Mystic Force
| Mystic Force | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Baltimore , Maryland , United States |
| Genre (s) | Progressive metal , power metal |
| founding | 1983 |
| Current occupation | |
| Keith Menser | |
Electric guitar |
Rich Davis |
| William Wren | |
singing |
Rick Mythiasin |
Drums |
Allen Brunelle |
| former members | |
Drums |
Doug Guckert († 1999) |
Drums |
Chris Lembach |
Drums |
Jim Otte |
Drums |
Mike Shaw |
Electric guitar |
Mike "Pic'Kil" Evans |
Electric guitar |
Rick Marty |
Electric guitar |
Marc Rouchard |
Electric guitar |
Steve Shaffer |
Electric guitar |
Steve Wallace |
singing |
Mike "Metal Monster" Banaszkiwicz |
singing |
Bobby Hicks († March 5, 2013) |
Vocals, drums |
Scott Menser |
Mystic Force is an American power and progressive metal band from Baltimore , Maryland that was formed in 1983.
history
After the band was founded in 1983, the first self-titled demo followed in 1987. The next demo followed with With Rank Comes Rule in 1988, which Blind Vision joined in 1989 . Then the band reached a contract with CMFT Records , which in 1989 released the EP Take Command . However, just a few weeks after its release, CMFT Records went bankrupt. The EP was also released in the US on Killer Pro-Duction .
In 1990 the album Shipwrecked With the Wicked was released on Siegen Records . In the same year, a compilation via CMFT Productions was released with Take Command - The Demo Years . In 1993 the album Eternal Quest followed on the German label Rising Sun Records . After the album A Step Beyond was released in 1995 , a European tour with Metal Church and Vicious Rumors should follow. However, Rising Sun Records went bankrupt before that, so the tour was no longer possible. The album Man Vs. Machine could not be addressed. After all, there was time to get used to William Wren from Florida, who joined the longtime singer Bobby Hicks in September 1995. In 1999 the band recorded a cover version of Mercyful Fate's song Curse of the Pharaos , which can be heard on the Mercyful Fate tribute album The Unholy Sounds of the Demon Bells - A Tribute to Mercyful Fate . After the release of a demo, the album Man Vs. Machine .
style
The band plays progressive power metal, reminiscent of bands like Queensrÿche , Heir Apparent , Fates Warning , but also early Iron Maiden .
Discography
- 1987: Mystic Force (demo, self-published)
- 1988: Blind Vision (demo, self-release)
- 1989: Take Command (EP, CMFT Productions )
- 1989: Shipwrecked with the Wicked (demo, self-release)
- 1989: Shipwrecked with the Wicked (Single, Killer Pro-Duction )
- 1990: Shipwrecked with the Wicked (album, Siegen Records )
- 1990: Take Command - The Demo Years (compilation, CMFT Productions)
- 1991: Stagestruck… Live (demo, self- publication )
- 1992: Another World (single, Rising Sun Records )
- 1993: Eternal Quest (Album, Rising Sun Records)
- 1995: A Step Beyond (album, Rising Sun Records)
- 2000: Curse of the Pharaos on The Unholy Sounds of the Demon Bells - A Tribute to Mercyful Fate (Dwell Records)
- 2000: Steps to a New Machine (EP, Metal Invader Records )
- 2001: Man Vs. Machine (album, Siegen Records)
Web links
- Mystic Force at Myspace
- Mystic Force at Allmusic (English)
- Mystic Force at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Eduardo Rivadavia: Mystic Force , accessed January 14, 2013.
- ^ Mystic Force Take Command - The Demo Years , accessed January 14, 2013.
- ↑ Mystic Force . In: Rock Hard . No. 102 , November 1995, News, pp. 8 .
- ↑ Biography , accessed January 14, 2013.
- ↑ MYSTIC FORCE , accessed January 14, 2013.