DON ADKINS photographer
STEVEN ADLER drummer, Road Crew, Hollywood Rose, Guns N’ Roses
ROB AFFUSO drummer, Skid Row
JOHN AGNELLO assistant engineer, Twisted Sister, Stay Hungry; producer
JOEY ALLEN guitarist, Warrant
PHIL ALLOCCO guitarist, Law and Order
MICHAEL ANTHONY bassist, Van Halen
CARMINE APPICE drummer, Ozzy Osbourne
CHRISTINA APPLEGATE actress
MAX ASHER drummer, Quest, Warrant
SEBASTIAN BACH singer, Madam X, Skid Row
BRIAN BAKER guitarist, Minor Threat, Junkyard
FRANKIE BANALI (1951–2020) drummer, DuBrow, Quiet Riot
AL BANE leather designer
GINA BARSAMIAN booking agent, the Troubadour
REB BEACH guitarist, Winger
HOWARD BENSON producer, Bang Tango, Pretty Boy Floyd, Tuff
MARSHALL BERLE manager, Van Halen, Ratt
NUNO BETTENCOURT guitarist, Extreme
RODNEY BINGENHEIMER club owner, promoter, DJ
BOBBY BLOTZER drummer, Airborn, Dokken, Ratt
RACHEL BOLAN bassist, Godsend, Skid Row
MIKE BONE executive, Elektra Records
LIZZY BORDEN singer, Lizzy Borden
VITO BRATTA guitarist, Storm, Dreamer, White Lion
BRYN BRIDENTHAL publicist, Elektra Records, Capitol Records, Geffen Records
ERIC BRITTINGHAM bassist, Saints in Hell, Cinderella
JOSEPH BROOKS DJ, the Cathouse, Scream
RIC BROWDE producer, Poison, Faster Pussycat
“WILD” MICK BROWN drummer, the Boyz, Xciter, Dokken
RAY BROWN costume designer
STEVE BROWN guitarist, Trixter
CLIFF BURNSTEIN manager, Def Leppard, Dokken, Tesla, Metallica
MISSI CALLAZZO DJ, WSOU; executive, Megaforce Records
MARC CANTER owner, Canter’s Deli; Slash’s childhood friend
JERRY CANTRELL guitarist, Alice in Chains
JOEY CATHCART guitarist, Strange Agent, the Nelsons, Nelson
CARLOS CAVAZO guitarist, Snow, Quiet Riot
BILLY CHILDS bassist, Britny Fox
PHIL COLLEN guitarist, Girl, Def Leppard
AL COLLINS bassist, Plain Jane
ALICE COOPER solo artist
FRED COURY drummer, Chastain, London, Cinderella
DAVID COVERDALE singer, Whitesnake
MICK CRIPPS guitarist, L.A. Guns
JUAN CROUCIER bassist, Dokken, Ratt
BOBBY DALL bassist, Paris, Poison
GREG D’ANGELO drummer, White Lion
STEVE DARROW bassist, Hollywood Rose
“DIZZY” DEAN DAVIDSON singer, guitarist, Britny Fox
ROB DE LUCA bassist, Spread Eagle
WARREN DeMARTINI guitarist, Ratt
C.C. DEVILLE guitarist, Screamin’ Mimi’s, Poison
JERRY DIXON bassist, Risk, Warrant
DON DOKKEN singer, Airborn, Dokken
CHRIS DOLIBER bassist, Madam X
TAIME DOWNE singer, Faster Pussycat; co-owner, the Cathouse
JEFF DUNCAN guitarist, Odin
BOBBY “BLITZ” ELLSWORTH singer, Overkill
KEVIN ESTRADA photographer
GLENN FEIT engineer, Mötley Crüe, Too Fast for Love
MICKEY FINN singer, Jetboy
HEIDI ROBINSON FITZGERALD publicist
JASON FLOM executive, Atlantic Records
LITA FORD guitarist, the Runaways; solo artist
BRIAN “DAMAGE” FORSYTHE guitarist, Kix
KIM FOWLEY (1939–2015) impresario, producer, L.A. scenester
ACE FREHLEY guitarist, Kiss, Frehley’s Comet; solo artist
JAY JAY FRENCH guitarist, Twisted Sister
LONN FRIEND editor, RIP magazine; journalist; author, Life on Planet Rock, Sweet Demotion
JANET GARDNER singer, guitarist, Vixen
ROB GARDNER drummer, Pyrrhus, L.A. Guns, Hollywood Rose, Guns N’ Roses
KELLY GARNI bassist, Quiet Riot
CHRIS GATES guitarist, Junkyard
DAYLE GLORIA co-owner, Scream
DANNY GOLDBERG manager, Nirvana
RON GOUDIE (1952–2020) producer, Enigma Records
LIZZIE GREY (1958–2019) guitarist, Sister, London
ALEX GROSSI booking agent, Vince Neil, Slaughter, Vixen, Kix, Faster Pussycat, Nelson; guitarist, Quiet Riot
TRACII GUNS guitarist, Pyrrhus, Guns N’ Roses, L.A. Guns
CHRIS HAGER guitarist, Mickey Ratt, Rough Cutt
ROSS HALFIN photographer
VICKY HAMILTON consultant, Mötley Crüe, Stryper; manager, Poison, Guns N’ Roses, Faster Pussycat; author, Appetite for Dysfunction: A Cautionary Tale
FRANK HANNON guitarist, Tesla
BRET HARTMAN executive, CBS Records, MCA Records
BILL HEIN co-owner, Greenworld Distribution, Enigma Records
WES HEIN co-owner, Greenworld Distribution, Enigma Records
BEAU HILL producer, Ratt, Kix, Alice Cooper, Twisted Sister, Warrant, Winger
SCOTTI HILL guitarist, Godsend, Skid Row
DARYN HINTON manager, financial backer, Stryper
CHRIS HOLMES guitarist, Sister, W.A.S.P.
JIMMY HOYSON recording engineer, Warrant, Winger
HOWIE HUBBERMAN owner, Guitars R Us; manager, Poison
BRAD HUNT executive, Elektra Records
WAYNE ISHAM video director
RANDY JACKSON singer, guitarist, Zebra
RAMI JAFFEE keyboardist, Quest, the Wallflowers, Foo Fighters
JOHN JANSEN producer, Britny Fox, Cinderella
DAVE JELLISON bassist, Mickey Ratt
JOHN KALODNER executive, Geffen Records
DEEDEE KEEL booking agent, Whisky a Go Go
RON KEEL singer, Steeler, Keel
TOM KEIFER singer, guitarist, Saints in Hell, Cinderella
MARK KENDALL guitarist, Dante Fox, Great White
AVI KIPPER engineer, Hit City West
MARK KNIGHT guitarist, Bang Tango
ALLEN KOVAC manager, Vixen, L.A. Guns, Lita Ford
RICK KRIM executive, MTV
JEFF LABAR guitarist, Cinderella
BLACKIE LAWLESS singer, guitarist, bassist, Sister, London, W.A.S.P.
JAKE E. LEE guitarist, Ratt, Rough Cutt, Ozzy Osbourne
GREG LEON guitarist, Suite 19, DuBrow, Dokken
JOE LESTÉ singer, Bang Tango
JOSH LEWIS guitarist, Warrant; solo artist
BEN LIEMER editor, Circus magazine
JAMES LOMENZO bassist, White Lion
GEORGE LYNCH guitarist, the Boyz, Xciter, Dokken, Lynch Mob
KRISTY “KRASH” MAJORS guitarist, Pretty Boy Floyd
YNGWIE MALMSTEEN guitarist, Steeler; solo artist
MICK MARS guitarist, White Horse, Vendetta, Mötley Crüe
LARRY MAZER manager, Cinderella, Nelson, Kiss
DOC MCGHEE manager, Mötley Crüe, Bon Jovi, Skid Row, Scorpions; co-organizer, Moscow Music Peace Festival
DUFF MCKAGAN bassist, Road Crew, Guns N’ Roses
KLAUS MEINE singer, Scorpions
DAVE MENIKETTI singer, guitarist, Y&T
JIM MERLIS publicist, Geffen Records
JOHN MEZACAPPA road manager, Plain Jane, Warrant
BRET MICHAELS singer, Paris, Poison
MICHAEL MONROE singer, Hanoi Rocks
BOB NALBANDIAN journalist
STAS NAMIN co-organizer, Moscow Music Peace Festival
DAVE NAVARRO guitarist, Jane’s Addiction
VINCE NEIL singer, Rockandi, Mötley Crüe
GUNNAR NELSON drummer, Strange Agent, the Nelsons; singer, guitarist, Nelson
MATTHEW NELSON singer, bassist, Strange Agent, the Nelsons, Nelson
ALAN NIVEN executive, Greenworld Distribution, Enigma Records; manager, Guns N’ Roses, Great White
EDDIE “FINGERS” OJEDA guitarist, Twisted Sister
OZZY OSBOURNE Ozzy! Ozzy!
SHARON OSBOURNE manager, Ozzy Osbourne, Lita Ford
RICHARD PAGE session vocalist, Mötley Crüe, Twisted Sister; singer, bassist, Mr. Mister
STEPHEN PEARCY singer, Mickey Ratt, Ratt
JENNIFER PERRY L.A.-based booking agent
MAXINE PETRUCCI guitarist, Madam X
ROXY PETRUCCI drummer, Madam X, Vixen
PETER PHILBIN executive, Elektra Records
MICHAEL PINTER photographer
JACK PONTI producer, songwriter
SPENCER PROFFER owner, Pasha Records; producer, Quiet Riot, W.A.S.P.
STEPHEN QUADROS drummer, Snow
STEVIE RACHELLE singer, Tuff
RIKI RACHTMAN co-owner, the Cathouse; MTV VJ; Headbangers Ball host
BRUNO RAVEL bassist, Hot Shot, White Lion, Danger Danger
LAURA REINJOHN L.A. scenester
KELLE RHOADS musician; Randy Rhoads’ brother
HEIDI MARGOT RICHMAN costume designer
KANE ROBERTS guitarist, Alice Cooper
BOBBY ROCK drummer, Vinnie Vincent Invasion, Nelson
RIKKI ROCKETT drummer, Paris, Poison
SHARE ROSS bassist, Vixen
DAVID LEE ROTH singer, Van Halen; solo artist
KEITH ROTH musician; radio personality, SiriusXM; Electric Ballroom host
BILLY ROWE guitarist, Jetboy
JACK RUSSELL singer, Dante Fox, Great White
DAVE “SNAKE” SABO guitarist, Steel Fortune, Skid Row
RUDY SARZO bassist, Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne
FRED SAUNDERS tour security, Mötley Crüe, Bon Jovi
MADELYN SCARPULLA radio promotion, product manager, Mercury/PolyGram Records; manager, Kix
RUDOLF SCHENKER guitarist, Scorpions
MITCH SCHNEIDER publicist
ANDY SECHER editor, Hit Parader magazine
DEREK SHULMAN executive, Mercury/PolyGram Records
GENE SIMMONS bassist, Kiss
NIKKI SIXX bassist, Sister, London, Mötley Crüe
JOHNNY “DUKE” SIZEMORE L.A. scenester, Cathouse regular
BRIAN SLAGEL owner, Metal Blade Records
MIKE SLAMER session guitarist
SLASH guitarist, Tidus Sloan, Road Crew, Hollywood Rose, Black Sheep, Guns N’ Roses
MARK SLAUGHTER singer, Vinnie Vincent Invasion, Slaughter
ROBIN SLOANE vice president, video, Elektra Records
MATT SMITH guitarist, Paris, Poison
DEE SNIDER singer, Twisted Sister
PENELOPE SPHEERIS director, The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
ERIC STACY bassist, Darling Cruel, Faster Pussycat
DANNY STANTON singer, Takashi; president, Coallier Entertainment
GREG STEELE guitarist, Faster Pussycat
JAIME ST. JAMES singer, Black ’N Blue
IZZY STRADLIN bassist, Shire; guitarist, Hollywood Rose, Guns N’ Roses
DANA STRUM bassist, Bad Axe, Vinnie Vincent Invasion, Slaughter
MICHAEL SWEET singer, guitarist, Roxx Regime, Stryper
ROBERT SWEET drummer, Roxx Regime, Stryper
STEVEN SWEET drummer, Plain Jane, Warrant
HUGH SYME graphic artist, Bon Jovi, Whitesnake, Warrant, Slaughter
ROB TANNENBAUM journalist; co-author, I Want My MTV
PAUL TAYLOR keyboardist, Alice Cooper, Winger
KIM THAYIL guitarist, Soundgarden
FLEUR THIEMEYER costume designer
MATT THORNE bassist, Ratt, Rough Cutt
BRAD TOLINSKI editor-in-chief, Guitar World magazine; co-author, Play It Loud: An Epic History of the Style, Sound, and Revolution of the Electric Guitar
TICO TORRES drummer, Bon Jovi
MIKE TRAMP singer, Mabel, Danish Lions, White Lion
EDDIE TRUNK A&R, Megaforce Records; radio personality; author, Eddie Trunk’s Essential Hard Rock and Heavy Metal
KATHERINE TURMAN journalist; co-author, Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal
ERIK TURNER guitarist, Warrant
STEVE VAI guitarist, David Lee Roth, Whitesnake; solo artist
ALEX VAN HALEN drummer, Van Halen
MIKE VARNEY producer; owner, Shrapnel Records
DONNIE VIE singer, Enuff Z’Nuff
MICHAEL WAGENER producer, mixer, Mötley Crüe, Dokken, Great White, Stryper, Poison, Skid Row, Extreme, White Lion, Warrant
CHRIS WEBER guitarist, Hollywood Rose
MARK WEISS photographer
TOM WERMAN producer, Mötley Crüe, Dokken, Twisted Sister, Poison, Kix, L.A. Guns, Junkyard, Stryper, Lita Ford
STEVE WEST drummer, Hot Shot, Danger Danger
TOM WHALLEY executive, Capitol Records
MICHAEL WHITE singer, the Boyz, London
STEVE WHITEMAN singer, Kix
KIP WINGER bassist, Alice Cooper; singer, bassist, Winger
ZAKK WYLDE guitarist, Zyris, Ozzy Osbourne
GINA ZAMPARELLI (1959–2018) L.A. club promoter, booking agent
NEIL ZLOZOWER photographer