There are at least 2 bands/artists with the name Grande 1) A Swedish Stoner Metal/Hard Rock Band 2) A Norwegian blues/soul/R&B artist 1) Grande ~ Stoner Metal from Sweden Thunderous trio Grande was originally formed back in the fall of 2008 by guitarist Kaveryd, bassgrinder Dingvall and previous drummer AW. In May of 2009 the band released their first promo and later that summer a number of stages in and around the Stockholm area got smashed and bashed by the groovy riffing that is the trademark of GRANDE.