In June 1994, Pfaff died of an apparent heroin overdose, and Love recruited bassist Melissa Auf der Maur for the band's upcoming tour.

They were still committed to several concerts in Scandinavia, so drummer Jim McCarty and vocalist Keith Relf authorised Page and bassist Chris Dreja to use " The Yardbirds " name to fulfill the band's obligations.

The reunited band featured an expanded lineup: Steve Hansgen joined as the band's bassist and Baker switched to second guitar.

The band announced a three-week residency in Las Vegas, with bassist Nikki Sixx stating, " This is the beginning of what will be the biggest probably four to five years of the band's career.

The band's line-up included keyboardist Gillian Gilbert, who returned in the band after a ten year break, and Bad Lieutenant bassist Tom Chapman in place of Peter Hook.

On the last day of the university's spring semester, guitarist Joe Matt called the band's leader and told him that he, drummer Gratzer, and bassist Mike Blair had decided to leave the band and start a new one with Doughty.

The band's early lineup consisted of singer Darby Crash, guitarist Pat Smear, bassist Lorna Doom, and their most consistent drummer Don Bolles.

The band's most successful lineup consists of vocalist Ian Brown, guitarist John Squire, bassist Gary " Mani " Mounfield, and drummer Alan " Reni " Wren.

Elvis Presley was originally buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, the resting place of his backing band's bassist, Bill Black, but after an attempted grave robbing, his body was moved to the grounds of Graceland.

1997 also saw lineup changes ; bassist Victor Damiani and guitarist Greg Brown both left, prompting speculation about the band's survival ; McCrea noted that " Musically, there was a really great symbiosis and I really felt that it ( their departures, especially Brown's ) was the most stupid thing in the world ", and said that he had considered dissolving the band.

In 2004, Miller orchestra bassist Herman " Trigger " Alpert explained the band's success: " Miller had America's music pulse ...

Hanneman, King, and bassist / vocalist Tom Araya, contribute to the band's lyrics.

Gary " Mani " Mounfield, fresh from the well-publicised break-up of his previous band, The Stone Roses, was added as the band's new bassist, and Paul Mulraney was added as their new drummer.

Bootsy Collins was a major songwriter, rhythm arranger, and bassist for Parliament-Funkadelic during the seventies and was a major influence in the band's sound during that time.

Following their 2004 concert tour the band was on a hiatus from the public until September 2006, when new bassist Wolfgang Van Halen's place was confirmed and Roth reunion rumors began to re-surface, both events coinciding with the band's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction on March 12, 2007.

On January 14, 2011, while talking about the recording of the new album, drummer Stephen Perkins mentioned that although Sitek was a " stabilizing force " for Jane's Addiction, and was to appear on the upcoming album, he was not the band's full-time bassist as was previously reported.

It was then announced that Chris Chaney would be the band's live bassist for some shows in 2011.

Named after the 1981 horror film of the same name, the band's most successful lineup has consisted since 1987 of founding members Kevin Shields ( guitar and vocals ) and Colm Ó Cíosóig ( drums ) with the addition of singer-guitarist Bilinda Butcher and bassist Debbie Googe.

During 2005, bassist Hobson left and was replaced by Nick Wilkinson, marking the band's first line-up change in thirteen years.

In October 2008, Lupus Thunder quit the band ; this was announced on a blog on the band's MySpace by bassist Evil Jared.

Tom Drummond, the band's bassist, noted in 2002, " It's basically an album full of rarities.

Duke Davis was briefly brought in to replace Galindo, before the band's earlier bassist Ronnie Leatherman returned during the Summer of 1968.

In 2010, she appeared in The Runaways, a biographical movie about the band of the same name, playing a fictional version of the band's bassist.

Finch left the band during the recording of their next album, with Sparks and Greta Brinkman playing bass on their fifth album The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum, after which Gail Greenwood, ( formerly of the band Belly ) became the band's full-time bassist.

Almost all songs on the band's albums are credited to " Woolfson / Parsons ".

Although Hole's sound changed over the course of the band's career, the pretty / ugly dynamic has often been noted as a consistent theme in Love's music, most prominently in Hole's first two studio albums.

The front and back covers of Devo's first release, the 45rpm single ( music ) | single " Mongoloid ( song ) | Mongoloid " b / w " Jocko Homo " ( 1977 ), released on the band's Booji Boy Records

The band's first release was the single " Stick to Your Guns / Toast of the Town ", which was released on their own record label, Leathür Records, which had a pressing & distribution deal with Greenworld Distribution in Torrance, California.

* Phoenix ( Zebrahead album ), the American punk / rapcore band's seventh studio album

During the band's early years, Peart's lyrics were largely fantasy / science fiction-focused, though since 1980 he has focused more on social, emotional, and humanitarian issues.

Sakamoto was the songwriter and composer for a number of the band's hit songs, including " Yellow Magic ( Tong Poo )" ( 1978 ), " Technopolis " ( 1979 ), " Nice Age " ( 1980 ), " Ongaku " ( 1983 ), and " You've Got to Help Yourself " ( 1983 ), while playing the keyboards for many of their other songs, including international hits such as " Computer Game / Firecracker " ( 1978 ) and " Rydeen " ( 1979 ), and singing in several songs such as " Kimi ni Mune Kyun " ( 1983 ).

Although partly a return to the band's heavier punk roots, the album featured a typically idiosyncratic mixture of musical styles which included a country and western style Johnny Cash pastiche / homage " I Hate You ".

They Might Be Giants ' new logoThe band's 13th album, Here Come the 123s, a DVD / CD follow-up to 2005's critically acclaimed Here Come the ABCs children's project, was released on February 5, 2008.

The Eliminator Collector's Edition CD / DVD, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the band's iconic RIAA Diamond Certified album, was released September 10, 2008.

Brown had got a taste of being a frontman during the last Patrol show, singing The Sweet's " Blockbuster " to close the set, with the band's friend / roadie Pete Garner standing in on bass, and Couzens wanted to concentrate on guitar.

After covering the Elvis Presley standard " Can't Help Falling in Love " for the Ted Danson / Howie Mandel film A Fine Mess, she rejoined Fleetwood Mac to record the Tango in the Night album, which went on to become the band's biggest success since Rumours ten years earlier.

Two other players auditioned and considered during the band's formation were former The Move and ELO founder Roy Wood and the aforementioned guitarist / singer Trevor Rabin, who would go on to be part of a reformed Yes in 1983.

In 1988, Front by Front was released, and in December of that same year, " Headhunter " ( with a video by Anton Corbijn ), became the band's first club hit, reaching # 13 on the US Billboard Dance / Club Play Songs chart.

Sony / Epic also acquired the rights to the band's back catalog from Wax Trax!

Prolonging the Magic, the band's third album, was released in 1998 and went platinum, having shipped over one million units ; this was followed three years later by Comfort Eagle, the band's first album on Columbia Records, featuring the single " Short Skirt / Long Jacket " which hit number 7 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.

The band's manager, Martin Roos, said in a press release: " After sixteen years with BMG / Sony Music it feels great with a new beginning, and Universal Music gave us the best offer.

Working with young producer David Gates also opened up horizons for Vliet's skills as a poet-cum-lyricist, with his " Who Do You Think You're Fooling " on the flipside of the band's first single, a cover of the Ellas McDaniel / Willie Dixon-penned hit, " Diddy Wah Diddy ".

* Cat Chaser-Seattle-based goth / punk rock band that had a small but rabid following partially based on singer Cresta wetting her clothes during the band's performances

The band's debut album, 1991 / 92's Ferment, made an immediate impression on the music press and introduced Catherine Wheel's second-biggest U. S. hit, " Black Metallic ," as well as moderate hit " I Want to Touch You ".

Although he had remained part of the band's live performances after the band's creative direction shifted from the brooding love songs that he specialized in, an emerging drinking problem, compounded by the evolution of the polarized Kantner / Slick and Kaukonen / Casady cliques, had finally left him the odd man out.