John Miceli (born May 29, 1961) is the drummer for Meat Loaf's backing band, the Neverland Express. He formerly played with Rainbow.
Meat Loaf
Miceli began touring with Meat Loaf in 1991 and was a part of the Neverland Express when
took off, launching a major industry comeback for Meat Loaf. He has appeared on drums on all of Loaf's subsequent studio albums ( Welcome to the Neighbourhood one, Couldn't Have Said It Better three, two,
Hang Cool Teddy Bear,
Hell in a Handbasket, and
Braver Than We Are the), which has led to appearances on greatest hits compilations such as
The Very Best of Meat Loaf, and live albums including
Live Around the World,
, Night of the Proms and .
Other touring and recording credits
In addition to his work with Meat Loaf, Miceli has recorded with
Adam Lambert (
For Your Entertainment, "Time for Miracles"),
Foxy Shazam ("Count Me Out"),
Nine Days, Marchello/The Good Rats (with whom he toured under the former name), and
Kerry Ellis (
Anthems). In 2010, Miceli did the drum work on the My Chemical Romance release
.
He has also toured with Blue Öyster Cult and Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (1997 U.S. tour). He also appeared in the live band for the Las Vegas run of the Queen musical We Will Rock You.
In December 2018 he was credited as the drummer on Brian May's single, "New Horizons", which the Queen guitarist composed as a personal tribute to the on-going NASA's New Horizons mission.
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