Top Ten Best Rock Artists That Have Changed Their Sound Over Time
Sorry but Metallica never played hard rock. Hard rock is ACDC, Guns N' Roses.
They changed their sound from thrash metal to heavy metal - a less harsh metal subgenre.
But they never stopped playing thrash and never lost their thrash sound, even on their non-thrash songs.
From thrash to heavy metal, and not to hard rock.
Papa Roach is an American rock band from Vacaville, California. Formed in 1993, their first major-label release was the triple-platinum album Infest.Glam rocker David Bowie made the same transition at the same time.
Skid Row is an American heavy metal band, formed in 1986 in Toms River, New Jersey. They were very successful in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with their first two albums certified multi-platinum.
Blind Guardian is a German power metal band formed in the mid-1980s in West Germany. They are often credited as one of the seminal and most influential bands in the power metal and speed metal subgenres. Heavily influenced by Queen, they use the technique of overdubbing. They also incorporate large ...read more. A great band that succeeded to create at least one masterpiece in all metal subgenres they have explored:
Thrashy speed metal: Majesty, Banish from Sanctuary
Power metal: Nightfall, Valhalla
Progressive metal: Fly, Age Of False Innocence
Symphonic metal: Sacred Worlds, Wheel of Time
If you listen to Majesty and then to Sacred Worlds, you will feel how much the band has evolved over time. They sound like a completely different band but not less awesome.
I think that Majesty is the best speed metal song, Nightfall - the best power metal song, and Sacred Worlds - the best symphonic metal piece.
So good before they went country. JBJ is trying to ruin his band. No wonder the members keep leaving, they're rock stars, not country singers
They radically changed their sound, style AND genre in 1980, with the album Heaven And Hell.
Opeth is a Swedish progressive death metal band from Stockholm, formed in 1990 by David Isberg, who invited Mikael Akerfeldt into the band as a bassist. Isberg ended up leaving the band, which lead to Mikael becoming the band's vocalist, guitarist, principal songwriter, and driving force. Along with Edge of Sanity, Opeth is credited with being the first progressive death metal band, although they now play progressive rock. Akerfeldt is good friends with Jonas Renkse of Katatonia, and Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree. Listen to the Still Life album. Then listen to the Heritage album. They are the same band.
Michael Bolotin, known professionally as Michael Bolton, is an American singer and songwriter. Bolton originally performed in the hard rock and heavy metal genres from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, both on his early solo albums and those he recorded as the frontman of the band Blackjack. Bolton even auditioned for the lead vocalist position with Black Sabbath but was denied (in 1983, after Dio's departure).
His band Blackjack was an opening act for Ozzy Osbourne on tour.
Michael Schøn Poulsen is a Danish vocalist and guitarist. He is currently the singer and main songwriter of the band Volbeat. Known as a singer and main songwriter of the band Volbeat. Also famous for sounding like James Hetfield of Metallica.
He was a death metal growler in Dominus but he can sing like an angel, too (Volbeat - Our Loved Ones, A Moment Forever).
This is quite a big transition.
Robert James Ritchie Sr., known professionally as Kid Rock, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, musician, record producer, activist, minister and actor. I tell you one thing, he had something amazing, then he went the safe route
Morbid Angel is an American death metal band based in Tampa, Florida. UK music magazine Terrorizer ranked Morbid Angel's 1989 debut Altars of Madness first in its list "Top 40 greatest death metal albums". What happened to Morbid Angel. Only Steve remains in the band I think.
Asking Alexandria are an English metalcore band from York, North Yorkshire formed initially in 2008 by lead guitarist Ben Bruce along with former lead singer Danny Worsnop, bassist Joe Lancaster, keyboardist and synth player Ryan Binns, and current members drummer James Cassells and rhythm guitarist ...read more.
Pink Floyd are an English progressive rock band formed in 1965 in London, England. They achieved international acclaim with their progressive and psychedelic music. The band consisted of 5 members - David Gilmour (Vocals and Guitar), Syd Barrett (Vocals and Guitar), Nick Mason (Drums), Roger Waters (Vocals and Bass), and Richard Wright (Vocals and Keyboard). Barrett was replaced by Gilmour in 1968. ...read more.Korn's a lame band anyway.
The Doobie Brothers is an American rock band from San Jose, California. The group has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide. The Michael McDonald era saw them take on a smoother sound. They're considered to be one of the most prominent "yacht rock" bands.
Even though Phil Collins took over after Peter Gabriel left, it wasn't until Steve Hackett left that the transformation really started to take place.
Best known as the band that created the hit "Tubthumping", they were an anarchist punk band that felt the need to evolve. Despite the changes in sound, the attitude still remained.