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Sun Red Sun
Sun Red Sun
Origin	Jamestown, North Carolina, U.S.
Genres	Heavy metal, hard rock
Years active	1991–1994
Past members	Al B. Romano; Mike Starr; Bobby Rondinelli; Ray Gillen; John West

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Sun Red Sun was an American heavy metal project created by guitarist Al B. Romano. It also featured several prominent musicians: vocalists Ray Gillen of Badlands and Black Sabbath, and John West of Artension and Royal Hunt; drummer Bobby Rondinelli of Rainbow; bassists Mike Starr of Alice in Chains and John McCoy of Gillan; and lead guitarist Chris Caffery of Savatage and Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

Personnel[edit]

Vocals: Ray Gillen, John West, Al B. Romano
Guitar: Romano, Chris Caffery
Bass guitar: John McCoy, Mike Starr, Romano
Drums: Mike Sciotto, Bobby Rondinelli

Discography[edit]

Sun Red Sun[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Know a Place"	4:21
2.	"Hard Life"	3:21
3.	"Outrageous"	3:13
4.	"Lock Me Up"	3:26
5.	"Final Curtain" (Instrumental)	3:58
6.	"Responsible"	2:58
7.	"Deadly Nightshade"	4:54
8.	"Big Misunderstanding"	3:29
9.	"Intoxication"	2:16
10.	"How Do You Like Those? (Four King Bananas Missus)" (Instrumental)	1:07
11.	"Outrageous" (Alternative version)	3:28
Total length:		36:31

References[edit]

^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000184079

External links[edit]

Sun Red Sun discography at Discogs

[1] ttps://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000184079

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-{{Refimprove|date=November 2009}}
+{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2021}}
+{{Short description|American heavy metal project}}
+{{For|the Lynch Mob extended play|Sun Red Sun (EP)}}
+{{More citations needed|date=November 2009}}
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-|Name = '''Sun Red Sun'''
+| name            = Sun Red Sun
+| image           =
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+| caption         =
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+| origin          = [[Jamestown, North Carolina]], U.S.
-|Background = group_or_band
+| genre           = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]], [[hard rock]]
-|Origin = [[Jamestown, North Carolina]] <ref>http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=11573</ref>
+| years_active    = 1991–1994
-|Instruments =
+| associated_acts = [[Black Sabbath]], [[Badlands (American band)|Badlands]], [[Alice in Chains]], [[Rainbow (English band)|Rainbow]], [[Blue Öyster Cult]], [[Gillan (band)|Gillan]]
-|Genre = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]<br>[[Hard rock]]|
+| website         =
-|Years_active = 1992&ndash;1993
+| past_members    = [[Al B. Romano]]<br />[[Mike Starr (musician)|Mike Starr]]<br />[[Bobby Rondinelli]]<br />[[Ray Gillen]]<br />[[John West (musician)|John West]]
-|Label(s) =  Crook'd Records
-|Associated_acts = [[Black Sabbath]]<br>[[Badlands (American band)|Badlands]]<br>[[Alice in Chains]]<br>[[Rainbow (band)|Rainbow]]<br>[[Blue Öyster Cult]]
-|URL = [http://www.myspace.com/sunredsun Sun Red Sun at MySpace]
-|Past_members = [[Ray Gillen]]<br>[[Al B. Romano]]<br>[[Mike Starr (musician)|Mike Starr]]<br>[[Bobby Rondinelli]]|
 }}
+'''Sun Red Sun''' was an American [[heavy metal (music)|heavy metal]] project created by guitarist [[Al B. Romano]]. It also featured several prominent musicians: vocalists [[Ray Gillen]] of [[Badlands (American band)|Badlands]] and [[Black Sabbath]], and [[John West (musician)|John West]] of [[Artension]] and [[Royal Hunt]]; drummer [[Bobby Rondinelli]] of [[Rainbow (English band)|Rainbow]]; bassists [[Mike Starr (musician)|Mike Starr]] of [[Alice in Chains]] and [[John McCoy (musician)|John McCoy]] of [[Gillan (band)|Gillan]]; and lead guitarist [[Chris Caffery]] of [[Savatage]] and [[Trans-Siberian Orchestra]].
-'''Sun Red Sun''' was an American [[heavy metal (music)|heavy metal]] [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] active from 1992&ndash;1993. It featured former Rondinelli bandmates [[Ray Gillen]] and [[Bobby Rondinelli]].
-==History==
+== Personnel ==
+*Vocals: [[Ray Gillen]], [[John West (musician)|John West]], [[Al B. Romano]]
-The group was formed by [[Al B. Romano]] after his split from former [[Anthrax (band)|Anthrax]] lead singer [[Joey Belladonna]]'s eponymous solo band. Sun Red Sun consisted of Romano on guitar, former [[Badlands (American band)|Badlands]] and [[Black Sabbath]] singer [[Ray Gillen]], [[Alice In Chains]] bassist [[Mike Starr (musician)|Mike Starr]], and [[Bobby Rondinelli]] (formerly of [[Rainbow (band)|Rainbow]] and Black Sabbath, and later of [[Blue Öyster Cult]]) on drums. Gillen named the band after a Badlands song.
+*Guitar: Romano, [[Chris Caffery]]
+*Bass guitar: [[John McCoy (musician)|John McCoy]], [[Mike Starr (musician)|Mike Starr]], Romano
+*Drums: Mike Sciotto, [[Bobby Rondinelli]]
+== Discography ==
-Their [[Sun Red Sun (album)|self-titled debut album]] was recorded at [[Jimi Hendrix]]'s [[Electric Lady Studio]] in [[New York City]] and produced by Romano and Lief Mases, who had produced albums for [[Led Zeppelin]], [[Jimmy Page]], [[Jeff Beck]], and Black Sabbath.{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}}  The album also featured guest appearances from Gillan bassist [[John McCoy (musician)|John McCoy]], [[Chris Caffery]] of [[Savatage]] and [[Trans-Siberian Orchestra]], John West on vocals and Mike Sciotto on drums.
+=== ''Sun Red Sun'' ===
+{{redirect|Sun Red Sun (album)|the EP by Lynch Mob|Sun Red Sun (EP)}}
+{{Album ratings
+| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
+| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000184079|pure_url=yes}}</ref>
+}}
+{{Track listing
+| total_length = 36:31
+| title1   = I Know a Place
+| length1  = 4:21
+| title2   = Hard Life
+| length2  = 3:21
+| title3   = Outrageous
+| length3  = 3:13
+| title4   = Lock Me Up
+| length4  = 3:26
+| title5   = Final Curtain
+| note5   = Instrumental
+| length5  = 3:58
+| title6   = Responsible
+| length6  = 2:58
+| title7   = Deadly Nightshade
+| length7  = 4:54
+| title8   = Big Misunderstanding
+| length8  = 3:29
+| title9   = Intoxication
+| length9  = 2:16
+| title10  = How Do You Like Those? (Four King Bananas Missus)
+| note10  = Instrumental
+| length10 = 1:07
+| title11  = Outrageous
+| note11  = Alternative version
+| length11 = 3:28
+}}
+== References ==
-Gillen died of [[AIDS]]-related causes on December 1, 1993, and the band split up shortly thereafter. Three further Sun Red Sun releases emerged &ndash; ''Lost Tracks'', ''Ray Gillen Tribute'', and a 3-CD boxed set entitled ''Sunset''.  The ''Sun Red Sun'' album was also released in the U.K. on Angel Air records.
+{{Reflist}}
+== External links ==
-==Members==
+* {{Discogs artist|2193896}}
-*[[Ray Gillen]] &ndash;  [[Singing|vocals]]
-*[[Al B. Romano]] &ndash;  [[guitar]]
-*[[Mike Starr (musician)|Mike Starr]] &ndash;  [[bass guitar]]
-*[[Bobby Rondinelli]] &ndash;  [[Drum kit|drums]]
+{{Authority control}}
-==Discography==
-*''[[Sun Red Sun (album)|Sun Red Sun]]'' (1995)
-*''Lost Tracks'' (1999)
-*''Sunset'' (2000)
+[[Category:Musical groups established in 1991]]
-==References==
+[[Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1994]]
-{{reflist}}
-[[Category:Musical groups established in 1992]]
-[[Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1993]]
 [[Category:Heavy metal musical groups from North Carolina]]
-[[Category:Musical groups from North Carolina]]
-[[pl:Sun Red Sun]]
-[[pt:Sun Red Sun]]

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