Blackstar were a British

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band, formed as a retooling of the band

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in 1995 without

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along with former

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guitarist Mark Griffiths. The band name comes from a Carcass song off the '' Swansong'' 1996 album. Blackstar released only a single album. After a while, the band was forced to change its name to Blackstar Rising. The band dissolved because drummer

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suffered from a

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Members

* Jeff Walker - bass, vocals *Carlos Regadas - lead guitar *

- drums *Mark Griffiths - rhythm guitar

Discography

''Promo 96''

# Revolution of the Heart # New Song # Rock 'n' Roll Circus # Don't Want to Talk Anymore # Better the Devil # Waste of Space # Instrumental

'' Barbed Wire Soul'' (1997 Peaceville Records)

Japanese versions has 5 demo tracks and 3 cover versions as bonus tracks # Game Over 4:02 # Smile 3:37 # Sound of Silence 3:44 # Rock 'n' Roll Circus 4:14 # New Song 3:54 # Give Up the Ghost 3:07 # Revolution of the Heart 4:02 # Waste of Space 3:50 # Deep Wound 3:09 # Better the Devil 4:40 # Instrumental 5:00 (The end of the song Instrumental is a quote from the movie ''

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