#Mike Vescera

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Wednesday, April 24: Vescera, "Blackout in Paradise"

Michael Vescera had been working the circuit for a solid 30 years before cobbling together an ad hoc group of Italian musicians and forming a band with his name up front.  “Blackout in Paradise” opened Beyond the Fight with a “Painkiller”-esque drum intro before moving towards steadier and more traditional territory.  The tune was everything one would expect or look for from the singer, who was consistent as ever in his dramatics.  If anything, the tune was perhaps a bit too conservative- to be sure, Vescera had been at it a long time and by then knew how to modulate his performance, but by the same token he was so consistent as to border on rote.  “Blackout in Paradise” was perfectly fine, and probably the best one could’ve hoped for given that it came from a journeyman singer fronting a bunch of no-names, but that also made it too far from essential to really take hold.

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Yngwie Malmsteen The Seventh Sign 1994 Music for Nations ————————————————— Tracks: 01. Never Die 02. I Don’t Know 03. Meant to Be 04. Forever One 05. Hairtrigger 06. Brothers 07. Seventh Sign 08. Bad Blood 09. Prisoner of Your Love 10. Pyramid of Cheops 11. Crash and Burn 12. Sorrow —————————————————

Yngwie Malmsteen

Matts Olausson

Mike Terrana

Mike Vescera

* Long Live Rock Archive

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REVIEW: Loudness - "Slap In the Face" (1991 Japanese CD single)

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Michael Vescera to Perform at Otakon 2023

Michael Vescera to Perform at Otakon 2023 #otakon #otakon2023 #otakon23

American heavy metal singer Michael Vescera will be a guest at Otakon 2023, according to Otakorp Inc. He will be a guest singer at the Yaiba concert. Vescera has been a singer for various bands and projects, such as Loudness, Obsession, Yngwie Malmsteen, Animetal USA, D-Metal Stars and presently AniMaze X. In 2011 Mike started ANIMETAL USA (Sony Music), playing heavy metal versions of Japanese…

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Rock & Metal Combat Video Podcast – Nashville Rock N Pod Expo 2 : Mike Vescera Promo ROCKNPOD takes place Saturday August 25, 2018 at the legendary Nashville Palace.

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THE RAINBIRD Announce New Singer MIKE VESCERA

THE RAINBIRD Announce New Singer MIKE VESCERA

Old-school hard rockers THE RAINBIRD are happy to announce the new singer of the band, MIKE VESCERA (ex Malmsteen, Loudness, Impellitteri, Obsession). Mike is currently finishing the vocal parts recordings of the band’s new album in his studio in the States.

Stay tuned for more details, to be announced soon.

THE RAINBIRD line-up: Mike Vescera – vocals Fabrizio Bonanno – guitars Valerio Matafu’ –…

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June 10th 1992 Loudness released the album “Loudness”

Did you know..

Original bass player Masayoshi Yamashita was replaced with Taiji Sawada and the American vocalist Mike Vescera with former Ezo singer Masaki Yamada.

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AMORIELLO Reveals First Teaser for Second Album Via H42 Records Neo-Classical Hard Rock Project AMORIELLO--launched by renown guitarist, educator, and author Tom Amoriello and featuring former members of…

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AMORIELLO Reveals First Teaser for Second Album Via H42 Records

AMORIELLO Reveals First Teaser for Second Album Via H42 Records

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Neo-Classical Hard Rock Project AMORIELLO–launched by renown guitarist, educator, and author Tom Amoriello and featuring former members of Bl…

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#NowPlaying: 'Judgement Day (feat. Mike Vescera)' by 'Sammy Berell' out of 'Passion Dreams'.

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Wednesday, August 4: Obsession, “Twist of the Night”

Mike Vescera had a long and fruitful career after Obsession initially disbanded around 1987, but apparently the band (or at least its name) meant enough to him that he periodically reconvened and reconfigured the group to record new material.  “Twist of the Knife” came from the most recent of these efforts (2012’s Order of Chaos), and generally carried on with the traditional metal approach Obsession followed throughout their sporadic career.   Vescera was in fine voice, and his latest group of players- only drummer Jay Mezias remained from the original lineup- delivered a sturdy trad metal concoction.  It wasn’t anything earth shattering, but “Twist of the Knife” was enjoyable as a straightforward heavy metal number from a prolific frontman.

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Cuando las voces del metal se unen el resultado es asombroso.

Cuando las voces del metal se unen el resultado es asombroso.

Surge un gran proyecto con cantantes de metal de gran trayectoria como Mike Vescera y Tim “Ripper” Owens pero apoyados con músicos mexicanos y su primera gira también será en nuestro territorio, esto es llamado simplemente (aunque el concepto no es nada de simple)  Voices of Metal United, de la mano de MetalUnion Productions quien reúne a cuatro grandes voces como lo son Mike Vescera(Yngwie…

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REVIEW: Loudness - On The Prowl (1991)

REVIEW: Loudness – On The Prowl (1991)

LOUDNESS – On The Prowl (1991 Atco) Loudness made a distinctly commercial move when giving original lead singer Minoru Niihara his walking papers.  They replaced him with American singer Mike Verscera, and on some tracks, they made a turn towards radio-playable rock.  Their second record with Vescera was an interesting one.  1991’s On The Prowl features only three new songs, and eight re-writes…

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OBSESSION (Then)

(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com)

Underground United States-based power metal legends Obsession first got together in New Haven, Connecticut circa 1982. The band’s style of dynamically aggressive-yet-melodic power metal struck at the right time with fans of heavy metal music. The band instantly struck a chord with those fans when their song “Shadows of Steel” was included on Metal Blade Records compilation series, Metal Massacre 2.

The track hailed from their nine song 1983 Demo but by most accounts, the breakthrough for Obsession came with that year’s 4-song Marshall Law EP for the label. The band, guitarists Art Maco & Bruce Vitale, bassist Matt Karagus, drummer Jay Mezias and powerhouse vocalist Michael Vescera, were pushing the metallic envelope with their uniquely styled music. It blended strong guitar-driven heaviness with solid rhythms and progressive elements, all of which provided a foundation for Vescera’s incredible vocals to soar upon.

For whatever reason, Obsession would leave Metal Blade around this time, independently issuing a 3-song Demo in 1986. It basically served as the prelude to their superbly impressive full-length debut, Scarred For Life, released via Enigma Records that same year. Though Karagus departed the band, the remaining members quickly recorded and issued the follow-up Methods Of Madness in 1987 for the label also.

Both records were intense, wide ranging releases chock full of fiery borderline speed metal and semi-thrashy ferocity. Neck-whipping solos permeated the well-structured compositions as they covered a wide range of sonic territory. All of which worked to further showcase the impressive, mind-blowing vocal deliveries from the virtuoso Vescera.

Metal fans in the know clamored over the releases, ones which provided songs used in movie soundtracks for such cinematic efforts as Sleepaway Camp II, Sleepaway Camp III and Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III. Despite the growing fan base and consistently incredible releases, Obsession called it quits in 1989.

Thankfully, it is hard to keep a fierce metal band down and Obsession returned in 2004. This version of the band, one that saw Vescera and Mezias now joined by bassist Chris McCarvill and guitarists John Bruno and Scott Borland (who played on Vescera’s solo effort The Altar), were ready to blaze yet again. In 2006 they issued the full-length album Carnival Of Lies for Metal Mayhem Music, an album also produced by Vescera.

This latest incarnation of Obsession exuded the same style of blistering sonic metal that forged the band’s reputation in their earlier years. By this time, Michael Vescera had crafted a spectacular legacy as a singer for such notables as Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Joe Stump’s Reign Of Terror, and handling vocals on two releases with Loudness.

This latest line up of the band would remain intact, save for the arrival of B.J. Zampa, for the next studio outing from Obsession. It would come in the form of the band’s 2012 release for Inner Wound Recordings, Order Of Chaos. In the interim between these two more recent outings, a compilation of Obsession songs was released by Avalon Records in 2008, simply titled Obsession. The band remains a staple of such compilations, such as Metal Blade 15th Anniversary from Metal Blade Records and Heavy Metal Machine – Pull One from Medusa Records.

OBSESSION (Now)

Obsession remains active at this time in 2017 albeit with a more recent rhythm section that now includes Jeff Curtiss (bass) and Yanni Sofianos (drums). In fact, some cool news about some of the band’s earliest releases was just announced this week.

Inner Wound Recordings will be reissuing the first three releases from these classic metal warriors: The Marshall Law EP, Scarred For Life and Methods Of Madness. They will all be reissued on CD and digital formats, and the release date is set for December 1st for Europe and North America.

The CD editions will include a 12-page booklet that includes lyrics as well as liner notes from Michael Vescera.

Pre-order / purchase these Must-Have Obsession reissues at this location.

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Oldschool Sunday: OBSESSION [Early Releases Being Re-Issued In December] (By Pat 'Riot' Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) Underground United States-based power metal legends Obsession…

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This Day in Metal February 25th

This Day in Metal February 25th

Feb 25th 1990 U.D.O. released the album “Faceless World” Did you know…The band is from Solingen, Germany and formed in 1987. Feb 25th 1991 Loudness released the album “On the Prowl” Did you know…It is also their second and last album with American vocalist Mike Vescera, before his leaving to join Yngwie Malmsteen’s band. ‪Feb 25th 1992 Pantera released the GREAT album “Vulgar Display Of…