Skid Row is a hard rock/heavy metal band that was formed by bassist Rachel Bolan and guitarist Dave Sabo, who got the band a quick record deal through being close friends with Jon Bon Jovi, lead singer of popular hard rock band Bon Jovi. The band signed a deal with Atlantic Records and their first self-titled album was finally released... read full bio
Skindred is a Welsh metal band whose unique sound blends elements of hardcore punk, jungle, ska, hip-hop, dancehall, drum'n'bass and dubstep with reggae rhythms and chugging nu-metal riffs. The band, which made its debut in the early 2000s, reached the top of the Billboard reggae charts with Babylon and the top of the U.K. metal charts with albums like Volume and... read full bio
Skinner is a Dublin-based DIY slouch rock musician who writes, records and produces songs about maturing and conquering a life smeared with 21st-century grit. The DNA of no wave and post-punk bands like The B52s, James Chance and the Contortions and ESG, all the way to alt-rock stalwarts Pixies and Morphine, is flowing from Skinner's music, along with a knack for grunge-nodding self-production... read full bio
Two sisters from North London who perform in your face, gritty and harsh guitar music make up Skinny Girl Diet. Their debut performance was alongside TV stars and Viv Albertine of the Slits while they were still just young adolescents. At first, as a trio with their cousin Amelia on bass, they gigged throughout the London area and gained touring experience... read full bio
Skinny Puppy is an influential industrial band, formed by core members cEvin Key (Kevin Crompton) and Nivek Ogre (ohGr) (Kevin Ogilvie) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Inspired by the groundbreaking music of Chrome, Kraftwerk, Cabaret Voltaire, Throbbing Gristle, Portion Control, The Legendary Pink Dots, and others, Skinny Puppy experimented with electronic recording techniques and methods. the band composed multi-layered music... read full bio
Daniel Zavaro is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, known as Skrizzly Adams on stage. His first EP, ‘Stains,’ garnered over 2 million streams when it was initially released. Later, his single ‘Tipping Point’ won the International Songwriting Competition, categorizing Zavaro in the ranks with artists like The Band Perry, Bastille, Vance Joy, and Gotye. Apart from creating his own music,... read full bio
Skydiggers is a Canadian roots rock band from Toronto, Ontario, that consists of members Andy Maize, Josh Finlayson, Ron Macey, Michael Johnston, Noel Webb and Jessy Bell Smith. The band was originally formed by Maize and Finlayson as a duo entitled West Montrose. They later added more members to the band and began performing regularly at Acoustic Meltdown and renamed... read full bio
Skye Wallace is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Toronto, Ontario, who performs a mixture of folk-rock and punk-rock music. She is a trained singer who found a love for punk rock at a young age and she has lived all over Canada throughout his childhood. Wallace is based out of Toronto and has been named one of Canada’s best female artists... read full bio
Skylight is a South African pop-rock band that has been spreading a message of peace and love since their formation in Johannesburg in 2009. The trio, Gregory Jorden, Bradley Cumming, and Peter Klein, met while playing Christmas carols in 2008 and started writing music together, eventually forming Skylight, a name that symbolizes bringing light into people's lives. The band gained recognition... read full bio
SkyRocket! the Band, is a cover band that was first established by a group of musically talented friends in Austin, Texas. The band itself comprises of: Benjamin Hotchkiss (Vocals, percussion, guitar), Darin Murphy (Drums, vocals, guitar), Johnny Goudie (Keyboard, vocals, guitar), Kyle Crusham (Guitar, keyboard), Cory Glaeser (Bass guitar, vocals), Paul English (Guitar, vocals), Trist Murphy (Vocals, guitar, percussion) and... read full bio
Slash is the former lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he performed and recorded between 1985 and 1996. He later formed Slash's Snakepit and co-founded Velvet Revolver with his former bandmates Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum, and his debut solo album, Slash, was released in April 2010.He has written a self titled autobiography... read full bio
Given his many honors and achievements, Slash is regarded as one of the greatest rock guitarists in history, a label he richly deserves. His 2007 induction into Hollywood's RockWalk, which he shares with his heroes Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix, is one important honor. His notoriety soared as a founding member of the renowned rock band Guns N' Roses, where... read full bio
In 1990 Slaughter hit radio, MTV and the U.S. touring circuit like a tornado- coming seemingly out of nowhere to roll through everything in its path and turn it upside down. Touring the world with bands that they loved, Kiss, Ozzy, and others meant the good times were just a song away , and their first hit single, Up All... read full bio
Slayer is credited as one of the ""Big Four"" of thrash metal acts, along with Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax. Slayer's musical traits involve fast tremolo picking, atonal guitar solos, double bass drumming, and shouting vocals. The band's lyrics and album art, which cover topics such as serial killers, satanism, religion and warfare have generated album bans, delays, lawsuits and strong... read full bio
Sleaford Mods are an English electronic punk music duo from Nottingham, England, that consists of members Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn. Williamson grew up pursuing musical unsuccessfully with various groups as well as a solo artist. He later met Fearn after hearing him DJ and from there, they began working together with Fearn composing music and Williamson singing. They then... read full bio
Like many great bands, Sleater-Kinney lived in the moment so completely that it took them a while to understand how much of an impact they had. They were the group who gathered all the turmoil of the alt-rock explosion of the first half of the decade and channeled it into a ferocious mission statement, making them the defining American indie... read full bio
After making their debut, power trio Sleemo quickly gained a large following thanks to their sonically loud live shows, heavy-set riffs, ripping leads and unconventional songwriting. They went from playing in local small clubs to touring larger venues across the country with up-and-coming artists like Enola Gay, Torus and Perfectparachute Picture, and even supported Jamie Lenman of Reuben. With the release of their highly... read full bio
Bay Area hc/punk rock band changed their name and musical direction and made their debut as Sleep with their "Volume One" album. Al Cisneros, Matt Pike and Chris Hakius, the band's core lineup, entered the studio to produce a demo cassette that they sent to Earache Records after Justin Marler departed the group. Under the moniker "Sleep's Holy Mountain," the song was... read full bio
Sleepwave is a rock band based out of St. Petersburg, Florida. It was founded by vocalist Spencer Chamberlain after the dissolution of Underoath. Formed in 2013 around Chamberlain brought in longtime friend Stephen Bowman, and the band signed with Epitaph Records. Shortly after, the duo announced their debut album, Broken Compass. Their song, ""Through the Looking Glass"", peaked at number... read full bio
The New York City duo known as Sleigh Bells emerged with rhythmic pop songs that combine overdriven guitar riffs and sugary female vocal melodies. Derek Miller, who played in the popular Florida hardcore outfit Poison the Well, teamed up with singer Alexis Krauss after he happened to serve her and her mother at a Brazilian restaurant in Brooklyn. As proof... read full bio
