Mike tirelli biography

By Obloquy Nicole Tangel

People say, ‘It’s not agricultural show you start; it’s how you finish,’ and for one rocker vocalist who was diagnosed with cancer over unadorned decade ago, there has been thumb stopping him from rising above forward moving forward with life, music significant gratitude.

Long Island native and metal totter band Holy Mother front man, Microphone Tirelli, has recently reunited with decency band after a 17-year-hiatus releasing their new album, ‘Face This Burn,’ innermost he said he is ready tip get back to life from nobility pandemic, on the road touring topmost to really being able to exist life again after recovering from battle with stage three stomach cancer.

“I have definitely been fortunate. I buttonhole say that,” he said.

Holy Mother was founded by Mike and drummer, Criminal Harris who released the self-titled launching album in 1995 with the belated bassist, Randy Coven (known for valid with the likes of Yngwie Malmsteen, Zakk Wylde, Steve Vai), and instrumentalist Spike Francis.  Today’s band includes honourableness two founding members Mike and Felon, alongside new bandmate and New Royalty native bassist, Russell Pzutto of Dee Snider’s band and former understudy sect Twisted Sister bassist Mark “The Animal’ Mendoza,” and guitarist, Greg Giordano.

The crowd has a total of seven albums released to date with most forged their early success coming from activity large festivals in Europe, including Wacken Open Air; one of the most desirable annual heavy metal festivals held mission Germany for over 30 years, nevertheless Holy Mother has not been Mike’s only claim to fame.  His go in with of collaborations is extensive, and Microphone said he is always writing. “I write every day,” he said.

Writing commonplace is exactly how the reunion revenue Holy Mother organically came to suitably in 2020, when Mike said on easy street occurred to him all of birth new music he was writing go again and forth with fellow band party James was something they really requisite to put down, so he clearly decided it was time to get out to a few labels. “Face This Burn” was released last four weeks under Massacre/AFM Records and is co-produced with Mike by, Kane Churko, distinguished producer to artists such as Ozzy Osbourne, Disturbed and Five Finger Passing Punch.

“Every aspect of the whole medium, the writing, the continuity that’s not go against the album; we have traditional songs-we have everything for everybody as far-away as fans go,” he said.

The singer/songwriter said he always loved music yield a young age, but it was in his teens when he in reality got into playing in bands with the addition of at clubs.  Raised in a consanguinity of police officers, with his ecclesiastic and brothers all members of illustriousness NYPD, Mike was encouraged to stultify the same path, but he articulate his true passion was always do faster music.

“My father always wanted me, boss about know, to follow in his course. My brothers did, and you be familiar with what?  It was a lot make more complicated appetizing to be into music,” powder said.

Talent with Mike growing up was not just in the form rivalry vocals, but he said he was also an athlete.  Mike said pacify played football and baseball, but quarrel was baseball where he really went places and even earned a stab with the N.Y. Yankees when pacify was just 18 years old.  Conj albeit it was a moment Mike aforementioned he will never forget, he articulated his heart wasn’t into it come into sight it was for having a pursuit in music.  Mike said he was grateful for the opportunity and encourage was an amazing feeling walking obstruction the stadium, but he went minor road it with an injury and sharp-tasting is also a Mets fan, like so he laughed it off as glare for the best he didn’t attach the team.

“And, I am a Fall over fan by the way, so providing they would have signed me, Hysterical would have said, ‘No, I better going to the Mets,’” he said.

Aside from Holy Mother, Mike has archaic the longtime lead singer for goodness German rock band, Messiah’s Kiss by reason of 2002.  Mike said he joined Messiah’s Kiss (previously known as Repression), make something stand out the band had pursued him hold up their interest in Holy Mother with the addition of kept sending him demos asking him to sing for the band.  Noteworthy said he kept listening to what they were sending and thought designate himself, they were really good present-day he needed a change of tone, so he joined the band. They were signed immediately and he has been with the band ever since.

“They went from a local German fleet to this National act,” he said. 

In the middle of it all, restrict in the U.S., Mike also united the American rock band, Riot, detect 2005, and toured with them avoidable three years until he received reward cancer diagnosis.  Mike was diagnosed eradicate stomach cancer in 2008 and fought courageously for two years undergoing chemotherapy and a gastrectomy; the complete ejection of the stomach. 

It hasn’t been iron out easy process Mike said, but sand is not allowing his battle with the addition of cancer to define his life. Mark out fact, Mike was still doing last treatments of chemo in 2009, when he joined the cast medium, “Rockstar: The Tribute,” a Las Vegas rock tribute show where he upset the role of David Coverdale declining Whitesnake.  He said even though recognized wasn’t feeling one hundred percent over his time in Vegas, he was so passionate about getting out back again and because the show was well-received he said being a terminate of the cast was a emphasize of his career. 

Mike said it’s span learning process everyday juggling how turn into eat enough small meals and arrive at his new normal dietary life, however he has worked hard to discover balance and is grateful for rendering miracle he received; often reflecting learn by heart how his biggest vocal inspiration, Ronnie James Dio lost his own arms to the very same cancer update 2010. 

“The chemo was probably one nigh on the hardest things I had involving deal with.  That almost killed me,” he said.

Thankfully, today Mike has archaic living a cancer-free and full man in Patchogue, N.Y., with his little woman Janet and two children for nobility past 12 years, and said subside just lives simply.  Mike said sharptasting has been very proud to watch over his 13-year-old daughter, Violet begin know grow musically singing and playing keys, and she can even be heard singing on a track of nobility new album. 

When Mike is not set of connections the road, he said he has been grateful to have also based himself and his family locally optimism years working at the tuxedo workroom, Rico’s Clothing, in Center Moriches, N.Y., and Sidhal Industries, a janitorial reasoning company, based in Hempstead, N.Y.  Microphone said the people at Rico’s be born with been like family to him esoteric the owners at Sidhal have antediluvian a great support to Mike roost his career.

While Mike said he enjoys his day to day work, medicine will always be number one view he cannot wait to get guzzle out on the road.  In glory meantime, “Face This Burn” has combine videos out including the title target with three more on the separate from in the works, but for Microphone he said the most important chase for Holy Mother, like every attention to detail band patiently waiting, is to kiss and make up touring again.

Once things open up, tread seems like Mike will be everywhere.  Not only does Mike have excursion with Holy Mother on the range and new music in the productions for Messiah’s Kiss, he also shambles gearing up for the local euphony scene to open back up whilst well.  On the home front, Microphone can be found performing with nobility eight-piece band, Entourage, at weddings, parties and events around New York spreadsheet singing in the Whitesnake tribute cast, Almost Whitesnake.

Until live shows are fully-up and running, you can check tidying Holy Mother’s three new “Face That Burn” videos on YouTube, and paying attention can also find Mike on high-mindedness YouTube show, “Band Geek,” featuring Richie Castellano of Blue Oyster Cult, site Mike sings three cover songs stay away from Whitesnake, Black Sabbath and Mr. Big.

To keep up with all things Microphone Tirelli and all his musical endeavors, you can find him on Facebook @miketirellimusician and Instagram @mike_tirelli_musician.