations were heavily influenced by thrash metal acts like Metallica and Testament, but vocalist... |
Nice Dreams | Warner Bros. Records Warner Bros. Records Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies... |
| Dirty Blonde | Passion | Outpost Entertainment |
| Cherri Rokkett | Lonely | Cherri Rokkett |
Foundations Forum '90
Foundations Forum 90 took place at the Sheraton Plaza La Reina Hotel in Los Angeles from September 13–15, 1990. This was the first year the event was open to the public and there were over 4,000 registrants.The theme of this year's event was based loosely around metal's emerging social consciousness and responsibility (As Bob Chiappardi notes in his message from the directors):
Responsibility on the part of the industry to nurture new talent, the responsibility of the metal community to cultivate our increasing credibility within the industry, and the responsibility of us all to react to charges that our music is potentially or intrinsically dangerous with something other than mere hostility.
Tying in with this theme, a big topic of conversation at the forum was censorship and the keynote speaker for the event was Judas Priest
Judas Priest
Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1969. The current line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis. The band has gone through several drummers over the years,...
frontman, Rob Halford
Rob Halford
Robert John Arthur "Rob" Halford is an English singer-songwriter, who is best known as the lead vocalist for the Grammy Award-winning heavy metal band Judas Priest. He is nicknamed the "Metal God" as a tribute to his influence on metal, and after the Judas Priest song of the same name from 1980's...
. At the time, Judas Priest had just been involved in a civil action whereby it was alleged they were responsible for the suicide of one youth from Nevada and the attempted suicide of his best friend via subliminal messages placed on one of the songs from their album, 'Stained Class
Stained Class
Stained Class is the fourth album by British heavy metal group Judas Priest, released in February 1978. A popular album in the band's catalogue, Stained Class showcased a more streamlined songwriting style. The production is crisper, clearer, and cleaner than any of their preceding albums...
'.
Although the case had eventually been thrown out of court, it was not the first of its kind and the metal world was having to defend itself against an ever increasing number of censors.
Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English vocalist, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead singer of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, whose radically different, intentionally dark, harder sound helped spawn the heavy metal...
, who had also been to court following the death of a teenager
Suicide Solution
"Suicide Solution" is a song by Ozzy Osbourne. It is track five on the album Blizzard of Ozz released in 1980. Guitarist Randy Rhoads wrote the riff to the song , and Bob Daisley helped co-write the lyrics...
who listened to his music, joined his wife Sharon Osbourne
Sharon Osbourne
Sharon Rachel Osbourne is an English television host, author, music manager, businesswoman and promoter as well as the wife of heavy metal singer-songwriter Ozzy Osbourne....
and former California Governor Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown
Edmund Gerald "Jerry" Brown, Jr. is an American politician. Brown served as the 34th Governor of California , and is currently serving as the 39th California Governor...
on one of the forum's panels to discuss the issue of censorship, which was a popular topic; a theme which spilled into several other panels over the weekend.
1990's forum was self contained within the hotel and featured listening parties from Slayer
Slayer
Slayer is an American thrash metal band formed in Huntington Park, California, in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Slayer rose to fame with their 1986 release, Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal acts, along with Metallica, Megadeth and...
, Motörhead, Scorpions
Scorpions (band)
Scorpions are a heavy metal/hard rock band from Hannover, Germany, formed in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker, who is the band's only constant member. They are known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and many singles, such as "No One Like You", "Send Me an Angel", "Still...
, Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...
and Deep Purple
Deep Purple
Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...
. Not only was there major news/press coverage of the forum, but there were broadcasts directly from the convention by MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
, KNAC
KNAC
KNAC is an internet based heavy metal music radio station. It was previously a Los Angeles, California area FM radio station.-KNAC at 105.5 FM:...
, Z-Rock and others, with some being syndicated all across the country. Many will have come to cover the 18 signed bands which played at night including Judas Priest
Judas Priest
Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1969. The current line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis. The band has gone through several drummers over the years,...
, Pantera
Pantera
Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas. Formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell in 1981, bassist Rex Brown would join in late 1981 with vocalist Terry Glaze. Looking for a new and heavier sound, Pantera had Terry replaced in 1987 with Phil Anselmo as...
, Exodus
Exodus (band)
Exodus is an American thrash metal band formed in 1980 in Richmond, California. Spanning a career of over 30 years, Exodus has gone through numerous lineup changes, two extended hiatuses, and the deaths of two former band members. Guitarist Gary Holt remains the only constant member of the band,...
, Extreme
Extreme (band)
Extreme is an American rock band, headed by frontmen Gary Cherone and Nuno Bettencourt, that reached the height of their popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s.Among some of Extreme's musical influences are Queen and Van Halen...
, Alice In Chains
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1987 by guitarist and songwriter Jerry Cantrell and original lead vocalist Layne Staley. The initial lineup was rounded out by drummer Sean Kinney, and bassist Mike Starr...
and the London Quireboys. Also, during the day, there were 18 unsigned bands performing including...
Two commercial video cassettes of FF90 highlights were released through Strand/VCI, although these were never to be released domestically.
Panels & Moderators
| Panel | Moderator |
|---|---|
| Metal Workshop | Jim Pitulski (Columbia Records Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company... ) |
| International Panel | Derek Oliver (ATCO Records Atco Records ATCO Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, currently operating through WMG's Rhino Entertainment.-Beginnings:Atco Records was founded in 1955 as a division of Atlantic Records. It was devised as an outlet for productions by one of Atlantic's founders, Herb Abramson, who... ) |
| Music Contracts Panel | Joseph Lloyd Serling (Serling Rooks & Ungar) |
| Video Panel | Juliana Roberts (The Foundry) |
| Publishing Panel | Jim Cardillo (Warner Chappell Warner/Chappell Music Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. is an American music publishing company, and a division of the Warner Music Group. The company traces its origins back to 1811 and the founding of Chappell & Company, a music publishing company and instrument shop on London’s Bond Street that, in 1929, began a rapid... ) |
| Radio Panel | Kid Leo (Columbia Records Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company... ) |
| A&R Panel | Jim Lewis (PolyGram Records) |
| Endorsement Panel | Joe Bosso ( Guitar World Magazine Guitar World Guitar World is a monthly music magazine devoted to guitarists. It contains original interviews, album and gear reviews and guitar and bass tablature of approximately five songs each month. The magazine is published 13 times per year... ) |
| Music From The Underground | Howie Abrams (In-Effect Records) |
| Touring Panel | Jim Guerinot (A&M Records A&M Records A&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that operates under the mantle of its Interscope-Geffen-A&M division.-Beginnings:... ) |
| Marketing Panel | Jay Krugman (Columbia Records Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company... ) |
| Merchandising Panel | Steve Gertsman (Winterland Productions) |
| Censorship Panel | Chris Morris (Billboard Magazine) |
| Biology of a Record Company | Brian Slagel Brian Slagel Brian Slagel is the owner and founder of Metal Blade Records. Slagel is known for giving Metallica their first break in 1982, with an appearance on Metal Massacre, a compilation album on Metal Blade, and has since released seminal albums by Slayer, Mercyful Fate, Cannibal Corpse, Fates Warning,... (Metal Blade Records Metal Blade Records Metal Blade Records is a record label which was founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The U.S. corporate office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Arizona, Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distributed in the U.S. by Sony BMG Music... ) |
| ASCAP Metal Songwriter Workshop | Andy Gould (Concrete Management) |
| Press Panel | Hanna Bolte (Epic Records Epic Records Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A... ) |
| Sexism/Racism Panel | Mike Bone (Chrysalis Chrysalis Records Chrysalis Records was a British record label that was created in 1969. The name was both a reference to the pupal stage of a butterfly and a combination of its founders names, Chris Wright and Terry Ellis... ) |
| Retail Panel | Fran Aliberti (WEA) |
| Management Panel | Bill Elson (ICM International Creative Management International Creative Management is a talent and literary agency with offices in Los Angeles, New York, and London. ICM is a full-service agency representing creative and technical talent in the fields of motion pictures, television, fiction and nonfiction publishing, music, live performance,... ) |
| Artist Panel | Lonn Friend Lonn Friend Lonn Friend is an American journalist and author. Friend is best known for his work in the late 1980s and '90s as editor of RIP Magazine, which covered the debaucherous world of heavy metal music and the rock stars who led the movement... (RIP Magazine) Riki Rachtman Riki Rachtman Riki Rachtman is an American television and radio personality.-Rock scene:At the age of 16, Rachtman auditioned to sing in the band the Angry Samoans, and the next year he was in a band called the Fairlanes. In the late 1980s, Rachtman was lead vocalist of the L.A. Metal Act "Virgin"... (Rachtman Enterprises) |
The Artist Panel included Jani Lane
Jani Lane
Jani Lane , born John Kennedy Oswald, later changed to John Patrick Oswald, was an American recording artist and the lead vocalist, frontman, lyricist and main songwriter for the hard rock band Warrant....
& Joey Allen
Joey Allen
Joey Allen is best known as the lead guitarist from the American glam metal band Warrant.Allen was born as Joseph Alan Cagle on June 23, 1964 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, but grew up in Irvine, California. His father is a retired electronics executive, while his mother worked for the Irvine Unified...
(Warrant
Warrant (American band)
Warrant is an American heavy metal band from Hollywood, California, that experienced success from 1989-1996 with five albums reaching international sales of over 10 million. The band first came into the national spotlight with their debut album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich, and one of its...
), KK Downing
K. K. Downing
Kenneth "K.K." Downing, Jr. is a Grammy Award winning guitarist, songwriter and a founding member of the British heavy metal band Judas Priest...
& Glen Tipton (Judas Priest
Judas Priest
Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1969. The current line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis. The band has gone through several drummers over the years,...
), Vito Bratta
Vito Bratta
Vito Bratta is the former lead guitarist and lead songwriter for the 1980s rock band White Lion from 1983 to 1992....
(White Lion
White Lion
White Lion is an American/Danish hard rock/heavy metal band that was formed in New York City in 1983 by Danish vocalist Mike Tramp and American guitarist Vito Bratta. Mainly active in the 1980s and early 1990s, the band achieved double platinum status with their #8 hit "Wait" and #3 hit "When the...
), Dave Mustaine
Dave Mustaine
David Scott "Dave" Mustaine is the founder, main songwriter, guitarist, and lead vocalist for the American heavy metal band Megadeth. Prior to Megadeth, Mustaine was the first lead guitarist and a co-songwriter of the heavy metal band Metallica until he was fired from the band in 1983. In 2009, he...
(Megadeth
Megadeth
Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California which was formed in 1983 by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine, bassist Dave Ellefson and guitarist Greg Handevidt, following Mustaine's expulsion from Metallica. The band has since released 13 studio albums, three live albums, two...
) and Joe Leste (Bang Tango
Bang Tango
Bang Tango is an American funk-infused hard rock and glam metal band.-Biography:The band formed in 1987 in Los Angeles, California and were signed to MCA Records that same year. The band's line-up has fluctuated since its inception, with the one mainstay of the group being frontman Joe Lesté...
).
As well as a cassette featuring unsigned bands, a 3CD sampler was given out at this Foundations Forum.
Foundations Forum '90 CD Sampler - Disc 1
| Artist | Song | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Extreme Extreme (band) Extreme is an American rock band, headed by frontmen Gary Cherone and Nuno Bettencourt, that reached the height of their popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s.Among some of Extreme's musical influences are Queen and Van Halen... |
Get The Funk Out Get the Funk Out Get the Funk Out is the second single from Extreme's second studio album Pornograffitti.As the title suggests, the song is recorded in a funk metal style, in contrast to the more glam metal style of most of the album... |
A&M Records A&M Records A&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that operates under the mantle of its Interscope-Geffen-A&M division.-Beginnings:... |
| Queensryche Queensrÿche thumb|250px|right|Queensrÿche's classic line-up performing at the [[Sauna Open Air Metal Festival]] 2011 in [[Tampere]], [[Finland]]. Left to right: bass Eddie Jackson, lead vocals Geoff Tate, drums Scott Rockenfield and guitars Michael Wilton.... |
Empire | EMI EMI The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major... |
| Warrant Warrant (American band) Warrant is an American heavy metal band from Hollywood, California, that experienced success from 1989-1996 with five albums reaching international sales of over 10 million. The band first came into the national spotlight with their debut album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich, and one of its... |
Uncle Tom's Cabin | Columbia Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company... |
| Vio-Lence Vio-lence Vio-lence was a thrash metal band formed in 1985 in the San Francisco Bay Area. They released demo tapes, one EP and 3 LPs between 1985 and 1993. Their most stable line-up was Phil Demmel and Robb Flynn on guitars, Deen Dell on bass, Perry Strickland on drums and Sean Killian on vocals.- 1985 -... |
Officer Nice | Megaforce/Atlantic |
| Cry Wolf Cry Wolf (band) Cry Wolf is a melodic hard rock band formed in the San Francisco Bay Area in the mid-1980s. Originally named Heroes, the band consisted of Tim Hall , Steve McKnight , Phil Deckard , John Freixas and JC Crampton .... |
Face Down The Wishing Well | Grand Slamm |
| Every Mother's Nightmare Every Mother's Nightmare Every Mother's Nightmare is a Heavy Metal band formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1987 by vocalist Rick Ruhl and guitarist Steve Malone. Bassist, Mark McMurty, and drummer, Jim Phipps, completed the lineup. EMN blended blues, metal, and southern rock for their sound... |
Listen Up | Arista Arista Records Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records... |
| House Of Lords House of Lords (band) House of Lords is a hard rock/AOR band from Los Angeles, California.-History:House of Lords was formed in 1987 by former Angel member and keyboardist Gregg Giuffria from his solo project Giuffria... |
Shoot | Simmons/RCA |
| Nevada Beach | Waiting for an Angel | Metal Blade Metal Blade Records Metal Blade Records is a record label which was founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The U.S. corporate office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Arizona, Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distributed in the U.S. by Sony BMG Music... |
| Black Sabbath Black Sabbath Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22... |
Anno Mundi | IRS Records |
| Two Bit Thief | Hard Times | Combat Combat Records Combat Records was an independent record label from New York City. The label was home to predominantly metal and punk rock acts including Megadeth, Circle Jerks, Nuclear Assault, Death, Dead Brain Cells, Possessed, Crumbsuckers, Agnostic Front, Agent Steel, Dark Angel, Heathen, Zoetrope and... |
| Ministry Ministry (band) Ministry is an American industrial metal band founded by lead singer Al Jourgensen in 1981. Originally a synthpop outfit, Ministry changed its style to industrial metal in the late 1980s. Ministry found mainstream success in the early 1990s with its most successful album Psalm 69: The Way to... |
Thieves | (Sire/Warner Bros. Records) |
| Devious | Carried Away | - |
| Washed | Turn It Around | - |
Foundations Forum '90 CD Sampler - Disc 2
| Artist | Song | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Megadeth Megadeth Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California which was formed in 1983 by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine, bassist Dave Ellefson and guitarist Greg Handevidt, following Mustaine's expulsion from Metallica. The band has since released 13 studio albums, three live albums, two... |
Holy Wars/Punsihment Due | Capitol Capitol Records Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine... |
| Pantera Pantera Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas. Formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell in 1981, bassist Rex Brown would join in late 1981 with vocalist Terry Glaze. Looking for a new and heavier sound, Pantera had Terry replaced in 1987 with Phil Anselmo as... |
Primal Concrete Sledge | ATCO Atco Records ATCO Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, currently operating through WMG's Rhino Entertainment.-Beginnings:Atco Records was founded in 1955 as a division of Atlantic Records. It was devised as an outlet for productions by one of Atlantic's founders, Herb Abramson, who... |
| 24-7 Spyz 24-7 Spyz 24-7 Spyz are a band from the South Bronx, New York, formed in 1986, originally consisting of Jimi Hazel , Rick Skatore , Kindu Phibes , and P. Fluid . The band is best known for mixing soul, funk, reggae, and R&B with heavy metal and hardcore punk... |
Heaven or Hell | In-Effect |
| Vixen Vixen (band) Vixen is an all-female American hard rock band which achieved some commercial success during the late 1980s and early 1990s as part of the Los Angeles, California glam metal scene.-Early years:... |
Wrecking Ball | EMI EMI The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major... |
| Trouble Tribe | Tattoo | Chrysalis Chrysalis Records Chrysalis Records was a British record label that was created in 1969. The name was both a reference to the pupal stage of a butterfly and a combination of its founders names, Chris Wright and Terry Ellis... |
| Sacred Reich Sacred Reich Sacred Reich is a Phoenix, Arizona-based thrash metal band that formed in 1985. Singer/songwriter Phil Rind's interest was in socially conscious and political speed metal. After several records on Metal Blade Records, they signed to Hollywood Records for a short stint, but later returned to Metal... |
Who's To Blame | Enigma |
| Rhino Bucket Rhino Bucket Rhino Bucket is a hard rock band from Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California.The band was formed in 1988 by Georg Dolivo , Greg Fields , Reeve Downes , and Rick Kubach . This lineup played the Los Angeles rock scene for a year with contemporaries such as Junkyard, The Four Horsemen, Rage Against the... |
Blood On The Cross | Reprise Reprise Records Reprise Records is an American record label, founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra. It is owned by Warner Music Group, and operated through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:... |
| Uzi | Away From My Heart | - |
| Jet Boy | Stomp It (Down To The Bricks) | MCA MCA Records MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003... |
| Valentine | Running On Luck Again | Giant |
| Mystic Force | Shipwrecked With The Wicked | - |
| Harlet | Individual We Stand | - |
| Antix | Jaw Dropping Beauty | - |
| Dorian Grey | South Side Man | - |
Foundations Forum '90 CD Sampler - Disc 3
| Artist | Song | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Anthrax Anthrax (band) Anthrax is an American heavy metal band from New York City, formed in 1981. Founded by guitarists Scott Ian and Danny Lilker, the band has since released ten studio albums and 20 singles, and an EP featuring Public Enemy. The band was one of the most popular of the 1980s thrash metal scene... |
In My World | Megaforce Megaforce Records Megaforce Records is an American independent record label which was founded in 1982 by Jon and Marsha Zazula to publish the first works of Metallica. It has offices in New York and Philadelphia. The label is distributed in the U.S. by Sony Music Entertainment/RED Distribution... /Island Island Records Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group... |
| Exodus Exodus (band) Exodus is an American thrash metal band formed in 1980 in Richmond, California. Spanning a career of over 30 years, Exodus has gone through numerous lineup changes, two extended hiatuses, and the deaths of two former band members. Guitarist Gary Holt remains the only constant member of the band,... |
The Lunatic Parade | Capitol Capitol Records Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine... |
| Reverend Reverend (band) Reverend is an American heavy metal band that was originally based in Seattle, Washington, and is based in San Antonio, Texas. Reverend was formed in 1989 by ex-Metal Church vocalist David Wayne, who took the band's name from his own moniker, which he acquired as the frontman of the "Metal Church"... |
Scattered Wits | Charisma Charisma Records Charisma was a record label founded by former journalist Tony Stratton-Smith in 1969. Manager for The Nice, the Bonzo Dog Band and Van der Graaf Generator at the time, Stratton-Smith was unable to find a record company willing to release an album by one of his favourite groups so he founded his own... |
| Precious Metal | Downhill Dreamer | Chameleon |
| King of The Hill | Freak Show | SBK Records SBK Records SBK Records was a record label of the EMI Group that was founded in 1988.Stephen Swid, Martin Bandier, and Charles Koppelman formed the production company SBK in 1989 after they purchased the music publishing division of CBS Records in 1986.... |
| Child's Play Child's Play (band) Child's Play is a hard rock band from East Baltimore, Maryland. The group was formed in 1983 in with Larry Hinshaw , Brian Jack , Phil Wiser , Jimmy Shafer , and Steve Albinak . The group quickly evolved with the addition of John Allen on drums and Nicky Kay on lead guitar... |
Rat Race | Chrysalis Chrysalis Records Chrysalis Records was a British record label that was created in 1969. The name was both a reference to the pupal stage of a butterfly and a combination of its founders names, Chris Wright and Terry Ellis... |
| Disaster Area | This Claw | - |
| The Beautiful | Fine Science of Chaos | Giant Records |
| Scarecrow | Waiting | Cariola Records |
| Destruction Destruction (band) Destruction is a German thrash metal band. They are considered one of the "three kings" of the Teutonic thrash metal scene, the others being Kreator and Sodom... |
Cracked Brain | Noise Records Noise Records (Germany) Noise Records was a German record label founded by German music industry personality Karl-Ulrich Walterbach in 1983 as an expansion of his company Modern Music Records. Noise Records specialized in thrash and melodic speed metal. It was sold to the Sanctuary Records Group in 2001 and ceased any... |
| Randy Coven | Strange Cat | Guitar Recordings |
| David La Duke | Right From Wrong | SB Records |
| Joy Thunder | No Place To Skate | - |
| Tamer Lane | More Than A Miracle | - |
Foundations Forum '91
Foundations Forum 91 took place at the Airport Mariott Hotel in Los Angeles from October 3–5, 1991. This year the forum featured an industry only day as well as the first Foundations awards ceremony. Paid attendance was up 15% on the previous year and exhibit room, directory sales, advertising, merchandising and record company participation were all up 25%.Over half a million dollars was raised in aid of the TJ Martell Foundation, through ticket sales for the awards ceremony and at the casino night held as part of the convention.
Signed bands showcasing over the course of the three nights included Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English vocalist, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead singer of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, whose radically different, intentionally dark, harder sound helped spawn the heavy metal...
, Soundgarden
Soundgarden
Soundgarden is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984 by singer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto...
, Prong, Ugly Kid Joe
Ugly Kid Joe
Ugly Kid Joe is an American hard rock band from Isla Vista, California. The band's name spoofs that of another band, Pretty Boy Floyd. Ugly Kid Joe's sound includes a range of styles, including rock, glam metal, hard rock and heavy metal....
, XYZ
XYZ (band)
XYZ were a short-lived rock supergroup. The name XYZ is taken from eX-Yes-&-Zeppelin as the group consisted of ex-Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, along with ex-Yes members Chris Squire and Alan White . Squire was the main writer for the group...
, Crimson Glory
Crimson Glory
Crimson Glory is an American progressive metal band that formed in 1982. They broke up in 1992, but decided to reform six years later.-Formation and debut album :...
, The Almighty
The Almighty (band)
The Almighty are a hard rock/heavy metal band, from Glasgow in Scotland who formed in 1988. They have released seven studio albums, two anthologies and one live album.-1988-1993:...
, Bang Tango
Bang Tango
Bang Tango is an American funk-infused hard rock and glam metal band.-Biography:The band formed in 1987 in Los Angeles, California and were signed to MCA Records that same year. The band's line-up has fluctuated since its inception, with the one mainstay of the group being frontman Joe Lesté...
, Claytown Troupe
Claytown Troupe
Claytown Troupe are a gothic rock band from Bristol, Bath and Weston-super-Mare, England.-Career:The band was formed in 1984 by lead singer Christian Riou, who claimed in an NME interview that a local clairvoyant advised him to form a band called "the Clayton Troop". By 1986, Claytown Troupe had...
, Screaming Jets
Screaming Jets
The Screaming Jets are an Australian hard rock band formed in Newcastle in 1989 by front man Dave Gleeson on vocals, Grant Walmsley on guitar and Paul Woseen on bass guitar and backing vocals...
, Baby Animals
Baby Animals
Baby Animals are a 1990s hard rock band from Australia.-Early history:The Baby Animals were formed in Sydney in 1989 by singer Suze DeMarchi, drummer Frank Celenza, guitarist Dave Leslie, and bassist Eddie Parise...
, Lillian Axe
Lillian Axe
Lillian Axe is a hard rock band from New Orleans who write and perform music from acoustic ballads to full out heavy metal anthems. Four studio recordings were released before they disbanded in 1995...
and Asphalt Ballet.
A sponsor - Barq's Root Beer also came on board for the first time at the convention. Noting that their target market was those aged between 12 and 24, and recognizing the growing popularity of the metal genre amongst this age group, they partnered with Foundation's Forum in order to reach their audience direct.
Panels & Moderators
| Panel | Moderator |
|---|---|
| Retail Marketing | Mark Reiter (Epic Records) |
| Record Contracts | Donald Passman (Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown) |
| Meet The Prez | Mike Bone (Mercury Records) |
| Touring & Developing a Show | Larry Smith (Performance Magazine) |
| Sponsorships | Tom Hulett (Concerts West) |
| Demos | Steve Sinclair (Mechanic Records) |
| Press | Mike Gitter (Writer) |
| Publishing 101 | Ira Jaffe (NEM) |
| Radio & Promotion | Brad Hunt (Elektra Records) |
| Managers | Merck Mercuriadis (Sanctuary) |
| Crossover - Rap/Alternative/Metal | Tom Whalley (Interscope) |
| Biology of a Record Company | Mike Faley (Metal Blade Records) |
| Artist Panel | Lonn Friend (RIP Magazine) |
| Career Opportunities & Self Defense in the Music Business | Jim Cardillo (Warner/Chappell Music) |
The artist panel this year included Mike Muir
Mike Muir
Mike Muir is the lead vocalist of the Venice skate punk bands Suicidal Tendencies Los Cycos and the funk rock band Infectious Grooves...
(Suicidal Tendencies
Suicidal Tendencies
Suicidal Tendencies is a U.S. crossover thrash band founded in 1981 in Venice, Los Angeles, California by Mike Muir, its leader and only permanent member. The band is sometimes credited as one of "the fathers of crossover thrash"...
), Ricky Warwick
Ricky Warwick
Ricky Warwick is possibly best known as the frontman for the Scottish band The Almighty. Starting out as a rhythm guitarist in New Model Army, Ricky formed The Almighty in 1988. Warwick was the lead vocalist and played guitar in various formats of the band. In 1996 he left The Almighty...
(The Almighty
The Almighty (band)
The Almighty are a hard rock/heavy metal band, from Glasgow in Scotland who formed in 1988. They have released seven studio albums, two anthologies and one live album.-1988-1993:...
), Chris Cornell
Chris Cornell
Chris Cornell is an American rock musician best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for Soundgarden and as the former lead vocalist for Audioslave. He is also known for his numerous solo works and soundtrack contributions since 1998...
(Soundgarden
Soundgarden
Soundgarden is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984 by singer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto...
), Jeff Ament
Jeff Ament
Jeffrey Allen Ament is an American musician who serves as the bassist for the American rock band Pearl Jam. Along with Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, and Eddie Vedder, he is one of the founding members of Pearl Jam...
(Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included Eddie Vedder , Jeff Ament , Stone Gossard , and Mike McCready...
), Phil Anselmo (Pantera
Pantera
Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas. Formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell in 1981, bassist Rex Brown would join in late 1981 with vocalist Terry Glaze. Looking for a new and heavier sound, Pantera had Terry replaced in 1987 with Phil Anselmo as...
), Dweezil Zappa
Dweezil Zappa
Dweezil Zappa is an American rock guitarist and occasional actor.-Early life:Zappa was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of musician Frank Zappa and Adelaide Gail Sloatman, who worked in business. He is the second of four siblings: his older sister, Moon, younger sister Diva and younger...
, and Harry James
Gary James
Gary Milton James, popularly known as 'Harry' James is the drummer for themelodic rock band Magnum,although he is best known as the drummer for the now defunct hard rock band Thunder....
and Luke Morley
Luke Morley
Luke Morley is the lead guitarist and co-songwriter for the rock band The Union. From 1989 to 2009 he was the guitarist, chief songwriter and producer for the hard rock band Thunder...
(Thunder
Thunder (band)
Thunder were an English hard rock band, who originally formed in 1989 when the band Terraplane broke up, leaving lead singer Danny Bowes and guitarist/main songwriter Luke Morley to form a new group, namely Thunder...
).
Awards Ceremony
The first Foundations Awards ceremony was to recognize the significant contribution made by key artists to the heavy metal genre and the music industry as a whole. The proceeds were donated to the TJ Martell Foundation and the ceremony featured performances by Blind Melon
Blind Melon
Blind Melon is an American rock band active from 1989 to 1999, and from 2006 onward.Best remembered for their 1993 single "No Rain", the group enjoyed critical and commercial success in the early 1990s with their neo-psychedelic take on alternative rock...
, Temple of the Dog
Temple of the Dog
Temple of the Dog was an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990. It was conceived by vocalist Chris Cornell of Soundgarden as a tribute to his friend, the late Andrew Wood, lead singer of Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone...
, Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1987 by guitarist and songwriter Jerry Cantrell and original lead vocalist Layne Staley. The initial lineup was rounded out by drummer Sean Kinney, and bassist Mike Starr...
and Megadeth
Megadeth
Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California which was formed in 1983 by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine, bassist Dave Ellefson and guitarist Greg Handevidt, following Mustaine's expulsion from Metallica. The band has since released 13 studio albums, three live albums, two...
. The MC for the event was MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's Riki Rachtman
Riki Rachtman
Riki Rachtman is an American television and radio personality.-Rock scene:At the age of 16, Rachtman auditioned to sing in the band the Angry Samoans, and the next year he was in a band called the Fairlanes. In the late 1980s, Rachtman was lead vocalist of the L.A. Metal Act "Virgin"...
and awards presenters included Ronnie James Dio
Ronnie James Dio
Ronald James Padavona , better known as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal vocalist and songwriter. He performed with, amongst others, Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and his own band Dio, which means God in Italian. Other musical projects include the collective fundraiser...
, Paul Stanley
Paul Stanley
Stanley Harvey Eisen , better known by his stage name Paul Stanley, is an American hard rock guitarist, singer, musician, painter and songwriter best known for being the rhythm guitarist and primary lead vocalist of the rock band Kiss. He is the writer or co-writer of many of the band's...
and Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons is an Israeli-American entrepreneur, singer-songwriter, actor, and rock bassist. Known as "The Demon", he is the bassist/vocalist of Kiss, a hard rock band he co-founded in the early 1970s.-Early life:...
, Lemmy, Rick Rubin
Rick Rubin
Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin is an American record producer and the co-president of Columbia Records. Along with Russell Simmons, Rubin was the co-founder of Def Jam Records and also established American Recordings...
, Penelope Spheeris
Penelope Spheeris
Penelope Spheeris is an American director, producer and screenwriter. She is best known as a documentary film director whose works include the trilogy titled The Decline of Western Civilization...
and Rikki Rokkett.
AWARDS
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Ozzy OsbourneOzzy OsbourneJohn Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English vocalist, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead singer of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, whose radically different, intentionally dark, harder sound helped spawn the heavy metal...
- Best Debut Album: Alice in ChainsAlice in ChainsAlice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1987 by guitarist and songwriter Jerry Cantrell and original lead vocalist Layne Staley. The initial lineup was rounded out by drummer Sean Kinney, and bassist Mike Starr...
- Best Hard Rock Band: QueensrycheQueensrÿchethumb|250px|right|Queensrÿche's classic line-up performing at the [[Sauna Open Air Metal Festival]] 2011 in [[Tampere]], [[Finland]]. Left to right: bass Eddie Jackson, lead vocals Geoff Tate, drums Scott Rockenfield and guitars Michael Wilton....
- Top Artist (Radio Album): MegadethMegadethMegadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California which was formed in 1983 by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine, bassist Dave Ellefson and guitarist Greg Handevidt, following Mustaine's expulsion from Metallica. The band has since released 13 studio albums, three live albums, two...
- Rust In Peace - Top Artist (Radio Cut): Megadeth - Hangar 18
- Top Artist (Retail): Queensryche - Empire
- Best Thrash Band: Megadeth
- Best Hard Alternative Band: Jane's Addiction
- Best Video (Single Cut): SlayerSlayerSlayer is an American thrash metal band formed in Huntington Park, California, in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Slayer rose to fame with their 1986 release, Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal acts, along with Metallica, Megadeth and...
- Seasons in the Abyss/Janes Addiction - Been Caught Stealing - Best Album Art: Jane's Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual
- Top Independent Artist (Retail): Napalm DeathNapalm DeathNapalm Death are a death metal band formed in Birmingham, England in 1981. While none of its original members remain in the group, the lineup of vocalist Mark "Barney" Greenway, bassist Shane Embury, guitarist Mitch Harris and drummer Danny Herrera has remained consistent for most of the band's ...
- Harmony Corruption - Top Home Video: Faith No MoreFaith No MoreFaith No More is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed originally as Faith No Man in 1981 by bassist Billy Gould, keyboardist Wade Worthington, vocalist Michael Morris and drummer Mike Bordin. A year later when Worthington was replaced by keyboardist Roddy Bottum, and Mike...
- Live at Brixton - Top New Artist: PanteraPanteraPantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas. Formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell in 1981, bassist Rex Brown would join in late 1981 with vocalist Terry Glaze. Looking for a new and heavier sound, Pantera had Terry replaced in 1987 with Phil Anselmo as...
Foundations Forum 91 Sampler CD - Disc 1
| Artist | Song | Label |
|---|---|---|
| War Babies | Blue Tomorrow | Columbia Records |
| Soundgarden Soundgarden Soundgarden is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984 by singer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto... |
Jesus Christ Pose | A&M |
| Fates Warning | Point of View | Metal Blade/Reprise |
| McQueen Street | When I'm In The Mood | SBK Records |
| Screaming Jets | Needle | rooArt/Mercury |
| Voivod | Clouds In My House | Mechanic Records |
| Crimson Glory Crimson Glory Crimson Glory is an American progressive metal band that formed in 1982. They broke up in 1992, but decided to reform six years later.-Formation and debut album :... |
The Chant | Atlantic |
| Lillian Axe | Body Double | Grand Slamm Records |
| Skatenigs | Loudspeaker | Wax Trax Records |
| Pasafire | Suck on This! | - |
| David LaDuke | Takin' My Chances | SB Records/Productions |
| Bernward | Rock'n'Roll Revolution | Inferno Music (Berlin) |
| Dead On | Lost At Sea | Dead On Records/Mausoleum |
| Skara Brae | Sweet Alibi | - |
Foundations Forum 91 Sampler CD - Disc 2
| Artist | Song | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Slick Toxik | Big Fuckin' Deal | Capitol Records |
| Scatterbrain | Big Fun | Elektra Entertainment |
| Claytown Troupe | Devil's Highway | EMI |
| The Bogeymen | Killing Ground | Delicious Vinyl |
| Naked Sun | Rite To Life | Noise Entertainment |
| Arcane Opera | Time Slips Away | - |
| Tourniquet | Psycho Surgery | Intense Records |
| Gunslingers | Rock-City | - |
| Scorcher | Still A Long Way From Home | - |
| Rude Awakening | The Bell | - |
| Annihilation | Fourth Reich | - |
| Eudoxis Eudoxis Eudoxis was a thrash metal band formed in 1984 in Montreal, Canada. They released the Metal Fix demo and video in 1985. The video received extensive airplay on the Canadian cable channel MuchMusic's "Power Hour." This was followed by the 1986 EP Attack from Above and the 1991 LP Open Fire... |
Reach The Sun | - |
| Belfast | Make Up Your Mind | - |
Foundations Forum 91 Sampler CD - Disc 2
| Artist | Song | Label |
|---|---|---|
| The Almighty | Crucify | Polydor |
| The Scream | Tell Me Why | Hollywood Records |
| Lucy Brown | Colorblind | Megaforce/Atlantic |
| The Hard Corps | Hard Corps | Interscope |
| Baby Animals | Early Warning | Imago Reordings |
| Frontrunner! | Time To Say Goodbye | - |
| Voxen | Shadows of a Broken Heart | - |
| Criss Cross | Tears From Heaven | - |
| Amazone | Stop Talking | - |
| Moxy Lama | It Doesn't Matter | - |
| Heartless | Baby Jane | - |
| Gypsy Kyss | Somewhere With Somebody Else | - |
| Disaster Area | Reign of Chaos | - |
| Casino Drive | Groovin' Bomb | - |
This year a video cassette entitled 'A Weekend in Hell' was released through A&M Video. The video featured performances from bands like Megadeth
Megadeth
Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California which was formed in 1983 by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine, bassist Dave Ellefson and guitarist Greg Handevidt, following Mustaine's expulsion from Metallica. The band has since released 13 studio albums, three live albums, two...
, Soundgarden
Soundgarden
Soundgarden is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984 by singer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto...
, Ugly Kid Joe
Ugly Kid Joe
Ugly Kid Joe is an American hard rock band from Isla Vista, California. The band's name spoofs that of another band, Pretty Boy Floyd. Ugly Kid Joe's sound includes a range of styles, including rock, glam metal, hard rock and heavy metal....
, Prong, Screaming Jets
Screaming Jets
The Screaming Jets are an Australian hard rock band formed in Newcastle in 1989 by front man Dave Gleeson on vocals, Grant Walmsley on guitar and Paul Woseen on bass guitar and backing vocals...
and XYZ
XYZ (band)
XYZ were a short-lived rock supergroup. The name XYZ is taken from eX-Yes-&-Zeppelin as the group consisted of ex-Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, along with ex-Yes members Chris Squire and Alan White . Squire was the main writer for the group...
. Also featured were excerpts from panel disussions, awards acceptances and exhibits, serving as a taster for those who could not make it to the event itself.
Foundations Forum '92
Foundations Forum 92 took place at the Stouffer Concourse Hotel in Los Angeles from October 1–3, 1992. The theme of the convention on its fifth anniversary was the 'evolution of the genre' - exploring where they stood musically, and where they were likely headed.Foundations Forum 92 was the venue for the World premier screening of 'For Those About to Rock - Monsters in Moscow
For Those About to Rock (film)
For Those About To Rock is the name of a video containing live performances by AC/DC, Metallica, The Black Crowes, Pantera and E.S.T. in the Tushino Airfield in Moscow, during the implosion of the Soviet Union....
' featuring AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
, Metallica
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
, Pantera
Pantera
Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas. Formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell in 1981, bassist Rex Brown would join in late 1981 with vocalist Terry Glaze. Looking for a new and heavier sound, Pantera had Terry replaced in 1987 with Phil Anselmo as...
and Black Crowes
The Black Crowes
The Black Crowes are an American rock band formed in 1989. Their discography includes nine studio albums, four live albums and several charting singles. The band was signed to Def American Recordings in 1989 by producer George Drakoulias and released their debut album, Shake Your Money Maker, the...
.
Having established the ceremony the previous year, on Saturday night the Concrete Foundations Awards took place as part of the events at the hotel.
AWARDS
- Top Retail Album: 'Metallica' - MetallicaMetallicaMetallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
(based on Foundations Charts) - Top Radio Cut: 'Mouth For War' - PanteraPanteraPantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas. Formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell in 1981, bassist Rex Brown would join in late 1981 with vocalist Terry Glaze. Looking for a new and heavier sound, Pantera had Terry replaced in 1987 with Phil Anselmo as...
(based on Foundations Charts) - Top Radio Album: 'Metallica' - Metallica (based on Foundations Charts)
- Top Home Video: 'Rusted Pieces' - MegadethMegadethMegadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California which was formed in 1983 by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine, bassist Dave Ellefson and guitarist Greg Handevidt, following Mustaine's expulsion from Metallica. The band has since released 13 studio albums, three live albums, two...
(based on Foundations Charts) - Best Independent Artist: SepulturaSepulturaSepultura is a Brazilian heavy metal band from Belo Horizonte, formed in 1984. The band was a major force in the death metal, thrash metal and ultimately groove metal realms during the late 1980s and early 1990s, with their later experiments melding nu metal, hardcore punk and industrial.Sepultura...
(Editors Choice Award) - Best Breakthrough Artist: Pearl JamPearl JamPearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included Eddie Vedder , Jeff Ament , Stone Gossard , and Mike McCready...
(Editors Choice Award) - Best Hard Music Artist: SoundgardenSoundgardenSoundgarden is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984 by singer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto...
(Editors Choice Award) - The Hard Rockers' Hard Rocker Award: AerosmithAerosmithAerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many...
(Award chosen by their professional colleagues)
On the closing night of the convention, the TJ Martell Gambling Casino made another appearance in order to raise money for the charity, following success the previous year.
Panels & Moderators
| Panel | Moderator |
|---|---|
| Radio Seminar | Don Kaye (MJI Metalshop) |
| Ragin Retail; How May We Help You? | Susan Greenwood (MCA) Ed Bunker (BMG) |
| Independent Labels; President's Conclave | Brian Slagel |
| Marketing And The New Technology | Mike Shalett |
| European Market | Harry Doherty (Metal Hammer) |
| Platinum Case Studies | Diarmuid Quinn |
| Getting Your Foot in the Door(and keeping the door open) | Jim Cardillo |
| Feedback From The Fans: A Panel in Reverse | Cheryl Valentine (Mercury Mercury Records Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal... ) Dyana Kass (Hollywood Records Hollywood Records Hollywood Records is an American record label owned by Disney Music Group, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company.-History:Hollywood Records was founded in 1989 by then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner with the idea of expanding the music operations of the company and to develop and promote... ) |
| Hard Music: The Evolution of The Genre | Mike Gitter |
| Independent Labels: Surviving in Interesting Times | Mike Faley (Metal Blade Metal Blade Records Metal Blade Records is a record label which was founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The U.S. corporate office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Arizona, Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distributed in the U.S. by Sony BMG Music... ) |
| Workshop: Artist Endorsements | Josh Rikelman (Guitar for the Practicing Musician Guitar for the Practicing Musician Guitar for the Practicing Musician was a guitar magazine published in the United States by Cherry Lane Music in the 1980s and 1990s. In 1992, it was the most popular music publication at newsstands, selling 740,000 issues over a six-month period. It was popular for publishing songs with guitar and... ) |
| Legal Workshops | Joseph Serling (Serling, Rooks, Ungar) |
| European Marketing: Press & Publicity | Harry Doherty (Metal Hammer) |
| Press: Past, Present & Future | Kim Kaiman (Levine/Schneider Public Relations) |
| Marketing Yourself | Marc Reiter (Epic Records) |
| A&R Panel | Mike Bone (Def American Recordings) |
| Get Into The Ring With Lonn Friend | Lonn Friend |
| Workshop: So You Wanna Be A Guitar Hero? | Jonathan Rheingold (Guitar World Magazine) |
| The Artist Panel | Steve Isaacs (MTV) |
Brian Slagel's (Metal Blade) Independent Labels Presidents Conclave was a significant meeting for those rock/metal labels which, despite a fair amount of individual success, were under represented at other industry conventions or rarely had their voices heard. This meeting covered significant topics like international distribution, domestic distribution, marketing, merchandising, touring and publicity, and gave the indies a chance to discuss the problems and concerns they shared.
Foundations Forum '92 Sampler CD 1
| Artist | Song | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Cathedral Cathedral (band) Cathedral are a doom metal band from Coventry, England. The group forged a link between early doom metal and a 1990s extreme metal aesthetic, making doom slower and heavier. Their debut album, Forest of Equilibrium, is considered a classic of the genre. They later on changed their doom style,... |
Autumn Twilight | Columbia Records |
| Extreme Extreme (band) Extreme is an American rock band, headed by frontmen Gary Cherone and Nuno Bettencourt, that reached the height of their popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s.Among some of Extreme's musical influences are Queen and Van Halen... |
Rest In Peace | A&M Records |
| Kyuss Kyuss Kyuss is a rock band, originally from Palm Desert, California. After forming in the late 1980s and releasing an EP under the name Sons of Kyuss in 1990, the band shortened its name to Kyuss. Over the next five years the band released four full-length albums, and one last split EP in 1997 with... |
Green Machine | Chameleon Records |
| Dead, White & Blue | Chills | MCA Records |
| Non-Fiction | Reason To Live | Grand Slamm Records |
| Cannibal Corpse Cannibal Corpse Cannibal Corpse is an American death metal band from Buffalo, New York. Formed in 1988, the band has released eleven studio albums, one box set, and one live album... |
Hammer Smashed Face | Metal Blade Records |
| Copperhead | Busted | Mercury Records |
| David La Duke | Love My Baby | SB Records & Tapes |
| T-Ride T-Ride T-Ride was a California-based heavy metal band whose only album shared the same title. Noted for its wildly complex instrument and vocal arrangements.... |
Fire It Up | Hollywood Records |
| Praxis Praxis (band) Praxis was the name of an ever-changing musical project, led by prolific producer Bill Laswell. Praxis combine elements of different musical genres such as funk, jazz, hip-hop and heavy metal into highly improvised music... |
Crash Victim Crash Science Navigator | Axiom/Island/PLG |
| Blackjack | To Thine Own Self Be True | - |
| Tragic Romance | Love and Revolution | Mother America Records |
| Vertical After | Sellout | Undergrowth Records |
| Skeleton | Hit The Floor | - |
Foundations Forum '92 Sampler CD 2
| Artist | Song | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Circle of Soul | One Man's Poison | Hollywood Records |
| Animal Bag Animal Bag Animal Bag was an alternative metal grunge band from Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, which was active from 1987 through 1998.-Career:... |
Hate Street | Stardog/Mercury Records |
| Skew Siskin Skew Siskin Skew Siskin are a German hard rock band best known for their 1992 song If The Walls Could Talk, which was a minor hit on MTV.Fronted by Nina C. Alice, Siskin have been through many lineup changes over their career with Jim Voxx being the only other consistent member... |
If The Walls Could Talk | Giant Records |
| Exodus Exodus (band) Exodus is an American thrash metal band formed in 1980 in Richmond, California. Spanning a career of over 30 years, Exodus has gone through numerous lineup changes, two extended hiatuses, and the deaths of two former band members. Guitarist Gary Holt remains the only constant member of the band,... |
A Good Day To Die | Capitol Records |
| Forte | Mein Madness | Massacre Records |
| Crystal Pistol | Heart of Stone | - |
| Condemned | Addictive | Sounds of Seattle records |
| Scorcher | That Look In Your Eyes | - |
| Abby Normal | Yard of Toys | - |
| Totem | Come Fly With Me | - |
| Eyewitness | Can't Stop | - |
| Lazarus | Intracranial Mass | - |
| False Face Society | Confessor | - |
| Repulsa | I Never Promised You a Rose Garden | - |
Foundations Forum '92 Sampler CD 3
| Artist | Song | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Pantera Pantera Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas. Formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell in 1981, bassist Rex Brown would join in late 1981 with vocalist Terry Glaze. Looking for a new and heavier sound, Pantera had Terry replaced in 1987 with Phil Anselmo as... |
Cowboys from Hell (Live in Moscow) | Warner Home Video |
| Arcane Opera | Words That Heal | - |
| Emerald Zoo | What's It Gonna Do For You | - |
| Hard Knox | Run For The Money | - |
| Schnitt Acht Schnitt Acht Schnitt Acht was an American industrial band from Orlando, Florida, active in the first half of the 1990s.-History:Formed in the late 1980s in Orlando, Florida by Morgan Lekcirt , Virgil L. Hibbs, Abbot ZiglerSchnitt Acht was an American industrial band from Orlando, Florida, active in the first... |
Rage | Cheetah Records |
| Cyperus | Sanity Management | Summit Records |
| Aragathor | Jury of Spyders | - |
| Rampage | Your Rules | - |
| Deadline | Do You Believe | - |
| Crash 9-teen | Sandra Scream | - |
| Scarred For Life | So Trashy | - |
| YvetteD'Luxe & The Ugly Bastards | Stripicide 1&2 | - |
Foundations Forum 93
Foundations Forum 93 took place from September 9, 1993 to September 11, 1993 at the Burbank Hilton and Convention Center in LA.Artists showcasing at this year's event included KISS
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
, Scorpions
Scorpions (band)
Scorpions are a heavy metal/hard rock band from Hannover, Germany, formed in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker, who is the band's only constant member. They are known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and many singles, such as "No One Like You", "Send Me an Angel", "Still...
, Schnitt Acht
Schnitt Acht
Schnitt Acht was an American industrial band from Orlando, Florida, active in the first half of the 1990s.-History:Formed in the late 1980s in Orlando, Florida by Morgan Lekcirt , Virgil L. Hibbs, Abbot ZiglerSchnitt Acht was an American industrial band from Orlando, Florida, active in the first...
, Souls at Zero
Souls at Zero
Souls at Zero is the third studio album from the Californian band Neurosis and their first for the Alternative Tentacles label. The name was taken from a chapter in the book The Great and Secret Show by horror writer Clive Barker. It was later reissued in 1999 with bonus tracks on the band's own...
, My Sisters Machine
My Sister's Machine
My Sister's Machine was a grunge band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1989. Its members were Nick Pollock , Owen Wright , Chris Ivanovich , and Chris Gohde ....
, The Big F, Accept
Accept
Accept is a German heavy metal band from the town of Solingen, originally assembled by former vocalist Udo Dirkschneider, guitarist Wolf Hoffmann and bassist Peter Baltes. Their beginnings can be traced back to the late 1960s...
, Quicksand
Quicksand (band)
Quicksand was an American post-hardcore band from New York City founded in 1990 by singer/songwriter Walter Schreifels. Their debut self-titled EP was followed by two major label albums, Slip and Manic Compression...
, La Salle, The Scream
The Scream (band)
The Scream was a Los Angeles-based hard rock band formed in 1989 as Saints Or Sinners. The band originally featured former Angora singer John Corabi and former Racer X members guitarist Bruce Bouillet, bassist Juan Alderete, and drummer Scott Travis. However, Scott Travis quickly left to join Judas...
, I Mother Earth
I Mother Earth
I Mother Earth, or IME, was a Canadian alternative rock band. The band was at the peak of its popularity in the mid-to-late 1990s; its members have moved on to other projects.-Early years:...
, Greta
Greta (band)
Greta was an American hard rock band formed in 1992 by Paul Plagens, Kyle Baer, Josh Gordon, and Brad Wilk. Wilk left the band to join Rage Against the Machine...
, Mind Bomb, Strip Mind, White Trash
White Trash (metal band)
White Trash was a funk/hard rock/soul band from Queens, New York. They separated themselves from other bands in their genre with their horn section, called the Badass Brass, which gave them a very funky musical sound...
, Tad and Crowbar.
| Panel | Moderator |
|---|---|
| Rock Intensive Radio | Matt Pollack (Atco Records) |
| College Radio | Toxic Tommy Delaney (Concrete Marketing) |
| Independent Distribution | Craig Minor (Valley Record Distribution) |
| Youth Marketing; Getting a Piece of the Pie | Jim Cardillo (Warner/Chappell) |
| Do Your Own Press | Jodi Jacobsen (A&M Records) |
| Understanding Soundscan | Mike Fine (SoundScan) |
| The Changing Face of Retail | Lou Mann (Capitol Records) |
| Do Your Own Videos | Peter Spirer (Metropolis Productions) |
| Understanding BDS | George Chaltas (BDS) |
| Kids Say The Darndest Things | Mike Fine (SoundScan) |
| International Panel | Harry Doherty (Metal Hammer) |
| College Radio 101 (Workshop) | Toxic Tommy Delaney (Concrete Marketing) |
| Media & Technology: Reshaping the Music Biz | David Santaniello (Columbia Records) |
| Women's Opportunities | Gerri Miller (Metal Edge) |
| Doing Your Own Demos | Ross Elliot (Ross Elliot Management) |
| Ask Mr Slagel | Brian Slagel (Metal Blade) |
| Legal Workshops | Joseph Serling (Serling, Rooks & Ungar) |
| War Stories: A View From The Trenches | Lonn Friend (RIP Magazine) |
| Press Panel | Chris Morris (Billboard Magazine) |
| Booking Yourself | Dan DeVita (Circular Evidence) |
| Merchandising | Felix Sebacious (Blue Grape Merchandising) |
| The Politics of Pot: Music, Mores and Marijuana | Harry Crossfield (High Times Magazine) |
| Takin It to the Streets; Marketing Hard Music in the 90s | Brad Pollak (A&M Records) |
| Publishing | |
| Interactive Media | Scotty Page (Interactive) |
| A&R Panel | Danny Goldberg (Atlantic) |
| Artist Panel | Michael McKean (Spinal Tap, Airheads) |
The artist panel this year featured Jerry Cantrell
Jerry Cantrell
Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr. is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known for his work with the grunge/metal band Alice in Chains, as lead guitarist, backing and co-lead vocalist, and co-lyricist. He performs lead vocals on his solo projects, and is part of Alice in Chains' harmonizing...
(Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1987 by guitarist and songwriter Jerry Cantrell and original lead vocalist Layne Staley. The initial lineup was rounded out by drummer Sean Kinney, and bassist Mike Starr...
), Stevie Blaze (Lillian Axe
Lillian Axe
Lillian Axe is a hard rock band from New Orleans who write and perform music from acoustic ballads to full out heavy metal anthems. Four studio recordings were released before they disbanded in 1995...
), Jesse DuPree
Jesse James Dupree
Jesse James Dupree is an American rock guitarist and singer.Dupree is the lead singer and guitarist of Jackyl, in addition to playing chainsaw on the song "The Lumberjack". He also started a solo project with guitarist John Hayes and bassist Roman Glick...
(Jackyl
Jackyl
Jackyl is an American rock band formed in 1990. Their sound has been described as hard rock, heavy metal and Southern metal.The band is probably best-known for its song "The Lumberjack", which features a chainsaw solo by lead singer Jesse James Dupree. On the recording, Dupree alternately revs the...
) and Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie is an American musician, film director, screenwriter and film producer. He founded the heavy metal band White Zombie and has been nominated three times as a solo artist for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.Zombie has also established a career as a film director, creating the...
(White Zombie
White Zombie
White Zombie was a Grammy Award-nominated American heavy metal band. Based in New York City, White Zombie was originally a noise rock band. White Zombie are better-known for their later heavy metal-oriented sound...
).
Foundations Forum 93 CD Sampler Disc 1
| Artist | Song | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Shootyz Groove Shootyz Groove Shootyz Groove is a rap rock band from The Bronx, New York City, New York.-History:Formed in 1992, the band originally consisted of Donny on guitar, Spec on bass guitar, Dose on drums, and their two MCs Sense and Season... |
The Crave | Mercury Records |
| Damn the Machine Damn the Machine Damn the Machine was a short-lived progressive metal band founded by ex-Megadeth guitarist Chris Poland.- History :After leaving Megadeth in 1987, guitarist Chris Poland recorded a solo album, Return to Metalopolis, in 1990... |
I Will | A&M Records |
| The Big F | Wicked Thing | Chrysalis/ERG |
| Souls at Zero Souls at Zero Souls at Zero is the third studio album from the Californian band Neurosis and their first for the Alternative Tentacles label. The name was taken from a chapter in the book The Great and Secret Show by horror writer Clive Barker. It was later reissued in 1999 with bonus tracks on the band's own... |
Grey World | Energy Records |
| Prong | Snap Your Fingers | Epic Records/Concrete Management |
| Mercyful Fate Mercyful Fate Mercyful Fate was a Danish heavy metal band from Copenhagen. Initially active from 1981 to 1985, they reunited in 1992. The band went on hiatus again in 2000, when frontman King Diamond decided to continue his solo career... |
Is That You Melissa | Metal Blade |
| David La Duke | Rock and Roll Fever | SB Records & Tapes |
| Iron Maiden Iron Maiden Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six... |
Hallowed Be Thy Name | Capitol Records |
| Schnitt Acht Schnitt Acht Schnitt Acht was an American industrial band from Orlando, Florida, active in the first half of the 1990s.-History:Formed in the late 1980s in Orlando, Florida by Morgan Lekcirt , Virgil L. Hibbs, Abbot ZiglerSchnitt Acht was an American industrial band from Orlando, Florida, active in the first... |
The War Has Begun | CDG Records |
| Galactic Cowboys Galactic Cowboys Galactic Cowboys was a Heavy Metal band based in Houston, Texas. They combined progressive metal with a style of vocals influenced by The Beatles and the heavy playing style of thrash bands such as Anthrax... |
Ranch on Mars | Geffen Records/Concrete Management |
| Spiders and Sankes | 2000 Rock and Roll | - |
| Nasty Licks | Silence Man | - |
| Bullzai | Stay | - |
| Ivory Tower | Hit and Run | - |
| Cold Ethyl | Hammerdown | - |
Foundations Forum 93 CD Sampler Disc 2
| Artist | Song | Label |
|---|---|---|
| The Scream The Scream (band) The Scream was a Los Angeles-based hard rock band formed in 1989 as Saints Or Sinners. The band originally featured former Angora singer John Corabi and former Racer X members guitarist Bruce Bouillet, bassist Juan Alderete, and drummer Scott Travis. However, Scott Travis quickly left to join Judas... |
Kool World | Hollywood Records |
| Flotsam & Jetsam Flotsam and Jetsam (band) Flotsam and Jetsam is a thrash metal band that formed in Phoenix, Arizona in 1982.-1981-1986: The beginning:The band's original name was "Paradox" founded by Drummer Kelly David-Smith and two other guitarists, until 1982 when bassist Jason Newsted joined. Jason had come to Phoenix with his band... |
News To Me | MCA Records |
| Haze & Shuffle | Whatch Ya Do With Me | Arista |
| Love/Hate | Spinning Wheel | - |
| Paradise Lost Paradise Lost (band) Paradise Lost are a heavy metal band that formed in 1988 in Halifax, England.-History:Their first three full-length albums are examples of the death/doom style, although the latter two incorporated some melodic and gothic elements... |
True Belief | Metal Blade |
| Lonn Friend & Dave 'Snake' Sabo | I Dismember You | - |
| Kyuss Kyuss Kyuss is a rock band, originally from Palm Desert, California. After forming in the late 1980s and releasing an EP under the name Sons of Kyuss in 1990, the band shortened its name to Kyuss. Over the next five years the band released four full-length albums, and one last split EP in 1997 with... |
Demon Cleaner | Chameleon Records |
| Angels in Exile | Time For a Killing | - |
| Clockhammer | Losing A Thousand Days | - |
| Mutha's Day out Mutha's Day Out Mutha's Day Out was an alternative metal band formed in November 1991 from the town of Batesville, Arkansas. The band consisted of: Mikal Moore , Brice Stephens , Chuck Schaaf , Jeff Morgan , and Rodney Moffitt... |
Locked | Chrysalis |
| Ikki Crane | Time and Again | - |
| Mary Suicide | Taste Me | - |
| Muzza Chunka | Float | Arista Records |
Foundations Forum 93 CD Sampler Disc 3
| Artist | Song | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Stick | Grind | Arista Records |
| The Almighty The Almighty (band) The Almighty are a hard rock/heavy metal band, from Glasgow in Scotland who formed in 1988. They have released seven studio albums, two anthologies and one live album.-1988-1993:... |
Powertrippin' | Polydor records |
| I Mother Earth I Mother Earth I Mother Earth, or IME, was a Canadian alternative rock band. The band was at the peak of its popularity in the mid-to-late 1990s; its members have moved on to other projects.-Early years:... |
Not Quite Sonic | Capitol Records |
| Sugar Tooth | Black Queen | Revolution/Capitol Records |
| Tad Tad (band) Tad was an American grunge band from Seattle, Washington led by Tad Doyle. Among the first of the many bands which came out of Seattle in the grunge era, Tad was notable for the fact that its music had a noticeable 1970s metal influence, rather than the punk which influenced most other grunge bands... |
Greasebox | Mechanic/Giant |
| White Trash White Trash (metal band) White Trash was a funk/hard rock/soul band from Queens, New York. They separated themselves from other bands in their genre with their horn section, called the Badass Brass, which gave them a very funky musical sound... |
Minor Happiness | Elektra |
| Dogma | Crying Souls For The Damned | - |
| Vertical After | Crime Pays | Undergrowth records |
| Soulgrind | Lost and Found | - |
| School Boy Crush | To Your Knees | - |
| Untaymd | Desperately Delirious | - |
| Double Action | No Man's Land | - |
Foundations Forum '94
Foundations Forum '94 took place at the Burbank Hilton Hotel in LA from September 7–9, 1994. The special address was given by Ted NugentTed Nugent
Theodore Anthony "Ted" Nugent is an American guitarist, musician, singer, author, reserve police officer, and activist. From Detroit, Michigan, he originally gained fame as the lead guitarist of The Amboy Dukes, before embarking on a lengthy solo career...
and Mercury Records
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...
provided a launch party at the Palace in Hollywood featuring performances by the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Animal Bag
Animal Bag
Animal Bag was an alternative metal grunge band from Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, which was active from 1987 through 1998.-Career:...
, Shootyz Groove
Shootyz Groove
Shootyz Groove is a rap rock band from The Bronx, New York City, New York.-History:Formed in 1992, the band originally consisted of Donny on guitar, Spec on bass guitar, Dose on drums, and their two MCs Sense and Season...
, Downset and Kerbdog
Kerbdog
Kerbdog was an alternative rock band from Kilkenny, Ireland who formed in 1991. Following two albums released on Mercury Records, the band split up in 1998...
.
Bands showcasing this year included Bile
Bile (band)
Bile is an industrial metal project based in the New York City, USA area. Although there has been many different members throughout the bands career, Krztoff is the songwriting, recording and conceptual leader...
, Biohazard
Biohazard (band)
Biohazard is a band originally based in Brooklyn, New York. They are acknowledged as one of the earliest bands to fuse hardcore punk and heavy metal with elements of hip hop. The original lineup consisted of Vocalist/Guitarist Billy Graziadei, bassist/vocalist Evan Seinfeld, guitarist Bobby Hambel,...
, Bruce Dickinson
Bruce Dickinson
Paul Bruce Dickinson is an English singer, songwriter, airline pilot, fencer, broadcaster, author, screenwriter, actor and marketing director, best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden....
, Downset, Dream Theater
Dream Theater
Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci, John Myung, and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Massachusetts. They subsequently dropped out of their studies to further concentrate on the band that would...
, Drown, Fates Warning
Fates Warning
Fates Warning is an American progressive metal band, formed in 1982 by vocalist John Arch, guitarists Jim Matheos and Victor Arduini, bassist Joe DiBiase, and drummer Steve Zimmerman in Hartford, Connecticut. Fates Warning has experienced numerous line-up changes...
, Korn
Korn
Korn is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. The current band line up includes four members: Jonathan Davis, James "Munky" Shaffer, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, and Ray Luzier. The band was formed as an expansion of L.A.P.D.The band released their first demo album,...
, Machine Head
Machine Head (band)
Machine Head is an American heavy metal band from Oakland, California. Formed on October 12, 1991, the group was founded by Robb Flynn and Adam Duce. There have been 4 member changes since their inception. The current lineup of the band comprises Flynn , Duce , ex-Vio-Lence guitarist Phil Demmel ,...
, Yngwie Malmsteen, Monster Voodoo Machine
Monster Voodoo Machine
Monster Voodoo Machine a Canadian Industrial metal band, originally active from 1991 to 1998, has recently begun working on a new album.- History :...
, My Head, Overkill
Overkill (band)
Overkill is an American thrash metal band, formed in 1980 in New Jersey. They have gone through many line-up changes, with singer Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth and bassist D.D. Verni remaining from the original lineup. Along with Anthrax , the band is one of the most successful East Coast thrash metal...
, Wickerman, Wool
Wool (band)
Wool were a rock band from Washington, D.C. , specialising in a rough-hewn but melodic brand of punk-based hard rock from 1990-1996.-History:...
, Dead Orchestra, Engines of Aggression, Juster, Wood, Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost (band)
Paradise Lost are a heavy metal band that formed in 1988 in Halifax, England.-History:Their first three full-length albums are examples of the death/doom style, although the latter two incorporated some melodic and gothic elements...
, Planet Hate, Po' Boy Swing, Pushmonkey
Pushmonkey
Pushmonkey is an American rock band from Austin, Texas. Originally known as Billy Pilgrim, they first changed their name to Mad Hatter and later to just Hatter. The band experienced minor radio success with the song "Handslide" from their self-titled album. They appeared on Ozzfest in 1999 in...
, Raven
Raven (band)
Raven are an English heavy metal band associated with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. They had a hit with the single "On and On", and refer to their music as "athletic rock".-Formation:...
and Vertical After.
| Panel | Moderator |
|---|---|
| Commercial Radio | Sue Naramore (Geffen Records) |
| College Radio | Sharon Joffe (Arista Records) |
| Independent Labels | Tom Lipsky (CMC International) |
| International 'Europe: Independent Route to Success' | Andy Black (Music For Nations) |
| Management Workshop | Jim Pitulski (Round Table Entertainment) |
| Grammy Professional Forum | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
| Retail Focus Group | Bob Cahill (EMI Records) |
| 'Is There Life After Death?' | Frank Dancsecs (Ace's Records) |
| Publishing Workshop | Dexter Moore (BMI) |
| Maximising Video Exposure | Souxsie Crawford (Bohemia Afterdark) |
| Guitar Clinic | Yngwie Malmsteen |
| College Radio 101 | Chainsaw (Mechanic Records) |
| Consumer focus Group | Dyana Kass (Hollywood Records) Linnea Nann (Warner Bros. Records) |
| More War Stories | Dee Snider |
| Free Legal Advice | Joeseph Serling (Serling Rooks & Ungar) |
| Marketing | Jayne simon (Geffen Records) |
| Press | Katherine Turman (RIP Magazine) |
| Emerging Radio Technologies | Susan Greenwood (MCA Records) |
| Pick Brian's Brain | Brian Slagel (Metal Blade) |
| Women's Opportunities | Gerri Miller (Metal Edge Magazine) |
| Touring | Andy Gould (Concrete Management) |
| Underground Press | Jerry Rutherford (CuriousGoods) |
| Engineering Workshop | Freddie Piro (Ocean Studio) |
| A&R Panel | Brian Slagel (Metal Blade) |
| Legal Workshop | Joeseph Serling (Serling, Rooks & Ungar) |
| Artist Panel | Vanessa Warwick (MTV Europe) |
Foundations Forum '94 CD Sampler - CD 1
| Artist | Song | Label |
|---|---|---|
| White Zombie White Zombie White Zombie was a Grammy Award-nominated American heavy metal band. Based in New York City, White Zombie was originally a noise rock band. White Zombie are better-known for their later heavy metal-oriented sound... |
Children of the Grave | Columbia Records Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company... |
| Fates Warning Fates Warning Fates Warning is an American progressive metal band, formed in 1982 by vocalist John Arch, guitarists Jim Matheos and Victor Arduini, bassist Joe DiBiase, and drummer Steve Zimmerman in Hartford, Connecticut. Fates Warning has experienced numerous line-up changes... |
Outside Looking In | Metal Blade Records Metal Blade Records Metal Blade Records is a record label which was founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The U.S. corporate office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Arizona, Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distributed in the U.S. by Sony BMG Music... |
| Monster Magnet Monster Magnet Monster Magnet is an American stoner rock band. Hailing from Red Bank, New Jersey, the group was founded by Dave Wyndorf , John McBain and Tim Cronin... |
Negasonic Teenage Warhead | A&M Records A&M Records A&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that operates under the mantle of its Interscope-Geffen-A&M division.-Beginnings:... |
| C.O.C Corrosion of Conformity Corrosion of Conformity is an American heavy metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina formed in 1982. For almost the majority of its existence, the band has consisted of guitarist Woody Weatherman, bassist Mike Dean , drummer Reed Mullin and vocalist and rhythm... |
Broken Man | Columbia Records Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company... |
| Gilby Clarke Gilby Clarke Gilbert "Gilby" Clarke is an American guitarist and record producer best known for a 3-year tenure as the rhythm guitarist of Guns N' Roses, replacing Izzy Stradlin in 1991 during the Use Your Illusion Tour... |
Cure Me... Or Kill Me | Virgin Records Virgin Records Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny... |
| Machine Head Machine Head (band) Machine Head is an American heavy metal band from Oakland, California. Formed on October 12, 1991, the group was founded by Robb Flynn and Adam Duce. There have been 4 member changes since their inception. The current lineup of the band comprises Flynn , Duce , ex-Vio-Lence guitarist Phil Demmel ,... |
Davidian | Roadrunner Records Roadrunner Records Roadrunner Records is an American record label that concentrates primarily on heavy metal bands. It is currently a subsidiary of Warner Music Group.-History:... |
| David La Duke | Satisfaction (A Stones Tribute) | SB Discs and Tapes |
| Silence | Sound of the Rain | CEG Records |
| Joey Vera Joey Vera Joey Vera is an American heavy metal bassist for heavy metal band Armored Saint. He is also a member of the progressive metal band Fates Warning. In 2004-05 he replaced Frank Bello in Anthrax as the band's bassist. He appears as part of the project Engine, as well as on the OSI album Free. His... |
Laughing in the Light | Metal Blade Records Metal Blade Records Metal Blade Records is a record label which was founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The U.S. corporate office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Arizona, Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distributed in the U.S. by Sony BMG Music... |
| Mobius | Filling My Shoes | - |
| Mary's Magnet | Number Nine | - |
| Paradise Lost Paradise Lost (band) Paradise Lost are a heavy metal band that formed in 1988 in Halifax, England.-History:Their first three full-length albums are examples of the death/doom style, although the latter two incorporated some melodic and gothic elements... |
True Belief | Music For Nations Music For Nations Music For Nations was a British independent record label focusing mainly on rock and metal. They were a subsidiary of the larger label distributor Zomba Records who in turn is owned by BMG.... |
| Hate Face | Skin | - |
Foundations Forum '94 CD Sampler - CD 2
| Artist | Song | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Bag Animal Bag Animal Bag was an alternative metal grunge band from Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, which was active from 1987 through 1998.-Career:... |
Spirits of Grass | Mercury Records Mercury Records Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal... |
| Wool Wool (band) Wool were a rock band from Washington, D.C. , specialising in a rough-hewn but melodic brand of punk-based hard rock from 1990-1996.-History:... |
Kill The Crow | London Records London Records London Records, referred to as London Recordings in logo, is a record label headquartered in the United Kingdom, originally marketing records in the United States, Canada and Latin America from 1947 to 1979, then becoming a semi-independent label.... |
| Carcass Carcass (band) Carcass are an extreme metal band from England, who formed in 1985 and disbanded in 1995. A reunion was enacted in 2008 without one of its original members, drummer Ken Owen, due to health reasons.... |
Embodiment | Earache Earache Records Earache Records is a heavy metal-oriented record label based in Nottingham, UK and New York, USA. It helped to pioneer extreme metal by releasing many of the earliest grindcore and death metal records in the period 1988-1994.-History:... /Columbia Records Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company... |
| Drown | Transparent | Elektra Records Elektra Records Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009.... |
| Bourbon Lies | Love Me One More Time | - |
| Reason Being | The Vibe | - |
| Metal Sky Craz | Hot Girl Tonight | - |
| Vertical After | Stab the Cheese | Undergrowth Records |
| Bullets 4 Breakfast | Extreme Hostile Intent | Coldwar Records |
| Arsinal | The Window | - |
| Mystic Force | Divinity Within (Reach for Tomorrow) | - |
| Ramrod | Listen... As I Die | - |
Foundations Forum '94 CD Sampler - CD 3
| Artist | Song | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Arcade Arcade (band) Arcade is a rock band formed in 1991 by ex-Ratt vocalist Stephen Pearcy, ex-Sea Hags guitarist Frankie Wilsex , ex-Talas/Michael Monroe guitarist Johnny Angel, and Cinderella drummer Fred Coury. Its originally proposed name was to be Taboo.... |
Angry | Epic Records Epic Records Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A... |
| Testament Testament (band) Testament is an American metal band from Berkeley, California, formed in 1983. They are often credited as one of the most popular bands of the 1980s thrash metal scene... |
Low | Atlantic Records Atlantic Records Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz... |
| LAROXX | Suicide | - |
| Frontline | Heaven Knows | Signo Records |
| Talon | Cold Hard Ground | - |
| Blister'd Toad | Lost Child | - |
| Swamp Candles | The Philadelphia Song | - |
| Dirty Dealin | Remember | - |
| Bad Angels | Borderline | Skull Train Records |
| Alien Strange | Final Exit | - |
| Illegal | The Opponent | - |
| Cinnamon | Stanley | - |
Foundations Forum '94 CD Sampler - CD 4
| Artist | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| My Head | Carnasaur | Imago Records Imago Records Imago Records was an independent record label which was active during the late 1980s – early 1990s. Several influential artists released albums through Imago, including Henry Rollins, Aimee Mann, Paula Cole and Love Spit Love... |
| Dream Theater Dream Theater Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci, John Myung, and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Massachusetts. They subsequently dropped out of their studies to further concentrate on the band that would... |
Lie | Eastwest Records |
| Atomic Opera Atomic Opera Atomic Opera are a hard rock band from Houston, Texas. Their style blends progressive rock, art rock, metal, medieval influences, and eastern music.-History:... |
Joyride | Collision Arts/Giant |
| Wicker Man | Shitkicker | Imago Records Imago Records Imago Records was an independent record label which was active during the late 1980s – early 1990s. Several influential artists released albums through Imago, including Henry Rollins, Aimee Mann, Paula Cole and Love Spit Love... |
| Aerosol | Death of a TV Junkie | Stone Lizard Records |
| Rising Sun | Gypsy Arabian Caravan | - |
| Bad Biscuit | Masturbation | Cathedral Records |
| Fat Bastid | Soldier | - |
| Snydley Whiplash | Dizzy Space | Hard As A Rock Productions |
| Brood | Lack of Motivation | - |
| Vicious Rumours | No Fate | GTM Management |
| Ultra Violet Vinny | PNB | - |
| Peace Sanctuary | No Pain | Hard as a Rock Productions |
Foundations Forum '95
Foundations Forum '95 was hosted from Thursday September 7 - Saturday September 9, 1995 by the Burbank Hilton in Los Angeles, California. It was to be the last forum of its kind, with plans for a new format taking shape for future meets.| Panel | Moderator |
|---|---|
| Active Rock Radio: An Alternative to What? | John Fagot (Hollywood Records) |
| The College Metal Radio Gameshow | Smitty (Epic Records) |
| Independent Distribution | Lou Gerard Musumeci (Feedback Distribution) |
| Europe: Melting The Metal | Carsten Stricker (Verstarker) |
| Underground Video | Beth Lasch (F# TV) |
| Demo Critique | Marc Ferrari (Red Engine Music) |
| Retail Panel | Ray Godas (Concrete Marketing) |
| Canada: Northern Exposure | Lyle Chausse (CFOX) |
| Underground Press | Mike Diana |
| College Radio 101: Building The Better Metal Show | Jill Castellano (Victory Records) |
| HArd Rock In The 90s | Gerri Miller (Metal Edge Magazine) |
| The Japanese Market | Kuni Takeuchi (Virgin/EMI) |
| Publishing Workshop | Ron Sobel (ASCAP) |
| Even More War Stories | Peter Criss (KISS) |
| Publicity: The Anatomy of a Good Interview | Don Kaye (Kerrang/Pure Concrete) |
| Marketing: Doing More With Less | Jim Cardillo (Warner Chappell) |
| Pick Brian's Brain | Brian Slagel (Metal Blade Records) |
| How to Get a Record Deal | Joseph L. Serling (Serling, Rooks & Ungar) |
| London to Longbeach: Generations of Punks | Bill Stevenson (All) |
| Developing Technologies: The Future of Marketing | Fred Ehrlich (Columbia Records) |
| Management Workshop | Marc Reiter (Q Prime) |
| Free Legal Advice | Joseph L. Serling (Serling, Rooks & Ungar) |
| Touring | Nick Light (Mercury Records) |
| Introduction to the Internet | Alarik Skarstrom (Skartrax Entertainment) |
| Profile of the Hard Music Audience | Mike Shalett (Soundscan) |
| Grammy Hard Music Forum A&R Panel | Mike Bone (IRS Records) |
| Artist Panel |
Foundations Forum '95 Sampler CD - Disc 1
| Artist | Song |
|---|---|
| Season to Risk Season to Risk Season to Risk are a Noise Rock/Alternative Rock collective hailing from Kansas City, Missouri.-History:Season to Risk formed in late 1989 from the ashes of the Kansas City punk bands Nine Lives and Curious George... |
Bloodugly |
| Monster Magnet Monster Magnet Monster Magnet is an American stoner rock band. Hailing from Red Bank, New Jersey, the group was founded by Dave Wyndorf , John McBain and Tim Cronin... |
Look To Your Orbs For The Warning |
| Down Down (band) Down is an American heavy metal supergroup that formed in 1991 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The band's current lineup consists of vocalist Phil Anselmo, guitarist Pepper Keenan, guitarist Kirk Windstein, bassist Pat Bruders and drummer Jimmy Bower. Since their formation, Down has gone on hiatus twice... |
Stone The Crow |
| Mr Mirainga | Double Martini |
| GZR GZR GZR is a band led by Black Sabbath bassist/lyricist Geezer Butler. The band has actually been marketed with three different names on the three releases they've had. In 1995, the band was marketed as G//Z/R. In 1997, it was merely Geezer, and in 2005, it was GZR... |
The Invisible |
| Skold Skold Skold is the debut solo album released in 1996 by Tim Skold.The song "Chaos" was used in the video game Twisted Metal 4 and the film Universal Soldier: The Return... |
PAMF |
| David La Duke | Psychedelic Sandwich |
| Sea of Souls | Water |
| Shrine | Sadistic Love |
| Movida | Against It All |
| Spine | Lotion |
| Mortal Remains | Welcome |
Foundations Forum '95 Sampler CD - Disc 2
| Artist | Song |
|---|---|
| Excel Excel (band) Excel was a punk/metal fusion band from Venice, California founded in 1983 by singer Dan Clements and guitarist Adam Siegel. They were influenced by famous 70's punk rock musicians like The Police and The Sex Pistols, and heavy metal bands like Black Sabbath, Trouble, Slayer, Corrosion of... |
Unenslaved |
| Super Junky Monkey Super Junky Monkey -Beginning:Super Junky Monkey was a Japanese all-girl rock group who performed and merged various styles and genres of music, including hardcore, heavy metal, rap, jazz, noise, and funk. Influences on the band members include Steve Vai, Jaco Pastorius, Madball, Pink Floyd and Mr... |
Buckin The Bolts |
| Six Feet Under Six Feet Under (band) Six Feet Under is an American death metal band from Tampa, Florida, formed in 1993. The band was originally a side project by Cannibal Corpse vocalist Chris Barnes with guitarist Allen West of Obituary... |
Silent Violence |
| Mindride | Boot |
| Metal Sky Craz | Exotating |
| United | Revenger |
| Endless Distrust | Trauma |
| Supafuzz | Bushhog |
| Stonehenge | Until |
| Tamisry | Wasted Time |
| Odyssey | And Justice For Some |
| Mindset | Curse |
| Kill Culture | The Hate |
Foundations Forum '95 Sampler CD - Disc 3
| Artist | Song |
|---|---|
| Testament Testament (band) Testament is an American metal band from Berkeley, California, formed in 1983. They are often credited as one of the most popular bands of the 1980s thrash metal scene... |
The Legacy |
| Dimestore Hoods | Life In The Asylum |
| Sly | Shut Up & Buy |
| Big Fear | Someday |
| The Art of Zapping | SOS |
| Royal Hunt Royal Hunt Royal Hunt is a progressive metal band based in Denmark, founded in 1989 by keyboardist Andre Andersen. The band is known for creating melodic music with a progressive and symphonic flair. They made a huge success during mid-90s with their classic albums Moving Target and Paradox mainly in Japan... |
Wasted Time |
| 1000 Mona Lisas Thousand Mona Lisas 1000 Mona Lisas were a punk band from Hollywood, CA. They found minor success in 1995 with their cover of Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know".... |
Girlfriendy |
| Vertical After | Summoned to Swill |
| Dragon Aerogator Band feat. Agent 3 | You Were The One I Hated |
| World Bang | Skin |
| Dark Truth | Garden of Stone |
| Amethyst | Hardwear |
| Chapter Seven | The Question |
Foundations Forum '95 Sampler CD - Disc 4
| Artist | Song |
|---|---|
| Paw Paw (band) Paw is a hard rock band from Lawrence, Kansas that formed in 1990. The band, in its original line-up, consisted of Mark Hennessy , Grant Fitch , Charles Bryan , and Peter Fitch . To date, they have released 3 studio albums – Dragline, Death to Traitors, and Home Is a Strange Place... |
Death to Traitors |
| Sullen | Mr Mister |
| Godhead Godhead (band) Godhead, occasionally typeset as gODHEAD, is an American alternative rock/metal band from Washington, D.C.. They are most often credited with being the only band signed to musician Marilyn Manson's short-lived vanity label, Posthuman Records.-History:... |
The Answer |
| Souls At Zero Souls At Zero For the album by experimental band Neurosis, see Souls at Zero.Souls At Zero was an American thrash metal band. They were originally known as Wrathchild America. The name change occurred after Wrathchild America was dropped from Atlantic Records in 1993, and was accompanied by a slight change in... |
Strip |
| Cybicus | The Truth of The Game |
| Strain | Bite |
| Rahowa | The Snow Fell |
| Love Lode | Butterhorn |
| Sufferbus | Metamorphine |
| Sonipath | Brace Yourself |
| Stanley | Low Maintenance Man |
| GMS | The Beginning |
F MusicFest '96
As indicated the previous year, the event took on a different format for the meeting in 1996. The organizers decided this year to return to their roots and rather than doing another convention under one roof, they chose instead to branch out. Rather than feature 30 bands under one roof, they presented over 200 of them across 16 clubs from in and around the Hollywood and West Hollywood area. The name also changed from Foundations Forum, to F Musicfest, and the line up changed to become more varied in terms of genre than in previous years. Key elements remained from conventions past including the many panels and a focus issue - this year, drugs.Concrete/Foundations presented the Outstanding Contribution to Music Award to Van Halen during the event.
Panels this year included:
| Panel | Moderator |
|---|---|
| The NARAS Panel: Sex, Death & Rock n Roll | Mike Green (NARAS) |
| College Radio: Buying Indie Street Cred | Kim Burke (Concrete Marketing Concrete Marketing Concrete Marketing is an independent marketing company based in New York, USA, founded by Bob Chiappardi and Walter O'Brien in 1984. is known mainly for its work with cutting edge rock and heavy metal, having amassed a client roster that features bands such as Metallica, Megadeth, Korn, Limp... ) |
| Retail: Life in The Cash Lane | Dutch Cranblitt (Hollywood Records Hollywood Records Hollywood Records is an American record label owned by Disney Music Group, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company.-History:Hollywood Records was founded in 1989 by then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner with the idea of expanding the music operations of the company and to develop and promote... ) |
| Tour Marketing | Jennifer Perry (Hear We Go Again) |
| Press/Publicity: About Face | Roy Trakin (HITS) |
| New Technology: What Does This Button Do? | Rob Lord (Rocktropolis) |
| War Stories: 10 Years After | Rudy Sarzo Rudy Sarzo Rudy Sarzo is a Cuban American hard rock/heavy metal bassist. Sarzo has played with many well known heavy metal acts including Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Manic Eden, Dio and Blue Öyster Cult.-Early life:... (Sarzo Music) |
| Soundtracks: The Big Score | John McHugh (Tristar) |
| Music Biz 101 | Jess Taylor (LA Music Network) |
| Publishing: The Other A&R Folks | Jim Cardillo (Warner/Chappelle) |
| Radio: Good Morning... You're Fired. | Mike Halloran (KUPR KUPR KUPR is a radio station licensed to serve Alamogordo, New Mexico. The station is owned Southern New Mexico Radio Foundation. It airs a Community radio format.... ) |
| The Velvet Rope: Vital Music Industry Pipeline or Record Business National Enquirer? | Julie Gordon (The Velvet Rope) |
| Management: The Babysitters Club | Paul V (Cloudbreak Management) |
| Indie: Is The Dream Alive? | John Szuch (Deep Elm) |
| Radio: All Stations Created Equal, But Some More Equal Than Others | Roland West (KITS KITS KITS is a San Francisco, California, USA-based radio station broadcasting at 105.3 MHz. The station is owned by CBS Radio and programs a modern rock format. The station also broadcasts on HD channel L2, locally on Comcast cable channel 986, and is streaming online.-Hot Hits:The station's... ) |
| A&R Demo Critique: Reality Check | Hugo Burnham |
| Artist Panel: The Great Attender |
Venues and Showcases
Moguls:
The Melvins
The Melvins
The Melvins are an American band that formed in 1983. They usually perform as a trio, but in recent years have performed as a four piece with two drummers. Since 1984, singer and guitarist Buzz Osborne and drummer Dale Crover have been the band's constant members...
, Knapsack
Knapsack (band)
Knapsack was formed in 1993 by Blair Shehan and Colby Mancasola . Shehan and Mancasola were two high school friends studying at the University of California, Davis. Guitarist Jason Bokros and bassist Rod Meyer completed the lineup....
, The Lemons, Jimmy Eat World
Jimmy Eat World
Jimmy Eat World is an American alternative rock band from Mesa, Arizona, that formed in 1993. The band is composed of lead vocalist and guitarist Jim Adkins, guitarist and backing vocalist Tom Linton, bassist Rick Burch and drummer Zach Lind....
, 3 Penny Needle, Three Mile Pilot
Three Mile Pilot
Three Mile Pilot is an indie rock band from San Diego, California formed by Armistead Burwell Smith IV on bass and vocals, Pall Jenkins Three Mile Pilot (often shortened to 3MP) is an indie rock band from San Diego, California formed by Armistead Burwell Smith IV (a.k.a. Zach Smith from Pinback,...
.
Teaszer A:
Coal Chamber
Coal Chamber
Coal Chamber is an American alternative metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1993. Prior to Coal Chamber, Dez Fafara and Meegs Rascón formed the band She's In Pain in 1992. The two decided to create Coal Chamber. They disbanded in 2003 after ten years together, but announced a reunion in...
, downset, Abscess
Abscess (band)
Abscess was a hardcore punk-influenced death metal band from Oakland, California. The band was formed in 1994 by Chris Reifert and Danny Coralles, both former members of Autopsy....
, Strife
Strife (band)
Strife is an American hardcore punk band from Thousand Oaks, California. But is now primarily based out of Los Angeles, California. They formed in 1991...
, Bloodlet
Bloodlet
Bloodlet was an American metalcore band that formed in Florida in 1992.-History:Forming in 1992, from the ashes of local Central Florida straight edge hardcore band, Solid Answer. As a five-piece band, Bloodlet started quickly by releasing two seven-inch singles in 1993. Even though the fledgling...
, A.O.A., Nothingface
Nothingface
Nothingface was a four-piece metal band from Washington, D.C. noted for having graphic lyrics and occasionally using political themes in their later works, as well as polyrhythmic songs.-First Run:...
, Ramp, I.4.N.I., The Back Alley Gators, the MF Pitbulls, Sexpod, NEar death Experience, The Violet Burning
The Violet Burning
The Violet Burning is an independent rock and roll band based in Long Beach, USA. The band was formed in 1990 in Orange County, California by Michael J. Pritzl....
, Dead Birds, Padded Cell, Cynical, Tribe 8
Tribe 8
This article is about the San Francisco based lesbian punk band Tribe 8. See Tribe 8 for Dream Pod 9s post-apocalyptic fantasy role-playing game.Tribe 8 was an all-women outspoken dyke punk band from San Francisco...
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Smalls:
Copperpot, Sunset Heights, Ms. 45, Punkinucle, Stone
Stone (band)
Stone was a thrash metal band formed in Kerava, Finland in the mid-1980s. They released four albums and one live album during the late 1980s and early 1990s, before disbanding in 1991 to pursue different musical directions. Stone reunited to play a final set of concerts in 2000, but parted ways...
, Suncatcher, Chopper One, Frank Lloyd Vynl, Volebeats, Haynes Boys, Jackie On Acid, Tongue, The Black Watch
The Black Watch (band)
The Black Watch is an independent rock band from Santa Barbara, California whose only constant member has been singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter, John Andrew Fredrick. Through their twenty years in the recording industry, the group has affiliated with at least eight different record...
, Ether.
The Viper Room:
Revolux, 9 Iron, Likehell, Cellophane
Cellophane (band)
-History:Cellophane was a band that started in 1995 after Shannon Crawford convinced Ross Robinson to produce a demo. Robinson agreed after hearing a demo previously made by Crawford, and suggested that bass player Doug Ardito and drummer Mark Bistany work with Crawford...
, Epperly, Choreboy, Brand New Unit, Coal, Placebo, Slightly Stoopid
Slightly Stoopid
Slightly Stoopid is an American band based in Ocean Beach, San Diego, California, who describe their music as "a fusion of acoustic rock and blues with reggae, hip-hop, and punk". As a band, they have released eight albums with their sixth studio album, entitled Slightly Not Stoned Enough To Eat...
, Metal Molly, Les Claypool
Les Claypool
Leslie Edward "Les" Claypool is an American musician and writer, best known as the lead vocalist and bassist in the band Primus. Claypool's playing style on the electric bass mixes tapping, flamenco-like strumming, whammy bar bends and slapping.Claypool has also self produced and engineered his...
, Holy Mackerel, The Underbellys, The Ziggens
The Ziggens
The Ziggens are a band based out of Orange County, California whose self-described style of "cowpunksurfabilly" combines elements of surf, rockabilly, punk, ska, and country. The Ziggens are led by Bert Susanka who sings and plays rhythm guitar. Other members include Dickie Little on lead guitar,...
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The Martini Lounge:
Super Junky Monkey
Super Junky Monkey
-Beginning:Super Junky Monkey was a Japanese all-girl rock group who performed and merged various styles and genres of music, including hardcore, heavy metal, rap, jazz, noise, and funk. Influences on the band members include Steve Vai, Jaco Pastorius, Madball, Pink Floyd and Mr...
, Crowbar, Hed, Drill
Drill (band)
Drill was an alternative rock band from New York that formed in 1995. The band is perhaps best known as being headed by vocalist Lucia Cifarelli, with members that included guitarist Dan Harnett, future Black Label Society bassist John DeServio, and drummer Marcus Farny.The band split up shortly...
, Dimestore Hoods, Killing Culture, Mind Heavy Mustard, Foreskin 500, Spahn Ranch
Spahn Ranch (band)
Spahn Ranch was an electro-industrial group from Los Angeles. Active from 1992 to 2000, the band was well known in a sub-genre of industrial music for its fusion of electronic dance, industrial and gothic music.-History:...
, Headcrash, The Notwist
The Notwist
The Notwist are a German indie rock band. Formed in 1989, the band moved through several musical incarnations despite maintaining a relatively stable lineup...
, Skold
Skold
Skold is the debut solo album released in 1996 by Tim Skold.The song "Chaos" was used in the video game Twisted Metal 4 and the film Universal Soldier: The Return...
, 16Volt.
Hell's Gate:
Hollow, Mindrot, Flambooky, December, Torment, Shoegazer, The Phoids, Stanley, Jud, Scraggly Jane, Cradle of Thorns, The Drugs, Wingnut Supreme.
Roxy:
Sugartooth
Sugartooth
Sugartooth was an alternative rock band that was formed in the early 1990s.Marc Hutner and Josh Blum formed the group after meeting each other on the California band circuit . They worked with two different drummers over time...
, Snot
Snot (band)
Snot was an American rock band from Santa Barbara, California. Formed in 1995, the band released their debut studio album Get Some with founding vocalist Lynn Strait in 1997 and disbanded after his death in 1998. In 2008, the lineup of guitarists Mike Doling and Sonny Mayo, bassist John Fahnestock...
, Powerman 5000
Powerman 5000
Powerman 5000 is an American Metal band formed in 1991. Through the span of over two decades, the group has released several albums and gained their highest commercial success with 1999's science fiction themed Tonight the Stars Revolt!...
, Flood, Man Will Surrender, Salmon, Expanding Man
Expanding Man
Formed in Long Island, New York, Expanding Man began as Aaron Lippert , Dave Wanamaker , Chris Hancock and Peter Armata . In 1992, the group moved to the Boston area, where they were joined by second guitarist, Bill Guerra...
, Agnes Gooch, Silverjet, Plexi
Plexi
Plexi was a gothic noise rock band consisting of Michael Angelos , Michael Barragan , and Norm Block . No other members were ever in the band, though they occasionally utilized a Moog player during live performances. Their original name was Godseed...
, Ednaswap
Ednaswap
Ednaswap was an alternative rock band from Los Angeles, United States, that existed between 1993 and 1998.Over a span of five years, the band released four major label records on East West, Elektra Records and Island Records...
, triplefastaction, Beer Nuts, Humble Gods, Lidsville, Frontside.
Palace:
Ugly Kid Joe
Ugly Kid Joe
Ugly Kid Joe is an American hard rock band from Isla Vista, California. The band's name spoofs that of another band, Pretty Boy Floyd. Ugly Kid Joe's sound includes a range of styles, including rock, glam metal, hard rock and heavy metal....
, Motörhead, W.A.S.P., Supersuckers, House of Pain
House of Pain
House of Pain is an American hip hop group who released three albums in the 1990s before lead rapper Everlast left to pursue his solo career again. The group's name is a reference to the H.G. Wells novel The Island of Dr...
, Unwritten Law
Unwritten Law
Unwritten Law is an American rock band formed in 1990 in Poway, California and currently recording for Suburban Noize Records. They have released seven full-length studio albums and have toured internationally, including performances on the Warped Tour...
, 22 Jacks
22 Jacks
22 Jacks is an American punk rock supergroup, consisting of members of Wax, The Breeders, The Adolescents and Royal Crown Revue. They were active from 1995 to 2001, and again from 2007 on.-Career :...
, Save Ferris
Save Ferris
Save Ferris was a ska punk band formed circa 1995 in Orange County, California. Their name is a reference to the 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off.-History:...
, B-FAM, LA Guns, Warrant
Warrant (American band)
Warrant is an American heavy metal band from Hollywood, California, that experienced success from 1989-1996 with five albums reaching international sales of over 10 million. The band first came into the national spotlight with their debut album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich, and one of its...
, Body Count
Body Count
Body Count is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1990. The group is fronted by rapper and actor Ice-T, who founded the group out of his interest in heavy metal music, taking on the role of vocalist and writing the lyrics for most of the group's songs. Lead guitarist...
, Stuck Mojo
Stuck Mojo
Stuck Mojo is an American heavy metal band from Atlanta, Georgia. Formed in 1989 by guitarist Rich Ward, Stuck Mojo is considered to be one of the pioneers of rap metal. Touring alongside bands such as Machine Head and Slapshot. Stuck Mojo's most successful album, Rising, peaked at #48 on the...
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Troubadour:
Maids of Gravity, Remy Zero
Remy Zero
Remy Zero were a Birmingham, Alabama-based alternative rock band made up of Cinjun Tate , Shelby Tate , Cedric LeMoyne , Jeffrey Cain and Gregory Slay prior to his death in January 2010.-History:Before Remy Zero had released any full length albums, Radiohead found their demo tape and invited...
, Haynes Boys, Perfect
Perfect (American band)
Perfect were an American alternative rock group formed in 1995 by Tommy Stinson, formerly of The Replacements, in Minneapolis, Minnesota following the breakup of previous group, Bash & Pop...
, Thermadore, Horny Toad!, Buck O Nine
Buck-O-Nine
Buck-O-Nine is an American ska punk band which was formed in San Diego in 1991. The band has toured internationally and released several albums and e.p.'s, as well as appearing on compilations and film soundtracks. During the mid-to-late 1990s, they experienced mainstream success with the release...
, Nerf Rider, Meal Ticket, The Grabbers, Mensclub, Johnny Bravo, Dakota Wildflowers, Sludge Nation.
Opium Den:
Lo Preshur
Lo Presher
Lo Presher is an American rock band formed in 1992 in Brevard County, Florida. The band released three studio albums and toured extensively, including performances on the Vans Warped Tour. The band is usually classified under Surf Rock, but fans are credited with labeling their style as Tribal...
, Tories, Dashboard Prophets, Reejers, Fat Army, Lawsuit, Godplow, Don Knotts Overdrive
Headset (Don Knotts Overdrive)
Headset was an American alternative rock band based in California, USA.-Formation:Originally known as DKO, this Hollywood-based performance art/rock ensemble began their career in 1993, consisting of Howard Hallis , Taylor Stacy , Bobby Hecksher Headset was an American alternative rock band based...
, Battershell, FroSTed, Pennydreadful, haynuckle.
Whiskey:
Kilgore Smudge
Kilgore (Smudge)
Kilgore was an American heavy metal band formed in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1991. The band is named after the character Kilgore Trout in the Kurt Vonnegut classic Breakfast of Champions. Through a number of band name and line-up changes, Kilgore released two albums, Blue Collar Solitude and A...
, Man Is The Bastard
Man Is the Bastard
Man Is the Bastard were a pioneering hardcore punk band who contributed the name, and perhaps also the ethos, to the punk subgenre known as power violence...
, Brutal Juice
Brutal Juice
Brutal Juice was a self-proclaimed "acid punk" band from Denton, Texas.The band formed in 1991. The band initially met in the music school at the University of North Texas...
, Neurosis
Neurosis (band)
Neurosis is a post-metal band, based in Oakland, California. They formed in 1985 as a hardcore punk band, and their sound progressed towards a doom metal style that also included influences from dark ambient and industrial music as well as incorporating elements of folk music...
, Red Dye No. 5, Wardog, Galactic Cowboys
Galactic Cowboys
Galactic Cowboys was a Heavy Metal band based in Houston, Texas. They combined progressive metal with a style of vocals influenced by The Beatles and the heavy playing style of thrash bands such as Anthrax...
, Sacred Reich
Sacred Reich
Sacred Reich is a Phoenix, Arizona-based thrash metal band that formed in 1985. Singer/songwriter Phil Rind's interest was in socially conscious and political speed metal. After several records on Metal Blade Records, they signed to Hollywood Records for a short stint, but later returned to Metal...
, Flotsam & Jetsam
Flotsam and Jetsam (band)
Flotsam and Jetsam is a thrash metal band that formed in Phoenix, Arizona in 1982.-1981-1986: The beginning:The band's original name was "Paradox" founded by Drummer Kelly David-Smith and two other guitarists, until 1982 when bassist Jason Newsted joined. Jason had come to Phoenix with his band...
, Dogma, Molly Maguire, Far
Far (band)
Far is a band from Sacramento, USA.-Releases :After a number of local releases including their first demo tape Sweat A River, Live No Lies and two independent albums Listening Game and Quick they signed to Epic/Immortal Records and released their first major record, Tin Cans With Strings To You...
, Samiam
Samiam
-Biography:Samiam was formed in late 1988 after the breakup of the Gilman club mainstay Isocracy. Their first show was in January 1989 with Christ on Parade. They released records through New Red Archives and Hopeless Records in the US and Burning Heart Records in Europe. In the mid-'90s, the band...
, Crawlspace, Lit, Extra Fancy.
Jack's Sugar Shack:
Smart Brown Handbag, Neverlast, Her Majesty The Baby, Inflatable Soul, Zoe, Kevin Hunter, Tribe of Gypsies
Tribe of Gypsies
Tribe of Gypsies is a San Fernando Valley, California-based Latin rock group, best known for band leader/guitarist Roy Z who has produced, written for, and played with such well known artists as Judas Priest, Rob Halford, and Bruce Dickinson who has used various members of Tribe of Gypsies to...
, The Bill White Acre.
Luna Park 1: Radar Bros, Negro Problem, Black Moon Graffiti, Sparkler, Love Jones
Love Jones (band)
Love Jones is an American band, formed in Louisville, Kentucky in spring 1990 by Ben Daughtrey and Barry Thomas , with Chris Hawpe , Stuart Johnson and Jonathan Palmer . According to Entertainment Weekly, Love Jones was the leader of the "cocktail nation" groups of the early 1990s...
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Billboard Live: Palomar
Palomar (band)
Palomar is an indie rock band out of Brooklyn, New York. The band originally formed in 1998; however, Rachel Warren is the only original member still in the band. Palomar has completed national U.S. tours every year since 2003, including a tour shared with nationally renowned indie band Mates of...
, Five-Eight
Five Eight (band)
Five-Eight is a band from Athens, Georgia.Five-Eight is known for their energetic live shows, and has recorded six Compact Discs since 1992. They have toured with REM , and have performed with Cheap Trick, The Ramones, Cracker, Pylon, and Seven Mary Three...
, Sweet Vine, Haynes Boys, Fountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne is an American power pop band that formed in New York City in 1996. The band consists of members Chris Collingwood, Adam Schlesinger, Jody Porter and Brian Young.-Early years:...
, Super 8, The Verve Pipe
The Verve Pipe
The Verve Pipe is an American rock band from East Lansing, Michigan. It was formed in 1992 by Brian and Brad Vander Ark, Brian Stout and Donny Brown.-History:...
, Sufferbus.
Jack's: Customers, Blues Saraceno
Blues Saraceno
Blues Saraceno is an American rock guitarist, composer, and music producer who currently resides in Los Angeles California. Saraceno was discovered by Guitar for the Practicing Musician magazine, at the age of 16, which assisted him in releasing instrumental recordings on an independent basis...
, Belltower
The Belltower
The Belltower was an American alternative rock band from New York City often associated with the shoegazing scene, with members who later joined Luna and Fountains of Wayne.-History:...
, Bigelf
Bigelf
Bigelf is a progressive rock/progressive metal band formed in Los Angeles, CA in 1991. They have since released three studio albums.-Biography:...
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F MusicFest '97
Panels this year included:| Panel | Moderator |
|---|---|
| Tour Marketing | Larry Weintraub (A&M Records) |
| Lifestyle Marketing: Sports Marketing & The Music Industry | John Boyle (Extreme Consulting) |
| Music Industry 101: Learn From The Pros | Elliot Cahn (Cahn Man) |
| Artist Development | Alan Brown (Warner Bros. Records, Reprise) |
| Retail | Jason Whittington, Geffen Records |
| Merchandising | David Johnson (J Artist Management/Merch) |
| Music Publishing | Ira Jaffe (Famous Music) |
| Press/Publicity | Roy Trakin (HITS) |
| War Stories: The Truth Is Out There | Tommy Nast (Album Network) |
| Anatomy of a Record Contract | Paul Menes (Menes Law Corp) |
| Internet Marketing | Todd Steinman (Warner Bros.) |
| Management | Dave Frey (Silent Partner) |
| Getting Signed: The Next Day | Tony Ferguson (Interscope) |
| A&R Demo Critique | Hugo Burnham (EMI Publishing) |
| Radio: College, Young Guns In Radio, Metal Radio Evolution | |
| Artist Panel |
Venues & Showcases
Hollywood Palladium
Hollywood Palladium
The Hollywood Palladium is a theater located at 6215 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California. It was built in a Streamline Moderne, Art Deco style and includes an 11,200 square foot dance floor with room for up to 4,000 people.-History:...
:
Offspring
The Offspring
The Offspring is an American punk rock band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1984. Known as Manic Subsidal until 1986, the band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dexter Holland, lead guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman, bassist Greg K. and drummer Pete Parada...
, L7
L7 (band)
L7 was an American rock band from Los Angeles, that was active from 1985 to 2000. Due to their sound and image, they are often associated with the grunge movement of the late 1980s and early 1990s.-History:...
Opium Den:
Other Star People, The Four Postmen
The Four Postmen
The Four Postmen is a Los Angeles based rock group that consists of five band members. Featuring electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards, drums, bass, and an emphasis on three-part vocal harmony, their live show is highly energetic and theatrical, complete with non-stop comic banter between songs...
, Farmer, DJ Sean Perry, Fluorescein, Amnesia, Sparkler, Tomorrowpeople
The Tomorrowpeople
The Tomorrowpeople were a psychedelic rock band based in Dallas, TX featuring former members of Brutal Juice and Toadies.They took their name from a cult British science fiction show that aired on ITV in the early '70s....
, Wild Colonials
Wild Colonials
Wild Colonials are an American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1992 by Angela McCluskey , Shark , Paul Cantelon , Scott Roewe and Ian Bernard...
, Dogstar
Dogstar (band)
Dogstar was an alternative rock group active from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s. The band performed at the 1996 Zwemdokrock Festival and at the 1999 Glastonbury Festival , and it released an EP and two albums...
, Mr Mirainga, Triple Fast action
Triple Fast Action
Triple Fast Action was an indie rock/alternative rock band started by Wes Kidd and Brian St. Clair, both previous members of Chicago band Rights of the Accused, in 1995. Kidd went on to manage such bands as Cheap Trick, The Damnwells and fellow bandmate Kevin Tihista while working for New...
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The Risk Records Showcase was also held here and featured the Autumns
The Autumns
The Autumns are an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles, California, comprising Matthew Kelly , Frankie Koroshec , Dustin Morgan and Steve Elkins .-History:...
, Go! Dog! Go!, Jack Off Jill
Jack Off Jill
Jack Off Jill was an American alternative rock band from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, founded in 1992 by Jessica Fodera, Tenni Arslanyan, Robin Moulder, and Michelle Oliver. Though these four young women were the initial founders, twelve members rotated through the group in its lifespan, including...
and Ozomatli
Ozomatli
Ozomatli is a seven to ten piece band playing primarily Latin, hip hop, and rock music, formed in 1995 in Los Angeles. They are known both for their vocal activist viewpoints and their wide array of musical styles - including salsa, jazz, funk, reggae, rap, and others.In a 2007 NPR interview, band...
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Alligator Lounge:
Mineral
Mineral (band)
Mineral was a prominent mid-90s emo band originally from Houston, Texas, but soon relocated to Austin following their formation. All four members of Mineral were signed to Interscope Records on individual contracts...
, Crumb, Knapsack
Knapsack (band)
Knapsack was formed in 1993 by Blair Shehan and Colby Mancasola . Shehan and Mancasola were two high school friends studying at the University of California, Davis. Guitarist Jason Bokros and bassist Rod Meyer completed the lineup....
, Slush, Pink Noise Test, Number One Cup
Number One Cup
-History:Number One Cup was founded, in a manner of speaking, by Seth Cohen, who had previously played in Eliot. He was interviewed by the alternative weekly magazine New City in 1993, and told the interviewer that he was planning to see a concert featuring Unrest, Gastr Del Sol, and Stereolab in...
and Regatta 69
Whisky A Go-Go
Whisky a Go Go
The Whisky a Go Go is a nightclub in West Hollywood, California, United States. It is located at 8901 Sunset Boulevard, on the Sunset Strip.-History:...
:
Nebula
Nebula (band)
Nebula was a psychedelic stoner rock band, formed by guitarist Eddie Glass and drummer Ruben Romano after departing from Fu Manchu in 1997. Rob Oswald later replaced Ruben Romano on drums in 2007....
, Lit, Salmon, Slo Burn
Slo Burn
Slo Burn was a short-lived stoner rock band active during 1996 and 1997. The band was formed by John Garcia of the influential stoner rock band Kyuss, which had split up months previously...
, Killingculture, Anthrax
Anthrax (band)
Anthrax is an American heavy metal band from New York City, formed in 1981. Founded by guitarists Scott Ian and Danny Lilker, the band has since released ten studio albums and 20 singles, and an EP featuring Public Enemy. The band was one of the most popular of the 1980s thrash metal scene...
, Sevendust
Sevendust
Sevendust is an American heavy metal band from Atlanta, Georgia. Formed in 1994 by bassist Vince Hornsby, drummer Morgan Rose and guitarist John Connolly. After their first demo, lead vocalist Lajon Witherspoon and guitarist Clint Lowery joined the group...
, Crushed. Camel
Camel (cigarette)
Camel is a brand of cigarettes that was introduced by American company R.J. Reynolds Tobacco in the summer of 1913. Most current Camel cigarettes contain a blend of Turkish tobacco and Virginia tobacco. Early in 2008 the blend was changed as was the package design.-History:In 1913, R.J...
also presented a night here featuring Silverjet and aMiniature.
Billboard Live:
The Uninvited
The Uninvited (band)
The Uninvited was a band from Los Angeles in the United States. They were formed in 1988.The Uninvited formed their own record company, released three CDs on their own, won MTV's Beach House Band contest, and garnered a local following...
, Long Beach Dub Stars
Long Beach Dub Allstars
The Long Beach Dub Allstars were a dub reggae/ska/rock band formed in 1997 and disbanded in 2002.-History:Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh met in childhood and later started their first garage punk band, consisting of drums, bass and vocals. They later formed Sublime with Brad Nowell...
and Big Elf.
Coconut Teazer:
Swamp Boogie Queen, Mother Superior
Mother Superior (band)
Mother Superior is a Los Angeles based rock band, consisting of guitarist/vocalist Jim Wilson, bassist Marcus Blake and drummer Matt Tecu. In addition to playing live with the Rollins Band and U2 producer Daniel Lanois, the band has done session work with Daniel Lanois, Henry Rollins, Tony...
, Blake Morgan
Blake Morgan
Blake Morgan is an American musician, singer-songwriter, music producer, and record label owner based in New York City. After releasing the alternative rock solo album Anger's Candy on Phil Ramone's N2K Sony/Red label, he began producing music independently and founded the label Engine Company...
, Rat Bat Blue, Lucid, System of a Down
System of a Down
System of a Down, also known by the acronym SOAD and often shortened to System, is a rock band from Southern California. The band was formed in 1994. It consists of Serj Tankian , Daron Malakian , Shavo Odadjian and John Dolmayan...
, Flambookey, Manhole, Aunt Betty, Monet, Tree of Love, Lilyvolt, No.9.
Highland Grounds:
Elmore Lang, Clear
Clear (band)
Clear was a vegan straight edge hardcore group from Utah in the mid-late 90s, known for its heavy metallic hardcore sound, similar to Culture and Morning Again. The band broke up in 2000, and has made only one reunion show since, on February 16, 2007. Mick Morris went on to Eighteen Visions, and...
, Nick St Nicholas
Nick St. Nicholas
Nick St. Nicholas is a bassist, and is best known for his membership in Steppenwolf from 1968 to 1970, and then again from 1976 to 1980. After World War II, his family moved to Toronto and became Canadian citizens. Sister Maren joined the Canadian Ballet Company & Conservatory of Music as pianist...
, Michael Monarch
Michael Monarch
Michael Monarch is an American guitarist. He is best known for his work with the band Steppenwolf....
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The Palace:
Sly, Quiet Riot
Quiet Riot
Quiet Riot is an American Heavy Metal band. They are best known for their hit singles "Metal Health" and "Cum On Feel the Noize". They were founded in 1973 by guitarist Randy Rhoads and bassist Kelly Garni, under the original name Mach 1, before changing the name to Little Women and finally Quiet...
, Raven
Raven
Raven is the common name given to several larger-bodied members of the genus Corvus—but in Europe and North America the Common Raven is normally implied...
, Green Jelly
Green Jellÿ
Green Jellÿ is a Grammy-nominated American comedy rock band formed in 1981. Originally named Green Jellö, the band changed its name due to legal pressure from the owners of the Jell-O trademark, Kraft Foods, who claimed that it was an infringement of their trademark...
, Strapping Young Lad
Strapping Young Lad
Strapping Young Lad was a Canadian extreme metal band formed by Devin Townsend in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1994. The band started as a one-man studio project; Townsend played most of the instruments on the 1995 debut album, Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing...
, Exodus
Exodus (band)
Exodus is an American thrash metal band formed in 1980 in Richmond, California. Spanning a career of over 30 years, Exodus has gone through numerous lineup changes, two extended hiatuses, and the deaths of two former band members. Guitarist Gary Holt remains the only constant member of the band,...
and Testament
Testament (band)
Testament is an American metal band from Berkeley, California, formed in 1983. They are often credited as one of the most popular bands of the 1980s thrash metal scene...
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Jack's Sugar Shack:
Michelle Lewis
Michelle Lewis
Michelle Lewis is a singer/songwriter who has released two solo albums.-References:*http://www.michellelewis.com...
, Jason Faulkner, Brent Fraser, Phil Cody, Tim Burlingame, Crown Jewels, Honky, The Piersons, The Hutchinson, Maria Fatal, The Love Revival, Coal and Marshall Coleman.
Martini Lounge:
Dubwar
Dub War
Dub War was a four piece metal band from Newport, South Wales, UK. Formed in 1993, the band offered an innovative mix of metal, punk, and ragga influenced by bands like The Clash and Bad Brains...
, Sparkmarker, Cast Iron Hike
Cast Iron Hike
-History:Cast Iron Hike was formed after the breakup of Worcester hardcore band Backbone, and featured that group's drummer and guitarist . They began by playing shows on the East Coast before releasing material in the mid and late 1990s in rapid succession, including EPs on Big Wheel Recreation...
, Voodoo, Rubberneck, Near Death Experience, Hollow, Def Con Sound System, Skrew
Skrew
Skrew is an influential industrial metal band. Formed in 1990 and disbanded in 1998, the group announced its return in 2009.-Biography:Skrew was formed in 1990 in Austin, Texas, by Adam Grossman and Danny Lohner...
, Mess, the Drugs, Flood, Loungefly and Fat Amy.
Moguls:
Plastiscene, Gorgeous, Vitapup, Yortiose, Los Cincos, Plimpton and Clawhammer
Clawhammer
Clawhammer is a highly rhythmic banjo playing style and common component of American old-time music. The principal difference between clawhammer style and other styles is the picking direction...
.
Roxy:
Events at the Roxy kicked off with the Geffen Records
Geffen Records
Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:...
showcase featuring Extra Fancy, Human Waste Project
Human Waste Project
Human Waste Project was a band from Huntington Beach, California with Aimee Echo on vocals, Mike Tempesta on guitar, Jeff Schartoff on bass, and Scott Ellis on drums. They released their album E-lux in 1997 and broke up soon after.- History :...
and Total Chaos
Total Chaos (band)
Total Chaos is an American street punk band from Pomona Valley, California, formed in 1989. Lead vocalist Rob Chaos is also co-owner of SOS Records with Ezzat Soliman, owner of the Showcase Theater, having released albums by classic Punk and Oi! bands like The Exploited, Vice Squad, Sham 69,...
. BAM Magazine also held a party here with performances from Sexpod, Powerman 5000
Powerman 5000
Powerman 5000 is an American Metal band formed in 1991. Through the span of over two decades, the group has released several albums and gained their highest commercial success with 1999's science fiction themed Tonight the Stars Revolt!...
, Incubus
Incubus (band)
Incubus is an American rock band from Calabasas, California. The band was formed in 1991 by vocalist Brandon Boyd, lead guitarist Mike Einziger, and drummer Jose Pasillas while enrolled in high school and later expanded to include bassist Alex "Dirk Lance" Katunich, and Gavin "DJ Lyfe" Koppell;...
, Spank and Hed PE. Other bands performing here as part of the festival included The Aquabats, Amen
Amen (band)
Amen is a hardcore punk-influenced band formed in 1994.The band has an almost constantly rotating lineup, with founder Casey Chaos remaining as the only constant member throughout...
, Vitamin L, Dial 7 and Backside.
Viper Room
Viper Room
The Viper Room is a nightclub located on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California. It was opened in 1993 and was partly owned by actor Johnny Depp until 2004. The club became known for being a hangout of Hollywood elite, and was the site where actor River Phoenix died of a drug overdose on...
:
The Cunninghams
The Cunninghams
The Cunninghams is an American band, originally formed in 1996 in Seattle, Washington. Described as power-pop or pop-punk, The Cunninghams made one album, Zeroed Out which was released in 1997 via Revolution Records/Warner Bros. Records...
, Issa Joone, Daddy Longhead, Beer Nuts
The Garage:
Stillsuit, Will Haven
Will Haven
Will Haven is a noise metal band from Sacramento, California, USA.-History:In 1995, Will Haven, named after a fictional, self-created character, formed and released a six-track demo. The band was formed from members of Sock, a band that was formed with Shaun Lopez of Far. Will Haven's debut...
, Ignite, Strife
Strife (band)
Strife is an American hardcore punk band from Thousand Oaks, California. But is now primarily based out of Los Angeles, California. They formed in 1991...
and Snapcase
Snapcase
Snapcase is a hardcore punk band from Buffalo, New York. Their records have been released on the Chicago record label, Victory Records. Through the course of the band's initial run of fourteen years, they released six studio albums before disbanding in 2005....
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Liquid Soul
Liquid Soul
Liquid Soul is a jazz, hip-hop, funk, freestyle fusion ensemble formed in 1994 from Chicago, Illinois which helped pioneer the Acid Jazz movement in the United States in the 90's...