Love initially gained notoriety in the Los Angeles indie rock scene as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for alternative rock band Hole, which she formed in 1989 with lead guitarist Eric Erlandson.

The heavy metal band King Diamond gained cult status during the 1980s releasing mostly all concept albums.

After the band gained complete creative control from their record company, they decided to expand their follow-up of the Metropolis story into a full album: Metropolis Pt.

The band continued touring all over the United States, as well as Europe and Australia, and gained a large underground following.

While he gained international renown for leading a Latin music band, the Desi Arnaz Orchestra, he is best known for his role as Ricky Ricardo on the American TV series I Love Lucy, starring with Lucille Ball, to whom he was married at the time.

The band gained more attention when the UK Channel 4's influential music show The Tube made a video of their version of " Waxie's Dargle " for the show.

The band gained a reputation for experimenting with song arrangements throughout its career.

The band gained widespread notoriety when, one minute into a live 1989 TV performance on the BBC's The Late Show, the power failed, prompting Ian Brown to repeatedly roar " Amateurs!

An alcoholic, Miley had to leave the band before they gained wider fame.

Queen enjoyed success in the UK with their debut and its follow-up, Queen II ( 1974 ), but it was the release of Sheer Heart Attack ( 1974 ) and A Night at the Opera ( 1975 ) that gained the band international success.

Catatonia were an alternative rock band from Wales who gained popularity in the mid to late 1990s.

The lead single from the album, " Kayleigh ", received major promotion by EMI and gained heavy rotation on BBC Radio 1 and Independent Local Radio stations as well as television appearances, bringing the band to the attention of a much wider audience.

Aotearoa gained some prominence when it was used by New Zealand band Split Enz in the lyrics to their song " Six Months in a Leaky Boat ".

The death metal band Vader is considered the most successful Polish heavy metal act and have gained commercial and critical praise internationally.

Widely regarded as one of the most important and influential jazz drummers to come to prominence in the 1960s, Williams first gained fame in the band of trumpeter Miles Davis, and was a pioneer of jazz fusion.

During this period the band gained their first international recognition when rising British pop star Donovan, who saw them during his stint on the US West Coast in early 1966, mentioned the Airplane in his song " The Fat Angel ," which subsequently appeared on his Sunshine Superman LP.

Power In Black gained the band two compilation appearances.

In spite of his disappointment, he gained much experience as the bandmaster ( capobanda ) in Piacenza and Cremona, arranging and composing over 200 works for wind band.

Throughout the tour the band and their increasingly large entourage gained notoriety for their large narcotic intake.

Throughout the 1980s, the band struggled to find success, but gained prominence in the UK in the mid-1990s with the release of the albums His ' n ' Hers in 1994 and particularly Different Class in 1995, which reached the number one spot in the UK Albums Chart.

Formed in 1989 by brothers Javier, Oscar, and Edgar Galvan, and friend Eddie Gonzalez, the band gained prominence in the mid-1990s with a string of hit albums.

The band gained attention with their 1998 release www. pitchshifter. com for its fusion of electronic music like drum ' n bass with metal and rock, which has been compared with other electronic groups like The Prodigy.

During this time, the band played with local bands and soon gained attention of the Peaceville Records.

As the band gained popularity the logo was graffiti ed in and around Los Angeles, drawing the attention of the police to the band's activities. Black Flag's visual imagery and artwork complemented the themes found in the band's music.

As the band gained popularity the logo was graffitied on numerous highway overpasses and other public and private surfaces in and around Los Angeles, drawing the attention of the authorities and contributing to an increase in police presence at Black Flag shows.

Andersson currently performs with his own band of 16 musicians, BAO ; " Benny Anderssons Orkester " (" Benny Andersson's orchestra "), utilising the vocal talents of fellow Swedes Helen Sjöholm ( from Kristina from Duvemåla ) and Tommy Körberg ( of Chess fame ), with lyrics to new material sometimes written by his song-writing partner and best friend of 40 years, Björn Ulvaeus.

" It looks to me that with this ribbon as though I will gain no fame from it if I do tear apart such a slender band, but if it is made with art and trickery, then even if it does look thin, this band is not going on my legs.

Unable to afford the services of the Elvis band for a month, the band featured the talents of obscure Colorado-based rock guitarist Jock Bartley ( soon to skyrocket to fame with Firefall ), veteran Nashville sideman Neil Flanz on pedal steel, Kyle Tullis on bass and former Mountain drummer N. D. Smart ( once described by Canadian folksinger Ian Tyson as " a psychotic redneck ").

Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries.

Top musicians who played on Nirvana sessions include: Lesley Duncan, Herbie Flowers, Billy Bremner ( later of Rockpile / Dave Edmunds fame ), Luther Grosvenor, Clem Cattini and the full lineup of rock band Spooky Tooth, Pete Kelly ( Keyboards ) who also co-wrote ' Modus Operandi ' on the ' Local Anaesthetic ' album.

Cook first rose to fame in the 1980s as the bassist of the Indie Rock band, The Housemartins who scored a UK number-one single with their a capella cover of Isley-Jasper-Isley's Caravan of Love.

Her primary fame came as a member of the British / American rock band Fleetwood Mac, though she has also released three solo albums.

While in 2006 Rolling Stone writer Brian Hiatt described Pearl Jam as having " spent much of the past decade deliberately tearing apart their own fame ," he noted the band developed a loyal concert following akin to that of the Grateful Dead.

Music writers have also applied the term, wrongly in the context of this article, to bands or vocal groups that sold huge numbers of albums, headlined massive concerts or have a high celebrity or media status, regardless of the previous ( or even subsequently acquired ) fame of their individual members, such as the band Led Zeppelin, wherein only Jimmy Page was well known at the time the group formed.

As Sting's fame rose, his relationship with band founder Stewart Copeland deteriorated.

The book tells the ( fictional ) story of the rise to fame of Dan Weir (' Weird '), a bass guitar player in a rock and roll band called Frozen Gold, and of his struggles to be happy now that he is rich and famous.

The band have found renewed fame due to the use of " Hocus Pocus " by guitarist Gary Hoey on his 1993 album Animal Instinct, and as the theme for the Nike 2010 World Cup commercial, Write The Future, directed by the Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu.

The same year The Insects became unavailable for co-production and having parted ways with Nellee Hooper, the band were introduced to Neil Davidge, a relatively unknown producer whose main claim to fame thus far had been an association with anonymous dance-pop outfit DNA.

* Brutus, Canadian band featuring Paul Dean of Loverboy fame.

The band achieved some fame in South America with 1992's Cargo Tour, where it played a series of shows in port cities, performing from a stage built into their tour ship's hold.

Though It failed commercially and fame was still elusive, the band continued to seek commercial success even to the point of recording a single, " Everybody's Problem "/" There Was ".

It was during this period of intense fame and tabloid scrutiny that longtime member and major innovator in the band's sound Russell Senior decided to leave the band, saying, " it wasn't creatively rewarding to be in Pulp anymore ".

After achieving a small amount of fame in Puerto Rico for his work in television commercials, Martin auditioned for membership in Puerto Rican boy band Menudo.

Called " Caton " by friends, he started the band Binge in 1997 with drummer Matt Sorum of Guns N ' Roses fame, and eventually parted ways with Amos at the end of 2000.

Mark Herndon was not the original drummer but was a member of the band throughout their period of fame and chart success.

Since their rise to fame in recent years, singer Justin Bieber, boy band One Direction and country-pop musician Taylor Swift have become recent examples of modern-day teen idols who have achieved international success, known for their devoted teen and tween fan base.