Metalium
Encyclopedia
Metalium was a power metal
band from Hamburg, Germany
. Their style of music was that of the traditional power metal sound which was pioneered in Hamburg by bands such as Helloween
and Blind Guardian
. On 13 September 2010, the band announced on its website that it would dissolve in 2011.
Former Members
. And they released a second DVD called "Metalian Attack pt. 2" Which contains four hours of content, including a concert, interviews with the band members of the time, studio footage, off stage, and evolution slides.
Power metal
Power metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...
band from Hamburg, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. Their style of music was that of the traditional power metal sound which was pioneered in Hamburg by bands such as Helloween
Helloween
Helloween is a German power metal band founded in the mid 1980s by members of Iron Fist and Powerfool. The band was a pioneering force in the European Power Metal movement and their second and third studio albums, Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt...
and Blind Guardian
Blind Guardian
Blind Guardian is a German power metal band formed in the mid-1980s in Krefeld, West Germany. They are often credited as one of the seminal and most influential bands in the power metal and speed metal subgenres...
. On 13 September 2010, the band announced on its website that it would dissolve in 2011.
Line-up
Current Members- Tolo Grimalt - Guitar
- Henning Basse - Vocals, keyboards
- Matthias Lange - Guitar
- Lars Ratz - Bass
- Michael Ehré - Drums
Former Members
- Chris CafferyChris CafferyChris Caffery is a heavy metal guitarist who is best known for his work as a member of Savatage and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra...
- guitars - Jack FrostJack Frost (musician)Jack Frost is the guitarist/founder of the heavy metal band Seven Witches and also a part of The Bronx Casket Company. Frost is also known for playing guitar on Savatage's tour in support of Poets and Madmen in 2001 and 2002 before being dismissed from the band for unspecified reasons...
- guitars - Mike TerranaMike TerranaMike Terrana is an American hard rock and heavy metal drummer. His first professional work was in 1984 with the MCA band Hanover Fist from Toronto, after which he recorded and toured with other bands, playing many styles of music in Western New York state...
- drums - Mark Cross - drums
Discography
- Millennium Metal - Chapter One (1999)
- State of Triumph - Chapter Two (2000)
- Hero Nation - Chapter Three (2002)
- As One - Chapter Four (2004)
- Demons of Insanity - Chapter Five (2005)
- Nothing to Undo - Chapter Six (2007)
- Incubus - Chapter Seven (2008)
- Grounded - Chapter Eight (2009)
DVD/Video
In 2001, Metalium has released a DVD/Video titled Metalian Attack that comes with a 7-track Live-CD, which includes the songs Circle of Fate, Fight, Years of Darion, Metalium, Prophecy, Free Forever, and the bonus track Dust in the WindDust in the Wind
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. And they released a second DVD called "Metalian Attack pt. 2" Which contains four hours of content, including a concert, interviews with the band members of the time, studio footage, off stage, and evolution slides.