John Miceli (born May 29, 1961 in Long Island, New York) is the drummer for

Meat Loaf Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27, 1947 – January 20, 2022), known professionally as Meat Loaf, was an American rock singer and actor. He was noted for his powerful, wide-ranging voice and theatrical live shows. He is on t ...

's backing band, the

Neverland Express Meat Loaf’s Neverland Express was the rotating backing band for the late American singer Meat Loaf. Band lineups 1977–78 (''Bat Out of Hell'') * Bob Kulick: lead guitars * Bruce Kulick: guitars * Steve Buslowe: bass, vocals * Jim Steinman: ...

Meat Loaf

Miceli began touring with Meat Loaf in 1991, and was a part of the Neverland Express when '' Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell'' took off, launching a major industry comeback for Meat Loaf. He has appeared on drums on all of Loaf's subsequent studio albums ('' Welcome to the Neighbourhood'' ne track ''

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'' hree tracks '' Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose'' wo tracks '' Hang Cool Teddy Bear'', '' Hell in a Handbasket'', and '' Braver Than We Are'' he entirety of each, which has led to appearances on greatest hits compilations such as ''

The Very Best of Meat Loaf ''The Very Best of Meat Loaf'' is a 1998 album spanning the first 21 years of Meat Loaf's recording career. Although not reaching the top ten in the United Kingdom, it was certified double platinum there in 2013. The album features many of Meat ...

'', and live albums including '' Live Around the World'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Bat Out of Hell: Live with the MSO''.

Other touring and recording credits

In addition to his work with Meat Loaf, Miceli has recorded with

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('' For Your Entertainment'', " Time for Miracles"),

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("Count Me Out"),

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, Marchello/

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(with whom he toured under the former name), and

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('' Anthems''). Most recently, Miceli did most of the drum work on the

My Chemical Romance My Chemical Romance (commonly abbreviated to MCR or My Chem) is an American rock band from Newark, New Jersey. The band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist Gerard Way, lead guitarist Ray Toro, rhythm guitarist Frank Iero, and bassist ...

release '' Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys''. He has also toured with

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and

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(1997 U.S. tour). He also appeared in the live band for the

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run of the

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musical ''

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''. In December 2018 he was credited as the drummer on

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's single, "New Horizons", which the

guitarist composed as a personal tribute to the on-going

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References

External links

Official websiteDebs Meaty World''My Chemical Romance'' Forum: Interview with guitarist Ray Toro
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