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Simon Wright is also the name of the creator of Whirlpool
Whirlpool (website)

Whirlpool is an Australian broadband user web site, started in 1998 by Simon Wright. Since then, it has grown significantly with over 250,000 registered users while remaining independent....
.


Simon Wright (born June 19 1963) is an English
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 drummer
Drummer

A drummer is a musician who plays a drum or drums, particularly a drum kit , marching percussion or hand drums. The term percussionist applies to a musician performing on any percussion instrument, but usually refers to one who plays Classical music or Latin percussion....
 best known for his stints with hard rock
Hard rock

Hard rock is a sub-genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock and psychedelic rock and is considerably harder than conventional rock music....
 legends AC/DC
AC/DC

AC/DC are an Australian rock music rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by brothers Malcolm Young and Angus Young. Although the band are commonly classified as hard rock, and considered pioneers of heavy metal music, they have always classified their music as "rock and roll"....
 and Dio. He first started playing drums in his early teens and cites Cozy Powell
Cozy Powell

Colin Flooks , better known as Cozy Powell, was an England rock and roll drummer who made his name with major Rock music....
, Tommy Aldridge
Tommy Aldridge

Tommy Aldridge , is a veteran heavy metal music and hard rock drummer. Aldridge is noted for his work with numerous bands and vocalists, most notable being Black Oak Arkansas, Pat Travers, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy....
 and John Bonham
John Bonham

John Henry "Bonzo" Bonham was an English drummer and member of the band Led Zeppelin. He was renowned for his power, fast right foot, distinctive sound and "feel" for the groove ....
 as his greatest influences.

Wright began his career in A II Z
A II Z

A II Z was a Heavy metal music band founded in 1979 in Manchester, England by guitarist Gary Owens. The original lineup consisted of David Owens , Gary Owens , Cam Campbell , Karl Reti ....
, a New Wave Of British Heavy Metal
New Wave of British Heavy Metal

The New Wave of British Heavy Metal is a heavy metal music movement that started in the late 1970s, in Great Britain, and achieved some international attention by the early 1980s....
 band founded in 1979 in Manchester, England by guitarist Gary Owens.






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Simon Wright is also the name of the creator of Whirlpool
Whirlpool (website)

Whirlpool is an Australian broadband user web site, started in 1998 by Simon Wright. Since then, it has grown significantly with over 250,000 registered users while remaining independent....
.


Simon Wright (born June 19 1963) is an English
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 drummer
Drummer

A drummer is a musician who plays a drum or drums, particularly a drum kit , marching percussion or hand drums. The term percussionist applies to a musician performing on any percussion instrument, but usually refers to one who plays Classical music or Latin percussion....
 best known for his stints with hard rock
Hard rock

Hard rock is a sub-genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock and psychedelic rock and is considerably harder than conventional rock music....
 legends AC/DC
AC/DC

AC/DC are an Australian rock music rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by brothers Malcolm Young and Angus Young. Although the band are commonly classified as hard rock, and considered pioneers of heavy metal music, they have always classified their music as "rock and roll"....
 and Dio. He first started playing drums in his early teens and cites Cozy Powell
Cozy Powell

Colin Flooks , better known as Cozy Powell, was an England rock and roll drummer who made his name with major Rock music....
, Tommy Aldridge
Tommy Aldridge

Tommy Aldridge , is a veteran heavy metal music and hard rock drummer. Aldridge is noted for his work with numerous bands and vocalists, most notable being Black Oak Arkansas, Pat Travers, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy....
 and John Bonham
John Bonham

John Henry "Bonzo" Bonham was an English drummer and member of the band Led Zeppelin. He was renowned for his power, fast right foot, distinctive sound and "feel" for the groove ....
 as his greatest influences.

Wright began his career in A II Z
A II Z

A II Z was a Heavy metal music band founded in 1979 in Manchester, England by guitarist Gary Owens. The original lineup consisted of David Owens , Gary Owens , Cam Campbell , Karl Reti ....
, a New Wave Of British Heavy Metal
New Wave of British Heavy Metal

The New Wave of British Heavy Metal is a heavy metal music movement that started in the late 1970s, in Great Britain, and achieved some international attention by the early 1980s....
 band founded in 1979 in Manchester, England by guitarist Gary Owens. The full lineup consisted of David Owens (vocals), Gary Owens (guitar), Gam Campbell (bass), Karl Reti (drums). They rapidly acquired a local following in Manchester, and were quickly snapped up by Polydor Records, eager to cash in on the exploding NWOBHM boom. A single live album, The Witch Of Berkley, followed in 1980. Reti was subsequently replaced by Wright. The band then promptly disintegrated, Wright then went on to perform in Tytan and recorded on their full-length debut album "Rough Justice", however; that band also disslved shortly before the release of the debut.

Wright joined AC/DC after their drummer, Phil Rudd
Phil Rudd

Phillip Hugh Norman Rudd is an Australian drum kit, best known for his membership in Australian Rock music band AC/DC. He held the position from 1975 until 1983, and again from 1994 to present....
, was fired in 1983. AC/DC recorded three albums with Wright in the mid-late 80s; Fly on the Wall
Fly on the Wall (album)

Fly on the Wall is the tenth studio album by Australia hard rock band AC/DC, originally released on 28 June 1985. The band's second and last self-produced album, it was also the first AC/DC album not to include drummer Phil Rudd, who was replaced by Simon Wright....
, Who Made Who
Who Made Who

Who Made Who is a hard rock album by Australian band AC/DC, released in 1986 as the soundtrack to the Stephen King movie Maximum Overdrive....
 and Blow Up Your Video
Blow Up Your Video

Blow Up Your Video is an album by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC, first released on 18 January 1988. It was later released in the U.S. on February 1st 1988....
. Wright then left the group in 1989, and was replaced by Chris Slade
Chris Slade

Chris Slade is a United Kingdom Rock and roll drummer who has enjoyed a long and varied career. He has worked with such diverse musicians as Gary Numan, Tom Jones , Olivia Newton-John , Uriah Heep and Manfred Mann's Earth Band from 1972 to 1978....
. Simon Wright joined Rhino Bucket
Rhino Bucket

Rhino Bucket is a hard rock band from Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles, California, California.The band was formed in 1988 by Georg Dolivo , Greg Fields , Reeve Downes , and Rick Kubach ....
 to replace the departed Liam Jason for their third album, 1994's independently released Pain. In 2007, he reunited with the band for a festival in Pryor, Oklahoma.

Wright has had two stints with Dio, 1990-91 and 1998-present. With the band he has recorded four studio albums (Lock up the Wolves
Lock up the Wolves

Lock Up the Wolves was released May 15, 1990 and is Dio's fifth album....
, Magica
Magica (album)

Magica is Dio's eighth studio album. It was released 21 March, 2000 through Spitfire Records. Magica marks the return of guitarist Craig Goldy, who also has performed on Dio's Dream Evil and Master of the Moon albums....
, Killing the Dragon
Killing the Dragon

Killing the Dragon is Dio ninth studio album. It was released May 21, 2002 through Spitfire Records and was produced by frontman Ronnie James Dio....
 and Master of the Moon
Master of the Moon

Master of the Moon is Dio tenth studio album. It was released on September 7, 2004 in United States through Sanctuary Records and August 30, 2004 in Europe through SPV GmbH....
) and two live albums (Evil or Divine - Live In New York City
Evil or Divine - Live In New York City

Evil or Divine - Live in New York City is a 2005 in music live album by the Heavy metal music band Dio, recorded in New York City in 2002. It was also released as a live in-concert DVD....
 and Holy Diver - Live
Holy Diver - Live

Holy Diver - Live is a live album by the Heavy metal music band Dio. The band performs all the songs on the album Holy Diver, in the same order....
).

His drumming can also be heard on albums by UFO
UFO (band)

UFO is a British hard rock/heavy metal music band formed in 1969. UFO became a transitional group between early hard rock and heavy metal music and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal....
, Michael Schenker Group
Michael Schenker

Michael Schenker is a German hard rock/heavy metal music guitarist, known as a founding member of Scorpions and the Michael Schenker Group, achieved fame as member of UFO in the middle of the 1970s....
 and John Norum
John Norum

John Norum is a Swedish hard rock guitarist of Norwegian background and co-founder of the Sweden band Europe . Concurrent to his role with Europe, he also maintains a side solo project....
.

In 2005, Wright participated on a tribute
Tribute

A tribute is wealth one party gives to another as a sign of respect or, as was often case in historical contexts, of submission or allegiance....
 album to Heavy metal
Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in England and the United States. With roots in blues-rock and psychedelic rock, the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified Distortion , extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall...
 icons Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden are an English Heavy metal music band from Leyton, East London, England, formed in 1975. The band is led by founder, bassist and songwriter Steve Harris ....
. It was his second time doing a tribute disc; the first experience being in 1998 on an AC/DC tribute album titled Thunderbolt.

In 2006 Wright is credited in the song "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" on the album Butchering the Beatles, a heavy metal tribute.

Discography


With AC/DC

  • Fly on the Wall
    Fly on the Wall (album)

    Fly on the Wall is the tenth studio album by Australia hard rock band AC/DC, originally released on 28 June 1985. The band's second and last self-produced album, it was also the first AC/DC album not to include drummer Phil Rudd, who was replaced by Simon Wright....
     (1985)
  • Who Made Who
    Who Made Who

    Who Made Who is a hard rock album by Australian band AC/DC, released in 1986 as the soundtrack to the Stephen King movie Maximum Overdrive....
     (1986)
  • Blow Up Your Video
    Blow Up Your Video

    Blow Up Your Video is an album by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC, first released on 18 January 1988. It was later released in the U.S. on February 1st 1988....
     (1988)


With Dio

  • Lock up the Wolves
    Lock up the Wolves

    Lock Up the Wolves was released May 15, 1990 and is Dio's fifth album....
     (1990)
  • Magica
    Magica (album)

    Magica is Dio's eighth studio album. It was released 21 March, 2000 through Spitfire Records. Magica marks the return of guitarist Craig Goldy, who also has performed on Dio's Dream Evil and Master of the Moon albums....
     (2000)
  • Killing the Dragon
    Killing the Dragon

    Killing the Dragon is Dio ninth studio album. It was released May 21, 2002 through Spitfire Records and was produced by frontman Ronnie James Dio....
     (2002)
  • Master of the Moon
    Master of the Moon

    Master of the Moon is Dio tenth studio album. It was released on September 7, 2004 in United States through Sanctuary Records and August 30, 2004 in Europe through SPV GmbH....
     (2004)


With Rhino Bucket

  • PAIN
    Pain (Rhino Bucket album)

    PAIN was released on June 1, 1994 by Rhino Bucket. It is their sole effort with Simon Wright as drummer....
     (1994)
  • PAIN and Suffering
    Pain and suffering

    Pain and suffering is the legal term for the physical and emotional Stress caused from an injury . Some damages that might be under this category would be: aches, temporary and permanent limitations on activity, potential shortening of life, Clinical depression or scarring....
     (2007)


With John Norum

  • Worlds Away
    Worlds Away (John Norum album)

    Worlds Away is the fourth solo album by John Norum, the current guitarist in the Swedish hard rock band Europe . It was released in 1996....
     (1996)


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