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Eric Singer (born '''Eric Doyle Mensinger''' on May 2 1958 in Cleveland, Ohio ) is best known as a Drummer for the rock band Kiss and for his work with Alice Cooper . CAREER WITH KISS Singer had previously played in Paul Stanley 's solo band, and sat in for drummer Eric Carr during Kiss's recording of " God Gave Rock 'N' Roll To You II ". Upon Carr's death, Singer joined Kiss as a permanent member. He debuted with the band on the album '' Revenge ''. In 1996, Singer was replaced by original Kiss drummer Peter Criss for a reunion tour with the original members. In 2001, Kiss chose not to renew Criss' contract, and Singer was brought back to the band, adopting Criss' make-up design and "Cat" character. Singer was briefly replaced again by Criss in 2003 for a series of shows, but returned to the band by the end of the year, after Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley opted not to renew Criss' contract. As a member of Kiss, his pre-show ritual involved performing a Lap Dance for Gene Simmons in "half his makeup and his underwear," as seen in the ''Rock The Nation Live!'' DVD. OTHER WORK Eric Singer has also played with Lita Ford , Gary Moore , Black Sabbath ('' Seventh Star '' album and tour in 1986 and '' The Eternal Idol '' album in 1987), Badlands , Alice Cooper , The Cult and other bands before he joined Kiss. Eric Singer joined the Brian May Band for the 1998 'Another World' tour, to replace Cozy Powell on drums. In Jan 2005 Eric Singer filled in on drums for his ex Kiss band mate (non-make up days) Bruce Kulick 's part time band Union for 2 gigs in Japan. ESP (Eric Singer Project) featuring Eric Singer, Bruce Kulick, John Corabi and Karl Cochran released an album of classic rock covers in 1998. In May 2005, ESP with Chuck Garric (Alice Cooper Band) performed live in Europe. In July 2005 Eric Singer and Friends, featuring Ryan Roxie (Alice Cooper Band, Dad's Porno Mag , Slash's Snakepit , Electric Angels ) and Chuck Garric and Damon Johnson performed two live shows in Australia. Eric also appeared as special guest in the Tobias Sammet's Metal Opera called Avantasia , where he played drums in the last song, called "Into The Unknown". Eric will also play all the drums on the next Avantasia album. ESP performed in Mexico in December 2005. In February 2006 ESP, Eric Singer, Chuck Garric, Bruce Kulick and John Corabi performed for two nights at the Kiss Min Epos + Live Vol 3 in Tokyo, Japan. In April 2006 they also performed in Sydney and Melbourne Australia . In the Summer of 2006 Eric toured with Alice Cooper , and continued to play occasional dates with Kiss as he does to this day. In the fall of 2007 Eric will join Alice Cooper in his "Psycho Drama Tour". EQUIPMENT Eric chooses a variety of different setup's for each situation and band he works with. However he is a loyal endorser of both Pearl drums and Zildjian Cymbals. Eric also has his own signature snare which he uses with Kiss , the "Pearl Signature Series Eric Singer Snare Drum". His cymbal setup can include up to 8 of the same 19” crash cymbal. The current setup he uses with Kiss is as follows. Drums Pearl MMX Series Drums 4 ply Maple Shell in Chrome Wrap
Cymbals Zildjian
Percussion Latin Percussion
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