- Hardline (band)
:"This article is about a band from the United States. For the Canadian musical group see Hardliner. For other uses of the term, see hardline (political label) and
hardline (subculture) ."Hardline is a band created by brothers
Johnny Gioeli andJoey Gioeli , who had previously played in the bands Killerhit and Brunette (which at one point was the top-drawing band in Hollywood, setting the all-time attendance record at Gazzarri's), later played in the band Gravity, and have since returned to Hardline. The band originally also included guitaristNeal Schon , bassistTodd Jensen (ex-Sequel), and drummerDeen Castronovo , the three of whom have also played together with singerPaul Rodgers (Free andBad Company ). The band was marketed as something of aglam metal band, due to the Gioelli brothers having long hair and dressing in a glam metal style, but their sound had as much in common withhard rock .Neal Schon left and then did several projects before finally rejoining Journey.
Todd Jensen and Deen Castronovo left to join
Ozzy Osbourne , though Todd Jensen was replaced byGeezer Butler . Officially, Geezer Butler is credited for all the bass onOzzmosis , though there have been claims that several uncredited musicians, possibly including Todd Jensen, played on parts of Ozzmosis. After the recording of Ozzmosis, Deen Castronovo was himself replaced. Eventually, Deen Castronovo joined Journey.Drummer
Bobby Rock played on Hardline's second album, "II". He had previously played several times with the Gioeli brothers in the band Brunette, replacing their regular drummer Derek; they met via Rock's former Vinnie Vincent Invasion bandmateDana Strum , who produced one of Brunette's demos, on which Rock did some drum tracks.Angel keyboardist Michael T. Ross joined the band on keyboards for "Hardline II" and the live DVD when they headlined "The Gods" Festival in Bradford, England, June 2002.
On August 23, 2008, Hardline's official myspace profile posted a bulletin stating that
Hardline III is set to be mixed in September.Members
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Johnny Gioeli (Vocals)
*Josh Ramos (Guitars)
*Michael T. Ross (Keyboards)
*Jamie Brown (Bass)
*Atma Anur (Drums)Former Members
* Joey Gioeli (Guitars) (not credited as a band member on their official MySpace page)
* Chris Malony (Bass)
* Bobby Rock (Drums)
* Neal Schon (Guitars)
* Deen Castronovo (Drums)
* Todd Jensen (Bass)Discography
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Double Eclipse " (1992)
*"II" (2002)
*"Live at the Gods" (2003)
*" Just Add Water " (Rumoured to be released some time in 2008)
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