Joey Belladonna
| Joey Belladonna | |
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Belladonna in 2013
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joseph Bellardini |
| Born |
October 13, 1960 Oswego, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Heavy metal, thrash metal |
| Occupation(s) | musician, singer |
| Instruments | Vocals, drums, turntables, keyboards |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Associated acts | Anthrax, Belladonna, Chief Big Way |
Joey Belladonna (born Joseph Bellardini, October 13, 1960) is an American thrash metal musician, best known as the vocalist for the thrash metal band Anthrax. He is also the vocalist and drummer of the cover band Chief Big Way.
Joey Belladonna possesses a tenor vocal range.
Belladonna is part Iroquois on his mother's side and part Italian-American. In his youth, he looked up to bands such as The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Kansas and Rush, bands that Belladonna said created "stuff that was very intricate but yet catchy and hooky you know, with great vocals."
Joey Belladonna was the lead singer of Anthrax from 1984 to 1992, and was considered part of the classic-lineup (also featuring Dan Spitz, Scott Ian, Frank Bello and Charlie Benante).
Belladonna returned to the band when the "classic" lineup reunited and toured during 2005 and 2006.
His voice has been featured on 5 studio albums and several EPs that have sold a total of 8 million copies worldwide. During Belladonna's first tenure with Anthrax, the band was nominated for three Grammys, and he was voted the Number 1 metal singer two years in a row in Metal Forces magazine.
In early 2010, Belladonna officially rejoined Anthrax in time for the "Big Four" shows at the Sonisphere festival. Following these and other shows, Belladonna returned to the studio with the band to record new vocals for their long-awaited album Worship Music.
After his departure from Anthrax in 1992, Joey Belladonna continued to make music in Belladonna, a solo project of which he has been the only consistent member.
In the mid 90s Belladonna released its self-titled debut album, which was well received by both critics and fans alike. The second album, Spells of Fear, was released in 1998 and was heavily criticized for bad production and poor musicianship. Demo recordings of a third album, which was never professionally mastered, was self-released by the band in 2003. It was a return to better songwriting and musicianship and like the debut album it was well received by the fans.
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