David Reece
David L. Reece is an American singer who has been active in the heavy metal and hard rock scenes since the late 1980s, recording with several bands including Bonfire from January 2015 to July 2016. He is best known for his time with the band Accept, appearing on their 1989 album Eat the Heat.
Career
Early years
Reece was raised in Oklahoma, eventually moving to Minnesota and performing with major local rockers Dare Force in the early 1980s. He also recorded vocals in 1987 for a demo for the hard rock band Sacred Child. Although he was replaced by Astrid Young before recording their album, the demos were included on a re-release of their debut.With Accept
After many auditions, Reece was chosen to be the new Accept singer, and was the lead vocalist appearing on the 1989 album Eat the Heat. He and the rest of the band produced what has been regarded as a much different sounding album compared to the previous Accept albums, and reception was mixed. The 1989–1990 tour with W.A.S.P and Metal Church was eventually cancelled, and he was dropped from the band as Accept went on a hiatus.After Accept
After being fired from Accept, he formed Bangalore Choir and released the album On Target with them. The band included members of Reno, Nevada's Razormaid and the slightly more well-known Hericane Alice - a band for which Reece had declined to record demo vocals earlier due to his involvement with Lillian Axe - a partnership which never resulted in any recorded material. The following years, he released two albums with Sircle of Silence with Larry Farkas from Vengeance Rising, Jay Schellen from Hurricane and Greg Chaisson, formerly of Badlands. He then released an album with American band Stream.In 2007, Reece joined Swedish band Gypsy Rose, releasing an album with them the following year.
Reece released his first solo album in August 2009, with Andy Susemihl, Stefan Schwarzmann and Jochen Fünders participating. He later released an album from a joint project with Martin Kronberg from Gypsy Rose in between releases from a reunited Bangalore Choir, and another solo album in between releases by Tango Down. He then released an album with the band EZ Livin' before joining Bonfire in 2015.
On the new solo project "Resilient Heart" 2018, Reece teamed up with the musicians Marco Angioni, Martin J. Andersen, Malte Frederik Burkert and Sigurd J. Jensen. The album was recorded at Death Island Studio in Denmark with Marco Angioni as producer and is entitled 'Resilient Heart'. It was released in November 2018.
Discography
;Solo Cacophony of Souls I Can't Breathe singleBlacklist Utopia Enemy Is Me singleBaptized by Fire;With Accept Eat the Heat Generation Clash maxisingle, some releases include 1 non-album single editHot & Slow: Classics, Rocks 'n' Ballads compilation includes 1 unreleased single edit
;With Alex De Rosso Alex De Rosso
;With Bangalore Choir On Target remastered in 2010Selections from On Target promoDoin' the Dance singleLoaded Gun singleCadence All or Nothing – Live at Firefest live albumMetaphor All or Nothing. The complete studio albums collection compilation includes 3CD with bonus materialBeyond the Target. Alternate mixes, rarities and demos compilations includes unreleased materialCenter Mass includes bonus CD "Live in Hamburg 2022"
;With Bonedryver Workin' Man singleValley of Bones
;With Bonfire Glorious Pearls
;With Christian Tolle Project The Higher Their Climb Now & Then Point Blank Now & Then "Encore"
;With EZ Livin' Firestorm
;With Goot It's Just Life singleAs the Earth Rotates maxisingleDeadly Free Light It Up EPDevour singleWeight of Days Tick-Tock maxisingle
;With Gypsy Rose Another World
;With Ion Pulse Rock'n'Roll Children singleChildren of Snake Mountain EPHeirs to the Wasteland single
;With Iron Allies Full of Surprises singleBlood In Blood Out singleBlood In Blood Out
;With John Steel
- John Steel: "Distorted Reality"
- John Steel: "Woman of Ice"
- John Steel: Distorted Reality
;With Nergard Memorial for a Wish Memorial for a Wish. 2018 Version
;With Reece Universal Language Compromise Any Time at All singleA Perfect Apocalypse singleResilient Heart
;With Reece/Kronlund Solid
;With Sacred Child Sacred Child
;With Sadly Hated You Gotta Go single
;With Sainted Sinners Sainted Sinners Back With a Vengeance
;With Sickera The Story Begins maxisingle
;With Sircle of Silence David Reece demo tape, as "David Reece" monikerSircle of Silence demo tapeSircle of Silence Suicide Candyman Sircle of Silence compilation 2CD includes both albums
;With Stephan Georg And Again Everything Is Possible Faith Will Never Die Fightin' the Virus The Fire Still Burns The Way is the Goal Swallow the Glow
;With Stian Pian Vampire's Empire single
;With Stream Take it or Leave it Chasing the Dragon compilation with 2 unreleased tracks with ReeceStream compilation with 1 unreleased demo track with Reece
;With Tango Down Identity Crisis Charming Devil
;With The Sheriff Leave This Town singleEvery Moment Counts single
;With Tight Give Me Trust singleGive Me Trust EP
;With Voices of Rock Voices of Rock II: High & Mighty
;With Wicked Sensation Adrenaline Rush Outbreak
;With Zhenx Zhenx
;With Графит Wise Man of Truth single