Singer's first professional drumming job was in the Cleveland band
Beau Coup. He then became
Lita Ford's touring drummer in 1984. In 1985 he joined
Black Sabbath and recorded and toured to support the
Seventh Star album. In 1987, during the recordings of
The Eternal Idol he left the band to tour with
Gary Moore band in support of his album
Wild Frontier. After the tour, he was invited by his Black Sabbath colleague
Ray Gillen to join
Badlands. Singer accepted and played on the band's self-titled debut album. Singer left the group in 1989 as he would join
Paul Stanley as his touring drummer on his solo tour of the United States and Canada. Singer played with
Olivia Newton-John in the music video for "Culture Shock". He later revealed in an interview that he obtained that gig because he was working for
Lita Ford at the time.
Kiss in 2019. In December 1991, Singer officially became the drummer for
Kiss after the death of
Eric Carr. Singer, who had performed with Paul Stanley on his club tour along with
Bob Kulick two years earlier, was hired and debuted with the band on the album
Revenge, on which he was originally slated to fill in on some tracks while Eric Carr recuperated from
heart cancer. Singer played on
Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions and toured with Kiss until 1996, when the band reunited with original drummer
Peter Criss and guitarist
Ace Frehley for the
Alive/Worldwide Tour. After five relatively quiet years, during which Singer toured with
Queen guitarist
Brian May, Singer was asked to rejoin Kiss in 2001 after Criss' departure shortly before the Australian and Japanese leg of Kiss' Farewell tour. Singer debuted in full "Catman" makeup and costume for the first time on the tour, which caused some controversy as the persona had previously been used only by Criss. Singer was replaced again by Criss in late 2002 but returned to the band in early 2004 after
Gene Simmons and
Paul Stanley opted not to renew Criss' contract. Since then, Singer has been playing drums in Kiss as their permanent drummer. In 2009, Singer, along with lead guitarist
Tommy Thayer, played and sang on the Kiss album
Sonic Boom, the first studio album to feature the new line-up. It included the track "All for the Glory" (written by Stanley and Simmons) with vocals by Singer. In October 2012, Kiss released their 20th studio album
Monster which includes a track called "All for the Love of Rock & Roll" sung by Singer (written by Stanley). In a 2008 interview, Peter Criss stated that he thought Singer was a great drummer, despite being upset about Singer using his image.
Eric Singer Project, Alice Cooper and other projects When not touring with Kiss, Singer performed with
Alice Cooper. Singer had been a member of Cooper's band since the release of the album
Brutal Planet in 2000. Singer had already performed with Cooper years earlier, during the tours for the album
Trash and Hey Stoopid. Singer has been featured on three Alice Cooper albums to date, namely,
Brutal Planet,
The Eyes of Alice Cooper, and
Along Came a Spider. In 2008, Eric Singer left Cooper's band on Cooper's suggestion that he (Eric) instead focus on his growing commitments with Kiss as well as with the
Eric Singer Project (ESP). He performed and recorded with his band ESP, featuring, among others, his former Kiss bandmate
Bruce Kulick and former
Mötley Crüe lead singer
John Corabi. Three releases have resulted from this collaboration: the studio album
Lost and Spaced (1998), consisting completely of covers from classic rock songs; the live album
Live in Japan (2006); and the DVD
Live at the Marquee (2006). Singer has also played in the band
Avantasia, replacing drummer
Alex Holzwarth after a guest performance in the song "Into the Unknown" from the album
The Metal Opera Part II. Two
EPs and one full album have been released with Singer's performance on the drums:
Lost in Space Part I,
Lost in Space Part II, and
The Scarecrow, and on several songs from
The Wicked Symphony and
Angel of Babylon. In 1989, he made a brief appearance in the
Wes Craven film
Shocker, as a member of a fictional rock band. In 1998, he toured with Queen guitarist, Brian May, in a solo tour as part of The Brian May Band. He was brought in as a replacement for Cozy Powell who had died earlier that year. In 2004 Singer was featured on Italian rock singer Chris Catena's debut album,
Freak Out. He recorded drums for two tracks, "Sweet Talker" (a Whitesnake cover) and "The Stronger You Are, The Harder You Fall". Singer is the drummer for Paul Stanley's side project Soul Station, which performs
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