Burning Rain is a band formed by guitarist

Doug Aldrich Doug Aldrich (born February 19, 1964) is an American hard rock guitarist. He founded the band Burning Rain with Keith St. John in 1998 and has played with Whitesnake, Dio, Lion, Hurricane, House of Lords, Bad Moon Rising and Revolution Saints. ...

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, ex- Dio, ex-

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) and singer Keith St. John ( Montrose) in 1998. Joining the group were drummer Alex Makarovich (ex- Steelheart) and Ian Mayo (ex- Hericane Alice) on bass. The band released two albums in Japan and Europe, ''

Burning Rain Burning Rain is a band formed by guitarist Doug Aldrich (Revolution Saints, The Dead Daisies, ex- Dio, ex- Whitesnake) and singer Keith St. John ( Montrose) in 1998. Joining the group were drummer Alex Makarovich (ex-Steelheart) and Ian Mayo (e ...

'' (1999) and '' Pleasure to Burn'' (2000), respectively, before going on hiatus due to Aldrich's involvement with both Dio and Whitesnake. Keith St. John's joined Montrose during this time. Aldrich and St. John re-activated the group with a new rhythm section, veteran bassist

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) and drummer Matt Starr (

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), and issued a new album, ''Epic Obsession'', in 2013. Lately the band was on hiatus because of Aldrich's new band Revolution Saints and with him joining Dead Daisies. In 2018 the band was reunited with Slaughter drummer

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and bassist Brad Lang ( Y&T) and the new album '' Face The Music'' was released in 2019. A blues driven hard rock record, the album reaches back to the sound of the classic 70s hard rock.

Band

Members

– guitars (1998–2001, 2013–2014, 2018-present) * Keith St. John – vocals (1998–2001, 2013–2014, 2018-present) * Brad Lang – bass (2018-present) *

– drums (2018-present)

Past members

Bass

Ian Mayo Ian or Iain is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin, derived from the Hebrew given name (Yohanan, ') and corresponding to the English name John. The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename ''Iain''. It is a popular name in Sc ...

(1999–2001) *

(2013–2014)

Drums

Alex Makarovich Alex is a given name. It can refer to a shortened version of Alexander, Alexandra, Alexis. People Multiple * Alex Brown (disambiguation), multiple people * Alex Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people * Alex Harris (disambiguation), multiple ...

(1999–2001) *

Matt Starr Matt Starr is an American drummer. He has performed with numerous artists and bands throughout his career, including Ace Frehley, Joe Lynn Turner, Love/Hate, Kevin DuBrow, and Mr. Big. Career In 2005, Starr co-wrote and recorded the Beautif ...

(2013–2014)

Timeline

Discography

* 1999 – ''

'' (Pony Canyon / Z Records) * 2000 – '' Pleasure to Burn'' (Pony Canyon / Z Records) * 2013 – ''

Epic Obsession ''Epic Obsession'' is the third album of the hard rock and metal band Burning Rain featuring guitar player Doug Aldrich (Revolution Saints, The Dead Daisies) and vocalist Keith St. John. They produced the album that was released on March 17, 2013 ...

'' ( Frontiers Records /

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Japan) * 2019 – '' Face the Music'' (Frontiers Records)

External links

Burning Rain Official WebsiteHeavy Harmonies pageMusicMight page
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