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David DeFeis

David DeFeis

Real/full name:
David DeFeis
Age:
62 (born Jan 4th, 1962)
Place of birth:
United States (Long Island, New York)
Gender:
Male

Biography

David DeFeis is a self-taught singer (possessing a four-and-a-half octave range), songwriter, and sole constant member of Virgin Steele.

In 1990, DeFeis played in a blues side-project called Smokestack Lightning with Jack Starr and Rob DeMartino.

Trivia

Has his own personal recording studio, The Hammer of Zeus.

Brother of soprano singer Doreen DeFeis and singer Danae DeFeis.

Carnival of Souls

Vocals (2002-present)

Virgin Steele

Vocals, Keyboards, Orchestration (1981-present), Bass (2002-present)

1982 Demo (Demo) Vocals, Keyboards
1982 Virgin Steele Vocals, Keyboards
1983 A Cry in the Night (Single) Vocals, Keyboards
1983 Guardians of the Flame Vocals, Keyboards
1983 Wait for the Night (EP) Vocals, Keyboards, Orchestration
1984 Burn the Sun (Compilation) Vocals, Keyboards
1985 Noble Savage Vocals, Keyboards, Orchestration
1988 Age of Consent Vocals, Keyboards
1992 Snakeskin Voodoo Man (Single) Vocas, Keyboards
1992 Tale of the Snakeskin Voodoo Man (Video) Vocals, Keyboards, Orchestration
1993 Life Among the Ruins Vocals, Keyboards
1994 The Marriage of Heaven and Hell - Part One Vocals, Keyboards, Orchestration
1995 The Marriage of Heaven and Hell - Part Two Vocals, Keyboards, Orchestration (as "David "The Lion" DeFeis")
1998 Through Blood and Fire (Single) Vocas, Keyboards, Orchestration
1998 Invictus Vocals, Keyboards, Orchestration, Swords, Effects
1999 The House of Atreus - Act I Vocals, Keyboards, Orchestration, Bass and Guitar Keyboard, Swords, Effects
2000 Magick Fire-Music (EP) Vocas, Keyboards, Orchestration (as "David "The Lion" DeFeis")
2000 The House of Atreus - Act II Vocals, Keyboards, Orchestration, Bass and Guitar Keyboard, Swords, Effects (as "David "The Lion" DeFeis")
2001 Hymns to Victory (Compilation) Vocals, Keyboards, Orchestration (all tracks), Sword sounds (5, 8), Bass (tracks 1, 3, 5), All instruments (track 6)
2002 The Book of Burning Drum programming (3, 4, 5, 7), Percussion (13, 16), Timpani (5), Keyboards (1-7, 9-11, 13-16), Orchestration (13, 16), Guitars (3, 5, 7, 11), Guitars (acoustic) (4, 7, 11, 16), Bass (3-5, 7-9, 15, 16), Vocals (1-8, 10-12, 14-16), Vocals (choirs) (7)
2006 Visions of Eden Guitars (rhythm) (tracks 1-8, 10, 11), Guitars (lead) (tracks 2, 6, 7, 10, 11), Guitars (acoustic) (tracks 7, 10), Vocals, Keyboards, Bass, Orchestration, Percussion (track 9), Gong (tracks 3, 6, 8)
2010 The Black Light Bacchanalia Guitar solo (track 11), Vocals, Keyboards, Bass, Orchestration
2015 Nocturnes of Hellfire & Damnation Vocals
2018 Ghost Harvest - Vintage II: Red Wine for Warning Vocals, Keyboards, Orchestration, Piano, Percussion, Bass, Drums, Synths,
2018 Ghost Harvest - Vintage I: Black Wine for Mourning Vocals, Keyboards, Orchestration, Guitar, Flange Guitars, Bass, Synths, Percussion, Drums, Piano
2018 Gothic Voodoo Anthems (Compilation) Vocals, Keyboards, Orchestration, Percussion
2023 Spiritual Warfare (Single) Vocals, Keyboards, Orchestration, Bass
2023 The Gethsemane Effect (Single) Orchestrations, Vocals, Bass, Keyboards
2023 Black Earth & Blood (Single) Vocals, Keyboards, Orchestration, Bass
2023 The Passion of Dionysus Bass, Keyboards, Orchestrations, Vocals, Drums (as "David D. DeFeis")
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Exorcist

As Damien Rath:
Vocals, Keyboards (1986)

1986 Nightmare Theatre Vocals, Bass, Keyboards
1999 Nightmare Theatre Vocals

Jack Starr's Burning Starr

Keyboards (1986)

1986 No Turning Back! Keyboards

Mountain Ash

Vocals (1977-?)

Phoenix

Unknown

Smokestack Lightning

Unknown

Avantasia

2000 Avantasia (Single) Vocals (lead) (track 3)
2001 The Metal Opera Vocals (lead) (tracks 3, 13) (as Friar Jakob)
2002 The Metal Opera Pt. II Vocals (lead) (tracks 1, 5) [as Friar Jakob, the Dominican Monk]

Crystal Viper

2008 The Last Axeman (Compilation) Vocals (track 2)

Damien Thorne

1986 The Sign of the Jackal Vocals (additional)

FB1964

2017 Störtebeker Vocals (tracks 4, 8)
2020 Dreams & Nightmares Vocals (track 11)
2022 Malleus Maleficarum Vocals

Jack Starr

1984 Out of the Darkness Vocals (backing)

Piledriver

1986 Stay Ugly Vocals (backing), Vocals (track 5)
2018 Ugly Metal (Compilation) Vocals (track 12), Vocals (backing) (tracks 8-15)

Skylark

2010 全部 Vocals (track 1)
2012 Twilights of Sand Vocals (CD2 track 5)

Tommy Vitaly

2012 Hanging Rock Vocals (track 4)
2024 Siege Perilous (To Hell & Back) (Single) Co-Songwriting

Battle Bratt

1988 Battle Bratt Producer, Mixing (as "Dave "The Lion" DeFeis")

Crystal Viper

2008 The Last Axeman (Compilation) Engineering, Mixing (on "Blood and Gasoline")

Damien Thorne

1986 The Sign of the Jackal Producer, Mixing

Exorcist

1986 Nightmare Theatre Producer (as "The Lion")

Original Sin

1986 Sin Will Find You Out Producer, Photography (as "The Lion")

Piledriver

1986 Stay Ugly Producer (as "The Lion")
2018 Ugly Metal (Compilation) Producer (tracks 8-15) (as "The Lion")

Virgin Steele

1982 Virgin Steele Producer, Layout
1983 Guardians of the Flame Producer
1983 Wait for the Night (EP) Producer
1985 Noble Savage Producer
1988 Age of Consent Producer
1993 Life Among the Ruins Producer, Mixing (assistant)
1994 The Marriage of Heaven and Hell - Part One Producer
1995 The Marriage of Heaven and Hell - Part Two Producer
1998 Invictus Lyrics, Producer, Cover concept
1999 The House of Atreus - Act I Producer, Lyrics
2000 Magick Fire-Music (EP) Producer
2000 The House of Atreus - Act II Producer, Mastering, Lyrics
2001 Hymns to Victory (Compilation) Lyrics, Mastering, Songwriting, Producer
2002 Virgin Steele Remastering, Layout
2002 Virgin Steele Layout, Remastering
2002 The Book of Burning Producer, Mastering
2002 Virgin Steele Remastering, Layout
2006 Visions of Eden Producer, Engineering, Mastering, Songwriting, Lyrics, Cover concept
2010 The Black Light Bacchanalia Producer, Engineering, Mixing, Mastering, Cover concept
2011 Age of Consent Remastering
2015 Nocturnes of Hellfire & Damnation Engineering, Producer
2018 Ghost Harvest - Vintage II: Red Wine for Warning Producer, Engineering
2018 Ghost Harvest - Vintage I: Black Wine for Mourning Producer, Engineering
2018 Gothic Voodoo Anthems (Compilation) Producer, Mixing, Mastering, Engineering
2023 The Passion of Dionysus Engineering, Producer (as "David D. DeFeis")
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