Evil Masquerade
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Biography
Evil Masquerade was founded in the summer of 2003 in CopenhagenCopenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
by guitarist Henrik Flyman
Henrik Flyman
Henrik Flyman is a Swedish guitarist, award winning composer and producer. Henrik is best known from his current, and longest lasting, band Evil Masquerade. He was the founding member of Swedish fantasy metal band Moahni Moahna where he was active between 1992-1997. Shortly after he formed ZooL,...
(Lacrimosa
Lacrimosa (band)
Lacrimosa is a duo led by German Tilo Wolff, the main composer, and Finnish Anne Nurmi, currently based in Switzerland, but originally from Germany...
, ex Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights (band)
Wuthering Heights is a Danish heavy metal band, with a somewhat eclectic musical style which falls in somewhere between progressive, folk, and power metal.- Biography :...
, Moahni Moahna
Moahni Moahna
Moahni Moahna is a Swedish band that was created in the early 90's by guitarist Henrik Flyman and guitarist Tommy Rehn. They wrote and performed their own brand of hard rock that was described as "Fantasy Metal"...
, ZooL
ZooL
ZooL is a defunct Swedish band that was created by guitarist Henrik Flyman as a platform for classic hard rock. ZooL released one album 2002 and has not been heard of since, though it was never officially declared extinct. Flyman himself is today active in Evil Masquerade...
). He hooked up with Dennis Buhl (ex Hatesphere
Hatesphere
Hatesphere is a Danish death and thrash metal band from Aarhus. The band was formed in 1998 by guitarist Peter “Pepe” Hansen. As of 2010, the band consists of vocalist Esben "Esse" Hansen, guitarists Peter “Pepe” Hansen, and Jakob Nyholm, bass player Jimmy Nedergaard and drummer Mike Park. The band...
) behind the drums, Kasper Gram on bass and Henrik Brockmann
Henrik Brockmann
Henrik Brockmann is a Danish heavy metal singer.Henrik started singing at the age of 13 in local school bands...
(ex-Royal Hunt
Royal Hunt
Royal Hunt is a progressive metal band based in Denmark, founded in 1989 by keyboardist Andre Andersen. The band is known for creating melodic music with a progressive and symphonic flair. They made a huge success during mid-90s with their classic albums Moving Target and Paradox mainly in Japan...
) on vocals to record the band's debut album. It was released early 2004 under the name "Welcome to the Show
Welcome to the Show
-Track listing:#"Intro " - 1:42#"Welcome to the Show" - 3:10#"The Wind Will Rise" - 4:53#"Oh Harlequin" - 5:05#"Surprises in the Dark" - 5:35#"But You Were Smiling..." - 4:05#"Children of the Light" - 4:19...
". It almost immediately received worldwide recognition and made the charts in Japan at # 8. One year later it was followed up with their second album "Theatrical Madness
Theatrical Madness
-Track listing:#When Satan Calls - 3:53 #Theatrical Madness - 5:11 #Bozo the Clown - 4:38#Now When Our Stars Are Fading - 6:32#A Great Day To Die - 4:21#Demolition Army - 4:08 #Snow White - 1:44#Witches Chant - 4:16#Other Ways To Babylon - 5:06...
". A couple of line up changes took place and new singer Apollo Papathanasio
Apollo Papathanasio
Apostolos "Apollo" Papathanasio is a Swede of Greek descent heavy metal vocalist, who is currently with the bands Firewind, Spiritual Beggars and Evil Masquerade. He has also sung for Meduza, Gardenian, and Richard Andersson's projects Majestic and Time Requiem.In 2007, Papathanasio had to opt...
and bass player Thor Jeppesen entered the studio with Flyman and Buhl to record the album "Third Act" which took the band to a new level of fame when it was re-released 2007 (a year after the original release date in Europe and Asia) in the US. Flyman never left the studio and wrote their fourth studio album "Fade To Black" which was recorded by yet a new lineup, with only vocalist Apollo and Flyman himself as the remaining members. New drummer was Daniel Flores (Mind’s Eye, Tears of Anger, ZooL
ZooL
ZooL is a defunct Swedish band that was created by guitarist Henrik Flyman as a platform for classic hard rock. ZooL released one album 2002 and has not been heard of since, though it was never officially declared extinct. Flyman himself is today active in Evil Masquerade...
) and new bass player Johan Niemann
Johan Niemann
Johan Niemann is best known for being the actual bass player for Evergrey and co-founding the band Mind's Eye, for membership of Swedish heavy metal band Therion and as a member of the Scandinavian theatrical metal band Evil Masquerade.He is also currently live guitarist for Tiamat...
(Therion
Therion (band)
Therion is a Swedish symphonic metal band founded by Christofer Johnsson in 1987. The word "therion" comes from the Greek therion , meaning "Beast," i.e., that of the Christian Book of Revelation...
, Evergrey
Evergrey
Evergrey is a progressive metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. The band was founded in 1995 and released its debut album The Dark Discovery in 1998. Their most recent album Glorious Collision was released in 2011.-Lyrical themes:...
, Hubi Meisel
Hubi Meisel
Hubi J. Meisel is a German progressive rock vocalist and producer, born in Frankfurt.-Early years:Before going on his own, he was the singer for the German progressive metal band Dreamscape on their CD "very" .-CUT:...
, Demonoid, Mind’s Eye). In 2009 Henrik Flyman and Evil Masquerade won the prestigious Just Plain Folks Music Awards in the category Best Metal Song with "Bozo the Clown". Then Flyman brought back the "Third Act" lineup and spent a large part of 2010 composing the band's fifth album Pentagram which is now recorded and waiting to be released.
Members
- Henrik FlymanHenrik FlymanHenrik Flyman is a Swedish guitarist, award winning composer and producer. Henrik is best known from his current, and longest lasting, band Evil Masquerade. He was the founding member of Swedish fantasy metal band Moahni Moahna where he was active between 1992-1997. Shortly after he formed ZooL,...
- guitar - Apollo PapathanasioApollo PapathanasioApostolos "Apollo" Papathanasio is a Swede of Greek descent heavy metal vocalist, who is currently with the bands Firewind, Spiritual Beggars and Evil Masquerade. He has also sung for Meduza, Gardenian, and Richard Andersson's projects Majestic and Time Requiem.In 2007, Papathanasio had to opt...
- vocals (since 2005) - Dennis Buhl - drums (2003–2008, 2010–present)
- Thor Jeppesen - bass (2005–2008, 2010–present)
- Artur Meinild - keyboard (2011-)
Former members & guests
- Tony CareyTony CareyAntony Laurence Carey is a keyboard player best known for his work with Rainbow.One of his earliest musical experiences was in a band called Blessings, in which he played until 1975 when Ritchie Blackmore discovered and hired him as keyboardist for Rainbow. He played with Rainbow on two world...
- keyboard (2008) - David RosenthalDavid Rosenthal (musician)David Rosenthal is an American keyboardist, music producer, and songwriter mostly known for working with the English hard rock band Rainbow and Billy Joel...
- keyboard (2006) - Mats OlaussonMats OlaussonMats Olausson is a Swedish keyboard player known from bands like Yngwie Malmsteen, Ark, Evil Masquerade, Kamelot, John Norum and many others. He now lives in Thailand where he is active as a musician, composer and producer. Mats plays 'Korg Trinity pro tri pbs' and 'Yamaha sy-99, sy-77 , cs-80'...
- keyboard (2004) - Richard AnderssonRichard AnderssonRichard Andersson is the founding father of several neoclassical metalbands in Sweden. Amongst his favourite artists are Deep Purple, Rainbow, Jimi Hendrix, Yngwie Malmsteen, Symphony X, Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Niccolò Paganini.-Biography:As a kid,...
- keyboard (2004–2007) - André AndersenAndré AndersenAndré Andersen is a Russia-born multi-instrumentalist and composer best known as the keyboardist and founder of the Denmark-based progressive metal band Royal Hunt...
- keyboard (2004–2005) - Daniel Flores - drums (2008–2010)
- Johan NiemannJohan NiemannJohan Niemann is best known for being the actual bass player for Evergrey and co-founding the band Mind's Eye, for membership of Swedish heavy metal band Therion and as a member of the Scandinavian theatrical metal band Evil Masquerade.He is also currently live guitarist for Tiamat...
- bass (2008–2010) - Kasper Gram - bass (2003–2005)
- Henrik BrockmannHenrik BrockmannHenrik Brockmann is a Danish heavy metal singer.Henrik started singing at the age of 13 in local school bands...
- vocals (2003–2005)
Discography
- Welcome to the ShowWelcome to the Show-Track listing:#"Intro " - 1:42#"Welcome to the Show" - 3:10#"The Wind Will Rise" - 4:53#"Oh Harlequin" - 5:05#"Surprises in the Dark" - 5:35#"But You Were Smiling..." - 4:05#"Children of the Light" - 4:19...
(2004) - Theatrical MadnessTheatrical Madness-Track listing:#When Satan Calls - 3:53 #Theatrical Madness - 5:11 #Bozo the Clown - 4:38#Now When Our Stars Are Fading - 6:32#A Great Day To Die - 4:21#Demolition Army - 4:08 #Snow White - 1:44#Witches Chant - 4:16#Other Ways To Babylon - 5:06...
(2005) - Third Act (2006, 2007 USA)
- Fade To Black (2008 Asia, 2009)
- Pentagram (tba)
Videos
- "Black Ravens Cry" (2007)
see the video on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpKKDnUI-Lw
- "Desire and Pain" (2009)
see the video on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u42yOZ2BiQM