Jim Gillette

Jim Gillette (no relation to the razor blade) began singing as a teen, having been exposed to Metal through a local skating rink. His goal was to have a higher range than Rob Halford. He went through extensive opera training and developed his own method. Jim Gillette first started his career in Phoenix, Arizona with a band called Slut. He sang on their demo tape entitled "Perversion for a Price". Jim heard about a band called Tuff that needed a singer, so he immediately auditioned and then joined the band. Tuff released two demos, "Knock Yourself Out", and "J'lamour Demo".

Jim left Tuff to go to Hollywood. At a beach party, he met guitar viruoso Michael Angelo Batio and then formed the band Nitro. Jim and Michael recorded Proud To Be Loud in 1987. Nitro's first live show led to their record deal with Rhino Records. Read Less