Prophet (band)
| Prophet | |
|---|---|
| Origin | New Jersey, United States |
| Genres | Hard rock, progressive rock |
| Years active | 1985–1991 (Reunion: 2012) |
| Labels | Total Experience Records, Megaforce, Halycon, Z Records |
| Associated acts | Message, Danger Danger |
| Past members | Ken Dubman Scott Metaxas Joe Zujkowski William Runco Bob Butterfield Marc Hoffman Dean Fasano Ted Poley Russell Arcara Michael Sterlacci Dave DiPietro Jim Callahan Bill Dellicato |
Prophet was an American Melodic Rock band from New Jersey, United States. The last lineup of the group was Russell Arcara (vocals), Dave DiPietro (guitar), Ken Dubman (guitar), Scott Metaxas (bass), Joe Zujkowski (keyboard) and Jim Callahan (drums). However, the band had many lineups along its career.
Prophet was founded in the 1980s by two previous members of Icarian and Tom Fuller's Rock City, bassist Scott Metaxas and keyboardist, the late Joe Zujkowski. To complete the group, they invited: Ken Dubman (guitar), William Runco (guitar), Bob Butterfield (drums) and Marc Hoffman (vocals). The band started its career playing cover songs by bands such as Queen, Boston, Kansas and Styx. In fact, they were considered to be one of the best cover bands in New Jersey in the 80's.
In 1985, Hoffman and Butterfield left the band and were substituted for by the late Dean Fasano (vocals) and Ted Poley (drums & vocals). Poley played with Dubman years before in another rock band named Lush, when they were in High School. William Runco also left the band, but was not replaced by another musician. With this new formation, the group recorded its debut self-titled album for Total Experience/RCA. It includes the song "Slow Down", which may have influenced the hit "Wanted Dead or Alive", by Bon Jovi, years later.
After having released the first album, Fasano and Poley left the band. Poley joined the group Danger Danger as its lead vocalist and bandleader. Prophet then invited Russell Arcara (vocals) and Michael Sterlacci (drums & vocals) to join. During this period the band was managed by Noel Monk, who previously managed Van Halen. This lineup recorded the band's second album Cycle of the Moon for Megaforce/Atlantic. This album is considered the most important by the group and peaked at 137 on the Billboard 200.
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