Unfortunately, Deen fell ill and had to drop out. Based on Schons work that was originally composed for 'Planet US,' they recorded 11 songs for their debut album, 'World Play.'. Deen J. Castronovo (born August 17, 1964) is an American drummer, singer, and songwriter best known for being a member of classic rock band Journey and hard rock acts Bad English and Hardline. Orange Is The New Black star Lea DeLaria, 64, . Former JOURNEY drummer Deen Castronovo says that he was on opiates for over a year while waiting to get his back surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic.. Schon first hinted at Castronovo's return on Monday (July 26) when he tweeted a photo from the rehearsal sessions for JOURNEY's upcoming concert at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, which will precede the band's appearance at Lollapalooza. He currently plays drums and shares lead vocals for the bands Journey, Generation Radio, and Revolution Saints. Then of course joining Journey, oh my God, Ive grown leaps and bounds. Known as being the live backbeat behind such iconic ballads as Faithfully, Open Arms and Dont Stop Believin for the last seventeen years, Castronovo actually had his sticks firmly implanted in the harder, faster rhythms of rock and metal before Journey ever came calling. Im like this big Tasmanian Devil whirlwind and they just look at me and giggle. Tweets. Deen Castronovo is a 58 year old Italian Musician. The 51-year-old musician . The comments reside on Facebook servers and are not stored on BLABBERMOUTH.NET. To me, if its not broke, dont fix it. Im grateful that she puts up with this. We will continue to update information on Deen Castronovos parents. What the heck did I just make? Deen made donations to the 'South Albany High School' after the school was ruined in a devastating fire. Your culture and entertainment cheat-sheet. These hippie kids protested against the Vietnam War and participated in the civil rights movement. Both men have continued on their musical paths since they last saw one another, with Gioeli continuing to lead . I want to make sure I got them as close to your playing as possible because the fans want what they want. You cant fill those shoes really, so I dont believe I filled those shoes so much as I did my best to try and highlight those shoes, you know what I mean. The 49-year-old was arrested earlier this month on domestic violence charges in Salem, Oregon and was released on bail. You ought to hear him play. On Thursday (December 30),he shared an Instagram photo of him behind his kit and added the following caption: "Hope you all had an AWESOME Holiday ! Its just really difficult to do that really fast stuff anymore but Ive grown into playing more for the song and that I attribute to Steve Smith. You know, Brian is an amazing player. Deen Castronovo. BLABBERMOUTH.NET reserves the right to "hide" comments that may be considered offensive, illegal or inappropriate and to "ban" users that violate the site's Terms Of Service. Although all the foundation tracks on the album were originally written for Planet Us, only one completed song from that band was used for Soul SirkUS debut. It was really rough on a six year old kid so she got me a drum set (laughs). Musician who worked with several heavy metal and hard rock bands, including Social Distortion and Black Sabbath. Castronovo was fired by Journey in August 2015 following a June 2015 domestic violence arrest. Alessandro had the songs and presented them to us and I did the drum tracks and sent the files to Jack and he finished the bass tracks up in Seattle. Those songs and those drum parts are perfect so you dont mess with them. He is best known for being a Drummer. Ive done the jail, Ive done the institutions. Deen then contributed to Marty Friedman's debut album, 'Dragon's Kiss.'. Castronovo appeared to be looking forward to playing with JOURNEY in New York. Apart from contributing as a drummer, percussionist, and backing vocal, he also worked as a lead vocal for the tracks 'A Better Life' and the bonus track 'Never Too Late' from the band's 12th album, 'Generations.' The drummer was dismissed following years of alcohol and drug abuse that led to him being sentenced to four years probation for assaulting his fiancee. BLABBERMOUTH.NET uses the Facebook Comments plugin to let people comment on content on the site using their Facebook account. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). I know a bagillion guys and everybodys got their own thing and Im just grateful that Ive got kind of my own voice. Tony introduced Deen to musician Neal Schon, with whom he eventually had a long-term artistic collaboration. Discover today's celebrity birthdays and explore famous people who share your birthday. He also has been a touring and studio member for Ozzy Osbourne, Steve Vai, Paul Rodgers and Black Sabbath's bassist Geezer Butler's GZR. To report spam or any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist, homophobic or threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws, use the "Report to Facebook" and "Mark as spam" links that appear next to the comments themselves. Help us build our profile of Deen Castronovo! But I thought she was the most beautiful girl in the world. Required fields are marked *. "They're the ones that discovered me. I was with Journey and we were in New Hampshire and John Baruck, our manager, came to me and said, I got an offer from Serafino for you to do a record, to play drums and do some vocals. And I said, Oh, let me hear the music and Ill make a decision. And I heard this stuff and I was like, yeah, that would be fun. He knew of me through Mike Varney, he had done records for Mike Varney, and when I joined the band I actually talked to Steve and said, Man, can I come over to your house and can you show me some of these parts so I dont screw them up? You know, I am who I am and thank God my wife loves me. I remember Jack saying before I did the drum tracks, Dont play like the demo. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad Showcase Reggae Roots on Love in Time (ALBUM REVIEW), Babe Rainbow, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Black Angels and More: Must-see Acts at Shaky Knees 2023 (FESTIVAL PREVIEW), 25 Years Later: Revisiting Fugazis Expansive & Intricate End Hits. After the Planet Us project did not produce an album, Neal Schon was determined to see the material he had written come to life. Thank God for Alessandro [Del Vecchio, Frontiers in-house producer] cause he flew in from Italy when we were doing vocals and he walked me through it cause I really didnt know what to do. JOURNEY AS YOU'VE NEVER HEARD US BEFORE !!!!". Just do your thing. And holy crap, I think I just went a little overboard (laughs). And youre about to go on the road with Journey again. It was also revealed that, upon Castronovo's arrest on June 14, he was first taken to Salem Hospital because he had overdosed on methamphetamine. Oh hes another clown but hes a different kind of clown. Since then, hes kept in touch with former bandmates Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain and his only recent musical commitment has been recording for Cains worship music album What God Wants To Hear. The comments reside on Facebook servers and are not stored on BLABBERMOUTH.NET. To comment on a BLABBERMOUTH.NET story or review, you must be logged in to an active personal account on Facebook. All rights reserved. I will never be able to do that. I remember being bundled up and freezing. The band was signed under 'Shrapnel Records.' Thats what were hoping. Weve been off since September 18th of last year. Hes an amazing talent. You know what it is, its the spirit of the music, how it touches people, and you can see Journeys music touches people. So its a family and thats the cool thing. Once more details are available on who he is dating, we will update this section. Deen also contributed to the vocals in the tracks 'Unbreakable,' 'Calling You,' and 'Live to Win' from the self-titled album of 'Restless Spirits.'. I can adjust my playing accordingly. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Ive got to get back into playing again and get focused on that. Even if he had a cold, wasnt feeling good, he was perfect. Drink as much coffee as I could. Journey has a little bit of time off and were going to come into Portland in June and just play together, cause we havent played together in a room as a three-piece. I get it but I think, what in the world. He was replaced by Australian drummer Virgil Donati. He was arrested June 14 in Salem, Oregon, on misdemeanor assault and menacing . You can see people in the crowd singing to Faithfully or Open Arms and hugging their wives or their girlfriends or significant others and its pretty heavy. Then the guys in Night Ranger. According to the Statesman Journal, JOURNEY drummer Deen Castronovo has been sentenced to four years probation after pleading guilty to domestic abuse. You know, those were amazing days. American guitarist Joey Tafolla roped in Deen for his second studio album, 'Infra-Red,' in 1990. Ive got my priorities in order and its really important and shes helped me to keep those priorities in order, which is a huge thing cause I was a mess for a long time. Deen and Murphy worked together again for the 1999 album 'Feeding the Machine.' Drummers dont have egos. According to local news site KOIN6, it's not clear if the new charges are related to the incident that led to his earlier arrest, however, the drummer has now been charged with "unlawful use of a weapon, two counts of menacing, one count of rape in the first degree, one count of sexual abuse in the second degree, four counts of assault in the fourth degree and one count of assault in the second degree, one count of coercion and one count of criminal mischief in the second degree.". Hed been arrested after a 24-day methamphetamine binge and later publicly accepted responsibility for his actions, saying: Domestic violence is a choice., [](http://www.teamrock.com/news/2015-11-05/deen-castronovo-journey-domestic-violence-is-a-choice). This is a blast. Are you excited that Steve Miller is opening up for you guys? Last month while Castronovo was enjoying a beautiful afternoon amongst several rainy days in Oregon where he makes his home, he called in to talk with Glide about his career and what it felt like being thrown in front of the main microphone. User comments or postings do not reflect the viewpoint of BLABBERMOUTH.NET and BLABBERMOUTH.NET does not endorse, or guarantee the accuracy of, any user comment. (laughs) You know what, Ive got a beautiful wife that would NOT allow that. He also performed for its second and final studio album, 'Backlash' (1991). He credits the institution for building his career. Hes just got that thing and I think Ive grown into a better player just being in Journey and really analyzing Smiths parts. We got married a little while after that and its been great. Neal asked him to audition for his new hard rock/glam metal supergroup, 'Bad English,' which was formed in 1987. . They left me with a substantial amount of money to make sure I was taken care of. I cant play that fast anymore. In 2019, Castronovo played several shows with Schon under the "Neal Schon's Journey Through Time" banner. On June 29, 2015, he was indicted by a Marion County grand jury on felony charges of rape, assault, sexual abuse, unlawful use of a dangerous weapon, and contempt of court (the rape charge was later dropped). I believe its spiritual and comes from above and its a beautiful thing. Did you ever get to tell Peter Criss how much of an influence hes been on you? I love this. Im sure Peter gets that a bagillion times a day and is like, Whatever, another guy, who cares (laughs). He has since been replaced by Tommy Clufetos, who has previously played with BLACK SABBATH, Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Zombie, Ted Nugent and Alice Cooper, among others. The 58-year-old Italian drummer has done well thus far. Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 59 years old? To do so, click the downward arrow on the top-right corner of the Facebook comment (the arrow is invisible until you roll over it) and select the appropriate action. It was tight, very tight, but it was fun. Ondara Makes Voyage From Kenya to Minnesota & Astounds With Tales of America (INTERVIEW), Suds & Sounds: Beale Street Brewing Co. Celebrates Memphis Music Through Craft Beer, Movie Review: Louis C.K.s Tommorow Night, SONG PREMIERE: Gooseberry Fires Out Fast and Furious On Garage Rocker Swindle, VIDEO PREMIERE: Jono Manson Takes Warm and Simple Approach with Easygoing Folk Tune On The Downlow, SONG PREMIERE: Corvair Delivers Sugary Melodic Buzz On Right Hook Off New Album Bound To Be, If you only know Deen Castronovo as the drummer of Journey, then youre about to be awakened to what this man can really do behind a drum set. PLEASE pick yourself up Deen! You can also send an e-mail to blabbermouthinbox(@)gmail.com with pertinent details. Deen Castronovo is currently married to Julie Castronovo. Journey was our guilty pleasure. Schon and Cain feuded publicly on social media last summer after the keyboardist, singer Arnel Pineda and bassist Ross Valory were photographed with President Donald Trump. Hes got a great groove and a great feel. Julie Castronovo and Deen Castronovo have been married for 19 years since 2004. view relationship Relationships Deen Castronovo has had no other relationships that we know of. At a July 1 bail hearing, Deputy District Attorney Jennifer Gardiner said that Castronovo threw the woman into a wall 14 times, pulled her hair and forced her to have sex with him. Julie Castronovo and Deen Castronovo have been married for 19 years. And of course Steve Perry. . That was a huge, huge experience for me working with him. The ''Black Sleeve' version was the only one that had contributions by Deen. I think we had fourteen and there were some that were very similar to others and we were like, That one is not working, I like this one better. So once they got the final set list together, the songs they wanted us to do, they sent us the files and I just attacked the drums like I did. Were in the back and we do what were told and we shut up and thats it (laughs). Its a beautiful thing to play in front of twenty-five thousand people and see everybody singing to Dont Stop Believin or everybody holding their significant other during Faithfully. Its huge. It is also known as being the most generous and noble of signs. It hurts you see these guys and theyre so talented. Watch: EXTREME's NUNO BETTENCOURT Performs 'Rise' Guitar Solo Live For First Time, METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Is Almost Nine Years Sober, Watch: TOM MORELLO Performs At WAYNE KRAMER's 75th-Birthday Party. Hidden comments will still appear to the user and to the user's Facebook friends. Weve got kids and theres no partying anymore, were all grown up and its like, Im fifty, I cant do that stuff anymore. Deen and Schon collaborated again in 1992, for 'Double Eclipse,' the debut album of the latter's hard rock band, 'Hardline.' Castronovo returned to JOURNEY in July and has been performing with the band ever since, initially sharing the drum duties in the group with Narada Michael Walden. Youve been with Journey now for almost twenty years. Its a very silver humility, its a very silver judgment. One listen to his work on solo albums by such Shrapnel artists as Marty Friedman and Tony MacAlpine will certainly open your eyes to what this man has the ability to do. Its done, its done, its over, enjoy what you got. And thats what were doing now. Castronovo spent 15 days in jail and underwent his fifth stint of drug rehabilitation. Since I am down here by New Orleans and were in the middle of Mardi Gras, I saw you guys riding in the Endymion parade back in 2007. 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Known as being the live backbeat behind such iconic ballads as "Faithfully," "Open Arms" and "Don't Stop Believin'" for the last seventeen years, Castronovo actually had his sticks firmly implanted in the harder, faster rhythms of rock and metal before Journey ever came calling. In 2019, he toured with guitarist Neal Schon on the "Journey Through Time" tour, which features former members of Journey performing songs from the band's entire discography (including some no longer performed by the official Journey). Those were my guys. Deens first big show, however, was with the musical group 'The Enemy.'. Oh my God, before he joined Journey, not a whole lot of people know this, but he was probably the pioneer of that kind of just uber-exciting drumming, Friedman told me in an interview last year. Ok Double trouble Chicago @NaradaMWalden@DeenTheDrummer Narada Michael Walden and the return of Deen Castronovo on Drums @AragonBallroom@lollapaloozapic.twitter.com/RRHYNi6CuQ, NEAL SCHON MUSIC (@NealSchonMusic) July 27, 2021, The Power behind Us @JourneyOfficial@DeenTheDrummer@NaradaMWaldenpic.twitter.com/W5P5EWAA42, NEAL SCHON MUSIC (@NealSchonMusic) July 29, 2021. You can also find out who is Deen Castronovo dating now and celebrity dating histories at CelebsCouples. Soon after, Castronovo bowed out of Soul SirkUS based on his doctor's recommendation and was replaced by Australian drummer Virgil Donati. Hes had his thing with Whitesnake and hes done his projects but to me hes very undiscovered almost. The drummer was dismissed following years of alcohol and drug abuse that led to him being sentenced to four years' probation for assaulting his fiancee. But we got back together in 2008. Like I was saying earlier with Jack and Doug, Journey is a chemistry, we have a chemistry between all of us, and everybodys got their own personalities and we go up there and we just have fun. Discover what happened on this day. Cause us three, we all get along and have so much fun and I think it shows on the record. Your email address will not be published. 'Bad English' was nominated for the Best New Group at the 'International Rock Awards' in 1989. But the lead singing part? The band had been established back in 1981 and was founded by Jeff Mark, Danny Kurth, Matt McCourt, and drummer Pete Holmes. Its like, okay, I cant hear the band because were using in-ears, and I have to pull the in-ears out and play off of the band, which when youve got the in-ears in, youve got the whole band there and when its gone youve got nothing, cause we dont have amps on stage, we dont really do that. By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. But she was my first girlfriend when I was, well, lets put it this way: I met her when I was nineteen and she was fourteen. According to the Statesman Journal, JOURNEY drummer Deen Castronovo has been sentenced to four years probation after pleading guilty to domestic abuse. We just did the files and did what we did. Basically we were doing recording in Sebastopol and he had Jack and Jeff Watson [Night Ranger guitar player] come down to listen. Deen Castronovo tells UCR how Journey delivers the hits with a smile amid Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain's legal battle in April 2023. Out of all the songs youve ever heard, which one boggles your mind the most in terms of the drums? We are double (2) drummers now with Narada." The new album, Burn It Down was released April 6, 2018 in multiple formats including: CD, colored vinyl, picture disk vinyl and digital download. There are certain things that need to be separated from music, in my opinion, unless you're a band that makes a political statement.