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Michael Delaouglou, better known as '''Mikkey Dee''' (born October 31 , 1963 ) is a half- Greek half- Swedish Drummer /songwriter in the Heavy Metal Band , Motörhead . The drummer has been known for his incredible speed and precision since his mid-80s stint with King Diamond. CAREER Born in Gothenburg, Sweden ,1 Also gives date of birth. he began his musical career with local bands Nadir and Geisha. His favourite drummer is Ian Paice , other influences being Brian Downey , Neil Peart and Steven Smith . Dee also gives credit to Buddy Rich .2 Having moved to Copenhagen to play with Geisha, in 1985 , he joined King Diamond , who were looking for additional members to complete their line-up. After their release of the '' "Them" '' album (1988), Dee decided to leave the band, as he felt he was becoming more of a back-up Musician , rather than an equal contributing Songwriter — Diamond himself was becoming quite popular and the musicians backing him were taking a secondary role in the writing and decision making, often Diamond was the only person answering for the whole group in Magazine interviews, etc. Dee continued to play as a Session drummer for the recording sessions of the '' Conspiracy '' album (1989), after which he was replaced by Snowy Shaw . He joined Don Dokken for his Solo album, '' Up From The Ashes '' (1990) whilst also playing for World War Three . Lemmy had been repeatedly asking him to join Motörhead since 1985, and in 1992 , when asked once again, Dee accepted the offer, replacing Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor .Lemmy (2002). ''White Line Fever'' Simon & Schuster p. 243. ISBN 0-684-85868-1. Commenting on his replacement of a longstanding member of the band, Dee said in a 2006 interview: Phil Taylor was great when he was good... so I could never have filled that space. It's like when you get married and have kids, no one can take my father's place. Of course, some other guy could have taken his place, but he wouldn't have been my father; so I could never be Phil Taylor, so I had to introduce Mikkey Dee into Motörhead.3 Dee's first gig with the band was on ''. Ideally the band would have had Dee re-record all the drum tracks but this was not possible, due to a combination of money and time factors. It is important to note that even though Aldridge was a member of the band, Dee's photo appeared on the rear album sleeve. Aldridge generously said that Dee could take his credit for the playing but Dee politely declined, as the drummers' styles are very different. In an ironic reversal, Aldridge had earlier had his photo on an album on which he played nothing, namely Ozzy Osbourne 's '' Diary Of A Madman ''. Their Record Label , Epic Records dropped the band after its release and the group continued recording with SPV GmbH . The band also started a label themselves, called "Motörhead", which was copyrighted and distributed through Warner-Chappell and ZYX, Dee's first album for this label being 1993 's '' Bastards ''. He also played Drums on Helloween 's 2003 album '' Rabbit Don't Come Easy '', stepping in for Mark Cross . In April 2006 King Diamond reunited with old friend Mikkey Dee at a sold-out gig at Kåren in Gothenburg, Sweden .4 In 2001 King referred to Dee as "one of the best {Link without Title} of all time and that's something that has bothered us since he left."5 Dee also played the drums for Martin " E-Type " Eriksson in the Swedish Pre-qualification to the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, as well as on E-Type's 2003 ''Eurometal'' tour. TRIVIA Dee is an Ice Hockey Enthusiast and a supporter of the Frölunda HC team from Gothenburg. Dee has endorsed German drum manufacturer Sonor for well over 20 years (since his King Diamond days). He is also a long-time endorser of Paiste cymbals, Vic Firth sticks and DW/Drum workshop bass drum pedals. DISCOGRAPHY King Diamond
Motörhead
Helloween
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