Lineup Changes

They became the most successful heavy metal band in history, but not without the occasional personnel shift.

A chronicle of the fifteen lineup changes Judas Priest has undergone during their reign as one of metal's most influential and enduring bands.

Even more so than most bands, the course of Iron Maiden’s career has been affected and defined by a series of lineup changes — each of them challenging yet always overcome by their stalwart founder and leader Steve Harris. But perhaps best of all for fans interested in all things Maiden is how well these periodic personnel upheavals have been documented — even those that took place before the band

The Grateful Dead are an American institution, one of very few bands that did exactly what it wanted and still managed to be incredibly successful.

Pink Floyd made their legend with a series of '70s-era triumphs constructed by the David Gilmour / Nick Mason / Roger Waters / Richard Wright lineup.

For the last 45 years, ZZ Top has been the most dependable bands in rock and roll, sticking with the same three-man lineup while groups like the Rolling Stones, Black Sabbath and even AC/DC underwent a series of personnel changes. But did you know that in the brief time before the Little Ol’ Band from Texas settled on their current configuration, no less than three other people were in the group?

The Allman Brothers Band celebrates its 45th anniversary this year, an impressive milestone under the best of circumstances -- and as any fan could tell you, the Allmans have had to fight through more than their share of bad times along the way.

Genesis are best known these days for their string of glossy pop hits in the '80s. But their rock cred stretches back further than the hitmaking Tony Banks / Phil Collins / Mike Rutherford era. Most notably, there's the prog-centric version of the group from the '70s that also included Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett, but the band started, ironically enough, playing the kind of melodic pop that ev

They scored a string of multi-platinum albums and Top 40 hits, but had to deal with constant change behind the scenes.

Contrary to the mythology that’s surrounded them for nearly 40 years, the E Street Band were not always Bruce Springsteen’s group from before he became famous. They came together when Springsteen needed a band to record his 1973 debut album, ‘Greetings from Asbury Park, N...