Daniel MacMaster
Daniel Stewart MacMaster (July 11, 1968 – March 16, 2008) was a Canadian singer, who was lead vocalist for the Canadian/British hard rock band Bonham.
Daniel MacMaster | |
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| Birth name | Daniel Stewert MacMaster |
| Born | July 11, 1968 Barrie, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | March 16, 2008 (aged 39) Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Hard rock, glam metal |
| Occupation(s) | Vocalist |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, keyboards, harmonica, tambourine |
| Years active | 1988–2008 |
Career
With Bonham, he released two albums: 1989's The Disregard of Timekeeping (which peaked at Number 38 on the Billboard charts) and 1992's Mad Hatter. In 2001, Daniel was looking to put a new project together, starting with guitarist Stefano Fantin, and a string of small club dates were performed in the Barrie area, though, due to musical differences, they parted ways. In 2005, Daniel released a solo album entitled Rock Bonham...And The Long Road Back which was re-issued by Suncity Records in 2006.[1] Later, MacMaster started a new project with Connecticut-based singer-songwriter Jimmy D of the band Emerald Monkey, dubbed Monkey-MacMaster. The group was planning on releasing music and playing shows; in addition MacMaster had been working on his own material. However, neither of these projects were completed due to MacMaster's death.
Death
MacMaster died from a Group A streptococcal infection, which he thought was a cold, after developing sepsis, at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, on March 16, 2008.[2] He was married and had two children, Kaleb and Aryanna.
Discography
Studio albums
- Rock Bonham... And the Long Road Back (2005)
with Bonham
- The Disregard of Timekeeping (1989)
- Mad Hatter (1992)
with Scorcher
- No Thanks (1994)
Guest appearances
- Emerald Monkey – Heroes of the Night – A Tribute to KISS (2008)
References
- "DANIEL MACMASTER INTERVIEW:". SleazeRoxx.com. January 25, 2006. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- "BLABBERMOUTH.NET – DANIEL MACMASTER's Cause Of Death Revealed". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved July 23, 2012.