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Al Pitrelli (born September 29, 1962 in New York, NY) is a guitarist, best known for his work with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Megadeth, Savatage, Blue Öyster Cult and O2L. is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra (often abbreviated as TSO) is a rock orchestra founded by Paul ONeill, Robert Kinkel, and Jon Oliva in 1996. ...
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Early career
Al Pitrelli attended Berklee School of Music in Boston in the early 80's where he studied with other notable musicians including: Living Colour's drummer, Will Calhoun, and basically all the original members of Dream Theater. Al worked as a session musician during his early days and also taught guitar lessons. After dropping out of Berklee, his first major label gig was performing with Michael Bolton helping him support his single "Fool's Game". Al said of the single, "This was when Michael Bolton was still trying to be Sammy Hagar and not Engelbert Humperdinck"[1] Berklee College of Music, founded in 1945, is an independent music college in Boston, Massachusetts with many prominent faculty, staff, alumni, and visiting artists. ...
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Living Colour is a hard rock band formed in New York City in 1983 by Vernon Reid. ...
Will Calhoun (born July 22, 1964, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American drummer graduated with honors from Berklee College of Music. ...
Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band comprised of James LaBrie, John Petrucci, Jordan Rudess, John Myung, and Mike Portnoy. ...
Michael Bolotin (born February 26, 1953), better known as Michael Bolton, is an American singer-songwriter, known for his soft rock ballads and powerful singing vocals. ...
Samuel Roy Hagar (born October 13, 1947 in Monterey, California, USA), better known as Sammy Hagar (aka The Red Rocker), is an American rock guitarist, singer, and composer. ...
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Al teamed up with bass player Randy Coven after playing guitar on his 1989 album Funk Me Tender and his 1990 effort Sammy Says Ouch. Around this time, Al was recognised by the rock legend Alice Cooper, who asked him to come on board for his 1989 world tour as guitarist and musical director. Al toured with Alice from 1989 until 1993, with live performances appearing on Cooper's 1995 compilation album, Classicks. Al also ended up on the roster of the progressive rock outfit Asia, appearing on their albums Aqua in 1992 and Aria in 1993 Alice Cooper (born February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans four decades. ...
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Savatage Al joined Savatage in 1995, joining at the same time as Chris Caffery returned to the band (Chris had previously been a part of the band around the release of Gutter Ballet in 1989). Al played guitar on the albums Dead Winter Dead and The Wake of Magellan and did some of the lead guitar work on Poets and Madmen despite being a member of Megadeth at the time. (Al was responsible for the outro of Stay With Me A While, the main solo of Morphine Child, the main solo of The Rumor, the first part of the main solo in Commissar & the outro of Commissar [2] During his time with Savatage, he was asked by their producer Paul O'Neill if he was interested in joining his side project, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Al agreed and has played a role in all of their records thus far, adding his edgy playing style and classical stylings to the group. Savatage is a progressive heavy metal band founded by the brothers Jon and Criss Oliva in 1979. ...
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Chris Caffery is a heavy metal guitarist who is best known for his work as a member of Savatage and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. ...
Gutter Ballet is the second album produced by the progressive metal band Savatage under the direction of producer Paul ONeill, and the bands sixth album overall. ...
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Dead Winter Dead is a concept album by Savatage, released in 1995 dealing with a Serb boy and a Muslim girl who fall in love. ...
The Wake of Magellan is a concept album by Savatage and is based on two real life events. ...
Poets and Madmen is a heavy metal album by the band Savatage. ...
Megadeth Al was a member of Megadeth from 2000-2002, replacing Marty Friedman. Dave Mustaine asked him to join the band after hearing good reviews from the then Megadeth drummer Jimmy DeGrasso, who he played with during his days with Alice Cooper in the early 90s. Al only joined the band after an "audition" in front of a live crowd in Vancouver on January 16, 2000, 2 nights after Marty played his last show with the band. Al beat off competition for the guitarist's position from the likes of Stef Burns (Y&T, Alice Cooper) and James Murphy (Testament). He was present during the recording of Rude Awakening, a live CD/DVD that was released in 2002. He also recorded The World Needs A Hero with the band, and his textbook-type musical composition skills startled the band, and challenged them as musicians. Megadeth is an American thrash metal band led by founder, frontman, and songwriter Dave Mustaine. ...
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Marty Friedman (born Martin Adam Friedman December 8, 1962 in Washington, D.C., United States) is an American guitarist. ...
David Scott Mustaine (born September 13, 1961 in La Mesa, California, United States) is the lead/rhythm guitarist, songwriter, and singer for the speed/thrash metal band, Megadeth. ...
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The World Needs a Hero is an album by Megadeth, released in 2001. ...
Dave Mustaine revealed there were problems in Pitrelli's days with the band, stating "I was having problems with Al because he liked to drink and we didn’t want to show up at places drunk. Al also got married to a nice woman but he wanted to spend time with her. After a few years most married men are willing to die so I figured if we got a couple years into the marriage that might have changed. But the fact was, Al wasn’t fitting in." [3] When Megadeth entered hiatus after Dave Mustaine injured his arm, Al re-joined Savatage on April 9th, 2002 and also continued his work with TSO. As of yet, Savatage have yet to record a new album since his return, instead concentrating on TSO. is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Recent work More recently, Al has collaborated with Jane Mangini (his wife) on a project entitled 0'2L that has given both musicians critical acclaim. During the winter months, Al and Jane tour with Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Al Pitrelli has also played with Danger Danger, Asia, Blue Öyster Cult, Vertex and Widowmaker. Danger Danger is a glam metal/rock band formed in 1987 in Queens, New York. ...
Asia is an arena rock/progressive rock group. ...
Blue Ãyster Cult is an American rock band formed in 1967 and still active in 2007. ...
Vertex were a band featuring singer Stephen Pearcy and guitarist Al Pitrelli. ...
He currently resides in Milford, PA with his second wife, Jane Mangini (keyboard player in the Trans-Siberian Orchestra) and son, Jamie. The Milford Community House and Pike County Public Library Milford is a borough in Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States. ...
Discography - Alice Cooper Trashes The World (1990)
- Classicks (1995)
Alice Cooper (born February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans four decades. ...
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Classicks is an compilation album released in September of 1995. ...
Asia is an arena rock/progressive rock group. ...
Aqua is the fourth studio album by the progressive rock band Asia, released in 1992. ...
In 1992, Geoffrey Downes, Carl Palmer and Steve Howe reformed Asia, with John Payne as the new singer and Al Pitrelli as the second guitarist. ...
Danger Danger is a glam metal/rock band formed in 1987 in Queens, New York. ...
Rare Cuts is a Danger Danger compilation. ...
Coven, Pitrelli, Reilly (CPR) For other meanings of CPR, see CPR (disambiguation). ...
Megadeth is an American thrash metal band led by founder, frontman, and songwriter Dave Mustaine. ...
The World Needs a Hero is an album by Megadeth, released in 2001. ...
Rude Awakening, Megadeths last album before the band was broken up for the first time in 2002, was released by Sanctuary Records in 2002. ...
Savatage is a progressive heavy metal band founded by the brothers Jon and Criss Oliva in 1979. ...
Dead Winter Dead is a concept album by Savatage, released in 1995 dealing with a Serb boy and a Muslim girl who fall in love. ...
The Wake of Magellan is a concept album by Savatage and is based on two real life events. ...
Poets and Madmen is a heavy metal album by the band Savatage. ...
Trans-Siberian Orchestra (often abbreviated as TSO) is a rock orchestra founded by Paul ONeill, Robert Kinkel, and Jon Oliva in 1996. ...
Christmas Eve and Other Stories is a CD of Christmas carols by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. ...
The Christmas Attic is the second CD of Christmas carols by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. ...
Beethovens Last Night is a concept album by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, released in the year 2000. ...
The Lost Christmas Eve is the fourth album from the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. ...
Widowmaker - Blood and Bullets (1992)
- Stand by for Pain (1994)
Vertex were a band featuring singer Stephen Pearcy and guitarist Al Pitrelli. ...
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See also Megadeth is an American thrash metal band led by founder, frontman, and songwriter Dave Mustaine. ...
Danger Danger is a glam metal/rock band formed in 1987 in Queens, New York. ...
Savatage is a progressive heavy metal band founded by the brothers Jon and Criss Oliva in 1979. ...
Trans-Siberian Orchestra (often abbreviated as TSO) is a rock orchestra founded by Paul ONeill, Robert Kinkel, and Jon Oliva in 1996. ...
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