James LoMenzo is one of those rare bass players with a fabulous resume. Currently with MEGADETH, and" recently with Zakk Wylde's BLS, he has performed with Ozzy Osbourne, David Lee Roth and was in '80s metal act White Lion. You can hear his work on BLS' Mafia recording. His choice for noise reduction? HUSH Super C. And for wah wah? Rocktron's Black Cat Moan - quickly becoming a favorite with top bass players. James recently emailed: "Got the Blue Thunder hooked up. This is the best digital preamp I've ever heard. It's really great!"
James "JLo" LoMenzo (born January 13, 1959 in Brooklyn, New York) is a metal bassist. He currently plays in the thrash metal band Megadeth.
In the late 1970s, he started in a band called "Empty Sky," a rock band with hints of jazz. The band was based out of Brooklyn and was one of the biggest up-and-coming young bands. James was the lead singer and bass guitarist. The band consisted of Robert Littera at lead guitar, Julie Pontecorvo on Trumpet, Marco Lagana on trombone, Frank Bonanno on tenor saxophone, Oscar Olivera on drums, Vincent Chirico on rhythm guitar and John Buccellato on electric piano. The band broke up as the members began to mature and take their separate career paths.
He played bass with Clockwork, his first original hard rock band in 1980 to 1983. He then went on to play in the band Rondinelli with Ray Gillen before joining White Lion in 1984.
He played bass with White Lion from 1984 to 1991, and later with Zakk Wylde's side-project Lynyrd Skynhead who evolved into Pride & Glory and released one 1994 album. Although he left the band during their 1994 tour, he returned to play on Zakk Wylde's 1996 solo album Book of Shadows. He had a brief stint in the recording studio with Ozzy Osbourne in 1994 but the sessions were not used, and Ozzmosis was re-recorded by different musicians the next year. In 1995, James, along with Pride & Glory drummer Brian Tichy joined Slash's Snakepit as touring musicians.He was a member of David Lee Roth's band in the late '90s and early '00s and performed on his album Diamond Dave.
In 2004, James rejoined Zakk Wylde in his band Black Label Society until October 2005 when he was replaced by Black Label Society's original bassist John DeServio. James is also part of the band "Hideous Sun Demons.
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Killing Is My Business |
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