EXTREME

Extreme is a "funk metal" band consisting of vocalist / guitarist Nuno Bettencourt singer / songwriter Gary Cherone bassist / vocalist Pat Badger and drummer Kevin Figueiredo band first formed in 1985 in Boston with former drummer Paul Geary (who was later replaced by drum god Mike Mangini ) until the band decided to go on an indefinite break that ended with a maturity of more than 10 years (1996-2006) The band's influences range from progressive rock and produce more vocal elements of the Queen of the energy of Aerosmith and Van Halen as well as Beatlesque pop and a Led Zeppelin organic feeling Consequently Extreme music is never easy to classify, it is not just heavy metal, hard rock or pop their albums cover all of the area with an svepanthe ambition and ensocial awareness to match even a heavy metal band that was Everly Brothers-style acoustic ballad "More Than Words" that crossed them into the mainstream - it hit number one and follow only the acoustic-based pop rocker "Hole Hearted" hit number four

They released two albums in the hey days glam metal but had decreased attention from the mainstream after the grunge explosion of the launch of Nirvana's "Nevermind" in 1991 Despite this, they released two more albums before the rest singer Gary Cherone went on to in 1997 to join Van Halen replacing Sammy Hagar and the group released "Van Halen III" Van Halen He left shortly after 1999 and formed the tribe of Judah with fellow members Extreme BadTyskland Pat and Mike Mangini The group reformed in 2004 for a short tour in Boston and Japan, and the reform in 2006 for a small U.S. tour

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