There are, at least, five artists known as Belladonna.
1) - Belladonna - The name used for the solo work of Anthrax vocalist Joey Belladonna. Joey is well known for vocal range which has similarities to Steve Perry of Journey. This band continued the thrash & heavy metal sound that played with Anthrax, but with another concepts and lyrical themes. Joey released four albums as Belladonna: Belladonna (1995 - backing inc: Darin Scott w/ guitar, Joe Andrews credited as bassist but did not perform on the recording Scott Schroeter w/ drums), Spells of Fear (1998 - backing inc' Peter Scheithauer w/ guitar, Fleisch w/ bass & Stet Howland w/ drums), 03 (2003 - co-written by Matt Zuber on lead / rhythm / bass guitars & Joey Belladonna w/ drums), Artifacts I and Artifacts II (2004 - originally recorded in 1993 - backing inc' Paul Crook w/ guitar, Paul Mocci w/ bass & Jeff Tortora w/ drums - The tracks are demo versions for Belladonna album recorded in 1992). Some songs are previously unreleased. Official site: http://JoeyBelladonna.com
2) - Belladonna An Italian rock noir band, formed Rome, Italy (Feb 2005). The members are, co-founders Luana (lead vocals) & Dani (guitar), plus Alice (piano), Tam (bass) & Alex (drums). Their début album, Metaphysical Attraction, may have defined a new genre - rocknoir.
Exploring such themes as murder, mystery, reincarnation & magic - they found a fan base on MySpace.com. In 2005, the band was receiving thousands of plays, on their MySpace player, per day. By 2006, they were the most played unsigned Italian band, on MySpace.
In 2007, two tracks from their début album - Black Swan & Foreverland - were nominated for Grammy Awards 2008, both for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals (category 16).
