Johanne James Explained

Johanne James is the drummer for British progressive metal band Threshold. He joined the band officially, replacing Mark Heaney, in 2001, to record the album Hypothetical, which occurred after having toured with the band in support of the albums Extinct Instinct and Clone.^[1] He also fronts the three-piece band Kyrbgrinder, in which he is the vocalist and drummer.^[2] He is also the drummer for Symphony of Pain.^{[3] [4]} He has been awarded Best Drummer by the Classic Rock Society five times, in 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2014.^[5]

Discography

With Threshold

• Hypothetical (full-length, 2001)
• Concert in Paris (live album, 2002)
• Critical Mass (full-length, 2002)
• Wireless (remix album, 2003)
• Critical Energy (live album, 2004)
• Subsurface (full-length, 2004)
• Surface to Stage (live album, 2006)
• "Pressure" (single, 2006)
• "Pilot in the Sky of Dreams" (single, 2007)
• Dead Reckoning (full-length, 2007)
• March of Progress (full-length, 2012)
• For the Journey (full-length, 2014)
• Legends of the Shires (full-length, 2017)
• Dividing Lines (full-length, 2022)

With Kyrbgrinder

• Defiance (full-length, 2007)
• Cold War Technology (full-length, 2010)
• Chronicles of a Dark Machine (full-length, 2015)

With Symphony Of Pain

• Virology (full-length, 2019)

with Ayreon

• Transitus (full-length, 2020)^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p200396/biography|pure_url=yes}} Biography: Threshold]. Hill. Gary. Allmusic. 18 March 2010.
2. Web site: Threshold Drummer's Kyrbgrinder To Perform At This Weekend's Bulldog Bash . August 8, 2007 . . 18 March 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606073317/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=78356 . 6 June 2011 .
3. Web site: Symphony of Pain - for Now I'm Dead (Live) Official Video - YouTube . . 2015-10-10 . 2018-10-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181004053533/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TnootQRL0A . dead .
4. Web site: Pam Chowhan, London . 10 October 2015 . 11 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170111105423/http://www.symphonyofpain.co.uk/news/ . dead .
5. Web site: Threshold's Johanne James Once Again Wins Classic Rock Society's 'Best Drummer' Award . January 13, 2009 . . 18 March 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606073322/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=112363 . 6 June 2011 .
6. AYREON - Tracklist Of Forthcoming Transitus Album Revealed - BraveWords. Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 23 June 2020. 4 October 2020.