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Mike Baker (September 2, 1963〔(Mike Baker @ metalstorm.ee )〕 – October 29, 2008) was the lead vocalist for the American progressive metal band Shadow Gallery. ==Biography== Baker was an integral part in the formation of Shadow Gallery in 1985 when the band was known as Sorcerer at the time of their inception. Heavily influenced by singers Alice Cooper, Ronnie James Dio of Black Sabbath, Rob Halford of Judas Priest and Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden, he integrated the musical attributes of these bands and vocalists into his style of singing.〔 Accessed July 13, 2008〕 Baker was primarily a self-taught vocalist, originally starting out as bass player during high school. Finding it difficult to sing and play bass simultaneously, he dropped the bass and switched over to lead vocal duties. Before forming Sorcerer, in the early 1980s he performed vocals on demos with local bands, including Nasty Nasty and Axxis.〔(Mike Baker 2005 Interview ) Accessed July 13, 2008〕 Baker also performed guest vocals on the second single ''Day Sixteen: Loser'' from Ayreon's 2004 album ''The Human Equation'' and on the Original Cast of ''Leonardo: The Absolute Man'' amongst others. According to an email sent to the Shadow Gallery News email list on October 31, 2008, Baker died after suffering a heart attack on October 29, 2008, at the age of 45.〔Mike Baker's Death (Blabbermount.net ) Accessed October 31, 2008〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mike Baker (singer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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