Pete Barnacle

Pete Barnacle
Birth name Peter Barnacle
Born England
Genres Rock, Hard rock, Punk rock, Heavy metal
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter, english teacher
Instruments Drums and percussion
Years active 1976–present
Associated acts Girl, Sheer Greed, Gillan, GoDoG

Pete Barnacle is a drummer who has played for various bands including Gillan,[1] Girl,[2] Broken Home,[3] Spear of Destiny,[4] Theatre of Hate, Yngwie Malmsteen (on the 1990 Eclipse World Tour), Sheer Greed, and Soldiers of Fortune. Barnacle now resides in Japan, teaching English, and occasionally working as a drummer.

Career

Pete Barnacle was member of Gillan in 1979 touring on Japan, then was part of Broken Home. He joined Girl for their 1982 album Wasted Youth, playing alongside Phil Collen. Played on Strange Cruise's self-titled debut album in 1986 before joining Spear Of Destiny in 1987, playing on three albums: Outland (1987), Price You Pay (1988) and SOD's Law in 1992. This band also toured in 1991 billed as Theatre Of Hate.

Since 2006, formed the band GoDoG together Sakate Sōtarō and Hashimoto Hiroyuk.

With Gillan

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

Ian Gillan also sang for the bands Deep Purple, Ian Gillan Band, and Black Sabbath.

Barnacle is named as a musician on Gillan's self-titled album although he never actually played on the album, but performed with the band live.

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.

With Broken Home

Broken Home were:

Broken Home released a self-titled album, which was produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange.

With Spear of Destiny

Spear of Destiny were:

(1987)

(1988)

With Theatre of Hate

(1991)

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 with Theatre of Hate in 1991 for the Return to 8 Tour, and agan in 1992 with Spear of Destiny after his stint with Yngwie Malmsteen, for a tour and the "Sod's Law" album.

With Sheer Greed

Sheer Greed were:

Phil Lewis and Phil Collen also made guest appearances with Sheer Greed.

With Yngwie Malmsteen

The line-up on Yngwie Malmsteen's Eclipse Tour was:

With Soldiers of Fortune

Soldiers of Fortune are:

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.

References

  1. ↑ Thompson, Dave (2004) Smoke on the Water: The Deep Purple Story, ECW Press, ISBN 978-1-55022-618-8, p. 214
  2. ↑ Jasper, Tony & Oliver, Derek (1985) The international Encyclopedia of Hard Rock & Heavy Metal, Facts on File, ISBN 978-0-8160-1100-1, p. 127
  3. ↑ York, William (1982) Who's Who In Rock Music, Scribner, ISBN 978-0-684-17342-9, p. 41
  4. ↑ Buckley, Peter (2003) The Rough Guide to Rock, Rough Guides, ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0, p. 987

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Preceded by
Dave Gaynor		 Girl drummer
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Bryson Graham