What type of group does Umphrey's McGee and Iron Maiden have in common?
Umphrey's McGee Umphrey's McGee is an American jam band originally from South Bend, Indiana. The band's approach shares many elements with groups like Phish and the Grateful Dead such as varying set lists, improvisation, playing two sets per night, and allowing fans to tape concerts, they are much more influenced musically by progressive rock artists such as King Crimson, Yes, Pink Floyd, Frank Zappa, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, and early Genesis, as well as heavy metal bands such as Iron Maiden and Van Halen. The band also identifies The Police, The Beatles, and Led Zeppelin as primary influences. UM experiments with many musical styles, including rock, metal, funk, jazz, blues, electronic, bluegrass, and folk.
Iron Horse (band) Iron Horse is a Bluegrass band from Killen, Alabama, USA. They are known for performing and recording bluegrass cover versions of rock songs, particularly their bluegrass treatments of heavy metal songs popularized by Metallica. The band has two tracks on the tribute album "", which also features David Lee Roth, among other artists. They have recently been working on self-produced material and in October 2009 released an all original Christmas project called "Small Town Christmas".