Mike Terrana

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Mike Terrana
Background information
Born January 21, 1960 (1960-01-21) (age 52), Buffalo, New York
Genres Instrumental rock, power metal, neo-classical metal, heavy metal, progressive metal, jazz fusion
Occupations Drummer, musician, songwriter
Instruments Drums
Years active 1978–present
Labels Dockyard 1
Associated acts Masterplan, Tarja Turunen, Axel Rudi Pell, Savage Circus, Rage, Steve Lukather, Yngwie Malmsteen, Tony Macalpine
Website www.terrana.com
Notable instruments
DrumCraft, Meinl Percussion cymbals, Vic Firth sticks, Trick BassDrum Pedals, Remo Drum Heads

Mike Terrana (January 21, 1960) is an American hard rock and heavy metal drummer. His first professional work was in 1984 with the MCA band Hanover Fist from Toronto,[1] after which he recorded and toured with other bands, playing many styles of music in Western New York state. Between 1987 and 1997, he was based in Los Angeles and worked with various virtuoso guitarists, including Yngwie Malmsteen, Tony Macalpine, Steve Lukather, and bands like Kuni and Beau Nasty.

In 1997 Terrana moved to Europe, first in the Netherlands for six months and then Germany (where he now owns a cattery).[2] He worked with the German bands Rage, Gamma Ray, Axel Rudi Pell, Roland Grapow (Masterplan, ex-Helloween guitar player), Savage Circus.[3]

He is currently a recording and touring member for Tarja Turunen band and has recently recorded her latest solo release entitled What Lies Beneath on Universal Records.[4] Terrana is also engaged in projects in the instrumental fusion genre and performs drum clinics around the world for DrumCraft and Meinl Percussion cymbals.[5]

He is also the drummer of melodic power metal band Masterplan since 2006. Mike currently lives in Hamburg, Germany.

Contents

[edit] Discography

[edit] Artension

[edit] Axel Rudi Pell

[edit] Beau Nasty

  • Dirty but Well Dressed"' (1989)

[edit] Ferdy Doernberg

  • Storytellers Rain (2001)
  • Till I run Out of Road (2004)

[edit] Downhell

  • A Relative Coexistence (2008)

[edit] Driven

  • Self-Inflicted (2001)

[edit] Emir Hot

  • Sevdah Metal (2008)

[edit] Empire

  • Chasing Shadows (2007)

[edit] Jean Fontanille

  • Unknown Parameter Value (2008)

[edit] Roland Grapow

[edit] Haggard

[edit] Hanover Fist

  • Hungry Eyes (1985)

[edit] Tony Hernando

  • The Shades of Truth (2002)
  • Ill (2005)
  • VII (2008)

[edit] Kuni

  • Looking for Action (1988)

[edit] Kiko Loureiro

[edit] Tony MacAlpine

[edit] Yngwie Malmsteen

[edit] Masterplan

[edit] Metalium

[edit] Razorback

  • Deadringer (2007)

[edit] Rage

[edit] Savage Circus

[edit] Damir Simic

  • The Quest (1998)
  • Live in Zagreb (2002)
  • Demomstratus (2004)

[edit] Stuart Smith

  • Heaven & Earth (1998)

[edit] Squealer

  • Made for Eternity (2000)
  • Under the Cross (2002)

[edit] Taboo Voodoo

  • Somethin's Cookin' (2003)

[edit] Tarja Turunen

[edit] The Dogma

  • Black Roses (2006)

[edit] Tracy G

  • Deviating from the Set List (2003)

[edit] John West

  • Mind Journey (1997)

[edit] Zillion

  • Zillion (2004)

[edit] Theodore Ziras

  • Superhuman (2008)

[edit] Terrana solo CDs

  • Shadows of the Past (1998)
  • Man of the World (2005)
  • Sinfonica (2011)

[edit] Other releases

[edit] Videography

[edit] Axel Rudi Pell

[edit] Rage

  • "From The Cradle To The Stage Live DVD" (2004)
  • "Full Moon In St. Petersburg Live DVD" (2007)

[edit] Tony Hernando

  • "Tony Hernando THIII Live DVD" (2006)

[edit] Tony MacAlpine

  • "Starlicks Master Session VHS" (1992)
  • "Live in L.A. DVD" (1997)

[edit] Yngwie Malmsteen

  • "Live at Budokan DVD" (1994)

[edit] Terrana solo DVDs

  • “Rhythm Beast Performance DVD” (2007)[6]
  • "Double Bass Mechanics DVD" (1996)
  • "Beginning Rock Drums DVD" (1995)

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Hanover Fist on MusicMight". Musicmight.com. http://www.musicmight.com/linkto/artist/{F1A9C79F-737A-4BE2-9806-A6025B7. Retrieved 2011-10-29. 
  2. ^ "NME Mike Terrena Biography". Nme.com. http://www.nme.com/artists/mike-terrana#biography. Retrieved 2011-10-29. 
  3. ^ "Savage circus line up completed - official website news". Savagecircus.de. http://www.savagecircus.de/news.php?misc=search&subaction=showfull&id=1188906390&archive=&cnshow=news&ucat=1&start_from=&. Retrieved 2011-10-29. 
  4. ^ "Tarja Turunen's Warm Up Concerts 2007 line up and dates". Roadrunnerrecords.com. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=83825. Retrieved 2011-10-29. 
  5. ^ "Personal page on Meinl official website". Meinlcymbals.com. http://meinlcymbals.com/artists/artist/ARTIST/mike_terrana.html?cHash=eab9c91efb. Retrieved 2011-10-29. 
  6. ^ "Drummer MIKE TERRANA To Release 'The Rhythm Beast - In Session' DVD news". Roadrunnerrecords.com. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=77815. Retrieved 2011-10-29. 

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