Blessed Curse
| Blessed Curse | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Colfax , California , United States |
| Genre (s) | Thrash metal |
| founding | 2001 as Atrosity |
| Current occupation | |
| Patrick Hamby | |
| Derek Bean | |
| Tyler Satterlee | |
| former members | |
Electric guitar |
Clark Webb |
Drums |
Gio Loyola |
Blessed Curse is an American thrash metal band from Colfax , California , which was founded in 2001 under the name Atrosity , then renamed itself to Devastator and finally called itself Blessed Curse.
history
The band was formed in the fall of 2001 by singer and guitarist Tyler Satterlee and drummer Derek Bean. The two school friends started to cover songs by bands like Slayer , Metallica , Megadeth , Iron Maiden , Motörhead , Judas Priest and Black Sabbath , calling themselves Atrosity. In 2002 bassist Patrick Hamby joined the band. The group continued to cover songs and made their first local appearances. In early 2005 the band released their first EP, Fuck Everything . In the same year the band also played as opening act for Kreator and Overkill . In 2006 the band had to rename itself to Devastator, as there was already a German band of the same name . Under their new name, the band took the EP Crush and Kill , which was released on Friday October 13th. The EP was recorded live within two days.
In 2007, he performed in California with Merciless Death , Hatchet , Warbringer , Fueled by Fire , Ghoul , Dekapitator and Avenger of Blood . The band also did tours with Kreator , Sodom , 3 Inches of Blood , Napalm Death , Overkill, Hirax and Dragonlord . In autumn 2007 the band went to the studio in Petaluma to record the next EP Slaughtered Like Pigs ... with the support of Slave Productions . After the recordings followed a tour with Hatchet. In 2008 further tours followed with MOD , Heathen and Agent Steel . In addition, the band reached a contract with Salem Rose Music . In 2009 the band recorded another EP with Burn the Beast , which was recorded, mixed and mastered by Juan Urteaga ( Testament , Machine Head , Sadus ) at Trident Studios . The release was followed by a tour of the US, which included appearances in 40 cities, together with the band Rattlehead.
After the tour, the band took a break, with only a few appearances in 2010. The band then called themselves Blessed Curse, because it was a blessing and a curse at the same time to play in a band. In 2011 the band returned to Trident Studios with producer Juan Urteaga to record their self-titled debut album. The band also signed a contract with Cyclone Empire . After the album was completed, there followed appearances with Death Angel , Destruction , Warbringer, Dirty Rotten Imbeciles , EvilDead , Hatchet, Bonded by Blood , Exmortus , Sacrificial Slaughter and Witchaven , as well as a summer tour in 2012. with plans to do a full US tour again this summer, 2012.
style
The band plays classic thrash metal. Devastator's style has been compared to Kreator , Razor , Artillery , Heathen , Morbid Saint, and Blood Feast . The release under the name Blessed Curse has also been compared to Kreator's early works, as well as to the Thrash Metal of the San Francisco Bay Area and Venom .
Discography
- as atrosity
- Fuck Everything (EP, 2005, self-published)
- as a devastator
- Crush and Kill (EP, 2006, self-published)
- Slaughtered Like Pigs ... (EP, 2007, self-published)
- Burn the Beast (EP, 2009, Salem Rose Music )
- as Blessed Curse
- Blessed Curse (album, 2012, Cyclone Empire )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Blessed Curse , accessed February 16, 2013.
- ↑ Info , accessed on February 16, 2013.
- ↑ a b c d Matt Coe: DEVASTATOR - Burn The Beast ( Memento of the original from November 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 17, 2013.
- ↑ a b c Luxi Lahtinen: DEVASTATOR . Burn The Beast , accessed February 17, 2013.
- ↑ Devastator - Burn The Beast ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 17, 2013.
- ↑ reini: Blessed Curse - Blessed Curse (CD) , accessed on February 17, 2013.
- ↑ a b c Markus Frey: Blessed Curse - Blessed Curse ( Memento of the original from February 1, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 17, 2013.
- ↑ a b Ralf: AS Reviews ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 17, 2013.
