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{{Short description|American singer and record producer}}
Michael Vescera is a well respected heavy metal singer best known for his work with the band Obsession, Japanese band [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_%28band%29 Loudness], and guitar virtuoso [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yngwie_malmsteen Yngwie Malmsteen], among others. Michael is also a record producer and works from his own studio known as "The Toy Room" located in the USA.
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{{Infobox musical artist
|name = Mike Vescera
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|birth_name = Michael Anthony Vescera
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|6|13}}
|birth_place =[[Connecticut]], U.S.
|death_date =
|occupation = Musician, record producer
|genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[hard rock]], [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]]
|instrument = Vocals, keyboards
|years_active = 1984–present
|label =
|associated_acts = [[Obsession (band)|Obsession]], [[Loudness (band)|Loudness]], [[Yngwie Malmsteen]], [[Dr. Sin]], Killing Machine, Mike Vescera Project, The Reign of Terror, [[Roland Grapow]], Empires of Eden, Super Guitar Disney, Disney Super Guitar, AniMaze X, [[Animetal USA]], [[D-Metal Stars]]
|website = [https://www.facebook.com/michael.vescera.1 Facebook Official]
}}


'''Michael Vescera''' (born June 13, 1962) is an American [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] singer for various bands and projects like [[Loudness (band)|Loudness]] (''Soldier of Fortune'', ''On the Prowl'', ''Live at the Budokan''), [[Obsession (band)|Obsession]]
(''Marshall Law'', ''Scarred for Life'', ''Methods of Madness'', ''Carnival of Lies'', ''Order of Chaos''), [[Yngwie Malmsteen]] (''[[The Seventh Sign (album)|The Seventh Sign]]'', ''[[Magnum Opus (Yngwie Malmsteen album)|Magnum Opus]]''), [[Dr. Sin]] (''Dr. Sin II''), [[Roland Grapow]] (''[[Kaleidoscope (Roland Grapow album)|Kaleidoscope]]'') or his own band MVP (''Mike Vescera Project'').


Besides being a vocalist, Vescera also works as a record producer: his recent collaborations include artists such as Metal Mike Chlasiak and [[Bobby Jarzombek]] ([[Halford (band)|Halford]], [[Sebastian Bach]], [[Fates Warning]]) and their soon to be released ''Pain Museum'' album, Bobby Blotzer's ([[Ratt (band)|Ratt]]) & [[John Corabi]]'s ([[Mötley Crüe]], [[The Scream (band)|The Scream]]) ''Twenty4Seven'' CD, Magnitude Nine's forthcoming album ''Decoding the Soul'', Reign of Terror (featuring Joe Stump) and Killing Machine (featuring Stet Howland and Mike Duda of [[W.A.S.P. (band)|W.A.S.P.]]). Michael has his studio "The Toy Room" in [[Nashville Tennessee]] as well as a satellite studio "Toy Room North" in [[Milford, Connecticut]].
== External Links ==


Vescera covered "Get a Life" by [[Siam Shade]] for the 2010 tribute album, ''Siam Shade Tribute''. In mid-2011, while also continuing with his band OBSESSION, Mike joined ([[Animetal USA|ANIMETAL USA]]) (Sony Music), playing heavy metal versions of Japanese Anime theme songs. (Following in the steps of the Japanese project [[Animetal]].) This project features Rudy Sarzo on bass, Scott Travis on drums (Later Jon Dette on Drums), and Chris Impelliterri on guitar. In 2012, he collaborated with Sovereign's guitar player [https://web.archive.org/web/20120825211354/http://www.sovereignmetal.com/ Samir Mhamdi] performing all the vocals on the album ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120825211354/http://www.sovereignmetal.com/ Warring Heaven]''.
[http://www.theobsession.net/mike.html The Obsession Network]
<br>
[http://www.melodicrock.com/showcase/safehaven.html MelodicRock.com] - Further information


In mid 2016, in a spin off of the Animetal USA project, Vescera with Rudy Sarzo on bass, John Bruno (Obsession) on guitar, and BJ Zampa (House of Lords) on drums, recorded a new project. This project [[D-Metal Stars]] "Metal Disney" was released in October 2016 on Walt Disney Records in the Japanese market. It reached No. 3 on the Amazon Japan Hard Rock / Metal Best Sellers chart, and No. 2 on the Children's Chart. The album was then released for the US Market on March 31, 2017, by UMG, Universal Music Group landing on the Billboard, iTunes, and Amazon charts.
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In 2018, Vescera produced, arranged, and played keyboards for a rock guitar project called "Disney Super Guitar" (titled "Super Guitar Disney" in Japanese market). Along with D-Metal Stars bandmates John Bruno (guitar) and BJ Zampa (drums), Vescera brought in his brother Chris Vescera to play Bass for the project. This is an instrumental release featuring a guest lead guitarist on each song. Featuring Zakk Wylde, Paul Gilbert, George Lynch, Richie Kotzen, [[Orianthi]], Ron Thal, Mike Orlando, Phil X, Jeff Watson, and Tak Matsumoto. Super Guitar Disney became a No. 1 Best Seller on the Amazon Japan Anime Chart, and No. 3 Best Seller on Amazon Japan Rock Chart.

Mid-2018, Michael launched a new project called "AniMaze X". This is a project started by the members of D-Metal Stars that encompasses a wider variety of music themes such as superheroes, popular cartoons, Broadway musicals and movie soundtracks all played in the Metal style. Live Metal performance with a theatrical style production.

In October 2023, Sovereign's guitar player Samir Mhamdi released a new album titled ''Battle in Sumeria'' with Mike performing for the second time all the vocals.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qrq--C4VNAY&ab%20channel=SamirMHAMDI |title=1 Battle In Sumeria HD 1080p |date=2023-10-22 |last=Samir MHAMDI |access-date=2024-11-15 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
==Discography==
*
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Band
!Title
!Note
|-
|1984
| rowspan="3" |[[Obsession (band)|Obsession]]
|''Marshall Law''
|Studio
|-
|1986
|''Scarred for Life''
|Studio
|-
|1987
|''Methods of Madness''
|Studio
|-
|1988
|Theatre
|''Theatre''
|Demo
|-
|1989
| rowspan="4" |[[Loudness (band)|Loudness]]
|''[[Soldier of Fortune (Loudness album)|Soldier of Fortune]]''
|Studio
|-
|1991
|''[[On the Prowl (Loudness album)|On the Prowl]]''
|Studio
|-
|1991
|''Slap in the Face''
|EP
|-
|2009
|''[[Live Loudest at the Budokan '91]]''
|Live
|-
|1994
| rowspan="4" |[[Yngwie Malmsteen]]
|''[[The Seventh Sign (album)|The Seventh Sign]]''
|Studio
|-
|1994
|''Live at Budokan''
|Live, VHS/DVD
|-
|1994
|''[[I Can't Wait (album)|I Can't Wait]]''
|EP
|-
|1995
|''[[Magnum Opus (Yngwie Malmsteen album)|Magnum Opus]]''
|Studio
|-
|1997
| rowspan="2" |'''MVP (Mike Vescera Project)'''
|''Windows''
|Studio
|-
|1999
|''Animation''
|Studio
|-
|1999
|[[Roland Grapow]]
|''[[Kaleidoscope (Roland Grapow album)|Kaleidoscope]]''
|Studio
|-
|2000
|Killing Machine
|''Killing Machine''
|Studio
|-
|2000
| rowspan="2" |[[Dr. Sin]]
|''[[Dr. Sin II]]''
|Studio
|-
|2002
|''[[Dr. Sin II|Shadows of Light]] (American and European version of Dr. Sin II)''
|Studio
|-
|2001
| rowspan="2" |The Reign of Terror
|''Sacred Ground''
|Studio
|-
|2002
|''Conquer and Divide''
|Studio
|-
|2002
|Palace of Black
|''Palace of Black''
|Studio
|-
|2003
| rowspan="2" |'''MVP (Mike Vescera Project)'''
|''The Altar''
|Studio
|-
|2004
|''Crossing the Line''
|Studio
|-
|2004
|Safe Haven
|''Safe Haven''
|Studio
|-
|2005
|Dr. Sin
|''Insinity''
|Guest Vocal, Track 8
|-
|2006
|Obsession
|''Carnival of Lies''
|Studio
|-
|2007
|Stygia
|''Stygia''
|Demo
|-
|2008
|Obsession
|''Obsession''
|Compilation
|-
|2008
|'''Michael Vescera'''
|''A Sign of Things to Come''
|Studio
|-
|2010
|Empires of Eden
|''Reborn in Fire''
|Guest Vocal, Track 1
|-
|2011
| rowspan="2" |[[Animetal USA]]
|''[[Animetal USA (album)|Animetal USA]]''
|Studio
|-
|2012
|''[[Animetal USA W]]''
|Studio
|-
|2012
|Soulspell
|''Act III: Hollow's Gathering''
|Guest Vocal
|-
|2012
|Obsession
|''Order of Chaos''
|Studio
|-
|2012
|Fatal Force
|''Unholy Rites''
|Studio
|-
|2012
|SOVEREIGN
|''Warring Heaven''
|Studio
|-
|2012
|Chris Bickley
|''Tapestry of souls''
|Guest Vocal
|-
|2013
|Signum Regis
|''Exodus''
|Guest Vocal, Track 3
|-
|2013
|Warrion
|''Awakening the Hydra''
|Studio
|-
|2013
|Nergard
|''Memorial for a Wish''
|Guest Vocal, Track 4
|-
|2013
|Silent Voices
|''Reveal the Change''
|Guest Vocal, Track 3
|-
|2016
|[[D-Metal Stars]]
|''Metal Disney''
|Studio
|-
|2017
|'''Vescera'''
|''Beyond the Fight''
|Studio
|-
|2017
|Sammy Berell
|''Passion Dreams''
|Studio
|-
|2018
|Schubert In Rock
|''Commander of Pain''
|Guest Vocal, Track 9
|-
|2018
|Kiko Shred
|''The Stride''
|Guest Vocal, Track 9
|-
|2018
|[[Disney Super Guitar]]
|''[[Disney Super Guitar]]''
|Producer and Keys
|-
|2019
|[[Magic Kingdom (band)|Magic Kingdom]]
|''Metalmighty''
|Studio
|-
|2019
| rowspan="2" |Dramatica
|''Fall of Tyranny''
|Studio
|-
|2020
|''Beyond the Eyes of Deception''
|Studio
|-
|2020
|AniMaze X
|''AniMazing Xmas''
|Studio
|-
|2023
|SOVEREIGN
|''Battle In Sumeria''
|Studio
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}
* [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4791. "Biography: Loudness" Allmusic Retrieved 12 June 2010]
* [http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=3540260529 "Encyclopaedia Metallum"]
* [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/inside-disneys-attempt-to-go-metal-on-new-covers-compilation-w472108 "Rolling Stone Magazine"]
* [http://perezhilton.com/2017-04-05-disney-metal-cover-album-d-metal-stars#.WSBZLrhAOSo "Perez Hilton"]
* [http://www.inquisitr.com/4113321/ozzy-osbourne-and-obsession-do-disney-disneys-gone-metal-with-d-metal-stars/ "Inquisitr"]
* [http://www.metalsucks.net/2017/04/03/watch-the-week-in-metal-with-whitney-moore-for-april-3-2017/ "Metal Sucks"]
* [http://www.konbini.com/us/entertainment/heavy-metal-disney-covers/ "Konbini"]
* [http://hellogiggles.com/heavy-metal-disney-beauty-beast/ "Hello Giggles"]
* [http://www.maximummetal.com/reviews/revresults.asp?ID=dmstars_md&idRev=2448&idBand=1745 "Maximum Metal"]

== External links ==
*[http://www.durp.com/interviews/2000/m/michaelvesce/2000_06_26_e.htm DURP E-Zine Interview]

{{Animetal}}
{{Loudness}}
{{Yngwie Malmsteen}}
{{Dr. Sin}}
{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Loudness (band) members]]
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[[Category:Animetal USA members]]
[[Category:Dr. Sin members]]
[[Category:Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force members]]
[[Category:Domo Records artists]]
[[Category:1962 births]]
[[Category:Singers from Connecticut]]

Latest revision as of 22:31, 6 December 2024

Mike Vescera
Birth nameMichael Anthony Vescera
Born (1962-06-13) June 13, 1962 (age 62)
Connecticut, U.S.
GenresRock, hard rock, heavy metal
Occupation(s)Musician, record producer
Instrument(s)Vocals, keyboards
Years active1984–present
WebsiteFacebook Official

Michael Vescera (born June 13, 1962) is an American heavy metal singer for various bands and projects like Loudness (Soldier of Fortune, On the Prowl, Live at the Budokan), Obsession (Marshall Law, Scarred for Life, Methods of Madness, Carnival of Lies, Order of Chaos), Yngwie Malmsteen (The Seventh Sign, Magnum Opus), Dr. Sin (Dr. Sin II), Roland Grapow (Kaleidoscope) or his own band MVP (Mike Vescera Project).

Besides being a vocalist, Vescera also works as a record producer: his recent collaborations include artists such as Metal Mike Chlasiak and Bobby Jarzombek (Halford, Sebastian Bach, Fates Warning) and their soon to be released Pain Museum album, Bobby Blotzer's (Ratt) & John Corabi's (Mötley Crüe, The Scream) Twenty4Seven CD, Magnitude Nine's forthcoming album Decoding the Soul, Reign of Terror (featuring Joe Stump) and Killing Machine (featuring Stet Howland and Mike Duda of W.A.S.P.). Michael has his studio "The Toy Room" in Nashville Tennessee as well as a satellite studio "Toy Room North" in Milford, Connecticut.

Vescera covered "Get a Life" by Siam Shade for the 2010 tribute album, Siam Shade Tribute. In mid-2011, while also continuing with his band OBSESSION, Mike joined (ANIMETAL USA) (Sony Music), playing heavy metal versions of Japanese Anime theme songs. (Following in the steps of the Japanese project Animetal.) This project features Rudy Sarzo on bass, Scott Travis on drums (Later Jon Dette on Drums), and Chris Impelliterri on guitar. In 2012, he collaborated with Sovereign's guitar player Samir Mhamdi performing all the vocals on the album Warring Heaven.

In mid 2016, in a spin off of the Animetal USA project, Vescera with Rudy Sarzo on bass, John Bruno (Obsession) on guitar, and BJ Zampa (House of Lords) on drums, recorded a new project. This project D-Metal Stars "Metal Disney" was released in October 2016 on Walt Disney Records in the Japanese market. It reached No. 3 on the Amazon Japan Hard Rock / Metal Best Sellers chart, and No. 2 on the Children's Chart. The album was then released for the US Market on March 31, 2017, by UMG, Universal Music Group landing on the Billboard, iTunes, and Amazon charts.

In 2018, Vescera produced, arranged, and played keyboards for a rock guitar project called "Disney Super Guitar" (titled "Super Guitar Disney" in Japanese market). Along with D-Metal Stars bandmates John Bruno (guitar) and BJ Zampa (drums), Vescera brought in his brother Chris Vescera to play Bass for the project. This is an instrumental release featuring a guest lead guitarist on each song. Featuring Zakk Wylde, Paul Gilbert, George Lynch, Richie Kotzen, Orianthi, Ron Thal, Mike Orlando, Phil X, Jeff Watson, and Tak Matsumoto. Super Guitar Disney became a No. 1 Best Seller on the Amazon Japan Anime Chart, and No. 3 Best Seller on Amazon Japan Rock Chart.

Mid-2018, Michael launched a new project called "AniMaze X". This is a project started by the members of D-Metal Stars that encompasses a wider variety of music themes such as superheroes, popular cartoons, Broadway musicals and movie soundtracks all played in the Metal style. Live Metal performance with a theatrical style production.

In October 2023, Sovereign's guitar player Samir Mhamdi released a new album titled Battle in Sumeria with Mike performing for the second time all the vocals.[1]

Discography

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Year Band Title Note
1984 Obsession Marshall Law Studio
1986 Scarred for Life Studio
1987 Methods of Madness Studio
1988 Theatre Theatre Demo
1989 Loudness Soldier of Fortune Studio
1991 On the Prowl Studio
1991 Slap in the Face EP
2009 Live Loudest at the Budokan '91 Live
1994 Yngwie Malmsteen The Seventh Sign Studio
1994 Live at Budokan Live, VHS/DVD
1994 I Can't Wait EP
1995 Magnum Opus Studio
1997 MVP (Mike Vescera Project) Windows Studio
1999 Animation Studio
1999 Roland Grapow Kaleidoscope Studio
2000 Killing Machine Killing Machine Studio
2000 Dr. Sin Dr. Sin II Studio
2002 Shadows of Light (American and European version of Dr. Sin II) Studio
2001 The Reign of Terror Sacred Ground Studio
2002 Conquer and Divide Studio
2002 Palace of Black Palace of Black Studio
2003 MVP (Mike Vescera Project) The Altar Studio
2004 Crossing the Line Studio
2004 Safe Haven Safe Haven Studio
2005 Dr. Sin Insinity Guest Vocal, Track 8
2006 Obsession Carnival of Lies Studio
2007 Stygia Stygia Demo
2008 Obsession Obsession Compilation
2008 Michael Vescera A Sign of Things to Come Studio
2010 Empires of Eden Reborn in Fire Guest Vocal, Track 1
2011 Animetal USA Animetal USA Studio
2012 Animetal USA W Studio
2012 Soulspell Act III: Hollow's Gathering Guest Vocal
2012 Obsession Order of Chaos Studio
2012 Fatal Force Unholy Rites Studio
2012 SOVEREIGN Warring Heaven Studio
2012 Chris Bickley Tapestry of souls Guest Vocal
2013 Signum Regis Exodus Guest Vocal, Track 3
2013 Warrion Awakening the Hydra Studio
2013 Nergard Memorial for a Wish Guest Vocal, Track 4
2013 Silent Voices Reveal the Change Guest Vocal, Track 3
2016 D-Metal Stars Metal Disney Studio
2017 Vescera Beyond the Fight Studio
2017 Sammy Berell Passion Dreams Studio
2018 Schubert In Rock Commander of Pain Guest Vocal, Track 9
2018 Kiko Shred The Stride Guest Vocal, Track 9
2018 Disney Super Guitar Disney Super Guitar Producer and Keys
2019 Magic Kingdom Metalmighty Studio
2019 Dramatica Fall of Tyranny Studio
2020 Beyond the Eyes of Deception Studio
2020 AniMaze X AniMazing Xmas Studio
2023 SOVEREIGN Battle In Sumeria Studio

References

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  1. ^ Samir MHAMDI (October 22, 2023). 1 Battle In Sumeria HD 1080p. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via YouTube.
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