Rob Rock

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Rob Rock

Background information
Origin U.S.
Genre(s) Heavy metal
Power metal
Years active 1983-present
Associated acts Impellitteri
Axel Rudi Pell
Avantasia
Warrior
Angelica
Joshua
Driver
Website www.robrock.com

Robert Rock is a Christian heavy metal singer and songwriter. He is best known for being the lead singer of the band Impellitteri until 2000. He is currently working in his solo career and to date has released four albums.

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[edit] Biography

Rob Rock started his career in 1983 when he and Chris Impellitteri joined VICE, a cover band. They released a successful demo and were together until 1985. In 1986, he joined musicians Tony MacAlpine (guitar), Tommy Aldridge (drums), and Rudy Sarzo (bass) in a project called M.A.R.S. Project Driver. The project received much critical praise, but the next year each member went a different way.

With different ways to follow, Rock decided to record an EP with Impellitteri called Relativity. However, he was already committed to another project called Joshua, so he could not continue with the band (at least for the moment.) After that, he worked on a series of projects (Angelica, Driver) which gave him knowledge of international musicians that would serve him well later.

In the early 1990s, he received a call from Chris Impellitteri to join his band again. He agreed and he went on a successful run with Impellitteri until 2000. That year, he decided to pursue his own solo career and parted ways amicably. That same year, he released his first solo album called Rage of Creation. The album received much critical praise and Rock has gone on, releasing two more albums (Eyes of Eternity and Holy Hell) on the way. The upcoming 2007 album will be titled Garden of Chaos.

Rock has also lent his voice to the Randy Rhoads tribute released in 2000 and to countless other projects through his career like Avantasia and Axel Rudi Pell.

He has one son, Alexander John with his wife, Liza. Alexander was born January 5th 2006.

[edit] Band members

[edit] Current members

[edit] Former members

  • Jake E. Lee - guitars (2000–2003)
  • Rick Renstrom - guitars (2003–2004)
  • Bob Rossi - guitars (2003–2004)
  • Ray "Geezer" Burke - bass (2000–2003, session member)
  • Stephen Elder - bass (2003–2004)
  • Reynold Carlsson - drums (2000–2003)
  • Tracy Shell - drums (2003–2004)
  • Giuseppe "Maestro Mistheria" Iampieri - keyboard (session member)

[edit] Solo discography

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