Andrew MacDonald, a.k.a Duck MacDonald, is an American heavy metal/hard rock guitarist, who has played in several bands, the most well-known of which being Blue Cheer. Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that emerged as a defined musical style in the 1970s, having its roots in hard rock bands which, between 1967 and 1974, mixed blues and rock to create a hybrid with a thick, heavy, guitar-and-drums-centered sound, characterised by the... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. ... Blue Cheer was a San Francisco-based rock group of the late 1960s and early 1970s, who helped to pioneer heavy metal music. ...

He started playing in various bands around New York. In 1980 he was asked to join Shakin Street, replacing guitarist Ross the Boss. Shakin Street toured the U.S., supporting Black Sabbath and Blue Öyster Cult on the Black and Blue tour. Following this and a tour of France, Shakin Street broke up. Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Ross The Boss Ross Friedman (born New York City) is a guitarist best known as a founding member of both the punk band The Dictators and the Heavy Metal band Manowar. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... Blue Öyster Cult is an American psychedelic/heavy metal band formed in the late 1960s and active as of 2006. ...

MacDonald met with ex-Elf/Rainbow members Gary Driscoll and Craig Gruber, and started the band Bible Black. They recorded the album Ground Zero with singer Jeff Fenholt. After this, MacDonald and Driscoll worked with Anthrax producer Carl Canedy to put together the album Thrasher, with various other musicians. It was released in 1985. Cover of Elfs debut self-titled album Elf was a hard rock band founded in 1969 by singer Ronnie James Dio, guitarist Doug Thaler, keyboardist Micky Lee Soule, and drummer Gary Driscoll. ... Rainbow were a British progressive metal/hard rock band formed by Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore in 1975. ... Gary Driscoll (1946 to 1987) was an American R&B style rock drummer who performed in a number of successful bands from the 1960s until his violent death in 1987. ... Jeff Fenholt Jeffrey Craig Fenholt (born 1951) is a singer noted for his performance as the title character in the Broadway theatre adaptation of Jesus Christ Superstar. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

For the next three years he worked with various artists, such as David Feinstein, in his band The Rods, and Kim Simonds, in the Kim Simonds Band. In 1988 he was contacted by Blue Cheer bassist Dickie Peterson, and he joined them for the 1989 live album Blitzkreig over Nüremberg and 1990's Highlights and Lowlives, followed by a tour of the United States. In 1992 he quit Blue Cheer, being replaced with Dieter Saller, following which he built a recording studio and started the band Playground. Playground released several unsuccesful albums before he re-joined Blue Cheer in 1999. He has been playing with them ever since. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Blue Cheer was a San Francisco-based rock group of the late 1960s and early 1970s, who helped to pioneer heavy metal music. ... Dickie Peterson is the bassist and lead singer for Blue Cheer, he also recorded two solo albums:Child of the Darkness and Tramp. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...