Adrenaline Mob is an American heavy metal

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formed in early 2011 by singer

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, guitarist Mike Orlando and drummer

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. The band's current lineup consists of Allen, Orlando, and drummer Jordan Cannata.

History

The band was formed in early 2011 and had its first live performance on June 24, 2011, at the Hiro Ballroom in New York City, with the addition of bass player Paul Di Leo (

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) and rhythm guitarist

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(

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/Fozzy). They released a

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video of a cover version of the

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song "The Mob Rules" on June 27, 2011, to promote the band. On New Year's Eve 2011, Adrenaline Mob announced via their Facebook page that they would release their debut full-length studio album ''

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'' on March 13, 2012, and also revealed the album art. In January 2012, Adrenaline Mob announced the departures of Rich Ward and Paul Di Leo due to scheduling conflicts with their other bands.

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was later revealed as the band's new bass player. He made his on-stage debut with the group in March 2012 at New York City's Hiro Ballroom, a day before the release of ''Omertà''. The band released an EP of cover songs entitled '' Covertá'' on March 12, 2013. In June 2013, Mike Portnoy announced via Adrenaline Mob's Facebook page that he would be playing four more shows with the band before departing. Portnoy cited scheduling conflicts that prevented him from being able "to fully commit to the band's future activities at the moment". The band released its second studio album, ''

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'', on February 18, 2014, in North America and on February 24, 2014, internationally. Portnoy was replaced by

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. In August 2014, Moyer informed his fans via Facebook and

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that he would not be joining Adrenaline Mob on an upcoming planned tour. In response, Adrenaline Mob announced that they were in search of a new bass player, effectively ending Moyer's tenure with the band. Shortly after, the band selected Erik Leonhardt as its new bass player. The group released a covers album, ''Dearly Departed,'' through

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on February 9, 2015, in Europe (digital only) and on February 10 in North America. On March 20, 2015, drummer A.J. Pero was found unresponsive on the band's tour bus. Band members attempted but failed to wake him. The band was traveling from

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. Pero was taken to a hospital where he was declared dead from an apparent heart attack. He was 55 years old. The next day, the band performed in New Jersey with several drummers filling in for Pero, including

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, and former Adrenaline Mob drummer

. On March 22, 2017, the band announced the release of a new album called ''

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'', with its title, album artwork and some songs inspired by the

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. They also announced a new bass player and drummer: David "Dave Z" Zablidowsky (

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band) and Jordan Cannata, respectively. While traveling to

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for a concert in July 2017, the band's RV had pulled off

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due to a flat tire. It was then hit by a

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. Later that night, former drummer Mike Portnoy confirmed via

that bassist David Zablidowsky had been killed. Band members Mike Orlando,

, and Jordan Cannata were also seriously injured in the accident. Janet "Jane Train" Rains, the band's tour manager, was seriously injured in the accident, suffering significant burns. She had been taken to the

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Shands Burn Center in Gainesville, where she remained for five weeks until her death on August 23 as a result of her injuries.

Band members

Current members *

– lead vocals (2011–present), live bass (2012; 2014; 2017–present) *Mike Orlando – lead guitar, backing vocals (2011–present), rhythm guitar (2012–present), studio bass (2012; 2014; 2017–present) *Jordan Cannata – drums (2016–present) Former members *

– drums, percussion, backing vocals (2011–2013) *

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– bass, backing vocals (2011–2012) *

– rhythm guitar (2011–2012) *

– bass, backing vocals (2012–2014) *

– drums (2013–2015, died 2015) *Erik Leonhardt – bass, backing vocals (2014–2017) *David Zablidowsky – bass (2017, died 2017) Live musicians *

– drums (2015–2016) *

– drums (2015) *

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– guitars (2015) Timeline

Discography

Studio albums EPs

Awards and nominations

Metal Hammer Awards (GER) , - , 2012 , , Adrenaline Mob , , Best Debut , ,

References

External links

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