Hades (band)
| Hades | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | New Jersey , United States |
| Genre (s) | Power metal , thrash metal |
| founding | 1978, 1995 |
| resolution | 1989 |
| Founding members | |
| Paul Smith (until 1985) | |
| Joe Casilli (until 1985) | |
guitar |
Dan Lorenzo |
| Anthony Vitti (until 1985) | |
| Tom Coombs (until 1995) | |
| Current occupation | |
singing |
Alan Tecchio (since 1985) |
guitar |
Ed Fuhrmann (since 1985) |
guitar |
Dan Lorenzo (since 1985) |
bass |
Jimmy Schulman (since 1987) |
Drums |
Ron Lipnicki (since 2001) |
| former members | |
bass |
Scott LePage (1985-1999) |
Drums |
Dave Lescinsky (1999-2000) |
Hades is an American power metal band from New Jersey .
Band history
1978-1989
Hades was founded in 1978 in constantly changing line-ups. It wasn't until 1982 that a permanent line-up was formed around Paul Smith (vocals), Joe Casilli, Dan Lorenzo (both guitar), Anthony Vitti (bass) and Tom Coombs (drums). Several demos and the first self-produced single Deliver Us from Evil were created in this line-up . They also took part in the two compilations Born to Metalize (1984) and Metal Massacre VI (1985), which were still very much based on the original heavy metal of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal .
After various restructuring, only Dan Lorenzo and Tom Coombs remained of the old line-up, the entry of Alan Tecchio marked the real breakthrough for Hades. After another self-produced single called The Cross , the group, which now played speed or power metal, managed to get a record deal with Torrid Records, a sub-label of Combat Records. There, in 1987, the debut album Resisting Success was released , which achieved cult status in the heavy metal scene. The European market was only served by Roadrunner Records six months later .
An EP that should follow afterwards was canceled by the record company. In 1988 the second album followed with the programmatic title If at First You Don't Succeed… . This album is also considered a heavy metal classic today. A European tour eventually led to the dissolution of Hades. A headlining tour that was organized in an amateurish way and hardly attracted any spectators caused conflicts within the band. After Hades returned to the States, they broke up.
Alan Tecchio and Dan Lorenzo then tried their hand at the metal band Non-Fiction , which made three albums between 1990 and 1996. Tecchio also sang the album Control and Resistance for Watchtower . Tom Coombs went on tour with Doro Pesch , among others .
Reunion
In 1991 there was a one-time reunion show in the old line-up, which was also released on CD under the title Live on Location and contained two previously unreleased tracks. After the band members had devoted themselves to their own bands again, there was another reunion in 1995. Only Jim Schulman did not take part and was replaced by the former Mucky Pup bassist Scott LePage. The album Exist to Resist was largely based on old song material from the time 1988/89, which had not been used before. From then on the band stayed together loosely, but rarely played live.
In 1999 the fourth album $ avior $ eleven was released , which had clear Thrash- borrowings. Metal Blade could be won as a record company . Jimmy Schulman returned to the band and a new drummer was hired with Dave Lescinsky. The group performs at the Wacken Open Air 2000. In the same year the album The Downside was released .
For the 2001 album DamNation , Billy Milano was won over by MOD as a background singer, and DD Verni from Overkill was the guest bass player . Ron Lipnicki joined hades as the new drummer. It is the group's last album to date. A new song was recorded for a retrospective in 2002.
Dan Lorenzo hit the headlines when he claimed he used an unreleased vocal part by Bon Scott on his 2004 solo album, Cassius King . In truth, it was merely a sample of the AC / DC - Cover band Overdose.
Discography
Singles
- Deliver Us from Evil (1982)
- The Cross (1985)
Albums
- Resisting Success (1987)
- If at First You Don't Succeed ... (1988)
- Exist to Resist (1995)
- $ avior $ eleven (1999)
- The Downside (2000)
- DamNation (2001)
Compilations and live albums
- Live on Location (1991)
- The Lost Fox Studio Sessions (1998)
- Nothing Succeeds Like Success (2000)
- 1982 - 2001 (2001)
literature
- Mader, Matthias / Jeske, Ottger / Hofmann, Arno et al .: US Metal Vol. 1 , Berlin: IP Verlag 2002, ISBN 3-931624-01-3 , pp. 64-66