Spread Eagle (band)

In the 1980s, founding members Paul DiBartolo, Rob De Luca and Tommi Gallo were playing in the Boston-based hard rock band Bang. In September 1986, Bang won the MTV Basement Tapes competition with the video for their song "Summertime".

In 1989, guitarist Paul Di Bartolo (a.k.a. Salvadore Poe) traveled to New York City where he met singer Ray West. Paul was so impressed by his voice that he immediately convinced bassist Rob De Luca and drummer Tommi Gallo to follow him to New York and start a new band with Ray, which became Spread Eagle.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sleazeroxx.com/interviews/dibartoloint.shtml|website=Sleazeroxx.com |title=Paul DiBartolo interview|accessdate=November 23, 2019}}

After only a few months of rehearsing, they signed with MCA/Universal Records.

As they were signed while still rehearsing for their first gig, they wrote most songs for their 1990 debut album Spread Eagle in the recording studio. Receiving little promotion from MCA, the band produced the video for "Scratch Like a Cat" using their own money and with the help of friends.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdlxvpJJDgU|title=Spread Eagle – Interview from the 90s|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=November 23, 2019}}

The band spent a lot of time on the road before recording their follow-up album and began burning out. First to leave was drummer Tommi Gallo. He was replaced by Kirke Blankenship who did not stay for long and played drums on one track ("High Horses") of the second album Open to the Public. That album was then recorded with session drummers John Macaluso of TNT and Thommy Price of Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. Open to the Public was released in 1993. Dave Femia played the drums on the following tour.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sleazeroxx.com/bands/spreadeagle/spreadeagle.shtml|website=Sleazeroxx.com|title=Spread Eagle|accessdate=November 23, 2019}} Gallo then returned but quit after a US tour. The new record did not meet the expectations of their fans and grunge took over the music scene, so Spread Eagle resigned and split up in 1995.

Ray West turned his back on the music business for a while. He is also singing in a band called Weapons of Anew.

Paul DiBartolo changed his name to Salvadore Poe and wrote/recorded songs for Swedish singer Lisa Ekdahl who was his wife at that time. He is fascinated by Indian culture and spends much of his time there.

Rob De Luca started new bands called Ouijipig{{Cite web|url=https://myspace.com/ouijipig|title=Ouijipig | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos|website=Myspace.com|accessdate=November 23, 2019}} and Of Earth.{{Cite web|url=https://myspace.com/ofearth|title=OF EARTH | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos|website=Myspace.com|accessdate=November 23, 2019}} He has also worked as a studio bassist and touring bassist for many bands including UFO, Sebastian Bach, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Helmet, George Lynch{{Cite web|url=http://www.getreadytoroll.com/interviews/robdeluca.htm|title=GET READY TO ROLL!|website=Getreadytoroll.com|accessdate=November 23, 2019}} and Vinnie Moore.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/RobDeLucaOfficial|title=Aanmelden bij Facebook |website=Facebook.com|accessdate=November 23, 2019}}

Tommi Gallo is a member of the band Iron Rage and formerly of Bang.{{Cite web|url=https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Tommi_Gallo/358894|title=Tommi Gallo – Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives|website=Metal-archives.com|accessdate=November 23, 2019}} He is an artist who designed the Spread Eagle debut album cover. He lives, plays and paints in Worcester, Massachusetts.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/tom.gallo.796|title=Tom Gallo|website=Facebook.com|accessdate=November 23, 2019}}

In 2006, Spread Eagle's debut album Spread Eagle, which had been out of print for 10 years, was remastered and re-released by the independent label Lovember Records.{{Cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/spread-eagle-announces-new-lineup|title=Blabbermouth – SPREAD EAGLE Announces New Lineup|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=January 31, 2011 |accessdate=March 10, 2020}} At the same time, Rob De Luca and Ray West reformed the band, announcing the 2006 "Back on the Bitch Tour" of the northeastern USA.

When guitarist Ziv Shalev joined in 2012, the band finally had a stable lineup, along with drummer Rik De Luca, who joined in 2010 and the two founding members Ray West (vocals) and Rob De Luca (bass, vocals).{{cite web|title=Rob De Luca Interview|url= http://musiclegends.ca/interviews/spread-eagle-interview/|website=Musiclegends.ca|date= July 3, 2008|accessdate=March 18, 2020}}

In 2017, Spread Eagle confirmed several tour dates in Europe, including the Hull Metal Heaven and HRH Sleaze festivals.{{cite web|author= |url=http://spreadeagle.lovemberrecords.com|title=Spread Eagle – Official Band Website|website=Spreadeagle.lovemberrecords.com|accessdate=June 2, 2017}} Following their UK/EU 2017 tour, they signed to Frontiers Music SRL and started writing and recording.{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=26860|title=SPREAD EAGLE Sign To Frontiers Music Srl|website=knac.com|accessdate=July 29, 2020|date=January 8, 2018}} Their latest album Subway to the Stars was released on August 9, 2019. The music video for the first single "Sound of Speed" features the band members in a go-kart race with an unexpected ending. It was filmed in the Poconos in Pennsylvania and directed by Phil Allocco (The Truth About Lies).{{cite web|author= |url=https://spreadeagle.us/new-spread-eagle-music-video-sound-of-speed/|title=New Spread Eagle Music Video "The Sound Of Speed"|website=spreadeagle.us|accessdate=July 29, 2020|date=May 25, 2019}}{{cite web |date=May 9, 2019 |title=Spread Eagle to release new album 'Subway To The Stars' on August 9th |url=https://sleazeroxx.com/spread-eagle-to-release-new-album-subway-to-the-stars-on-august-9th/ |accessdate=May 13, 2019 |website=Sleazeroxx.com}}

Australian drag racing team West Coast Pro Modifieds chose "Sound of Speed" as their official song for the 2019/2020 racing season. The Australian Spread Eagle fan club honored this by creating a "Pro Mod Edit" of the video, where the go-kart race sequences were replaced with real drag racing footages.

Subway to the Stars was included in many best of 2019 polls, including the Top 5 hard rock releases on Ultimate Guitar{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/top_5_august_hard_rock_releases_that_are_worth_your_time.html/|title=Top 5 August Hard Rock Releases That Are Worth Your Time|website=ultimate-guitar.com|accessdate=July 29, 2020|date=August 3, 2019}} and Top 20 albums of 2019 in both the Sleaze Roxx readers' voting{{cite web|url=https://sleazeroxx.com/best-of/sleaze-roxx-readers-top-20-albums-of-2019/|title=Sleaze Roxx Readers' Top 20 Albums of 2019|website=Sleazeroxx.com|accessdate=July 29, 2020|date=February 18, 2020}} and The Rock Pit Australia.{{cite web|url=https://www.therockpit.net/2019/mark-rockpits-best-of-hard-rock-2019/|title=Mark Rockpit's Best of Hard Rock 2019|website=therockpit.net|accessdate=March 18, 2020|date=December 25, 2019}} In July 2020, Spread Eagle released a lyric video for the track "More Wolf Than Lamb".{{cite web|url=https://sleazeroxx.com/spread-eagle-release-lyric-video-for-track-more-wolf-than-lamb/|title=Spread Eagle release lyric video for track "More Wolf Than Lamb"|website=Sleazeroxx.com|accessdate=March 19, 2021|date=July 8, 2020}}

• Ray West – lead vocals, tambourine (1989–1995, 2006–present)
• Rob De Luca – bass, vocals (1989–1995, 2006–present)
• Rik De Luca – drums (2010–present){{Cite web|url=http://www.sleazeroxx.com/news/00104.shtml|website=Sleazeroxx.com |title=Spread Eagle announces new line-up|accessdate=November 23, 2019}}
• Jommy Puledda – guitar (2022–present){{Cite web|url=https://spreadeagle.us/|title=Spread Eagle Official Website|website=Spreadeagle.us|accessdate=November 23, 2019}}

• Paul DiBartolo (Salvadore Poe) – guitar, vocals (1989–1995)
• Tommi Gallo – drums (1989–1992, 1993–1994)
• Dennis Kimak – guitar (2008–2012)
• Ziv Shalev – guitar (2012–2022)

• Kirke Blankenship – drums (1992)
• John Macaluso – drums (1992–1993)
• Thommy Price – drums (1992–1993)

• Dave Femia – drums (1993)
• John Macaluso – drums (2006)
• Chris Caffery – guitar (2006)
• Gerry White – drums (2008)
• Gianmaria "Jommy" Puledda – guitar (2022){{Cite web|url=https://spreadeagle.us/spread-eagle-announce-new-touring-guitarist-jommy/|website=spreadeagle.us|title=Spread Eagle Announce New Touring Guitarist Jommy|date=June 15, 2022 |accessdate=August 7, 2022}}

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