Queen, Gary Cherone and Tony Iommi三者扛鼎之作,Tony Iommi是Black Sabbath樂隊吉他手。如果要選擇是哪個樂手第一個將樂器變成一件重型武器的話,非Tony Iommi莫數。他的音樂就好比是將基本的電聲布魯斯樂句放進了一個絞碎機,從另一端飛出的是許許多多不規則的碎沫。盡管Iommi的按弦的手失去了一根手指,但這絲毫不影響他的吉他的喧囂,Black Sabbath的音樂影響了后來很多支重搖滾樂隊。他與樂隊一起發行了超過30張專輯,賣出了8千萬張唱片,其中有20張白金唱片,14張金唱片。2005年11月, BLACK SABBATH 入主英國音樂名人堂,2006年3月,樂隊入主美國搖滾名人堂。 2007年7月6日,Ozzy Osbourne成為了第一位獲得英國星光大道榮譽的藝術家。
Gary Cherone grew up as a fraternal twin in the early sixties in Malden, Massachusetts. Originally excelling in sports, Cherone set his sights on a professional basketball career. Unfortunately, a serious knee injury thwarted such dreams. From there, he let his love of music be his guiding light and influence. While working at a car rental shop in his hometown, Cherone formed a cover band called Myth in 1978, performing songs around Boston by The Who, Queen and Rolling Stones. In 1979, the musician formed another band called Myth with guitarist Paul Geary. In 1981, Cherone and Geary moved on to create another group called The Dream. This pop rock and metal band won top prize on MTV's Basement Tapes, a video contest for unsigned bands. With Cherone on lead vocals, The Dream recorded a self-titled six-song album on Toppe Records. But by 1985, a local television station bought the rights to the band's name, resulting in Extreme. From 1985 to 1996, Cherone was lead vocalist for the internationally famous rock group, releasing hit singles like More Than Words. The band also performed at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert. Extreme disbanded in 1996 and Cherone briefly worked with Houndstooth, a jazz side project. But the group was shortly lived when Van Halen and its lead singer Sammy Hagar parted ways. Cherone became Van Halen's lead singer from 1996 to 1999. But Cherone left the band to form Tribe Of Judah. The group was nominated for Boston Music Awards, including Outstanding New Rock Band. In 2002, the singer released his debut solo effort The Anthropic Principal on Spitfire.