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Benedictum
Benedictum is an American heavy metal band formed in 2005 in San Diego, California that now resides in Phoenix, Arizona. Their current lineup consists of vocalist Veronica Freeman, guitarist Pete Wells, bassist Aric Avina, and drummer Rikard Stjernquist. Since their formation the band released four studio albums, debuting with '' Uncreation'' in 2006, followed by '' Seasons of Tragedy'' in 2008, both through Spain-based label Locomotive Music, before signing with Italian label Frontiers Records for their third album, ''Dominion'', issued in 2011. Their fourth and most recent album, ''Obey'', was released on Frontiers Records in 2013. History Band formation Benedictum was formed originally as Bound by vocalist Veronica Freeman and guitarist Pete Wells in San Diego, California in 2005. The two founding members had been in the band known as Malady for over ten years. Freeman and Wells recruited drummer Blackie Sanchez and keyboardist Chris Morgan, whom Freeman had played with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veronica Freeman
Veronica Freeman (born December 17, 1977), also known by her stage name "The V", is an American singer and the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Benedictum. Her most recent album with Benedictum is ''Obey'', released through Frontiers Records in 2013. In 2015, she released her first solo album, ''Now or Never'', which includes two songs written and produced by Stryper frontman, Michael Sweet. Biography When she was introduced to metal she felt in love with the power and the energy of it and was encouraged to try singing by her longtime friend Craig Goldy. Freeman and Pete Wells became close friends and she has said that there is something about his playing that inspires her to this day. They started writing together and were in a few bands together, including Medusa and the Malady. They felt that after playing quite a few local shows in San Diego that it was time to move forward and see what they could do musically on a new level and that is when they embarked on the proj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uncreation
''Uncreation'' is the debut album by the American heavy metal band Benedictum, released through Locomotive Records on March 14, 2006. The album was originally due to be released in late 2005, but was delayed to 2006 to allow for some creative tweaking. Track listing #"Uncreation" – 5:32 #"Benedictum" – 3:46 #"#4" – 3:55 #"Misogyny" – 5:13 #"Ashes to Ashes" – 3:50 #"Wicca" – 4:05 #" Heaven and Hell" – 7:47 (Black Sabbath cover) #"Them" – 4:02 #"Two Steps to the Sun" – 3:22 #"Valkyrie Rising" – 8:43 #"The Mob Rules" – 3:14 (Black Sabbath cover) Personnel *Veronica Freeman – vocals *Pete Wells – guitars *Jesse Wright – bass *Chris Morgan – keyboards *Blackie Sanchez – drums Guest musicians *Craig Goldy - lead guitar on "Valkyrie Rising" *Jimmy Bain - bass on "The Mob Rules" *Jeff Pilson Jeffrey Steven Pilson (born January 19, 1959) is an American musician best known for being the bass player in the glam metal band Dokken and currently class ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seasons Of Tragedy
''Seasons of Tragedy'' is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Benedictum, released through Locomotive Records in 2008. Track listing *All songs written by Veronica Freeman, Pete Wells, Jesse Wright & Paul Courtois, except where noted. #"Dawn of Seasons" (Instrumental) – 1:26 #"Shell Shock" – 4:25 #"Burn It Out" – 3:32 #"Bare Bones" – 5:11 #"Within the Solace" – 4:21 #"Beast in the Field" – 6:37 #"Legacy" – 5:35 #"Nobodies Victim" – 4:44 #"Balls to the Wall" (Accept cover; written by Udo Dirkschneider, Wolf Hoffmann, Hermann Frank, Peter Baltes & Stefan Kaufmann) – 5:44 #"Steel Rain" – 5:46 #"Seasons of Tragedy" – 11:37 #"Catch the Rainbow" (Rainbow cover and bonus track; written by Ronnie James Dio & Ritchie Blackmore) - 6:34 Personnel Benedictum *Veronica Freeman – vocals *Pete Wells – rhythm & lead guitar *Jesse Wright – bass *Paul Courtois – drums, percussion Additional musicians * George Lynch, Craig Goldy Thomas "Cra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Pilson
Jeffrey Steven Pilson (born January 19, 1959) is an American musician best known for being the bass player in the glam metal band Dokken and currently classic rock band Foreigner. He has also had an extended stint with Dio in the 1990s. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays guitar, cello, keyboards, piano and mellotron. Pilson played fictional heavy metal bassist Jörgen in the 2001 film '' Rock Star'', and voiced Johnny Cage in the 2011 video game ''Mortal Kombat''. Biography Pilson was born in Lake Forest, Illinois, and spent part of his youth in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, before moving to Longview, Washington, where he graduated from R.A. Long High School in 1976. He attended the University of Washington to study music after he had started playing bass at age 13 but left without a degree in order to pursue a career in music. One of his early bands was an Emerson, Lake & Palmer type progressive trio called Christmas. He moved to San Francisco in 1978 where he met up and beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominion (Benedictum Album)
''Dominion'' is the third studio album by the American heavy metal band Benedictum, released through Frontiers Records in 2011. Track listing #"Dominion" 4:18 #"At the Gates" 3:59 #"Seer" 4:34 #"Grind It" 2:44 #"Prodigal Son" 4:55 #"The Shadowlands" 4:56 #"Beautiful Pain" 1:29 #"Dark Heart" 4:00 #"Bang" 4:30 #"Loud Silence" 5:07 #"Epsilon" 8:54 #"Sanctuary (Bonus Track)" 5:07 #" Overture/Temples of Syrinx (Bonus Track)" 8:21 Personnel *Veronica Freeman – vocals *Pete Wells – guitar *Chris Shrum – bass *Tony Diaz – keyboards *Mikey Pannone – drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Dominion 2011 albums Benedictum albums Frontiers Records albums Albums produced by Ryan Greene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frontiers Records
Frontiers Music – formerly Frontiers Records – is an Italian record label, predominantly producing hard rock. It was founded in 1996 by Serafino Perugino and is based in Naples. History In 1996, Serafino Perugino started working in the music industry as an Italian distributor for numerous artists in the field of classic rock and earned an excellent reputation in the field. In 1998, that reputation gave him the credentials to start Frontiers Records. The first release of the new label was the double live album ''Never Say Goodbye'' by the British hard rock group Ten. In addition to the commitment of Frontiers Records to manage new artists in the genre the label has become a premier label in the classic rock nostalgia circuit with a roster that includes several well known classic rock bands and artists, such as Little River Band, Jeff Lynne, Winger, Styx, Toto, Yes, Joe Lynn Turner, Journey, Thunder, Survivor, Glenn Hughes, House of Lords, Crush 40, Hardline, Jeff Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Locomotive Music
Locomotive Music or Locomotive Records is an independent record label based in Spain. The label's music catalogue was acquired by One Media iP on 25 February 2019. Selected artists * Adagio * Alogia * Anubis Gate * Astral Doors * Barón Rojo * Before the Dawn * Benedictum * Blood Stain Child * Crystallion * The Diamond Dogs * Doro * Elegy * Eminence * Figure Of Six * Grave Digger * Grenouer * Hamlet * José Andrëa * Lanfear * Los Suaves * Maeder * Mägo de Oz * Medication * Prong * Randy Piper's Animal * Sex Museum * Spider Rockets * Stormlord * Stepa * Stryper * Tierra Santa * Wuthering Heights See also * List of record labels File:Alvinoreyguitarboogie.jpg File:AmMusicBunk78.jpg File:Bingola1011b.jpg Lists of record labels cover record labels, brands or trademarks associated with marketing of music recordings and music videos. The lists are organized alphabetically, b ... References External links Official Website {{Authority control Spanish independent rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doro (musician)
Dorothee Pesch (born 3 June 1964), known professionally as Doro Pesch or simply Doro, is a German heavy metal singer and the former frontwoman of heavy metal band Warlock. Dubbed the " Metal Queen", Doro's contributions to music and culture made her a global figure in metal culture for over three decades. The name Doro has also been associated with the touring band accompanying the singer, whose members have continuously changed in more than 20 years of uninterrupted activity, the most stable presences being those of bassist Nick Douglas and drummer Johnny Dee. Doro started her career in garage bands in native Düsseldorf underground scene and achieved media visibility and some commercial success with Warlock in the 1980s. Warlock were starting to have an opening in the US market, when they went through many line-up changes and Pesch was left the only original member of the band. She started a solo career under the name Doro, in order to avoid legal battles between her record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Locomotive Records
Locomotive Music or Locomotive Records is an independent record label based in Spain. The label's music catalogue was acquired by One Media iP on 25 February 2019. Selected artists * Adagio * Alogia * Anubis Gate * Astral Doors * Barón Rojo * Before the Dawn * Benedictum * Blood Stain Child * Crystallion * The Diamond Dogs * Doro * Elegy * Eminence * Figure Of Six * Grave Digger * Grenouer * Hamlet * José Andrëa * Lanfear * Los Suaves * Maeder * Mägo de Oz * Medication * Prong * Randy Piper's Animal * Sex Museum * Spider Rockets * Stormlord * Stepa * Stryper * Tierra Santa * Wuthering Heights See also * List of record labels File:Alvinoreyguitarboogie.jpg File:AmMusicBunk78.jpg File:Bingola1011b.jpg Lists of record labels cover record labels, brands or trademarks associated with marketing of music recordings and music videos. The lists are organized alphabetically, b ... References External links Official Website {{Authority control Spanish independent re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Lynch (musician)
George Lynch (born September 28, 1954) is an American guitarist, best known for his work with the hard rock band Dokken and his post-Dokken solo band Lynch Mob. He is considered to be one of the most famous and influential 1980s metal guitarists and is known for his unique playing style and sound. He is ranked No. 47 on "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" by ''Guitar World'' magazine and No. 10 on "Top 10 Metal Guitarists of All Time" by Gibson. Early life Lynch was born in Spokane, Washington and made the small town of Auburn, California his home base between 1971 and 1975. Career 1970s Twice Lynch auditioned for the position of Ozzy Osbourne's lead guitarist — once in 1979, losing to Randy Rhoads. Lynch said "I won the consolation prize. Randy got to tour with Ozzy...and I got to teach at his mom's school."— He Auditioned again in 1982 to replace Brad Gillis. According to Lynch, he was hired for three days before Osbourne changed his mind and decided to go with Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city has 3.26 million inhabitants. Its continuously built-up urban area (whose outer suburbs extend well beyond the boundaries of the administrative metropolitan city and even stretch into the nearby country of Switzerland) is the fourth largest in the EU with 5.27 million inhabitants. According to national sources, the population within the wider Milan metropolitan area (also known as Greater Milan), is estimated between 8.2 million and 12.5 million making it by far the largest metropolitan area in Italy and one of the largest in the EU.* * * * Milan is considered a leading alpha global city, with strengths in the fields of art, chemicals, commerce, design, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Henriksen
Tommy Henriksen (born February 21, 1964) is an American musician from Port Jefferson, New York, best known for his work as a guitarist, bassist and songwriter with Alice Cooper, Hollywood Vampires and German metal band Warlock. He has also fronted punk rockers P.O.L. and released several albums as a solo artist. In addition, Henriksen is a songwriter, arranger, producer and mixer who has worked with artists such as Lady Gaga, Meat Loaf, Lou Reed, Halestorm, Kesha, and Daughtry. Henriksen is currently based out of Zurich, Switzerland where he lives with his family. Biography Henriksen got his start on the New York scene with the band Ruffkut which also featured his brother Gene on drums. After playing mostly covers initially, the group began writing their own material and issued the ''Fight for the Right'' mini-LP in 1984. In 1986, Henriksen joined German metal band Warlock and was featured on their 1987 album ''Triumph and Agony'' which went gold in Germany; the videos for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
