Paul Di Leo is an American

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who has worked with such bands as

Nena Gabriele Susanne Kerner (born 24 March 1960), better known as Nena, is a German singer and songwriter who rose to international fame in 1983 as the lead vocalist of the band Nena with the Neue Deutsche Welle song "99 Luftballons". In the same ye ...

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, and

Fozzy Fozzy is an American heavy metal band formed in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1999 by lead singer Chris Jericho/Irvine, lead guitarist Rich Ward and drummer Frank Fontsere, who are the longest-serving members of the band and have appeared on all band ...

Musical career

Nena

Di Leo has been a member of

since 2001 and is still touring with the singer in Germany and abroad. He also took part in the making of several Nena's masterpieces such as ''Willst Du Mit Mir Gehn'' or ''Made In Germany'' and was awarded gold and platinum records.

Adrenaline Mob

In 2011, Di Leo joined the newly formed band,

. A self-described heavy metal "

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", with fellow members being a who's who of rock/metal musicians;

Rich Ward Richard Park Ward (born January 16, 1969), also known by his stage name The Duke, is an American guitarist best known as a founding member of Stuck Mojo and as lead guitarist of heavy metal band Fozzy. Early life Ward grew up listening to man ...

(of

Stuck Mojo Stuck Mojo is an American rap metal band from Atlanta, formed in 1989 by bassist Dwayne Fowler. The band is considered to be one of the pioneers of rap metal. They have toured alongside bands such as Machine Head (band), Machine Head and Slapsho ...

and

Mike Portnoy Michael Stephen Portnoy (born April 20, 1967) is an American musician who is primarily known as the former drummer, backing vocalist, and co-founder of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. In September 2010, Portnoy announced his departur ...

(of

Dream Theater Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci, John Myung and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. They subsequently dropped out of the ...

Russell Allen Russell Allen (born July 19, 1971) is an American singer best known as the vocalist of the progressive metal band Symphony X. He has also worked with the supergroups Star One, Allen-Lande, Level 10, and as one of fourteen vocalists in the pr ...

(of

Symphony X Symphony X is an American progressive metal band from Middletown, New Jersey. Founded in 1994, the band consists of guitarist Michael Romeo, keyboardist Michael Pinnella, drummer Jason Rullo, lead vocalist Russell Allen and bassist Michael Lep ...

) and

Mike Orlando Adrenaline Mob is an American heavy metal supergroup formed in early 2011 by singer Russell Allen, guitarist Mike Orlando and drummer Mike Portnoy. The band's current lineup consists of Allen, Orlando, and drummer Jordan Cannata. History The ...

. In January 2012; citing a need to concentrate on other projects, he and Rich Ward left the band.

Fozzy

With

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's announcement to "retire" from Fozzy, to pursue other musical interests; Fozzy announced Di Leo as Delson's replacement, on September 9, 2011. Di Leo was already known to the group, as he played with Fozzy co-founder, Rich Ward, in

. Di Leo's first show as a member of Fozzy was at the

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, on October 15. A month later, Fozzy (with Di Leo) landed in the United Kingdom for their "The Madness Returns - Winter 2011" tour. The band played back-to-back shows in

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and

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, between the dates of November 2–13, before departing to tour in Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark. On January 18, 2012, Fozzy announced that they had signed with

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and subsequent plans to release their fifth studio album during the Summer. Fozzy's fifth studio album and debut with Century Media is entitled ''

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'' and is set for an August release. On July 10, Fozzy released their first single from their new album, as "Sandpaper" (featuring

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) was published onto

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with an "Evolution of Fozzy" video. "Sandpaper" became available for download on

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on July 17.FOZZY: New Single 'Sandpaper' Available For Streaming
/ref> Despite his absence on stage, Di Leo recorded three albums with the band: ''

'' in 2011, ''

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'' in 2014 and ''

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'' in 2017.

Awards and recognition

;Gold Record Award *2002: '' Nena feat. Nena'' *2005: ''

Willst du mit mir gehn ''Willst du mit mir gehn'' ("Do You Want to Go with Me") is a studio album by German pop singer Nena, released in 2005. It's a two-CD set, with the first CD recorded in studio and the second in jam sessions on Majorca. The album reached in Germ ...

'' *2009: ''

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'' ;Platinum Record Award *2002: '' Nena feat. Nena'' *2005: ''

References

External links

* Official website * https://www.instagram.com/pauliedileo/?hl=en * {{DEFAULTSORT:Di Leo, Paul American heavy metal bass guitarists American male bass guitarists American rock bass guitarists Fozzy members Living people Songwriters from New Jersey Guitarists from New Jersey Year of birth missing (living people)