=Y= (DENMARK)
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=Y= - Rawchild (1992)
Year : 1992 (Rising Sun Productions Records Edition)
Style : Melodic Glam Sleaze Hard Rock
Country : Denmark
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 125 mb
Bio:
=Y= is a glam/sleaze hard rock band from Denmark, that was formed in 1989.The eccentric Y was founded in 1988 by former BRATS GEISHA protagonist Yenz 'Cheyenne' Leonhardt.Guitarist Oliver Steffanson had actually been a founding member of WHITE LION, an American based act that would find multi-platinum riches across the Atlantic. The remainder of Y bore equally impressive pedigrees, drummer Tony Nemisto having sharpened his skills with EUROPE and GEISHA whilst bassist Hal Patino is an erstwhile GEISHA colleague and ex-member of KING DIAMOND.After the demise of GEISHA, Cheyenne and NeMisto had formed YENZ with guitarist Oliver Stefansson. This unit put out a 1989 demo and a video promotion for the song 'House Of Carnivores'. YENZ duly evolved into Y. The debut, self-titled album of 1991 saw the enlistment of no less than four heavyweight name producers with Mark Dearnley, Roberto Falaco, Tommy Hanson and Henrik Lund involved. Between the recording of 'Y' and the 1992 'Rawchild' album Steffanson bailed out to found FREAKS OF NATURE with his ex-WHITE LION companion vocalist MIKE TRAMP. Y plugged the gap with Swedish born Sven Boleyn prior to Steffanson making his return. Steffanson kept up his alliance with Tramp in 1997 being drafted in by the vocalist to kick start work on his solo album 'Capricorn'.
Album:
Released in 1992 (and widely in 1993), Rawchild is the sole full-length album by the Scandinavian hard rock supergroup =Y=. Featuring members from bands like King Diamond, Europe, and Geisha, the album delivers high-energy guitar riffs, melodic grit, and classic early-90s hard rock showmanship.Retains traditional 1980s-styled stadium-ready guitar heroics and skyscraper melodies right as the wider rock scene shifted toward grungier, down-tuned trends.Regarded by melodic hard rock and European metal collectors as a rare " Scandinavian supergroup" hidden gem that bridges classic metal pedigree with hard-edged 90s rock energy.=Y= is the brainchild of vocalist Yenz Cheyenne aka Jens Leonhardt Arnsted (Ex Brats/New Brats/Geisha/Zoser Mez). Cheyenne was originally the vocalist/bassist in the Danish melodic punk/rock band Brats who released the album "1980" and was later replaced by King Diamond, After that he started New Brats and followed the record companys advise to sing in Danish! Just after that Cheyenne started Geisha and released their only full lenght album "Phantasmagoria" in 1987.=Y= played Sleaze/Glam rock and featured the talents of guitarist Oliver Steffensen (Ex White Lion/Freak of Nature/Spacehead), bassist Hal Patino (Ex King Diamond) and drummer Tony Niemistö (Ex Geisha) aka Tony Reno from EUROPE.In 1991 they recorded the EP produced by Tommy Hansen in the Jailhouse Studios - and shortly after that Oliver Steffensen left and joined fellow Dane Mike Tramp in Freak of Nature and was replaced by Swen Rune Jensen (Ex Astral Sky).But in 1992 =Y= began to record their first and only full lenth album and Oliver returned and Jensen joined Schizofrenic Circus. On the album Tommy Hansen produced and played some organ, too. And it sold very well especially in Germany. But nevertheless =Y= disbanded, Hal Patino joined Doctor Butcher, Oliver Steffensen formed Spaceheads and Yenz Cheyenne did a Kiss cover band and toured in Germany for years - as Paul Stanley.Since 2001 Yenz Cheyenne has been in tour band with Lenny Wolfe's Kingdom Come as he now lives in Hamburg and in 2004 played the bass for Germans Iron Savior. He has been recording with bands like Anasthesia and Electric in Germany and for a couple of years he had his own record company SilverHead Records, which released some NU Breed, punk rock bands like Skeletor, Pigheaded and Gutbucket.Oliver Steffensen has been fret board artist on miscellaneous albums by and toured with Mike Tramp.
Line Up:
Yenz 'Cheyenne' Leonhardt - vocals , guitar , percussion - See also: ex-Brats Geisha
Oliver Steffensen - guitar - See also: ex-White Lion
Hal Patino - bass - See also: ex-Geisha, ex-King Diamond
Tony Nemisto - drums - See also: ex-Geisha, ex-Europe
+ guest:
Swen Rune Jensen - Lead Guitar
Tommy Hansen - Organ [Additional Hammond], Percussion, Backing Vocals, Effects [Dimensional FX]
Production:
Recorded At – Jailhouse Studio, Denmark
Mixed At – Jailhouse Studio, Denmark
Mastered At – Steeple Chase
Manufactured By – Sonopress – H-0151
Arranged By – =Y=
Music By – Oliver Steffensen (tracks: 2, 6, 9, 11)
Music By, Lyrics By – Yenz Cheyenne (tracks: 2, 6, 9, 11), Yenz Voigt Cheyenne* (tracks: 3 to 5, 7, 8, 10)
Producer – =Y=, Tommy Hansen
Recorded By [Additional Recordings] – Finn Jansen
Recorded By, Mixed By – =Y=, Tommy Hansen
Tracklist:
01. Sewer Textures
02. Rawchild
03. (She's a) Vertigo
04. Eagle (Be My Friend)
05. Rebel Resurrxion
06. (Live Like a) Landslide
07. Livin' With the Gods
08. Bite the Bullet
09. The Cat
10. Shemale
11. Soul Home
Download links for all albums only on our blog here: http://goodmetalandhar.do.am/
Year : 1992 (Rising Sun Productions Records Edition)
Style : Melodic Glam Sleaze Hard Rock
Country : Denmark
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 125 mb
Bio:
=Y= is a glam/sleaze hard rock band from Denmark, that was formed in 1989.The eccentric Y was founded in 1988 by former BRATS GEISHA protagonist Yenz 'Cheyenne' Leonhardt.Guitarist Oliver Steffanson had actually been a founding member of WHITE LION, an American based act that would find multi-platinum riches across the Atlantic. The remainder of Y bore equally impressive pedigrees, drummer Tony Nemisto having sharpened his skills with EUROPE and GEISHA whilst bassist Hal Patino is an erstwhile GEISHA colleague and ex-member of KING DIAMOND.After the demise of GEISHA, Cheyenne and NeMisto had formed YENZ with guitarist Oliver Stefansson. This unit put out a 1989 demo and a video promotion for the song 'House Of Carnivores'. YENZ duly evolved into Y. The debut, self-titled album of 1991 saw the enlistment of no less than four heavyweight name producers with Mark Dearnley, Roberto Falaco, Tommy Hanson and Henrik Lund involved. Between the recording of 'Y' and the 1992 'Rawchild' album Steffanson bailed out to found FREAKS OF NATURE with his ex-WHITE LION companion vocalist MIKE TRAMP. Y plugged the gap with Swedish born Sven Boleyn prior to Steffanson making his return. Steffanson kept up his alliance with Tramp in 1997 being drafted in by the vocalist to kick start work on his solo album 'Capricorn'.
Album:
Released in 1992 (and widely in 1993), Rawchild is the sole full-length album by the Scandinavian hard rock supergroup =Y=. Featuring members from bands like King Diamond, Europe, and Geisha, the album delivers high-energy guitar riffs, melodic grit, and classic early-90s hard rock showmanship.Retains traditional 1980s-styled stadium-ready guitar heroics and skyscraper melodies right as the wider rock scene shifted toward grungier, down-tuned trends.Regarded by melodic hard rock and European metal collectors as a rare " Scandinavian supergroup" hidden gem that bridges classic metal pedigree with hard-edged 90s rock energy.=Y= is the brainchild of vocalist Yenz Cheyenne aka Jens Leonhardt Arnsted (Ex Brats/New Brats/Geisha/Zoser Mez). Cheyenne was originally the vocalist/bassist in the Danish melodic punk/rock band Brats who released the album "1980" and was later replaced by King Diamond, After that he started New Brats and followed the record companys advise to sing in Danish! Just after that Cheyenne started Geisha and released their only full lenght album "Phantasmagoria" in 1987.=Y= played Sleaze/Glam rock and featured the talents of guitarist Oliver Steffensen (Ex White Lion/Freak of Nature/Spacehead), bassist Hal Patino (Ex King Diamond) and drummer Tony Niemistö (Ex Geisha) aka Tony Reno from EUROPE.In 1991 they recorded the EP produced by Tommy Hansen in the Jailhouse Studios - and shortly after that Oliver Steffensen left and joined fellow Dane Mike Tramp in Freak of Nature and was replaced by Swen Rune Jensen (Ex Astral Sky).But in 1992 =Y= began to record their first and only full lenth album and Oliver returned and Jensen joined Schizofrenic Circus. On the album Tommy Hansen produced and played some organ, too. And it sold very well especially in Germany. But nevertheless =Y= disbanded, Hal Patino joined Doctor Butcher, Oliver Steffensen formed Spaceheads and Yenz Cheyenne did a Kiss cover band and toured in Germany for years - as Paul Stanley.Since 2001 Yenz Cheyenne has been in tour band with Lenny Wolfe's Kingdom Come as he now lives in Hamburg and in 2004 played the bass for Germans Iron Savior. He has been recording with bands like Anasthesia and Electric in Germany and for a couple of years he had his own record company SilverHead Records, which released some NU Breed, punk rock bands like Skeletor, Pigheaded and Gutbucket.Oliver Steffensen has been fret board artist on miscellaneous albums by and toured with Mike Tramp.
Line Up:
Yenz 'Cheyenne' Leonhardt - vocals , guitar , percussion - See also: ex-Brats Geisha
Oliver Steffensen - guitar - See also: ex-White Lion
Hal Patino - bass - See also: ex-Geisha, ex-King Diamond
Tony Nemisto - drums - See also: ex-Geisha, ex-Europe
+ guest:
Swen Rune Jensen - Lead Guitar
Tommy Hansen - Organ [Additional Hammond], Percussion, Backing Vocals, Effects [Dimensional FX]
Production:
Recorded At – Jailhouse Studio, Denmark
Mixed At – Jailhouse Studio, Denmark
Mastered At – Steeple Chase
Manufactured By – Sonopress – H-0151
Arranged By – =Y=
Music By – Oliver Steffensen (tracks: 2, 6, 9, 11)
Music By, Lyrics By – Yenz Cheyenne (tracks: 2, 6, 9, 11), Yenz Voigt Cheyenne* (tracks: 3 to 5, 7, 8, 10)
Producer – =Y=, Tommy Hansen
Recorded By [Additional Recordings] – Finn Jansen
Recorded By, Mixed By – =Y=, Tommy Hansen
Tracklist:
01. Sewer Textures
02. Rawchild
03. (She's a) Vertigo
04. Eagle (Be My Friend)
05. Rebel Resurrxion
06. (Live Like a) Landslide
07. Livin' With the Gods
08. Bite the Bullet
09. The Cat
10. Shemale
11. Soul Home
Download links for all albums only on our blog here: http://goodmetalandhar.do.am/