John Tumminello (born December 8, 1957), better known as Johnny Rod, is an American musician, best known as a former bassist of the heavy metal band W.A.S.P.
He played on the albums Inside the Electric Circus (1986), Live... in the Raw (1987) and The Headless Children though he wanted to call it “The Sexy Children” which was nixed by Blackie (1989)[2] and accompanied the band on their 1992 farewell tour.
Later attempts for a reunion of the classic lineup failed, mainly due to singer Blackie Lawless, according to Rod, as well as the rest of the members of W.A.S.P.
The band went on hiatus after two album releases in 2013, and reunited again in 2016 for several live performances.
[4] In 2017, Rod collaborated with Carmine Appice on "Monsters and Heroes", a tribute cover song to Ronnie James Dio.