Eddie Casillas

Bruce Dickinson is a heavy metal singer, whose career has spanned more than three decades. In early 1989, during his first tenure in Iron Maiden, Zomba asked Dickinson to contribute a track for the film '' A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child'', providing a budget, a studio, and a producer, Chris Tsangarides. Dickinson took up the opportunity and called an old friend of his, former Gillan guitarist Janick Gers. Shortly after meeting, they had " Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter" ready for the studio, which was recorded with the assistance of bassist Andy Carr and drummer Fabio del Rio. Impressed with the results, Zomba convinced Dickinson to record a full album using the same line-up, leading to 1990's ''Tattooed Millionaire''. A supporting tour followed, for which an unavailable Del Rio was replaced by drummer Dickie Fliszar.

To concentrate on his second solo effort, ''Balls to Picasso'', Dickinson left Iron Maiden in 1993 and collaborated with American producer, Keith Olsen. Two attempts at recording the album were made with Olsen as producer, using drummer Dickie Fliszar and guitarist Myke Gray of Skin, bassist Jim Crichton of Saga and various session musicians. Unhappy with the results of these sessions, Dickinson began working with Tribe of Gypsies guitarist Roy Z and started the record from scratch. Released in 1994, the album was recorded with Tribe of Gypsies as the backing band, which then included Z, bassist Eddie Casillas and drummer Dave Ingraham (percussionist Mario Aguilar and vocalist Dean Ortega also guested on the song "Shoot All the Clowns"), in addition to percussionist Doug Van Booven, while Fliszar's drum parts from the Olsen sessions were retained for the closing track, "Tears of the Dragon". Due to Tribe of Gypsies unavailability, Dickinson had to put a new band together for the release's supporting tour. This group featured guitarist and writer Alex Dickson, bassist Chris Dale and drummer Alessandro Elena. Following the tour, during which the 1995 live album ''Alive in Studio A'' was recorded, Dickinson decided to use the band on his third solo release, 1996's ''Skunkworks''. Although Dickinson wanted Skunkworks to be the band's name, the record label (Raw Power) refused to release the album without his name on the cover.

Due to musical differences, the ''Skunkworks'' line-up disbanded at the supporting tour's conclusion. After a short period of inactivity, Dickinson once again teamed up with Roy Z to record his next album, 1997's ''Accident of Birth'', which also featured ''Balls to Picasso'' contributors and Tribe of Gypsies members Eddie Casillas and Dave Ingraham. Former Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith was asked to guest but remained as a full-time member. The line-up stayed intact for a further studio album, 1998's '' The Chemical Wedding'', before Dickinson and Smith rejoined Iron Maiden in 1999. Although Z was unable to take part in ''The Chemical Weddings supporting tour (his replacement was guitar technician Richard Carette), he did take part in the 1999 live album, ''Scream for Me Brazil''.

In 2001, the compilation album, ''The Best of Bruce Dickinson'', was released, which featured two new tracks recorded with drummer Dickie Fliszar and Roy Z on all other instruments. In the summer of 2002, while Iron Maiden were taking a break from touring, Dickinson decided to play a series of European festival shows. For these performances, Dickinson formed a band featuring ''Skunkworks'' collaborators Alex Dickson and Chris Dale (who had formed their own group, Sack Trick), drummer Robin Guy and guitarist Pete Friesen. For his latest album, 2005's ''Tyranny of Souls'', Dickinson once again teamed up with Roy Z. The composition of the release's songs began in 2003, which largely involved Z sending recordings of riffs to Dickinson while he was on tour with Iron Maiden. For the album's recording, the drums and keyboards were performed respectively by David Moreno and Giuseppe Iampieri (credited as "Maestro Mistheria"), while the bass parts were contributed by Ray Burke, Juan Perez and Roy Z, who also undertook all the guitar work.

Current members

;Bruce Dickinson
:Active: 1989 onwards
:Instruments: vocals, tambourines
:Release contributions: all Bruce Dickinson releases

;Roy Z
:Active: 1993–1994, 1996–1999, 2001, 2003 onwards
:Instruments: guitars, bass, keyboards
:Release contributions: ''Balls to Picasso'' (1994), then from ''Accident of Birth'' (1997) to present

File:Bruce Dickinson in Stuttgart 1999 (3rd version).jpg, Bruce Dickinson
Vocals
File:IRoy Z.jpg, Roy Z
Guitars

Former members

;Janick Gers
:Active: 1989–1990
:Instruments: guitars
:Release contributions: ''Tattooed Millionaire'' (1990), '' Dive! Dive! Live!'' (1990 live video)

;Fabio del Rio
:Active: 1989–1990
:Instruments: drums
:Release contributions: ''Tattooed Millionaire'' (1990)

;Eddie Casillas
:Active: 1993–1994, 1996–1999
:Instruments: bass
:Release contributions: ''Balls to Picasso'' (1994), then from ''Accident of Birth'' (1997) to ''Scream for Me Brazil'' (1999 live)

;Alex Dickson
:Active: 1995–1996
:Instruments: guitars
:Release contributions: ''Alive in Studio A'' (1995 live), ''Skunkworks'' (1996)

;Alessandro Elena
:Active: 1995–1996
:Instruments: drums
:Release contributions: ''Alive in Studio A'' (1995 live), ''Skunkworks'' (1996)

;Andy Carr
:Active: 1989–1990
:Instruments: bass
:Release contributions: ''Tattooed Millionaire'' (1990), ''Dive! Dive! Live!'' (1990 live video)

;Dickie Fliszar
:Active: 1990, 1994, 2001
:Instruments: drums
:Release contributions: ''Dive! Dive! Live!'' (1990 live video), "Tears of the Dragon" (1994 single), "Silver Wings" and "Broken" from ''The Best of Bruce Dickinson'' (2001 compilation)

;David Ingraham
:Active: 1993–1994, 1996–1999
:Instruments: drums
:Release contributions: ''Balls to Picasso'' (1994), then from ''Accident of Birth'' (1997) to ''Scream for Me Brazil'' (1999 live)

;Chris Dale
:Active: 1995–1996
:Instruments: bass
:Release contributions: ''Alive in Studio A'' (1995 live), ''Skunkworks'' (1996)

;Adrian Smith
:Active: 1996–1999
:Instruments: guitars
:Release contributions: From ''Accident of Birth'' (1997) to ''Scream for Me Brazil'' (1999 live)

File:Janick Gers @ Bluesfest July 6 2010.jpg, Janick Gers
Guitars: 1989–1990
File:Chrisdale.jpg, Chris Dale
Bass: 1995–1996
File:Adrian Smith Iron Maiden Newcastle.jpg, Adrian Smith
Guitars: 1996–1999

Session musicians

;Myke Gray
:Active: 1993
:Instruments: guitars
:Release contributions: ''Balls to Picasso'' (2005 reissue bonus tracks)

;Doug Van Booven
:Active: 1993–1994
:Instruments: percussion
:Release contributions: ''Balls to Picasso'' (1994)

;Mario Aguilar
:Active: 1993–1994
:Instruments: percussion
:Release contributions: "Shoot All the Clowns" (1994 single)

;Ray Burke
:Active: 2005
:Instruments: bass
:Release contributions: ''Tyranny of Souls'' (2005)

;David Moreno
:Active: 2005
:Instruments: drums
:Release contributions: ''Tyranny of Souls'' (2005)

;Jim Crichton
:Active: 1993
:Instruments: bass
:Release contributions: ''Balls to Picasso'' (2005 reissue bonus tracks)

;Dean Ortega
:Active: 1993–1994
:Instruments: backing vocals
:Release contributions: "Shoot All the Clowns" (1994 single)

;Juan Perez
:Active: 2005
:Instruments: bass
:Release contributions: ''Tyranny of Souls'' (2005)

;Giuseppe Iampieri (Credited as "Maestro Mistheria")
:Active: 2005
:Instruments: keyboards
:Release contributions: ''Tyranny of Souls'' (2005)

Touring musicians

;Richard Carette
:Active: 1998–1999
:Instruments: guitars
:Release contributions: None

;Robin Guy
:Active: 2002
:Instruments: drums
:Release contributions: None

;Pete Friesen
:Active: 2002
:Instruments: guitars
:Release contributions: None

Timeline

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References

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External links

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{{Bruce Dickinson

Band members
Dickinson, Bruce