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|name = Mike Vescera |
|name = Mike Vescera |
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|caption = Michael Vescera in [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]], 2017. |
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|background = solo_singer |
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|birth_name = Michael Anthony Vescera |
|birth_name = Michael Anthony Vescera |
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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age |
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|6|13}} |
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|birth_place =[[Connecticut]], |
|birth_place =[[Connecticut]], U.S. |
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|occupation = |
|occupation = Musician, record producer |
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|genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[hard rock]], [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] |
|genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[hard rock]], [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] |
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|instrument = |
|instrument = Vocals, keyboards |
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|years_active = 1984–present |
|years_active = 1984–present |
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|associated_acts = [[Obsession (band)|Obsession]], [[Loudness (band)|Loudness]], [[Yngwie Malmsteen]], [[Dr. Sin]], |
|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]] |
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|website = [https://www.facebook.com/michael.vescera.1 Facebook Official] |
|website = [https://www.facebook.com/michael.vescera.1 Facebook Official] |
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'''Michael Vescera''' 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]] |
'''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]] |
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(''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''). |
(''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''). |
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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 |
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]]. |
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Vescera covered "Get a Life" by [[Siam Shade]] for the 2010 tribute album, '' |
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]''. |
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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 |
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, |
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. |
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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 |
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. |
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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> |
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==Discography== |
==Discography== |
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*[[Obsession (band)|Obsession]] – ''Marshall Law'' (1984) |
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*[[Obsession (band)|Obsession]] – ''Scarred for Life'' (1986) |
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*[[Obsession (band)|Obsession]] – ''Methods of Madness'' (1987) |
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*[[Obsession (band)|Obsession]] – ''Carnival of Lies'' (2006) |
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*[[Obsession (band)|Obsession]] – ''Obsession'' (2008)(''Japan Only'') |
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*[[Obsession (band)|Obsession]] – ''Order of Chaos'' (Oct 2012) |
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* Theater – ''Theater'' (1988) |
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|1984 |
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*[[Loudness (band)|Loudness]]- ''[[Soldier of Fortune (Loudness album)|Soldier of Fortune]]'' (1989) |
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| rowspan="3" |[[Obsession (band)|Obsession]] |
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*[[Loudness (band)|Loudness]]- ''[[On the Prowl (album)|On the Prowl]]'' (1991) |
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|''Marshall Law'' |
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*[[Loudness (band)|Loudness]]- ''[[Live Loudest at the Budokan '91]]'' (2009) |
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*[[Yngwie Malmsteen]] – ''[[The Seventh Sign (album)|The Seventh Sign]]'' (1994) |
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*[[Yngwie Malmsteen]] – ''Live at Budokan'' (1994 VHS/DVD) |
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|1986 |
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*[[Yngwie Malmsteen]] – ''[[I Can't Wait (album)|I Can't Wait]]'' (1994 EP) |
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|''Scarred for Life'' |
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*[[Yngwie Malmsteen]] – ''[[Magnum Opus (Yngwie Malmsteen album)|Magnum Opus]]'' (1995) |
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*[[Dr. Sin]] – ''[[Dr. Sin II]]'' (2000) |
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*[[Dr. Sin]] – ''[[Dr. Sin II|Shadows of Light]]'' (2002) |
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|1987 |
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*[[Killing Machine (band)|Killing Machine]] – ''Killing Machine'' (2000) |
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|''Methods of Madness'' |
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*Michael Vescera – ''A Sign of Things to Come'' (2008) |
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|Studio |
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*MVP (Mike Vescera Project) – ''Windows'' (1997) |
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*MVP (Mike Vescera Project) – ''Animation'' (1999) |
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|1988 |
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*MVP (Mike Vescera Project) – ''The Altar'' (2003) |
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|Theatre |
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*MVP (Mike Vescera Project) – ''Crossing the Line'' (2004) |
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|''Theatre'' |
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*[[Joe Stump|The Reign of Terror]] – ''Sacred Ground'' (2001) |
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|Demo |
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*[[Joe Stump|The Reign of Terror]] – ''Conquer and Divide'' (2002) |
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*Palace of Black – ''Palace of Black'' (2002) |
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|1989 |
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*[[Roland Grapow]] – ''[[Kaleidoscope (Roland Grapow album)|Kaleidoscope]]'' (1999) |
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| rowspan="4" |[[Loudness (band)|Loudness]] |
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*Safe Haven – ''Safe Haven'' (2004) |
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|''[[Soldier of Fortune (Loudness album)|Soldier of Fortune]]'' |
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*Stygia (2007) |
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|Studio |
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*Empires of Eden – ''[[Reborn in Fire]]'' (2010) |
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*Nergard – ''The Beginning (EP)'' (2011) |
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|1991 |
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*Nergard – ''Memorial for a Wish ACT 1 (2012) |
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|''[[On the Prowl (Loudness album)|On the Prowl]]'' |
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*Animetal USA – ''Animetal USA'' (Oct 2011) |
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*Animetal USA – ''W'' (June 2012) |
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*Sovereign – ''Warring Heaven'' (Sept 2012) |
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|1991 |
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*Fatal Force – ''Unholy Rites'' (2012) |
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|''Slap in the Face'' |
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*Chris Bickley – Tapestry of souls (guest vocalist – 2012) |
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|EP |
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*Warrion – ''Awakening the Hydra'' (2013) |
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*Dramatica – ''Decadence'' (2016) |
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|2009 |
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*[[D-Metal Stars]] – ''Metal Disney'' (2017 US)(2016 Japan) |
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|''[[Live Loudest at the Budokan '91]]'' |
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*Vescera – ''Beyond The Fight'' (2017) |
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|Live |
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*Disney Super Guitar (2018) (titled Super Guitar Disney in Japanese market) |
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|1994 |
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| rowspan="4" |[[Yngwie Malmsteen]] |
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|''[[The Seventh Sign (album)|The Seventh Sign]]'' |
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|1994 |
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|''Live at Budokan'' |
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|Live, VHS/DVD |
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|1994 |
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|''[[I Can't Wait (album)|I Can't Wait]]'' |
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|EP |
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|1995 |
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|''[[Magnum Opus (Yngwie Malmsteen album)|Magnum Opus]]'' |
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|Studio |
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|1997 |
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| rowspan="2" |'''MVP (Mike Vescera Project)''' |
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|''Windows'' |
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|Studio |
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|1999 |
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|''Animation'' |
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|Studio |
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|1999 |
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|[[Roland Grapow]] |
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|''[[Kaleidoscope (Roland Grapow album)|Kaleidoscope]]'' |
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|Studio |
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|2000 |
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|Killing Machine |
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|''Killing Machine'' |
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|Studio |
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|2000 |
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| rowspan="2" |[[Dr. Sin]] |
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|''[[Dr. Sin II]]'' |
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|Studio |
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|2002 |
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|''[[Dr. Sin II|Shadows of Light]] (American and European version of Dr. Sin II)'' |
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|Studio |
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|2001 |
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| rowspan="2" |The Reign of Terror |
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|''Sacred Ground'' |
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|Studio |
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|2002 |
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|''Conquer and Divide'' |
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|Studio |
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|2002 |
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|Palace of Black |
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|''Palace of Black'' |
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|Studio |
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|2003 |
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| rowspan="2" |'''MVP (Mike Vescera Project)''' |
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|''The Altar'' |
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|Studio |
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|2004 |
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|''Crossing the Line'' |
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|Studio |
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|2004 |
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|Safe Haven |
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|''Safe Haven'' |
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|Studio |
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|2005 |
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|Dr. Sin |
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|''Insinity'' |
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|Guest Vocal, Track 8 |
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|2006 |
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|Obsession |
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|''Carnival of Lies'' |
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|Studio |
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|2007 |
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|Stygia |
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|''Stygia'' |
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|Demo |
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|2008 |
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|Obsession |
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|''Obsession'' |
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|Compilation |
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|2008 |
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|'''Michael Vescera''' |
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|''A Sign of Things to Come'' |
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|Studio |
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|2010 |
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|Empires of Eden |
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|''Reborn in Fire'' |
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|Guest Vocal, Track 1 |
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|2011 |
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| rowspan="2" |[[Animetal USA]] |
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|''[[Animetal USA (album)|Animetal USA]]'' |
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|Studio |
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|2012 |
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|''[[Animetal USA W]]'' |
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|Studio |
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|2012 |
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|Soulspell |
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|''Act III: Hollow's Gathering'' |
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|Guest Vocal |
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|2012 |
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|Obsession |
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|''Order of Chaos'' |
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|Studio |
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|2012 |
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|Fatal Force |
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|''Unholy Rites'' |
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|Studio |
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|2012 |
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|SOVEREIGN |
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|''Warring Heaven'' |
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|Studio |
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|2012 |
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|Chris Bickley |
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|''Tapestry of souls'' |
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|Guest Vocal |
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|2013 |
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|Signum Regis |
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|''Exodus'' |
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|Guest Vocal, Track 3 |
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|2013 |
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|Warrion |
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|''Awakening the Hydra'' |
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|Studio |
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|2013 |
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|Nergard |
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|''Memorial for a Wish'' |
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|Guest Vocal, Track 4 |
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|2013 |
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|Silent Voices |
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|''Reveal the Change'' |
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|Guest Vocal, Track 3 |
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|2016 |
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|[[D-Metal Stars]] |
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|''Metal Disney'' |
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|Studio |
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|2017 |
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|'''Vescera''' |
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|''Beyond the Fight'' |
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|Studio |
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|2017 |
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|Sammy Berell |
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|''Passion Dreams'' |
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|Studio |
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|2018 |
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|Schubert In Rock |
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|''Commander of Pain'' |
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|Guest Vocal, Track 9 |
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|2018 |
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|Kiko Shred |
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|''The Stride'' |
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|Guest Vocal, Track 9 |
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|2018 |
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|[[Disney Super Guitar]] |
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|''[[Disney Super Guitar]]'' |
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|Producer and Keys |
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|2019 |
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|[[Magic Kingdom (band)|Magic Kingdom]] |
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|''Metalmighty'' |
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|Studio |
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|2019 |
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| rowspan="2" |Dramatica |
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|''Fall of Tyranny'' |
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|Studio |
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|2020 |
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|''Beyond the Eyes of Deception'' |
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|Studio |
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|2020 |
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|AniMaze X |
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|''AniMazing Xmas'' |
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|Studio |
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|2023 |
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|SOVEREIGN |
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|''Battle In Sumeria'' |
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|Studio |
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Mike Vescera | |
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Birth name | Michael Anthony Vescera |
Born | Connecticut, U.S. | June 13, 1962
Genres | Rock, hard rock, heavy metal |
Occupation(s) | Musician, record producer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, keyboards |
Years active | 1984–present |
Website | Facebook 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
[edit]Year | Band | Title | Note |
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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
[edit]- ^ Samir MHAMDI (October 22, 2023). 1 Battle In Sumeria HD 1080p. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via YouTube.
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