Rob Rock
| Rob Rock | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Heavy metal , Christian metal |
| founding | 2000 |
| Founding members | |
| Robert Rock | |
| Current occupation | |
singing |
Robert Rock |
| Carl Johan Grimmark since 2004 | |
Electric guitar |
Daniel Hall since 2004 |
| Andreas Olsson since 2004 | |
| Andreas Johanssen since 2004 | |
| former members | |
Electric guitar, electric bass, keyboard
|
Roy Z 2000-2003; from 2003 session musician |
Electric guitar |
Jake E. Lee 2000-2003 |
Electric guitar |
Rick Renstrom 2003-2004 |
Electric guitar |
Bob Rossi 2003-2004 |
Electric bass |
Ray Burke 2000-2003 |
Electric bass |
Stephen Elder 2003-2004 |
Drums |
Reynold Carlsson 2000-2003 |
Drums |
Tracy Shell 2003-2004 |
| Live and session members | |
Electric bass |
Ray "Geezer" Burke |
Keyboard |
Giuseppe "Maestro Mistheria" Iampieri |
Robert Rock is a metal singer and songwriter. He was the singer of the bands Impellitteri , (1987, 1992-2000) Joshua , (1988), Angelica (1989), Driver (1990) and Axel Rudi Pell (1991). His solo project can be assigned to Christian heavy metal .
biography
Rob Rock started his career in 1983 when he co-founded the cover band 'Vice' with Chris Impellitteri. In 1986 he played with Tony MacAlpine , Tommy Aldridge and Rudy Sarzo and recorded the MARS album "Project: Driver". In 1991 he sang with Axel Rudi Pell for a year .
Rob Rock recorded an EP with Impellitteri, but because of his work on other projects, he did not join the band. It wasn't until the early 1990s that he became a permanent member of the band. With the band he celebrated international success, especially in Japan they almost achieved superstar status.
From 2000 Rob Rock concentrated on his solo project. He released the album "Rage of Creation" and joined a few concerts with a newly formed band. The albums "Eyes of Eternity" and "Holy Hell" followed. In 2007 the album "Garden of Chaos" was released with the full instrumental line-up of the band Narnia as session musicians.
Rob Rock sang the role of "Johann von Bicken" in the metal opera Avantasia (2000–2002).
Discography (solo project)
- Rage of Creation (2000)
- Eyes of Eternity (2003)
- Holy Hell (2005)
- Garden of Chaos (2007)
- The Voice of Melodic Metal - Live in Atlanta (2009)
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Rock, Rob |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rock, Robert (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American metal singer and songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |