John West has recorded and performed live with bands such as ROYAL HUNT, ARTENSION, COZY POWELL, FEINSTEIN, BADLANDS, LYNCH MOB and many others. John West is also an accomplished solo artist with 4 solo albums- namely MIND JOURNEY, PERMANENT MARK, EARTH MAKER, and LONG TIME NO SING. John is currently the guitarist/vocalist for American rock band TEN MAN PUSH and the current lead vocalist for UK based EMIR HOT SEVDAH METAL.
Over the years John West has played with (in no particular order)........... Cozy Powell, Neil Murray, Lonnie Park, Mike Casswell, Chris Caffery, Jeff Plate, Kevin Chown, Jake E. Lee, Greg Chaisson, Jeff Martin, Paul Gilbert, Russ Parrish, Bobby Rondinelli, Mike Starr, Barry Sparks, Mike Terrana, Greg Marsted, Alisha B, Tink Bennett, George Bellas, Matt Guillory, Vitalij Kuprij, Roger Stafflebach, Michael Lee Firkins, Jon Purtle, Shane Gaalaas, Jeff Kollman, Scott Stine, Jimmy O’Shea, Shane Selewach, Kevin O’Keefe, Gary Armstrong, Anthony Esposito, Bobby Twining, Randy McStine, Emir Hot, Dennis Chitwood, Al B. Romano, David Thompson, Mike Mathis, Dave Watts, Scott Fegette, Greg Nilges, Marc Ferrari, David "Rock" Feinstein, Jeff Howell, Nate Horton, Dave Hoyt, George Lynch, Steen Mogensen, Jacob Kjaer, Andre Andersen, Marcus Jidell, Per Schelander, Maria McTurk, Kenny Lubke, Alan Sorensen, Alan Tchicaja, Yngwie Malmsteen, John Macaluso, Ian Budha, Billy Ray Gunn, Marvin Allen, Bill Dallaire, Toby Becraft, Pat Mesmer, Eddie C, Steve Daniels, Joey Allen, Russ Bonagura, Phil Caffery, Hal Patino, Mitch Diamond, Barend Courbois, Henrik Brockmann, Dan Spencer, John Bellardini, Pete Harris, Matt Pace, Doug Dann, Mark Debellis, Metal Mike Chlasciak, Bobby Jarzombek, Kevin Hampton, Jon Gorman, Steve Southworth, Marc Mays, Ken Romer, Scott Fletcher, Bill Wetherell, Chuck Wilkins, Kevin Barriger, Gary Holland, Jon Silva, Dave Lantz, Marc Mays, James Murphy, Michelle Norum, Luis Maldonado, Adam Palma, Steve Scales, Johnny Rabb, Jim Surles, Trevor Thornton, Kenneth Olsen, Jon Onder, Andrew Johns,............and more to come as memory serves.. :)
Professional Photography on these pages provided by Dana Merkur of Isaf-Merkur Studios Cortland, NY
John West Dicography:
Full-length Albums:
1996-Artension "Into The Eye Of The Storm"
1997-John West "Mind Journey"
1998-Artension "Phoenix Rising"
1998-Cozy Powell "Especially For You"
1998-John West "Permanent Mark"
1999-Artension "Forces Of Nature"
2000-Artension "Machine"
2000-Royal Hunt "Fear"
2001-Royal Hunt "Intervention"
2001-Artension "Sacred Pathways"
2001-Royal Hunt "The Watchers"
2001-Royal Hunt "The Mission"
2002-John West "Earth Maker"
2002-Artension "New Discovery"
2003-Royal Hunt "Eye Witness"
2004-Feinstein "Third Wish"
2004-Artension "Future World"
2005-Royal Hunt "Paper Blood"
2006-John West "Long Time...No Sing"
2006-Johnny and Lonnie "Greatest Misses"
2006-Royal Hunt "2006"
2007-Ten Man Push "Ten Man Push"
2008-Emir Hot "Sevdah Metal"
Guest Appearances:
1994-Marc Ferrari "Guest List"
1994-Sun Red Sun "Sun Red Sun"
1999-James Murphy "Feeding The Machine"
2000-Iron Maiden Tribute "Slave To The Power"
2001-Savatage "Poets and Madmen"
2002-Royal Hunt "On The Mission 2002"
2007-Roger Stafflebach's Angel Of Eden "The End Of Never"
DVD:
2006-Royal Hunt "Royal Hunt 2006"
Unreleased:
1996-Many Moons "Many Moons"
1997-Rider "Rider"
