David Readman

David Readman (born 6 July 1970) is an English singer best known as the vocalist of hard rock band Pink Cream 69^[1] and former vocalist of progressive metal band Adagio.^[2][3] He released a solo album in 2007 and was part of German guitarist Alex Beyrodt's band Voodoo Circle, from 2008 to 2016,^[4] returning in 2020.^[5]

David Readman
Readman performing at Firefest 2008
Background information
Born	(1970-07-06) 6 July 1970 (age 55)
Origin	Burnley, England
Genres	Hard rock progressive metal heavy metal symphonic metal neo-classical metal
Occupation	Singer
Labels	Frontiers AFM

In 2015, two new projects featuring Readman on lead vocals were announced. The first called Room Experience, is a melodic rock project led by Italian musician Gianluca Firmo, with a self-titled album released in May 2015.^[6] And the second is Almanac, the new heavy metal band led by former Rage guitarist Victor Smolski.^[7] In September 2016 it was announced he had reformed the David Readman Band, his solo band that he founded in Germany. It now features Dutch musicians Emile Marcelis (ex-Vengeance, bass), Eddie Claessens (Vandale, drums) and Bram Engelen (Ostrogoth, guitars).

Readman joined British heavy metal band Tank in 2017.^[8] In October of the same year, a new project called Pendulum of Fortune came out, featuring Readman with Bodo Schopf, Franky R. and led by Vladimir Shevjakov.^[9]

Early life

Readman was born in Burnley, Lancashire, and attended Towneley High School.^[10]

Discography

Solo

• David Readman (2007)
• Medusa (2022)

Pink Cream 69

• Change (1995)
• Food for Thought (1997)
• Electrified (1998)
• Live (1999)
• Sonic Dynamite (2000)
• Mixery (2000)
• Endangered (2001)
• Thunderdome (2004)
• In10sity (2007)
• Ceremonial (2013)
• Headstrong (2017)

Adagio

• Sanctus Ignis (2001)
• Underworld (2003)
• A Band in Upperworld (2004)

Andersen/Laine/Readman

• III (Three) (2006)

Voodoo Circle

• Voodoo Circle (2008)
• Broken Heart Syndrome (2011)
• More Than One Way Home (2013)
• Whisky Fingers (2015)
• Locked & Loaded (2021)
• Hail to the King (2024)

Room Experience

• Room Experience (2015)
• Another Time And Place (2020)

Almanac

• Tsar (2016)
• Kingslayer (2017)

Pendulum of Fortune

• Searching for the God Inside (2017)
• Return To Eden (2019)

Tank

• Re-Ignition (2019)

Immunity for the Masses

• Welcome to This Nightmare (2020)

As a guest

Misha Calvin

• Evolution II (1995) (under the name Dave Twose)

D. C. Cooper

• D. C. Cooper (1999) (backing vocals)

Silent Force

• The Empire of Future (2000)

Missa Mercuria

• Missa Mercuria (2002)

Delany

• Blaze and Ashes (2009)

Place Vendome

• Place Vendome (2005) (co-wrote "Heavens Door" and backing vocals)

Magnus Karlsson's Free Fall

• Free Fall (2013)
• Kingdom of Rock (2015)

Thomas Zwijsen

• Perferct Storm, Nylonized Album (2014)^[11]

Luca Turilli's Rhapsody

• Prometheus, Symphonia Ignis Divinus – lead vocals on "King Solomon and the 72 Names of God" (2015)

Thomas Blug

• Blug Plays Hendrix (2010)