Μπορεί σε κανέναν να μην αρέσουν οι αλλαγές, αλλά σε κάποιες περιπτώσεις είναι αναπόφευκτο.
Στην περίπτωση της μουσικής και ιδιαίτερα της Rock/Metal, οι «κολλημένοι» επιμένουν πως σαν τους πρώτους κανείς…
Και μπορεί να μην έχουν άδικο, αλλά αν δούμε τα πράγματα σφαιρικά, καμιά φορά ο νέος είναι… καλύτερος.
Ενδεχομένως να είναι και η «ανάγκη» για συνέχεια αυτό που χρειάζεται ένα συγκρότημα, η μουσική και φυσικά οι οπαδοί.
Ότι κι αν είναι, υπάρχουν κάποιες μπάντες που αν και δεν έχουν ορισμένα από τα αρχικά τους μέλη, δεν παύουν να είναι αξιόλογες!
Για παράδειγμα…
The Velvet Underground (1964)
Previous members
- Angus MacLise: 1965
- Willie Alexander: 1971–1972
- Walter Powers: 1970–1972
- Doug Yule: 1968–1973
- Sterling Morrison: 1965–1993
Last members
- Lou Reed: 1965-1996
- John Cale: 1965–1996
- Moe Tucker: 1965–1996
Yes (1968)
Previous members
- Chris Squire: 1968–1981, 1983–2015
- Jon Anderson: 1968–1980, 1983–1988, 1990–2008
- Bill Bruford: 1968–1972, 1990–1992
- Tony Kaye: 1968–1971, 1983, 1984–1994, touring 2018–2019
- Peter Banks: 1968–1970
- Tony O’Reilly: September – November 1968
- Rick Wakeman: 1971–1974, 1976–1980, 1990–1992, 1995–1997, 2002–2004
- Patrick Moraz: 1974–1976, touring 2018
- Trevor Horn: 1980–1981, 2018
- Trevor Rabin: 1983–1989, 1990–1994
- Eddie Jobson: 1983
- Igor Khoroshev: 1997–2000
- Benoit David: 2008–2012
- Oliver Wakeman: 2008–2011
Current members
- Steve Howe: 1970–1981, 1990–1992, 1995 – present
- Alan White: 1972–1981, 1983 – present
- Geoff Downes: 1980–1981, 2011 – present
- Billy Sherwood: 1997 – present
- Jon Davison: 2012 – present
Thin Lizzy (1969)
Previous members
- Phil Lynott: 1969–1983
- Brian Downey: 1969–1983, 1996–1998, 2010–2013
- Eric Bell: 1969–1973
- Eric Wrixon: 1969–1970
- Gary Moore: 1974, 1977, 1978–1979
- Brian Robertson: 1974–1978
- Snowy White: 1980–1982
- John Sykes: 1982–1983, 1996–2009
- Marco Mendoza: 1996–2003, 2005–2007, 2010–2013
- Tommy Aldridge: 1998–2003, 2007–2009
- Michael Lee: 2003–2007
- Guy Pratt: 2003
- Randy Gregg: 2003–2005
- Francesco DiCosmo: 2007–2009
- Vivian Campbell: 2010–2011
- Richard Fortus: 2011
- Ian Haugland: 2016
- Tom Hamilton: 2016–2017
Current members
- Scott Gorham: 1974–1983, 1996 – present
- Darren Wharton: 1980–1983, 1996–2001, 2010 – present
- Ricky Warwick: 2010 – present
- Damon Johnson: 2011 – present
- Scott Travis: 2016 – present
- Troy Sanders: 2019 – present
Quiet Riot (1975)
Previous members
- Kevin DuBrow: 1975–1979, 1982–1987, 1991–2003, 2004–2007 (until his death)
- Drew Forsyth: 1975–1979
- Randy Rhoads: 1975–1979
- Kelly Garni: 1975–1978
- Rudy Sarzo: 1978–1979, 1982–1985, 1987, 1997–2003
- Carlos Cavazo: 1982–1989, 1991–2003
- Frankie Banali: 1982–1989, 1993–2003, 2004–2007, 2010–2020 (until his death)
- Kjell Benner: 1985
- Paul Shortino: 1987–1989
- Sean McNabb: 1987–1989, 2006 (touring)
- Kenny Hillery: 1991–1994
- Pat Ashby: 1991
- Bobby Rondinelli: 1991–1993
- Matt Littell: 1995
- Tracii Guns: 2005–2006
- Mark Huff: 2010–2012
- Scott Vokoun: 2012–2013
- James Durbin: 2017–2019
- Seann Nicols: 2016–2017
Current members
- Chuck Wright: 1982, 1985–1987, 1994–1997, 2004–2006, 2006–2007, 2010 – present
- Alex Grossi: 2004–2005, 2006–2007, 2010 – present
- Jizzy Pearl: 2013–2016, 2019 – present
- Johnny Kelly: 2020 – present
Accept (1976)
Previous members
- Peter Baltes: 1976–1989, 1992–1997, 2005, 2009–2018
- Udo Dirkschneider: 1976–1987, 1992–1997, 2005
- Frank Friedrich: 1976–1979
- Gerhard Wahl: 1976–1978
- Jφrg Fischer: 1978–1982, 1984–1988
- Stefan Kaufmann: 1979–1989, 1992–1994
- Jan Koemmet: 1982
- Herman Frank: 1982–1984, 2005, 2009–2014
- Michael White: 1987
- Rob Armitage: 1987–1988
- David Reece: 1988–1989
- Jim Stacey: 1989
- Stefan Schwarzmann: 1994–1995, 2005, 2009–2014
- Michael Cartellone: 1995–1997
Current Members
- Wolf Hoffmann: 1976–1989, 1992–1997, 2005, 2009 – present
- Mark Tornillo: 2009 – present
- Uwe Lulis: 2015 – present
- Christopher Williams: 2015 – present
- Martin Motnik: 2019 – present
- Philip Shouse: 2019 – present
Savatage (1979)
Previous members
- Criss Oliva: 1978–1993; died 1993
- Steve “Doc” Wacholz: 1977, 1979–1993
- Keith “Thumper” Collins: 1981–1985
- Andy James: 1993
- Alex Skolnick: 1994
- Jack Frost: 2000–2001
- Damond Jiniya: 2001-2002
Current members
- Jon Oliva: 1980 – present
- Johnny Lee Middleton: 1986–2002, 2014 – present
- Chris Caffery: 1987 – present
- Zachary Stevens: 1992–2000, 2014 – present
- Jeff Plate: 1994–2002, 2014 – present
- Al Pitrelli: 1995–1999, 2002, 2014 – present
Napalm Death (1981)
Previous members
- Nicholas “Nik Napalm” Bullen: 1981–1986
- Miles “Rat” Ratledge: 1981–1985
- Simon “Si O” Oppenheimer: 1981–1982
- Graham “Grayhard” Robertson: 1982–1985
- Daryl “Daz F” Fedeski: 1982
- Finbar “Fin” Quinn: 1983–1984
- Marian Williams: 1984
- Damien Errington: 1985
- Justin Broadrick: 1985–1986
- Peter “P-Nut” Shaw: 1985
- Mick Harris: 1985–1991
- Jim Whitely: 1986–1987
- Frank Healy: 1986
- Bill Steer: 1987–1989
- Lee Dorrian: 1987–1989
- Jesse Pintado: 1989–2004
- Phil Vane: 1996–1997
- Erik Burke: 2015
- Jesper Liveröd: 2017
Current members
- Shane Embury: 1987 – present
- Mark “Barney” Greenway: 1989–1996, 1997 – present
- Danny Herrera: 1991 – present
- Mitch Harris: 1990 – present
Sepultura (1984)
Previous members
- Cássio: 1984
- Roberto UFO: 1984
- Beto Pinga: 1984
- Roberto ‘Gato’ Raffan: 1984
- Wagner Lamounier: 1984–1985
- Max Cavalera: 1984–1996
- Igor Cavalera: 1984–2006
- Julio Cesar Vieira Franco: 1985
- Jairo Guedz: 1985–1987
- Max Cavalera: 1985–1996
- Jean Dolabella: 2006–2011
Current members
- Paulo Jr.: 1984–present
- Andreas Kisser: 1987–present
- Derrick Green: 1998–present
- Eloy Casagrande: 2011–present
GWAR (1984)
Previous members
- Dave Brockie: 1985–2014 (until his death)
- Chris Bopst: 1985–1987
- Steve Douglas: 1985, 1987–1988
- Ben Eubanks: 1985
- Russ Bahorsky: 1985
- Sean Sumner: 1985
- Jim Thomson: 1985–1987, 1989
- Greg Ottinger: 1985–1987
- Ron Curry: 1985–1987
- Joe Annaruma: 1985–1986
- Tim Harriss: 1986, 1991, 1998–1999
- Dewey Rowell: 1987–1991
- Rob Mosby: 1987–1989
- Pete Luchter: 1989
- Pete Lee: 1992–1998
- Zach Blair: 1999–2002 (plus session guest 2013)
- Cory Smoot: 2002–2011 (until his death)
- Todd Evans: 2002–2008 (plus session guest 2013)
- Jamison Land: 2011–2019
- Kim Dylla: 2014–2015
Current members
- Mike Bishop: 1987–1993, 1998–1999, 2014 – present
- Mike Derks: 1988 – present
- Brad Roberts: 1989 – present
- Casey Orr: 1994–1997, 1999–2002, 2008–2011, 2019 – present
- Brent Purgason: 2012 – present
Opeth (1989)
Previous members
- David Isberg: 1989–1992
- Micke Bargström: 1989–1990
- Dan Nilsson: 1989–1990
- Martin Persson: 1989–1990
- Rille Even: 1989–1990
- Anders Nordin: 1990–1997
- Andreas Dimeo: 1990–1991
- Nick Döring: 1990–1991
- Kim Pettersson: 1991
- Johan De Farfalla: 1991, 1994–1997
- Peter Lindgren: 1991–2007
- Mattias Ander: 1992
- Stefan Guteklint: 1992–1994
- Martin Lopez: 1997–2006
- Per Wiberg: 2005–2011 (touring 2003–2005)
Current members
- Mikael Åkerfeldt: 1990 – present
- Martín Méndez: 1997 – present
- Martin “Ax” Axenrot: 2006 – present
- Fredrik Åkesson: 2007 – present
- Joakim Svalberg: 2011 – present
In Flames (1990)
Previous members
- Jesper Strömblad: 1990–2010
- Glenn Ljungström: 1993–1997
- Johan Larsson: 1993–1997
- Daniel Svensson: 1998–2015
- Peter Iwers: 1997–2016
- Joe Rickard: 2016–2019
Current members
- Björn Gelotte: 1995 – present
- Anders Fridén: 1995 – present
- Niclas Engelin: 1997–1998, 2011 – present
- Bryce Paul: 2017 – present
- Tanner Wayne: 2018 – present
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