Di Leo has been a member of Nena since 2001 and is still touring with the singer in Germany and abroad. He also took part in the making of several Nena's masterpieces such as Willst Du Mit Mir Gehn[1] or Made In Germany[2] and was awarded gold and platinum records.[3]
In January 2012; citing a need to concentrate on other projects, he and Rich Ward left the band.[5]
Fozzy
With Sean Delson's announcement to "retire" from Fozzy, to pursue other musical interests; Fozzy announced Di Leo as Delson's replacement, on September 9, 2011. Di Leo was already known to the group, as he played with Fozzy co-founder, Rich Ward, in Adrenaline Mob.[6][7] Di Leo's first show as a member of Fozzy was at the House of Blues, in Paradise, Nevada, on October 15.
A month later, Fozzy (with Di Leo) landed in the United Kingdom for their "The Madness Returns - Winter 2011" tour. The band played back-to-back shows in Reading, Southampton, Cardiff, Leeds, Nottingham, Glasgow, York, Wrexham, Plymouth, High Wycombe and Brighton, between November 2–13, before departing to tour in Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark.[8]
On January 18, 2012, Fozzy announced that they had signed with Century Media Records and subsequent plans to release their fifth studio album during the Summer.[9] Fozzy's fifth studio album and debut with Century Media is entitled Sin and Bones and is set for an August release. On July 10, Fozzy released their first single from their new album, as "Sandpaper" (featuring M. Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold) was published onto YouTube with an "Evolution of Fozzy" video.[10] "Sandpaper" became available for download on iTunes on July 17.[11]
