David Readman
| David Readman | |
|---|---|
 David Readman performing with Pink Cream 69 at ProgPower USA on 17 September 2005 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 6 July 1970 |
| Origin | Burnley, England |
| Genres |
Hard rock Progressive metal Heavy metal Symphonic metal Neo-classical metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Labels |
Frontiers Records, AFM Records |
| Associated acts |
Pink Cream 69 Adagio Voodoo Circle Almanac Room Experience Andersen/Laine/Readman Missa Mercuria |
David Readman (born 6 July 1970) is an English singer, best known as the vocalist of hard rock band Pink Cream 69[1] and former vocalist of progressive metal band Adagio.[2][3] He released a solo album on 31 August 2007, and was part of German guitarist Alex Beyrodt's band Voodoo Circle, from 2008 to 2016.[4]
In 2015, two new projects featuring Readman on lead vocals were announced. The first called Room Experience, is a melodic rock project led by Italian musician Gianluca Firmo, with a self-titled album released in May 2015.[5] And the second is Almanac, the new heavy metal band led by former Rage guitarist Victor Smolski, which have an album released on 18 March 2016.[6] In September 2016 it was announced he had reformed the David Readman Band, a live coverband which he founded in Germany. It now features an all-Dutch lineup.
Early life
Readman was born in Burnley, Lancashire, and attended Towneley High School.[7]
Discography
David Readman
- David Readman (2007)
Pink Cream 69
- Change (1995)
- Food for Thought (1997)
- Electrified (1998)
- Live (1999)
- Sonic Dynamite (2000)
- Mixery (2000)
- Endangered (2001)
- Thunderdome (2004)
- In10sity (2007)
- Ceremonial (2013)
Adagio
- Sanctus Ignis (2001)
- Underworld (2003)
- A Band In Upperworld (2004)
Andersen/Laine/Readman
- III (Three) (2006)
Voodoo Circle
- Voodoo Circle (2008)
- Broken Heart Syndrom (2011)
- More Than One Way Home (2013)
- Whisky Fingers (2015)
Room Experience
- Room Experience (2015)
Almanac
- Tsar (2016)
As a guest
Misha Calvin
- Evolution II (1995) (under the name Dave Twose)
D. C. Cooper
- D. C. Cooper (1999) (backing vocals)
Silent Force
- The Empire of Future (2000)
Missa Mercuria
- Missa Mercuria (2002)
Delany
- Blaze and Ashes (2009)
Place Vendome
- Place Vendome (2005) (co-wrote "Heavens Door" and backing vocals)
Magnus Karlsson's Free Fall
- Free Fall (2013)
- Kingdom of Rock (2015)
Thomas Zwijsen
- Perferct Storm, Nylonized Album (2014) [8]
Luca Turilli's Rhapsody
- Prometheus, Symphonia Ignis Divinus - Leading Vocals on "King Solomon And The 72 Names Of God" (2015)
Notes
- ↑ "News".
- ↑ "ADAGIO portal".
- ↑ "★ DAVID READMAN ★".
- ↑ "David leaves Voodoo Circle".
- ↑ "ROOM EXPERIENCE Debut Out on MelodicRock Records May 22". MelodicRock.com.
- ↑ "Former Rage Guitarist Victor Smolski's Almanac To Release 'Tsar' Album In March - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET.
- ↑ Rock star's bid to shine with a solo career Lancashire Telegraph Accessed 2011
- ↑ Perfect Storm - Thomas Zwijsen (feat. Kee Marcello, Blaze Bayley, Derek Sherinian and more). 9 July 2014 – via YouTube.