Majesty (band)
| Majesty | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Heavy metal , true metal |
| founding | 1999, 2007 (as MetalForce) , 2011 (as Majesty) |
| resolution | 2007 (Majesty) , 2011 (MetalForce) |
| Website | www.majesty-metal.de |
| Founding members | |
| Tarek "MS" Maghary | |
guitar |
Udo Keppner (until 2004) |
| Current occupation | |
Vocals, keyboard |
Tarek "MS" Maghary |
guitar |
Emanuel Knorr (since 2015) |
guitar |
Robin Hadamovsky (since 2013) |
| Arthur Gauglitz (since 2018) | |
| Jan Raddatz (since 2008) | |
| former members | |
Vocals, bass |
Martin Hehn (until 2004) |
Drums |
Ingo "Rockstar" Zadravec |
guitar |
Rolf Munkes (until 2006) |
Drums |
Michael Gräter (until 2006) |
bass |
Marcus Bielenberg (until 2008) |
guitar |
Christian Münzner (2006-2008) |
Keyboard |
Andreas Moll |
guitar |
Josef Echter (2009-2010) |
bass |
Freddy Schartl (2009-2011) |
guitar |
Björn Daigger (until 2008, 2011–2012) |
bass |
Alex Palma (2011-2013) |
bass |
Carsten Kettering (2013-2014) |
guitar |
Tristan Visser (2008-2015) |
bass |
Alex Voss (2014-2017) |
Majesty is a German heavy metal band that was known as MetalForce between 2008 and 2011 . Their music is strongly based on the style of traditional heavy metal bands such as B. Manowar , Iron Maiden , Judas Priest and Accept .
Band history
The band was founded in 1997 by Tarek "MS" ("Metal Son") Maghary and Udo Keppner. In the summer of 1998, Majesty's first appearance took place in Kupprichhausen . They played at various metal festivals until 2000 and released two demo tapes that were well received in the metal scene . An inheritance from Maghary made it possible for Majesty to release the first self-produced, professional studio album Keep It True in 2002 . Many magazine samplers featured tracks like Son Of Metal , Strong As Steel , Keep It True, and Hail To Majesty . In typical true metal fashion, the songs changed from romantic depictions of fantasy and medieval battles to epic odes to metal. On stage, the band appeared all in black leather and riveted bracelets. After successful concerts, etc. a. at the Bang Your Head Festival in 2001 Majesty got a record deal with Massacre Records .
In 2002 the official debut album Sword And Sorcery was released. For the song Heavy Metal , the former Manowar guitarist Ross the Boss recorded a solo. The cover picture was designed by Ken Kelly , who u. a. already worked for Manowar and Kiss .
In the summer of 2003 Tarek Maghary organized his own metal festival with Keep It True in Lauda-Königshofen . In October 2003, the band released the next studio album, Reign In Glory . From this point on, Maghary concentrated exclusively on singing, Rolf Munkes took over the guitar. Shortly afterwards, the Mannheim guitarist Björn Daigger joined the band. As a support act, the Tour Majesty also led through Austria, Czech Republic and Poland. In addition, the second “Keep it True” festival took place in the spring of 2004, and Majesty also appeared on the festival - albeit not as a headliner .
The first live album Metal Law (double CD and DVD) was released in summer 2004.
In April 2006 Majesty separated from their guitarist Munkes for personal reasons. His successor is Christian Münzner .
With the 2006 album Hellforces , the band entered the German album charts for the first time and then went on a European tour with Mystic Prophecy . Udo Dirkschneider (singer with UDO and formerly Accept ) had a guest appearance on this album, who had taken over some vocal parts for the close-up of the piece Metal Law from the live album of the same name.
On 6 and 7 July 2007 Majesty were also the first of Manowar aligned Festival Magic Circle in Bad Arolsen on.
At the beginning of 2008, the drummer Michael Gräter left the band for family reasons; his successor is Jan Raddatz.
Tarek is also responsible for the Dawnrider project , in which a fantasy novel was converted into a concept album so far. Numerous guest musicians from the metal industry were hired for this.
On July 12th, 2008 it was announced during their appearance at the second Magic Circle Festival that the band had renamed themselves from Majesty to MetalForce . Her album of the same name was released in September 2009 under the label Magic Circle Music , which is directed by Manowar founder and bassist Joey DeMaio .
At the beginning of 2010, Josef Echter, who had already helped out at a concert the year before, was announced as another permanent member of the band. For health reasons, however, he left the band again in the same year. In addition, MetalForce, together with HolyHell, accompanied Manowar as special guest on their Death to Infidels World Tour (in Germany and Holland).
In the spring of 2011, MetalForce announced their dissolution, while at the same time reuniting under the original name of Majesty . The reasons given were, among other things, the mostly negative reactions of the fans to the name change. It was also said that many music promoters only wanted the band to appear as Majesty, as they were relatively unknown as MetalForce. As a result, Freddy Schartl left the band and was replaced by Alex Palma, as well as the former guitarist Björn Daigger was hired for live performances.
On September 2, 2011, Massacre Records released a best-of album with the double CD Own The Crown , which contains a selection of songs from the first four Majesty albums on the first CD and various new ones on the second, only on special editions or contains songs available online, as well as new and live recordings and demos.
On October 15, 2012, a recording of the comeback concert was released on DVD under the title Shake The Ground . The sixth studio album Thunder Rider was released on January 4, 2013 via NoiseArt Records . The first tour since the reunification followed with the new album. Together with Grave Digger , Wizard and Gun Barrel Majesty toured on the German Metal Attack Tour in spring 2013 , followed by another tour with Powerwolf in autumn . For this purpose, with Robin Hadamovsky , which in the spring already in live performance took on the rhythm guitar, confirmed as a permanent member. Furthermore, Alex Palma left the band for family reasons and was replaced by Carsten Kettering, who, however, also left the band again in early 2014. Alex Voss has been playing bass since 2014.
Another album called Banners High was released on December 20, 2013. It was again released via NoiseArt Records. During this period, a support tour with Rage followed , in spring 2014 the first headlining tour since the reunification.
The seventh studio album Generation Steel was released on March 20, 2015. The first song from it Hawks Will Fly , for which a video clip was shot, was released on February 28. This was followed by a headlining tour through Germany and parts of Europe. Following this tour, guitarist Tristan Visser announced his departure in order to be able to concentrate on his solo career. His successor is Emanuel Knorr, who helped out as a guest musician at several appearances before he officially joined in July.
On March 3rd, 2017 the most successful Majesty album "Rebels" was released, which reached number 16 in the German album charts.
Discography
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Studio albums
- 2000: Keep It True
- 2002: Sword & Sorcery
- 2003: Reign in Glory
- 2006: Hellforces
- 2009: MetalForce (as MetalForce)
- 2013: Thunder Rider
- 2013: Banners High
- 2015: Generation Steel
- 2017: Rebels
- 2019: Legends
Other
- 1999: Majesty (demo tape)
- 1999: Metal Monarchs (demo tape)
- 2004: Metal Law (live album)
- 2006: Sons of a New Millennium (EP)
- 2011: Own The Crown (Compilation)
- 2012: Shake The Ground (Live DVD)
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- ^ Fränkische Nachrichten: Tread old paths with new power . August 20, 2011. Online at www.fnweb.de. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
- ↑ Majesty in the German charts ( details )
Web links
- Official website
- Majesty on MusicBrainz (English)