Facts: - instrument: vocals - years active: 1983 -- present - genre: heavy speed metal , symphonic metal , neo-classical metal , christian metal rock/metal , hard rock , power metal , - name: rob rock - background: solo_singer - label: massacre , victor , afm - birth place: orlando , florida , united states - associated acts: impellitteri , warrior , angelica , joshua , driver , m.a.r.s. , axel rudi pell , avantasia Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of rob rock .
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robert '' rob '' rock is an american heavy metal singer-songwriter , best known as the longtime frontman of impellitteri , a position he has held from 1987 to 1988 , 1992 to 2000 , and now from 2008 to the present day .rock has also released five albums as a solo artist , and performed with a number of other notable artists , including m.a.r.s. , joshua , tobias sammet , axel rudi pell and warrior .