Nugent, Ted, 23
Numan, Gary, 26
Number of the Beast (Iron Maiden album), 211
Numm, 144
O’Brien, Walter, 48
Orange Tree Resort, Phoenix, Arizona, 116
Osbourne, Ozzy, 39, 179
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Jackson, Minnesota, 4
Owens, Tim (aka “Ripper” Owens), 165, 166, 181
Ozzfest, 125
Pantera, 48, 81, 106, 107, 108, 109
Pappitto, Frank, 56
“Paranoid” (Black Sabbath song), 115
Parker, Charlie, 51
Pastorius, Jaco, 29, 45
Paul Lynde Halloween Special, 11
“Peace Sells,” 58, 61, 82
Peace Sells . . . but Who’s Buying?, 38, 45, 58, 59, 61, 66, 67, 68, 82, 97, 218
Pearl (drums brand), 5
Pearl Jam, 119
Peavey Electronics, 23, 123, 145, 145, 147, 148, 150, 151, 154, 155, 159, 160, 161, 163, 169, 178, 183, 189, 196, 197
Peavey, Hartley, 146
Peavey, Mary, 145
Peters Brothers, 13
Phase Four Studios, Tempe, Arizona, 117
Phillips, Ricky, 161
Phoenix, Arizona, 116, 117, 118, 121, 122, 123, 124, 139, 151, 157, 161, 169, 182, 186
Pitrelli, Al, 135, 136, 139
Placidyl, 68
Poland, Chris, 48, 49, 51, 52, 54, 55, 58, 59, 68, 138
Portnoy, Mike, 185
Powell, Cozy, 45
Power Metal (Pantera album), 82
Power Plant Studio, 103
Prager, Bud, 121, 122, 129, 130, 136, 137
Presley, Elvis, 6
Primer 55, 153
“Prince of Darkness,” 220
“Prophecy,” (Soulfly song), 153
Prophecy (Soulfly album), 153, 154
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, 133
Rainbow (band), 39, 179
Rainbow Bar and Grill, 68, 69
Ramones, 88, 180
Ratt, 66
“Rattlehead,” 196
Rausch, Lee, 45, 48
Rawls, Keith, 61, 66
Reagan, Ronald, 4
Record Plant (studio), 53
Red Hot Chili Peppers, 67, 162
Reeves, Jesse, 173, 174
Reformation, 174
Regnier, Gary, 5
Renault, Mike, 121, 122, 136, 137
Renegade (band), 32, 33
Reynolds, Jay, 69, 70
Reznor, Trent, 106
Rickenbacker 4001 bass guitar, 5, 23
Riendeau, Ray, 122
RIP (magazine), 87
Risk, 39, 119, 130, 131, 132, 136, 137, 152, 204, 219
Ritz, New York City (club), 77
River City Band, The, 12
Rivera, James, 160, 221
Riverside Elementary School, 12
Rizzo, Marc, 153, 165
Roadrunner Records, 144
Robbins, Tony, 204
Robinson, Ross, 158
Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp, 163, 164
Rock and Roll Over (KISS tour), 10
Rock House Method, 163, 165
Rock in Rio festival, 101
Rock, Kid, 147
Rock Star (movie), 138
Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem tour, 198
Rocky, 29
Roth, David Lee, 38, 109
Rude Awakening, 139, 220
“Running with the Devil” (Van Halen song), 36
Rush, 13, 29, 30, 212
Rust in Peace, 7, 78, 79, 89, 96, 97, 99, 100, 116, 118, 121, 125, 133, 135, 165, 185, 189, 190, 195, 197, 218
“Rust in Peace . . . Polaris,” 78, 83
Salter, Don, 157, 158
Saltmine Studios, 157, 221
Samuelson, Gar, 48, 49, 51, 55, 56, 58, 59, 66, 68
Sanctuary Records, 136, 137, 138, 140, 148, 154, 220
San Diego, California, 182, 187
San Fernando Valley, 80, 83, 116
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 66
Santiago, Chile, 166
Savage, Rick, 26
Savatage, 71
Scarface, 54
Schaller, David (David Ellefson’s stage name), 26
Scheithauer, Peter (aka Pierre Mougenot), 160, 161, 221
Schmidt, Brad, 33, 36, 42
Schunk, Pat, 116
Scorpions, 29, 33, 109
Scottsdale, Arizona, 94, 110, 111, 126, 139, 140, 152, 154, 182, 197, 204, 205
“Self Destruct,” 46
Senior Mentoring Program (SMP), 201
Sepultura, 167
“Set the World Afire,” 38, 46
Sex Pistols, 180, 218
Shadows Fall, 165
Shepherd of the Desert Lutheran Church and School, Arizona, 175, 176
Shocker (movie), 85
“Shout It Out Loud” (KISS song), 6
Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, 105
Sid and Nancy (movie), 76
Silverlake, California, 63, 65
Simi Valley, California, 220
Simmons, Gene, 6, 7, 14
Sinatra, Nancy, 55
Sinclair, Steve, 57
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 9, 10, 27, 177
Sixx, Nikki, 37, 73-74
Skid Row, 109
“Skin o’ My Teeth,” 118
Slagel, Brian, 48, 105
Slash, 71, 73, 79, 163
Slaughter, Mark, 163
Slayer, 46, 47, 63, 100, 101, 160, 181, 191, 196, 209
Slipknot, 126, 147
Small, Dave, 151, 158
Smallwood, Rod, 104, 121, 136
Smiley, Billy, 152, 158, 161
So Far, So Good . . . So What!, 38, 61, 68, 70, 71, 73, 74, 80, 84, 98, 218
Sofia, Bulgaria, 196
Some Kind of Monster (movie), 118
Somers, Andy, 57, 59
Sonisphere Festival, 181
Soulfly, 153, 154, 165
Soundcheck rehearsal complex, Nashville, 123
Spencer, Iowa, 1
Spheeris, Penelope, 67, 68
Springsteen, Bruce, 130
Spungen, Nancy, 87
Spyro Gyra, 29
Staley, Lane, 101
Stanley, Dr. Charles, 35
Starbucks, 140, 154, 195
Steele, Dale, 144
Sting, 26
Studio City, 82, 86, 116
Styx, 4, 162
“Sudden Death,” 184, 189
Suicidal Tendencies, 100
Sunset Boulevard, 68, 73, 79, 109
Sunset Strip, 59
Super Collider, 199, 220
Survivor (Fairmont, Minnesota band), 25, 26
Sweet, The, 4
Symphony in Red, 152
“Symphony of Destruction,” 188
Tampa, Florida, 162
Tange, Dwight, 4
Tange, Pastor, 4
Tank, 28
Taylor, Phil, 48
Tempe, Arizona, 117, 153
Temple of Brutality, 160, 196, 221
Testament, 100, 101
Thaler, Doug, 76, 109, 110
That One Night: Live In Buenos Aires, 161
The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience, 115
The Decline of Western Civilization: The Metal Years, 67, 68
The Heroin Diaries, 73
The Old Made New (Scott Wesley Brown album), 152
The Reckoning (F5 album), 221
“These Boots Are Made for Walkin’,” 55, 67, 164
“The Skull Beneath the Skin,” 46
The World Needs a Hero, 137, 138, 139, 220
Thirteen, 198, 220
Thornton, Blair, 5
Timmons, Bob, 78, 83, 86
Tomlin, Chris, 173, 174
Top Rock Development Corporation, 110
“Tornado of Souls,” 78, 83
Tower Records, Hollywood, 59, 79
Toz, 14, 21, 22, 23, 28, 30
Track Record Studios, 82
“Train of Consequences,” 118, 119
Tra
ns-Siberian Orchestra, 139, 152
Troubadour (club), 44
Trujillo, Robert, 190
Trump, Donald, 17
Trunk, Eddie, 185
“Trust,” 124, 131
Tucson, Arizona, 139
Turner, Fred, 5
Tusa, Jim, 11
Twain, Shania, 122
Twister (movie), 151
Two and a Half Men (TV show), 67
Tyler, Steven, 83, 107, 108
Udo, Mr., 137
Ulrich, Lars, 66, 67, 138
University of Phoenix, 159
Urban, Keith, 131
Uriah Heep, 10, 148
“Use the Man,” 122
Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Van Nuys, 74, 76, 78
Van Halen, 25, 36, 38
Van Halen, Eddie, 26
Van Zant, Johnny, 32
Venom, 28
Veterans’ Auditorium (Des Moines, Iowa), 6
VH1, 138, 177
Vic & the Rattleheads, 124
Vicious, Sid, 51, 76
Ving, Lee, 67
Vintage Recorders Studio, Phoenix, 118, 121, 122
Wagener, Michael, 71
W.A.S.P., 44
Waters Club, San Pedro, California, 48
Waters, Jeff, 82
Weather Report, 29
Westwood One, 124
Whiteheart, 152
White Zombie, 106, 109
Who, The, 73
Williamson, Marianne, 204
Windom, Minnesota, 28, 29, 33
Winfrey, Oprah, 204
Winger, Kip, 164
WLS radio station, 4
Wolfman Jack, 13
Wood, Steve, 137
World Trade Center attacks, 9/11/2001, 138, 139
Worthington Music (store in Minnesota), 7
Yankee Stadium, New York, 198
Yanni, 31
Yes (band), 19
Young, Jeff, 70, 71, 138
Youthanasia, 109, 111, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 124, 136, 145, 219
Zane, Mick, 117
Zodiac (Peavey bass series), 151
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1. Ellefson, David, 1964– 2. Megadeth (Musical group) 3. Bass guitarists—United States—Biography 4. Rock musicians—United States—Biography. 5. Heavy metal (Music)—History and criticism. I. McIver, Joel. II. Title.
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