Hardline (band)
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- 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 | |
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| Origin | United States |
| Genres | Hard rock Heavy metal |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | MCA Records, Frontiers Records |
| Associated acts | Anthem, Axel Rudi Pell, Journey, Jun Senoue, Crush 40 |
| Members | |
| Johnny Gioeli Josh Ramos Michael T. Ross Jamie Brown Atma Anur |
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| Past members | |
| Joey Gioeli Christopher Maloney Bobby Rock Neal Schon Deen Castronovo Todd Jensen |
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Hardline is an American hard rock band. Originally formed in 1991 by brothers Johnny Gioeli and Joey Gioeli, the band consisted of 5 members, Johnny Gioeli, Joey Gioeli, Neal Schon, Todd Jensen and Deen Castronovo. The bands' most recent album release is the 2009 Leaving the End Open which featured the current lineup, Johnny Gioeli, Josh Ramos, Michael T. Ross, Jamie Brown and Atma Anur. Of the four albums produced by Hardline, this is the only one not to feature Joey Gioeli.
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[edit] History
Hardline is a band created by brothers Johnny Gioeli and Joey 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[citation needed]), later played in the band Gravity, and have since returned to Hardline. The band originally also included guitarist Neal Schon of Journey and Bad English, bassist Todd Jensen (ex-Sequel), and drummer Deen Castronovo. The group was marketed as something of a glam 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 with hard rock and AOR. A couple of the groups first songs were used in the movie "Rapid Fire" which starred Brandon Lee, the son of martial arts expert, Bruce Lee.
Neal Schon left and then did several projects before finally rejoining Journey. Former Jag Panzer and Shrapnel Records legend Joey Tafolla was approached to join but declined at the time to concentrate on building his southern California merchandising company. Todd Jensen and Deen Castronovo left to join Ozzy Osbourne's backing band, though Jensen was replaced by Geezer Butler. Eventually, Deen Castronovo also 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. They met via Rock's former Vinnie Vincent Invasion bandmate Dana Strum, who produced one of Brunette's demos, on which Rock did some drum tracks.
Angel keyboardist Michael T. Ross joined the band for II and the live DVD, when they headlined "The Gods Festival" in Bradford, England, June 2002.
Hardline's third studio album, Leaving the End Open, was released on April 17, 2009 in Europe[1] and on May 19 in the United States, after much delay. It was originally slated for release in Spring 2006. On December 22, 2011, Johnny Gioeli confirmed, via the Frontiers Records official site, that he and Italian keyboard player and producer Alessandro Del Vecchio (Edge of Forever, Eden's Curse) will release Hardline's fourth studio album in mid-2012.
[edit] Members
- Johnny Gioeli (Vocals)
- Josh Ramos (Guitars)
- Michael T. Ross (Keyboards)
- Jamie Brown (Bass)
- Atma Anur (Drums)
[edit] Former members
- Joey Gioeli (Guitars)
- Christopher Maloney (Bass)
- Bobby Rock (Drums)
- Neal Schon (Guitars)
- Deen Castronovo (Drums)
- Todd Jensen (Bass)
- Joey Tafolla (Guitars)
[edit] Discography
- Double Eclipse (1992)
- II (2002)
- Live at the Gods Festival 2002 (2003)
- Leaving the End Open (2009)
- TBA (2012)
