David Readman

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David Readman (born 6 July 1970) is an English singer best known as the vocalist of hard rock band Pink Cream 69^[1] and former vocalist of progressive metal band Adagio.^[2][3] He released a solo album in 2007 and was part of German guitarist Alex Beyrodt's band Voodoo Circle, from 2008 to 2016,^[4] returning in 2020.^[5]

In 2015, two new projects featuring Readman on lead vocals were announced. The first called Room Experience, is a melodic rock project led by Italian musician Gianluca Firmo, with a self-titled album released in May 2015.^[6] And the second is Almanac, the new heavy metal band led by former Rage guitarist Victor Smolski.^[7] In September 2016 it was announced he had reformed the David Readman Band, his solo band that he founded in Germany. It now features Dutch musicians Emile Marcelis (ex-Vengeance, bass), Eddie Claessens (Vandale, drums) and Bram Engelen (Ostrogoth, guitars).

Readman joined British heavy metal band Tank in 2017.^[8] In October of the same year, a new project called Pendulum of Fortune came out, featuring Readman with Bodo Schopf, Franky R. and led by Vladimir Shevjakov.^[9]

In 2020, while the world was being plunged into a lockdown along with Julien Spreutels, Francesco Mattei, Nicolas Spreutels and Dennis Thomas, founded Immunity for the Masses, and released their first track ‘Welcome To This Nightmare’ a project that defied all laws of music by being written and fully produced remotely from all corners of Europe all within two weeks.

Early life

Readman was born in Burnley, Lancashire, and attended Towneley High School.^[10]

Discography

Solo

• David Readman (2007)
• Medusa (2022)

Pink Cream 69

• Change (1995)
• Food for Thought (1997)
• Electrified (1998)
• Live (1999)
• Sonic Dynamite (2000)
• Mixery (2000)
• Endangered (2001)
• Thunderdome (2004)
• In10sity (2007)
• Ceremonial (2013)
• Headstrong (2017)

Adagio

• Sanctus Ignis (2001)
• Underworld (2003)
• A Band in Upperworld (2004)

Andersen/Laine/Readman

• III (Three) (2006)

Voodoo Circle

• Voodoo Circle (2008)
• Broken Heart Syndrome (2011)
• More Than One Way Home (2013)
• Whisky Fingers (2015)
• Locked & Loaded (2021)

Room Experience

• Room Experience (2015)

Almanac

• Tsar (2016)
• Kingslayer (2017)

Pendulum of Fortune

• Searching for the God Inside (2017)
• Return To Eden (2019)

Tank

• Re-Ignition (2019)

Immunity for the Masses

• Welcome to This Nightmare (2020)

As a guest

Misha Calvin

• Evolution II (1995) (under the name Dave Twose)

D. C. Cooper

• D. C. Cooper (1999) (backing vocals)

Silent Force

• The Empire of Future (2000)

Missa Mercuria

• Missa Mercuria (2002)

Delany

• Blaze and Ashes (2009)

Place Vendome

• Place Vendome (2005) (co-wrote "Heavens Door" and backing vocals)

Magnus Karlsson's Free Fall

• Free Fall (2013)
• Kingdom of Rock (2015)

Thomas Zwijsen

• Perferct Storm, Nylonized Album (2014)^[11]

Luca Turilli's Rhapsody

• Prometheus, Symphonia Ignis Divinus – lead vocals on "King Solomon and the 72 Names of God" (2015)

Thomas Blug – Blug Plays Hendrix (2010)

• Thomas Blug – guitar
• David Readman – vocals
• Reggie Worthy – bass
• Wolf Simon – drums
• special guests – Dreist

References

External links

• Official David Readman website
• Official Pink Cream 69 website
• Official Voodoo Circle website
• David Readman (Room Experience, Pink Cream 69, ex-Voodo Circle) – ,,I’m sure we are ready to hit the stage…“