October 6, 2009 : Mike makes a guest appearance on the new Hall and Oates Box Set - Do What You Want, Be What You Are. Release date is October 13 on Sony Legacy.
Live Photos by Rev.Aaron of Return To The Pit
ROCK SOUND Sept 07 Hounds of Hasselvander Live Dates
Available now from Wabana Records and Surefire Distribution !!
Mike performing with Venom at House of Blues, Hollywood- Aug. 25, 2006- photo by Dirt Junior
Mike performing with Venom at Tuska Rock Festival-Helsinki, Finland- July 1, 2006- photo by Judit Fold
Mike uses Seymour Duncan Pickups- photo by Jeff Baird
2010 NEWS
May 15, 2010 Live From Daryl's House Guest Appearance
Mike sits in with Daryl Hall on his acclaimed webcast "Live From Daryl's House" Episode 30,for a Tribute to T-Bone Wolk alongside John Oates, G.E. Smith, Mickey Curry, and the L.F.D.H. Band
The 30th edition of Live From Daryl's House is a celebration of the life of the late T-Bone Wolk, the longtime musical director for Daryl Hall and John Oates, who passed away on Feb. 27 from a heart attack at the age of 58. The episode brings together several former members of the band for a set of T-Bone's favorite songs, including The Band's "The Weight," NRBQ's "If I Don't Have You," the Isley Bros.' "Caravan of Love," Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes' "I Miss You," Professor Longhair's "In the Night," Percy Mayfield's "Please Send Me Someone to Love" and H&O's own "Change of Season."
click here to watch the Tribute to T Bone!
2009 NEWS
Nov 15, 2009 Live From Daryl's House Guest Appearance
Mike sits in with Daryl Hall on his acclaimed webcast "Live From Daryl's House" Episode 25 with special guest Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy.
click here to go to Daryl's House
Mike guests on Hall and Oates Box Set
Mike recently recorded guitars for the 2009 remix of "Gino (The Manager)" alongside legendary drum programmer Jimmy Bralower and bassist T-Bone Wolk, as well as Daryl Hall himself. Gino (The Manager) was originally on the 1975 release "Daryl Hall and John Oates"
The new version appears on Disc 2/Track 4 of the box set.
Mike featured in Hard Rocker Magazine February 2009
2008 NEWS
TWIN DRAGONS / ERIC MARTIN:ON TOUR
GOATREIGN review in DECIBEL magazine April 2008
TWIN DRAGONS-BREAK THE CHAINS Release Date
Mike is featured on three songs on the new TWIN DRAGONS cd "Break The Chains".
Break The Chains will be released on April 3, 2008 via Costa Ovest Records.
Mike has contributed guitar tracks to the title track- Break The Chains, Don't Kiss My Lips, and Angelina.
Visit Costa Ovest Records for additional info
TWIN DRAGONS European Tour 2008
TWIN DRAGONS Official MySpace
Mike will be joining up with Twin Dragons for their upcoming European tour in April 2008.
Twin Dragons is a heavy rock blues band.
The Twin Dragons lineup is:
NATHANIEL PETERSON : Vocals
Nathaniel has either performed with,recorded with, or been a featured lead vocalist on records with HOWLIN' WOLF, HUBERT SUMLIN, ERIC CLAPTON, KEITH RICHARDS (The Rolling Stones), SAVOY BROWN, BUDDY MILES (Jimi Hendrix - Band of Gypsys), and many more.
T.C.TOLLIVER: Drums
T.C. has toured/ recorded/performed around the world with various artists ranging from ... the PLASMATICS, JOE LYNN TURNER, TM STEVENS, WENDY O WILLIAMS solo lp. called "W .O .W".(produced by GENE SIMMONS of "KISS"). TC TOLLIVER co-wrote "I LOVE SEX" and "BUMP and GRIND".
FABIO CERRONE: Guitar
Fabio in the last three years has been mainly involved with three bands: Virtual Dream, Twin Dragons and the Tony Martin band. Tony Martin (BLACK SABBATH's singer from 1987 to 1997) asked Fabio to join his band after some collaboration under the Twin Dragons project. In 2007 Fabio is also touring with MR BIG lead singer ERIC MARTIN.
DON ROXX: Bass
Don has performed with Tony Martin of Black Sabbath, Uli Jon Roth, Eric Martin of Mr. Big,& Graham Oliver of Saxon.
ERIC MARTIN, vocalist of MR. BIG, will be special guest vocalist with Twin Dragons on selected dates of the tour.
Apr 5 2008
ROCKHOUSE
Pescara, Italy
Apr 6 2008
Private Show
Camerino, Italy
Apr 10 2008
Go West Saloon
Roccaforzata, Taranto, Italy
Apr 11 2008
Borderline
Pisa, Italy
Apr 12 2008
Harrys
Thiene, Vicenza, Italy
Apr 13 2008
Lucille
Verona, Italy
Apr 15 2008
Bluesiana
Velden, Austria
Apr 16 2008
LIVE
Trezzo sull�Adda, Milano, Italy
Apr 17 2008
Smuget
Oslo, Norway
Apr 18 2008
The KING Disco
Grandate, Como, Italy
Apr 19 2008
Uhlenspiegel
Leonberg, Baden-W�rttemberg, Germany
Apr 23 2008
Village
Habach, Bayern, Germany
Apr 24 2008
Kulterverein Kik
Reid, Austria
Apr 25 2008
EXIT Chmelnice
Praha, Czech Republic
Apr 26 2008
Tante Ju
Dresden, Germany
Apr 27 2008
Ballroom Rock Club
Hamburg, Germany
Apr 30 2008
Stazione Birra
Roma, Italy
May 1 2008
Festa I Maggio
Pescara, Italy
May 2 2008
Nuovo Sottotetto
Bologna, Italy
May 3 2008
Siddharta
Prato, Italy
2007 NEWS
GOATREIGN review on GASPetc.com Fall 2007
GOATREIGN-GASPetc. REVIEW
GOATREIGN review in Terrorizer #162 Oct 07
GOATREIGN review in Metal Hammer Sept 07
August 2007 Worcester MA
GOATREIGN review on METAL-ARCHIVES.COM
GOATREIGN-METAL-ARCHIVES REVIEW
GOATREIGN review on LIVING FOR METAL.COM
GOATREIGN- LIVING FOR METAL REVIEW
GOATREIGN review in Classic Rock Sept 07
GOATREIGN to be released through CARGO RECORDS UK
Cargo Records UK have set a release date of August 13, 2007 for the GOATREIGN cd.
Please visit Cargo Records-Goatreign for more info.
This proper CD release follows the limited Wabana 'Skull & Crossbones' CDR release from earlier this year.
This release contains the original six tracks plus an additional five bonus/demo tracks. The disc also features new expanded artwork.
KERRANG! REVIEW 8/07
GOATREIGN Self Titled CDR Wabana ORE49
A pummeling collection of gut wrenching Metal from Mike Hickey,
guitarist of extreme metal acts VENOM, CARCASS, CRONOS and CATHEDRAL.
Crushing rhythms, searing lead guitar, wrapped up with a deadly
production make GOATREIGN a solid slab of classic metal!
This has been
an underground classic circulated amongst metal bands and fans alike.
Goatreign features Mike handling guitar, bass AND vocal duties with
longtime collaborator Shawn Progen on the drumkit.
Recorded at The
legendary Slaughterhouse with production by Mike and Mark Alan Miller.
Another in the Wabana "Skull and Crossbones" purple digipaks. Limited to
300 copies.
Mike has teamed up with legendary doom metal stalwart Joe Hasselvander (Raven, Pentagram, Cathedral) in support of Joe's upcoming release "The Hounds of Hasselvander" on Rock Saviour Records.
Joe wrote and performed all of the instruments on the disc and contacted Mike to form a band to play the songs in a live setting.
Joe will be handling guitar and vocal duties alongside Mike on guitar.
Rounding out the lineup are Gary Isom on drums (Spirit Caravan, Unorthodox) and Kayt Vigil on bass (Syzslak, Hatchetface).
Rehearsals have been underway in Philadelphia with plans to start doing shows in August of 2007.
