Bishop (band)
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Bishop, until 1999 known as Dead Bishop is a musical group from Albany
Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...

, New York
New York
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 in the United States
United States
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. The band is a three piece composed of "three brothers from the same mother," as is claimed on the band's official website. The band as a whole has been playing together since 1999, however elder brothers Tommy and Rocky have been playing together since the late 1980s. The two brothers went through various incarnations of bands and lineups, and were previously known as "Dead Bishop" until the 1999 addition of younger half-brother Vinny Padula on bass. At that time, the band dropped "Dead" from their name and became known simply as Bishop. The band's first performance together as Bishop was at the Woodstock '99
Woodstock 1999
Woodstock 1999, also called Woodstock 99, performed July 22–25, 1999, was the second large-scale music festival that attempted to emulate the original Woodstock Festival of 1969. Like the previous Woodstock festivals it was performed in upstate New York, this time in Rome, New York, around 200...

 festival held in Rome, New York
Rome, New York
Rome is a city in Oneida County, New York, United States. It is located in north-central or "upstate" New York. The population was 44,797 at the 2010 census. It is in New York's 24th congressional district. In 1758, British forces began construction of Fort Stanwix at this strategic location, but...

. Since that time, Bishop has completed three studio albums and has toured extensively across the U.S
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.

Members

  • Tommy Semeraro: Lead Vocals, Guitars
    Electric guitar
    An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...

  • Rocky Semeraro: Drums
    Drum kit
    A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....

    , Backing Vocals
    Backing vocalist
    A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...

  • Vinny Padula: Bass Guitar
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

    , Backing Vocals
    Backing vocalist
    A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...


Latest Release

Steel Gods was released on March 7, 2007 on Bishopmusic. The album received favorable reviews from print magazines such as Classic rock
Classic Rock (magazine)
Classic Rock is a British magazine dedicated to the radio format of classic rock, published by Future Publishing, who are also responsible for its "sister" publication Metal Hammer. Although firmly focusing on key bands from the 1960s through early 1990s, it also includes articles and reviews of...

magazine and internet zines such as Roughedge.com.

Trivia and Notable Information

Bassist Vinny Padula was only 14 years old at the time of the band's first performance at Woodstock '99
Woodstock 1999
Woodstock 1999, also called Woodstock 99, performed July 22–25, 1999, was the second large-scale music festival that attempted to emulate the original Woodstock Festival of 1969. Like the previous Woodstock festivals it was performed in upstate New York, this time in Rome, New York, around 200...

.

Rocky Semeraro is an endorser of Spaun Drums.

In 2005, the song "Got the Way" was used within the Budweiser
Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch)
Budweiser is a 5.0% abv American-style lager introduced in 1876 by Adolphus Busch and one of the highest selling beers in the United States. It is made with up to 30% rice in addition to hops and barley malt. Budweiser is produced in various breweries located around the world...

/Dale Earnhardt Jr. Experience, which appeared at all NASCAR races for that season.

In 2006, Bishop embarked on the Lady Luck Tour, a cross-country tour to support one of their sponsors, Siver Cartel. On the band's myspace page, Vinny Padula wrote stories based on their 2006 Lady Luck Tour. The stories, due to their crude and at times unbelievable nature, became favorites among fans. Vinny claims that every single word is absolutely true.

Bishop is noted for writing and producing all of their albums themselves. Rock On was also recorded and mixed by the band. Steel Gods was recorded by the band, however mixing and mastering was done with John Delahanty
The Clay People
The Clay People is an industrial rock band based in Albany, New York. Singer-programmer Daniel Neet has been the only constant member throughout the band's history, leading the group as its sound has evolved to incorporate gothic, industrial and metal influences...

at Scarlet East Studios in Albany, New York.

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