Michael Vescera

Mike Vescera
Born
Michael Anthony Vescera
(1962-06-13) June 13, 1962
Connecticut, U.S.
GenresRock, hard rock, heavy metal
OccupationsMusician, record producer
InstrumentsVocals, 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

Year Band Title Note
1984 ObsessionMarshall LawStudio
1986 Scarred for LifeStudio
1987 Methods of MadnessStudio
1988 Theatre TheatreDemo
1989 LoudnessSoldier of FortuneStudio
1991 On the ProwlStudio
1991 Slap in the FaceEP
2009 Live Loudest at the Budokan '91Live
1994 Yngwie MalmsteenThe Seventh SignStudio
1994 Live at BudokanLive, VHS/DVD
1994 I Can't WaitEP
1995 Magnum OpusStudio
1997 MVP (Mike Vescera Project)WindowsStudio
1999 AnimationStudio
1999 Roland GrapowKaleidoscopeStudio
2000 Killing Machine Killing MachineStudio
2000 Dr. SinDr. Sin IIStudio
2002 Shadows of Light (American and European version of Dr. Sin II)Studio
2001 The Reign of Terror Sacred GroundStudio
2002 Conquer and DivideStudio
2002 Palace of Black Palace of BlackStudio
2003 MVP (Mike Vescera Project)The AltarStudio
2004 Crossing the LineStudio
2004 Safe Haven Safe HavenStudio
2005 Dr. Sin InsinityGuest Vocal, Track 8
2006 Obsession Carnival of LiesStudio
2007 Stygia StygiaDemo
2008 Obsession ObsessionCompilation
2008 Michael VesceraA Sign of Things to ComeStudio
2010 Empires of Eden Reborn in FireGuest Vocal, Track 1
2011 Animetal USAAnimetal USAStudio
2012 Animetal USA WStudio
2012 Soulspell Act III: Hollow's GatheringGuest Vocal
2012 Obsession Order of ChaosStudio
2012 Fatal Force Unholy RitesStudio
2012 SOVEREIGN Warring HeavenStudio
2012 Chris Bickley Tapestry of soulsGuest Vocal
2013 Signum Regis ExodusGuest Vocal, Track 3
2013 Warrion Awakening the HydraStudio
2013 Nergard Memorial for a WishGuest Vocal, Track 4
2013 Silent Voices Reveal the ChangeGuest Vocal, Track 3
2016 D-Metal StarsMetal DisneyStudio
2017 VesceraBeyond the FightStudio
2017 Sammy Berell Passion DreamsStudio
2018 Schubert In Rock Commander of PainGuest Vocal, Track 9
2018 Kiko Shred The StrideGuest Vocal, Track 9
2018 Disney Super GuitarDisney Super GuitarProducer and Keys
2019 Magic KingdomMetalmightyStudio
2019 Dramatica Fall of TyrannyStudio
2020 Beyond the Eyes of DeceptionStudio
2020 AniMaze X AniMazing XmasStudio
2023 SOVEREIGN Battle In SumeriaStudio

References

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