Bishop™, until 1999 known as Dead Bishop is a musical group from Albany, New York in the United States. The band is a three piece composed of "three brothers from the same mother," as is claimed on the band's official website. The band as a whole has been playing together since 1999, however elder brothers Tommy and Rocky have been playing together since the late 1980s. The two brothers went through various incarnations of bands and lineups, and were previously known as "Dead Bishop" until the 1999 addition of younger half-brother Vinny Padula on bass. At that time, the band dropped "Dead" from their name and became known simply as Bishop. The band's first performance together as Bishop was at the Woodstock '99 festival held in Rome, New York. Since that time, Bishop has completed three st