David Reece
David Reece | |
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| Birth name | David L. Reece |
| Origin | United States |
| Genres | Heavy metal |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
David L. Reece (born 19 January 1960) is an American singer who has been active in the heavy metal rock scene professionally since the late 1980s, recording with several bands in diverse genres 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.
Musical career[edit]
Early years[edit]
Reece was raised in Oklahoma, eventually moving to Minnesota and performing with major local rockers Dare Force[1] in the early 1980s.[2] 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[edit]
After many auditions, Reece was chosen to be the new Accept singer, and was the lead vocalist appearing on the 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. 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[edit]
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.[3] 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.[4]
Reece released his first solo album on August 28, 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.[5] On the new solo project "Resilient Heart" 2018, Reece has 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[edit]
Solo[edit]
- Universal Language (2009)
- Solid (2011; as Reece-Kronlund, with Martin Kronlund)
- Compromise (2013)
- "Any Time at All" (2018 single)
- "A Perfect Apocalypse" (2018 single)
- Resilient Heart (2018)
- Cacophony of Souls (2020)
- Blacklist Utopia (2021)
- Baptized by Fire (2024)
With Accept[edit]
- Eat the Heat (1989)
- "Generation Clash" (1989 maxisingle, some releases include 1 non-album single edit)
- Hot & Slow: Classics, Rocks 'n' Ballads (2000, compilation with 1 unreleased single edit)
With Bangalore Choir[edit]
- On Target (1992)
- Cadence (2010)
- All or Nothing – Live at Firefest (2011)
- Metaphor (2012)
With Christian Tolle Project[edit]
- The Higher Their Climb (2012, lead & backing vocals)
- Now & Then (2016, lead & backing vocals)
- Point Blank (2018, 5 songs)
- Now & Then "Encore" (2022)
With Stream[edit]
- Take it or Leave it (1995)
- Chasing the Dragon (2003, compilation with 2 unreleased tracks with Reece)
- Stream (2006, compilation with 1 unreleased demo track with Reece)
Others[edit]
- Alex De Rosso: Alex De Rosso (1995, 2 songs)
- Bonedryver: "Workin' Man" (2022 single)
- Bonedryver: Valley of Bones (2022, 1 song)
- Bonfire: Glorious (2015)
- Bonfire: Pearls (2016)
- EZ Livin': Firestorm (2014)
- Goot: "It's Just Life" (2019 single)
- Goot: "As the Earth Rotates" (2020, maxisingle)
- Goot: Deadly Free (2021, 2 songs + 2 remixes)
- Gypsy Rose: Another World (2008)
- Ion Pulse: "Rock'n'Roll Children" (2022 single)
- John Steel: "Distorted Reality" (2021 single)
- John Steel: "Woman of Ice" (2021 single)
- John Steel: Distorted Reality (2022)
- Nergard: Memorial for a Wish (2013, 1 song)
- Nergard: Memorial for a Wish. 2018 Version (2013 remix album, 1 song)
- Sacred Child: Sacred Child (1987, CD re-release of 1998 includes bonus demo with Reece recorded in 1987)
- Sainted Sinners: Sainted Sinners (2017)
- Sainted Sinners: Back with a Vengeance (2018)
- Sircle of Silence: Sircle of Silence (1993)
- Sircle of Silence: Suicide Candyman (1994)
- Stephan Georg: The Fire Still Burns (2021, 2 songs)
- Tango Down: Identity Crisis (2012)
- Tango Down: Charming Devil (2014)
- Voices of Rock: Voices of Rock II: High & Mighty (2009, 1 song)
- Wicked Sensation: Adrenaline Rush (2014)
- Wicked Sensation: Outbreak (2021)
References[edit]
- ^ "Jeff Severns Guntzel: "Sex, Drugs, & Awesome Hair" in City Pages March 19th 2008". Archived from the original on March 29, 2016.
- ^ "Dare Force - discography, line-up, biography, interviews, photos". www.spirit-of-metal.com.
- ^ "Sleaze Roxx: Hericane Alice". Archived from the original on July 14, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
- ^ "Sleaze Roxx: David Reece Interview". Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2008.
- ^ "David Reece of Bonfire". hardrockhaven.net. March 13, 2015.
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