This is my little site on the great John 'The Hammer' Miceli.......
BIO
BORN 29TH MAY 1961 - LONG ISLAND
John has been with Meat Loaf since 1993 on a permanent basis although he filled in for Chuck Burgi for a while in 1991. John has a great sense of humour & he's totally down to earth. He's also one of the nicest members of the band.........
John has also toured with tons of other artists including Blue Oyster Cult, Rainbow, Marchello......
John has just finished as the drummer in the Las Vegas Production of "We Will Rock You" Alongside Patti Russo & Paul Crook. The show closed on the 27th Nov 2005. He is now working in the studio with Meat Loaf on the new Bat 3 album, due for release in Sept 2006.
Apart from all this John's taught at the Long Island drum & guitar centre & he's also published two books which feature his unique double bass style, "Lead Switch" & "Sticking in the Foot"
John's musical accomplishments have been recognized by the industry with endorsements from "Sonor Drums", "Zildjian Cymbals", "Gilbralter Hardware", "Evans Drumheads" and "Vic Firth Drum Sticks".
John has also featured in an international print ad campaign for "Sony cassette tapes", which appeared in "Rolling Stone", "People", "Spin Circus" and US magazines
John is also married & the proud Papa of two children.......
BANDS JOHN MICELI HAS WORKED WITH
THE GOOD RATS - THE RAT BASTARDS
TALAS
RUFIKUT
MARYA ROXX - 2008
John went out on the road with Marya through Mar - May this yr... SEE BELOW LINKS FOR MUCH MORE.
Pictures:
Paul, Marya, John and Renee in London - Nov 2007
Links:
WE WILL ROCK YOU - LAS VEGAS ~ SEPT 2004 - 27th Nov 2005
John joined the WWRY band in Sept 2004 & left when the show ended in Nov 2005. Alongside Patti Russo & Paul Crook. Danni Miranda, former BOC and Faith & Fire bassist.
Pictures:
For Pictures, links and more see my WWRY website.
MEAT LOAF 1993 - PRESENT
1993-5 - Everything Louder (Back Out Of Hell 11)
1995 - Welcome To The Neighbourhood Album
1996 April - Oct - Born To Rock Tour
1996 - Live Around The World Album
1997 - President Clinton's Inaugural Ball / German Festivals
5/10/98 - Storytellers recording @ Metropolis Studios, NY
1998 - The Very Best Of Album
1999 March - May - The Very Best Of Tour (Europe)
1999 - Storytellers Album
1999 Oct - Jan 2000 - Storytellers Tour
2001 Oct - Dec - Night Of The Proms
2002 / 2003 - Just Having Fun Tour
2003 - Couldn't Have Said It Better Album
2003 - March 2004 - Couldn't Have Said It Better World Tour & Promo
2004 - Meat Loaf Bat Out Of Hell live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra - Recorded in Melbourne on the 20th & 22nd Feb
CD & DVD
2005 June - Sept - Hair Of The Dog Tour
John finished touring with Meat Loaf on his 2005 tour "The Hair Of The Dog" at the end of Sept and went straight back to "We Will Rock You" in Vegas till it finished it's run in Nov 2005. John has recently been working on Bat Out Of Hell III. John will be touring with Meat Loaf again for Meat's "Bat 3 - The Last At Bat"
2006 23rd Oct (UK) / 31st Oct (USA) - Bat Out Of Hell III Album
2006 Oct - Nov - The Bases Are Loaded Promo Tour
2007 Feb - 2008 - Seize The Night Tour / The III Bats Tour (Cut short due to ill health Nov 2007)
2007 Oct (UK) NOV (USA) Meat Loaf 3 Bats Live DVD
2008 - Summer Tour EUROPE / Autumn Tour USA (Casa De Carne)
Video: John Video's
For more on Meat Loaf see my Meat Loaf website
John worked with Nine days at Cloud 9 Studios for their upcoming CD for Sony. He's also been done some shows with them.
Links:
FLYING THE CORPORATE JET - NINE DAYS
17 MINUTES 38 SECONDS ALONE IN THE DARK - NINE DAYS
Quotes:
Nine Days Mesaage Board John Miceli will be playing drums on the new ninedays album... John did a few gigs with us and is a longtime friend...he is currently on the road with Meat Loaf, but he's got some free time next next week and we're taking advantage of it to make a record with him...
2003 - Once again John played alongside fellow We Will Rock You Bass Player Danni Miranda.
2006 - Faith and Fire's debut album 'Accelerator' to be released. 'Accelerator' is available at CD Baby, VirginMega.com, Amazon.com, Borders.com, Waldembook.com, Target.com & the iTunes music store. Check the faith and Fire website to preview the entire album.
Links:
METAL-RULES.COM Interview with Mike flyntz
Pictures:
John played drums and Percussion on some tracks on
KEVIN MCLEOD -
THE ROAD HOME - 2003
Audio: Hear some clips of the songs here
Quotes:
Kevin McLeod has been a working
musician for more than twenty years, playing and writing Rock,
Jazz, and Acoustic music. His recent CD, "The Road Home", features Meatloaf's
John Miceli on drums.
Originally started as a wedding band, during 2000-2001. The group evolved and included guitarist George Cintron
Links:
John performed on Marchello's Destiny Album in 1988 and on their promo video. John performed with Marchello when they opened for Meat loaf in 1991. John toured with Marcello on their National debut tour in 1989 - 1990.
Links:
MARCHELLO DESTINY (Heavy Harmonies)
Marchello - Destiny (Rock Nation)
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Brown Eyes |
| Tight Pants | |
| Destiny | |
| First Love | |
| What If | |
| Living for Number One | |
| Love Begins Again | |
| Heavy Weight Champ of Love | |
| She's Magic | |
| Winners Never Lose | |
| Rock 'n Roll Rumble |
This album can often be found on ebay
John performed on The good Rats "Tasty Seconds" CD The Good Rats were Formed during the seventies by Peppi Marchello, lead singer and sole songwriter of the band.
Links:
Tasty Seconds (1997)
Cover Of The Night (2000)
John also played with The Rat Bastards.
Links:
John joined Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow in 1997 when Chuck Burgi left to join Enrique Iglesias. John toured with them on The "Stranger In Us All" US and European Tour in 1997. John performed along with Buck Dharma at the 1997 Ricky Browning benefit concert in Atlanta.
Links:
The Rainbow gig list and Recording Chronology (This site isn't online anymore)
Media files:
Audio: Massilion, Ohio USA - 27/02/97
Still I'm Sad Complete song
Drum Solo (This is over 2 mins long and is amazing!)
Audio: Tempe Electric Ballroom Arizona, USA - 13/03/97
Still I'm Sad Complete song
Drum Solo (This is nearly 2 mins long and is amazing!)
And on the drums! John The Machine Miceli
Video: The Warehouse, Canada - 26/02/97
Join is joining BOC for a few shows during Aug - Sept. See John's WEBSITE for more details
John joined Blue Oyster Cult in 1992 as a temporary fill in for Chuck Burgi (who John was later to replace in Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow) John played alongside Danni Miranda. John and Danni have played in a few bands together since. John toured with BOC on their 20th Anniversary National Tour. John also performed with BOC guitarist Buck Dharma's side project "The Buck Dharma Band" Kasim Sulton was offered a place in BOC but turned it down due to other commitments.
Links:
THAT GUITAR MAN - JUST A THOUGHT FOR CHRISTMAS - 1999
THE GUITAR MAN FROM CENTRAL PARK - PEOPLE ON THE HILL - 1998 - Hear a clip here - Thank God For My Guitar
Retrospectacle
1996
CLOUD 9 - Session Players
