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Bob Rock

Bob Rock

Real/full name:
Robert Jens Rock
Age:
69 (born Apr 19th, 1954)
Place of birth:
Canada (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
Gender:
Male

Biography

Not to be confused with metal singer Rob Rock.

A Canadian musician, sound engineer, and record producer, best known for producing bands such as Aerosmith, The Cult, Bon Jovi, Mötley Crüe, 311, Metallica, Our Lady Peace, The Offspring and Bush.

Bob took on a 6-week "recording basics" course, which got him the job at Little Mountain studio, where he mostly did commercials. He started ...

Trivia

Rockhead was a short-lived hard rock band. They opened for Bon Jovi.

Gibson guitars have made a Gibson Les Paul to Bob's specifications.

Bob first sat in on bass with Metallica when Jason Newsted did not show up for the pre-production sessions of the "I Disappear" song. When Jason left, Metallica asked him to fill in on bass again, while they worked on the songs and album. In this way he ...

Paul Hyde and the Payolas

Guitars (1985-1986)

Rock and Hyde

Guitars (1987-1988, 2003-2004)

Rockhead

Guitars, Vocals (backing) (1991-1993)

The Payola$

Guitars (1978-1985, 2004-2008)

Metallica

Bass (2002-2003)

Metallica

2000 I Disappear (Single) Bass
2003 St. Anger Bass
2003 St. Anger (Single) Bass
2003 Frantic (Single) Bass
2004 The Unnamed Feeling (Single) Bass
2004 Some Kind of Monster (EP) Bass
2010 Six Feet Down Under (Live album) Bass

Mötley Crüe

1989 Dr. Feelgood Vocals (backing) (tracks 2, 4, 8), Bass (track 11)
1994 Mötley Crüe Guitars (rhythm, acoustic), Mandolin

Hell 'n' Back

2005 Demo'n Supremacy Engineering (as "Bob Lock")

Jason Becker

2008 Collection (Compilation) Producer

Krokus

1984 The Video Blitz (Video) Mixing
1984 The Blitz Engineering

Metallica

1991 Enter Sandman (Single) Producer
1991 Metallica Producer
1991 The Unforgiven (Single) Producer
1992 Nothing Else Matters (Single) Producer (track 1)
1992 Wherever I May Roam (Single) Producer (track 1)
1993 Sad but True (Single) Producer (tracks 1, 2)
1996 Until It Sleeps (Single) Producer (track 1)
1996 Load Producer
1996 Hero of the Day (Single) Producer (track 1)
1996 Mama Said (Single) Producer (tracks 1, 4)
1997 King Nothing (Single) Producer (track 1)
1997 The Memory Remains (Single) Producer (track 1)
1997 Reload Producer
1998 The Unforgiven II (Single) Producer (track 1)
1998 Fuel (Single) Producer (track 1)
1998 Turn the Page (Single) Producer (track 1)
1998 Garage Inc. Producer
1999 Whiskey in the Jar (Single) Producer (track 1)
1999 Die Die My Darling (Single) Producer (track 1)
1999 Nothing Else Matters (Single) Producer
1999 S&M (Live album) Engineering, Producer
1999 S&M (Video) Engineering, Producer
2000 No Leaf Clover (Single) Producer, Engineering
2000 I Disappear (Single) Mixing, Engineering, Producer
2003 St. Anger Mixing, Producer, Recording
2003 St. Anger (Single) Producer
2003 Frantic (Single) Producer
2004 The Unnamed Feeling (Single) Producer (track 1)
2009 The Metallica Collection (Boxed set) Producer
2020 All Within My Hands (Live) / Nothing Else Matters (Live) (Single) Songwriting (track 1)
2020 Moth into Flame (Live) (Single) Songwriting (tracks 2 & 4)
2020 For Whom the Bell Tolls (live) (Single) Songwriting (tracks 3 & 5)
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Mötley Crüe

1989 Dr. Feelgood Producer, Recording
1994 Hooligan's Holiday (Single) Producer, Mixing
1994 Mötley Crüe Mixing, Songwriting (track 6), Producer
2004 If I Die Tomorrow (Single) Producer
2005 Red, White & Crue (Compilation) Engineering, Mixing, Producer
2005 Carnival of Sins - Live (Video) Mixing
2006 Carnival of Sins. Live (Live album) Producer

Skid Row

1995 Into Another (Single) Producer
1995 Subhuman Race Producer
1995 My Enemy (Single) Producer
1995 Breakin' Down (Part 2) (Single) Producer
1995 Breakin' Down (Single) Producer
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