Top 10 Music Acts that Were Like an Extension Of a Previous Act
Rainbow are a British rock band led by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore from 1975 to 1984 and 1993 to 1997. They were originally established with Ronnie James Dio as the lead singer and lyricist. Rainbow were ranked No. 90 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock. The band has sold over 28 million albums worldwide. The band's early work primarily featured mystical lyrics with a neoclassical metal style. Rainbow was like an extension of Deep Purple - two Deep Purple members were in Rainbow (Ritchie Blackmore and Roger Glover) and continued the experimentation with heavy metal started in Deep Purple.
But later a Rainbow keyboardist became Deep Purple keyboardist (Don Airey) and a Rainbow singer became a Deep Purple singer (Joe Lynn Turner)
In my opinion, the Dio fronted Rainbow was better than Deep Purple at times.
Foo Fighters are an American alternative rock band, formed in Seattle in 1994. The band was founded by Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl after the death of Kurt Cobain and the dissolution of his previous band. The band consists of Dave Grohl (lead vocalist, rhythm guitar, main songwriter), Pat Smear (rhythm guitar), Nate Mendel (bass), Taylor Hawkins (drums, backing vocals), Chris Shiflett (lead guitar, backing vocals) and the most recent addition, Rami Jaffee (keyboards). Former members include William Goldsmith (drummer) and Franz Stahl (guitarist). ...read more. This is a famous example of this. By the way, this is a great list. You have some very good ideas!
This is the most well known story on this list (famous previous act - Nirvana)
In a way, I almost like the Foo Fighters more than I like Nirvana.
They're a fusion of Nirvana and Sunny Day Real Estate.
Alter Bridge is an American hard rock/alternative metal band from Orlando, Florida, formed in 2004. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Myles Kennedy, lead guitarist and backing vocalist Mark Tremonti, bassist Brian Marshall, and drummer Scott Phillips. An extension of Creed, a better version
Creed minus Scott Stapp.
Led Zeppelin was an English hard rock band formed in London in 1968 as the New Yardbirds. The group consisted of Robert Plant (Vocal), Jimmy Page (Guitar), John Paul Jones (Bass, Keyboard) and John Bonham (Drums) and was very much the child of Jimmy Page who even financed their first tour. He had tasted some previous success with The [original] Yardbirds and was friendly with some big names in rock. Page states it was Keith Moon of The Who that claimed the band could only go down, like a lead balloon -- thus prompting the iconic name of Led Zeppelin. The band's heavy, guitar-driven sound, rooted in blues and psychedelia on their early albums, has earned them recognition as one of the progenitors ...read more. Technically, they were an extension of The Yardbirds. This is an example of the extension being bigger and more famous than its root.
Soulfly is an American heavy metal band formed in 1997 and based in Phoenix, Arizona. The original lyrical content revolved around spirituality, political and religious themes, with later albums encompassing other themes including war, violence, aggression, slavery, hatred and anger. Soulfly is led by former Sepultura frontman Max Cavalera, who formed the band after he left the Brazilian group in 1996. ...read more. An extension of Sepultura
Stone Sour is an American rock band formed in Des Moines, Iowa in 1992, performing for five years, before disbanding in 1997. They reunited in 2000 and since 2006, the group has consisted of Corey Taylor, Josh Rand and Roy Mayorga. An extension of Slipknot
Cavalera Conspiracy is an American heavy metal band founded by Brazilian brothers Max and Igor Cavalera, currently performing along with American musicians Marc Rizzo and Johny Chow. Reincarnation of Sepultura AND Soulfly
Bad Company was an English rock supergroup formed in London in 1973. The band was comprised of singer Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke, both formerly of Free, guitarist Mick Ralphs from Mott the Hoople, and bassist Boz Burrell, who was previously with King Crimson.
Peter Grant, known for managing the rock band Led Zeppelin, also managed Bad Company until 1982. Extension of Free
Obscura is a technical/progressive death metal band from Germany, founded in 2002. The band became prominent when members of Necrophagist and Pestilence joined Steffen Kummerer to release the critically acclaimed second full-length album, Cosmogenesis. The band was named after the Gorguts album Obscura. In their early years they were like an extension of Necrophagist but currently there aren't ex-members of Necrophagist
Audioslave was an American rock supergroup formed in Los Angeles, California, in 2001 and disbanded in 2007. The four-piece band consisted of then-former Soundgarden lead singer/rhythm guitarist Chris Cornell, and then-former Rage Against the Machine members Tom Morello, Tim Commerford, and Brad Wilk. An extension of Soundgarden and Rage Against the Machine.
Actually, LZ was just an extension of The Yardbirds, and in fact the entire LZ lineup was called "The New Yardbirds" at their first couple of gigs.
Jason Bonham is the son of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham
New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980, currently comprising Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert, Phil Cunningham and Tom Chapman. After Joy Division singer Ian Curtis passed away, the members decided to keep going with a new sound and a new name.
Gamma Ray is a power metal band from Hamburg, northern Germany, founded and fronted by Kai Hansen after his departure from the German power metal band Helloween. A version of the early Helloween dominated by Kai Hansen (before Kiske)
An extension of Necrophagist (via Obscura)
Megadeth is an American thrash metal band from Los Angeles, California. Megadeth was formed in 1983 by guitarist Dave Mustaine and bassist David Ellefson, shortly after Mustaine was fired from Metallica. They have released 15 studio albums to date, and have gone through many lineup changes, with Dave Mustaine being the sole constant member.They released their debut album “Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good!” in 1985, but became successful after the release of “Peace Sells...But Who’s Buying?” in 1986. ...read more.
Kind of a second Metallica, although not exactly. I find that Megadeth are not that similar to Metallica. They both have thrash metal roots, but Megadeth seems to have a more aggressive and faster playing style.
A continuation of Metallica. Sorta.
After Oasis split in 2009, four of its members (except Noel Gallagher) regrouped to create a new project. That project was Beady Eye.
Lostprophets minus Taylor Swift.
Asia is an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1981. The most commercially successful line-up was its original, which was a supergroup of four members of different progressive rock bands of the 1970s, including lead vocalist and bassist John Wetton of King Crimson, guitarist Steve Howe of Yes, keyboardist Geoff Downes of Yes and the Buggles, and drummer Carl Palmer of Emerson, Lake & Palmer. I think 2 members of the group Yes were there.