Realm is an American

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 thrash

Thrash metal

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/progressive metal

Progressive metal

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 band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Wisconsin

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 that formed in 1985.

History

Realm formed in 1985 in Milwaukee. They released two underground demo tapes at first; Perceptive Incentive in 1985 and the landmark Final Solution in 1986. In 1988, the band signed to the up-and-coming Roadrunner Records

Roadrunner Records

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 label and released their debut album, Endless War

Endless War

Endless War is the first full-length album recorded by the Thrash metal/Progressive metal band Realm. It was released in 1988 and re-released in CD and digipack form by Metal Mind Productions on January 16,2007 in US, and in late 2006 in Europe...

, later that year. The album featured a classic cover version

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 of The Beatles

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' song "Eleanor Rigby

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" that they converted into speed metal

Speed metal

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 form.

In 1990, Realm released their much anticipated second album, Suiciety. It contained a more unique progressive sound than the band's earlier releases.

After fulfilling their 2-album deal with Roadrunner, the band searched for a new label. They recorded another album's worth of material, but it remains unreleased to this day. In 1992, Realm disbanded.

Endless War and Suiciety were digitally remastered and re-released worldwide under the Metal Mind Productions

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 label in 2006 and in 2007 in the United States.

Studio albums

• Endless War
  Endless War
  Endless War is the first full-length album recorded by the Thrash metal/Progressive metal band Realm. It was released in 1988 and re-released in CD and digipack form by Metal Mind Productions on January 16,2007 in US, and in late 2006 in Europe...
  
  (1988)
• Suiciety
  Suiciety
  Suiciety is the second full-length album recorded by the Thrash metal/Progressive metal band Realm. It was released in 1990 and re-released in CD and digipack form by Metal Mind Productions in 2007 in US, and in late 2006 in Europe...
  
  (1990)
• Unreleased third studio album (1991)

Last known line-up

• Mark Antoni − vocals
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• Paul Laganowski − guitar
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• Takis Kinis − guitar
• Steve Post − bass
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• Mike Olson − drums
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External links

• Official website
• http://www.myspace.com/realmendlesswarOfficial MySpace
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