BLACKWELDER,
the brand new metal experience featuring some of the top names in power prog
metal today, streaming the brand new song ‘The Night Of New
Moon‘. The band is currently recording and mixing its
as-yet-untitled album for a late 2014 release
via GoldenCore/ZYX Music. The CD will be mixed
by Matt
Smith (THEOCRACY). The song can be
streamed below.
BLACKWELDER are:
Ralf
Scheepers – Vocals (Primal Fear, ex-Gamma
Ray)
Andrew Szucs – Guitar (Seven Seraphim)
Bjorn Englen – Bass (Dio Disciples, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen)
Aquiles Priester – Drums (Hangar, ex-Angra)
Andrew Szucs – Guitar (Seven Seraphim)
Bjorn Englen – Bass (Dio Disciples, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen)
Aquiles Priester – Drums (Hangar, ex-Angra)
One
of the best singers in all of metal, Ralf
Scheepers (PRIMAL FEAR, ex-GAMMA RAY)
fronts this extraordinary outfit at the top of his game, alongside guitar
virtuoso Andrew Szus (SEVEN
SERAPHIM). Bjorn Englen (DIO
DISCIPLES, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) and Aquiles
Priester (HANGAR, ex-ANGRA) round out
this unstoppable team of what quite possibly could be one of the greatest
lineups metal has ever seen.
BLACKWELDER is:
Ralf
Scheepers (PRIMAL FEAR, ex-GAMMA RAY) – Vocals
Andrew Szucs (SEVEN SERAPHIM) – Guitar
Bjorn Englen (DIO DISCIPLES, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) – Bass
Aquiles Priester (HANGAR, ex-ANGRA) – Drums
Andrew Szucs (SEVEN SERAPHIM) – Guitar
Bjorn Englen (DIO DISCIPLES, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) – Bass
Aquiles Priester (HANGAR, ex-ANGRA) – Drums
BLACKWELDER began
as the long-awaited follow up to SEVEN
SERAPHIM‘s “Believe in Angels”. Bit by bit, as the
songs materialized, it became evident to mainman Andrew
Szucs that this music should carry the banner of a new musical entity,
emerging from a richer, darker source thus, BLACKWELDER was
born.
Andrew began
this musical journey alone, however, once he completed the framework for all of
the songs, the band members began to fall into place like pieces of a
puzzle.
Bjorn
Englen was the first to climb aboard, expertly adding his bass lines to
the songs. Bjorn would later go on tour with Tony
MacAlpine alongside drummer Aquiles Priester, after
which, it seemed only natural to keep this rhythm section in tact
for BLACKWELDER.
Once Andrew‘s
guitars were recorded, it became evident that a true powerhouse vocalist was
needed to carry these songs to completion. Not just any voice would
do. BLACKWELDER would need the stratospheric vocal stylings
characterized by the rich tradition of European heavy metal, and who better to
do that than the voice of PRIMAL FEAR: Ralf
Scheepers. Like a dragon with its fire, Ralf‘s voice
and lyrical themes are a natural fit to the songs
of BLACKWELDER; blending and contrasting with
the Marshall-based guitar tones in perfect harmony.
Topping
off this powerful lineup is the unparalleled drumming of Aquiles
Priester. Andrew and Aquiles agreed
to finish the songs with Aquiles‘ unique pyrotechnic display of
progressive metal drumming techniques and what a display it is.
BLACKWELDER is
a winning formula of raw musical virtuosity that holds the listener’s ears right
from the start. This act is surely not one to be missed and cannot be
denied!
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