Ghandi
| Ghandi | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Willebadessen , Germany |
| Genre (s) | Heavy metal |
| founding | 1986 |
| resolution | 1990 |
| Last occupation | |
| Jones (since 1990) | |
| Arnie Ghandi (Arnold Sprenger) | |
guitar |
Peter (since 1990) |
| Guido Berendes | |
| Gonzo (since 1990) | |
| former members | |
singing |
Tino Timm (until 1990) |
Guitar, keyboard |
GR Klik (Gerd Klik, until 1990) |
Drums |
Wolf Degering (until 1990) |
Ghandi was a German heavy metal band from Willebadessen .
history
The band was founded in 1986 by the guitarists Arnie Ghandi (civil: Arnold Sprenger) and GR Klik (civil: Gerd Klik). Both previously played in the band Vicious Circle , which released an EP on Noise Records in 1984 . The first line-up was completed by the singer Tino Timm, the bassist Guido Berendes and the drummer Wolf Degering. The band was signed by the record label Metal Giant and recorded their debut album in the same year at Eastwood Music Studios in Bielefeld over a period of eleven months. Destruction Forever? was only published in 1988 and received extremely negative reviews from the specialist press. Stefan Kerzel from the German magazine Metal Hammer wrote of a “more than embarrassing” result and awarded two out of seven points.
The song Entertainment of War appeared in the same year on the compilation Teutonic Invasion Part Two . Ghandi played various tours in support of bands such as Uriah Heep , Manfred Mann's Earth Band and Golden Earring . A year later Tino Timm, GR Klik and Wolf Degering left the band and were replaced by singer Jones, bassist Peter and drummer Gonzo. The single Baby, It's You was followed in 1990 by the second and final studio album Grateful Message , which was also recorded in the Eastwood Music Studios in Bielefeld. Martin Groß from Metal Hammer magazine attested to the band that the musical quality was "significantly improved" compared to the debut album and awarded four out of seven points. Holger Stratmann from the German magazine Rock Hard wrote that the music "sounds a bit conservative" and that it "can never withstand international comparisons". According to Arnie Ghandi, the album was in the top 10 of the Japanese album charts, ahead of bands like Deep Purple and Iron Maiden . A short time later the band broke up.
Discography
- 1988: Destruction Forever? ( Album , Metal Giant )
- 1989: Baby, It's You ( Single , Metal Giant)
- 1990: Grateful Message (Album, Metal Giant)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stefan Kerzel: Ghandi - Destruction Forever? . In: Metal Hammer , page 62
- ↑ a b Roland Maoro: Always nice to get the ball. Neue Westfälische , accessed on November 29, 2019 .
- ^ Martin Gross: Ghandi - Grateful Message . In: Metal Hammer, Nov. 1990, p. 65
- ^ Holger Stratmann: Ghandi - Grateful Message. Rock Hard , accessed November 29, 2019 .