Deen Castronovo

born on 17/8/1965 in Westminster, California, United States

Deen Castronovo

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Deen Castronovo

Deen Castronovo (born August 17, 1964 in Westminster, California) is an American drummer and singer who has played in various hard rock and metal bands.

His recording and performance credits include Cacophony, Bad English, Journey, The Enemy, Wild Dogs, Dr. Mastermind, Hardline, Planet Us, Soul Sirkus, Social Distortion, and Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler's G/Z/R, as well as in backing bands for Ozzy Osbourne, Vasco Rossi, Steve Vai, Paul Rodgers and Matthew Ward. He is the current drummer for the band Journey, performing on such albums as Arrival (2001), Red 13 (2002), Generations (2005) (in which he also provided lead vocals on two songs), Revelation (2008), and Eclipse (2011), as well as providing lead vocals when performing live such hits as "Mother, Father", "Still They Ride", and "Keep on Runnin'" and occasionally "Faithfully".

He also played on the song "Smoke Of The Revolution" on the Neal Schon solo album Late Nite.

Personal life

Deen Castronovo grew up in Keizer, Oregon, and as of 2012 he was living there.[1][2] He has 2 children with his long time girlfriend.

Album appearances

With Wild Dogs
  • Wild Dogs (1983)
  • Man's Best Friend (1984)
  • Reign Of Terror (1987)
With Dr. Mastermind
  • Dr. Mastermind (1986)
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  • Maximum Security (1987)
  • Premonition (1994)
With Cacophony
  • Go Off! (1988)
With Marty Friedman
  • Dragon's Kiss (1988)
With Bad English
  • Bad English (1989)
  • Backlash (1991)
With Joey Tafolla
  • Infra-blue (1990)
With Matthew Ward
  • Fortress (1990)
With Hardline
  • Double Eclipse (1992)
With Ozzy Osbourne
  • Ozzmosis (1995)
With Steve Vai
  • Alien Love Secrets (1995)
  • Fire Garden (1996)
With G/Z/R
  • Plastic Planet (1995)
  • Black Science (1997)
With Social Distortion
  • White Light, White Heat, White Trash (1996)
Rush tribute
  • Working Man A Tribute to Rush (1996)
With James Murphy
  • Convergence (1996)
With Hole
  • Celebrity Skin (1998) (uncredited)
With James Murphy
  • Feeding the Machine (1999)
With Vasco Rossi
  • Tracks (2002)
  • Tracks 2 (2009)
With Journey
  • Arrival (2001)
  • Red 13 (2002)
  • Generations (2005)
  • Revelation (2008)
  • Eclipse (2011)
With The Hitmaker
  • Don't Stop Believin' (featuring Deen Castronovo) (2006)
With Soul Sirkus
  • World Play
With Paul Rodgers
  • The Hendrix Set

References

  1. Lynn, Capi, Drummer aims to spark musical journey for kids, 'Statesman Journal', May 6, 2009. URL accessed on 2009-05-06.
  2. O'Brien, Kyle, Journey drummer ready to rock at home, October 13, 2011. URL accessed on October 13, 2011.

External links

Journey
Steve Augeri | Neal Schon | Ross Valory | Deen Castronovo | Jonathan Cain
Steve Perry | Steve Smith | Mike Baird | Randy Jackson | Gregg Rolie | Aynsley Dunbar | Robert Fleischman | George Tickner | Prairie Prince
Discography
Studio albums: Journey | Look into the Future | Next | Infinity | Evolution | Departure | Dream After Dream | Escape | Frontiers | Raised on Radio | Trial by Fire | Arrival | Red 13 | Generations
Live albums: Captured | Greatest Hits Live
Compilations: In the Beginning | Greatest Hits | The Ballade | Time 3 | The Essential Journey | The Journey Continues | Open Arms~Greatest Hits
Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne discography
Albums: Blizzard of Ozz | Diary of a Madman | Speak of the Devil | Bark at the Moon | The Ultimate Sin | Tribute | No Rest for the Wicked | Best of Ozz | Ten Commandments | Just Say Ozzy | No More Tears | Live and Loud | Ozzmosis | The Ozzman Cometh | Down to Earth | Live at Budokan | The Essential Ozzy Osbourne | Prince of Darkness | Under Cover
EPs: Mr Crowley Live EP
Singles: "Crazy Train" | "Bark at the Moon" | "So Tired" | "Shot in the Dark" | "No More Tears" | "Time After Time" | "Road to Nowhere" | "Mama, I'm Coming Home" | "Mr. Tinkertrain" | "Hellraiser" | "Changes" | "Perry Mason" | "Walk on Water" | "See You on the Other Side" | "I Just Want You" | "Back On Earth" | "Gets Me Through" | "Dreamer" | "Mississippi Queen" | "Working Class Hero"
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