NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Mike Inez

Michael "Mike" Inez (born May 14, 1966 in San Fernando, California) is a rock musician. Starting out on guitar and saxophone, but since the late 1980s (most of his professional career) he has been a bass guitar player in popular hard rock groups. Image File history File links Mike_Inez. ... Image File history File links Mike_Inez. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... San Fernando (Spanish for Saint Ferdinand) may refer to: Argentina San Fernando, Buenos Aires, city of the Greater Buenos Aires. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 kmÂ²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Rock and roll. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Parts of the guitar. ... The saxophone (colloquially referred to as sax) is a conical-bored instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece like the clarinet. ... The 1980s refers to the years of 1980 to 1989. ... Martin EB18 Bass Guitar in flight case. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

In 1990, more than 50 musicians were auditioning for Ozzy Osbourne's group, and Inez won the spot of bassist. Within a month, Inez was playing live at a huge gig with Ozzy at Wembley Stadium. ^[1] 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ozzy redirects here. ... Wembley Stadium is a football stadium under construction in Wembley, London. ...

Inez was around for the No More Tears album in 1991, (almost all recording was done by Bob Daisley, who recorded and wrote material for every one of Osbourne's albums up until then. Inez is credited with bass "inspiration".) and Inez also appeared on the 1993 Ozzy Osbourne live album, Live and Loud, but by late 1993 Inez had moved on to his next project. Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr had left the group after the release of Dirt and Inez replaced him. No More Tears is an album by Ozzy Osbourne. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Robert Bob Daisley (born February 13, 1950) is from Sydney, Australia. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Live and Loud is a live album recorded by Ozzy Osbourne in 1993. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Mike Starr (born 1966), is an American musician, and was Alice in Chainss original bassist. ... Dirt is a grunge album by Alice in Chains, released on September 29, 1992 (see 1992 in music). ...

Inez toured throughout 1993 with Alice in Chains on the strength of the Dirt album and the group participated in the 1993 Lollapalooza Tour. The next AIC album Jar of Flies was ready for release in 1994 with Inez recording the bass tracks. (This album debuted at #1 on the album sales charts, the first EP ever to do so). Alice in Chains is a popular and influential rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1987, and was one of the most commercially successful bands from the Seattle grunge music scene. ... Lollapalooza is an American music festival featuring alternative rock, hip hop, and punk rock bands, dance and comedy performances, and craft booths. ... Jar of Flies is an Alice in Chains studio EP, released on January 25, 1994. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single, but are too short to qualify as albums. ...

Inez again recorded with the band for their eponymous 1995 release Alice in Chains. This album also debuted at #1. Inez can be seen appearing with Alice in Chains on the 1996 MTV Unplugged special, one of the few live performances the group had played together in three years. Afterwards, they went on a long hiatus and are now back with Inez still playing bass. For more info, http://www.aliceinchains.net. Edit on: May 21, 2006 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alice in Chains is the self-titled album by the Seattle grunge group Alice in Chains. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... MTV Unplugged is a series showcasing popular musical artists playing acoustic instruments. ...

Also in 1995, Inez played with Slash on the former Guns N' Roses guitarist's side group, Slash's Snakepit. The group recorded It's Five O'Clock Somewhere although Inez did not play any live shows during the corresponding tour. ^[2] This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Guns N Roses are an American hard rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. ... Slashs Snakepit Slashs Snakepit was a side-project formed by Slash in 1994 with former Guns N Roses members Slash on lead guitars, Matt Sorum on drums, Gilby Clarke on rhythm guitars and Dizzy Reed on keyboards. ... Its Five OClock Somewhere is the debut album by the rock group Slashs Snakepit, released on February 14, 1995 (see 1995 in music). ... A concert comprises a performance, usually involving some degree of formality, and particularly a performance featuring music. ...

In 1998 Inez played with his Alice in Chains bandmate, Jerry Cantrell, on his debut solo album, Boggy Depot. In the following year, Inez played on the bonus track to Black Label Society's debut album Sonic Brew, a reworked heavy cover of the Ozzy Osbourne track "No More Tears". At around this time, Inez formed the band Spys 4 Darwin with Sean Kinney, Chris DeGarmo from Queensryche, and Vin from Sponge. They released the Microfish EP, and played radio festivals in the Northwest. Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr. ... Boggy Depot is the first solo album by Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell. ... Black Label Society is a Heavy Metal/Southern Metal/Sludge Metal band formed by Zakk Wylde aka Jeffery Phillip Wiedlandt, with 8 albums released to date. ... Sonic Brew is the first album by the heavy metal band Black Label Society. ...

In mid August 2001, Inez temporarily replaced Steve Gibb (who was sent home mid-tour) in Black Label Society, who were in the middle of the Ozzfest 2001 tour. In late 2002 Inez was considered to replace Jason Newsted in Metallica. ^[3] Steve with Crowbar, Oxford 2006 Stephen Thadius Crompton Gibb, Steve Gibb, was born on Saturday, 1 December 1973 in London, England, the firstborn son of Barry (one third of the Bee Gees) and Linda (nee Gray, voted Miss Edinburgh 1968) Gibb. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Jason Newsted during Metallicas S&M performance Jason Curtis Newsted (b. ... Metallica is an American heavy metal band, formed on October 28, 1981. ...

Inez appears on Heart's 2003 release, Alive in Seattle, a two-CD live recording that documents a 2002 concert at Seattle's Paramount Theatre. ^[4] Heart is an American rock band which came out of Newport High School in Bellevue, Washington. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... City nickname Emerald City City bird Great Blue Heron City flower Dahlia City mottos The City of Flowers The City of Goodwill City song Seattle, the Peerless City Mayor Greg Nickels County King County Area - Total - Land - Water - % water 369. ... Paramount Theater is an Art Deco movie theater located in downtown Oakland, California, designed by architect Timothy L. Pflueger, who also designed San Franciscos Castro Theatre. ...

In 2003, Mike replaced Robert Trujillo (who had joined Metallica) in Black Label Society, doing a short two week west coast tour of the United States and a short tour of Japan for their The Blessed Hellride album. A few songs from the Tokyo, Japan show of this tour appears in the bonus features section of their live DVD, Boozed, Broozed, and Broken-Boned. Black Label Society is a Heavy Metal/Southern Metal/Sludge Metal band formed by Zakk Wylde aka Jeffery Phillip Wiedlandt, with 8 albums released to date. ... The Blessed Hellride is a heavy metal album by the band Black Label Society. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Boozed, Broozed, and Broken-Boned is a DVD released by heavy metal band Black Label Society on August 12, 2003. ...

Inez recorded one track with Black Label Society, called "Crazy Or High" for their 2004 release Hangover Music Vol. VI. Black Label Society is a Heavy Metal/Southern Metal/Sludge Metal band formed by Zakk Wylde aka Jeffery Phillip Wiedlandt, with 8 albums released to date. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hangover Music, Vol VI is a Heavy metal album by Black Label Society Track Listing Crazy or High Queen of Sorrow Steppin Stone Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow Takilya (Esthabon) Wont Find It Here She Deserves a Free Ride (Vals Song) House of Doom Damage Is Done Layne Woman Don...

In 2005 Inez reuinited with the surviving Alice in Chains members, performing at a benefit concert for the Tsunami Disaster. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A benefit concert is a concert featuring musicians, comedians, or other performers that is held for a charitable purpose, often directed at a specific and immediate humanitarian crisis. ... The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC (07:58:53 local time) on December 26, 2004. ...

2006: Inez got together with Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney of Alice in Chains and are set for a world tour, with various guest singers to fill in for the late Layne Staley.The main singer for the band's tour is William Duvall. The band was also featured on "Decades of Rock: Heart and friends" where they performed "Would?"(with Phil Anselmo) and "Rooster" (with William Duvall). Added: May 21, 2006 Layne Staley (August 22, 1967 - ca. ... William DuVall is the lead singer of the band Comes With the Fall and is currently touring with Alice In Chains. ...

Mike recently was a guest player on "Under the Gun" from Motorhead's Kiss of Death album. Two people kissing KISS, the rock band A Hersheys Kiss Kiss or KISS may refer to: Common usage kiss, to touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to express love or affection, or as part of a greeting the KISS principle Hersheys Kiss (candy), a...

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