Mike Terrana

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Mike Terrana
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Terrana performing in 2012
Background information
Born (1960-01-21) January 21, 1960 (age 65)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Genres
OccupationDrummer
Years active1978–present
Member of
Formerly of
Website terrana.com

Mike Terrana (born January 21, 1960) is an American hard rock and heavy metal drummer.

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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 collaborated with various guitarists, including Yngwie Malmsteen, Tony Macalpine, and Steve Lukather, as well as bands like Kuni and Beau Nasty.[ citation needed ]

In 1997, Terrana relocated to Europe—first to the Netherlands for six months and then to 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 performed with the German band Razorback. [4]

In 2016, Terrana joined the Italian heavy metal band Vision Divine. [5] In 2017, he became a member of the metal bands Avalanch (Spain) and Kreyson (Czechia). [6] [7]

Since 2020, he has been sharing drumming videos on TikTok. As of April 2024, he has over 500,000 followers. [8]

Timeline

Mike Terrana

Discography

Solo

Artension

Axel Rudi Pell

Avalanch

Beau Nasty

Ferdy Doernberg

Downhell

Driven

Emir Hot

Empire

Jean Fontanille

Roland Grapow

Haggard

Hanover Fist

Tony Hernando

Kuni

Kiko Loureiro

Marco Iacobini

Tony MacAlpine

Yngwie Malmsteen

Masterplan

Metalium

Razorback

Rage

Vision Divine

Savage Circus

Damir Simic

Stuart Smith

Squealer

Taboo Voodoo

Tarja Turunen

The Dogma

Tracy G

John West

Zillion

Theodore Ziras

Kee Marcello

The Ferrymen

Other releases

Videography

Axel Rudi Pell

Rage

Tony Hernando

Tony MacAlpine

Yngwie Malmsteen

Tarja Turunen

Terrana solo DVDs

References

  1. "Hanover Fist on MusicMight". Musicmight.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
  2. Rouhana, Rami. "[Revealed] Who is Dream Theater's new drummer?". Archived from the original on July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  3. "Savage Circus lineup completed – official website news". Savagecircus.de. Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
  4. "Razorback – Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Archived from the original on April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  5. "Ladies and gentlemen....our new drummer!". Vision Divine Facebook page. Archived from the original on February 26, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  6. "Avalanch anuncia nueva formación y gira mundial". Avalanch Net. January 10, 2017. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  7. "Kreyson Ládi Křížka má Terranu a Grapowa". Spark Rock Magazine. Archived from the original on May 11, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  8. "TikTok – Make Your Day". tiktok.com. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  9. "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.