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13 Facts About Tommy Henriksen

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Tommy Henriksen was born on February 21,1964 and is an American musician from Port Jefferson Station, New York, best known for his work as a guitarist, bassist and songwriter with Alice Cooper, Hollywood Vampires, Crossbone Skully and German metal band Warlock.

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Tommy Henriksen is currently based out of Zurich, Switzerland where he lives with his family.

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Tommy Henriksen was born in Port Jefferson, New York, as one of five children raised by a single mother who worked multiple jobs.

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Tommy Henriksen got his start on the New York scene with the band Ruffkut which featured his brother Gene on drums.

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In 1986, Tommy Henriksen joined German metal band Warlock and was featured on their 1987 album Triumph and Agony which went gold in Germany; the videos for the singles "All We Are" and "Fur immer" were in regular rotation on MTV's heavy metal program Headbangers' Ball.

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Tommy Henriksen stuck around co-writing several songs as lead vocalist Doro Pesch lost the rights to the name Warlock and issued her next album Force Majeure, which went gold, under the name Doro.

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In 2000, Tommy Henriksen released the follow-up, Selected Songs for a New Beginning, on his own ZuZu Ltd label.

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Tommy Henriksen has worked as a songwriter, producer and mixer for such artists as Lady Gaga, Kesha, Daughtry, Kumi Koda, Porcelain Black, Meat Loaf, Cavo, Allison Iraheta, Atom Smash, Steel Magnolia, Alice, Tohoshinki, Kimberly Caldwell, Hyper Crush, The Canadian Tenors, Fefe Dobson, Lou Reed, Christian Kane, Alice Cooper, Simple Plan, Future Boy, The Rouge and David Cook, among others.

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Tommy Henriksen can be seen playing bass guitar in the "Heaven in This Hell" video by fellow Cooper bandmate Orianthi.

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Tommy Henriksen is a member of the Cooper-fronted rock supergroup Hollywood Vampires, appearing on the band's eponymous 2015 debut studio album and playing rhythm guitar at the band's Rock in Rio show on September 24,2015, as well as warm-up shows at The Roxy on September 16 and 17.

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Tommy Henriksen played with the Hollywood Vampires during their February 2016 Grammy Award Performance.

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In March 2017, Tommy Henriksen digitally released his latest solo album, StarStruck, on his own label Dis Vicious Music; a limited edition vinyl release followed in late May via Bellyache Records.

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Tommy Henriksen had a significant role in the making of the Alice Cooper album, Paranormal, co-producing, playing guitar, and co-writing 3 songs.