Dave Spitz
Dave Spitz | |
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Dave Spitz with Black Sabbath in 1986 | |
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Birth name | David Spitz |
Also known as | The Beast |
Born | (1958-02-22) February 22, 1958 (age 66) Forest Hills, New York, U.S. |
Genres | Rock, hard rock, heavy metal |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, lawyer |
Instrument(s) | Bass, guitar |
Years active | 1979–present |
Dave "The Beast" Spitz (born February 22, 1958) is an American musician best known for having played bass guitar for the heavy metal group Black Sabbath from 1985 to 1987, appearing on the album Seventh Star and being credited for (but not playing on) The Eternal Idol. Dave also helped discover Ray Gillen, the vocalist who joined Black Sabbath mid-tour in 1986, following the sudden exit of Glenn Hughes.
Spitz was born in the Forest Hills neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City. He is the older brother of musician Dan Spitz, former lead guitarist of the American thrash metal band Anthrax.
Spitz has also worked with Great White, having recorded bass on the albums Psycho City and Let it Rock with the Californian hard rock band during the 1990s. He played with White Lion and on albums by Americade, Slamnation, Insomnia, Nuclear Assault, Purple Heart, Kuni, Deepset, War Pigs and others. He is also a member of McBrain Damage, featuring Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain and tours with this band when Nicko has time off.
Dave Spitz graduated from SUNY Geneseo in upstate New York in 1979, and during his college years he played in bands around that area, including Freeway and Buzzoleo.
Beyond this, Dave is a second degree black belt (Nidan) in traditional Okinawan Gōjū-ryū Karate-dō. Beginning his karate training at the age of 14 in New York, Dave initially studied under the U.S.A. Kata champion sensei Chuck Merriman, and fought in numerous karate tournaments. Following his Black Sabbath years, he continued his martial arts training in California, undertaking training with the highest ranking practitioner of Gōjū-ryū in the world, sensei Morio Higaonna, President of the International Okinawan Gōjū-ryū Karate-dō Federation. Spitz also studied and trained with sensei Mel Pralgo, sensei Rodney Hu, sensei Stan O'Hara, and sensei Miko Peled, and had the distinct honor of being Dai Senpai (highest ranking student and assistant instructor) for many years at sensei Pralgo's dojo in Thousand Oaks, California, before moving to Florida in 1996 to attend law school.[citation needed]
References
- Spitz on Black Sabbath Online
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- Fight to Survive
- Pride
- Big Game
- Mane Attraction
- Remembering White Lion
- Return of the Pride
- Rocking the USA
- Live Extended Versions
- White Lion Live
- Escape from Brooklyn
- Concert Anthology: 1987–1991
- Bang Your Head Festival 2005
- "Broken Heart"
- "Wait"
- "Tell Me"
- "When the Children Cry"
- "All You Need Is Rock 'n' Roll"
- "Little Fighter"
- "Radar Love"
- "Cry for Freedom"
- "Goin' Home Tonight"
- "Love Don't Come Easy"
- "Lights and Thunder"
- "Broken Heart '91"
- "Out with the Boys"
- "When the Children Cry '99"
- "Wait (Live)"
- "When the Children Cry (Live)"
- "Cry for Freedom {2023)"
- "Little Fighter (2023)"
- Capricorn
- Recovering the Wasted Years
- More to Life Than This
- Rock 'N' Roll Alive
- Songs I Left Behind
- The Rock 'N' Roll Circuz
- Stand Your Ground
- Cobblestone Street
- Museum
- Nomad
- Maybe Tomorrow
- Stray from the Flock
- Second Time Around
- Trampthology
- Songs of White Lion
- Discography
- Freak of Nature
- Freak of Nature (Freak of Nature album)
- "Rescue Me"
- Gathering of Freaks
- Outcasts
- Songs of White Lion
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