Extreme

Extreme is an American funk metal band, currently headed by frontman Gary Cherone and guitarist Nuno Bettencourt. The band reached the height of their popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s with original line-up Gary Cherone, Nuno Bettencourt, Paul Geary and Patrick Badger.

Extreme's musical influences include Van Halen, Queen, Aerosmith, and Led Zeppelin. The band played at The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992. Geary left the group in 1994 to form an artist management company, and Cherone joined Van Halen in 1996. The band has described their music as "funky metal" in the early days, but it would evolve much more in the mid-1990s by blending classic rock influences with post-grunge and alternative rock.

They have released five studio albums, two EPs (in Japan) and two compilation albums since their formation. The band was one of the most successful rock acts of the early 1990s, selling over 10 million albums worldwide. Extreme achieved their greatest success with their 1990 album Pornograffitti, which peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200, and was certified gold in May 1991 and double platinum in October 1992. That album featured the acoustic ballad single "More Than Words", which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.

Tours

 * Extreme Tour
 * Pornograffitti Tour
 * III Sides to Every Story Tour
 * Waiting for the Punchline Tour
 * 2004 Mini-Reunion Tour (Azores, Portugal)
 * 2005 Reunion Tour (Japan)
 * 2006 Reunion Mini-Tour (New England area, US)
 * Take Us Alive World Tour 2008
 * East Meets West Tour '09
 * Pornograffitti Live Tour 2014
 * Pornograffitti 25th Anniversary Tour 2015
 * 2016 Tour
 * 2017 Tour
 * 2018 Australian Tour with Mr. Big
 * 2019 Tour

Discography
Main article: Extreme discography
 * Extreme (1989)
 * Pornograffitti (1990)
 * III Sides to Every Story (1992)
 * Waiting for the Punchline (1995)
 * Saudades de Rock (2008)