David Reece

David Reece
Reece with Bonfire in 2016
Reece with Bonfire in 2016
Background information
Born
David L. Reece
OriginUnited States
GenresHeavy metal, hard rock
OccupationSinger
Years active1980s–present
Formerly ofAccept

David L. Reece (born 10 August 1960) is an American singer who has been active in the heavy metal and hard rock scenes since the late 1980s, recording with several bands including Bonfire from January 2015 to July 2016. He is best known for his time with the band Accept, appearing on their 1989 album Eat the Heat.

Career

Early years

Reece was raised in Oklahoma, eventually moving to Minnesota and performing with major local rockers Dare Force in the early 1980s. He also recorded vocals in 1987 for a demo for the hard rock band Sacred Child. Although he was replaced by Astrid Young before recording their album, the demos were included on a re-release of their debut.

With Accept

After many auditions, Reece was chosen to be the new Accept singer, and was the lead vocalist appearing on the 1989 album Eat the Heat. He and the rest of the band produced what has been regarded as a much different sounding album compared to the previous Accept albums, and reception was mixed. The 1989–1990 tour with W.A.S.P and Metal Church was eventually cancelled, and he was dropped from the band as Accept went on a hiatus.

After Accept

After being fired from Accept, he formed Bangalore Choir and released the album On Target with them. The band included members of Reno, Nevada's Razormaid and the slightly more well-known Hericane Alice - a band for which Reece had declined to record demo vocals earlier due to his involvement with Lillian Axe - a partnership which never resulted in any recorded material. The following years, he released two albums with Sircle of Silence with Larry Farkas from Vengeance Rising, Jay Schellen from Hurricane and Greg Chaisson, formerly of Badlands. He then released an album with American band Stream.

In 2007, Reece joined Swedish band Gypsy Rose, releasing an album with them the following year.

Reece released his first solo album in August 2009, with Andy Susemihl (ex-U.D.O.), Stefan Schwarzmann (ex-U.D.O., ex-Accept) and Jochen Fünders (ex-Holy Moses) participating. He later released an album from a joint project with Martin Kronberg from Gypsy Rose in between releases from a reunited Bangalore Choir, and another solo album in between releases by Tango Down. He then released an album with the band EZ Livin' before joining Bonfire in 2015. On the new solo project "Resilient Heart" 2018, Reece teamed up with the musicians Marco Angioni (guitar, songwriter, producer), Martin J. Andersen (guitar, songwriter), Malte Frederik Burkert (bass) and Sigurd J. Jensen (drums). The album was recorded at Death Island Studio in Denmark with Marco Angioni as producer and is entitled 'Resilient Heart'. It was released in November 2018.

Discography

Solo
With Accept
With Alex De Rosso
With Bangalore Choir
With Bonedryver
With Bonfire
With Christian Tolle Project
With EZ Livin'
With Goot
With Gypsy Rose
With Ion Pulse
With Iron Allies
With John Steel
With Malice
With Nergard
With Reece
With Reece/Kronlund
With Sacred Child
With Sadly Hated
With Sainted Sinners
With Sickera
With Sircle of Silence
With Steel Project
With Stephan Georg
With Stian Pian
With Stream
With Tango Down
With The Sheriff
With Tight
With Voices of Rock
With Wicked Sensation
With Zhenx
With Графит

References

  1. ↑ "Jeff Severns Guntzel: "Sex, Drugs, & Awesome Hair" in City Pages March 19th 2008". Archived from the original on March 29, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Sleaze Roxx: Hericane Alice". Archived from the original on July 14, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Sleaze Roxx: David Reece Interview". Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2008.
  4. ↑ "David Reece of Bonfire". hardrockhaven.net. March 13, 2015.