Blackstar (band)
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Blackstar was a British heavy metal
band, formed as a retooling of the band Carcass
in 1995 without Bill Steer
along with former Cathedral
guitarist Mark Griffiths
.
The band name comes from a Carcass
song off the Swansong
1996 album. Thus far they have released only a single album.
After a while the band was forced to change its name to Blackstar Rising. The band dissolved because Ken Owen
suffered from a brain haemorrhage.
(The end of the song Instrumental is a quote from the movie From Dusk Till Dawn
)
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band, formed as a retooling of the band Carcass
Carcass (band)
Carcass are an extreme metal band from England, who formed in 1985 and disbanded in 1995. A reunion was enacted in 2008 without one of its original members, drummer Ken Owen, due to health reasons....
in 1995 without Bill Steer
Bill Steer
Bill Steer is an English guitar player, and a founder of British Metal band Carcass...
along with former Cathedral
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
guitarist Mark Griffiths
Mark Griffiths
Mark Griffiths is a British musician famous for touring with Neil Innes in his touring ensemble of the fictional Beatles parody The Rutles where he performs Rutles songs and other songs from his career such as his songs from the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. He also plays with Cliff Richard's backing...
.
The band name comes from a Carcass
Carcass (band)
Carcass are an extreme metal band from England, who formed in 1985 and disbanded in 1995. A reunion was enacted in 2008 without one of its original members, drummer Ken Owen, due to health reasons....
song off the Swansong
Swansong
Swansong is the final studio album by the British extreme metal band Carcass. It was released on June 10, 1996 in the UK by Earache Records. It is the only album to feature guitarist Carlo Regadas...
1996 album. Thus far they have released only a single album.
After a while the band was forced to change its name to Blackstar Rising. The band dissolved because Ken Owen
Ken Owen
Ken Owen is an English drummer. He was born in Billinge, and grew up in Gayton, Merseyside. He is best known as one of the founding members of Carcass, for which he also handled some of the vocals. After the band broke up in 1995, he started Blackstar, along with two other Carcass members...
suffered from a brain haemorrhage.
Members
- Jeff WalkerJeffrey WalkerJeffrey Walker is a bass guitarist and vocalist from Windle, St Helens, UK. He is best known for his work with the death metal / grindcore band Carcass for which he is also the main lyricist. Before Carcass, he played in the punk band the Electro Hippies. After the demise of Carcass, he went on to...
- Bass, Vocals - Carlo Regadas - Lead guitar
- Ken OwenKen OwenKen Owen is an English drummer. He was born in Billinge, and grew up in Gayton, Merseyside. He is best known as one of the founding members of Carcass, for which he also handled some of the vocals. After the band broke up in 1995, he started Blackstar, along with two other Carcass members...
- Drums - Mark GriffithsMark GriffithsMark Griffiths is a British musician famous for touring with Neil Innes in his touring ensemble of the fictional Beatles parody The Rutles where he performs Rutles songs and other songs from his career such as his songs from the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. He also plays with Cliff Richard's backing...
- Rhythm guitar
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 From Dusk Till Dawn
From Dusk Till Dawn
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)
X (1998 CD VILE77)
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