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CALIFORNIAN BANDS: Music is their lives By Marie & Mélisande

The Doors

The Doors is an formed in July 1965 in , and disbanded in 1973, two years after the death of singer Jim Morrison. Despite a rather short existence, The Doors is one of the most influential groups in rock history, and his music has influenced many artists. Affiliated with the , the group distinguished by a protean music borrowing from both , , but also to flamenco. It is influenced by art and poetry. A cult band The Doors.

Guns N' Roses: Guns N 'Roses is an American band formed in 1985 in Los Angeles. Led by singer , it became a very few years one of hard rock's most popular, with over 100 million albums sold worldwide, including 43.5 million in the U.S. . The group born from the merger of three members of the group LA Guns (the lead guitarist Tracii Guns, Ole Beiche and drummer ) with 2 members of Rose (singer Axl Rose and rhythm guitarist ), so the name Guns N 'Roses.

Van Halen: is an American hard founded in 1972. 's guitarist, , quickly became famous for its technical prowess and musical sensibility. It was especially inspired a new wave of "" with popularizing the technique of "tapping ". Their first singer David Lee Roth has become a real showman. From 1978 to 1998 the band released eleven albums, all returned to the Top 20 on the . In 2007, the group made its​​ debut at the Hall of Fame. : Red Hot Chili Peppers (commonly abbreviated as Red Hot or RHCP) is an American rock band formed in 1983 in Los Angeles. Their music blends elements of mainly rock and funk, with influences from punk, metal and rap. After the tragic death of guitarist in 1988, they began to write lyrics deeper, along with more complex melodies and searched. In nearly twenty-five year career, the band has recorded nine studio albums which have sold more and Californication, released in 1991 and 1999 respectively.

Rage Against The Machine:

Rage Against the Machine is an American metal band formed in 1990 in Los Angeles. Their music is mainly a fusion of metal and rap with funk and punk influences. Comprised of musicians with a strong personality like , , and , the group will mark the until its dissolution in 2000. It was reformed in January 2007 for the festival Coachella.Rage Against the Machine is mainly characterized by rhythmic lyrics.

Toto: Toto is an American rock band formed in 1970 in California by (drums) and (keyboards), joined by Steve (guitar), (keyboards), (bass) and (). In early 1980 the group reached the dedication with his album Toto IV, but the U.S. media are unleashed against the formation. However, it remains popular in Europe and Japan. In 1992, Toto must cope with the accidental death of its member co-founder, Jeff Porcaro. He also won seven Grammy Awards.

Deftones:

Deftones is an American metal band formed in 1988 in Sacramento, California. Their music combines power and often singing clear and air is considered by the press as the basis for the style which they were the leaders with . But they turned away from a voluntary to play a more , mixing modern metal and new wave tinged electro. KoЯn:

Korn is an American metal band founded in 1993 in Bakersfield, north of Los Angeles. He is considered one of the pioneers of nu metal groups, which developed in the 1990s in the . Their new album, Korn III: Remember Who You Are is released July 12, 2010, and marks a return to wide source for the group, so much so that you can see again in underwear and jogging in Adidas the first clip in this album and in concert, attire he has abandoned the release of their album Follow The Leader.

Linkin Park: is an American band formed in 1996 in Agoura Hills, California (United States). It is composed of singers and . They experienced a worldwide success on their first album in 2000, , has sold over 24 million copies worldwide, and ranked diamond disc by the RIAA. Their second album, Meteora, was released in 2003, and certified multi-platinum in many countries, consolidated their position as leading group. Their latest album, the A Thousand Suns, was released September 14, 2010, is considered as a new start for the band.

System of a Down: (sometimes abbreviated to SOAD or System) is an American band formed in 1993 in Los Angeles, and composed entirely of musicians of Armenian origin. The group made five albums and sold over 25 million copies worldwide. They were appointed to four Grammy Awards, and they won one in 2006 in the "Best Hard Rock Performance". The group announced to pause August 13, 2006. November 28, 2010, they announced on their website their reunion for a series of concerts in Europe in June 2011.

The Offspring is an American band formed in 1984 in Huntington Beach, California, by and Greg Kriesel (Greg K). The Offspring has been considered by the press as embodying the revival of punk rock in the United States in the mid-1990s. They made ​​ eight albums, two compilations, four EP, three DVDs and twenty singles. Each album since the release of Smash has sold over a million copies, except Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace with only 800,000 copies were sold. : Green Day is an American Pop punk trio, originally from Oakland, California, formed in 1987. The group was made up​​ for most of his life of singer-guitarist , bassist and drummer Tré Cool. To date, Green Day have sold over 65 million albums worldwide, including over 22.5 million albums in the United States. They have garnered numerous awards including four Grammy Awards (Best Alternative Album for , Best Rock Album for , Record of the Year for Boulevard of Broken Dreams and Best Rock Album for ).

Avenged Sevenfold:

Avenged Sevenfold is a group of California and heavy metal (often abbreviated to A7X) based in Huntington Beach in 1999, composed of M. Shadows, , Zacky Vengeance, Johnny Christ and Arin Ilejay. It "replaces" The Reverend, a former drummer who died December 28, 2009. Drummer has also helped the group to record their latest album Nightmare and to ensure the tour until the end of December 2010.The group has long been a mainstay of California's underground scene.

Hollywood Undead:

Hollywood Undead is a group of American Fusion (Rap / Metal) hidden from Los Angeles formed in 2005. Their last album was released April 5, 2011 under the name "American Tragedy". The single "Hear Me Now" was released December 21, 2010 and February 5, 2011 at midnight, the band launches a new song from their latest album, called "Comin 'In Hot". Members are characterized by the fact that they are all singing. However, everyone sings a different way (rap, screaming, etc ...) The members are Charlie Scene, Funny Man, Johnny 3 Tears (J3T), J-Dog, Da Kurlzz and the Producer, or , who sang for Swan Songs. He was replaced by Danny for American Tragedy).

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