---
title: "Nelson"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/nelson"
genre: "More Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1989
---

# Nelson

**Nelson** is a more metal band, from United States, active 1989 to present.

Nelson is an American hard rock duo consisting of brothers Matthew and Gunnar Nelson. They are the twin sons of Rick Nelson and Kristin Nelson. The duo achieved success during the early 1990s with their debut album After the Rain, that included "(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection".

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_(duo)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Nelson |
| Genre | More Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Santa Monica, United States |
| Formed | 1989 |
| Releases in catalog | 11 |

## Genres

[More Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/other-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bobby Rock](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bobby-rock) |  |  | Current |
| [Gunnar Nelson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/gunnar-nelson) |  |  | Current |
| [Matthew Nelson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/matthew-nelson) |  |  | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1990 | [After the Rain](https://themetalnet.com/album/a8aeda76-ef7f-32c7-b541-e0ddb34fc75e) | Album |
| 1995 | [Because They Can](https://themetalnet.com/album/889283f4-36d6-3d23-8465-a18c80b593e6) | Album |
| 1996 | [Imaginator](https://themetalnet.com/album/c40130ab-8920-32ac-9535-8a6c5f13ae82) | Album |
| 1996 | [This Christmas Too](https://themetalnet.com/album/a68fade0-3c6c-4c5c-b2cb-79fd9206cb10) | Album |
| 1997 | [The Silence Is Broken](https://themetalnet.com/album/0b5cf110-6028-39b0-a6fb-d013f24d3c9f) | Album |
| 1999 | [Life](https://themetalnet.com/album/79dec572-2a6d-3031-bcc3-1e987930d01d) | Album |
| 2000 | [Brother Harmony](https://themetalnet.com/album/4d6ac431-13be-32d0-99f2-928ad71d2e5e) | Album |
| 2010 | [Before the Rain](https://themetalnet.com/album/594df18c-0006-4f0e-ac22-80ab34c317d1) | Album |
| 2010 | [Lightning Strikes Twice](https://themetalnet.com/album/ff14509d-c992-4998-a046-cfce97c5b425) | Album |
| 2015 | [Peace Out](https://themetalnet.com/album/94e6c3a9-9279-4044-a974-c67bae2b6724) | Album |
| 2015 | [This Christmas](https://themetalnet.com/album/1cc750cc-d339-44ec-952f-4a155f4901ea) | Album |

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- [Poison](https://themetalnet.com/band/poison-c79c43d4) (listened together)
- [Skid Row](https://themetalnet.com/band/skid-row) (listened together)
- [Van Halen](https://themetalnet.com/band/van-halen) (listened together)
- [Scorpions](https://themetalnet.com/band/scorpions) (listened together)
- [Bon Jovi](https://themetalnet.com/band/bon-jovi) (listened together)
- [Cinderella](https://themetalnet.com/band/cinderella) (listened together)
- [FireHouse](https://themetalnet.com/band/firehouse) (listened together)
- [Guns N’ Roses](https://themetalnet.com/band/guns-n-roses) (listened together)
- [Warrant](https://themetalnet.com/band/warrant) (listened together)
- [KISS](https://themetalnet.com/band/kiss) (listened together)
- [Ozzy Osbourne](https://themetalnet.com/band/ozzy-osbourne) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5jJcbGPjjyEhAoU02ynHaA
- x: https://twitter.com/matthewandgun
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nelson_band/
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NELSONtheband
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3HEfEEQgrrjZ9qgBcwGOCQ

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/nelson](https://themetalnet.com/band/nelson). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt