Year : 2025
Style : Heavy Metal
Country : Germany
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 101 mb
Bio:
BLACK & DAMNED … Damned, rising out of the darkness and armed with the steely weapons of pure Heavy Metal! The two damned ones and prisoners of their passion are Michael Vetter with his sixstring axe (Ex-PUMP) and Roland “Bobbes” Seidel, who’s proclaiming his messages on the microphone. And in their damnation, these two lost souls of the music industry have merged into a glowing and unstoppable unit. For their first studio work “Heavenly Creatures“, Axel Winkler (IHRESGLEICHEN) was hired for the drums and Axel Mackenrott (MASTERPLAN) handled the keys and with Ali Gözübüyük (BIONIC ANGELS) as the fighter on bass and Aki Reissmann (PUMP) who swings the axe of rhythm, the army of darkness was complete and is now ready to be unleashed to the world of Metal! Twelve (ten on the vinyl version) incredibly multi-layered, gorgeous and over long stretches of merciless toughness tracks were wrote by the duo within a very short time, which appears like a symbiosis of the energy of bands like IRON MAIDEN, the gloom of BLACK SABBATH and the playfulness of HELLOWEEN.
Album:
It all began in 2020 and the virus that paralyzed everything. The musicians Michael Vetter (guitar & bass, ex-Pump) and Roland Seidel (vocals, ex-Wasteland), condemned to do nothing, decided to become active together during the bleak phase of the worldwide lockdown. Two “lost souls” suddenly merged into a fervent unit with the aim of breaking through the silence and lethargy and creating a series of first-class metal songs. In a very short time, twelve epic heavy metal songs were created, which seem to be a symbiosis of the energy of bands like Iron Maiden, the darkness of Black Sabbath and the playfulness of Helloween. Soon there could be no other goal than to immortalize these songs on a CD and present them to the public.Drummer Axel Winkler (ex-Subway), Axel Mackenrott (Masterplan) on keyboards and Tommy Laasch (Chinchilla) for backing vocals were engaged for the studio work. To ensure that the album is guaranteed to blow the potential listener's ears off, the album was mixed and mastered by Achim Köhler (Primal Fear, Brainstorm, among others), who gave the songs an absolutely unique, epic and modern sound. With “Rock Of Angels Records”, the perfect partner for a great and intensive collaboration was found after just a few weeks, while the line-up was completed by Aki Reißmann (guitar, ex-Pump) and finally by Pappe Lee (bass, Licence).“Heavenly Creatures” was released in January 2021 and is a multi-layered, melodic yet heavy album with a dark mood. Once again produced by Achim Köhler, “Servants Of The Devil” came out two years later, perfecting the style and once again offering a great musical spectrum. From doomy, powerful, profound power metal to mercilessly blasting and pumping metal anthems. Without exception, all tracks captivate with that certain something that can only be found in BLACK & DAMNED, as well as their flair for timeless hooklines. Backing vocals were provided by Bastian Rose (Vanish) and Sven Vöhri (Dust & Bones) as well as Daniel Galmarini (Mercury Falling) as guest keyboardist.In the four years since, BLACK & DAMNED have made a first-class name for themselves, sharing the stage with Vicious Rumors, Rage and Tankard, among others, and earning great reviews in the local magazines. “Black & Damned manage the balancing act between heaven and hell with flying colors”, attests Metal Hammer, while Breakout indulges: ”best stuff for all power metallers with heart.”It is now clear that the band from the Stuttgart area can be described as a real enrichment of the heavy metal world and so they took no prisoners, used the energy of past live shows and composed ten new neckbreakers, which they recorded in the fall of 2024 under the aegis of ex-Primal Fear guitarist Stefan Leibing. These include the hard-hitting “Ruthless Wrath”, the sluggish earworm “Red Heavens” and the opening uptempo anthem “Silence Breaker”, which lives up to its name. Once again, this gripping melancholy hovers over the entire work, which is incredibly captivating and addictive. BLACK & DAMNED have grown together as a unit and “Resurrection” is a consistently hot iron, forged by five thoroughbred metallers, which will be released worldwide on March 14 via ROAR.
Line-Up:
Roland Seidel - Vocals - See also: Ihresgleichen, ex-Claymore, ex-Lazzer, ex-Wasteland, ex-Kaminari, ex-Ela, ex-Kashmyr, ex-Daydream
Aki Reissmann - Guitars - See also: Fireleaf, Pump, Miracle Master, ex-Downspirit, ex-Hazy Shade
Michael Vetter - Guitars, Bass - See also: Pump, Unfroynd, Miracle Master, ex-Exorcism, ex-Fireleaf, ex-Watch Me Bleed, ex-Outrage, ex-Chinchilla
Pappe Love - Bass (2021-present) - See also: Licence, Vengeance
Axel Winkler - Drums - See also: Division of Madness, ex-Francis Soto, ex-Ihresgleichen, ex-Blues, Reds & Yellows, ex-Freeze Frame, ex-Subway, ex-Turn, ex-Turn Up
Tracklist:
01. Silence Breaker
02. Ruthless Wrath
03. Red Heavens
04. Bound by the Moon
05. Circle of Amnesia
06. Injustice
07. Searing Flames
08. Shadows
09. Reborn in Solitude
10. Navigate Me to the Sun
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