METALLIAN - Joshua

April 26th, Anno 22

Surrender - 1985 - Polydor
Intense Defense - 1988 - RCA
Something To Say - 2001 - M&K
Resurrection - 2012 - Majestic R&P

Members

Vocals

Full House>.Stephen Fontaine>>Ringleader, Uriah Heep, Heartache City, Warlord, Majestic, Nightmare Carnival, Out There - Tangram, The Robert Allen Band, Vice, M.A.R.S., Driver, Impellitteri>>Rob Rock>>Driver, Angelica, Axel Rudi Pell, Vice, Firewind, Impellitteri, Gus G., Timo Tolkki's Avalon - Armageddon, Bible Black, Black Sabbath, Rondinelli, Geezer Butler Band>>Jeff Fenholt>>Driver, Geezer Butler Band, M.A.R.S., Ed3n - Shout>>Ken Tamplin>>40 Grit, Shout, Solo, Greg X

Guitar

Blind Owl, Heidt>>Joshua Perahia>>M-Pire, Solo, Heidt

Bass

The Chosen Few, Uncle Trip, The Monsters>>Mahlon Hawk>>Solo, Sound Cellar Band, The Monsters, Martin Valverde, Tim Weisberg, Meniskus - Iris, Terrif, Sound Barrier>>Emil Lech-Brando>>Driver, Ape - Streets>>Billy Greer>>Kansas, Steve Walsh, The Sing, Seventh Key, Overland - Loren Robinson>>Shout, Ken Tamplin

Drum

Tony Zaccaglini - Streets>>Tim Gehrt - Shout, Tamplin>>Joe Galetta>>Shout

Keyboard

Greg Schultz>>Driver - Donnie Gougeon>>Barry McGuire

History & Biography

Joshua was a Los Angeles-based white metal band lead by the fast axeman, Joshua Perahia. The group was formed in 1980 and 'Joshua' maintained a dual-role of singer/guitarist for a while. Founding bassist was Panama-born Mahlon Hawk. Quiet Riot opened for the band. The young band independently issued The Hand Is Quicker Than The Eye MLP in 1983, which was licensed to Enigma records. From hereon began a consistent pattern of line-up changes for Joshua, which became the band’s trademark.

Double Trouble was issued in 1995 and was, in fact, the band’s first two albums.

Joshua became M-Pire in 1995 and eventually simply adopted the name of its main man as its monciker. The band performed at the Stryper Expo in 2001. Joshua also claims responsibility for leading singer Rob Rock to Jesus Christ our lord and saviour, etc.

Newly remastered CD reissues of three albums were issued in 2008 through www.joshuaperahia.com. The Hand Is Quicker Than The Eye (originally released on Enigma Records in 1983), Surrender (originally released on Polydor in 1985 and featuring Jeff Fenholt on vocals), and Chapter One (originally released on Long Island Records in 1998) were all out. The 2001 Joshua Perahia (Joshua/MPire) release Something To Say was made available on CDBaby.com in 2009 after being out of print for over five years. Joshua Perahia and Jeff Fenholt were expected to enter the studio by late summer to begin recording a new album tentatively entitled Resurrection. It was released in 2012. Former singer Jeff Fenholt died in 2019. Joshua Perahia died on 14.10.2024.

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