Doug Pinnick
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Doug Pinnick sometimes stylised as dUg Pinnick or simply dUg (born September 3, 1950) is an American
musician best known as the bass guitar
ist, songwriter, and co-lead vocalist for the hard rock
/progressive metal
band King's X
. He has fourteen albums with King's X, four solo albums, and numerous side projects and guest appearances to his credit. Pinnick is known for his gospel-like voice and his heavily distorted bass tone, played through multiple Ampeg SVT-4 amplifiers.
then moved to Joliet, Illinois
when he was fourteen. He grew up in a musical family where everyone either sang or played an instrument. He was raised by his great-grandmother, a devoutly religious woman, and was reared in a very strict Southern Baptist environment. He has seventeen half-brothers and sisters, from three mothers and two fathers. When he was in grade school, Pinnick participated in choir and played saxophone. As a teenager, he listened to classic R&B and Motown artists such as Stevie Wonder
, Little Richard
, and Aretha Franklin
. Pinnick sang in bands throughout high school, one of the earliest being a group called Stone Flower which he describes as "Chicago Transit Authority
meets Sly & The Family Stone
". While attending Joliet Junior College
in 1969, Pinnick was inspired by hard rock bands such as Led Zeppelin
and Jimi Hendrix
. Around this time, he also started listening to perhaps his biggest influence, Sly & The Family Stone. His dream was to form a band that combined all of these varied influences.
After attending college for roughly six months, Pinnick dropped out and joined a travelling gospel band called The Spurlows.
At one point in the early seventies, Pinnick moved to a Christian community in Florida. There, he remained involved in the music business by promoting small shows by Christian rock bands. He soon grew tired of that and moved back to Illinois.
In the mid seventies, Pinnick formed a band called Servant with keyboardist Matt Spransy. They were described as a progressive Art Rock type of band along the lines of Yes
and Emerson, Lake & Palmer
. The band played all over the midwest and even put together a demo of original songs. Oddly enough, there was a band from Canada
that also called themselves Servant
who had actually scored a recording contract. Spransy ended up joining the Canadian version of Servant
in the late seventies, and that band recorded a song that he and Pinnick had written together called "I'm Gonna Live". It appears on their 1981 album Rockin' Revival.
Pinnick was also part of Alpha as well as his own "Doug Pinnick Band" shortly after Spransy joined the Canadian Servant.
In 1979, Pinnick was invited to join a band that was forming in Springfield, MO. with singer Greg X. Volz
of Petra
fame. He accepted the offer and re-located, only to have the band dissolve within a month of his arrival. He was soon offered a spot in guitarist Phil Keaggy
's touring band, along with the drummer from the failed Volz project, Jerry Gaskill
. Pinnick has a co-writing credit on the track "Just A Moment Away" from Keaggy's 1980 album Ph'lip Side
. Pinnick toured with Keaggy for about a year before returning to Springfield and set about looking for a new musical project.
Pinnick soon became involved with guitarist Ty Tabor
after seeing him play a concert at Evangel College in Springfield. Jerry Gaskill was later included and the band The Edge was born. In 1983, the band changed their name to Sneak Preview and released an independent, self titled LP
. The trio evolved into King's X
several years (and a move to Houston, Tx.) later.
Since then, Pinnick has become one of the most respected voices in rock music by fans, critics, and peers alike. He is highly sought-after by other artists for album guest appearances, as well as membership in several side bands and recording projects.
In 1998, Pinnick confirmed his homosexual orientation during an interview for Regeneration Quarterly. Diamante Music Group
cancelled distribution of King's X material in Christian retail stores following this information becoming public knowledge. In recent years, Pinnick has revealed that he now identifies as agnostic, in contrast to his Contemporary Christian music
past.
Besides King's X, Pinnick became active with his own Hound Pound studio in Texas.
and Pineappleskunk
, with King's X
bandmate Jerry Gaskill
on drums. Doug dropped the Poundhound moniker for his third solo album, Emotional Animal
, instead crediting himself as "dUg Pinnick." The album, released by Magna Carta Records
, features Gaskill's son, Joey, on drums.
He released his fourth solo album, Strum Sum Up
in November, 2007 on Magna Carta.
Pinnick was also a member of the short-lived band Supershine, along with long-time Trouble
guitarist, Bruce Franklin
and Trouble
drummer, Jeff Olson
. Supershine released only one self-titled album in 2000 on Metal Blade Records
.
He sang lead vocals on the eponymous debut album by former Winger guitarist Reb Beach's band The Mob
, released in 2005. He also stood in for lead singer Corey Glover
on Living Colour
's European tour in August 2006.
Other vocal appearances by Doug Pinnick include Dream Theater
's "Lines In The Sand" (guest vocals in the choruses) from the Falling into Infinity
album, "Welcome To The Machine" from the An All Star Lineup Performing the Songs of Pink Floyd
album, "Parasite" on an all-star tribute to Kiss
entitled Spin The Bottle, as well as "Taxman" on a Beatles tribute album entitled Butchering the Beatles.
Pinnick appears on the 2008 holiday album We Wish You A Metal XMas..., a compilation album featuring many hard rock musicians collaborating on popular Christmas songs. Pinnick appears on the track "Little Drummer Boy".
He performed guest vocals on the Black Sugar Transmission track "Runnin' Like a Dog", which was released on the band's e.p. USE IT in 2009.
He also performs with King's X partner Ty Tabor, along with former Galactic Cowboys members Wally Farkas and Alan Doss, as a group called The Jibbs. They have a song, "Burns In The Rain", available via download to help relief efforts following Hurricane Ike.
Dug sang all lead vocals on Razr 13's (Austin, TX) debut record "Reflections" released in 2009.
Professional wrestler, Vinnie Vineyard (Funkmaster V of Tennessee Xtreme Wrestling) uses a remixed version of Pinnick's "Coming Over" as his entrance music.
Hal Sparks used several tracks off of Pinnick's Strum Sum Up CD as his musical accompaniment during his magic show performances on VH1's Celebracadabra that aired in 2008
Pinnick's side project, Tres Mts., with Jeff Ament
of Pearl Jam
and Richard Stuverud
of the Fastbacks
, is set to release their album, Three Mountains, through Monkeywrench Records on March 8, 2011.
He uses Ampeg amplifiers exclusively. He also uses a complex rig set-up including many EQ's and amplifiers. Pinnick is also a user of the Line 6 POD pro, which he uses for effects. Oddly, he uses the guitar, not the bass model of the POD pro effects.
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musician best known as the bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
ist, songwriter, and co-lead vocalist for the hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
/progressive metal
Progressive metal
Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...
band King's X
King's X
King's X is an American hard rock band that combines progressive metal, funk and soul with vocal arrangements influenced by gospel, blues, and British Invasion rock groups. The band's lyrics are largely based on the members' struggles with religion and self-acceptance...
. He has fourteen albums with King's X, four solo albums, and numerous side projects and guest appearances to his credit. Pinnick is known for his gospel-like voice and his heavily distorted bass tone, played through multiple Ampeg SVT-4 amplifiers.
History
Doug Pinnick was born in Braidwood, IllinoisBraidwood, Illinois
eBraidwood is a city in Will County, Illinois, United States, approximately southwest of Chicago and south of Joliet. The population was 5,203 at the 2000 census....
then moved to Joliet, Illinois
Joliet, Illinois
Joliet is a city in Will and Kendall Counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, located southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County. As of the 2010 census, the city was the fourth-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 147,433. It continues to be Illinois' fastest growing...
when he was fourteen. He grew up in a musical family where everyone either sang or played an instrument. He was raised by his great-grandmother, a devoutly religious woman, and was reared in a very strict Southern Baptist environment. He has seventeen half-brothers and sisters, from three mothers and two fathers. When he was in grade school, Pinnick participated in choir and played saxophone. As a teenager, he listened to classic R&B and Motown artists such as Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
, Little Richard
Little Richard
Richard Wayne Penniman , known by the stage name Little Richard, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist, and actor, considered key in the transition from rhythm and blues to rock and roll in the 1950s. He was also the first artist to put the funk in the rock and roll beat and...
, and Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her atop its list of The Greatest Singers of All...
. Pinnick sang in bands throughout high school, one of the earliest being a group called Stone Flower which he describes as "Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago (band)
Chicago is an American rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. The self-described "rock and roll band with horns" began as a politically charged, sometimes experimental, rock band and later moved to a predominantly softer sound, becoming famous for producing a number of hit ballads. They had...
meets Sly & The Family Stone
Sly & the Family Stone
Sly and the Family Stone were an American rock, funk, and soul band from San Francisco, California. Active from 1966 to 1983, the band was pivotal in the development of soul, funk, and psychedelic music...
". While attending Joliet Junior College
Joliet Junior College
Joliet Junior College , a community college based in Joliet, Illinois, was the first public community college founded in the United States. JJC offers pre-baccalaureate programs for students planning to transfer to a four-year university, as well as occupational education leading directly to...
in 1969, Pinnick was inspired by hard rock bands such as Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham...
and Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
. Around this time, he also started listening to perhaps his biggest influence, Sly & The Family Stone. His dream was to form a band that combined all of these varied influences.
After attending college for roughly six months, Pinnick dropped out and joined a travelling gospel band called The Spurlows.
At one point in the early seventies, Pinnick moved to a Christian community in Florida. There, he remained involved in the music business by promoting small shows by Christian rock bands. He soon grew tired of that and moved back to Illinois.
In the mid seventies, Pinnick formed a band called Servant with keyboardist Matt Spransy. They were described as a progressive Art Rock type of band along the lines of Yes
Yes (band)
Yes are an English rock band who achieved worldwide success with their progressive, art, and symphonic style of rock music. Regarded as one of the pioneers of the progressive genre, Yes are known for their lengthy songs, mystical lyrics, elaborate album art, and live stage sets...
and Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Emerson, Lake & Palmer, also known as ELP, are an English progressive rock supergroup. They found success in the 1970s and sold over forty million albums and headlined large stadium concerts. The band consists of Keith Emerson , Greg Lake and Carl Palmer...
. The band played all over the midwest and even put together a demo of original songs. Oddly enough, there was a band from Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
that also called themselves Servant
Servant (band)
Servant was a Christian rock group that grew out of the counter-culture Jesus Movement of the sixties and seventies. The band was founded in Victoria, British Columbia in 1976 by Jim Palosaari and performed to audiences throughout North America, Europe and Australia for over 12 years. Originally...
who had actually scored a recording contract. Spransy ended up joining the Canadian version of Servant
Servant (band)
Servant was a Christian rock group that grew out of the counter-culture Jesus Movement of the sixties and seventies. The band was founded in Victoria, British Columbia in 1976 by Jim Palosaari and performed to audiences throughout North America, Europe and Australia for over 12 years. Originally...
in the late seventies, and that band recorded a song that he and Pinnick had written together called "I'm Gonna Live". It appears on their 1981 album Rockin' Revival.
Pinnick was also part of Alpha as well as his own "Doug Pinnick Band" shortly after Spransy joined the Canadian Servant.
In 1979, Pinnick was invited to join a band that was forming in Springfield, MO. with singer Greg X. Volz
Greg X. Volz
Gregory Xavier Volz is a Christian singer. He is most noted for being the former lead singer of Christian rock band Petra from 1979 to 1985 and is currently the lead vocalist of the reunited lineup.-Biography:...
of Petra
Petra (band)
Petra is a music group regarded as a pioneer of the Christian rock and contemporary Christian music genres. Formed in 1972, the band took its name from the Greek word for "rock"...
fame. He accepted the offer and re-located, only to have the band dissolve within a month of his arrival. He was soon offered a spot in guitarist Phil Keaggy
Phil Keaggy
Phil Keaggy is an American acoustic and electric guitarist and vocalist who has released more than 50 albums and contributed to many more recordings in both the contemporary Christian music and mainstream markets...
's touring band, along with the drummer from the failed Volz project, Jerry Gaskill
Jerry Gaskill
Jerry Gaskill is an American rock musician who is the drummer for the progressive metal band King's X.-History:...
. Pinnick has a co-writing credit on the track "Just A Moment Away" from Keaggy's 1980 album Ph'lip Side
Ph'lip Side
Ph'lip Side is the title of an album by guitarist Phil Keaggy, released in 1980, on Sparrow Records. To date, it is the only Phil Keaggy release to feature a double-sided cover image, in order to visually convey the "acoustic" and "electric" sides of the album...
. Pinnick toured with Keaggy for about a year before returning to Springfield and set about looking for a new musical project.
Pinnick soon became involved with guitarist Ty Tabor
Ty Tabor
Ty Tabor is the lead guitarist, songwriter, and co-lead vocalist for the progressive metal band, King's X....
after seeing him play a concert at Evangel College in Springfield. Jerry Gaskill was later included and the band The Edge was born. In 1983, the band changed their name to Sneak Preview and released an independent, self titled LP
Sneak Preview (album)
Sneak Preview is an independently released album by the future members of King's X going by the name of Sneak Preview. Reportedly, only about 1,000 copies were pressed. The band was not very impressed with the results and may have personally destroyed about half of the pressed copies, making this...
. The trio evolved into King's X
King's X
King's X is an American hard rock band that combines progressive metal, funk and soul with vocal arrangements influenced by gospel, blues, and British Invasion rock groups. The band's lyrics are largely based on the members' struggles with religion and self-acceptance...
several years (and a move to Houston, Tx.) later.
Since then, Pinnick has become one of the most respected voices in rock music by fans, critics, and peers alike. He is highly sought-after by other artists for album guest appearances, as well as membership in several side bands and recording projects.
In 1998, Pinnick confirmed his homosexual orientation during an interview for Regeneration Quarterly. Diamante Music Group
Diamante Music Group
Diamante Music Group was a Newport Beach, California based independent record label distributor active from 1993 through 2004. During its heyday, Diamante was home to several dozen small independent record labels, some of whose artists later gained worldwide recognition.Among such were Rescue...
cancelled distribution of King's X material in Christian retail stores following this information becoming public knowledge. In recent years, Pinnick has revealed that he now identifies as agnostic, in contrast to his Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
past.
Besides King's X, Pinnick became active with his own Hound Pound studio in Texas.
Projects
Pinnick's first solo project, Poundhound, released two albums, Massive GroovesMassive Grooves from the Electric Church of Psychofunkadelic Grungelism Rock Music
Massive Grooves is the first solo album by King's X bassist Doug Pinnick under the name of Poundhound. The full title of the album is "Massive Grooves From The Electric Church Of Psychofunkadelic Grungelism Rock Music" but is typically shortened for obvious reasons.-Track listing:The Japanese...
and Pineappleskunk
Pineappleskunk
-Personnel:* Doug Pinnick - Vocal, Bass Guitar, Guitar* Jerry Gaskill - Drums...
, with King's X
King's X
King's X is an American hard rock band that combines progressive metal, funk and soul with vocal arrangements influenced by gospel, blues, and British Invasion rock groups. The band's lyrics are largely based on the members' struggles with religion and self-acceptance...
bandmate Jerry Gaskill
Jerry Gaskill
Jerry Gaskill is an American rock musician who is the drummer for the progressive metal band King's X.-History:...
on drums. Doug dropped the Poundhound moniker for his third solo album, Emotional Animal
Emotional Animal
Emotional Animal is the third solo album by King's X frontman Doug Pinnick released in 2005.-Track listing:-Personnel:*Doug Pinnick – vocals and all instruments, except drums*Jerry Gaskill – drums...
, instead crediting himself as "dUg Pinnick." The album, released by Magna Carta Records
Magna Carta Records
Magna Carta Records is an independent record label located in Rochester, New York. Magna Carta was formed in 1989 and is owned by Peter Morticelli and his partner Mike Varney. The label has a diverse line-up consisting of musicians from many different genres, but is best known for many of its...
, features Gaskill's son, Joey, on drums.
He released his fourth solo album, Strum Sum Up
Strum Sum Up
-Tracklisting:#Perfect World#Perfect World Pt. 2#Damn It#Dynomite#Dynomite Pt. 2#Life Is What You Make It#Life Is What You Make It Pt. 2#Angel#Coming Over#Smile#All I Want#Hostile World#Cross It#Cross It Pt. 2-References:*...
in November, 2007 on Magna Carta.
Pinnick was also a member of the short-lived band Supershine, along with long-time Trouble
Trouble (band)
Trouble is an American doom metal band noted as one of the pioneers of their genre, alongside bands such as Candlemass and Saint Vitus. The band created a distinct style taking influences of the British heavy metal bands Black Sabbath and Judas Priest, and psychedelic rock of the 1970s...
guitarist, Bruce Franklin
Bruce Franklin (guitarist)
Bruce Franklin is a metal guitarist. He is the guitarist for the band Trouble. He is also in the band Supershine featuring King's X frontman Doug Pinnick and longtime Trouble drummer, Jeff Olson. Franklin appeared as a guest lead guitarist on Tourniquet's 2003 album Where Moth and Rust Destroy...
and Trouble
Trouble (band)
Trouble is an American doom metal band noted as one of the pioneers of their genre, alongside bands such as Candlemass and Saint Vitus. The band created a distinct style taking influences of the British heavy metal bands Black Sabbath and Judas Priest, and psychedelic rock of the 1970s...
drummer, Jeff Olson
Jeff Olson (Musician)
Jeff Olson is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, radio show host, and the original drummer for the legendary doom/rock band, Trouble...
. Supershine released only one self-titled album in 2000 on Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records is a record label which was founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The U.S. corporate office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Arizona, Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distributed in the U.S. by Sony BMG Music...
.
He sang lead vocals on the eponymous debut album by former Winger guitarist Reb Beach's band The Mob
The Mob (melodic rock band)
The Mob is an American hard rock band formed in 2005. Their self-titled debut album was released by Frontiers Records the same year.-Line-up:* Reb Beach – guitars, backing vocals* Doug Pinnick – lead vocals* Timothy Drury – keyboards, backing vocals...
, released in 2005. He also stood in for lead singer Corey Glover
Corey Glover
Corey Glover is an American singer, guitarist and actor. He is best known as the lead singer of the hard rock band Living Colour.-Career:...
on Living Colour
Living Colour
Living Colour is an American rock band from New York City, formed in 1984. Stylistically, the band's music is a creative fusion influenced by free jazz, funk, neo-psychedelia, hard rock, and heavy metal...
's European tour in August 2006.
Other vocal appearances by Doug Pinnick include Dream Theater
Dream Theater
Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci, John Myung, and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Massachusetts. They subsequently dropped out of their studies to further concentrate on the band that would...
's "Lines In The Sand" (guest vocals in the choruses) from the Falling into Infinity
Falling into Infinity
-Personnel:* James LaBrie – vocals* John Myung – bass, Chapman Stick* John Petrucci – guitars, backing vocals* Mike Portnoy – drums, backing vocals* Derek Sherinian – keyboards, backing vocals-Chart performance:Billboard 200:* Falling Into Infinity - #52...
album, "Welcome To The Machine" from the An All Star Lineup Performing the Songs of Pink Floyd
An All Star Lineup Performing the Songs of Pink Floyd
An All Star Lineup Performing the Songs of Pink Floyd is a compilation album released in 2002. It contains members and artists from many bands including Mr...
album, "Parasite" on an all-star tribute to Kiss
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
entitled Spin The Bottle, as well as "Taxman" on a Beatles tribute album entitled Butchering the Beatles.
Pinnick appears on the 2008 holiday album We Wish You A Metal XMas..., a compilation album featuring many hard rock musicians collaborating on popular Christmas songs. Pinnick appears on the track "Little Drummer Boy".
He performed guest vocals on the Black Sugar Transmission track "Runnin' Like a Dog", which was released on the band's e.p. USE IT in 2009.
He also performs with King's X partner Ty Tabor, along with former Galactic Cowboys members Wally Farkas and Alan Doss, as a group called The Jibbs. They have a song, "Burns In The Rain", available via download to help relief efforts following Hurricane Ike.
Dug sang all lead vocals on Razr 13's (Austin, TX) debut record "Reflections" released in 2009.
Professional wrestler, Vinnie Vineyard (Funkmaster V of Tennessee Xtreme Wrestling) uses a remixed version of Pinnick's "Coming Over" as his entrance music.
Hal Sparks used several tracks off of Pinnick's Strum Sum Up CD as his musical accompaniment during his magic show performances on VH1's Celebracadabra that aired in 2008
Pinnick's side project, Tres Mts., with Jeff Ament
Jeff Ament
Jeffrey Allen Ament is an American musician who serves as the bassist for the American rock band Pearl Jam. Along with Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, and Eddie Vedder, he is one of the founding members of Pearl Jam...
of Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included Eddie Vedder , Jeff Ament , Stone Gossard , and Mike McCready...
and Richard Stuverud
Richard Stuverud
Richard Stuverudis an American drummer known for playing in several bands in Seattle scene. His first band was the punk rock band The Fastbacks , returning in 1987 in the side project of the vocalist Brad Sinsel , called "Suicide Squad".Soon, he joined the War Babies band in 1988, together with...
of the Fastbacks
Fastbacks
The Fastbacks were a Seattle punk rock band. Formed in 1979 by songwriter/guitarist Kurt Bloch , and friends Lulu Gargiulo and Kim Warnick , they disbanded in 2001...
, is set to release their album, Three Mountains, through Monkeywrench Records on March 8, 2011.
Equipment
Pinnick is a notable user of the 12 string bass, which is a bass guitar with 4 sets of triple coursed octave strings, similar to a 12 string guitar. Pinnick owns a custom made 12 string bass, made by Yamaha, which he uses in the studio and in live performences. Pinnick was endorsed by Yamaha, although he briefly switched to Dean guitars in the late 2000s. Pinnick also recently endorsed by Schecter, and used two Model-T basses in 2011 for the Live Love over Europe tour.He uses Ampeg amplifiers exclusively. He also uses a complex rig set-up including many EQ's and amplifiers. Pinnick is also a user of the Line 6 POD pro, which he uses for effects. Oddly, he uses the guitar, not the bass model of the POD pro effects.
Solo albums
- Poundhound - Massive Grooves...Massive Grooves from the Electric Church of Psychofunkadelic Grungelism Rock MusicMassive Grooves is the first solo album by King's X bassist Doug Pinnick under the name of Poundhound. The full title of the album is "Massive Grooves From The Electric Church Of Psychofunkadelic Grungelism Rock Music" but is typically shortened for obvious reasons.-Track listing:The Japanese...
(1998) - Poundhound - PineappleskunkPineappleskunk-Personnel:* Doug Pinnick - Vocal, Bass Guitar, Guitar* Jerry Gaskill - Drums...
(2001) - Emotional AnimalEmotional AnimalEmotional Animal is the third solo album by King's X frontman Doug Pinnick released in 2005.-Track listing:-Personnel:*Doug Pinnick – vocals and all instruments, except drums*Jerry Gaskill – drums...
(2005) - Songs from the ClosetSongs from the ClosetSongs from the Closet is a compilation album of early demo recordings by King's X bassist / vocalist Doug Pinnick. It contains two previously unreleased songs and an audio commentary track by Pinnick.-Track listing:#The World Around Me...
(Molken Music, 2006) A collection of King's X demos with 2 previously unreleased songs - Strum Sum UpStrum Sum Up-Tracklisting:#Perfect World#Perfect World Pt. 2#Damn It#Dynomite#Dynomite Pt. 2#Life Is What You Make It#Life Is What You Make It Pt. 2#Angel#Coming Over#Smile#All I Want#Hostile World#Cross It#Cross It Pt. 2-References:*...
(2007)
Side bands
- Supershine - s/t (2000)
- The MobThe Mob (melodic rock band)The Mob is an American hard rock band formed in 2005. Their self-titled debut album was released by Frontiers Records the same year.-Line-up:* Reb Beach – guitars, backing vocals* Doug Pinnick – lead vocals* Timothy Drury – keyboards, backing vocals...
- s/t (2005) - The Jibbs - "Burns In The Rain" single (2008)
- Razr 13 - Reflections (2009)
- Tres Mts. - Three Mountains (2011)
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Guest appearances
- Pearl JamPearl JamPearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included Eddie Vedder , Jeff Ament , Stone Gossard , and Mike McCready...
- "DissidentDissident (song)"Dissident" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam, released in 1994 as the fourth single from the band's second studio album, Vs. . The song peaked at number three on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart...
" single, vocals on the live track "W.M.A." (1994) - Jimi HendrixJimi HendrixJames Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
Tribute album: In From The Storm (1995) - 24-7 Spyz24-7 Spyz24-7 Spyz are a band from the South Bronx, New York, formed in 1986, originally consisting of Jimi Hazel , Rick Skatore , Kindu Phibes , and P. Fluid . The band is best known for mixing soul, funk, reggae, and R&B with heavy metal and hardcore punk...
: 6Heavy Metal Soul by the PoundHeavy Metal Soul by the Pound is the fifth full length album from metal/funk/soul pioneers 24-7 Spyz. Released through the "What Are Records?" label, it is the first album to feature the band as a trio. Former drummer Joel Maitoza returns to replace Anthony Johnson, but the band decided not to...
(1996) - Carmine AppiceCarmine AppiceCarmine Appice is an American rock drummer of Italian background and is the older brother of drummer Vinny Appice by 12 years. He received a classical music training and was influenced by the jazz drumming of Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa early on...
: Guitar Zeus 1 (1996) - Dream TheaterDream TheaterDream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci, John Myung, and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Massachusetts. They subsequently dropped out of their studies to further concentrate on the band that would...
- Falling Into InfinityFalling into Infinity-Personnel:* James LaBrie – vocals* John Myung – bass, Chapman Stick* John Petrucci – guitars, backing vocals* Mike Portnoy – drums, backing vocals* Derek Sherinian – keyboards, backing vocals-Chart performance:Billboard 200:* Falling Into Infinity - #52...
, vocals on the track "Lines in the Sand" (1997) - Tribe After Tribe: Pearls Before Swine (1997)
- MetallicaMetallicaMetallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
Tribute album: Metallic AssaultMetallic Assault: A Tribute to MetallicaMetallic Assault: A Tribute to Metallica is a tribute album to thrash metal band Metallica. The album features Metallica covers played not by formal bands, but collaborations between musicians from several bands. Songs from Kill 'Em All all the way to Metallica, with the exception of ...And Justice...
(2000) - Van HalenVan HalenVan Halen is an American hard rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1972. The band has enjoyed success since the release of its debut album, Van Halen, . As of 2007 Van Halen has sold 80 million albums worldwide and has had the most #1 hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart...
Tribute album: Little Guitars (2000) - AerosmithAerosmithAerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many...
Tribute album: One Way Street (2002) - Pink FloydPink FloydPink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially...
Tribute album: Pigs And Pyramids (2002) - Mr. BigMr. Big (band)Mr. Big is an American rock supergroup, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1988. The band is a quartet composed of Eric Martin , Paul Gilbert , Billy Sheehan , and Pat Torpey ; Mr. Big also included Richie Kotzen, a reputable blues-based guitarist who replaced Gilbert in 1999...
Tribute album: Influences and Connections (2003) - AC/DCAC/DCAC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
Tribute album: AC/DC We Salute You (2004) - Lance Lopez: Wall Of Soul (2004)
- KissKISS (band)Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
Tribute album: Spin The Bottle (2004) - 24-7 Spyz24-7 Spyz24-7 Spyz are a band from the South Bronx, New York, formed in 1986, originally consisting of Jimi Hazel , Rick Skatore , Kindu Phibes , and P. Fluid . The band is best known for mixing soul, funk, reggae, and R&B with heavy metal and hardcore punk...
: Face The DayFace the DayFace the Day is the sixth and most recent album from rap, metal, and funk pioneers 24-7 Spyz. It is the first Spyz album in more than a decade, recorded two years after their reformation in 2003...
(2006) - Beatles Tribute album: Butchering The Beatles (2006)
- Ty TaborTy TaborTy Tabor is the lead guitarist, songwriter, and co-lead vocalist for the progressive metal band, King's X....
: Rock GardenRock Garden (album)Rock Garden is a 2006 solo album by King's X guitarist Ty Tabor. All songs were written and recorded by Ty Tabor at Alien Beans studio in Katy, TX...
(2006) - Steve StevensSteve StevensSteve Stevens is an American guitarist and songwriter.He is best known for playing for other artists and less known for his critically acclaimed solo efforts , collaborations Steve Stevens (born as Steven Schneider on May 5, 1959, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American guitarist and songwriter.He...
: Memory CrashMemory CrashMemory Crash is the third album released by guitarist and songwriter Steve Stevens, coming some eight years after Flamenco A Go-Go. It is a mostly instrumental album with help from Doug Pinnick of King's X, and featuring drummer Brian Tichy....
(2008) - Liberty 'N Justice: 4 All: Best of LNJ, vocals on the track "Rage" (2008)
- Jeff AmentJeff AmentJeffrey Allen Ament is an American musician who serves as the bassist for the American rock band Pearl Jam. Along with Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, and Eddie Vedder, he is one of the founding members of Pearl Jam...
: Tone (2008) - We Wish You A Metal X-Mas Holiday album, vocals on the track "Little Drummer Boy" (2008)
- Black Sugar Transmission: "Use It", vocals on the track "Runnin' Like a Dog" (2009)
- Billy SheehanBilly SheehanWilliam "Billy" Sheehan is an American bassist known for his work with Talas, Steve Vai, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, and Niacin. Sheehan has won the "Best Rock Bass Player" readers' poll from Guitar Player Magazine five times for his "lead bass" playing style...
: Holy Cow!, vocals on the track "Turning Point" (2009) - Thomas Tomsen: Sunflickers, bass on the track "Godfather's Walk" (2010)
- Hydrogyn: "Judgement' ',vocals on the track "Big Star" (2010)
- Sin-AtraSin-AtraSIN-Atra is a heavy metal compilation album by various artists, released as a heavy metal tribute album to Frank Sinatra. The album features various heavy metal artists as vocalists, including Dee Snider, Glenn Hughes, Devin Townsend, Robin Zander, Joey Belladonna and Jani Lane.-Track listing:...
, Frank Sinatra Tribute album. (2011)
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