Mikkey Dee
Swedish drummer
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- Micael Kiriakos Delaoglou (born 31 October 1963), known professionally as Mikkey Dee , is a Swedish musician, who has played drums for German heavy metal band Scorpions since 2016.
- Early life and influences Dee was born in Gothenburg, Sweden to a Greek father and a Swedish mother.
- His main influences include Neil Peart, Brian Downey, Buddy Rich, Steve Smith and especially Ian Paice.
- He played on the King Diamond recordings Fatal Portrait (1986), Abigail (1987) and Them (1988).
- After the completion of the supporting tour for Them , he decided to leave the band as he felt that he was becoming more of a backup musician rather than an equal contributing songwriter.
Micael Kiriakos Delaoglou (born 31 October 1963), known professionally as Mikkey Dee, is a Swedish musician, who has played drums for German heavy metal band Scorpions since 2016. He was the drummer for English heavy metal band Motörhead from 1992 until 2015, and has played with other artists including King Diamond, Helloween and Don Dokken.
Early life and influences
Dee was born in Gothenburg, Sweden to a Greek father and a Swedish mother. He began his musical career with local bands Nadir and Geisha. His main influences include Neil Peart, Brian Downey, Buddy Rich, Steve Smith and especially Ian Paice.
Career
King Diamond (1985–1989)
Having moved to Copenhagen, Denmark to play with Geisha, Dee joined King Diamond in 1985. He played on the King Diamond recordings Fatal Portrait (1986), Abigail (1987) and Them (1988). King Diamond himself was becoming quite popular and the musicians backing him were taking a secondary role in the writing and decision making. After the completion of the supporting tour for Them, he decided to leave the band as he felt that he was becoming more of a backup musician rather than an equal contributing songwriter. However, he was rehired to play session drums for the recording of the band's follow-up album, Conspiracy (1989). After completion of the album, he was replaced by Snowy Shaw.
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