1. Mike DiMeo recorded six studio albums and one live album with the group before departing to join Masterplan for the recording of MK II in 2006.
15 Facts About Mike DiMeo
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Mike DiMeo gained a strong reputation as a singer and frontman, earning him an invitation to join Riot as the new lead singer in 1993.
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Mike DiMeo did several Japanese and European tours with the band, including an appearance at the legendary Wacken festival in Germany in 1998.
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Mike DiMeo's final recording with the band was the 2006 release, Army of One.
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Mike DiMeo joined The Lizards in 2005 and recorded four studio albums with the band.
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Mike DiMeo joined German power metal band Masterplan in 2006, and he recorded Lost and Gone EP and MK II with the band, and toured Europe opening for British metal band Saxon.
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Mike DiMeo recorded the single "What Dreams May Come" with the band Midas Fate in late 2010.
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Mike DiMeo was the session keyboard player for Johnny Winter's 2011 album Roots.
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Mike DiMeo contributed piano, electric piano, and Hammond organ on several tracks.
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Mike DiMeo was the keyboard player and vocalist for UFO guitarist Vinnie Moore during his 2010 European solo band tour.
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Mike DiMeo played Hammond Organ on Science Fiction, the fifth studio album by American rock band Brand New.
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Mike DiMeo was the vocalist on "The Sky Is Falling", a track on Tom Galley's 2010 Phenomena album "Blind Faith".
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Mike DiMeo has been the Hammond Organ player for retro rockers Tommy James and The Shondells, since 2007.
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Mike DiMeo has done several North American tours playing keyboards for Bonnie Tyler whose hits include "It's a Heartache" and "Total Eclipse of the Heart".
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In 2010, Mike DiMeo appeared on debut album Tears of white roses of Czech melodic power metal band Sebastien, released on November 19 via Escape Music.