Extreme is an American rock band. They are headed by frontmen Gary Cherone and Nuno Bettencourt.[1] They were popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Extreme | |
|---|---|
 Gary Cherone and Nuno Bettencourt, 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Malden, Massachusetts |
| Genres | Heavy metal, hard rock, funk metal, glam metal |
| Years active | 1985–1996, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007–present |
| Labels | A&M |
| Members | Gary Cherone Nuno Bettencourt Pat Badger Kevin Figueiredo |
| Past member(s) | Paul Geary Mike Mangini Paul Mangone Peter Hunt Hal Lebeaux Carl Restivo Laurent Duval |
| Website | www |
Among some of Extreme's musical influences are Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, Queen.
Extreme had their greatest success with their 1990 album Pornograffitti. It peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200. It became gold in May 1991 and 2×platinum in October 1992.[2] That album had the ballad single "More Than Words," which reached No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 in the United States.
Discography
- Extreme (1989)
- Pornograffitti (1990)
- III Sides to Every Story (1992)
- Waiting for the Punchline (1995)
- Saudades de Rock (2008)
- Take Us Alive (2010)
References
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