John West (singer)
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John West is an American musician.
He was born in Syracuse, New York
on October 29 and has sung for such bands as Artension
, Royal Hunt
, Badlands, Lynch Mob
, Cozy Powell
, Michael Lee Firkins
, Yngwie Malmsteen, Trans-Siberian Orchestra
, James Murphy, Marc Ferrari
, Sun Red Sun
, Many Moons, Rider and Feinstein. He has also released four solo albums of his own original material- namely John West's Mind Journey (1997), John West Permanent Mark (1998), John West Earth Maker (2002), and John West Long Time No Sing (2006).
West is currently the lead singer for Emir Hot on his debut album Sevdah Metal. He also plays guitar and is currently the lead guitarist for the band Ten Man Push.
He was born in Syracuse, New York
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
on October 29 and has sung for such bands as Artension
Artension
Artension was a North American neo-classical progressive metal band, founded in 1993 by keyboardist Vitalij Kuprij.-History:It was sometime in '92/'93, when Vitalij Kuprij, who was studying classical music in Switzerland at that time, met Roger Staffelbach, a Swiss guitarist who was also studying...
, Royal Hunt
Royal Hunt
Royal Hunt is a progressive metal band based in Denmark, founded in 1989 by keyboardist Andre Andersen. The band is known for creating melodic music with a progressive and symphonic flair. They made a huge success during mid-90s with their classic albums Moving Target and Paradox mainly in Japan...
, Badlands, Lynch Mob
Lynch Mob (band)
Lynch Mob is an American band featuring former Dokken guitarist George Lynch, who has been the band's only permanent member. The rest of the original band which featured Oni Logan, Anthony Esposito and Mick Brown have come and gone, and in some cases, come back.-1989 Formation:Lynch Mob was formed...
, Cozy Powell
Cozy Powell
Colin Flooks , better known as Cozy Powell, was an English rock drummer who made his name with many major rock bands.-Early history:...
, Michael Lee Firkins
Michael Lee Firkins
Michael Lee Firkins is an electric guitar player whose sound fuses bluegrass, country, blues, and jazz elements into his distorted rock sound. He is noted amongst guitarists for his prolific use of hybrid picking at high speeds....
, Yngwie Malmsteen, Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Trans-Siberian Orchestra is an American progressive metal band founded in 1993 by producer, composer, and lyricist Paul O'Neill, who brought together Jon Oliva and Al Pitrelli and keyboardist and co-producer Robert Kinkel to form the core of the creative team. Since then, TSO sold nearly 8...
, James Murphy, Marc Ferrari
Marc Ferrari
Marc Ferrari is a guitar player famous for his work in bands such as Keel, Cold Sweat, Medicine Wheel and Ferrari. He also had a role in Wayne's World, as the guitarist of Crucial Taunt and guested on Pantera's 1988 album, Power Metal. In the 1990s he wrote the column "Power Sources" for Metal...
, Sun Red Sun
Sun Red Sun
Sun Red Sun was an American heavy metal supergroup active from 1992–1993. It featured former Rondinelli bandmates Ray Gillen and Bobby Rondinelli.-History:...
, Many Moons, Rider and Feinstein. He has also released four solo albums of his own original material- namely John West's Mind Journey (1997), John West Permanent Mark (1998), John West Earth Maker (2002), and John West Long Time No Sing (2006).
West is currently the lead singer for Emir Hot on his debut album Sevdah Metal. He also plays guitar and is currently the lead guitarist for the band Ten Man Push.