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In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups." Supergroups tend to be short-lived, often lasting only for an album or two. Additionally, supergroups are often formed as side projects that are not intended to be permanent.
Some of the most well-known supergroups include: 1960s groups Cream, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Blind Faith; 1970s groups Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Cactus and Bad Company; the 1980s & 1990s groups The Firm, The Traveling Wilburys, Don Dokken, Asia, and Power Station; and the 2000s-era metal/hard-rock band Velvet Revolver, and 2006 group The Good, the Bad & the Queen.

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In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups." Supergroups tend to be short-lived, often lasting only for an album or two. Additionally, supergroups are often formed as side projects that are not intended to be permanent.
Some of the most well-known supergroups include: 1960s groups Cream, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Blind Faith; 1970s groups Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Cactus and Bad Company; the 1980s & 1990s groups The Firm, The Traveling Wilburys, Don Dokken, Asia, and Power Station; and the 2000s-era metal/hard-rock band Velvet Revolver, and 2006 group The Good, the Bad & the Queen. It is not a rigidly defined category and it can be applied subjectively. Some music writers use the term to describe groups that sold huge numbers of albums and headlined massive concerts regardless of the previous fame of their individual members. In some cases, it has become merely a marketing term used to promote a new ensemble.
History
The term took its name from the 1968 album Super Session with Al Kooper, Mike Bloomfield, and Stephen Stills. The coalition of Crosby, Stills, and Nash (later Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young) is another early example, given the success of their prior bands (The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, and The Hollies respectively). In jazz, famous artists often play together, but the term is rarely used. Music writers have also applied the term to groups that sold huge numbers of albums and headlined massive concerts regardless of the previous fame of their individual members, such as the band Led Zeppelin, wherein only Jimmy Page was well known at the time the group formed. The term is also used to describe existing bands whose members achieved individual fame after the band's founding, such as Pink Floyd, Queen, Genesis and Yes.
There are also instances in which an existing band added a prominent new member or members, where the resulting group might have been considered a supergroup had it not kept its original band name, such as Van Halen after recruiting Sammy Hagar and Gary Cherone, and The Eagles after hiring Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit. In the 1990s, the term began being used to describe Hip Hop collectives. By the 2000s, the term was tending to become a vague marketing term.
Criticism
In 1974, a Time magazine article entitled "Return of a Supergroup" quipped that the supergroup was a "potent but short-lived rock phenomenon" which was an "amalgam formed by the talented malcontents of other bands." The article acknowledged that groups such as Cream and Blind Faith "played enormous arenas and made megabucks, and sometimes megamusic", with the performances "fueled by dueling egos." However, while this "musical infighting built up the excitement...it also made breakups inevitable."
Chris DeVille's 2008 article "Super or blooper?", which is subtitled "Supergroups: So much promise, so often squandered", notes that "when well-known rockers get together in new configurations, they're guaranteed lots of attention, but these ego summits rarely bear fruit as fresh as what made these guys famous in the first place." DeVille praises supergroups such as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young; Emerson, Lake & Palmer; Fantômas (a post-Faith No More supergroup); and Velvet Revolver. However, he rates a number of other projects as "bloopers", including Blind Faith, the country supergroup The Highwaymen (which included Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson); The Traveling Wilburys (it must be noted that the Wilburys were seriously affected by the death of member Roy Orbison shortly after releasing their first album); Audioslave; Zwan; Eyes Adrift; and The Good, the Bad & the Queen.
Notable groups
This list is of each band's founding line-up, and members who joined within a year of founding.
This list contains only groups which have performed more than a single song or live show together.
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| Founded | Band/project name | Members | Notes | Citations |
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| 1966 | Cream |
| Albums: Fresh Cream, Disraeli Gears, Wheels of Fire, and Goodbye. | | | 1968 | Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | David Crosby (The Byrds) Stephen Stills (Buffalo Springfield) Graham Nash (The Hollies)* Neil Young (Buffalo Springfield) joined in 1969 | Albums: Crosby, Stills & Nash, Déjà Vu, Four Way Street, and more. | | | 1969 | Blind Faith | Eric Clapton (The Yardbirds, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Cream, The Dirty Mac) Ginger Baker (Graham Bond Organisation, Cream) Steve Winwood (Traffic, The Spencer Davis Group) Ric Grech (Family) | Albums: Blind Faith | |
1970s |
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| Founded | Band/project name | Members | Notes | Citations |
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| 1970 | Emerson, Lake & Palmer |
| Albums: Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Tarkus, Trilogy, and more | | | 1970 | Ginger Baker's Air Force | Ginger Baker (Cream, Graham Bond Organisation) Steve Winwood (Traffic, Blind Faith) Ric Grech (Family, Blind Faith) Graham Bond (Graham Bond Organisation) Denny Laine (The Moody Blues) | Albums: Ginger Baker's Air Force, Ginger Baker's Air Force 2 | | | 1973 | Journey | Gregg Rolie (Santana) Neal Schon (Santana)George Tickner (Frumious Bandersnatch) Ross Valory (Steve Miller Band) Prairie Prince (The Tubes)* Aynsley Dunbar (Jeff Beck, Frank Zappa, David Bowie) replaced Prince in 1974 | Albums: Journey, Look into the Future, Next, and more | | | 1973 | Bad Company | Paul Rodgers (Free) Mick Ralphs (Mott the Hoople) Boz Burrell (King Crimson) Simon Kirke (Free) | Albums: Bad Company, Straight Shooter, Run With the Pack and more. | |
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| Founded | Band/project name | Members | Notes | Citations |
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| 1982 | Asia |
| Albums: Asia, Alpha, Astra, Aura | | | 1983 | The Glove | Robert Smith (The Cure) Steven Severin (Siouxsie & the Banshees) | Albums: Blue Sunshine (1983) | | | 1984 | Hindu Love Gods | Warren Zevon Peter Buck (R.E.M.) Mike Mills (R.E.M.) Bill Berry (R.E.M.) | Albums: Hindu Love Gods (1990) | | | 1984 | The Firm | Paul Rodgers (Free, Bad Company)Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin, The Yardbirds)Tony Franklin (Roy Harper)Chris Slade (Uriah Heep, Manfred Mann's Earth Band) | Albums: The Firm, Mean Business | | | 1985 | The Highwaymen | Johnny Cash Waylon Jennings Willie Nelson Kris Kristofferson | Albums: Highwayman, Highwayman 2, The Road Goes On Forever | | | 1988 | Bad English | John Waite (The Babys, solo) Neal Schon (Santana, Journey) Jonathan Cain (The Babys, Journey) Ricky Phillips (The Babys, Styx) Deen Castronovo (Ozzy Osbourne, Journey) | Albums: Bad English, Backlash | | | 1988 | Traveling Wilburys | George Harrison (The Beatles) Bob Dylan (solo) Tom Petty (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) Jeff Lynne (Electric Light Orchestra, The Move) Roy Orbison (solo) | Albums: Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1, Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 | | | 1988 | Electronic | Bernard Sumner (Joy Division, New Order) Johnny Marr (The Smiths)
Occasionally joined by:
| Albums: Electronic (1991)Raise the Pressure (1996)Twisted Tenderness (1999) | | | 1989 | Damn Yankees | Ted Nugent Tommy Shaw (Styx) Jack Blades (Night Ranger) Michael Cartellone | Albums: Damn Yankees (1990), Don't Tread (1992) | |
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| 1990 | Don Dokken |
| Albums: Up From The Ashes (1990) |
>| 1990 | Temple of the Dog |
| Founded by Cornell as a tribute to the late Mother Love Bone and Malfunkshun frontman Andrew Wood Albums: Temple of the Dog (1990) | | | 1991 | Contraband | Richard Black (Shark Island) Michael Schenker (Scorpions, UFO, Michael Schenker Group) Tracii Guns (Guns N' Roses, L.A. Guns) Share Pedersen (Vixen) Bobby Blotzer (Ratt) | Albums: Contraband (1991) | | | 1992 | Hardline | Johnny Gioeli Joey Gioeli Neal Schon (Journey, Bad English, Santana) Todd Jensen (Sequel) Deen Castronovo (Bad English, Marty Friedman, Cacophony) | Albums: Double Eclipse (1992) II (2002) Live At The Gods" (2003) | | 1994 | Mad Season | Layne Staley (Alice In Chains) Mike McCready (Pearl Jam) Barrett Martin (Skin Yard, Screaming Trees) John Baker Saunders (The Walkabouts) | Albums: Above | | | 1994 | The Backbeat Band | Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters) Dave Pirner (Soul Asylum) Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth) Mike Mills (R.E.M.) Greg Dulli (The Afghan Whigs) Don Fleming (Gumball) | Albums: Backbeat soundtrack (1994) | | | 1995 | Me First and the Gimme Gimmes | Spike Slawson (Swingin' Utters)"Fat" Mike Burkett (NOFX)Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters, No Use For a Name)Joey Cape (Lagwagon)Dave Raun (Lagwagon) | Cover band that does punk rock renditions of popular songs. All albums keep to a theme (e.g. Are a Drag is composed entirely of punk versions of showtunes). Albums: Have a Ball (1997), Are a Drag (1999), Blow in the Wind (2001), Take a Break (2003), Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah (2004, live album), Love Their Country (2006), Have Another Ball (2008, B-sides album) | | | 1995 | Cork | Eric Schenkman (Spin Doctors) Corky Laing (Mountain) | Though not an official member, the duo was introduced by Noel Redding, formerly of The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Redding toured with and worked on both albums released by the band. Albums: Speed of Thought (1999), Out There (2000) | | | 1996 | New Edition | Bobby Brown Bell Biv Devoe Ralph Tresvant Johnny Gill | This marked the return of Bobby Brown reuniting with all 5 members of the group; all artist being successful multi platinum solo acts and a splinter group BBD who's single 'Word to tha Mutha' from the BBD remix album also showcased all six members as a possible precursor to the reunion effort. Albums: Home Again | | | 1996 | Westside Connection | Ice Cube WC Mack 10 | Albums: Bow Down (1996) Terrorist Threats (2003) | | | 1997 | The Firm | Nas AZ Nature Foxy Brown | Albums: The Firm: The Album (1997) | | |
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| 1998 | Fantômas | Mike Patton (Faith No More) Buzz Osborne (Melvins) Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle) Dave Lombardo (Slayer) Terry Bozzio (touring 2005) (Frank Zappa) | Albums: Fantômas (1999) The Director's Cut (2001) Delìrium Còrdia (2004) Suspended Animation (2004) | | |
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| 1998 | Liquid Tension Experiment | Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater) John Petrucci (Dream Theater) Jordan Rudess (Dixie Dregs) Tony Levin (King Crimson) | After recording their second album, Jordan Rudess officially joined Dream Theater. Albums: Liquid Tension Experiment (1999) Liquid Tension Experiment 2 (1999) Spentaneous Combustion (2007) When the Keyboard Breaks: Live in Chicago (2009) | | |
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| 1999 | Dark Lotus | Blaze Ya Dead Homie Jamie Madrox (Twiztid) Monoxide (Twiztid) Shaggy 2 Dope (Insane Clown Posse) Violent J (Insane Clown Posse) | Former members include Anybody Killa, Marz, and Vampiro Albums: Tales from the Lotus Pod (2001) Tales from the Lotus Pod Re-Issue (2002) Black Rain (2004) The Opaque Brotherhood (2008) | | | 1999 | Lucy Pearl | Raphael Saadiq Dawn Robinson Ali Shaheed Muhammad | Albums: Lucy Pearl (2000) | | |
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| 1999 | Supershit 666 | Nick Royale (The Hellacopters, The Solution, Death Breath, The Hydromatics, Entombed) Dregen (Backyard Babies, The Hellacopters) Ginger (The Wildhearts, Silver Ginger 5, Ginger & The Sonic Circus, Clam Abuse) Thomas Skogsberg (Producer The Hellacopters, Backyard Babies) | The group recorded their eponymous 6-track E.P on a minimum amount of time. Both Ginger and Dregen have expressed interest in playing again, however due to the members hectic schedules no plans have been made. | | | 1999 | A Perfect Circle | Billy Howerdel Maynard James Keenan (Tool) Josh Freese (Nine Inch Nails) James Iha (The Smashing Pumpkins) Jeordie White (Marilyn Manson) | Former members include Paz Lenchantin (Zwan), Troy Van Leeuwen (Queens of the Stone Age), and Tim Alexander (Primus). | | | 1999 | Transatlantic | Neal Morse (Spock's Beard) Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater) Roine Stolt (The Flower Kings) Pete Trewavas (Marillion) | Albums: SMPT:e (2000) Live in America (2001, live) Bridge Across Forever (2003) | | | 1999 | The Transplants | Tim Armstrong (Rancid) Skinhead Rob Aston (Expensive Taste) Travis Barker (Blink-182) | Albums: Transplants (2002) Haunted Cities (2004) |
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| | | 2000 | Bloodbath |
| Albums: "Breeding Death" (2000), "Resurrection Through Carnage" (2002), "Nightmares Made Flesh" (2004), "Unblessing the Purity" (2008), "The Fathomless Mastery" (2008) | | | 2000 | Rebel Meets Rebel | David Allan Coe Dimebag Darrell (Pantera, Damageplan) Rex Brown (Pantera, Down) Vinnie Paul (Pantera, Damageplan, Hellyeah) | Albums: "Rebel Meets Rebel" (2006) | | | 2001 | Son of Sam | Davey Havok (AFI), Blaqk Audio) London May (Samhain, Tiger Army) Todd Youth (Samhain, Danzig) Steve Zing (Samhain, Danzig) | Albums: "Songs from the Earth" (2001) | | | 2001 | The Philadelphia Experiment | Uri Caine Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson (The Roots) Christian McBride | Albums: "The Philadelphia Experiment" (2001) | | | 2001 | Audioslave | Chris Cornell (Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, solo) Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Lock Up) Tim Commerford (Rage Against the Machine) Brad Wilk (Rage Against the Machine) | Albums: Audioslave (2002), Out of Exile (2005), Revelations (2006) | | | 2001 | Oysterhead | Trey Anastasio (Phish) Les Claypool (Primus) Stewart Copland (The Police) | Albums: The Grand Pecking Order (2001) | | | 2001 | The Reindeer Section | Alfie- Ben Dumville
- Lee Gorton
- Sam Morris
Arab StrapAstridBelle & SebastianCadetEva- Jenny Reeve
- Sarah Roberts (Strike The Colours}
IdlewildMogwaiMull Historical SocietySnow PatrolTeenage FanclubThe VaselinesThe Moth & the MirrorMichael BannisterRoy KerrPaul FoxMarcus MackayGill MillsPete MuglestonChris EnglandChris HealyJack Donnelly | Albums: Y'All Get Scared Now, Ya Hear! (2001), Son of Evil Reindeer (2001) | | | 2001 | The Mars Volta | Cedric Bixler-Zavala (At the Drive-In) Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (At the Drive-In) Paul Hinojos (At the Drive-In, Sparta) Juan Alderete (Racer X) Isaiah "Ikey" Owens (De Facto, Long Beach Dub Allstars, Sublime) John Frusciante (session only) (Red Hot Chili Peppers) until 2007 Jon Theodore (Royal Trux) as of 2007 Thomas Pridgen (Wicked Wisdom) | Albums: De-loused in the Comatorium (2003), Frances the Mute (2005), Bedlam in Goliath (2008) | | | 2001 | Khanate | Alan Dubin (OLD)James Plotkin (OLD)Stephen O'Malley (Burning Witch, Sunn O))))Tim Wyskida (Blind Idiot God, Manbyrd) | Albums: Khanate, Things Viral, Capture & Release, Clean Hands Go Foul | | | 2002 | Eyes Adrift | Curt Kirkwood (Meat Puppets) Krist Novoselic (Nirvana) Bud Gaugh (Sublime) | Albums: Eyes Adrift (2002) | | | 2002 | Velvet Revolver | Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots) Slash (Guns N' Roses, Slash's Snakepit) Duff McKagan (Guns N' Roses, The Gentlemen, The Fartz) Matt Sorum (Guns N' Roses, Hawk, The Cult) Dave Kushner (Wasted Youth) | Albums: Contraband (2004), Libertad (2007) | | | 2004 | Frost* | Jem Godfrey John Mitchell (Arena, It Bites, Kino) John Jowitt (IQ, Arena) Andy Edwards (Priory of Brion, Ian Parker Band, IQ) Dec Burke | Albums: Milliontown (2006), Experiments in Mass Appeal (2008) | | | 2004 | Wintersun | Jari Mäenpää (Ensiferum) Teemu Mäntysaari (Imperanon) Jukka Koskinen (Norther) Kai Hahto (Rotten Sound) | Albums: Wintersun (2004), Time (~2009) | | | 2004 | Alter Bridge | Myles Kennedy (The Mayfield Four) Mark Tremonti (Creed) Scott Phillips (Creed) Brian Marshall (Creed) | Albums: One Day Remains (2004), Blackbird (2007) | | | 2005 | The Raconteurs | Jack White (The White Stripes) Brendan Benson (solo) Jack Lawrence (The Greenhornes) Patrick Keeler (The Greenhornes) | Albums: Broken Boy Soldiers (2006), Consolers of the Lonely (2008) | | 2006 | Heaven and Hell | Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath, Rick Derringer, Dio, Hear 'n Aid) Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath, GZR) Ronnie James Dio (Black Sabbath, Elf, Rainbow, Dio, Hear 'n Aid) Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath, Jethro Tull, Rock Aid Armenia) | Album: Live from Radio City Music Hall (2007) | | | 2006 | Hellyeah | Chad Gray (Mudvayne) Greg Tribbett (Mudvayne) Tom Maxwell (Nothingface) Bob Zilla (Damageplan) Vinnie Paul (Pantera, Damageplan, Rebel Meets Rebel) | Album: ""Hellyeah"" (2007) | | | 2006 | Black President | Christian Martucci (Dee Dee Ramone, The Chelsea Smiles) Charlie Paulson (Goldfinger) Jason Christopher (New Dead Radio) Roy Mayorga (Soulfly, Nausea, Stone Sour) | Formerly featured Greg Hetson (Bad Religion, Circle Jerks), Wade Youman (Unwritten Law), Ty Smith (Guttermouth), and Pat "PK" Kim (Unwritten Law). Album: Black President (2008) | | | 2007 | Cavalera Conspiracy | Max Cavalera (Sepultura, Soulfly, Nailbomb) Igor Cavalera (Sepultura) Marc Rizzo (Soulfly, Ill Niño, solo) Joe Duplantier (Gojira) | Albums: Inflikted (2008) | | | 2008 | Chickenfoot | Sammy Hagar (Van Halen, Montrose, solo) Michael Anthony (Van Halen) Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers) Joe Satriani (solo, Mick Jagger, Deep Purple) | Albums: Untitled 2009 release | | | 2008 | Damnocracy | Sebastian Bach (Skid Row, solo) Ted Nugent (Damn Yankees, solo) Jason Bonham (Led Zeppelin, Foreigner) Evan Seinfeld (Biohazard) Scott Ian (Anthrax) | Albums: Chinese Damnocracy, 2008 | | | 2008 | SMV | Stanley Clarke (Return to Forever, Chick Corea, Jeff Beck, Clarke/Duke Project) Marcus Miller (solo, David Sanborn, Miles Davis, The Jamaica Boys) Victor Wooten (solo, Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, Steve Bailey) | Albums: Thunder, 2008 | | | 2008 | Orbs | Dan Briggs (Between the Buried and Me) Adam Fisher (Fear Before) Ashley Jurgemeyer (Abigail Williams) | | | 2008 | United Nations (band) | Geoff Rickley (Thursday) Daryl Palumbo (Glassjaw, Head Automatica) Ben Koller (Converge) | Albums: United Nations, 2008 | | | 2008 | Two Tongues | Chris Conley (Saves The Day) Max Bemis (Say Anything) Dave Soloway (Saves The Day) Coby Linder : (Say Anything) | Album: Two Tongues, 2009 | | | 2009 | Isles & Glaciers | Craig Owens (Chiodos), (Cinematic Sunrise), (Solo project) Jonny Craig (Emarosa), (Solo project), (ex-Dance Gavin Dance) Vic Fuentes (Pierce The Veil) Nick Martin (Underminded), (Cinematic Sunrise) Matt Goddard (Chiodos) Brian Southall (The Company We Keep), (ex-Boys Night Out), (ex-The Receiving End of Sirens), (ex-Fordirelifesake) Mike Fuentes (Pierce The Veil), (Solo project) | Album: TBA, 2009 | | | 2009 | Tinted Windows | Taylor Hanson (Hanson) James Iha (Smashing Pumpkins) Adam Schlesinger (Fountains of Wayne) Bun E. Carlos (Cheap Trick) | Album: Tinted Windows, 2009 | |
Project supergroups
These were often one-show or one album projects, though some played more than one show, because all or most members were involved in other bands or groups.
| Founded | Band/project name | Members | Notes | Citations |
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| 1966 | Eric Clapton's Powerhouse |
| The band did not release any albums, in fact, they recorded only three singles featured on the Elektra compilation What's Shakin'. | | | 1967 | The Super Super Blues Band | Bo Diddley Muddy Waters Little Walter Howlin' Wolf | Albums: Super Blues, The Super Super Blues Band | | | 1968 | The Dirty Mac | John Lennon (The Beatles) Eric Clapton (The Yardbirds, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Cream) Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones) Mitch Mitchell (The Jimi Hendrix Experience) | Albums: The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus | | | 1969 | The Plastic Ono Band | John Lennon (The Beatles) Yoko Ono Eric Clapton (The Yardbirds, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Cream, The Dirty Mac, Blind Faith) George Harrison (The Beatles) Klaus Voormann (Manfred Mann) Alan White (later of Yes) Ringo Starr (The Beatles) Keith Moon (The Who) | Albums: Live Peace in Toronto 1969, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band, Sometime In New York City | | | 1979 | The Greedies | Paul Cook (The Sex Pistols, The Professionals) Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy) Steve Jones (The Sex Pistols, The Professionals, solo) Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy, solo) | Originally known as The Greedy Bastards, recorded one Christmas single, "A Merry Jingle." | | | 1990 | The Gak | Sebastian Bach (Skid Row) James Hetfield (Metallica) Duff McKagan (Guns N' Roses) Axl Rose (Guns N' Roses) Slash (Guns N' Roses) Lars Ulrich (Metallica) | Played two charity concerts in 1990. | | | 1992 | Praxis | Bill Laswell (Buckethead, The Golden Palominos, Massacre, Painkiller) Buckethead (solo, Deli Creeps, Guns N' Roses) Bernie Worrell (Parliament-Funkadelic) Bryan "Brain" Mantia (Primus, Buckethead, Guns N' Roses) Bootsy Collins (Bootsy's Rubber Band, Funkadelic, Deee-Lite, Parliament, and The JB's) DJ Disk (Bill Laswell, Buckethead) Invisibl Skratch Piklz (solo) John Zorn (Naked City, Masada, Painkiller, Hemophiliac, Weird Little Boy) Mick Harris (Napalm Death) Grand Mixer DXT (Herbie Hancock) Serj Tankian (solo, System of a Down) Mike Patton (solo, Faith No More, Mr. Bungle) Iggy Pop (solo, The Stooges) Cindy Blackman (Pharoah Sanders, Cassandra Wilson, Angela Bofill) Yamantaka Eye (Boredoms) Toshinori Kondo (Tom Cora) Pat Thrall (Beyonce, Elton John, Tina Turner, and Dave Stewart) Hakim Bey Lili Haydn | Albums: Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis), Sacrifist, Metatron, Live in Poland, Transmutation Live, 1984, Mold, Warszawa, Collection, Tennessee 2004, Profanation (Preparation for a Coming Darkness) | | | 1997 | The Firm | Nas Foxy Brown AZ Nature | Albums: The Firm: The Album | | | 1998 | Liquid Tension Experiment | John Petrucci (Dream Theater) Jordan Rudess (Dixie Dregs, later Dream Theater) Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater) Tony Levin (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel) | Albums: Liquid Tension Experiment, Liquid Tension Experiment 2 | | | 1999 | Avantasia | Tobias Sammet (Edguy) Michael Kiske (Helloween) David DeFeis (Virgin Steele) Ralf Zdiarstek Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation) Rob Rock (Impellitteri) Oliver Hartmann (At Vance) André Matos (Shaaman, Angra, Viper) Kai Hansen (Helloween, Gamma Ray) Timo Tolkki (Stratovarius) Bob Catley (Magnum) Jørn Lande (Masterplan, ARK) Amanda Somerville (Aina) Roy Khan (Kamelot) Alice Cooper Eric Singer (KISS, Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper) Henjo Richter (Gamma Ray) Markus Grosskopf (Helloween) Alex Holzwarth (Rhapsody of Fire, Angra) Jens Ludwig (Edguy) Norman Meiritz Frank Tischer Sascha Paeth (Aina, Heaven's Gate, Kamelot) Michael "Miro" Rodenberg (Aina, Kamelot) Rudolph Schenker (Scorpions) | Albums: The Metal Opera, Avantasia, The Metal Opera Part II, Lost in Space Part I, Lost in Space Part II, The Scarecrow | | | 2002 | Planet Us | Sammy Hagar (Van Halen, Montrose) Michael Anthony (Van Halen, Mad Anthony Xpress) Neal Schon (Journey (band) | Journey) Deen Castronovo (Journey) Joe Satriani (solo, Deep Purple) | Songs: "Vertigo" and "Peeping Through A Hole". "Vertigo" was originally intended for the first Spider-Man  |
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