Keri Kelli
Keri Kelli (born Kenneth Fear Jr.) is an American guitarist who has played with artists and groups including Alice Cooper, Slash, Jani Lane, Vince Neil and John Waite. In March 2013 he formed Project Rock together with James Kottak from the Scorpions. Project Rock consisted of Keri Kelli, James Kottak, Tim 'Ripper' Owens, Rudy Sarzo & Teddy Zig-Zag.
Also recorded as Kenneth Fear Jr.
Keri Kelli

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- Name
- Keri Kelli
- Birth Name
- Kenneth Fear Jr.
- Born
- 7 September 1971
- Birthplace
- Huntington Beach, California, US
- Occupation
- Musician, songwriter
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- music · singing · rock music
- Languages
- English
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Keri Kelli (born Kenneth Fear Jr.) is an American guitarist who has played with artists and groups including Alice Cooper, Slash, Jani Lane, Vince Neil and John Waite. In March 2013 he formed Project Rock together with James Kottak from the Scorpions. Project Rock consisted of Keri Kelli, James Kottak, Tim 'Ripper' Owens, Rudy Sarzo & Teddy Zig-Zag.
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Keri Kelli (born 1971) is a composer, guitarist and singer, of American nationality. The composer was born in Huntington Beach. Activity centred on music, rock music and singing.
The work spans heavy metal and heavy metal music. Languages used include English.
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Kelli worked across guitarist, composer and singer. The registers place that work in heavy metal music. This article rests on 26 catalogued compositions, 1 issued recordings and 8 scholarly references drawn from named institutional registers. Every statement below returns to a source shown in the evidence panel; where the record is silent or divided, the article says so instead of resolving it.

Keri Kelli, American guitarist
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Keri Kelli • Birth Name — Kenneth Fear Jr. • Born — 7 September 1971 • Birthplace — Huntington Beach, California, US • Genre — Heavy metal, hard rock, glam metal, glam rock • Occupation — Musician, songwriter • Instrument — Guitar • Years Active — 1987–present
Biography
Biography
Kelli was born in Huntington Beach, California on September 7, 1971. He has founded several bands, including Saints of the Underground, Adler's Appetite (formerly Suki Jones), New World Idols, Rubber (formerly Blow), Big Bang Babies, and Empire (1987). He has played with other bands including Slash's Snakepit, Skid Row, Vince Neil Band, Ratt, Warrant, L.A. Guns, Pretty Boy Floyd, Dad's Porno Mag, The Newlydeads, Bulletboys, Love/Hate, Tuff, Tal Bachman, Angel City Outlaws (formerly Phucket), Alice Cooper, Liberty N' Justice and Night Ranger. In July 2009, Keri opened Aces & Ales, an American craft beer bar and restaurant in Las Vegas, Nevada. In June 2013, he opened a second restaurant.
Videography
Videography
Big Bang Babies • Home "Made" Video – (1992) Video L.A. Guns • Hellraiser's Ball: Caught in the Act – (2004) DVD Alice Cooper • Sweden Rock Festival 2006 – (2006) DVD "School's Out" • Theater Of Death DVD (2010) Pretty Boy Floyd • London, England 2002 – DVD Shameless • Glamology Part 1 1989 – 2000 – DVD (2013) Night Ranger • 35 Years & A Night In Chicago - 2CD/DVD (2016)
Life and work
Life and work
Keri Kelli was born on 7 September 1971 in Huntington Beach. Kelli held the nationality of United States. Kelli worked as guitarist, composer and singer. Kelli was active from 1987. The fields Kelli worked in include heavy metal music. Kelli played the guitar. Kelli worked in English.
Catalogued output
Compositions
The entries below are works composed by the subject, as the institutional registers catalogue them; later performances and commercial recordings of the same music are listed separately. 26 further compositions are catalogued under Kelli's name without a date the collections agree on, which is why they are set apart from the dated run rather than placed in it. A selection is set out below and the complete run may be opened beneath it.
The entries follow MusicBrainz
I’m So Good
The One That Got Away
(In Touch With) Your Feminine Side
Lonely Night in Paradise
Here's To Us
Killed by Love
Enemies & Lovers
I Don’t Think I Luv U. Queen 4 a Day
Only The Pretty Ones
Highway to Hell
Shout It Out Loud
Reception
A 1996 Los Angeles Times review of Rubber said, "Singer Keri Kelli has an actor’s knack, with unpredictable phrasing that brings immediacy to the songs as he moves from stick-out-your-tongue impertinence to full-on urgency."
Discography
Empire • Show Ya – (1987) – single / vinyl – cassette tape single Big Bang Babies • Big Bang Babies – (1992) • Black Market – (1994) • 3 Chords & the Truth – (1999) • Hollywood Hairspray Vol.1 – (2002) – "Let's Go" • The Glam That Stole Christmas Vol.1 – (2002) – "Winter Wonderland" Rubber • Rubber – (1996) – Cassette Tape (4 tracks) • Safe Sex, Designer Drugs, and the Death of Rock N Roll – (1996) – Cassette Tape (5 tracks) The Newlydeads • Re-Bound – (1998) – 2 tracks from forthcoming album "Black & Shiny" • Black & Shiny – (unreleased) • Dead End – (2001) – some songs from "Black & Shiny" • Dream from a Dirt Nap – (2006) – best of. some songs from "Black & Shiny" Pretty Boy Floyd • The Pink and the Black – (1998) – incl. "Saturday Night"(early version) • A Tale of Sex, Designer Drugs, and the Death of Rock N Roll – (1998) • Porn Stars – (1999) • The World's Greatest Heavy Metal Anthems – (2000) – "Lether Boyz With Electric Toyz" • Porn Stars (Japanese Edition) – (2000) – incl. 2 bonus tracks • No Brakes -BIG M.F. Compilation- – (2000) – "Shout It Out Loud" • The Ultimate – (2004) • Dirty Glam – (2004) – re-issue of "Porn Stars" with some bonus demo tracks • Vault II – (2003) • Take It Down – (2007) (unreleased) – feat. Aerial Stiles. written by Keri Kelli / Steve Summers. Dad's Porno Mag • Dad's Porno Mag – (2000) U.S. Crush • U.S. Crush – (2000) – co-wrote "Bleed" & "Collision Course", Guitar on "Bleed" Goliath • The Gate – (2000) – guitar solo on "Demons" Shameless • Backstreet Anthems – (1999) – wrote lyrics for "Talk to Me", but wrong credit printed in original booklet. • Backstreet Anthems (Japanese Edition) – (1999) – wrote lyrics for "Talk to Me" (credit is fixed) • Talk to Me – (unreleased) – wrote lyrics and on vocals • Queen 4 a Day – (2000) • Splashed – (2002) • Super Hardcore Show – (2003) • Undressed: An Unmasked Tribute to Kiss- – (2003) • Famous 4 Madness – (2007) • Forever Ends Today – (2013) single incl. "Queen 4 A Day(remastered)" • Splashed – (2013) – Cardboard Sleeve edition • Life's a Gas – (2013) – single incl. "Live 4 Today" • Queen 4 a Day (Remaster 2013) – (2013) • Beautiful Disaster – (2013) Website Sonofabitch • Greatest Hits – (2002) • The Black Compilation – (2006) New World Idols • 5 Tracks Promotion CD – (unreleased) • Agent Cody Banks (soundtrack) – (2003) – "Up Town Girl"(cover of Billy Joel) Keri (Vo., B. & G.), Chad Stewart (Ds.) Warrant • Under the Influence – (2001) – co-wrote "Sub Human" & "Face" Jani Lane • Back Down to One – (2002) – released by Jani himself (8 tracks) • Back Down to One – (2003) – released from Z RECORDS (11 tracks) • Monster Ballads X Mas – (2007) – plays guitar on "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" L.A. Guns • Rips the Covers Off – (2004) – On the two live songs • Hellraiser's Ball: Caught in the Act (CD Version) (2008) • Electric Gypsy - Live (CD+DVD) (2019) The same as Hellraiser's Ball CD/DVD Adler's Appetite • Adler's Appetite – (2005) • Adler's Appetite – (2005) – different booklet called "Black Rose Version" Liberty N' Justice • Soundtrack of a Soul – (2006) – co-wrote and play "Another Nail" (Sebastian Bach on vocals) • Independence Day – (2007) – guitar on "Doubting Thomas" • Light It Up – (2009) – guitar on "Every Reason To Believe" • Hell Is Coming to Breakfast – (2012) – co-wrote "Sin (Original Acoustic Demo)", Guitar on "Stretch Armstrong" • Cigar Chronicles – (2013) – co-wrote and guitar on "Sin" Nicollette Knight • Nicollette Knight – (2006) – play all instruments and recorded some unreleased songs of Big Bang Babies Angel City Outlaws • Hell Bent Forever: A Tribute to Judas Priest – (2008) – "Heading Out to the Highway" Saints of the Underground • Love the Sin, Hate the Sinner – (2008) Alice Cooper • Along Came a Spider – (2008) • Theater of Death – Live at Hammersmith 2009 – Live album & video (2010) • Keepin' Halloween Alive – 7" single (2010) C.side – "I Love the Dead(Live)" from "Theater of Death"(Live CD) • Welcome 2 My Nightmare – (2011) "We Gotta Get Outta This Place" (The Animals cover) as bonus track Stephen Pearcy • Social Intercourse – (2002) – co-wrote "Freak", "In the Corner" and "Five Fingers" • Fueler – (2004) – co-wrote and play "That Sick Thing" & "Spy Vs. Spy" • Metal Mania Stripped Vol.2 – The Anthems – (2008) – plays acoustic guitar on "Round and Round" Penny Lane • Midnight Tales from the Funhouse: Part 1 – (2009) – produced, co-wrote and play on almost all songs V.A. • Shout at the Remix: A Tribute to Mötley Crüe- – (2000) – guitar on "Looks That Kill (Spahn Ranch remix)" • Welcome to the Aerosmithonian: A Tribute to Aerosmith- – (2001) – guitar on "Sweet Emotion" • Name Your Poison: A Tribute to Poison- – (2001) – guitar on "Talk Dirty to Me", "Look What the Cat Dragged In", "I Won't Forget You" and "Fallen Angel" • It's So Easy: A Millennium Tribute to Guns N' Roses- – (2006) – guitar on "Night Train" • Too Fast for Love: A Millennium Tribute to Mötley Crüe- – (2007) – guitar on "Dr. Feelgood" • Misty Mountain Hop: A Millennium Tribute to Led Zeppelin – (2008) – guitar on "Ocean" • Lick It Up: A Millennium Tribute to Kiss – (2008) – guitar on "Shout It Out Loud" • Hell Bent Forever: A Tribute to Judas Priest – (2008) – "Desert Plains" Keri(G. & B.), Brent Fitz(Ds.), Vince Neil(Vo.) • Wicked Garden: A Millennium Tribute to Stone Temple Pilots – (2009) – guitar on "Tripping on a Hole in a Paper Heart" • Lit Up: A Millennium Tribute to Buckcherry – (2009) – guitar on "Crazy Bitch" • Rock & Roll Train: A Millennium Tribute to AC/DC – (2011) – guitar on "Highway to Hell" • No More Tears: A Millennium Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne – (2012) – guitar on "Crazy Train" • Down at the Whiskey: A Tribute To Mötley Crüe's Greatest Hits 1981–2013 – (2013) – guitar on "Dr. Feelgood" • Blackdog: A Tribute To LED ZEPPELIN's Greatest Hits – (2014) – guitar on "The Ocean" New Skool Kings • Here to Say – (2009) – produced Metavenge • Demo CD – (2009) – engineered Aqua Cats • Alkaline State – (2010) All music & Produced by Denny Lake & Keri Kelli. Engineered and Read guitar as "Keri Cool Cat". Pushking • The World As We Love It – (2011) – "Troubled Love" feat. with Alice Cooper. Also Keri is listed as co-producer for this song. Vengeance • Crystal Eye (Limited Edition Incl. 2 Bonus Tracks) – (2012) – co-wrote "Paint This Town" Tuff • What Comes Around Goes Around...Again! – (2012) – "I Hate Kissing You Goodbye" Becca Williams (The Reapers) • Grim Reaper Test – (2012) Keri Kelli as producer and additional instrumentation for Williams. Becca Williams, guitars. Timexx Nasty on vocals. Sean Elg on drums. Recorded August at For the Gods, OC, CA John Waite • Live All Access – (2013) • Best – (2014) Ray C. • Undone – (2013) Produce, Mix and Lead guitar Forever Young • Never Say Goodnight – (2014) Mixed by Keri Kelli Night Ranger • Don't Let Up (2017) • ATBPO (2021) Jim Peterik & World Stage • Winds of Change (2019) Lead guitar on "I Will What I Want"
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- Discogs authority file 1004100
General reference · Discogs
- MusicBrainz artist authority 305b2421-eb03-44cd-a2c8-d6fa8a9c26cc
General reference · MusicBrainz
- VIAF authority file 3267158858096544490001
General reference · VIAF
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q961217: Keri Kelli
General reference · Wikimedia Foundation
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- “Keri Kelli”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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