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#1. Who is the Swedish guitarist known as "The King of Shred Guitar"?
#2. This guitarist played on Rainbow and Deep Purple. Can you name it?
Blackmore played guitar with Deep Purple in the late 1960s and early 70s. The band split up in 1974 and reunited in 1984. He then formed Rainbow, playing with many big names like Ronnie James Dio.
#3. What was the band that sold the most records worldwide?
The Beatles are estimated to have sold between 600 million and over one billion records worldwide, of which 190 million in the United States alone.
#4. Which AC/DC album marks Brian Johnson's debut as the band's new singer?
"Back In Black", released in 1980, marks the debut of vocalist Brian Johnson and the revival of the band.
#5. What was the name of Pink Floyd's first vocalist and guitarist?
#6. In what year was the album “The Dark Side of The Moon” released?
#7. Whose song is Bohemian Rhapsody?
Bohemian Rhapsody is a song by Queen.
#8. What was the guitarist who started his musical career in a band called Mammoth with his brother Alex?
Eddie Van Halen played with his brother Alex, a drummer. They eventually changed their name to Van Halen and became one of the greatest rock bands of the 1980s.
#9. Ramones, Sex Pistols and The Clash are bands belonging to which musical genre?
Punk rock is a musical and cultural movement that emerged in the mid-1970s and whose main characteristics are fast and noisy music, with songs that address anarchist, nihilistic and revolutionary political ideas. (Wikipedia)
#10. What year did Rock originate?
Rock and Roll emerged in the suburbs of the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s and quickly spread to the rest of the world.
#11. What was the Beatles' first record?
#12. This absolute guitar master played “The Star-Spangled Banner” in Woodstock, 1969. Who was he?
Hendrix formed the bands The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Band of Gypsys. Unfortunately, Hendrix was found dead in his London apartment in September 1970 from a drug overdose. He was 27 at the time. Over the years, he has become a great inspiration and influence for many musicians.
#13. Slash was the guitarist of which of these bands?
Slash (Saul Hudson) also formed many other bands, including Slash’s Snakepit and Velvet Revolver.
#14. What city did the black sabbath originate from?
#15. What year did Pink Floyd appear?
Pink Floyd was founded in 1965.
#16. Which guitarist tragically lost his life in a plane crash in 1982, after only two albums with Ozzy Osbourne?
Randy Rhoads died in 1982 at the age of 25 in a very tragic plane crash.
#17. Which of these great guitarists performed with Frank Zappa, David Lee Roth and Whitesnake?
#18. Which of these rock stars is NOT part of the "27 Club"?
At the time of the creation of this issue, Jimmy Page is 76 years old.
#19. The rock hymns "We Will Rock You" and "I Wanna Rock" are hits of the bands:
#20. Which one was the guitarist for The Who?
In addition to being a guitarist, Townshend was also the main composer of the band.