Doug Pinnick

Doug Pinnick is well known first of all because the soulful singer and bassist for hard rockers King’s X. Given birth to Sept 3, 1950, in Joliet, IL, Pinnick found out rock and roll & move through such greats as Sly as well as the Family members Rock, Jimi Hendrix, and Led Zeppelin, while he lent from gospel for his performing style. Whenever a gig burning Christian guitarist Phil Keaggy split up in the first ’80s, Pinnick created a new music group with fellow ex-Keaggy member Jerry Gaskill (drums) and guitarist Ty Tabor. It could take many years of playing addresses in bars through the entire South prior to the fresh music group would click musically and finally choose a name: King’s X. Putting your signature on to Megaforce/Atlantic in 1987, the trio became a popular using the metallic and progressive rock and roll masses; their music also included components of alternative within their hard rock and roll, a long time before it became en vogue through the ’90s. Pinnick is among the few bassists of hard rock and roll who runs on the 12-string bass frequently, which really is a main ingredient towards the marvelous King’s X audio. After six critically acclaimed produces, Pinnick released his 1st solo recording, Massive Grooves From your Electric Chapel of Psychofunkadelic Grungelism Rock and roll Music, in 1998 beneath the alias Poundhound. In 2000, Pinnick created another side task (Supershine), including ex-members of Sabbath-sludge-rockers Problems (guitarist Bruce Franklin and drummer Jeff Olson) — issuing a self-titled launch on Metal Knife exactly the same 12 months, while another Poundhound album adopted in 2001, entitled Pineappleskunk. Together with his use King’s X, Poundhound, and Supershine, Pinnick in addition has guested on albums by additional performers, including 24-7 Spyz 6, Desire Theater’s Falling Into Infinity, and Carmine Appice’s Acoustic guitar Zeus; has created a set of albums for Geek (which include both sons of King’s X drummer Gaskill); and it has made an appearance on tribute albums for Jimi Hendrix (In From your Storm), Vehicle Halen (Small Guitars: A Tribute To), and Metallica (Metallic Assault: A Tribute To).