Dead Kennedys initiated by his former Dead Kennedys band mates over songwriting credits and unpaid royalties. In 2001, the band reformed without Biafra; various singers have since been recruited for vocal duties. Dead Kennedys formed in June 1978 in San Francisco, California, when East Bay Ray (Raymond Pepperell) advertised for bandmates in the newspaper "The Recycler", after seeing a ska-punk show at Mabuhay Gardens in San Francisco. The original band lineup consisted of Jello Biafra (Eric Reed Boucher) on vocals, East Bay Ray on guitar, Klaus Flouride (Geoffrey Lyall) on bass, 6025 (Carlos Cadona) on rhythm guitar and Ted (Bruce Slesinger) on
A Tribute to Sonata Arctica A Tribute to Sonata Arctica A Tribute to Sonata Arctica is a Sonata Arctica cover album released through independent Scottish record label Ouergh Records. Originating as a Kickstarter project, the crowd-funding effort raised £5946.00 towards creation of the album. Various established bands within the power metal and symphonic metal genres participated on the album, including Xandria, Stream of Passion and Van Canto. The album also features the first studio recording by the band Timeless Miracle since 2005 album "Into The Enchanted Chamber". Pasi Kauppinen of Sonata Arctica also mastered the release, with artwork being created by Jan Yrlund. "A Tribute