Pete Barnacle
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Pete Barnacle is a drummer who has played for various bands including Gillan, Girl, Broken Home, Spear of Destiny, Yngwie Malmsteen (on the 1990 Eclipse World Tour), Sheer Greed, and Soldiers of Fortune.
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[edit] With Gillan
The line-up of Gillan in which he played was:
- Ian Gillan- lead vocals
- Steve Byrd- guitar
- John McCoy- bass
- Colin Towns- keyboards
- Pete Barnacle- drums
Ian Gillan also sang for the bands Deep Purple, Ian Gillan Band, and Black Sabbath.
Pete Barnacle played on Gillan's self-titled album.
[edit] With Girl
The line-up of Girl in which he played was:
- Phil Lewis- lead vocals
- Phil Collen- guitar
- Gerry Laffy- guitar
- Simon Laffy- bass
- Pete Barnacle- drums
Pete Barnacle played on the Girl albums Wasted Youth, Killing Time, and Live At The Marquee.
[edit] With Broken Home
Broken Home were:
- Jeff Dicken- guitar and vocals
- Rory Wilson- guitar and vocals
- Pete Crowther- bass, guitar, and keyboards
- Pete Barnacle- drums, percussion, vocals
Broken Home released a self-titled album, which was produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange.
[edit] With Spear of Destiny
Spear of Destiny were:
(1987)
- Kirk Brandon - vocals, guitar
- Volker Janssen - keyboards
- Mick Procter - guitar
- Steve Barnacle - bass
- Pete Barnacle - drums
(1988)
- Kirk Brandon - vocals, guitar
- Chris Bostock - bass
- Volker Janssen - keyboards
- Pete Barnacle - drums
(1991)
- Kirk Brandon - vocals, guitar
- Mark 'Gemini' Thwaite - lead and rhythm guitar, bass guitar
- Pete Barnacle - drums
- John 'Boy' Lennard - saxophone
- Stan Stammers - bass guitar
Pete was a member of Spear of Destiny from 1987 - 1989, recording two albums ("Outlands" & "The Price You Pay") touring extensively in the UK and mainland Europe,and making numerous TV appearances. He returned in 1991/2 after his stint with Yngwie Malmsteen, for a tour and the "Sod's Law" album
[edit] With Sheer Greed
Sheer Greed were:
- Gerry Laffy- lead vocals and guitar
- Neil Gabbitas- guitar
- Simon Laffy- bass
- Pete Barnacle- drums
Phil Lewis and Phil Collen also made guest appearances with Sheer Greed.
[edit] With Yngwie Malmsteen
The line-up on Yngwie Malmsteen's Eclipse Tour was:
- Yngwie Malmsteen - guitar,vocals
- Goran Edmond - lead vocals
- Svante Henrysson - bass
- Mats Olausson - keyboards
- Pete Barnacle - drums
[edit] With Soldiers of Fortune
Soldiers of Fortune are:
- Masanobu Yasui - guitar
- Yasunori Kusanobu - bass
- Pete Barnacle - drums,vocals
- Masaki Fujii - lead vocals
This band was formed in Okayama,Japan,in 2002. They have released one CD, Fighting to Survive on Storm Force Records,and played numerous live shows up and down Japan.
