Top 10 Metal Musicians Who Changed Their Band in the 21st Century
Metal musicians who joined or quit a major metal band In the 21st century. Or both - quit a major band and joined another major band.
Michael Portnoy is an American drummer primarily known as the former drummer, backing vocalist, and a co-founder of the progressive metal/rock band Dream Theater. Known for his technical skill as a drummer, Portnoy has won 30 awards from the Modern Drummer magazine. Amazing drummer. Perhaps his departure was the most shocking change, after about 20 years with Dream Theater.
Mike Mangini is an American drummer. Since 2010, he has been a member of progressive metal band Dream Theater, following the departure of founding drummer Mike Portnoy. Dream Theater made the best decision by choosing him to replace
Mike Portnoy. Mike Mangini is one of my favorite metal drummers.
Matthew 'Matt' Barlow is an American heavy metal singer and police officer. He was the lead singer for Iced Earth in the 1990s and 2000s. He is currently the lead singer for Ashes of Ares. After the September 11 terrorist attacks Matt Barlow decided to become a police officer and contribute to the "real world" instead of living the illusion of a "rock star." In 2007 he returned to music. A great singer. There was a lot of drama when he quit Iced Earth, moreover he did it twice (because he returned after his first departure).
Geoff Tate is a German-born American singer and musician who rose to fame in the 1980s with the progressive metal band Queensrÿche. The drama surrounding Queensrÿche was oh mamma mia, mamma mia!
There's more about it in the list Top 10 Winners and Nominees of the Metal Storm Award "Best Metal Drama"
Jeff Loomis is an American musician, best known for his role as lead guitarist in the progressive metal band Nevermore and death metal band Arch Enemy. Awesome guitarist who joined Arch Enemy.
Roberto Agustin Trujillo, better known as Robert Trujillo, is an American musician known for his role as the current bassist of heavy metal band Metallica. He joined Metallica in 2003
Thomas ("The Omen") Stauch, also known as Thomen Stauch, is a German metal drummer best known as the drummer for the metal band Blind Guardian (1984-2005) and one of the founding members. He worked with various bands and is the current drummer for Serious Black. He quit Blind Guardian after 20 years with them.
Incredible young guitarist. He quit Necrophagist and joined Obscura, but later he quit Obscura, too (this time for health reasons)
Alissa White-Gluz is a Canadian vocalist, best known as the former lead vocalist and one of the founding members of the Canadian metal band, The Agonist, and current lead vocalist for the Swedish melodic death metal group, Arch Enemy. She departed from The Agonist and joined Arch Enemy.
Angela Nathalie Gossow is a German vocalist, best known as the former lead vocalist for the Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy.
Timo Tapio Tolkki is a Finnish musician best known as the former guitarist, songwriter and producer of the power metal band Stratovarius. He was in Stratovarius from 1985-2008. The drama in this band was like a soup opera with over 1,000 episodes.
More details - in the list Top 10 Winners and Nominees of the Metal Storm Award "Best Metal Drama"
Shawn Drover is a Canadian musician, best known for his work with the American thrash metal band Megadeth. He was in Megadeth for 10 years (2004 - 2014).
Pedro Henrique "Kiko" Loureiro is a Brazilian Heavy metal guitarist, best known as a member of the bands Angra and Megadeth.
Stuart "Stu" Block is a Canadian singer-songwriter, who was the frontman for Canadian progressive death metal band Into Eternity, and is now the lead vocalist for American heavy metal band Iced Earth.
Timothy S. "Ripper" Owens is an American heavy metal singer who first gained attention as the lead singer of Judas Priest, and then Iced Earth. He took the nickname "Ripper" from the Judas Priest song "The Ripper" during his time in the tribute band "British Steel". He currently performs with Beyond ...read more.
Richard Ian Faulkner, is an English guitarist (born 1 January 1980). In 2011 he was appointed as the successor of K.K. Downing in heavy metal band Judas Priest. He joined Judas Priest in 2011 replacing KKD