Roy Z
Roy Z (actually: Roy Ramirez ) (born February 21, 1968 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American guitarist, bassist, composer and producer who works in the heavy metal genre. At the end of the 1980s, he turned the surname Ramirez around to Zerimar, which eventually became Z for short.
Roy Z mainly plays in his band Tribe of Gypsies . But he is better known for his work with Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson , whom he played on his solo albums Balls To Picasso , Accident Of Birth , The Chemical Wedding , Scream For Me Brazil and A Tyranny Of Souls together with the respective bassist and drummer of his Band supported Tribe of Gypsies . He also produced some of the albums himself.
He was also the producer and songwriter of Judas Priest singer Rob Halford and co-guitarist for Halford since Halford III: Winter Songs . Roy has produced every Halford album since Resurrection . When Rob Halford reunited with Judas Priest, he was also allowed to produce Priest's The Angel Of Retribution album.
Another important album that he produced is Helloweens The Dark Ride . After 2000 there were half a dozen albums with singer Rob Rock and Driver, as well as works with the former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach , guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen , the Swedish metallers Wolf and the Brazilian thrashers Sepultura .
Discography
Albums as a producer
- 1994 downset. - downset
- 1995 Klover - Beginning To End (EP)
- 1995 Klover - Feel Lucky Punk
- 1996 Life After Death - Life After Death
- 1996 Tree - Downsizing the American Dream
- 1996 Tribe Of Gypsies - Tribe Of Gypsies
- 1996 Various Artists - Bomb - Vol. 1: Nobody Rides For Free
- 1997 Bruce Dickinson - Accident Of Birth
- 1997 Downset - Do We Speak A Dead Language?
- 1997 Roadsaw - Nationwide
- 1997 Tribe of Gypsies - Nothing Lasts Forever
- 1998 Bruce Dickinson - The Chemical Wedding
- 1998 Tribe of Gypsies - Revolucion 13
- 1999 Bruce Dickinson - Scream for me Brazil
- 1999 Tribe Of Gypsies - Tribe Of Gypsies III
- 2000 Downset - Check Your People
- 2000 Halford - Resurrection
- 2000 Helloween - The Dark Ride
- 2000 Rob Rock - Rage Of Creation
- 2001 Halford - Live Insurrection
- 2002 Halford - Crucible
- 2002 Tribe of Gypsies - Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants (Tribe of Gypsies III re-release)
- 2002 Bruce Dickinson - The Best of Bruce Dickinson
- 2003 Halford - Fourging the Furnance (EP)
- 2003 Rob Rock - Eyes of Eternity
- 2005 Judas Priest - Angel of Retribution
- 2005 Bruce Dickinson - A Tyranny of Souls
- 2005 Rob Rock - Holy Hell
- 2006 Tribe of Gypsies - Dweller on the Threshold
- 2007 Sebastian Bach - Angel Down
- 2007 André Matos - Time to Be Free
- 2008 Halford - Live at Rock In Rio III DVD
- 2008 Yngwie Malmsteen - Perpetual Flame
- 2008 Driver - Sons of Thunder
- 2009 Wolf - Ravenous
- 2009 Massacration - Good Blood Headbanguers
- 2009 Halford - Halford III - Winter Songs
- 2010 Halford - Live in Anaheim CD & DVD
- 2010 Halford - Halford IV: Made of Metal
- 2011 Halford - Live at Saitama Super Arena DVD
- 2011 DownSiid - Life of Lies
- 2011 Sepultura - Kairos
Albums as a guitarist
- 1990 Driver - Driver (EP)
- 1994 Bruce Dickinson - Balls to Picasso
- 1996 Tribe of Gypsies - Tribe of Gypsies
- 1997 Tribe of Gypsies - Nothing Lasts Forever (EP)
- 1997 Bruce Dickinson - Accident of Birth
- 1998 Tribe of Gypsies - Revolucion 13
- 1998 Bruce Dickinson - The Chemical Wedding
- 1999 Bruce Dickinson - Scream For Me Brazil (Live)
- 1999 Tribe of Gypsies - Tribe of Gypsies III
- 2000 Rob Rock - Rage of Creation
- 2002 Tribe of Gypsies - Standing on the Shoulders of Giants (aka Tribe Of Gypsies III)
- 2002 Bruce Dickinson - The Best Of
- 2003 Rob Rock - Eyes of Eternity
- 2005 Bruce Dickinson - Tyranny of Souls
- 2005 Rob Rock - Holy Hell
- 2006 Tribe of Gypsies - Dweller on the Threshold
- 2006 Halford - Metal God Essentials Vol. 1
- 2007 Rob Rock - Garden of Chaos
- 2008 Driver - Sons of Thunder
- 2009 Halford - Halford III: Winter Songs
- 2010 Halford - Live in Anaheim
- 2010 Halford - Halford IV: Made of Metal
- 2012 Driver - Countdown
Guest appearances & compilations
- 1995 Various - Rattlesnake Guitar - The Music of Peter Green ("Oh Well", with Tribe of Gypsies)
- 1997 Last Temptation ("Real Love" and "Voodou Man")
- 1998 Warrior - Ancient Future (on 6 songs)
- 1998 Various - ECW: Extreme Music ("The Zoo", Scorpions - cover song , with Bruce Dickinson)
- 1999 MVP - Animation ("Chances" and "Animation")
- 1999 Steel Prophet - Dark Hallucinations ("We Are Not Alone")
- 2000 Glenn Hughes - From the Archives Volume I - Incense & Peaches ("Let's Get Together")
- 2000 Various - Randy Rhoads Tribute ("Goodbye to Romance")
- 2001 Various - The Spirit of the Black Rose: A Tribute to Phil Lynott ("Parisienne Walkways", Gary Moore -Coversong with Tribe of Gypsies)
- 2001 WASP - Unholy Terror ("Who Slayed Baby Jane?" And "Wasted White Boys")
- 2003 Cage - Darker Than Black ("Wings of Destruction" and "March of the Cage")
- 2005 Tribuzy - Execution ("Beast in the Light")
- 2007 Mnemic - Passenger ("Meaningless")
- 2007 Tribuzy - Execution Live Reunion DVD ("Tears of the Dragon" and "Beast in the Light")
- 2011 Ray Burke - Humanity Street ("Planet Funk", "Sands of Time" and "Outerbass")
Videos / DVDs
- 2006 Bruce Dickinson - Anthology DVD
- 2011 Halford - Live in Anaheim DVD
- 2011 Halford - Live At Saitama Super Arena DVD
Web links
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Roy Z |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ramirez, Roy (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American guitarist, composer and producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 21, 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California |