Burning Rain
Encyclopedia
Burning Rain is a band formed by guitarist Doug Aldrich
(Whitesnake
, ex-Dio
, ex-Lion
, ex-Hurricane
, ex-Bad Moon Rising
) and singer Keith St. John (ex Medicine Wheel) in 1998. Joining the group were drummer Alex Makarovich (ex Steelheart
) and Ian Mayo (ex Hericane Alice
/Bangalore Choir
) on bass. They have released two albums on Z Records.
Doug Aldrich
Doug Aldrich , is a Los Angeles-based hard rock guitarist, since 2003 a member of Whitesnake. He founded the band Burning Rain with Keith St.John in 1998 and has played previously with the bands Dio, Lion, Hurricane, House of Lords, and Bad Moon Rising...
(Whitesnake
Whitesnake
Whitesnake are an English rock band, founded in 1978 by David Coverdale after his departure from his previous band, Deep Purple. The band's early material has been compared by critics to Deep Purple, but by the mid 1980s they had moved to a more commercial hard rock style...
, ex-Dio
Dio (band)
Dio was an American heavy metal band from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Formed in 1982 and led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio, after he left Black Sabbath with intentions to form a new band with fellow former Black Sabbath member, drummer Vinny Appice. Naming the band Dio made sense from a commercial...
, ex-Lion
Lion (band)
Lion were an English-American rock band, best known for their theme song from the 1986 animated movie The Transformers: The Movie.A hard rock quartet, Lion were formed in Los Angeles in 1983 after ex-Tytan vocalist Kal Swan and former Lone Star guitarist Tony Smith relocated from Great Britain...
, ex-Hurricane
Hurricane (band)
Hurricane was a 1980s heavy metal / glam metal rock band originally featuring current Foreigner lead vocalist Kelly Hansen , Robert Sarzo , Tony Cavazo , and Jay Schellen...
, ex-Bad Moon Rising
Bad Moon Rising (band)
Bad Moon Rising were a rock band that rose to superstar status in Japan with a series of hard rock albums led by Scottish born vocalist Kal Swan and guitarist Doug Aldrich....
) and singer Keith St. John (ex Medicine Wheel) in 1998. Joining the group were drummer Alex Makarovich (ex Steelheart
Steelheart
Steelheart is a glam metal band based in Norwalk, Connecticut. Formed in 1990, the band is fronted by vocalist Miljenko Matijevic.- Formation :...
) and Ian Mayo (ex Hericane Alice
Hericane Alice
Hericane Alice was a short lived metal band that formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Their debut album was the self titled and very limited Hurricane Alice. Due to conflict with metal band Hurricane , they changed the spelling of their name to Hericane Alice for their second album...
/Bangalore Choir
Bangalore Choir
Bangalore Choir is an American hard rock band formed in 1991. They were formed by the former frontman of Accept, David Reece, and guitarists Curt Mitchell and John Kirk . Joining them from Hericane Alice, was bassist Ian Mayo and Jackie Ramos on drums. Their debut album was produced by Max...
) on bass. They have released two albums on Z Records.
Band members
- Doug AldrichDoug AldrichDoug Aldrich , is a Los Angeles-based hard rock guitarist, since 2003 a member of Whitesnake. He founded the band Burning Rain with Keith St.John in 1998 and has played previously with the bands Dio, Lion, Hurricane, House of Lords, and Bad Moon Rising...
- lead & rhythm guitars - Keith St. John - lead vocals
- Ian Mayo - bass
- Alex Makarovich - drums
Discography
- 1999 - Burning RainBurning Rain (album)Burning Rain is the debut studio album released by the hard rock band Burning Rain.-Track listing:All songs written by Doug Aldrich and Keith St...
- 2000 - Pleasure to Burn