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 got a name check on Gillan's self-titled album although he never actually played on the album, but performed with the band live.

[edit] With Girl

The line-up of Girl in which he played was:

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:

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 Edman - 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.

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