Crystallion is a German heavy/power metal band founded in 2003 by bassist Steve Hall and drummer Martin Herzinger. The first album '' A Dark Enchanted Crystal Night'' came out in 2006 and was well received by fans and media.

History

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. Powerful riffs and hook-lines team up with finely crafted songwriting and melodies, but their most significant mark is singer Thomas Strübler's multi-octave voice which sets the band apart from their peers. The first album '' A Dark Enchanted Crystal Night'' came out in 2006 and was well received by fans and media. Germany's

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gave 8/10 points and quoted: "From songs to production to the cover everything fits here. A very well done debut for a young and promising band!". In May 2008, their second album ''

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'' — recorded at Helion Media Studios in Munich — was released on Dockyard 1 and the reception by fans and media was enthusiastic again. After a small release tour for the album in June 2008 and a number of gigs throughout Germany (and neighbouring Austria), guitarist Flo decided to leave the band by the end of what was to become the most successful year of the band's career until then. Since then, the band has played with one guitar only, leaving more room for the creativity of keyboardist Manuel Schallinger and guitarist Patrick Juhasz. On their third album, ''

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,'' Crystallion refined their style by adding a bit more hard rock-oriented songwriting to their double bass dominated melodic speed metal, complementing the band's original trademarks with a slightly rougher edge. Concept-wise, the album's focus lies on the hundred days of Napoleon Bonaparte's return from his first exile on the island of Elba.Crystallion: 'Hundred Days' Release Moved Forward
/ref> Back in power, he once more tries to conquer large parts of Europe until he is finally beaten in the Battle of Waterloo and sent into exile to the remote island of St. Helena in the Atlantic Ocean. "Hundred Days" was released in November 2009. On 19 March 2012, the band announced on their official page that Manuel Schallinger has left "for professional reasons" and they will continue without keyboards for now. In late 2016, the band announced the new album title on their Facebook page: On 1 May 2019, Crystallion announced on Facebook that Thomas Stübler will leave the band after 15 years for personal reasons. The last concert he sang was at the Rock am Ringerl Festival in Teisendorf on 3 May 2019. As new singer, Kristina Berchtold, was announced. Crystallion released their first album in eight years, ''Heads or Tails'' on February 19, 2021 via Pride & Joy Musi

The album ''Heads Or Tails'' was produced by Crystallion, engineered and mixed by Mario Lochert at SeriousBlackStudios and mastered by Jan Vacik at DreamsoundStudios. The artwork comes from Martin Herzinger at Venusworksmedia.

Members

Current

* Kristina Berchtold –

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

* Sven Sevens –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

* Steve Hall –

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

* Martin Herzinger –

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 ...

Former

* Thomas Strübler – vocals * Manuel Schallinger –

keyboards Keyboard may refer to: Text input * Keyboard, part of a typewriter * Computer keyboard ** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping ** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware Music * Musi ...

* Manfred G. Stief – guitar * Florian Ramsauer – guitar * Patrick Juhász – guitar * Wolfgang Kometer – guitar

Discography

* '' Knights Of The Apocalypse:...Nemesis'' (2005) Demo * '' A Dark Enchanted Crystal Night'' (2006) * ''Hattin'' (2008) * ''Hundred Days'' (2009) * ''Killer'' (2013) * ''

Heads or Tails Coin flipping, coin tossing, or heads or tails is the practice of throwing a coin in the air and checking obverse and reverse, which side is showing when it lands, in order to choose between two alternatives, heads or tails, sometimes used to res ...

'' (2021)

References

External links

Official facebook site

Crystallion official site

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