Deen Castronovo

Deen Castronovo
Born	August 17, 1965 (1965-08-17) Westminster, California
Genres	Hard rock, speed metal, instrumental rock
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Drums, Vocals
Years active	1980s–present
Associated acts	Kandles at Nine, Cacophony, Bad English, Journey, The Enemy, Wild Dogs, Dr. Mastermind, Hardline, Planet Us, Soul Sirkus, G/Z/R, Ozzy Osbourne, Steve Vai, Paul Rodgers, Matthew Ward
Website	www.journeymusic.com

Deen Castronovo (born August 17, 1965) is an Italian American drummer who has played in various bands, including Kandles at Nine, Cacophony, Bad English, Journey, The Enemy, Wild Dogs, Dr. Mastermind, Hardline, Planet Us, Soul Sirkus, Social Distortion, and Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler's G/Z/R, as well as in backing bands for Ozzy Osbourne, Steve Vai, Paul Rodgers and Matthew Ward. He is the current drummer for the band Journey, performing in such albums as Arrival (2001), Red 13 (2002), Generations (2005), Revelation (2008), and Eclipse (2011), as well as providing lead vocals when performing live such hits as "Mother, Father", "Still They Ride", and "Keep on Runnin'" and occasionally "Faithfully".

He also played on the song "Smoke Of The Revolution" on the Neal Schon solo album Late Nite.

Personal life

Deen Castronovo grew up in and still resides in Keizer, Oregon.

January 21 2012 was arrested for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend. Charged with coercion, assault in the 4th degree, criminal mischief  in the 2nd degree, interfering with making a report, and harassment.  $52,500.00 bail was posted. 

Album appearances

With Wild Dogs

• Wild Dogs (1983)
• Man's Best Friend (1984)
• Reign Of Terror (1987)

With Dr. Mastermind

• Dr. Mastermind (1986)

Tony MacAlpine

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• Maximum Security (1987)
• Premonition (1994)

With Cacophony

• Go Off! (1988)

With Marty Friedman

• Dragon's Kiss (1988)

With Bad English

• Bad English (1989)
• Backlash (1991)

With Joey Tafolla

• Infra-blue (1990)

With Matthew Ward

• Fortress (1990)

With Hardline

• Double Eclipse (1992)

With Ozzy Osbourne

• Ozzmosis (1995)

With Steve Vai

• Alien Love Secrets (1995)
• Fire Garden (1996)

With G/Z/R

• Plastic Planet (1995)
• Black Science (1997)

With Social Distortion

• White Light, White Heat, White Trash (1996)

Rush Tribute

• Working Man – A Tribute to Rush (1996)

With James Murphy

• Convergence (1996)
• Feeding the Machine (1999)

With Journey

• Arrival (2001)
• Red 13 (2002)
• Generations (2005)
• Revelation (2008)
• Eclipse (2011)

With The Hitmaker

• Don't Stop Believin' (featuring Deen Castronovo) (2006)

With Soul Sirkus

• World Play

With Paul Rodgers

• The Hendrix Set

External links

• Official Deen Castronovo Website
• Geezer Butler and G/Z/R homepage
• The Hitmaker homepage
• Interview with Deen Castronovo July 30, 2011 UnRated Magazine

Preceded by Steve Smith

Journey drummer 1997 – present

Succeeded by Incumbent