Simon Wright
Simon Wright (born June 19, 1963 in Alden near Manchester , Great Britain ) is a British musician .
From 1983 to 1990 he was the drummer of the Australian hard rock band AC / DC . He also played in the heavy metal band Dio .
Career
Wright was selected from hundreds of applicants as the new drummer after Phil Rudd left AC / DC after responding to an ad "Drummer wanted" in Melody Maker . He made his tour debut on the Flick-of-the-Switch tour, which ran through the United States from October to December 1983 .
He played with AC / DC Sonor Phonic Plus Drums.
In early 1990, Wright left AC / DC and joined the group Dio . The band was temporarily dissolved shortly afterwards by Ronnie James Dio .
Wright later joined the American band Rhino Bucket , which plays a style comparable to AC / DC.
Then he was hired as a drummer with UFO , played there until 1998. In that year UFO disbanded and Wright came back to Dio, where he stayed until the band split up in 2010.
He is currently touring as the drummer in the solo band of ex Judas Priest and Iced Earth singer Tim Owens . He also played the drum parts for a large number of the songs on Tim "Ripper" Owen's solo album, Play my Game (2009).
Bands
- until 1980 Torah Torah
- 1980-1981 A II Z
- 1982-1983 Tytan
- 1983-1990 AC / DC
- 1990-1991 Dio
- 1994-1995 Rhino Bucket
- 1995-1998 UFO
- 1998-2010 Dio
- 2009 Tim Ripper Owens
- since 2011 Dio Disciples
- since 2013 Geoff Tate 's Queensryche / from 2014 name change to Operation: Mindcrime
- since 2013: Hellion
Discography
- from the time with AC / DC
- 1985 Fly on the Wall
- 1986 Who Made Who
- 1988 Blow Up Your Video
- from the time with Dio
- 1990 Lock Up the Wolves
- 2000 Magica
- 2002 Killing the Dragon
- 2004 Master of the Moon
- from the time with Rhino Bucket
- 1994 PAIN
- 2007 PAIN & Suffering
- 2009 The Hardest Town
- from the time with John Norum
- 1996 Worlds Away
- from the time with Mogg / Way
- 1999 Chocolate Box
- from the time with Tim "Ripper" Owens
- 2009 Play My Game
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wright, Simon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British drummer for the Australian hard rock band AC / DC |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 19, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Alden , UK |