Vellocet
| Vellocet | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Berlin , Germany |
| Genre (s) | Thrash Metal , Hardcore Punk , Crossover (initially), Heavy Metal , Power Metal (later) |
| founding | 1985 |
| resolution | 1988 or later |
| Last occupation | |
| Jürgen “Sgt. Highland “Savior | |
| Michael "Michi" Weindl | |
| Thomas "Heschel" Rickert | |
| Jens "Yenn" | |
Electric guitar |
Christian "Archi C Alert" Pfister |
Vellocet was a Berlin metal band that was formed in 1985 and split up around 1988.
history
The band was formed in April 1985 by drummer Jürgen “Sgt. Highland “Savior founded. After a few more members had joined the band, the label Vinyl Boogie became aware of the band, whereupon the single Here Is the Warning was released on the Pogar label . This was followed by various appearances in Germany , the Netherlands and Austria . In addition to Heiland, the group consisted of guitarist Michael "Michi" Weindl, bassist Thomas "Heschel" Rickert and singer Jens "Yenn". In 1986 the band recorded their debut album, Captive of Reality , which was released in 1987 via Snake Records . The second album Welcome to Dimension Four was recorded in the Berlin Vielklang Studios in August 1988 and mixed and mastered in the Berlin Musiclab Studios in October and November . The album was released in the same year via Destiny Records , with Christian "Archi C Alert" Pfister being represented on the sound carrier as the second guitarist. The band then broke up.
style
According to Oliver Klemm from Metal Hammer , the band played a mixture of Thrash Metal and Punk on Captive of Reality , but “not as coarse as Accused or Septic Death , and not as good as Crumbsuckers or Gang Green ”. thethrashmetalguide.com ranked the album similarly, while the band played melodic heavy metal and power metal on the second album .
Discography
- 1985: Here Is the Warning (Single, Pogar)
- 1987: Captive of Reality (Album, Snake Records )
- 1988: Welcome to Dimension Four (Album, Destiny Records )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Vellocet (2) - Here Is The Warning. Discogs , accessed October 2, 2013 .
- ↑ Vellocet . In: Metal Hammer . August 1987, p. 126 f .
- ↑ Vellocet (2) - Welcome To Dimension Four. Discogs , accessed October 2, 2013 .
- ↑ Oliver Klemm: Vellocet . Captive of Reality. In: Metal Hammer . July 1987, p. 49 .
- ↑ VELLOCET (GERMANY). thethrashmetalguide.com, accessed October 2, 2013 .