Vocal harmonies in the chorus are haunting and fantastic!

\,,/_Ò.ó_\,,/!!!!! Can't wait to hear the whole album! Aquiles botando pra fuder! hehehe!

Master! Master! Am I the only one who thinks this when I hear this part? Good stuff, though!

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

Hailing from the four corners of the world, BLACKWELDER is a brand new metal experience featuring some of the top names in power prog metal today. 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 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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Blackwelder - The Night Of New Moon

Alongside his involvement in the commercially very successful progressive art rock band Van Der Graaf Generator, Briton Peter Hammill began an extremely productive solo career that continues to this day, partly with the support of various VdGG musicians.

Hammill enjoyed experimenting with different styles and forms of musical expression that went far beyond the genre of rock music. After years of touring with his K-Group since the early 1980s, Hammill went on an extensive solo tour in 1985, covering 24 cities across Europe, with the motto: "The Naked Songs". Hammill alone on stage, with his instruments and his songs, he and the audience. Peter remembers: "I was, indeed, trying to strip things right down to their essence, to show and react with the material in its simplest state. The performances were, in a way, turning more into themselves rather than blasting out with bombast."

Now the historic recordings from Radio Bremen, lovingly restored and mastered, are available on CD with great liner notes by the artist in the booklet.

Been Alone So Long - live at Schauburg, Bremen, March 8, 1985

Still Life - live at Schauburg, Bremen, March 8, 1985

The Lie - live at Schauburg, Bremen, March 8, 1985

Mr. X - live at Schauburg, Bremen, March 8, 1985

The Future Now - live at Schauburg, Bremen, March 8, 1985

released April 19, 2024
music & Lyrics written by Marcus Adam & Marcell Birreck
Marcell Birreck: vocals & backings
Marcus Adam: electric & acoustic guitar, piano, mellotron, synth, beat programming
Julian Rademacher: bass
Sebastian Nase: drums
produced, recorded & mixed by M. Adam
drum recording: Tim Kühnert @ lustprinzip studio cologne
bass recording: Julian Rademacher
final mix & mastering: Hannes Jaeckl
artwork by gilleslambach@gmail.com
© 2024 by MEANWHILE PROJECT LTD

Overbalanced (NEW Single)

released May 10, 2024
music & Lyrics written by Marcus Adam & Marcell Birreck
Marcell Birreck: vocals & backings
Marcus Adam: electric & acoustic guitar, slide guitar, piano, mellotron, synth, additional backing vocals
Julian Rademacher: bass
Sebastian Nase: drums
Christoph Gantefort: trumpet
produced, recorded & mixed by M. Adam
drum recording: Tim Kühnert @ lustprinzip studio cologne
bass recording: Julian Rademacher
final mix & mastering: Hannes Jaeckl
artwork by gilleslambach@gmail.com
© 2024 by MEANWHILE PROJECT LTD

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