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At first the group was called Avatar. Then the musicians found out that a band with that name existed before, and connected two words - Savage and Avatar. And as a result, they got a new name Savatage. The beginning of the creative career of the group Savatage One day, a group of teenagers performed in the back of their house in Florida - the brothers Chris […]

Canada has always been famous for its athletes. The best hockey players and skiers who conquered the world were born in this country. But the rock impulse that began in the 1970s managed to show the world the talented trio Rush. Subsequently, it became a legend of world prog metal. There were only three of them left An important event in the history of world rock music took place in the summer of 1968 in […]

British guitarist and vocalist Paul Samson took the pseudonym Samson and decided to conquer the world of heavy metal. At first there were three of them. In addition to Paul, there were also bassist John McCoy and drummer Roger Hunt. They renamed their project several times: Scrapyard (“Dump”), McCoy (“McCoy”), “Paul's Empire”. Soon John left for another group. And Paul […]

Doom metal band formed in the 1980s. Among the bands "promoting" this style was the Los Angeles band Saint Vitus. The musicians made a significant contribution to its development and managed to win their audience, although they did not collect large stadiums, but performed at the beginning of their careers in clubs. Creation of the group and first steps […]

The performer, known as the "Czech golden voice", was remembered by the audience for his soulful manner of singing songs. For 80 years of his life, Karel Gott managed a lot, and his work remains in our hearts to this day. The songful nightingale of the Czech Republic in a matter of days took the top of the musical Olympus, having received the recognition of millions of listeners. Karel's compositions have become popular all over the world, […]

Jimmy Reed made history by playing simple and understandable music that millions wanted to listen to. To achieve popularity, he did not have to make significant efforts. Everything happened from the heart, of course. The singer enthusiastically sang on stage, but was not ready for overwhelming success. Jimmy began to drink alcohol, which negatively affected […]