Veteran rockers Journey announced they’ve found a new lead vocalist. The honour has been given to Arnel Pineda (on the photo; ex-The Zoo), who replaces Jeff Scott Soto, who, on the other hand, parted ways with the band earlier this year after stepping in for Steve Augeri.
Arnel Pineda hails from the Philippines and describes his joining to Neal Schon (guitar), Jonathan Cain (keyboards), Ross Valory (bass) and Deen Castronovo (drums) as “a dream come true. I know the hardcore Journey fans will expect me to sound exactly like Steve Perry, but that will never happen. I know there’s only one Steve Perry in this world.”
Journey and Ariel Pinada are already working on a new album with producer Kevin Shirley.