Davey Lee, Lead Guitar
Nacho Vara, Rhythm Guitar
Michael Falletta, Voice - Bass
Dave Galbert, Drums
ROAD CREW -
Chris Lee - Stage Manager/
Jared Bercegeay- Road Crew/
James and Lupe - Metal Bad Asses
Influences
Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Savatage, Testament, Metal Church, Dokken. Below is our Brother and Friend
The history of REVEREND, HEREITC and METAL CHURCH are truly intertwined in a “holy trinity” (pun fully intended and unavoidable) of Thrash Metal. In an odd twist of fate after the dissolution of HERETIC which saw singer Mike Howe leave to join METAL CHURCH , the band evolved into REVEREND and recruited ex-METAL CHURCH vocalist David Wayne. Guitarists Stuart Fujinami and Brian Korban along with bassist Dennis O’Hara were all members of HERETIC. Joining them would be drummer Stuart Vogel. By the 1990 album Vogel had made way for drummer Rick Basha.
After the success of REVEREND the debut EP on Caroline Records and capitalizing on Wayne’s history with METAL CHURCH the band signed with Charisma, a small but stable record label. The Charisma full- length debut, 'World Won’t Miss You', was a rampaging affair, cranking the brutality up just a notch above and beyond either of the previous acts. The album was dedicated to the late Dave Pritchard of ARMOURED SAINT and featured Rocky George of SUICIDAL TENDENCIES as a guest as well as
Chris Goss of MASTERS OF REALITY.
Late 1990, early 1991 saw some major changes in the line-up with Fujinama, O’Hara and Basha all departing with Angelo Espino, of HIRAX, joining to play bass and Jason Ian, brother of guitarist Scott Ian of ANTHRAX , appearing on drums. The album, ‘Play God’, was another punishing opus, and the band had utilized a second guitarist in the studio by the name of Tommy “V” Verdonck. The release also featured a ripping cover of
the tune ‘Fortunate Son’ and also had Juan Garcia of EVIL DEAD providing some backing vocals. Unfortunately, with the onset of grunge and alternative music, Thrash started to loose momentum and the band capped the first stage of their career with a six-song Live EP simply called ‘Live’. 1992 saw the addition of Ernesto F. Martinez on guitar for the live recording. The short punchy live EP was considered to be a nice cap on the career of REVEREND as the band entered a period of inactivity. With Wayne’s departure from METAL CHURCH post their comeback ‘Masterpeace’ opus the singer reactivated REVEREND. A limited edition four track EP, ‘A Gathering
Of Demons’, was made available solely through the band’s website.
Wayne would then found a further act simply titled WAYNE. Cutting an album billed as'Metal Church', complete with the characteristic guitar-cross icon and the logo rendered in 's own familiar font left no doubting to which audience the frontman was pitching.
During 2000 Wayne and guitarist Joe Floyd of WARRIOR would produce the BYFIST 'Adrenalin' EP.
After several years of inactivity and spurred perhaps by the global resurgence in Metal,
REVEREND re-emerged in 2001 with an independent 4 song EP called ‘A Gathering Of Demons’. The EP was notable for the song ‘Legion’ which was a re-working, both musically and lyrically, of the song ‘Fake Healer’.
During 2000 Wayne and guitarist Joe Floyd would produce the 'Adrenalin' EP. This connection was strengthened when guitarists Davey Lee and Notch Vara duly joined Wayne's REVEREND supplanting guitarist Chris Nelson. Bassist John Stahlman's position would be taken by Pete Perez, a veteran of SPASTIC INK, and Hard Rockers RIOT.
ONWARD would be announced as support act for REVEREND's August 2002 West Coast tour of America. The band would confirm they were to put in a special appearance as support to JUDAS PRIEST at the Sunken Garden Theater in San Antonio, Texas. As REVEREND activity slowed, David Wayne put the band on hold as he joined in July, the British Metal band BASTARDSUN assembled by former CRADLE OF FILTH guitarist Stuart Anstis.
The METAL CHURCH family was dealt a huge blow on 10th of May 2005 with the passing of David Wayne. Just 47 years old, the singer died from complications from injuries he sustained in a head-on automobile accident months previously. In June the surviving band members, Davey Lee, Nacho Vara, Brendon Kyle and Jesse Vara, announced a reformation of REVEREND. Somewhat surreally, the band revealed in September that they were in negotiations with David Wayne's brother to step in as their
new lead singer. However, June 2006 saw an announcement that former MASOLEUM, HATE and ANCIENT CROSS singer Michael Lance had secured the position.
In 2008
REVEREND utilised Blue Cat Recording Studios , working up album tracks with Grammy Award winner producer Joe Trevino.
The band announced inking a recording deal with Rockitup Records in Germany and a management deal with Blindfolded Productions in Sweden.
March 2008 saw Jesse Vara stepping down from the band to take care of his daughter who was seriously injured on the way home from a special apperance by REVEREND in Austin, Texas. In the same year Brendon Kyle announced he was entering the military.
First to join the REVEREND machine was Michael Fallatta a.k.a.(michael madd)studio session vocalist and bassist hailing from New Orleans, LA,working with artist as(Gunslinger)(Genocied)(Kindered Souls)(Savage White)(Louisana Shakedown). Now Dave Galbert (drums) from the great state of Ohio who has worked with artists such as Blackie Lawless (WASP), Juan Crucier(RATT) and Michael Sweet (STRYPER). The REVEREND MACHINE is at full throttle ready to take it's rightful place in the world of METAL! A Europeon tour is being booked for the Fall of 2009 so POSERS BEWARE!
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