{"id":3437,"date":"2018-10-02T12:46:14","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T03:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitedprogressivefraternity.com\/site\/?p=3437"},"modified":"2019-03-05T18:49:39","modified_gmt":"2019-03-05T08:19:39","slug":"joe-toscano-short-bio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitedprogressivefraternity.com\/site\/joe-toscano-short-bio\/","title":{"rendered":"JOE TOSCANO"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unitedprogressivefraternity.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Joe-Toscano-3.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2700\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-2700 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/unitedprogressivefraternity.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Joe-Toscano-3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Joe Toscano\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/unitedprogressivefraternity.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Joe-Toscano-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/unitedprogressivefraternity.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Joe-Toscano-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unitedprogressivefraternity.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Joe-Toscano-3-100x100.jpg 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/unitedprogressivefraternity.com\/site\/joe-toscano\/\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">JOE TOSCANO<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">(Drums, Vocals)<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffcc99;\"><strong>&#8220;I\u2019m really excited about putting myself into United Progressive Fraternity and giving it my best. Plus, it\u2019s great to be a part of a band that has an important lyrical message too. The concepts that Mark has written are vital issues that really speak to us all.&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #dcdcdc;\">Joe has played in the bands Einstein\u2019s Child (later The Childs), Outshine, The Court Jesters and Sound. It was during this time period that Joe first met up and played with vocalist Mark Trueack in a fledgling progressive outfit that went on to become Pangea (and much later Unitopia).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #dcdcdc;\">In 2001, Joe was invited to join Adelaide metal band The Loving Tongue, with whom he recorded \u201cShadows of Innocence\u201d (2009) and \u201cTemple of Love\u201d (2012). It was through The Loving Tongue that led Joe to join Metal Blade act Raven Black Night, with whom he recorded \u201cChoose The Dark\u201d (2004) and \u201cBarbarian Winter\u201d (2013).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/unitedprogressivefraternity.com\/site\/joe-toscano\/\"><span style=\"color: #dcdcdc;\">Read more\/ Full bio<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JOE TOSCANO (Drums, Vocals) &#8220;I\u2019m really excited about putting myself into United Progressive Fraternity and giving it my best. Plus, it\u2019s great to be a part of a band that has an important lyrical message too. The concepts that Mark has written are vital issues that really speak to us all.&#8221; Joe has played in the bands Einstein\u2019s Child (later The Childs), Outshine, The Court Jesters and Sound. 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