ANTHRAX singer Joey Belladonna‘s JOURNEY tribute band referred to as BEYOND FRONTIERS (previously JOEY BELLADONNA’S BEYOND THE BAND and JOURNEY BEYOND) has introduced a dozen or so U.S. tour dates for this summer season and fall.
The main points are as follows:
Aug. 22 – San Diego, CA @ Home of Blues
Aug. 24 – Hollywood, CA @ Whisky A Go Go
Aug. 25 – Highland, CA @ Yaamava’ On line casino
Aug. 26 – Roseville, CA @ Goldfield Buying and selling Put up
Oct. 12 – Cadillac, MI @ Venue Occasion Middle
Oct. 13 – Flint, MI @ The Machine Store
Oct. 14 – Angola, IN @ The Eclectic Room
Oct. 19 – Watertown, CT @ The Jameson Pub
Oct. 20 – New Bedford, MA @ The Vault
Nov. 17 – Pompano Seashore, FL @ Piper’s
Nov. 18 – Clearwater, FL @ Bert’s Bike Fest
Nov. 19 – Cocoa Seashore, FL @ Space 142
Two years in the past, Belladonna spoke to “The Johnny Dare Morning Present” about his JOURNEY tribute, which additionally options keyboardist Doug Carter, bassist Paul Arntz, guitarist Matt Basford and drummer Justin Ward.
“We’re engaged on some recordings so we could be like a traditional band and put stuff up on the location — possibly do a video,” Joey mentioned. “We have curiosity in taking part in exhibits. We’re simply making an attempt to determine when and the way, that sort of factor. The band’s nonetheless collectively. We file at dwelling. All people’s all somewhere else for the time being. We solely did one present, so we won’t wait to do it once more, ‘trigger it is gonna be enjoyable.”
Belladonna additionally touched upon his causes for launching a JOURNEY tribute band, saying: “Folks ask why the hell I do it. I identical to the songs. I’ve favored the band endlessly. And I simply wished to do it as a result of I believe it is a cool problem and it is simply enjoyable music. I am unable to consider many bands that I would love to do an entire night of with out making an attempt to decorate up and do the whole lot they do. We simply wanna be a band that performs that music. I do not care about the entire lookalike-type stuff. It is nearly music. That is actually all it’s.”
In an April 2020 interview with SiriusXM‘s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk”, Belladonna said about his method to singing materials that was initially written and recorded by Steve Perry: “Clearly, once you do [something like this], there’s at all times open floor for [people to say], ‘You did not do this half, ‘You did not do that.’ [But] I did not wanna copy it word for word. Typically I simply love to do my very own factor with it. Symbolize it and do what you’ll be able to, however I like to fiddle with issues. Not a lot to attempt to be too totally different, however simply make it cool and do it your individual means versus making an attempt to get each word. I am positive some guys research each second of it. Even with ANTHRAX, I do songs totally different a whole lot of instances. It is simply enjoyable that means. To do issues off the cuff is enjoyable for me versus making an attempt to comply with the whole lot… I can research all of it day, however I simply do not feel like doing that. I wanna have just a little enjoyable doing my very own factor with it.”
Belladonna‘s JOURNEY tribute made its reside debut in March 2020 at The Beacon Theatre in Hopewell, Virginia.
When he isn’t busy touring and recording with ANTHRAX, Belladonna has been spending time taking part in drums and singing for a classic-rock covers band referred to as CHIEF BIG WAY. The upstate New York-based group, which additionally options Dave Mickelson on bass, Joe Precourt on guitar and John Goodwin on keyboards, performs variations of songs from JOURNEY, AC/DC, ZZ TOP, BOSTON, CHEAP TRICK, FOREIGNER, PINK FLOYD, VAN HALEN, COLLECTIVE SOUL, THE WHO, THE DOORS, SHINEDOWN and BON JOVI, amongst others.
In a 2005 interview with MusicDish, Belladonna was requested in regards to the rumor that he got here to the desk with a JOURNEY tune throughout his 1985 audition for ANTHRAX. “Truly, what occurred was I went into the room they usually mentioned, ‘Simply go on in,’ they usually hadn’t heard me sing,” he mentioned. “They’d heard of me they usually requested me to come back in, however we have been getting into to begin monitoring and stuff, to get the mic arrange and all that they usually mentioned, ‘Let’s get you in there and get you warmed up.’ I hit the mic and belted out some JOURNEY… I believe it was [the song] ‘Lights’. I did not know what the hell I used to be stepping into within the first place. I simply wished to put some vocals or one thing. Simply to kinda give an thought and that is what occurred. It wasn’t actually something greater than that. I simply kinda belched it out. I believe I did ‘Oh Sherrie’ [written by Steve Perry], too, or one thing. I dunno why, however I simply did. It was one thing off the highest of my head I might do a cappella and it was kinda difficult. I assumed possibly in vary or one thing that will be sort of intriguing. It was undoubtedly one they weren’t anticipating.”
ANTHRAX‘s 2013 EP “Anthems” EP included the band’s cowl model of JOURNEY‘s “Maintain On Runnin'” alongside classics by RUSH, THIN LIZZY, AC/DC, CHEAP TRICK and BOSTON.
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Posted by Joey Belladonna on Wednesday, August 9, 2023