Melissa VanFleet
Birth name Melissa Ann VanFleet
Born February 8, 1986
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
Genres
Alternative metal gothic metal
Occupation(s)
Singer songwriter pianist
Instruments
Vocals piano guitar
Melissa Ann VanFleet (born February 8, 1986) is an American singer/songwriter and musician from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. She has toured internationally and appeared on the Full Metal Cruise II presented by Wacken Open Air in April 2015. She has garnered attention among the heavy metal music community for her acoustic piano version of American heavy metal band W.A.S.P.’s song “Sleeping (In The Fire)” on YouTube. Her vocals have been compared to Adele, Alanis Morissette and Amy Lee.
Melissa VanFleet was born February 8, 1986 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. She sang her first solo, Bob Dylan’s “Blowin’ In The Wind”, when she was in third grade and completed her first studio recording at the age of 12. VanFleet is a self-taught vocalist and pianist. She is also a trained dancer in all styles.
VanFleet recorded and co-produced a five-song EP, “Stars In My Eyes”, which was released on September 25, 2012 on iTunes and all major online music retailers. A portion of all proceeds from “Stars In My Eyes” was donated to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. The EP featured a bonus acoustic version of her award-winning song “Martyr”.
In November 2012, after catching the attention of American rock band Incubus with her piano cover version of one of their songs, she appeared as a guest on “Renman Live”, Incubus manager Steve Rennie’s web show about the music business.
In April 2015, VanFleet went on tour in Spain. She also performed on the Full Metal Cruise II, presented by German music promoter Wacken Open Air, alongside Blaze Bayley, DORO, Hammerfall, Axxis and more. Her debut LP Metal Lullabies was released on August 19, 2015. She performed at Musikfest in August 2015 to promote the album release and was named #1 of “7 Stellar Acts at Martin Guitar Lyrikplatz”.
In February 2017, VanFleet recorded with Italian gothic metal band Lacuna Coil bassist and producer Marco Coti Zelati and mixing engineer Marco Barusso at BRX Studio in Milan, Italy.
Discography
Studio Albums
Metal Lullabies (2015)
Extended Plays
Stars In My Eyes EP (2012)
Original Music Videos[edit]
“Martyr” (2012)
“Sanctuary” (2015)
“Parasomnia” (2015)
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