Musician Biographies

 Lauren Bernal - Lead Singer 

The second-youngest of seven siblings, raised in Florida and on Staten Island, New York City, lead singer Lauren Bernal has been listening to rock & roll since the time of Janis Joplin. Like many of her age, she was immersed as a little girl in music courtesy of an older sister. Unlike most, Lauren had a voice to be reckoned with, and as a young teenager she began to sing Janis Joplin songs. Growing up, she says, "Everyone would call me Janis because I had hair like her, I was loud, outgoing, and boisterous like her. We had the same interests... music, motorcycles... and loved to be around people. Always felt like I had to do something, but didn't quite know just what it was."

When not singing with REVENGE, Lauren is also the lead vocalist with the Kozmic Blues band, doing the music of Janis Joplin in clubs and taverns in and around the New York City area. Lauren and the Kozmic Blues band have been the opening act for Mountain. She is also the lead singer in another Janis Joplin tribute band, based in Minnesota, that primarily does concerts rather than playing in bars.

 Tom Fanizzi - Drums 

 Joe Cogan - Lead/Rhythm Guitar/Vocals 

Joe Cogan is a classically trained musician, who began playing violin at age 9, taught himself to play guitar from a Beatles songbook at age 11 and went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Classical Guitar and Renaissance Lute at Wagner College in Staten Island, New York City. A virtuoso on guitar and bass, as well as an excellent singer and songwriter, Joe has performed in a wide variety of musical situations, playing music from medieval to modern, from studio and session work to original live bands. He is particularly proud of his work on guitar and lead vocals with Secret Passage, with whom he released two albums in the 1990s.

When not playing with REVENGE, Joe currently handles guitar and vocal duties in Asylum (original music), The Kind (classic and modern rock covers), Metal Godz (a Judas Priest tribute) and The Cogan Brothers & Mark Farley (traditional Irish music). He also fills in with the Kozmic Blues band (a tribute to Janis Joplin) on guitar or bass, as needed.

Joe's primary guitar influences have been David Gilmour, Jimmy Page, Tony Iommi, Mick Box, Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, Jerry Cantrell and Tom Morello.

 Marty Augustine - Bass Guitar/Vocals 

 Joann Aliseo - Bongos 

 John Delfino - Rhythm Guitar/Vocals