Band lineup trivia

[DoomsdayZach]

Originally Posted by rushzil2112

I also believe that Disturbed has he original line-up. Gwar.

Neither of these is true. I wish i didn't know this, but disturbed got a new bassist a year or two ago. Gwar changes members pretty consistantly throughout their career, just the characters are generally the same. I think the only consistent one is Dave Brockie

[rushzil2112]

I was just going on memory without looking things up. I was just thinking, has Strapping Young Lad been the same since the beginning, and Pagan's Mind is still the original, isn't it?

[Angrafan]

Originally Posted by mel_progson

This thread got me to thinking. At first I was thinking about bands who had lots of lineup changes ie; Megadeth, Iced Earth, Death and Annihilator.

Then I started wondering if there was any bands with no original members left. I once heard that Judas Priest had no original members. Is this correct?

Imago Mortis has no original members left... (not that many people know Imago mortis, but they have 3 albuns out... and nobody who recorded the first album was on the 3rd album)...

[...AndTimeBegan]

Originally Posted by adaher

It's pretty rare for bands to stay stable for a long time. It seems like there are so many things that can pull them apart. They could not have success and thus people have to leave to concentrate on day jobs. They can have success and egos start to clash.

What do you think bands with stable lineups have in common? It seems to me that the most stable bands have either one guy in charge who makes all the decisions(like Edguy or Bon Jovi), or everyone contributes and is happy they are being heard(like Dream Theater or Rush). When it's two people competing for dominance, often a singer and a primary songwriter, that's when things tend to not last.

Am I on the right track, or way off?

Way off. Usually bands with one guy in charge have the most unstable lineups (Iced Earth, Death, Into Eternity, Necrophagist, etc).

As for the question about bands with no original members, Napalm Death definitely rings a bell.

[Perditions Ghost]

Originally Posted by rushzil2112

I was just going on memory without looking things up. I was just thinking, has Strapping Young Lad been the same since the beginning, and Pagan's Mind is still the original, isn't it?

Nah, Strapping had Adrian White on Drums for the first album, and just about a different keyboard player for every release from No Sleep Till Bedtime onward.

And, I originally thought Pagan's Mind myself, but Thorstein Aaby (R.I.P.) left in 2003.

[Met-Al]

As others pointed out earlier, I think Gamma Ray and Vanden Plas are the only active metal bands (recording and touring) that haven't had a lineup change in the last ten years (or ever, in the case of Vanden Plas). A few bands are coming close to reaching that ten year mark (Angra, Dream Theater, Freak Kitchen, Iron Maiden, Symphony X), which is nice to see. It's the nature of the business. Bands very rarely keep their original lineup intact throughout their career.


Stay metal. Never rust.
Met-Al

[J-Dubya 777]

Originally Posted by Angrafan

Imago Mortis has no original members left... (not that many people know Imago mortis, but they have 3 albuns out... and nobody who recorded the first album was on the 3rd album)...

Not really metal, but unless Dave Hlubeck is back in full time, Molly Hatchet hasn't had the original lineup in quite some time....

[J-Dubya 777]

Originally Posted by ...AndTimeBegan

Way off. Usually bands with one guy in charge have the most unstable lineups (Iced Earth, Death, Into Eternity, Necrophagist, etc)..

Not necessarily way off.... How do you explain like Jorn (Lande), Freak Kitchen, & Symphony X? Stats can be twisted to fit ANY equation...