| Pete Barnacle | |
| Landscape: | Yes |
| Background: | non_vocal_instrumentalist |
| Birth Name: | Peter Barnacle |
| Birth Place: | England |
| Instrument: | Drums, percussion |
| Genre: | Rock, hard rock, punk rock, post-punk, heavy metal |
| Occupation: | Musician, songwriter, English teacher |
| Years Active: | 1976–present |
| Associated Acts: | Girl, Broken Home, Sheer Greed, Gillan, Hard Rain, Spear of Destiny, Theatre of Hate, Soldiers of Fortune, Strange Cruise, Yngwie Malmsteen, GoDoG |
Pete Barnacle is an English rock drummer who has played for various bands including Gillan,[1] Girl,[2] Broken Home,[3] Spear of Destiny,[4] Theatre of Hate, Yngwie Malmsteen (on the 1990 Eclipse World Tour), Sheer Greed, and Soldiers of Fortune. Barnacle now lives in Japan, teaching English, and occasionally working as a drummer.
Pete Barnacle was a member of Gillan in 1979 touring in Japan, then was part of Broken Home. He joined Girl in 1981, playing alongside Phil Collen. He played on Strange Cruise's self-titled debut album in 1986 before joining Spear Of Destiny in 1987, playing on three albums: Outland (1987), Price You Pay (1988) and SOD's Law in 1992. This band also toured in 1991 billed as Theatre Of Hate.
Since 2006, formed the band GoDoG together Sakate Sōtarō and Hashimoto Hiroyuk.
The line-up of Gillan in which he played was:
Ian Gillan also sang for the bands Deep Purple, Ian Gillan Band and Black Sabbath.
Barnacle is named as a musician on Gillan's self-titled album although he never actually played on the album, but performed live with the band.
The line-up of Girl in which he played was:
Pete Barnacle played on the Girl albums Killing Time and Live at the Marquee.
Broken Home were:
Broken Home released a self-titled album, which was produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange.
Spear of Destiny were:
(1987)
(1988)
(1991)
Pete was a member of Spear of Destiny from 1987 to 1989, recording two albums (Outlands and The Price You Pay) touring extensively in the UK and mainland Europe, and making numerous TV appearances. He returned with Theatre of Hate in 1991 for the Return to 8 Tour, and again in 1992 with Spear of Destiny after his stint with Yngwie Malmsteen, for a tour and the Sod's Law album.
Sheer Greed were:
Phil Lewis and Phil Collen also made guest appearances with Sheer Greed.
The line-up on Yngwie Malmsteen's Eclipse Tour was:
Soldiers of Fortune are:
This band was formed in Okayama, Japan, in 2002. They have released one CD, Fighting to Survive, on Storm Force Records, and played numerous live shows up and down Japan.