At Vance

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At Vance
General information
Genre (s) Power metal
founding 1998
Website http://at-vance.olaflenk.com/
Founding members
Oliver Hartmann (until 2003)
Olaf Lenk
Current occupation
singing
 Rick Altzi (since 2007)
guitar
 Olaf Lenk
Chris Hill (since 2011)
Kevin Kott (since 2012)
former members
bass
 Jochen Schnur (1999–2002)
Uli Müller (1999-2002)
singing
 Oliver Hartmann (1998-2003)
Drums
 Jürgen 'Spoony' Lucas (1999-2004)
bass
 Sascha Feldmann (2003-2004)
guitar
 Rainald König (1999-2004)
singing
 Mats Levén (2003-2005)
Drums
 Mark Cross (2005-2005)
bass
 John 'ABC' Smith (2004-2005)
bass
 Manuel Walther (2007-2009)
bass
 ´Wolfman´Black (2009-2011)
Drums
 Alex Landenburg (2007-2010)

At Vance is a German power metal band that has existed since 1998 .

history

The band was founded in 1998 by singer Oliver Hartmann ( ex -Centers / Avantasia ) and guitarist Olaf Lenk ( ex - Velvet Viper , then Olaf Jung). In 1998 she got a contract with Shark Records.

Together with Rainald König (guitar), Uli Müller (keyboard), Jochen Schnur (bass) and Jürgen Lucas (drums), the debut album No Escape was recorded and released in 1999 . In addition to the self-composed songs, the first work also features an interpretation of Vivaldi's summer and a cover of the ABBA song Money, Money, Money .

In 2000, the band continued this line with the second album Heart of Steel . With SOS it contains another ABBA hit, as well as a classic piece by Chopin (Etude No. 4). The album was a surprise hit, especially in Japan, and encouraged At Vance to release the follow-up Dragonchaser in 2001 .

In the following year the band changed labels and is now under contract with AFM Records , but lost two of their musicians, Uli Müller and Jochen Schnur. Shortly afterwards, the fourth album, Only Human , was released, with which the band, together with Rhapsody and Angel Dust , went on a European tour. After the tour, Oliver Hartmann switched to the Italian band Empty Tremor , his place was taken by Mats Levén (ex- Yngwie Malmsteen ).

In 2003 At Vance recorded the most successful album to date, The Evil in You . This was followed by a tour with the US band Kamelot .

In 2004 Rainald König and Sascha Feldmann left the band. Feldmann was replaced by John 'ABC' Smith (Ex-Scanner / Gallows Pole). Marc Cross (ex- Helloween ) was hired for the drums.

After the 2005 tour with Brainstorm and Mercenary , differences of opinion arose, which led to Olaf Lenk separating from the rest of the band. Despite all the quarrels, the new album Chained makes it into the Scandinavian charts.

The seventh album VII was released in June 2007 . Rick Altzi (Treasure Land) was hired as the new singer. In August, Olaf Lenk introduced two new band members. From now on Manuel Walther (Purple Haze) on bass and Alex Landenburg ( Annihilator , Philosophobia) on drums join the band.

In May 2009 the band announced on their MySpace page that Manuel Walther has left the band and 'Wolfman' Black, previously with the German band Justice , is the band's new bass player.

Discography

Studio albums

  • 1999 No Escape
  • 2000 Heart of Steel
  • 2001 Dragonchaser
  • 2002 Only Human
  • 2003 The Evil In You
  • 2005 Chained (Sweden place 60/1 week)
  • 2007 VII
  • 2009 Ride The Sky
  • 2012 Facing your Enemy

Compilations

  • 2001 Early Works Centers
  • 2004 The Best Of
  • 2010 decade

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