Mike Terrana (born January 21, 1960) is an American hard rock and heavy metal drummer.
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Born | Buffalo, New York, U.S. | January 21, 1960
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Occupation(s) | Drummer |
Years active | 1978–present |
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Website | terrana |
Career
His first professional work was in 1984, with the MCA band Hanover Fist from Toronto, Canada.[1] Between 1987 and 1997, he was based in Los Angeles and worked with various guitarists, including Yngwie Malmsteen, Tony Macalpine, and Steve Lukather, and bands like Kuni and Beau Nasty.[citation needed]
In 1997, Terrana moved to Europe—first to the Netherlands for six months and then Germany.[2] He worked with German bands and artists such as Rage, Gamma Ray, Savage Circus, Axel Rudi Pell, Roland Grapow, and Masterplan.[3]
Since 2007, he has played for the German band Razorback.[4]
In 2016, Terrana joined the Italian heavy metal band Vision Divine.[5] In 2017, he joined the metal bands Avalanch (Spain) and Kreyson (Czechia).[6][7]
Since 2020, he has been posting drumming videos on TikTok. As of April 2024, he has over 500,000 followers.[8]
Timeline
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Discography
Solo
- Shadows of the Past (1998)
- Man of the World (2005)
- Sinfonica (2011)
- Into the Eye of the Storm (1996)
- Phoenix Rising (1997)
- Sacred Pathways (2001)
- New Discovery (2002)
- Future World (2004)
- The Ballads II (1999)
- The Wizard's Chosen Few (2000)
- The Masquerade Ball (2000)
- Shadow Zone (2002)
- Knights Live (2002)
- Kings and Queens (2004)
- The Ballads III (2004)
- Mystica (2006)
- Diamonds Unlocked (2007)
- Tales of the Crown (2008)
- The Best of Axel Rudi Pell: Anniversary Edition (2009)
- The Crest (2010)
- The Ballads IV (2011)
- Circle of the Oath (2012)
Avalanch
- El Ángel Caído 2017 (2017)
- Hacia La Luz – Directo desde Madrid (2018)
- El secreto (2019)
- The Secret (2019)
Beau Nasty
- Dirty But Well Dressed (1989)
Ferdy Doernberg
- Storytellers Rain (2001)
- Till I Run Out of Road (2004)
Downhell
- A Relative Coexistence (2008)
Driven
- Self-Inflicted (2001)
Emir Hot
- Sevdah Metal (2008)
Empire
- Chasing Shadows (2007)
Jean Fontanille
- Unknown Parameter Value (2008)
- Kaleidoscope (1999)
- Tales of Ithiria (2008) (as narrator)
Hanover Fist
- Hungry Eyes (1985)
Tony Hernando
- The Shades of Truth (2002)
- Ill (2005)
- TH III-Live! CD/DVD (2006)
- Actual Events (2009)
Kuni
- Looking for Action (1988)
- No Gravity (2005)
- Fullblast (2009)
Marco Iacobini
- The Sky There'll Always Be (2013)
- Freedom to Fly (1992)
- Evolution (1995)
- Violent Machine (1996)
- Live Insanity (1997)
- The Seventh Sign (1993)
- I Can't Wait (1994)
- Best Of (2000)
- Archive Box (2001)
- MK II (2007)
- Time to Be King (2010)
Razorback
- Deadringer (2007)
- Welcome to the Other Side (2001)
- Best of – All G.U.N. Years (2001)
- Unity (2002)
- Soundchaser (2003)
- From the Cradle to the Stage (2004)
- Speak of the Dead (2006)
- Full Moon in St. Petersburg (2007)
- When All the Heroes Are Dead (2019)
- Of Doom and Death (2009)
Damir Simic
- The Quest (1998)
- Live in Zagreb (2002)
- Demomstratus (2004)
Stuart Smith
- Heaven & Earth (1998)
Squealer
- Made for Eternity (2000)
- Under the Cross (2002)
Taboo Voodoo
- Somethin's Cookin' (2003)
Tarja Turunen
- What Lies Beneath (2010)
- Act I: Live in Rosario (2012)
- Colours in the Dark (2013)
- Beauty and the Beat (2014)
- Luna Park Ride (2015)
- The Shadow Self (2016)
The Dogma
- Black Roses (2006)
- Deviating from the Set List (2003)
John West
- Mind Journey (1997)
Zillion
- Zillion (2004)
Theodore Ziras
- Superhuman (2008)
- Judas Kiss (2013)
The Ferrymen
- The Ferrymen (2017)
- A New Evil (2019)
- One More River to Cross (2022)
Other releases
- Tribute to Accept (Metalium track "Burning") (1999)
- Holy Dio – A Tribute to the Voice of Metal: Ronnie James Dio (1999)
Videography
- Knight Treasures (Live and More) (2002)
- Live Over Europe' DVD (2008)
- One Night Live DVD (2010)
- Live on Fire DVD (2012)
- From the Cradle to the Stage Live DVD (2004)
- Full Moon in St. Petersburg Live DVD (2007)
Tony Hernando
- Tony Hernando THIII Live DVD (2006)
- Starlicks Master Session VHS (1992)
- Live in L.A. DVD (1997)
- Live at Budokan DVD (1994)
Tarja Turunen
- Act I : Live in Rosario (2012)
- Beauty and the Beat (2014)
Terrana solo DVDs
- Rhythm Beast Performance DVD (2007)[9]
- Double Bass Mechanics DVD (1996)
- Beginning Rock Drums DVD (1995)
References
- ^ "Hanover Fist on MusicMight". Musicmight.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
- ^ Rouhana, Rami. "[Revealed] Who is Dream Theater's new drummer?".
- ^ "Savage circus line up completed – official website news". Savagecircus.de. Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
- ^ "Razorback – Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ "Ladies and gentleman....our new drummer!". Vision Divine Facebook page. Archived from the original on February 26, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
- ^ "Avalanch anuncia nueva formación y gira mundial". Avalanch Net. January 10, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
- ^ "Kreyson Ládi Křížka má Terranu a Grapowa". Spark Rock Magazine. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ "TikTok – Make Your Day". www.tiktok.com. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ "Drummer MIKE TERRANA To Release 'The Rhythm Beast – In Session' DVD news". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2011.